MEN'S CONFERENCE 2017:
POSSIBLE SHORT ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE BULLETIN
Choose,
adapt, change, or improve as you see fit according to your parish situation and
space available in the parish bulletin for any Sunday. Everyone who has heard Capt. Guy Gruters speak,
say that he is really good. There is
enough of a variety here to have an announcement every Sunday until the
Conference with one or two after the event as well. Please DO NOT simply copy and paste as is
since they must be adapted to your parish.
An attempt is made to convey a selling point or a message in each
announcement so that the majority who do not attend will get something out of
it. Since bulletin blurbs tend to be
very bland and to the point, I try to put some life into them.
1. Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal
Saturday, March 18
from 9 am – 3:30 pm at St. Stephen’s Church in Caldwell. The theme is “Mercy and
Forgiveness, Faith and Trust……..Means of Developing Strength and Holiness in Difficult Times”. The main speaker is
Guy Gruters. Dynamic and captivating,
this nationally known author and speaker will show how his faith got him
through five years as a POW at the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam and how he learned
to show mercy by forgiving his captors who tortured him. The $25 Registration could be a belated
Christmas gift for the men in your extended family. Contact Name
of Parish Representative (phone no.) (e.g., John Doe (245-9404) to
register. Enjoy the fellowship by going
in the parish van, which leaves at 6:30 am from the Parish Hall.
2. Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal
Saturday, March 18
from 9 am – 3:30 pm at St. Stephen’s Church in Caldwell. The theme is ““MERCY AND FORGIVENESS, FAITH AND TRUST……..MEANS OF DEVELOPING
STRENGTH AND HOLINESS IN DIFFICULT TIMES”. The main speaker is
Capt. Guy Gruters. Dynamic and
captivating, this nationally known author and speaker will show how his faith
got him through five years as a POW at the Hanoi Hilton in Vietnam and how he
learned to show mercy by forgiving his captors who tortured him. He will show applications to your daily
life. Contact Name of Parish Representative (phone no.) (e.g., John Doe
(245-9404) to register. Enjoy the
fellowship by going in the parish van, which leaves at 6:30 am from the Parish
Hall.
3. Urgently
Needed for the Kingdom: A Few Good Spiritually Strong Men…….Men of Prayer. Become one by taking the first step at the Diocesan
Men's Day of Renewal Saturday, March 18 from 9 am – 3:30 pm at St. Stephen’s
Church in Caldwell to get into spiritual shape as a soldier of
Christ. Let Capt. Guy Gruters,
nationally known dynamic speaker and author, give you some valuable
pointers. The theme of the Conference is
“MERCY AND FORGIVENESS, FAITH AND TRUST……..MEANS OF DEVELOPING STRENGTH AND
HOLINESS IN DIFFICULT TIMES” to help you to be spiritual leaders in your
families, to renew your parishes, and to
put Christ into your professions. Contact Name
of Parish Representative (phone no.) (e.g., John Doe (245-9404) to
register. Enjoy the fellowship by going
in the parish van, which leaves at 6:30 am from the Parish Hall.
4. Men: Get into spiritual shape for the big
games, Holy Week and Easter and winning the Super Bowl Trophy.......Heaven. Let
this nationally known speaker, Capt. Guy Gruters, give you some great tips for hanging
tough and becoming holy during difficult times.
He’ll also give tips on becoming an effective spiritual leader in the
home, in the parish, in the community, and on the job. Attend
the Diocesan Men's Day of
Renewal Saturday March 18 from
9 am – 3:30 pm at St. Stephen’s Church in Caldwell. Contact Name of Parish Representative (phone no.)
(e.g., John Doe (245-9404) to register. Enjoy the fellowship by going in the parish
van, which leaves at 6:30 am from the Parish Hall.
5.
Men: Are you a spiritual wimp?
Don't let that happen to you. Let
Capt. Guy Gruters, nationally known dynamic speaker and author, give you some
valuable pointers on developing faith and trust when the going gets tough. Attend the Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal Saturday March 18 from 9 am – 3:30 pm at
St. Stephen’s Church
in Caldwell to get into spiritual shape to renew the secular culture. Contact Name of Parish Representative (phone no.)
(e.g., John Doe (245-9404) to register. Enjoy the fellowship by going in the parish
van, which leaves at 6:30 am from the Parish Center.
6. Make the Men’s Conference a Father
& Son event. The men are encouraged to bring their teenage
sons, grandsons, godsons, nephews, students, and friends to the Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal Saturday March
18 from 9 am – 3:30 pm at St. Stephen’s Church
in Caldwell. By listening to the
experiences of Capt. Guy Gruters as a POW in Vietnam, the young men will be
able to live the history they only read about and learn from his heroic faith. Register today. Contact Name of Parish Representative (phone no.)
(e.g., John Doe (245-9404) to register. Enjoy the fellowship by going in the parish
van, which leaves at 6:30 am from the Parish Center.
