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1 Helping the Catholic Church Reach the Unreached in Faith Paulist Evangelization Ministries Powered by the Paulist Fathers 2013

2 Dear Parish Leaders, I am happy to send you this catalogue of handy resources to help you do what God has asked all of us to do reach out to those who are not connected with a faith family. We have two major incentives to emphasize this basic duty we have to share faith with those who are seeking. The Year of Faith began October, 2012 and continues through November, 2013 a year when our Holy Father, Pope Benedict, has underlined for us. He calls us to proclaim, celebrate, and live our faith and we cannot live that faith without committing ourselves to share faith. The second is the Synod on the New Evangelization which was held in October, Three hundred bishops from all over the world gathered to talk about a renewed deepening of faith in Catholics, a more powerful engagement with a contemporary world which often overlooks faith, and a more powerful sharing of faith with others. You will find many resources to respond to these two key events in our Catholic lives. Living the Eucharist, has received tremendous praise from the hundreds of parishes who have used it building faith and discipleship around our experience of the Eucharist. Awakening Faith continues to be a powerful resource to reach Catholics who do not practice their faith. Hundreds of parishes have intensified the welcome of inquirers by using Seeking Christ. In addition, Catholics across the country are learning about Catholic evangelization from our Paulist Comprehensive Evangelization Training course, as well as our evangelization Jump Start Kit for the parish. We are also excited to introduce this year a powerful resource for every parish to concretely reach out to others. Called Neighbors Reaching Neighbors, this resource pack will fill our imaginations with many practical ideas, and provide tools to equip your parishioners to reach out to others. We ve worked over a year to get this parish invitation tool kit ready. I hope you will appreciate its potential to reach those many people who are do not connect with a church or parish today. Many of them are waiting for an invitation! May I ask you to pray that these events will increase the apostolic drive and confidence in our Catholic communities, so that we may respond more completely to the inspiration of the Holy Spirit through the leaders of our Catholic Church. Sincerely in Christ, Frank DeSiano, CSP President Paulist Evangelization Ministries formerly Paulist National Catholic Evangelization Association Our Mission: n to develop effective methods for inviting people to believe in Jesus Christ as Catholics n to invite inactive Catholics to become active again in their faith n to equip Catholics with the tools to further this invitation

3 Table of contents Items are listed under different areas of interest TOPIC PAGE New PROGRAM 4 Living the Eucharist 4 Reaching Inactive CATholics 5-7 Awakening Faith 5 Catholics Reaching Out 6 Faith Outreach Brochures 7 RELATED books 7 Reactivating Our Catholic Faith 7 Mission America 7 Reaching seekers and inquirers 8-9 Seeking Christ 8 Best Seller - Why Not Consider Becoming a Catholic? 9 Best Seller - Invitation 9 RELATED RESOURCES 9 Yes, I Can Believe 9 United States Catholic Catechism for Adults 9 ExPANDING Our Ability to Evangelize New - Paulist Comprehensive Evangelization Training 10 Pew Cards 10 New Movers Program 10 New - The Evangelizing Liturgy 11 New - Starting Your Parish Evangelization Team 11 BASIC DOCUMENTS FOR EVANGELIZATION 11 On Evangelization in the Modern World 11 Summary On Evangelization in the Modern World 11 ESSENTIAL BOOKS FOR EVANGELIZATION 12 Go and Make Disciples 12 From Maintenance to Mission 12 The Evangelizing Catholic 12 Creating the Evangelizing Parish 12 The Seven Commandments of Discipleship 12 Discovering My Experience of God 12 Other Parish Resources 13 New - Small Booklets That Ask Big Questions 13 Catholic Prayers for Every Day 13 Resources in Spanish 13 Vive la Eucaristía 13 Reanima tu Fe 13 Descubrir mi Experiencia de Dios 13 Vayan y Hagan Discípulos 13 Online events and resources 14 Best Practices for Parishes 14 Coming Soon 14 Neighbors Reaching Neighbors 14 The Book of Catholic Prayer for Every Day 14 How to Order/Order Form 15

