Pizza & Side Hugs

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A Catholic youth ministry podcast from the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana... more

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August 09, 2018Episode 15 - Fundraising in Ministry
EPISODE 15 SHOW NOTES
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00:25- Julia has a new job...and almost a new name!
03:35 - Car Wash Fundraiser Fail...
05:15- Youth Ministry's Role in Fundraising
07:09- Stewardship & the Current Culture of Giving
10:29- Establish & Share Your Youth Ministry Mission
15:15- Tips for an Effective Fundraiser (ex: Car Wash)
21:30- Creative Fundraising Ideas
25:30- Starting an Endowment
27:21- More Creative Fundraising Ideas
31:38- Jake Found A Treasure Map Under the Table
32:22- Include Your Family
34:09- Strategic Fundraising
37:35- Fundraising Follow Up
41:24 - Low Income Parish Fundraising
Shareables (resources)
Here is Julia's task list for the three fundraisers they ran for the National Catholic Youth Conference. Use it as a jump off point to create one of your own!
If you want to have people sign up to help with fundraising, use a form like thisletter you can send for alumni appeal.
If you're looking for a way to set up a fundraising platform for your whole group or for a specific project, check out CherryFish as an option for your parish.
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52min
July 27, 2018 Episode 14 - Mission Trip Follow-Up
Show Notes: https://dol-in.org/news/episode-14-mission-trip-follow-up
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02:21 - Mission Trip Stories
05:40 - Auxier, KY History
08:03 - Preparing to Return Home...Before You Leave
10:36 - Keeping Parents in the Loop While You're Gone
13:10 - Patron Saint of Your Trip
15:14 - Preparing to Return Home...During the Trip
18:15 - Develop a One Minute Witness
21:43 - What’s the Service Action Plan?
22:21 - Making an Effective “Letter to Self”
25:52 - Hold a Mission Night
30:02 - Foster Community Going Forward
35:10 - Invite the Parish in
37:06 - End in Prayer with Alumni
39:20 - Give Thanks to Those that Helped
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43min
June 22, 2018 Episode 13 - GAMES!
Show Notes: https://dol-in.org/news/episode-13-games
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01:41 - Failed Games
12:21- Why we Play Games
21:29 - Things to be Aware of During Games
27:27 - Strategically Varying the Type of Games
35:39 - What if Youth Don't Want to Play
38:40 - Tactics to make your games work
45:38 - Are Prizes Needed?
50:25 - Our Favorite Games
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1h 2min
June 13, 2018 Episode 12 - Talking About Current Events
Show Notes: dol-in.org/news/episode-12-talking-about-current-events
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0:00 - Jake on the Noblesville School Shooting
2:20 - Current or Tragic Events in Ministry
4:00 - Events that Affected us as Teens
8:57 - Defining & Recognizing Current Events
14:28 - Current Events Can Get Messy
17:48 - Include Parents (resources!)
21:16 - Reach Out to Schools
24:11 - Don't Always Be “Reactionary”
26:07 - Equip Volunteers For Conversation
28:39 - Tie into Larger Picture of Catholic Trials (Pray the Psalms)
36:49 - Five Levels of Engaging Current Events
43:52 - “10 Reasons Why” as a Ministry Event
56:20 - Holding a Ministry Night Does NOT solve it all!
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1h 2min
April 26, 2018 Episode 11 - How to Say Thank You
Show Notes: http://www.dol-in.org/news/episode-11-how-to-say-thank-you
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1:40 End of the Year Stories
7:44 Why should we say thank you? (It’s just polite)
9:47 Affirm People for Cooperating with God
13:38 Whom should we be thanking in our ministry?
15:05 Be SPECIFIC and personal in your thanks
20:49 When should you say thank you
23:00 Volunteer Survival Kit
25:28 Up Front Thanks
30:16 Ideas for saying thank you
37:43 Long Time Celebrations!
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47min
April 12, 2018 Episode 10 - Checking In on College Students
