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!
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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? |
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Community Meeting Kit: Mary, Mother of HumanityWhen 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?” |
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Community Meeting Kit: Ten Things You May Not Know about Blessed Adèle de Batz de TrenquelléonMany 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. |