4 A New Lenten Spiritual Experience for the Whole Parish NEW! Begin in Lent 2014 A Dynamic and Exciting Renewal of Faith Living the Eucharist is an exciting new parishbased renewal experience designed to help parishes foster spiritual growth and discipleship through a more profound experience of Sunday Mass. Living the Eucharist runs during Lent for three years, and encompasses the full scope of parish life and spirituality through practical, concrete activities and resource materials. It helps the entire parish adults, teens, and families grow in their faith and live as disciples of Jesus who carry out the Church s mission every day. The Parish Starter Kit makes it easy to launch Living the Eucharist in your parish. The kit, available in English and Spanish, contains everything you need to begin this program in Lent 2014 (Liturgical Year A). Multi-Media Tools Maximize Outreach Living the Eucharist materials capture attention in a variety of eye-catching formats. They help you reach out to your parishioners in the medium that speaks most meaningfully to them. Videos promote participation to key audiences and help orient parish leaders and team members. Invitational Materials such as posters and sign-up brochures invite parishioners to participate. Participant Booklets, Leader Guides, and Family Activity Booklets are step-by-step resources designed specifically for adult small groups, teen small groups, and families to use during Lent. Individual Catechetical and Devotional Materials include meditative daily readings for Lent, appealing bulletin inserts, and prayer cards. Leadership Team Manual is a complete how-to guide for your parish team to implement Living the Eucharist in your parish. Resources are Practical, Proven, and Easy to Use Parish leaders and parishioners rated their Lent 2012 Living the Eucharist experience overall as Very good or Excellent. Click on What People Are Saying at to read their comments. As one parishioner said, Best program in our parish in decades. You can put our program to work, right away, with complete confidence in its outcomes. Ongoing Support Keeps You on the Right Track Beyond the comprehensive resources in the Parish Starter Kit, you can count on additional and ongoing support on the Living the Eucharist website to keep you on the right track as you move through the program. Visit to see the Presentation Video, read the Information Brochure, and order your Parish Starter Kit! 4

5 Reaching Inactive Catholics Awakening Faith Reconnecting with Your Catholic Faith A practical, user-friendly approach to welcome inactive Catholics to reactivate their faith. This program, used in hundreds of parishes and reaching thousands of Catholics, involves inactive Catholics in structured conversations that increase their sense of bonding with the parish and the Church. Parishes find this program pastorally effective, cost efficient, and respectful of slim parish personnel resources. Awakening Faith Parish Preview Pack Get all the components for this program in one parish preview pack, perfect for review and getting started with this important ministry. The pack includes the Parish Manual with CD (item #7500), the Group Leader Guide (item #7510), and the Participant Booklet (item #7520). Item 7540 Parish Preview Pack $59.95 Awakening Faith Parish Manual with CD This manual lays out the whole program, with important information about publicity and follow-up. Item 7500 Parish Manual with CD $39.95 Awakening Faith Group Leader Guide gives a group facilitator everything needed to prepare for and successfully lead an Awakening Faith Session. Item 7510 Group Leader Guide $15.95 Awakening Faith Participant Booklet is given to every participant. It contains the main essays for the group sharing and helpful brochures on reconciliation, the Eucharist, and annulments. Item 7520 Participant Booklet 1-4 copies $9.95 each 5-9 copies $8.95 each copies 20 or more copies $8.50 each $8.10 each Understanding Annulments This popularly-written brochure helps inactive Catholics under- stand the pastoral processes of the Tribunal. Item 7530 Understanding Annulments Visit our website: Faith.org n n n Get an overview of the whole program Find training for group leaders Find the resources in Spanish $11.95 pack of 25 United States Catholic Catechism for Adults This resource a popular and accessible catechism to discover all the fundamentals of Catholic teaching should be used with See page 9 for details Awakening Faith. Also Available in Spanish Item 7521 Reanima tu Fe: Cuaderno de participantes FREE This Participant Booklet translation can be downloaded free. Item 7511 Reanima tu Fe: Manual para animadores de grupo FREE This translation of the Group Leader Guide is also available as a free download. Download Free from ORDER online: or 5

