Parish Ministry Fair
Presented by Pat Swoope and Charlie
Grobusky of St. Anne Parish
Rock Hill, SC
Ministry Fair –Overview
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Introduction
Ministry Fair and Parish Strategic Plan
Purpose of Ministry Fair
Mechanics of Ministry Fair
Follow-up
Introduction
• Welcome to how to run a successful Ministry
Fair
• What are your expectations?
• Where are you in planning a Ministry Fair?
• What is the role of a Ministry Fair in your
Parish?
Parish Strategic Plan
• St. Anne’s Stewardship Strategic Plan
• Measure our success as a Stewardship
Committee
• Develop a Ministry Fair Plan as part of overall
Stewardship Strategy
Purpose of a Ministry Fair
• To encourage broader volunteer support
• Raise the level of generosity of parishioners
• To foster a parish environment of community and
challenging parishioners to discern talents they
can share with God
• Help ministries recruit new members and to
highlight their mission
• Develop a greater sense of how they can improve
their ministry
Mechanics of a
Ministry Fair
• Forming a Ministry Fair Committee
• Select a Chairperson and determine
what sub committees are needed
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Set Date, time and location
Set a theme-make it a fun event
Set a timeline to prep and promote event
Get Pastoral Support and Input
Be clear what is expected from each
ministry that participates
Sub Committees
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Food/Refreshments
Entertainment
Decorations/Theme
Games/Activities
Set-up/Clean-up
Ministry Involvement/Materials needed
Stewardship Testimonies
Communications
Follow-up
• Time, Talent and Treasure Appeal
• Pledge weekend collection of Time, Talent and
Treasure Surveys
• Follow-up with those who signed up to
volunteer with a Thank You letter
• Evaluate results
• Make a list of what worked and what didn’t
work for future use.
Review/Questions
• Review expectations mentioned at the
beginning of the session
• Brainstorm Participant ideas/comments
• Handouts/Sample Communications
• Questions