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Welcome to Welcome to Our Lady of Grace Our Lady of Grace Our Lady of Grace Church, Parkton, MD Our Lady of Grace Church, Parkton, MD

A Thumbnail History A Thumbnail History

A Thumbnail History A Thumbnail History  Hereford  Hereford Mission of St. Mission of St. Joseph’s Joseph’s Parish, Parish, Cockeysville Cockeysville  Wiseburg  Wiseburg Methodist Methodist Church Church  Hereford High  Hereford High School School  1974 Became  1974 Became a Parish a Parish  1979  1979 Multipurpose Multipurpose  2000 Parish Offices, Hall, and  2000 Parish Offices, Hall, and Building Building Lower School Lower School  1990 Church  1990 Church  2004 Middle School, Youth Center,  2004 Middle School, Youth Center, and Reading Center and Reading Center

Where Our People Where Our People Come From Come From  St. Leo’s (4 o’clock  St. Leo’s (4 o’clock position) around to position) around to Shrine of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart (11 Sacred Heart (11 o’clock position) o’clock position)  In and outside the  In and outside the Beltway Beltway  Move around to  Move around to I-83 and get off I-83 and get off where they get where they get their best deal! their best deal!  Four out of five of  Four out of five of our people are our people are from the Greater from the Greater Baltimore Area Baltimore Area

Life in Northern Baltimore Co. Life in Northern Baltimore Co. The Hereford Zone The Hereford Zone  We drive long distances to work  We drive long distances to work  Typically both spouses work  Typically both spouses work  We get home late  We get home late  We entertain ourselves  We entertain ourselves  Sports are a big activity  Sports are a big activity  Weekends typically:  Weekends typically:  Friday evenings -- crash!  Friday evenings -- crash!  Saturdays -- lawns, gardens, and sports  Saturdays -- lawns, gardens, and sports  Sunday mornings -- church, sports and  Sunday mornings -- church, sports and more sports more sports

Why We’re Here Why We’re Here  To  To Welcome Welcome You You  To tell you  To tell you how we’d how we’d like to be like to be of service of service to you to you  To ask you  To ask you to assist to assist us in our us in our work as a work as a parish parish

Who Are Our People? Who Are Our People? Outer Circle Disenfranchised Middle Circle Middle Circle Center Circle

Moving from the Outer Circle Moving from the Outer Circle to the Middle Circle to the Middle Circle Outer Circle  The Power of  The Power of Engagement Engagement Middle Circle

Moving from the Middle Circle Moving from the Middle Circle to the Center Circle to the Center Circle Outer Circle  The Power of  The Power of Engagement Engagement Middle Circle Center Circle

Inviting and Involving Inviting and Involving Inviting Involving  Importance of  Importance of  People begin to  People begin to one on one one on one feel ownership feel ownership  True connections  True connections and belonging and belonging  Meaningful  Meaningful  Becom e m ore  Becom e m ore events and events and activities activities engaged engaged  Build the  Build the  Develop a long-  Develop a long- relationships relationships term relationship term relationship  Talk about gifts  Talk about gifts and talents and talents

Ties That Bind: Worship Ties That Bind: Worship JD3

Slide 11 JD3 We can start each of the 4 “Ties That Bind” Slides with one like this that has the title and related photos. A quick transition to each topic. Or skip the photos for the Ties That Bind slides? Your preference? Want diff photos? Joan DeSoto, 11/6/2007

Ties That Bind: Worship Ties That Bind: Worship Our Offering: Our Offering: Your Offering: Your Offering:  Extraordinary Minister of  Extraordinary Minister of  Help you Prepare  Help you Prepare Communion Communion  Lector  Lector for Mass Through for Mass Through  Music Minister  Music Minister the Bulletin & the Bulletin &  Youth Minister for CLOW  Youth Minister for CLOW  Nursery  Nursery Website Website  Greeter Families  Greeter Families  Insure Active and  Insure Active and  Altar Servers  Altar Servers Full Participation Full Participation

Ties That Bind: Message Ties That Bind: Message

Ties That Bind: Message Ties That Bind: Message Our Offering: Our Offering: Your Offering: Your Offering:  Volunteer as a  Volunteer as a  Catholic School  Catholic School Catechist Catechist  Religious Education  Religious Education  Volunteer as a  Volunteer as a  Home Study  Home Study Classroom Assistant Classroom Assistant  Volunteer in Youth  Volunteer in Youth  Special Education  Special Education Ministry Ministry  High School  High School  Confirmation  Confirmation Confirmation Prep Confirmation Prep Preparation Preparation Program Program  Lenten Family Fridays  Lenten Family Fridays

