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| Scott Hahn |
If the Men of the diocese are in good spiritual
shape, the family is renewed. If the
family is renewed, the parish is renewed and so is the diocese. The men must be spiritual leaders in their
families. The men must step up and be
the pillars of the parish.......not only the women. The men must put Christ into the marketplace
and in their jobs.
A successful and well attended Diocesan Men’s Day of Renewal on Saturday March 7 at St.
Mary of the Assumption, 506 Fourth St. in Marietta (9 am to 4 pm) off
of Route 7 or Exit 1 on I-77 would
be a big step in that direction. An
excellent program is in place.
In his first
talk, Scott Hahn will draw on Church's teaching and his own experience to show
how ordinary Catholics can effectively share their faith, and so be part of the
New Evangelization. This talk will help
Catholic laymen to reach friends, co-workers, and family members, especially
those who are non-practicing or have drifted away from the Church. In his second talk, Dr. Hahn will speak on
how to strengthen our marriages and our family life, both of which are in
crisis. Drawing from Scripture, and
forty years of experience as a husband and a father. Scott will offer some practical tips on how
to make your home a domestic church.
Marketing is
crucial to the success of this Conference.
The Steering Committee for the Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal has sent
posters, brochures, and registration forms to every parish in the diocese and
is asking each one to promote the Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal.......announcements
in the bulletin and from the pulpit, a bulletin insert, etc. Parish organizations such as the Knights of
Columbus can also be a big help. But the
most important of all is a leader and a couple of good men in each parish to
assure that the overall promotion is adequate and to mobilize the other men of
the parish to attend.......one on one selling of the Conference and to organize
the men to go as a group in the parish van, a van pool, or hiring a bus.
That
would be great fellowship and would solidify the parish as the men get to know
each other better, especially if the pastor accompanies them. If the distance is great, that would give it a
pilgrimage flavor, especially if there's prayer and discussion of the day's
events. Pastors, already overworked,
can't do it all, especially the grunt work of promotion. They urgently need the help of the
laity. Even the women could encourage
their men to attend. Promotional resources and detailed information may be
obtained from paulrsebastian@yahoo.com
or from the Conference Blog at http://diosteubmen.blogspot.com,
which also has articles on men’s spiritually. The diocesan website at www.diosteub.org has a
link to the brochure and additional information on its home page.
Thus
the Steering Committee asks for at least one or two representatives from each
parish. The pastor could appoint a
representative or a leader could inform his pastor and volunteer. In any event each parish representative is
asked to make his availability and contact information known to the Chair of
the Steering Committee, Don Coen at 740-264-0155, 740-632-1565, or
donandmargcoen@yahoo.com. The parish
representative may collect the registration forms and send them to Roger Huck;
Men’s Day of Renewal; P.O. Box 54; Beverly, OH 45715. This
may also be done individually. Make the $25 check payable to the Diocese of
Steubenville and write “Men's Day of Renewal” on the memo line. One may register at the door, but advance
registration makes planning much easier.
Mr. Huck also is accepting ads for the Conference Program booklet.
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