SIMPLE STRATEGIES FOR THE SYNOD ON THE EUCHARIST
1. Already many thousands are praying our Prayer in a Time of Fewer Priests.
Please join them by clicking here
to download the prayer and let
us know we
can count on your prayers from now until October 23 when the synod
closes.
Pray our Prayer for the International Synod on the Eucharist daily
asking
that our bishops be open to the abundant calls the Spirit is pouring
out on
men and women, married and single, to serve the Church as priests,
lay
ministers and deacons.
2. Host a house meeting to educate about the priest shortage and loss of Eucharist in your diocese. (get latest statistics). Each person invites friends and family who don’t know about CTA or the seriousness of the priest shortage. Make informational kits and petitions available and ask if they could take the project to their parish social justice or spirituality committee. (So far six parishes in Cleveland plan to do something).
3. Make petitions, buttons and organizing kits available at all your Church reform or Catholic justice or spirituality meetings. Make an announcement about the campaign at some point in the program. We can send you all the resources you need: Email emily@futurechurch.org well in advance.
4. Make a button that prominently displays the number of priests your diocese will have in 10 or 20 years and distribute widely. (Get projections from priest pension data).
5. Pray for the synod at Mass during the months of September and October in the prayers of the faithful or using our synod prayer (feel free to adapt).
6.Talk to the media. Notify your religion writer about the priest shortage statistics in your diocese and encourage a local story about the campaign. For a free media kit containing sample op ed pieces, media releases and letter to the editor email emily@futurechurch.org
7. Order our Future of Priestly Ministry and Women in Church Leadership resource packets and any other resources you wish.