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1:33 - Who is in Generation Z?
3:00 - Jake's College Legacy: Body Painting....
5:14 - Julia lived in a closet Freshman year
7:25 - Is it Youth Ministry's Responsibility to Check in with College Students?
10:25 - Continuing Discipleship through College Transitions/Decisions
13:54 - Equipping Teens Before They Go
16:12 - "So College" Event with Decision-Making Prompts, Contact Cards & Do-Good Books
19:42 - Getting Them to "Opt In" Before they Leave
23:25 - Specific Communication Tactics
25:49 - Holy Hour Intercession!
27:40 - Invite/Include the Parish
27:58 - Get up & Go Visit!
30:30 - Take Advantage While They're on Break
35:14 - Not Everyone Goes to College
37:38 - Challenge them to Grow
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45min
March 19, 2018 Episode 9 - How to Get People to Show Up
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2:10 When No One Shows Up Stories
8:00 Getting People to Show Up to New/Different Events
10:30 Advertise Ministry Differently (Snapchat!)
14:17 Mentality of Hospitality
18:29 Advanced Notice is KEY
19:47 Syncing Ministry Calendars Straight to Phones
22:54 Who Needs to Have the Info?
24:45 Examine Your Processes
25:39 Save the Dates are Your Friend
27:25 Create "The Purple Cow"
34:34 The Ministry Stretch (Creep)
37:52 It's about the Relationship
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49min
January 25, 2018 Episode 8 - How to Give an Effective Witness Talk
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2:26 Failed Witness Talks Stories
5:33 Difference between Witness Talk & "Teaching" talk
10:31 Step 1 - Pray
14:38 Most Commonly Missed Parts of a Talk
16:32 Step 2 - Understand Your Role, Know Environment
18:43 Step 3 - Prep Time!
22:42 Why Practicing is Worth it
26:59 Step 4 - Ask Questions
28:09 Step 5 - Organization & Outline
33:06 Step 6 - Sharing Your Story
36:26 Make sure your story is resolved
38:23 How to Help Prepare Someone Else to Give a Witness Talk
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47min
December 29, 2017Episode 7 - So You Want To Be a YM Volunteer
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0:41 We have another guest: Nick Vergatos
1:20 Finding Great Volunteers
6:41 Know What You Want From Volunteers
7:45 Why it's good to avoid the term "volunteer"
9:05 Alternative words to use for those that help in ministry
11:20 "Dating" vs. "Marrying" Your Volunteers
14:43 Creating Volunteer Job Descriptions
15:44 Equipping New Volunteers
17:47 Continual Training and Orientation is Vital
18:42 DTR (Define the Relationship) With Volunteers
21:40 Volunteers Understanding Wins
23:15 Interview with Nick Vergatos
29:42 What Keeps Nick Coming Back
Why he wanted to get involved
Process of getting involved
Why he keeps coming back
How to decide what roles to take on
When he's been celebrated as a volunteer
36:24 Playing to Strengths of Volunteers
Volunteer Shout Outs
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47min
December 14, 2017 Episode 6 - The Eucharist
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0:33 We Have Our FIRST GUEST: Reid Leazier
1:35 A little bit about Reid "Lightning" Leazier
6:28 Pro-Eucharist Biblical Reference to The Eucharist as the Source & Summit of Our Faith
8:33 Reference to National Directory of Catechesis
9:25 "Youth Mass" - should you have one?
12:00 Connection with Our Lord Must Begin in The Eucharistic Celebration
13:14 Sacrosanctum Consilium & Lumen Gentium references
16:45 Body & Blood of Christ is not a symbol
18:44 Celebrate Eucharist in Community
23:06 Liturgy of the Hours & Liturgy of the Word
25:10 How to Connect Students to the Eucharist
26:48 Get the Parents involved
28:16 How to Fully Participate in and Focus on the Liturgy
34:36 Eucharist Brings about Grace
37:01 When/Why to Abstain from Receiving the Eucharist
40:12 Explaining Adoration to Teens
45:20 Building the Interior with Quiet Time
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50min

FAQs about Pizza & Side Hugs:

How many episodes does Pizza & Side Hugs have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.