A
AClaire11
Guest
Ideally both, but at the moment I just really need to meet people. I knew one person at this parish, but she moved away. It looks like it would just be taking care of the linens and not meeting anyone.
- Status
A
AClaire11
Guest
I like the way your parish runs things!I’ll say, that sounds wonderful.
We only have flowers at Easter and Christmas. Church picks up the tab. for gifts and holiday flowers
No fundraisers allowed except for Knight of Columbus. Our pastor has a strict “we’ll live within our means” policy… the only unlimited budget is for Formation of the children and adults. We even tithe out of our collection, 20% to charities that the parishioners vote upon quarterly. No second collections. Ever. If we have to give to the Seminarians fund…we take 20% off the top.
Interesting eh?
Amazingly, we are a small parish, but we always pay our bill on time and we have plenty of social functions.
This is the first parish that I’ve worked at that is like this.
I like the prayer groups. We need more of that everywhere.
**Perhaps the OP can start a little prayer group fro mothers with toddlers? ** :bounce:
And yes, that’s definitely something to look into!
P
pianistclare
Guest
If they have a spot you can use, it will be easier than attempting to meet in people’s homes. The Pastor will likely give his blessing if you promise to pick up after yourselves, which is easy.
It’s a good way to share those children’s books about saints and the Mass, as well as meet like minded women. Just keep it light…don’t let any rads take over…It’s more important to have a network of nice women the same age than to argue about what brand of diapers or cloth diapers is best. I’m just saying this because sometimes discussion gets heated when people feel passionately about things.
Like diapers.
HAHAHAHAHA
A
AClaire11
Guest
There is a big parish center building that we’d be able to use. I’ll see what the other offerings involve first to make sure a new ministry is needed. And yeah, no mommy wars hahaIf they have a spot you can use, it will be easier than attempting to meet in people’s homes. The Pastor will likely give his blessing if you promise to pick up after yourselves, which is easy.
It’s a good way to share those children’s books about saints and the Mass, as well as meet like minded women. Just keep it light…don’t let any rads take over…It’s more important to have a network of nice women the same age than to argue about what brand of diapers or cloth diapers is best. I’m just saying this because sometimes discussion gets heated when people feel passionately about things.
Like diapers.
HAHAHAHAHA
I
Irishmom2
Guest
If your husband is not attending mass, he should watch the baby and let you attend alone while your daughter is so young. If he is home in the evenings when meetings generally meet at church (choir practice perhaps?) then he should be willing to watch her then as well.
Another way for you to get to know people is to start a new ministry of welcoming new parishioners. Think of what you would have liked to have happened, and be in charge of that, with your pastors blessing of course. It can be as simple as a phone call, meeting after mass, or baking them a cake and taking it to their house. Introduce yourself, hear their “story” and let them know about all the groups you had to email the parish about. Take/give them a booklet of information if your parish has one. If not, maybe you could do that.
Offer to help after mass with the hospitality hour. Again, if your husband is not attending mass that day, you should be able to leave your child home with him.
Another way for you to get to know people is to start a new ministry of welcoming new parishioners. Think of what you would have liked to have happened, and be in charge of that, with your pastors blessing of course. It can be as simple as a phone call, meeting after mass, or baking them a cake and taking it to their house. Introduce yourself, hear their “story” and let them know about all the groups you had to email the parish about. Take/give them a booklet of information if your parish has one. If not, maybe you could do that.
Offer to help after mass with the hospitality hour. Again, if your husband is not attending mass that day, you should be able to leave your child home with him.
A
AClaire11
Guest
I really like the idea of starting a new parishioners welcoming ministry! I probably wouldn’t be able to do the cake thing unless they lived within walking distance, but the other stuff all sounds great. I’ll ask about that for sure.
The baby eats veryyy frequently and I don’t pump, but I could try to feed her right before Mass. In the evenings, she cluster feeds and wakes up to eat sometimes every hour, usually every two hours. Last night she went to bed early, then woke up and fed from 6:30-8:30 while asleep and then woke up every hour after that. I’m not sure if I have a small storage capacity or what. And my husband has never been able to get her to go to sleep, since I usually alternate nursing and rocking her until she drifts off. When he’s tried before, he’s given up and just put her in the crib. This is probably material for another thread on baby sleep issues lol
P
pensmama87
Guest
My first was like that, my second and third have not been. Babies are just weird.
It will change a lot as your baby gets closer to and hits a year. But yes, dad should be learning to step up too.
A
AClaire11
Guest
Yeah I hope so, I’ve been reading La Leche threads and people are saying their 18 month old still does that. I can’t do this for ten more months. She used to sleep for 3-5 hours at a time as a newborn, so I don’t know what happened.My first was like that, my second and third have not been. Babies are just weird.
It will change a lot as your baby gets closer to and hits a year. But yes, dad should be learning to step up too.
P
pianistclare
Guest
Mama got up when she cried, that’s what happened, LOL
They learn to self soothe…she might just be really hungry, as well. Healthy baby!
- Status