I think sometimes it takes the laity to bring it to the parish. I’m a homeschool mom and my group started an All Saints party within the octave for the benefit of the entire parish (even though attendance is mostly the homeschoolers, we do have a few other families who attend our parish-wide events, which is very nice). The priest of the…
I think sometimes it takes the laity to bring it to the parish. I’m a homeschool mom and my group started an All Saints party within the octave for the benefit of the entire parish (even though attendance is mostly the homeschoolers, we do have a few other families who attend our parish-wide events, which is very nice). The priest of the parish which supports us is busy, like all priests. We were able to bring him something to approve rather than wait on him to come up with an idea and delegate its execution. I join you in wishing for more of this type of communal life of faith to flow out of the parishes in general and to the people, but I think from the people and into the parish has a practical place, too.
Oh yeah, my parish relies heavily on homeschool moms (and others) doing things with the support of our priests, although I think attendance tends to be everyone, including those with no kids. But I don't think parishes without a fair number of homeschoolers tend to do those things. Dual income with kids gives up too much of the free time necessary for them, so parishes with few stay-at-home moms don't get those things.
But on the priest side, I wasn't expecting parties and events, but just the extra prayer time on holy days that Father mentioned. Our priests will do that without parishioner organizers, because all you really need is to choose a relevant devotion, publish it, announce it, and show up to lead it, but for us it typically isn't tied to a holy day, so I was curious about specifics.
I think sometimes it takes the laity to bring it to the parish. I’m a homeschool mom and my group started an All Saints party within the octave for the benefit of the entire parish (even though attendance is mostly the homeschoolers, we do have a few other families who attend our parish-wide events, which is very nice). The priest of the parish which supports us is busy, like all priests. We were able to bring him something to approve rather than wait on him to come up with an idea and delegate its execution. I join you in wishing for more of this type of communal life of faith to flow out of the parishes in general and to the people, but I think from the people and into the parish has a practical place, too.
Oh yeah, my parish relies heavily on homeschool moms (and others) doing things with the support of our priests, although I think attendance tends to be everyone, including those with no kids. But I don't think parishes without a fair number of homeschoolers tend to do those things. Dual income with kids gives up too much of the free time necessary for them, so parishes with few stay-at-home moms don't get those things.
But on the priest side, I wasn't expecting parties and events, but just the extra prayer time on holy days that Father mentioned. Our priests will do that without parishioner organizers, because all you really need is to choose a relevant devotion, publish it, announce it, and show up to lead it, but for us it typically isn't tied to a holy day, so I was curious about specifics.