Calendar for Holy Spirit Parish Dubuque, IA Increased Giving Campaign Implementation Process 1. The Leadership Team meets regularly in August - September to implement process, in October-December to monitor. 2. Mary Lou and discuss using the parish website for the process with John. 3. The parish seeks email addresses for households who have not yet provided email access. 4. The Leadership Team searches for and identifies Outreach Team Coordinators. They identify parishioners for Outreach Teams from dialogue with ministries. 5. Gather together pictures of parishioners involved in ministry of any kind in the parish, get some pictures to John. 6. The Leadership Team, Mary Lou and Fr. Dwayne identify a Volunteer Campaign Coordinator.
August 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 John Arrives 15 Feast of the Assumption John meets with Leadership Team 16 17 John leaves 18 19 Team starts meeting with various ministries to engage in process, August-September 20 John works on draft of pledge card, sends to team 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Profile to John in dropbox 31 What leadership team loves about Holy Spirit on website Information sheet on Electronic Giving is prepared for the parish. Mary Lou and/or? The Leadership Team meets with various ministries throughout the month
September 2013 1 What leadership team loves about Holy Spirit - on website 2 Labor Day 3 Letter from Fr. Dwayne announcing Campaign (John provides draft) --Profile back to HSP in dropbox 4 5 6 Profile to John in Dropbox 7 Why parishioners love Holy Spirit Also on website 8 Why parishioners love Holy Spirit Also on website 9 Fr. Dwayne final Review of profile 10 11 Campaign Goals & Case Statement Completed 12 13 Parish Profile Completed Pledge Card completed 14 Letter in Bulletin introducing campaign 15 Letter in Bulletin introducing campaign 16 Outreach Team Coordinator s Meeting Email Reminder to RSVP to Invitation 17 Invitations sent for Gathering of 20% via Email/Postal Mail. RSVP to the Office: phone/ email/ website? (John provides draft) 18 19 20 21 Quotes from parishioners displayed on screen prior to liturgy in PowerPoint 22 Quotes from parishioners displayed on screen prior to liturgy in PowerPoint 23 Team/Outreach Coord. call Approach 1 Givers to personally invite them to gathering 24 25 26 27 Two PowerPoints Completed 28 Pictures of parishioners involved in ministry displayed prior to liturgy 29 Pictures of parishioners involved in ministry displayed prior to liturgy 30 The Leadership Team meets with various ministries throughout the month
October 2013 1 2 John arrives 3 7:00 Gathering of Approach 1 Givers 4 Team Meeting and Outreach Team Coordinators 5 7:00 Gathering of Approach 1 Givers Quotes displayed 6 Quotes displayed John leaves 7 Names from 80% prepared for Outreach Team Members 8 9 10 11 12 Pictures displayed 13 Pictures displayed 14 Columbus Day 15 16 Training for Outreach Team Members. They are given names to be contacted 17 Training for Outreach Team Members. They are given names to be contacted 18 19 1 st PowerPoint Presentation at all Masses, see below 20 1 st PowerPoint Presentation at all Masses, see below 21 Email Presentation from Weekend 22. 23 24 25 26 Fr. Dwayne/Fr. Alan preach and gives personal witness 27 Fr. Dwayne/Fr. Alan preach and gives personal witness begins 28 Email Homily from Weekend. 29 30 31 Halloween All Masses October 12/13 1. PowerPoint Presentation by Team Member 2. Fr. Dwayne/Fr. Alan invite the entire assembly: each person turns to neighbor, shares reason for loving and investing their heart in Holy Spirit 2 nd PowerPoint Presentation includes Case Statement Thank You follow-up/verification letter goes ASAP after receiving pledge.
November 2013 1 2 2 nd PowerPoint Presentation 3 2 nd PowerPoint Presentation 4 Letter and Pledge Cards sent to all remaining households: Approaches 2-4. Email 2 nd Presentation 5 6 7 8 9 10 17 11 Veterans Day Email info on Electronic Giving 18 Campaign Update prepared for parish. 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Email reminder to pledge 26 27 28 Thanksgiving Day 29 30 1 st. Sunday Advent
December 2013 1 1 st. Sunday Advent 2 Email final reminder 3 4 5 6 7 Campaign Celebration Thank You & Results 8 Campaign Celebration Thank You & Results 9 Immaculate Conception Additional Pledges Received 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Additional Pledges Received 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Additional Pledges Received 24 25 Christmas Day 26 27 28 Final Campaign Update 29 Final Campaign Update 30 31 In preparation for Year 2014, the monthly letter to all households reporting their giving to the parish is prepared, and ready to be sent out by the 15 th of each month.