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Dear Parish Rep:
Only one week left
before the Conference and now we're in the homestretch to get a great
turnout from your parish. Now's the time to get all of those fence
sitters on board by personal contact or phone. It's so important to
reach the men because if they are on fire, you renew both the family and
the parish. It's evangelization at its best. Thank you for all that
you've done so far.
Perhaps you could suggest to your pastor that somebody who has attended
a previous Conference give a two minute talk after Mass. I gave
something like the following in the past.
Thanks again and God bless.
A POSSIBLE
PROMOTIONAL TALK ON THE 2013 DIOCESAN MEN'S DAY OF RENEWAL
| Fr. Larry Richards |
Men, let's face it. Too many of us are spiritual
weaklings.....spiritual wimps! And that
includes me. We have to do something
about it. Our Men's Conference would be
a big help to each one of us.
· We've got to get into spiritual shape and embrace
the faith, the theme of this year's Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal.
· We've got to become spiritually strong
to be effective spiritual leaders of our families, to become better fathers,
better husbands, and to be able to put Christ into our jobs and
professions. To establish the kingdom,
the Lord wants our help.
· We've got to prepare ourselves for Easter
and for eternity.
· Our Men's Conference will help us in all of these areas. On top of that we'll have a good time
of great fellowship both at the Conference and in the van going there
and back. Last year the men came back
spiritually invigorated , refreshed, and enthusiastic. A typical comment was: “I didn't want to go,
but they twisted my arm and I'm glad they did.”
· We'll learn more about our faith too and
grow in Christian maturity. We only have a superficial knowledge. Fr. Larry Richards often appears on EWTN and
is a well known speaker throughout the Country. He’s dynamic, captivating, and
entertaining. Fr. Larry wrote a book, “Be
a Man” which challenges the men to be true men as God intended. He’ll really give us insights on what true
manhood is. Most of us really don’t know
what true manhood is.
Perhaps the women can help by using their feminine mystique to encourage (not nag - tongue in cheek) their men to attend. Please mark on your calendar Saturday, March 16. We'll meet in the parking lot at 6:30 am. Please register with me as soon as you can. That really helps in organizing and planning. Of course, better late than never at the door. Thank you so much.
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St. Joseph, model of a true man of God, pray for us and for
the success of the Men's Conference.
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