Bringing the Gospel to Life

Parish Social Ministry (PSM) Checklist

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Give yourself ONE point for a positive answer.
Total your score. See scale at bottom.

___ PSM is budgeted and staffed or volunteered.

___ Catholic Social Teaching is taught and lived.

___ Local, National and Global issues are offered in prayer and worship.

___ Parish bulletins and communications include social mission updates and educational,material.

___ Parishoners are invited to share their issues and concerns.

___ The parish is connected to the people and resources in the Catholic Social Mission office of the diocese, the U.S. Catholic Conference, etc.

___ PSM has designated someone to receive and coordinate Catholic Social Mission materials.

___ A collection of social ministry resources is available in the parish.

___ Local, National and Global collection weekends are promoted (e.g. Campaign for Human Development, Catholic Relief Services, etc.).

___ Operation Rice Bowl and Work for Human Hands crafts are promoted.

___ Parishioners with a natural calling to social ministry gather to pray, plan and act.

___ The parish is connected to an opposite economically endowed or low income parish.

___ Parish Spiritual Direction includes personal and social dimensions of human person/spirit.

___ Social Ministry is affirmed, supported, mainstreamed and recognized.

_____  TOTAL

0 - 3  — Help is needed (call CSM at 792-3410!)
4 - 6  — Keep going
7 - 11 – Good!
12 - 14 — WOW!