Developing and Leading a Vital Parish
The second session of the Newly Appointed Pastors program focuses on the interpersonal skills that pastors need to develop and lead a vital parish. Here is a sample of the five-day workshop at Saint Meinrad.
Sample Workshop Schedule
| Monday | |
| 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Registraton/Free Time |
| 5:00 p.m. | Evening Prayer with the Monks (optional) |
| 5:30 p.m. | Social / Dinner |
| 7:00 p.m. | Opening Lecture |
| 8:30 p.m. | Unstable (optional) |
| Tuesday | Parish Revitalization |
| 7:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:00 a.m. | Morning Prayer with Seminarians (optional) |
| 8:45 - 11:15 a.m. | Program Session: Parish Revitalization |
| 11:30 a.m. | Mass with the Seminarians (concelebration available) |
| Noon | Lunch with Seminarians |
| 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Personal Time |
| 3:00 - 4:30 p.m. | Program Session: Parish Revitalization |
| 5:00 p.m. | Evening Prayer with the Monks (optional) |
| 5:15 p.m. | Dinner |
| 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. | Program Session: Parish Revitalization |
| Wednesday | |
| 7:15 a.m. | Mass/Morning Prayer with Seminarians (optional) |
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:45 - 11:15 a.m. | Program Session: Improving the Effectiveness of Your Parish Communication Tools |
| 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. | Program Session: Improving the Effectiveness of Your Parish Communication Tools |
| Noon | Lunch with Seminarians |
| 1:30 -4:30p.m. | Program Session: Marriage Prep & Annulments |
| 5:00 p.m. | Evening Prayer with the Monks (optional) |
| 5:15 p.m. | Dinner |
| Thursday | |
| 7:30 a.m. | Concelebrated Monastery Mass (optional) |
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:45 - 11:15 a.m. | Program Session: Health and Wellness |
| 11:30 am | Mass with Seminarians |
| Noon: | Lunch with Seminarians |
| 1:00 - 3:00 pm | Free Time |
| 3:00 - 4:30 pm | Program Session |
| 5:00 pm | Evening Prayer with Monks |
| 5:30 pm | Dinner |
| 7:00 - 8:30 pm | Program Session |
| Friday | |
| 7:30 am | Mass |
| 8:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:45 - 11l30 am | Program Session - Catholic School System |
| 11:30 a.m. | Announcements/Wrap-up |
| Noon | Lunch (optional) |