This resource is a template for a day-long retreat in which parish leadership (staff, members of the parish council, etc.) communally assess a parish or a school’s celebration of the Mass.
From this assessment, parish leadership will create a plan of action for improving the reverence of Eucharistic worship in their community.
This resource is an accompaniment to Timothy O’Malley’s book Becoming Eucharistic People: The Hope and Promise of Parish Life (Ave Maria Press, 2022).
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