Worldwide Marriage Encounter
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PARISH CONTACT COUPLE

The Parish Contact Couple is the vital connection between their circle, the Recruiting Coordinator and the individual parishes.  They make sure their parish is informed about Marriage Encounter activities and scheduled weekends.  They ensure that bulletin announcements appear in their parish bulletins and provide a supply of Marriage Encounter brochures for the parishioners.  They assist the Recruiting Coordinator in setting up pulpit talks at their parish.

Specific responsibilities of the Parish Contact Couple are:

    Make appointment to visit and notify the parish that you are the new/current parish contact for Marriage Encounter

    Provide Pastor with Info package on WWME and Inviting Video

    Identify how WWME is already or has helped his parish.

    Ask Pastor what we (WWME) can do to help his parish.   

    Develop and/or maintain data on the parish, such as:

• Mailing address and phone number(s)

• Contact names, i.e. Pastor, Associate Pastor, Deacon, etc.

• Mass schedules

• Names of Encountered parishioners

• Date of last pulpit talk at your parish.

• Have Pastor, Associate Pastor and Deacons been Encountered?

    Report parish data updates to Database Couple

    Work closely with the Recruiting Coordinators in developing bulletin announcements, schedules and blitzes

    Ensure bulletin announcements/inserts are put in the bulletins prior to the scheduled M.E. weekends

    Assist with scheduling Pulpit Talks

    Ensure that M.E. literature (posters, tear-slips, brochures) is always available in the church vestibule and/or meeting area(s)

    Be active members of local Circle.

    Identify Replacement Couple & Review with Circle Contact before end of term.

    Mentor/train your replacement.

TERM LIMIT:          MIN 2 YRS - MAX - 3 YRS                      B/B: Y       M/T:          Y