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WORLD PRIEST DAY (WPD)
is a celebration of Worldwide Marriage Encounter movement‘s love for our priests and our faithfulness to the Worldwide Marriage Encounter Mission Statement.We want to support the men who live their Sacrament of Holy Orders each day. This celebration and the following ideas helps us as a couple, a family, a local Marriage Encounter Community and our Church with ideas on how to affirm our priests.Priests have been and are a significant part of our lives. They have ministered to us, preached to us, counseled us, helped to present our weekend, and they continue to journey with us. Let us share our lives, our appreciation and love through suggestions on these pages. There is something here for everyone. Get your children involved. Encourage the young men in your family, in our marriage encounter families, and our church to listen for God’s call to be open to become great priests.Remember you don’t have to wait until World Priest Day to do something and you can continue even after that day.
Suggestions for Couples and Families to Celebrate
World Priest DaySend a card to your parish priest or bishop telling them what their sacrament and/or friendship means to you. A special World Priest Day Note Card is found on page 14 and 15 of this document and can be downloaded for your use.- Introduce yourself and family to your priest or bishop you have not met.
- Invite a priest or bishop you know, or do not know, to breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
- If you invite them to dinner, you may make it a candle-lighted dinner with china, linens, and maybe soft music. Be creative! Kids could be included in this too! Let the kids help set the table and prepare for his arrival. Or make it a down home barbecue or something unique and special to your family
- Send them flowers or a balloon bouquet.
- Invite them on a family picnic and pick them up if possible.
- If you know a priest or bishop out of town, give them a call; send a note, flowers, balloon bouquet.
- Bake them cookies, etc. (Kids love to get involved).
- Have the kids color a picture for them or write them a letter.
- Invite them to your home.
- Go on an outing together, such as a dinner and a play, concert, bowling, movie, hunting, fishing, golf, tennis, etc.
- Cook together in the kitchen.
- Pray the Prayer Intentions during WPD Day.
- Be creative and have fun with this special event. Let us know what you dreamed up to honor priests so that we can pass on the ideas.
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