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 four-day workshop at Saint Meinrad.
Sample Workshop Schedule
Day One
| 2:30 – 4:30 pm: |
Registration and free time |
| 5:00 pm: |
Evening Prayer with the monks (optional) |
| 5:30 pm: |
Social & Dinner |
| 7:30 pm: |
Welcome and Orientation |
| 8:30 pm: |
Movie (optional) |
Day Two
| 8:00 am: |
Morning Prayer with seminarians (optional) |
| 8:30 am: |
Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am: |
Program Session: Parish Revitalization I |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am: |
Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15 am: |
Program Session: Parish Revitalization II |
| 11:30 am: |
Mass with seminarians |
| Noon: |
Lunch with seminarians |
| 1:00 – 3:30 pm: |
Personal time |
| 3:30 – 4:45 pm: |
Discussion Sessions (optional)
- Pastoring More Than One Parish
- Hispanic Ministry
|
| 5:00 pm: |
Evening Prayer with the monks (optional) |
| 5:30 pm: |
Social |
| 6:00 pm: |
Dinner |
| 6:30 pm: |
Eucharistic Adoration with seminarians (optional) |
| 7:30 – 8:30 pm: |
Program Session: Parish Revitalization III |
Day Three
| 8:00 am: |
Morning Prayer with seminarians (optional) |
| 8:30 am: |
Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am: |
Program Session: Improving the Effectiveness of Your Parish Communication Tools |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am: |
Break |
| 10:15 – 11:15 am: |
Program Session: Improving the Effectiveness of Your Parish Communication Tools, Part 2 |
| 11:30 am: |
Mass with seminarians |
| Noon: |
Lunch with seminarians |
| 1:00 – 3:30 pm: |
Personal time |
| 3:30 – 4:45 pm: |
Program Session: Using Volunteers Well |
| 5:00 pm: |
Evening Prayer with monks (optional) |
| 5:30 pm: |
Social |
| 6:00 pm: |
Dinner |
| 7:00 – 8:15 pm: |
Program Session: Using Volunteers Well, Part 2 |
| 8:30 pm: |
UnStable campus pub (optional) |
Day Four
| 7:30 am: |
Concelebrated Monastery Mass (optional) |
| 8:00 am: |
Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:15 am: |
Program Session: A Sharing of Policies and Guidelines: Baptisms, Weddings & Funerals |
| 10:30 – 11:45 am: |
Program Session: Simple Cooking – Entertaining at the Rectory |
| Noon: |
Lunch (optional) |