6 Reaching Inactive Catholics Catholics Reaching Out A resource for helping Catholic parishes reach out to inactive Catholics and invite them to return. Catholics Reaching Out is an attractive and low-cost way to help Catholics get their inactive Catholic friends to think about becoming involved once again. Catholics Reaching Out Starter Kit This kit provides the resources to equip a parish to reach out to inactive Catholics. Contains We Miss You Invitation (item #2010), Parishioner Guide (Item #2020), Display Poster (Item #2030), and Parish Manual (Item #2040). Item 2050 Catholics Reaching Out Starter Kit $39.95 n We Miss You invitation (pack of 50) n Parishioner Guide brochure (pack of 50) n Parish Manual n Catholics Reaching Out Display Poster (with attachable pocket) We Miss You Invitation (pack of 50) Attractively designed brochures for Catholics to give to their friends and neighbors about returning to the practice of their faith. Item 2010 We Miss You Invitation (pack of 50) 1-4 packs $25.00 each packs $21.00 each 5-9 packs $23.00 each 20 or more packs $20.00 each Parishioner Guide (pack of 50) An eight panel brochure to help Catholics see the importance of inviting their inactive Catholic friends and tells them how to extend an invitation. Item 2020 Parishioner Guide (pack of 50) 1-4 packs $21.00 each packs $18.00 each 5-9 packs $19.00 each 20 or more packs $17.25 each Parish Manual gives practical ideas on how to encourage parishioners to extend invitations to inactive Catholics, conduct formation sessions on outreach, and respond to those who want to learn more about returning to the Church. The manual includes a number of helpful reproducible forms. 44 pages. Item 2040 Parish Manual $8.95 Display Poster with an attachable pocket to hold the We Miss You brochures for easy access by parishioners. Item 2030 Catholics Reaching Out Display Poster (with attachable pocket) 1 poster $5.00 each 2 or more posters $3.00 each 6

7 Resources to help individual Catholics and parishes strengthen their ability to reach out, to learn how to share, and to grow in knowledge of the evangelization tradition of the Catholic faith. Reaching Inactive Catholics Faith Outreach Brochures Reach out in new ways through the mail, through your parishioners, in the pamphlet rack of your church to let people know they are invited to the Catholic experience of faith. Or reach your CCD parents and young adults with simple brochures to help raise the question: what are they missing by not coming to church? The Legion of Mary and evangelization teams will love these new resources. Faith Outreach Brochures (pack of 100) Item 3050 Five Misconceptions about the Catholic Church $10.00 Item 3055 Can I Be a Good Catholic without Going to Mass? $10.00 Item 3060 Five Reasons to Consider the Catholic Church $10.00 Item 3065 What Can the Church Offer Me? $10.00 Related Books Expand your understanding of inactive Catholics and the pastoral strategies for reaching them. Reactivating Our Catholic Faith: Meditations to Get Real About Faith By Fr. Frank DeSiano, CSP A popular resource, with discussion questions and Scripture selections, to help young adults and parents reflect on the importance of faith today. Eight short chapters provide an overview of the Catholic faith with an eye to the personal, relational power of Catholicism for people today. Item 0380 Reactivating Our Catholic Faith $7.95 A MUSt HAVE for pastors & all pastoral leaders as they face the challenges of modern life. Mission America: Challenges and Opportunities for American Catholics Today Fr. Frank DeSiano, CSP This book builds, in pastorally sensitive language, the case for mission for reaching out to seekers and inactive Catholics today. It explores issues of personal conversion and conversion in American society, particularly as evangelical Protestants have pressed the issue for Catholics. It lays out six reasons why mission is necessary today, and offers hints for how to bring a mission focus to parishes. After presenting what younger generations bring to the table, and their impact on church experience, the book lays out an agenda for parishes today. Realistic, future-focused, and aware of how parishes work, Fr. DeSiano provides an outline for parish action and transformation. A concluding appendix sketches a New Testament spirituality for mission. Item 0275 Mission America $12.95 Best Seller 7

