Sometimes a wonderful idea is right under your nose, so close in fact, that you can’t see it until someone shows it to you. “Eureka! Why didn’t I think of that”, you say. And that’s exactly what happened to us recently.
You may recall that, a while ago, the parish sponsored a survey to determine what we were doing well, what we could do better, and what we weren’t doing at all. A meeting was called to address the survey results and we got quite a turnout. Some folks came with a wish list, others with a passionate concern or a pet peeve, others came just to listen. And there was plenty worth listening to. So it was a very promising beginning, but frankly, we couldn’t figure out where to go from there. The more we thought about it, the more we realized that the best ideas and the most clever solutions come from a flight of the imagination. And then, after all this time, our “Eureka” moment came to us from a parishioner – Patricia D’Alfonso.
She said, “LET’S HAVE A BLOG!”
Blog is shorthand for Web Log. It is a website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal. What will appear? Various topics that will reflect thoughts which fellow parishioners have posted. “Why don’t we start a bereavement group?” could be one. “How can we do a better job of welcoming new parishioners?” “How can we get our tweens and teens more involved with the parish?” Or, “What about prayer groups…for men only, for singles, for couples”. Then you could add your 2-cents worth to any of the topics that catch your interest. Or start a new one on another subject altogether.
WE’RE ASKING YOU TO LET YOUR IMAGINATION FLY
We are hoping that we will inspire one another, not only with the threads of ideas that give birth to new ministries, but also with the mechanics that enable them to work and, in the process, that we will bring together parishioners with similar interests.
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