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Parish Toolkit
- Ten Steps for Becoming a Welcoming Parish
- Ten-Step Marketing/Evangelization Outline for Parishes
- Resources from Faith Catholic, such as a communications plan, sample letters from the pastor, posters, postcards, and social media posts in three different themes.
A Message from Bishop Gregory Parkes
PowerPoint Presentations:
- Introduction For Parish Leaders PDF – English PowerPoint | Spanish PowerPoint
- Introduction for Parishioners PDF – PowerPoint: English – Spanish
- Art of Hospitality PDF – PowerPoint: English – Spanish | Zoom Presentation | Youth & Young Adult Ministry
Collateral Materials
- Logo (Various Versions) English | Spanish | Style Guide
- Web Banner English | Spanish
- Standing Banner (33″x84″), Order from Diocesan here, English Generic PNG | PDF and Customized PNG | PDF and Spanish PNG | PDF
- Email Banner Version One or Two | Spanish
- Dispensation Information Flyer: English PDF | PNG and Spanish PDF | PNG
- Yard Sign (24″ x 18″) English Generic | Custom | Spanish
- Poster (24″ x 36″) English Generic and Customized | Spanish
- Prayer Card (3″ x 5″) English Generic PNG Front and Back and Spanish PDF | PNG Front and Back
- Postcard (5.5″ x 4.25″) English Generic PNG Front | Back and Spanish PDF | PNG Front and Back
- Bookmark (2″ x 6″) English Generic PNG Front and Back and Spanish PDF and PNG front and back
- Social Media English Instagram | Facebook | Twitter and Spanish: Instagram | Facebook | Twitter
- Bulletin Inserts: English |
Videos
- Videos for Inviting People to Mass
- Example of Pastor Video Welcoming/Inviting People to Mass (Courtesy of Father Gary Dowsey)
- Video Script Examples for Pastor Welcome Message
- Welcome Videos: Motion Graphics English and Spanish
About the Mass
- Mass Minutes – Short explanations that remind Catholics of the beauty of the Mass. Listen to the podcasts here.
For information about these materials and to request customized artwork, contact Teresa Peterson, tlp@dosp.org.
Thank you to Faith Catholic for their assistance with developing the look/logo for this initiative!
Parish Examples:
Communications Roundtable on Welcoming – Inviting People to Mass with 25 Parish Representatives Sharing Great Ideas!
April Roundtable.mp4 from Diocese of St. Petersburg on Vimeo.