8 Reaching Seekers & Inquirers Seeking Christ First Steps toward Catholic Faith A new program to expand our capacity to welcome and engage inquires into the Catholic faith at any time of the year. Eight powerful sessions can become tools to interest people today in what the Catholic faith has to offer. Through the eight sessions, used flexibly and as needed, inquirers come to appreciate basic facets of Catholicism. Each session has a five to six minute DVD meditation, a selected passage from Scripture with discussion questions, and a take-home reflection for inquirers to refine their questions. This program will be particularly important for parishes that do not have year-round R.C.I.A., and therefore often have to tell inquirers to wait until the catechumenate begins. It also permits a parish to think about inviting people all year round to think about conversion to Jesus in our Catholic community. Parish Preview Pack This kit provides the parish with all the resources in the Seeking Christ program. Contains Facilitator Guide (Item #8100), Inquirer s Booklet (Item #8200), and DVD (Item #8300). Item 8400 Seeking Christ $34.95 Parish Preview Pack Seeking Christ Facilitator Guide For those who will engage inquirers. Gives an overview of the whole program, important guidelines for interviewing inquirers, ways to prepare for each session, and all the contents of the program. Item 8100 Seeking Christ Facilitator Guide $14.95 Seeking Christ Inquirer s Booklet This elegantly-designed booklet contains meditations, Scripture passages, and take-home reflections, which together form a personal journal of reflection and searching for the inquirer. Item 8200 Seeking Christ Inquirer s Booklet 1-4 copies $9.95 each 5 or more copies $5.45 each Seeking Christ DVD can be played through a TV or on a suitably equipped computer. Contains eight reflections, using words, music, and images, to help inquirers get into themes of faith like seeking, truth, Jesus, the Spirit, the Church, conversion, freedom, and choosing. Item 8300 Seeking Christ DVD $14.95 Seeking Christ Parish Manual (Free Download) The Parish Manual provides an overview of the program and offers suggestions for reaching out to potential inquirers. Download this manual for free. The link to download this manual will be provided on the order confirmation page and the confirmation. Item 8500 Seeking Christ Parish Manual FREE Download from 8

9 Best Sellers Why Not Consider Becoming a Catholic? This short but compelling book is an excellent way to help inquirers start to realize what the Catholic faith has to offer them, modern people who are seeking for transcendence and a powerful way of living out faith. By Fr. Frank DeSiano, CSP Item 8600 $ or more $5.00 Reaching Seekers & Inquirers Invitation: The Search for God, Self and Church A best-selling resource for the inquiry phase of the R.C.I.A. by Fr. Alfred McBride, O. Praem., used in hundreds of parishes and by Catholic prison chaplains, has easy-to-read chapters on the Catholic faith, written in popular questionand-answer format. Invitation includes ideas for use in faith formation courses, a handy index of topics, and expanded sections of prayers. Item 0100 Invitation (English) $13.95 Item 0101 Invitación (Spanish) $13.95 Related Resources Yes, I Can Believe: Discovering the Treasure of the Catholic Faith A short introduction to the basics of Catholic faith A best seller for the many people searching for answers to life s questions, looking for community, or just wondering what the Catholic Church has to offer. Yes, I Can Believe sets forth, in seven easy-to-read sections, a way to discover the treasure of the Catholic faith. Great for your R.C.I.A. inquirers and adults wanting to deepen their faith. Revised Edition. Fr. Frank DeSiano, CSP Item 0130 Yes, I Can Believe: Discovering the Treasure of the Catholic Faith 1 copy $6.95 each 2-9 copies $5.45 each copies $4.95 each 20 or more copies $4.75 each United States Catholic Catechism for Adults A popular and accessible catechism to discover all the fundamentals of Catholic teaching. This resource should be used with Awakening Faith, Seeking Christ, and Invitation. Parishes should have extra copies available for returning Catholics and certain inquirers. Item 7550 united States Catholic $23.95 Catechism for Adults 9

