Home is a Holy Place

1
Home is a Holy Place

• Using the Resource Pack

2
DVD Introduction

• A 7 minute summary of the vision and goals
• With or without subtitles
• Script available online
• How, where, when could you see yourself using
  this?

3
Working without the DVD

• Select one of these three groupwork sheets
• How do you and your family show love for one
  another?
• What are the challenges in your family
  relationships?
• When are you most aware of God in your family
  experiences?
• In your small group, look at the first section
  (Home is a Holy Place because.), read the text
  and discuss the question. (10 mins)
• Feedback to the larger group What happened? What
  responses did you come up with?

4
Using the pack with minimal effort

• Photocopy groupsheets and hand them out to use at
  home maybe one a month?
• Purchase and distribute prayer cards to everyone
  in school and parish
• Purchase and distribute Family Adventure in
  Love to all families in school and parish
• Insert quotes from any of the materials into
  Sunday bulletin/parish/school newsletter

5
Using the pack with maximum effort

• Organise house groups to work through each of the
  topics in turn material enough for 6 meetings
• Invite ecumenical partners to join in
• Have meetings monthly to avoid overload or use
  during Lent/Easter/Advent/Christmas seasons

6
Moderate effort

• Show the Introduction to the entire parish at
  Sunday Mass
• Target additional resources at specific groups
  involving young people, parents, grandparents and
  couples
• Use the resource within existing programmes of
  sacramental preparation

7
Getting Started

• Suggestions and advice inside Getting
  Started

8
Be aware of the issues raised

• A lot to take in
• This is a sensitive area
• The DVD is not totally inclusive
• Antipathy
• What else?
• You will need to know the material well before
  you use it with groups