7. Men: Do we really know what true manhood
is as God intended? Let nationally known author and dynamic
speaker, Capt. Guy Gruters give you some valuable pointers as the spiritual
leader in your family. Attend the Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal Saturday March
18 from 9 am – 3:30 pm at St. Stephen’s Church in Caldwell. Contact Name of Parish Representative (phone no.)
(e.g., John Doe (245-9404) to register. Enjoy the fellowship by going in the parish
van, which leaves at 6:30 am from the Parish Center.
8. Make a Lenten sacrifice by giving up a
Saturday to attend the Men’s Conference for a day of spiritual renewal Saturday March 18 from 9 am – 3:30 pm at St.
Stephen’s Church
in Caldwell. Let Capt. Guy Gruters, nationally known speaker
and author, give you some valuable tips as we travel in the parish van from the
Church Hall at 6:30 am. We should be back
late in the afternoon. Contact
Name of Parish Representative (phone no.)
(e.g., Jim Doe (245-9404) to
register.
9. Men: Become more knowledgeable, grow, and
mature in the faith as a dynamic Catholic. We're still baby Christians who
know so little. Let Capt. Guy Gruters,
nationally known dynamic speaker and author, give you some valuable pointers. Attend the Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal Saturday March 18 from 9 am – 3:30 pm at
St. Stephen’s Church
in Caldwell. Contact
Name of Parish Representative (phone no.)
(e.g., John Doe (245-9404) to register. Enjoy the fellowship by going in the parish
van, which leaves at 6:30 am from the Parish Center.
10. Men: Let’s prepare for the great feast of
Easter and Eternity too. Let Capt. Guy Gruters, nationally known
speaker and author, give you some valuable pointers. Attend the Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal Saturday March 18 from 9 am – 3:30 pm at
St. Stephen’s Church in Caldwell. Register
today. Contact Name of Parish Representative (phone no.)
(e.g., John Doe (245-9404) to register. Enjoy the fellowship by going in the parish
van, which leaves at 6:30 am from the Parish Center.
11. Men:
We must work hard to cross the goal into heaven. A big help is to attend the Diocesan Men's Day of Renewal Saturday March
18 from 9 am – 3:30 pm at St. Stephen’s Church in Caldwell. Let Capt. Guy Gruters, nationally known speaker and
author, help you get into spiritual shape and cross the goal. Make the big Lenten sacrifice and register today
with Name of Parish Representative (phone no.) (e.g., John Doe (245-9404). Enjoy great fellowship by going in the parish
van, which leaves at 6:30 am from the Parish Center
To Be Used for March 12, the Sunday Immediately Preceding
the Event
12. The Men's Conference is this coming Saturday,
March 18 from
9 am – 3:30 pm at St. Stephen’s Church in Caldwell. The men will meet at the Parish Hall at 6:30
am and travel together in the parish van for some great fellowship
and spiritual re-invigoration. Giving up
an entire Saturday and traveling a long way is a big sacrifice for Lent. Being tough men, we're up to it and the Lord
will reward us. Women, encourage your
men to go. Certainly, you want them to
become true men of God. Capt.Guy Gruters, nationally known speaker
and author, will talk about how faith and trust in God carried him
through five years as a POW in Vietnam and how he learned to have mercy and
forgive his captors who tortured him. You
may register at the door, but calling your
parish representative at (phone number) (e.g., Paul Sebastian at 245-9404) as
soon as you can would make planning so much easier.
To Be Used After the Conference is Over
Thanks to the 16 men from our parish who
attended the Diocesan Men’s Day of Renewal. The turnout would have broken our record if
the four no-shows had showed. Relative
to parish size, we are still one of the best.
It was great that three of our men attended for the first time. Fr. Tom made the long trip mainly to hear
confessions; he was kept very busy. Thanks
to the women who encouraged their men; thanks to our pastor for his support;
and thanks to our secretary too. Thanks
to all for your prayers and for your patience with me. About 260 men attended from all over the
diocese plus a few from West Virginia. May
we have even a better turnout next year on Saturday March 3. May the diocesan Men’s Conference, Women’s
Conference, and Youth Rally become traditions in our parish.
Men: Take advantage of the Conference
Blog which promotes Men’s spirituality with articles of interest. From January through March it focuses more on
promoting the Diocesan Men’s Day of Renewal.
Go to http://diosteubmen.blogspot.com.
Previous conference speakers have
websites: Fr. Thomas Loya has www.taborlife.com
on the Theology of the Body; Danny Abramowicz has www.crossingthegoal.com; Fr. Larry
Richards, www.thereasonforourhope.org;
Dr. Ray Gaurendi, www.drray.com; Dr. Allen
Hunt, www.drallenhunt.com; and Matthew
Leonard, www.matthewsleonard.com. There
are articles for everyone on http://paulrsebastianphd.blogspot.com. Please check them out and thanks for
attending and promoting the Men’s Day of Renewal.
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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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