10 Expanding Our Ability to Evangelize Help Catholics get in touch with their own story of faith. Paulist Comprehensive Evangelization Training (DVD & Workbook) NEW! With the call for the New Evangelization, pastors and parishes are asking, How can we learn to evangelize? This 12-session video provides comprehensive training from basic Catholic concepts to techniques and practices to help any parish or team feel equipped to reach out to others. Also perfect for training seminarians and pastoral leaders. Item 0600 Paulist Comprehensive $ Evangelization Training (DVD & Workbook) Workbook This workbook, part of the Paulist Comprehensive Evangelization Training program, provides valuable approaches and material for learning the basics of evangelization. Item 0650 Paulist Comprehensive Evangelization Training $14.95 (Workbook) Pew Cards Every Sunday visitors are in our church buildings and even more so on holy days and Easter. These attractive pew cards can be customized and printed by any parish to provide a way for visitors to make contact with the church office and pastoral leaders if they want to follow up on their visit to the parish. Item 4026 Easter Pew Card (Box of 250) 1-4 boxes $25.00 each 5 or more boxes $20.00 each Item 4034 All-occasion Pew Card (Box of 250) 1-4 boxes $35.00 each 5 or more boxes $30.00 each New Movers Program In our society, people move frequently, particularly in career-related changes. These are prime opportunities for people to either drop out of the practice of the faith or to begin practicing their faith anew. Many other churches send material to new movers. Why not us Catholics? Using the zip code(s) of your parish, you can go to our website and, month by month, receive the names and addresses of people who have moved into your neighborhood. The list is ed to your parish contact in a format that can be used by a variety of computer programs to make labels and letters. All this for as little as $40 per month. This program will allow a parish to: n Show true hospitality and welcome n Encourage Catholics to find a new faith community when they move n Help people without a faith family discover your parish n Build up your parish community You can order as many months as you like - there is no set limit Item 4040 New Movers Mailing List $40 per month For more information go to 10

11 NEW! The Evangelizing Liturgy (DVD) Help your parishioners and liturgy team get a whole new perspective on the meaning of the Mass. This 45 minute video will open your eyes. item 0800 The Evangelizing $14.95 Liturgy (DVD) Expanding Our Ability to Evangelize Does Your Parish Want an Evangelization Team? Now You Can Organize One The Evangelization Jump Start Kit gives a parish the ability to form an evangelization team. With 10 individual booklets, and basic source material about Catholic Evangelization from the popes and bishops, a group of parishioners can reflect, read, pray, and plan all to help a parish carry out its basic mission, evangelization. Catholic parishes really need an evangelization team. It s the only way Catholics keep in focus their basic call to reach those who have no faith, or are not practicing faith. For less than $5 a participant, you can develop a resource that has enormous potential for your parish and for people seeking faith today. This basic kit includes ten booklets, a DVD with six sessions, and The Evangelizing Catholic, Go and Make Disciples, On Evangelization in the Modern World (full text and summary), and Mission of the Redeemer. Item 0500 All of this for only $ Basic Documents for Evangelization Help educate and guide your parishioners and evangelization teams in the fundamentals of Catholic evangelization our vision and our methods. On Evangelization in the Modern World In English and Spanish (Full Text) Pope Paul VI Item 0400 On Evangelization in the $4.95 Modern World (English) Summary On Evangelization in the Modern World English Pope Paul VI s visionary charter document for evangelization In this 16-page booklet Fr. Alvin Illig, CSP, provides an easy-tounderstand outline of the apostolic exhortation of Pope Paul VI. The pocket-size summary is a must for the members of your evangelization team! Item 0410 Summary On Evangelization $1.00 in the Modern World 11

