DIVINE MERCY – Pulpit Pitch – 2-3 minutes Before the final blessing, the celebrant invites the person who is going to speak about DIVINE MERCY to come up to the ambo, OR Father makes the announcement himself. Thank you Father _______________! Good Morning/Evening! By a show of hands, • How many of you have heard about the miraculous appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal and the unexplainable miracle of the sun witnessed by nearly 100,000 people? • How many of you know that Pope St. John Paul II credited our Lady of Fatima with sparing his life in the failed 1981 assassination attempt and that the bullet fired from the assassin’s gun is now enshrined in the crown of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima? We have an opportunity to grow as a parish family in our understanding of this very important history and what it means for our lives today, especially regarding the devotion to Divine Mercy. I want to invite you to participate in a video based study on formed.org. With beautiful film-making, fascinating history, and powerful teaching on God’s love and mercy, DIVINE MERCY IN THE SECOND GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD will move your heart and give you plenty to discuss as a family or as a group of friends over the next 10 weeks. [Reverse Collection option] So, as I finish speaking the ushers will pass the collection basket again. However, instead of putting in your tithe, please take out of the basket a card that gives the instructions on how to register for your FREE access to formed.org and DIVINE MERCY. ® formed.org
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DIVINE MERCY – Pulpit Pitch – 2-3 minutes Before the final blessing, the celebrant invites the person who is going to speak about DIVINE MERCY to come up to the ambo, OR Father makes the announcement himself.Thank you Father _______________!
Good Morning/Evening!
By a show of hands, • How many of you have heard about the miraculous appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal and the unexplainable miracle of the sun witnessed by nearly 100,000 people? • How many of you know that Pope St. John Paul II credited our Lady of Fatima with sparing his life in the failed 1981 assassination attempt and that the bullet fired from the assassin’s gun is now enshrined in the crown of the statue of Our Lady of Fatima?
We have an opportunity to grow as a parish family in our understanding of this very important history and what it means for our lives today, especially regarding the devotion to Divine Mercy. I want to invite you to participate in a video based study on formed.org. With beautiful film-making, fascinating history, and powerful teaching on God’s love and mercy, DIVINE MERCY IN THE SECOND GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD will move your heart and give you plenty to discuss as a family or as a group of friends over the next 10 weeks.
[Reverse Collection option]So, as I finish speaking the ushers will pass the collection basket again. However, instead of putting in your tithe, please take out of the basket a card that gives the instructions on how to register for your FREE access to formed.org and DIVINE MERCY.
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OR[Bulletin insert option]In the parish bulletin is a card with step-by-step instructions on how to register for FREE access to formed.org and DIVINE MERCY—please take one as you leave. I’ll close with a message from Fr. Michael Gaitley, the host of DIVINE MERCY. “Friends, right now is a time of great grace and mercy for the whole Church and the entire world. I invite you, with enthusiasm and a sense of urgency, to participate in this study and discover how the second greatest story in the history of humanity can become your story!”
Thank you for your time! I will be in the gathering space at the end of Mass to answer any questions and help you sign up.
FOLLOW UP
The next week, Father makes an announcement at the end of each Mass and asks, “Last week you got this card with our FORMED login (hold the card up), did you register yet and watch the first episode of DIVINE MERCY? If you didn’t, please do this week and join our parish in this powerful program.
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