Community Meeting Kits

Welcome to Marianist Community Meeting Kits. These kits include all you need for a community meeting on a Marianist topic: an opening prayer, program material (articles, podcasts, videos), reflection questions, and a final blessing.

Here is a suggested timetable for an hour-long community meeting. Feel free to adapt for a longer meeting.

10 minutes – welcoming and opening prayer
30 minutes – review materials
15 minutes – discuss reflection questions in small or large group in pairs or small groups
5 minutes – closing prayer

More kits will be added as they become available, so check back often. Click on any of the titles below to access and download PDFs of these kits. Enjoy!

Basic	Community Meeting Kit: A Mother's Love “A Mother’s Love” explores how the models of Mary (Mother of God), Elisabeth de Vincens de Lamourous (mother of Marie-Thérèse Charlotte de Lamourous), and Baroness Ursule de Peyronnencq (mother of Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon) resonate with our lives today.
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: A Question of White Supremacy and Racism? One of five community meeting kits regarding immigration, this kit discusses the Marianist approach to immigrant justice, and examines how racism obstructs immigrant justice. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: An Evening at the "Movies" (in this case, TED Talks) One of five community meeting kits regarding immigration, this kit discusses the Marianist approach to immigrant justice, and provides various TED Talk resources for learning more about immigrant justice. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Catholic Teaching on Immigration One of five community meeting kits regarding immigration, this kit discusses the Marianist approach to immigrant justice, and how the Catholic Church has followed Christ's example to love one another as He has loved us. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Communities for LGBTQ+ Persons As Marianists, we are committed to supporting one another in the challenges of daily living and in working for the coming of the reign of justice. As individuals and as community we can help transform the lives of our LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters through living lives of inclusion and love. Read on to learn more about how Marianists strive to create communities where all are welcomed and affirmed for who they are. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Death Penalty Abolition & Restorative Justice The use of the death penalty has been a hotly debated topic for many years. Many in the Marianist Family view it as an unjust and inhumane punishment that is inconsistent with the Gospel. This community meeting kit examines how restorative justice seeks to improve and repair relationships between people and communities. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Mary, Mother of Humanity When people speak about Mary, some of them exhibit a pious attention and willingly express personal experiences. But matters take a different turn when they are asked, “Does Mary have any influence in your life, or in human life in general?”
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Praying with Faith of the Heart "Faith of the Heart" was one of William Joseph Chaminade's essential teachings. Marianists today, therefore, regard this as an essential part of Marianist life. But what is "Faith of the Heart," and how can we enact it in our lives?
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Seeking Justice and Inclusion for Women in the Church People committed to building a more just social order are reminded that the Church must model the kind of just policies and structures that we seek to promote in the broader culture. This guide, created by the MSJC Women and Justice Team, is an introduction as to how we can seek justice and inclusion for women in the Catholic Church. This Community Meeting Kit was created in collaboration with the Marianist Social Justice Collaborative (MSJC).
Basic	Community Meeting Kit: Ten Things You May Not Know about Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon Many people know that Blessed Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon is the founder of the Marianist Sisters. But not many may know that she began a school for young boys and girls out of her family's chateau. Adèle died on January 10, 1828, at the young age of 38. The Marianist Family celebrated her beatification 190 years later—June 10, 2018.