12 Expanding Our Ability to Evangelize Essential Books for Evangelization Go and Make Disciples: A National Plan and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States (bilingual edition) The U.S. bishops challenging document on evangelization and basic approaches to this ministry. Item 0452 Go and Make Disciples: A National Plan $7.95 and Strategy for Catholic Evangelization in the United States From Maintenance to Mission: Evangelization and the Revitalization of the Parish This book presents a compelling vision of Catholic outreach based on the conviction that evangelization holds the key to the future of the Church. Outlines strategic thinking to help parishes implement the great vision of evangelization. Fr. Robert Rivers, CSP. Item 0310 From Maintenance to Mission $22.95 Best Seller The Evangelizing Catholic: A Practical Handbook for Reaching Out By Fr. Frank DeSiano this book helps parishes start to translate big visions into practical steps of reaching out in faith. Very helpful for evangelization teams. Item 0230 The Evangelizing Catholic: $11.95 A Practical Handbook for Reaching Out Creating the Evangelizing Parish In this book Frs. Kenneth Boyack and Frank DeSiano help pastors and parish leaders begin thinking of their parish in more dynamic, outreaching ways. Item 0180 Creating the Evangelizing Parish $11.95 The Seven Commandments of Discipleship Fr. Frank DeSiano helps Catholics start to get the basic idea that we are indeed disciples consecrated in baptism and what that means for the way we live. Item 0260 The Seven Commandments $12.95 of Discipleship Discovering My Experience of God: Awareness and Witness This popular journaling exercise brings Catholics through a series of recollections in an intensely prayerful setting. The recollections, in turn, become the source by which each Catholic can begin to see the way God has been active and present in his or her life. Used by thousands of people in hundreds of parishes, this resource, in English and Spanish, can help members of the evangelization team, religious education teachers, R.C.I.A. team members, Confirmation candidates, and even couples preparing for marriage. Item 0250 Discovering My Experience of God: $5.95 Awareness and Witness It is also available in Spanish Item 0251 Descubrir mi Experiencia de Dios: $5.95 Aprecio y Testimonio 12

13 Something New and Useful from PEM Small Booklets That Ask Big Questions Ever wish you had something small, attractive, and with a powerful message to give out to people? Or for your parishioners to give out to others? Or to send out as little gifts to folks who might not be that connected to the church? We have em. Four little booklets, in bundles of 25 each, with titles that will grab peoples interest: Other Parish Resources ITEM 9005 The Big Question ITEM 9015 A Short Path to Faith ITEM 9010 Got Problems? ITEM 9020 What Do I Think Maybe You Already About Judgment? Have the Answer You will think of many ways to use these little, inexpensive, giveaway booklets. They will spark the imagination of your staff and your outreach teams. Order some today, affix your parish label to the back, and get the word out that you want to reach people, and you are ready to welcome people wanting to deepen their faith today. 1-3 Packs: $ Packs: $ Packs: $6.00 Catholic Prayers for Every Day Easy to use, pocket-size brochure includes fifteen of the most often recited and favorite Catholic prayers. Share it with the members of your parish. Perfect for religious education and school children, teens and young adults...and as a refresher for adults too! Item 0710 Catholic Prayers for Every Day $7.95 (English) (50 copies) Item 0711 Catholic Prayers for Every Day $7.95 (Spanish) (50 copies) Resources in Spanish Please see page 4 for more information. NEW! Vive la Eucaristía This is an exciting new parish-based renewal experience designed to help parishes foster spiritual growth and discipleship through a more profound experience of Sunday Mass. The Parish Starter Kit contains every thing you need to begin this program in Lent Item 7521 Reanima tu Fe: Cuaderno de participantes FREE Item 7511 Reanima tu Fe: Manual para FREE animadores de grupo These translations of the Participant Guide and Group Leader Guide for Awakening Faith are available as free downloads. Download Free from Please see page 5 for more information. Item 0251 Descubrir mi Experiencia $5.95 de Dios: Aprecio y Testimonio The Spanish version is also available in English. Please see page 11 for more information. Item 0452 Vayan y Hagan Discípulos: $7.95 Plan Estrategia Nacionál para la Evangelización Católica en Los Estados Unidos (bilingual edition) The U.S. bishops challenging document on evangelization and basic approaches to this ministry. 13

