KEEPING THE FAITH (IN OUR PARISHES) A weekly time to gather as we - PDF document

5/5/2020 If you want to change your audio settings, click on “computer audio” or “phone call” in the Audio Section. Download the Handout with notes and reference links for everything we’re talking about today and the slides Got a story to share? Let us know in the questions box as we prepare to get started! … we’ll answer questions for our panelists at the end of the webinar. We will begin at 11 am 1 KEEPING THE FAITH (IN OUR PARISHES) A weekly time to gather as we work through the changes COVID-19 is bringing to our Parish Communities. 2 OUR AGENDA • Opening Prayer • Message of Hope • Parish Community Building • Sustaining Parish Offertory • Faith Formation for Children • Spirituality for Adults • Open Forum (& Prayer Intentions) • Closing Prayer 3 1

5/5/2020 SCOTT RICHERT Scott Richert is the Publisher for Our Sunday Visitor and was, for ten years, the Catholicism Expert for About.com. 4 LET US PRAY O God, life of the faithful, glory of the humble, blessedness of the just, listen kindly to the prayers of those who call on you, that they who thirst for what you generously promise may always have their fill of your plenty. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. 5 DONNA HECKLER Donna Heckler is a global marketing executive who has been blessed with a prominent career in the corporate sector. Recognized as a thought leader in brand and marketing strategy, she combines tried and true marketing tactics to the work of spreading the Gospel in her book, Marketing God . 6 2

5/5/2020 WHAT WILL YOU DO FIRST? • Dining out 81% • Going to church 75% • Working out at the gym 67% • Going to the beach or lake 62% • Going to the movies 59% https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/new-research-shows-top-3-activities-post-covid-world-lisa-w-miller 7 27%: FAITH IS STRONGER https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/04/30/few-americans-say-their-house-of-worship-is-open-but-a-quarter-say-their-religious-faith-has-grown-amid-pandemic/ 8 NEED MORE MARKETING STRATEGIES? 9 3

5/5/2020 FATHER MATTHEW Fr. Matthew Codd is a pastor in the Diocese of Charlotte. 10 SOCIALLY DISTANT, VALID CONFESSIONS 11 OPEN THE DOOR TO MERCY 12 4

5/5/2020 JOANIE LEWIS Joanie Lewis has been with OSV for 21 years and is currently a Senior Lead Account Executive at OSV. Her main role is to help parishes grow their offertory and dioceses increases their annual fund dollars. 13  Offertory Recovery & Stabilization Program  90 Day Capital Infusion Program 14 FUND-RAISING REMINDERS • Catholics are responsive and generous • We cannot assume anyone’s capacity to give • Let’s not take the decision making process out of the hands of the donors 15 5

5/5/2020 WHY OFFERTORY RECOVERY AND STABILIZATION • All parishes are working through today’s challenges differently • No “one size fits all” approach will work for all parishes • Many parishes already have an established annual renewal process in place • Longer term approach with a recovery option and ongoing offertory growth 16 OFFERTORY RECOVERY AND STABILIZATION Longer-term approach with a recovery option and ongoing offertory growth 90 DAY CAPITAL INFUSION Short-term approach with an emphasis on Major and Leadership Gifts in 90 Day period 17 TWO PROGRAM OPTIONS Offertory Recovery Program 90 Day Capital Infusion • • All - inclusive service All – Inclusive service • • Six week initiative 4 – 6 six program with 3 month • pledge period Homily Weekend with a mailed, full color program newsletter • Determine Major/Leadership Donors • In - Pew Commitment Sunday – Typically 10-15 of the top donors – Based on historical giving • One follow-up encouragement letter – • These donors will be asked to be early Recording of outright adopters of the program gifts/commitments and status • Case Statement Mailing with 3 reporting response envelopes • Mailed Thank You letters • In-Pew Sunday (if possible) • All mailings mailed First Class by the • One Follow Ask Mailing with 3 parish so the postmark is local response envelopes • Mailed Thank You Letters with results included 18 6

5/5/2020 CUSTOMIZED NEWSLETTER: FAITH, HOPE & HEALING 19 SAMPLE COMMITMENT CARD Some parishes will not need the “I want to help my parish recover by offering a one-time gift of $___________” *This can be removed* 20 BACK OF CARD 21 7

5/5/2020 ELECTRONIC COMMITMENT CARD 22 POSTER – FRONT SIDE 23 POSTER – BACK SIDE 24 8

5/5/2020 90 Day Offertory Infusion Program 25 WHAT IS THE 90 DAY PROGRAM? Designed to recover large sums of money in 90 days • • Intense, focused and Requires very few affordable fundraising to volunteers. assist cash strapped • Can be conducted by parishes. parishes that are still not • A case is made for able to celebrate Mass. immediate funding above • OSV will produce all and beyond the offertory. necessary materials and • Promotes 3 consecutive mailings. monthly gifts to the parish. • Bilingual approach: Una • OSV consulting throughout Promesa de Esperanza y the program. Sanación 26 TOP DONORS • Determine Top Donors – Typically 10-15 of the top donors – Based on historical giving – These donors will be asked to be early adopters of the program • Provide guidance and coaching for Father • Training on key points for discussion – The need of the parish – Future of the Church Community 27 9

5/5/2020 WHY 3 GIFTS? • Encouraging donors to make their gift over time increases the giving sights. • Lessens the burden for these donors. • Most people make their budget on a monthly basis. • These donations over time will likely coincide with the re- opening of many churches, which creates a great opportunity to celebrate. 28 Remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 29 SHAUN M C AFEE Shaun McAffee is a convert to the Catholic Faith and his inspiring story has been told numerous places including The Coming Home Network International’s The Journey Home. He is an author and his most recent book is, I’m Catholic: Now What? Published by OSV. He is also the founder and editor of EpicPew.com and blogs at a variety of places around the internet. He currently lives in Vicenza, Italy, with his wife and 4 children. 30 10

5/5/2020 WHAT ABOUT RCIA? • Catholic Church has been through tough times, and will endure • Unique opportunity to pause and reevaluate • Must make use of new media • Cannot leave Catholics behind in this storm 31 QUESTIONS 32 CLOSING PRAYER Please use the chat box to share your prayer intentions with the group. 33 11

5/5/2020 REGINA CAELI Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia. For He whom you did merit to bear, alleluia. Has risen, as he said, alleluia. Pray for us to God, alleluia. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia. For the Lord has truly risen, alleluia. Let us pray. O God, who gave joy to the world through the resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, grant we beseech Thee, that through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may obtain the joys of everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. 34 THE HANDOUT • Download today’s handout in the GoToWebinar Panel before leaving 35 THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY This webinar series continues next week: Wednesday at 11 am Eastern. Please use the survey you’ll receive after this to share topics you’d like us to cover in the future. 36 12