Ties That Bind: Community Ties That Bind: Community

Ties That Bind: Community Ties That Bind: Community Our Offering: Our Offering: Your Offering: Your Offering:  Annual Parish Picnic  Annual Parish Picnic  Helping out with Youth  Helping out with Youth Events Events  Blessing of Animals  Blessing of Animals  Helping out with Adult  Helping out with Adult  Halloween Parties  Halloween Parties events events for children & teens for children & teens  Lenten Family Fridays  Lenten Family Fridays  Pasta Nights  Pasta Nights  Family Decorating  Family Decorating for Christmas for Christmas  Annual Wine Tasting  Annual Wine Tasting  Beat the Blahs  Beat the Blahs

Ties That Bind: Service Ties That Bind: Service

Ties That Bind: Service Ties That Bind: Service Our Offering: Our Offering: Your Offering: Your Offering:  Direct Service to  Direct Service to  Martha/ Mary Ministry  Martha/ Mary Ministry Those in Need Those in Need  Grace Our Table Ministry  Grace Our Table Ministry  Parish Committees  Parish Committees  Outreach Committee  Outreach Committee and Councils and Councils  Baking Casseroles  Baking Casseroles  Advent Tree, Mitten Tree  Advent Tree, Mitten Tree  Bringing in Canned  Bringing in Canned Goods and Other Items Goods and Other Items  Service on the Pastoral  Service on the Pastoral Council or Other Council or Other Committees Committees  Office Volunteers  Office Volunteers

Ministries Ministries That Need You: That Need You:  PARISH OFFICE  PARISH OFFICE  MUSIC MINISTRY (Voices  MUSIC MINISTRY (Voices VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS of Grace Choir, Amen of Grace Choir, Amen  GRACE OUR TABLE  GRACE OUR TABLE Corner, Cantors, Corner, Cantors, MINISTRY (GOT-M) MINISTRY (GOT-M) Instrumentalists, Instrumentalists,  ALTAR SOCIETY  ALTAR SOCIETY Handbells) Handbells)  CLOW: CHILDREN’S  CLOW: CHILDREN’S  YOUTH MINISTRY  YOUTH MINISTRY LITURGY OF THE WORD LITURGY OF THE WORD VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS  NURSERY VOLUNTEER  NURSERY VOLUNTEER  OLG SCHOOL  OLG SCHOOL  LECTORS  LECTORS VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS  EMC: EXTRAORDINARY  EMC: EXTRAORDINARY  RELIGIOUS EDUCATION  RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MINISTERS OF MINISTERS OF VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERS COMMUNION COMMUNION  OLG BASKETBALL AND  OLG BASKETBALL AND  GREETER  GREETER SOCCER PROGRAMS SOCCER PROGRAMS  USHER  USHER

A Commitment A Commitment  Of Time  Of Time  Of Talent  Of Talent  Of Treasure  Of Treasure

Covenant Forms Covenant Forms OLG’s Covenant: OLG’s Covenant: Your Covenant: Your Covenant:  We are here for  We are here for  Participation in Mass  Participation in Mass you you  Volunteering in  Volunteering in  Place to worship  Place to worship Ministry Ministry  Education  Education  Giving us feedback  Giving us feedback  Service  Service  Stewardship  Stewardship  Needs: illness,  Needs: illness,  Joining us in  Joining us in death death reaching out reaching out  Celebrations  Celebrations

Covenant Form Covenant Form  Three parts:  Three parts:  1. Basic Family Information  1. Basic Family Information  2. Time and Talent Opportunities  2. Time and Talent Opportunities  3. Stewardship Commitment  3. Stewardship Commitment

Welcome Packet Welcome Packet  Booklet outlining our vision of  Booklet outlining our vision of parish life parish life  Inserts about various ministries or  Inserts about various ministries or activities activities  Inserts about local services  Inserts about local services

Our Welcome Gift Our Welcome Gift  Candle to use at your family  Candle to use at your family table table  Join your parish family in  Join your parish family in prayer prayer

Where do you belong? Where do you belong? What do you believe? What do you believe?  Come join Our Lady of Grace and  Come join Our Lady of Grace and have both! have both!