Parish Support Activites
   
 
  • Pray for the Holy Father in a very special way, that he may have the health and strength to guide our church for many years to come.

  • Attend the Holy Mass and pray for priests worldwide.

  • Spend a holy hour in Eucharistic Adoration for our priests.

  • Volunteer to assist and serve your priests and community as a Eucharistic minister or church reader.

  • We are also encouraging people around the world to stop whatever they are doing at 3pm local time which is the hour of Divine Mercy and spend a quiet moment praying in thanksgiving for our priests and contemplating the gift of Priesthood.

  • Pray the rosary for priests, in particularly the luminous and meditate on the Institution of the Eucharist the fifth mystery.

  • Pray in a special way for priests on the missions.

  • Pray to the Saints most associated with the priesthood for the protection of our priest's.

  • Always thank a Priest for a homily he shared that greatly inspired you.

  • Always affirm a priest with a particular gift of the Holy Spirit that he as priest shares with the community.

  • Offer up the crosses of this your day for the priesthood.

  • Invite your local priest or a priest friend to your home for a family meal.

  • Mail a thank you e-card to a priest.

  • Extend a handshake of friendship to a priest and thank him for being priest.

  • Visit religious communities of priests with a gift to express your gratitude for their presence in your parish.

  • Place a notice of the world day of prayer for priests in your parish newsletter.

  • Ring the Church bells around the world at 12pm local time in celebration.

  • Volunteer to assist and serve your priests and community as a Eucharistic minister or church reader etc.

  • Have a community gathering in the local parish hall to celebrate world day of prayer for priests.

  • Schools invite your priest to come and be presented with a thank you card made and signed by the children.

  • Organise interviews on your local radio station for your priests who have a special story of ministry to share with the local community.

  • Priests share your call to priesthood with groups of young men by inviting them for lunch or coffee to your home.

  • Have a community gathering in the local parish hall to celebrate world day of prayer for priests.

  • Invite a priest for a game of golf.

  • Present your priest with the gift of a holiday/pilgrimage voucher.

  • Offer to cut the grass or ask your priest is there anything he needs a helping hand with.

  • Link www.worldpriestday.com to your parish website.