Lay Pastor Society - Telephone Scripts - OLPH



			The following are samples of possible telephone scripts for Lay Pastors in your parish. Please remember that these are only samples and each Lay Pastor should incorporate their own message of love and thoughtfulness. In addition, specific parish information and dates below are for example purposes only, substitute specifics from your own parish. "September 2000" Hello, I’m _______________, a Parish Friend with the Lay Pastor Society at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. How are you? Faster than we think, a new school year and fall are upon us! This month Monsignor Dolan would like to let you reflect on the message of Monsignor Kirk of the Diocesan Missions Office regarding the sharing of our gifts of time, talent, and treasure here in the parish, as well as the whole world, and how rewarding that is to the person doing the giving. As always, my goal is to let you know that your church is here for you and your needs. I’m always here for you in the name of our parish. You can always reach me by calling the parish number and leaving your name. I will get back to you as soon as I can. Also, we Parish Friends are the listening posts for the parish! If you have any ideas or thoughts that may benefit our parish or church, I will be happy to pass them on to the proper person or group. I hope that we may be able to meet in person sometime in the future. Talk to you next month! (THIS IS AN EXAMPLE ONLY, PLEASE USE YOUR OWN WORDS AND PERSONALITY) HOW MANY TIMES HAS ANYONE CALLED YOU ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO SEE HOW YOU ARE AND IF YOU COULD USE ANYTHING? PLEASE KNOW HOW NECESSARY YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN JESUS’ NAME! _______________________________________________________ ANSWERING MACHINE SCRIPT "September 2000" Hello, I’m _________________, a friend with the Lay Pastor Society here at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. I’m sorry I am not able to talk to you in person this month! Faster than we think, a new school year and fall are upon us! This month Monsignor Dolan would like to let you reflect on the message of Monsignor Kirk of the Diocesan Mission Office regarding the sharing of our gifts of time, talent, and treasure here in the parish, as well as the whole world, and how rewarding that is to the person doing the giving. As is always my goal, I want you to know that your church is here for you and your needs. I’m always here for you in the name of your parish. We have many resources right here in our parish. You can always reach me by calling the parish number and requesting that your “Parish Friend” give you a call. I will get back to you as soon as I can. We are always looking for ways to improve the way we operate here in the parish. If you have ideas or suggestion, I’m happy to listen and pass information on to the proper person or group. I hope to talk to you in person next month!! (THIS IS AN EXAMPLE ONLY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE YOUR OWN WORDS AND PERSONALITY). GOD SEES ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU PERFORM IN HIS NAME! _______________________________________________________ "October 2000" Hello, I’m _______________, a Parish Friend with the Lay Pastor Society at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. How are you? Fall and cooler weather – thanks to God! This month Monsignor Dolan would like to remind you that Stewardship begins in the home. To ourselves and then to our children and others in our immediate family. Of course, reaching out to our parish and community are logical extensions of that stewardship. As always, my goal is to let you know that your church is here for you and your needs. I’m always here for you in the name of our parish. You can always reach me by calling the parish number and leaving your name. I will get back to you as soon as I can. Also, we Parish Friends are the listening posts for the parish! If you have any ideas or thoughts that may benefit our parish or church, I will be happy to pass them on to the proper person or group. I hope that we may be able to meet in person sometime in the future. Talk to you next month! (THIS IS AN EXAMPLE ONLY, PLEASE USE YOUR OWN WORDS AND PERSONALITY) HOW MANY TIMES HAS ANYONE CALLED YOU ON A MONTHLY BASIS TO SEE HOW YOU ARE AND IF YOU COULD USE ANYTHING? PLEASE KNOW HOW NECESSARY YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU ARE DOING IN JESUS’ NAME! _______________________________________________________ ANSWERING MACHINE SCRIPT "*October* 2000" Hello, I’m _________________, a friend with the Lay Pastor Society here at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. I’m sorry I am not able to talk to you in person this month! Cooler weather and fall – Thanks to God This month Monsignor Dolan would like to remind you that Stewardship begins in the home. To ourselves and then to our children and others in our immediate family. Of course, reaching out to our parish and community are logical extensions of that stewardship. As is always my goal, I want you to know that your church is here for you and your needs. I’m always here for you in the name of your parish. We have many resources right here in our parish. You can always reach me by calling the parish number and requesting that your “Parish Friend” give you a call. I will get back to you as soon as I can. We are always looking for ways to improve the way we operate here in the parish. If you have ideas or suggestion, I’m happy to listen and pass information on to the proper person or group. I hope to talk to you in person next month!! (THIS IS AN EXAMPLE ONLY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE YOUR OWN WORDS AND PERSONALITY). GOD SEES ALL THE GOOD WORK YOU PERFORM IN HIS NAME!