HOW TO STARTA FAMILY LIFE GROUP

HOW TO STARTA FAMILY LIFE GROUP(in three months)

2 months: Pray

3rd month: action!

GLOSSARY

1. FLG: Family Life Group

2. Core Team / Service Team: Members of organising committee

3. ACF: Archdiocesan Commission for the Family

KEY POINTS

1. Mission

2. Big Picture

3. Action

4. Manage

MISSION AND PROGRAMME DRIVERS

Help families grow in:

• Relationship within the family

• Faith

• Inter-family fellowship (Community)

DEFINING JOB SCOPE

Basically, your task is to run a Service Team to serve Parish families, but in the overall process, you serve both groups of people

BIG PICTURE

(Phase 1) Step 1: Induct (3 to 4 weeks)Step 2: The first event. (6-8 weeks)Step 3: Recruit for the Service team. (2 weeks)

(Phase 2, from 4th month)Step 4: All systems go

(Phase 3, from 2nd year) Step 5: Grow

CHALLENGES

• Resource: manpower and technical

• Uncharted waters

• Law of supply and demand

TARGET PROFILE

• Families with child/ children

• Families with primary school kids

• Families with secondary school kids

• Interest in family life

1st AND 2nd MEETINGS

• Discuss state of the family

• Draft mission statement

• Organise first event

UP & RUNNING

• Service Team Meetings

• Parish-wide programmes

• Inclusive, family-friendly

UP & RUNNING

• Sustain interest

• Activities: Faith (70:30)

• Objective and Themes

• Talks, Movies, Family Camp

TEA BREAK 1030 – 11AMGROUP DISCUSSION BY DISTRICT 11AM-12PM

• What do I have to do to start FLG in my parish?

• What else can I include to extend the reach of my FLG?

TEA BREAK AND DISCUSSION AT THE CANTEEN