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Welcome to This Week in Ministry #6 with content intended for the second week of the Christmas season, which begins on the Epiphany, Sunday, January 4, 2015.
We have more than ten resources for you in this issue including several that are also available in Spanish. Just click on the links or images below to download each item.
Bulletin Insert
Intended for: Communications Ministry, Parish Bulletin Editors, Catechists, Social Media, Websites
Sunday to Sunday
Sunday to Sunday is a one-page resource that offers spiritual nourishment for Catholics with prayers, catechesis and interesting facts about the origins of Catholic customs and liturgical practices. Use it as a complete bulletin insert or as a handout in schools and parishes. Share the individual features with your social media followers or post them on your website.
Blessing
Intended for: Communications Ministry, Social Media, Websites
Blessing of the Home and Household on the Epiphany
This short prayer service can be used in the home on the feast of the Epiphany (January 4) as the household gathers for the evening meal. Share this prayer in bulletins, newsletters and handouts for families and others who set up nativity scenes outside a sanctuary.
Saint of the Week
Intended for: Communications Ministry, Social Media, Websites
St. John Neumann. Use this feature in bulletins, newsletters, websites, and in social media posts
Fact of Faith
Intended for: Communications Ministry, Catechists, Faith Formation
The Gifts of the Magi
Paulist Father Larry Rice explains the significance of the gifts that the Magi brought to the Christ Child. Use this brief article in bulletins, newsletters, on your website, in social media posts or in adult faith formation.
National Migration Week Resources
Intended for: Priests, Deacons, Social Ministry, Catechists, Faith Formation, Communications Ministry
The Church in the United States observes National Migration Week each year beginning on Epiphany Sunday. We are providing PDFs of the National Migration Week 2015 poster and prayer card for duplication. The poster can be reduced to fit on a landscaped 8.5 x 11" page for use as a bulletin insert or flyer. Our Homiletics Resource features excerpts from a talk on immigration and border issues by Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas
National Migration Week Poster (bilingual)
National Migration Week Prayer Card (bilingual)
Homiletics Resource - Preaching on Immigration
Shareable Image
Intended for: Communications Ministry, Social Media, Websites
NEW! Spanish version provided
For Epiphany on January 4, a painting of the visitation of the Magi with a quote from Pope Francis. Use this in bulletins, newsletters, on your website, and in social media posts
Suggested Social Media Posts
Intended for: Communications Ministry, Social Media, Websites
Use these social media posts for your parish Facebook and Twitter accounts. The Word document shows ideas for using the images with text on Facebook. You can right click on each image to save or copy them or download the full size versions of the images.
Social Media Posts & Instructions
Image #1 (The Epiphany-Visitation of the Magi)
Image #2 (National Migration Week-an image from the U.S./Mexico border)
Image #3 (Poverty Awareness Month-a homeless man sleeping on the ground)
Pro-Life Perspective
Intended for: Pro-Life Ministry, Social Ministry, Catechists, Faith Formation, Pastoral Planning
The USCCB's Anne McGuire provides an overview of events and activities planned around the January 22 anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. Use this article as a bulletin insert, for catechesis and for planning your own pro-life events for January.
Salt & Light
Intended for: Social Ministry, Catechists, Faith Formation
The USCCB's Tom Mulloy writes about the current state of poverty in America as we begin Poverty Awareness Month. Use this article as a bulletin insert, or for catechesis and group discussions.
