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Small Group Study Program Plan and Materials

We are asking each parish in our diocese to participate in this Small Group Study Program either in the fall of 2023 or the spring of 2024.

Small groups are a powerful way to see the fruit of the Revival at your parish! A study called Jesus and the Eucharist has been created specifically for the Year of Parish Revival and is provided to parishes free of charge, along with the training and support you need to be successful. This 7-session video series will be available on this page in time for you to lead this study at your parish in the fall or spring.

This series is being provided to parishes free of charge, along with the training and support you need to be successful in implementing this important initiative. Scroll down to access the videos, recorded trainings, and helpful templates.

Small Group Training Resources

Below you’ll find training webinars and documents to help you lead the Jesus and the Eucharist small group initiative in your parish. There are three types of trainings available, and we ask that Parish Point Persons and their Core Teams attend all three. Along with trainings, simple resources are available to help you invite your parishioners to this study and prepare for each session. Table Facilitators, who will be vital to the success of this initiative in your parish, will have one specific training they need to attend.

It is recommended that the planning training be completed a few months before you start this study, followed by the Table Facilitator and Implementation Training closer to when you will begin, in order to ensure that you are prepared for a successful study. For example, if you are planning to launch this study in the new year, you can view the planning training now and begin your preparations for a successful small-group study.

#1: PLANNING TRAINING

While this training is primarily for Parish Point Persons, if you have a Core Team, the members of that team should view this training with you and assist in implementing the next steps.

These videoes below present a step-by-step planning process, and some of these steps reference downloadable resources. Those rescourses are listed below these videos.

Presentation Outline (for above videos)

The downloadable resources mentioned in the small group planning video

STEP 1.1

Worksheet to Assist Parish Point Person in Inviting Core Team Members

STEP 1.2

Template Core Team Member Invitation

STEP 2.1

Template for Existing Small Group Invitation

STEP 5.1

Worksheet to Assist Core Teams with Recruiting Table Facilitators

STEP 5.2

Template Table Facilitator Invitation

#2: TABLE FACILITATOR TRAINING

This 45-minute training will prepare Table Facilitators for their role as a part of the Jesus and the Eucharist study. We ask that Parish Point Persons/Core Team members also view this webinar in order to better support their Table Facilitators throughout the study series. You do not all have to attend on the same date, as the content will be the same for all three. Click to register for the date that works best for your schedule.

(Details for the same training in Spanish will be available soon.)

#3: PARISH IMPLEMENTATION TRAINING

This 45-minute webinar will prepare Parish Point Persons and their Core Team to lead the Jesus and the Eucharist small group initiative at their parish. Each date and time will begin directly following a Table Facilitator Training.

This webinar will focus on what it looks like to run the Jesus and the Eucharist study. During this webinar, you’ll be prepared with everything you need to implement this study, and we will open the floor for Q&A.

(Details for the same training in Spanish will be available soon.)

Small Group Session 1–What is our Story?

Download the Participant Handout and Click on the Session 1 Video

Session 2-Who is Jesus?

Session 3-Am I Saved?

Session 4-Why A Church?

Session 5-God is with us.

Session 6-The Story of the Eucharist.

Session 7-Bread for the journey.