14 Online Events and Resources Throughout the year we have webinars, videos, downloads, and much more available, some at no cost. For full details and schedules, which are updated frequently, Check our website Best Practices for Parishes (BPP) This set of seven downloadable resources will guide parishes through basic best practices and approaches in seven areas of parish life. Each area, covered by a workbook, guides parishes through essential documents and planning. Item 7000 All Seven Best Practices Workbooks Item 7010 Best Practices: Prayer and Worship Workbook Item 7020 Best Practices: Catechesis Workbook Item 7030 Best Practices: Evangelization Workbook Item 7040 Best Practices: Justice and Charity Workbook Item 7050 Best Practices: Stewardship Workbook Item 7060 Best Practices: Family and Pastoral Care Workbook Item 7070 Best Practices: Community Building Workbook Order: Each workbook $24.95 each. Order ALL SEVEN Best Practices Workbooks Save 25% $ go to for complete details. Coming Soon Watch for this important new resource to help parishes reach out to those who are not involved in church, or have no faith community. How can parishes meet, share with, invite, and welcome potential new members? What practical resources do we have? Neighbors Reaching Neighbors addresses this important need with a wealth of resources to help parishes imagine and execute ways to reach out to others. From invitations, to business cards, to brochures, to little booklets, to DVD resources, now parishes do not have to invent the wheel. They can adapt and use these resources. Let s Call Our Catholics to Prayer While pastors fret about a drop in participation in church, especially among younger Catholics, we have done very little to help Catholics make prayer into a regular, supportive pattern in their daily lives. Now We Have A Way To Do This! The Book of Catholic Prayer for Every Day can help every parishioner, and every family, begin a regular life of prayer. Based on a month cycle of prayers, using prayer resources familiar to many Catholics, this prayer book can provide a basis to call Catholic parishioners back to a needed way of life. Easy to use by individuals and groups, the prayer book can also become a means of reaching the growing number of borderline Catholics. Quantity-priced at less than $1.00 each, pastors can provide a truly evangelizing tool for their parishioners

15 4 Easy Ways to Order! Place Your Order Today! Order 24-7 from our secure website by check or credit card: All orders must be prepaid. Mail the order form below along with your check or credit card information to: Paulist Evangelization Ministries 3031 Fourth Street, NE, Washington, DC Please make checks payable to Paulist Evangelization Ministries. Order toll-free by telephone 9:00-5:00 EST (credit card or check only): DC: Order by fax (credit card only): Use this form or visit: Item Number Description Quantity Price TOTAl Lower Shipping & Handling Charges! Add Shipping & Handling charges on all orders. Allow two weeks for delivery. For rush orders, call for pricing. $ 0 to $ $ 2.95 $ 75 to $ $ $ 11 to $ $ 6.95 $ 100 to $ $ $ 25 to $ $ 9.95 $ 200 to $ $ $ 50 to $ $10.95 $ 400 & _above... $ Subtotal + Shipping & Handling Subtotal All orders must be prepaid #4040 Monthly New Movers List No. of months (1-12) x $40 30-Day Return Policy From (please print or type) Name: Parish/Institution: Address: Zip codes:,,, TOTAL for Order All returns must be postmarked within 30 days of your purchase date. You may return materials if they are in resalable condition. Shrink-wrapped items must be unopened. We will automatically credit your account the amount of your return, less 15% restocking fee (minimum $25). Please allow up to 30 days to receive your refund. Shipping charges are non-refundable. City: State: Zip: Phone: ( ) Payment Method (Order must be over $10.00 for credit card billing.) MasterCard Visa Check or Money Order Amount Enclosed $ Credit Card Number SR C Exp. Month Exp. Year CID Signature...ORDER 15

16 3031 Fourth Street, NE Washington, DC Please route to: n Adult Faith Formation Director n Evangelization Team n DRE n Youth Minister n Other Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Washington, DC Permit No. 267 NEW! Awakening Faith Reconnecting with Your Catholic Faith This program, used in hundreds of parishes and reaching thousands of Catholics, involves inactive Catholics in structured conversations that increase their sense of bonding with the parish and the Church. Parishes find this program pastorally effective, cost efficient, and respectful of slim parish personnel resources. See Page 5 for Details Paulist Comprehensive Evangelization Training (DVD & Workbook) How can we learn to evangelize? This 12-session video provides comprehensive training from basic Catholic concepts to techniques and practices to help any parish or team feel equipped to reach out to others. The workbook provides valuable approaches and material for learning the basics of evangelization. See Page 10 for Details

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