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  Many of you are already involved in evangelization activities and programs sponsored by your diocese, parish community, or religious community.Project Reach Out offers additional ideas and suggestions - called promising practices - for those wishing to design a particular program or expand existing programs for evangelization and outreach in the Black Community. These promising practices have been designed in the context of pastoral committees: This format is intended to facilitate the process and implementation of parish pastoral planning. Remember that - wherever possible - the participation of the lay leadership of the community is essential in planning and implementing these programs. Visible, empowered lay leaders in the Black Community are witnesses to the authenticity of our work of evangelization. |
  Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to an ecumenical prayer vigil/day of prayer for racial healing.Reach out to invite people from the Black Community to an evening presentation on the teachings of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reach out to invite Black teachers and educators in the community to participate in a community dialogue on Racism in Public and Private Schools. Reach out to bring people together for a community dialogue on How to Build Communities of Peace and Nonviolence.  Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to a Black History Month liturgy in celebration of life.  Reach out to families in the Black Community to a special celebration for the National Day of Prayer for the African American Family. Reach out to the wider community by writing an article on The Evil of Racism to submit to the local or diocesan newspaper. Reach out to members of the Black Community and form an adult education/discussion group to read Brothers and Sisters to Us: U.S. Bishops Pastoral Letter on Racism in Our Day. Reach out to and visit our sisters and brothers in prison. Design scripture study programs, retreats and missions for those in prison. Reach out to work with area churches, synagogues, and mosques to plan a forum on anti-racism for high school youth.  Reach out to members of the Black Community to participate in a special Come and See Scripture study program from an Afrocentric perspective during Lent.   Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to a special Welcome Home celebration for Easter. Reach out to alcohol and drug addicts in the Black Community by establishing various suppport groups in your parish community.  Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to a special Come, Spirit, Come celebration for Pentecost. Reach out to members of the Black Community to ask for input to begin planning a summer vacation Bible school program for the community.   Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to a prayer vigil/day of prayer for African Americans imprisoned and on Death Row. Reach out to work with area churches to plan and implement an ecumenical vacation Bible school.   Reach out to children of the Black Community to participate in the summer vacation Bible school.Reach out to work with area churches to recruit volunteers to visit prisoners.  Reach out to work with area churches to plan a forum on Domestic Violence.   Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to a prayer vigil/day of prayer to pray for an end of violence in our community, our nation, and our world. Reach out to members of the Black Community to plan and coordinate a Cultural Reading Group to read about people from various cultures who have made significant contributions to the advancement of people everywhere. Reach out to people in the Black Community to encourage them to let their need for affordable housing be known. Invite a representative from Habitat for Humanity to explore the possibility of building new homes in your parish community.  Reach out to work with area churches to organize a community-wide voter registration drive.  Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to a Black Catholic Respect Life Vigil on the eve of Respect Life Sunday (the first Sunday in October).  Reach out to work with area churches to sponsor a membership drive for the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People).  Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to a special Welcome celebration for Advent.  Reach out to members of the Black Community to form an adult education/discussion group during Black Catholic History Month to discus the book History of Black Catholics by Cyprian Davis, OSB.Reach out to the elders of the Black Community to invite them to share their stories and memories to make an Oral History for the community. Reach out to work with area churches, synagogues, and mosques to organize a soup kitchen or food pantry.   Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to an ecumenical prayer vigil/day of prayer for persons living with HIV/AIDS.Reach out to invite members of the Black Community to a special Kwanzaa celebration.  Reach out to members of the Black Community by distributing a bulletin or flyer on the meaning and purpose of Kwanzaa.Reach out to feed the poor and homeless in the Black Community by planning a soul-food potluck supper. Reach out to work with area churches, synagogues, and mosques to plan a forum on HIV/AIDS. |
