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Offer a generative invitation to US Catholics into their own ecological conversion, to become a Pilgrim of Hope

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Allow local pilgrimage leaders to ask and answer their own questions, share examples of adapting toolkit to their own context.

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-Emily

-Brenna

-Christina LSM

-Kat

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-Michael LSM

-Joe Jordan

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Diana

Kelli

Sr. Bridget

Lisa

Rachel R?

Michelle Dunne?

Dan?

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Rebecca

MA Comfort

Russ

Anna

Paz

Dan

Alexandra

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-[target number] of pilgrimages, at least half of which are in non-obviously progressive places

At each location:

-teams of 2-3 leaders creating safe affiliation for pilgrims. True servant leadership

-inviting widely local Catholic groups

-pilgrims invited into deeper ecological conversion and autonomy

-enduring relationships between pilgrims

-diversity of pilgrims

-a thrilling experience for all pilgrims

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Guide pilgrims to ecological conversion and into their own autonomy to act.

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Guide pilgrims to ecological conversion and into their own autonomy to act.

-reinforce the purpose of the pilgrimages - to call US Catholics to ecological conversion

-invite pilgrims every day to deepen their own ecological conversion

-give pilgrims gifts in their inbox during the gap of time from when they sign up via the website until the pilgrimage

-give pilgrims a sense of the whole of the US Catholic church's eco conversion.

-update on growing pilgrimages... give sense of building momentum

-Visibility to orgs doing this work

-Establish central narrative of why pilgrimage / why now

-allow pilgrims to support the effort financially - donate here at the bottom of each email

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Every pilgrimage location will look different, based on their local context and leadership... this is a timeline of how one location might plan a pilgrimage.

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[1 Feb...Within one month of being onboarded] Getting Started Guide

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[1 Feb...Within one month of being onboarded] Getting Started Guide

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Getting Started Checklist:

-Set up a listserv for your local pilgrimage

-Set a date

-Set up a cadence for leadership team meetings

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-Where / who are the first wave of invitations?

-What is the checklist someone follows when offering an invitation?

-How should this group be organized and function?

-How will you take inbound interest by personal leads and inbound from website?

-Will one person from this group be "in charge" / the official contact of a pilgrimage location?

-What does success look like for this group?

-What is the checklist that triggers when a site is onboarded? (Like, who puts them on Discourse? How are they connected to the support team?)

-How will you invite new pilgrimages to avoid regional conflicts?

-What does an ideal leadership team in a location look like?

-What does a compelling invitation look like?

-How will inbound inquiries be handled?

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December retreat decisions / deliverables

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December retreat decisions / deliverables

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Working group decider is...

We meet at a cadence of...

We make decisions by...

The cut off date for new pilgrimage sites is [1 June 2025]

The date that local pilgrimages are to aim for is Saturday, 4 October (Feast of St. Francis of Assisi) / The date range for official pilgrimages is (the Season of Creation, 1 Sept - 4 October)

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-When should the remote portion begin and end? 8 June (Pentecost) until 4 October (Feast of St. Francis, Pilgrimage date)

-Given the purpose of the pilgrimages, what weekly thematic cadence will serve this purpose? (Like, Mondays = eco-conversion stories, Tuesdays = good news of transformation within the church, Wednesdays = CST and ecology, Thursdays = saints and ecology, Friday = invitation to contemplative practice, Saturdays = invitation to action, Sunday = recap of week)

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December retreat decisions / deliverables

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December retreat decisions / deliverables

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-Working group decider is...

-We collaborate on the platform...

-We make decisions by...

-The beginning date of the remote portion is 8 June 2025 (Pentecost).

-The ending date of the remote portion is 4 October.

-The form on the website where people can sign up for this is powered by... which connects to the mailer software we chose which is...

-The process we will follow to create the content / invite people to create content / establish coherent guidelines for content is...

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The process by which workshop participants will be onboarded is...

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Informational session about pilgrimages

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Onboarding call for new pilgrimages?

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Informational session about pilgrimages

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Onboarding call for new pilgrimages?

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Informational session about pilgrimages

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Onboarding call for new pilgrimages?

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Informational session about pilgrimages

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Onboarding call for new pilgrimages?

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Last call for on-boarding new pilgrimages

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On-line celebration

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December retreat decisions / deliverables

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December retreat decisions / deliverables

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-The on-going coaches for local pilgrimages with comms questions will be...

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One email per day:

(simple)

One story every day of a US Catholic's ecological conversion

-or-

(more complex, didactic)

Mondays = eco-conversion stories, Tuesdays = good news of transformation within the church,

Wednesdays = CST and ecology,

Thursdays = saints and ecology,

Friday = Scripture / invitation to contemplative practice,

Saturdays = invitation to action,

Sunday = recap of week

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-What items must be on a comms checklist for a local pilgrimage?

-Given the purpose of the pilgrimages, what will on-going comms support for pilgrimages look like?

-What are goals for larger media events / publications?

-What is the strategy for if we get inbound media requests?

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Work the plan

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-How can we set up Discourse so that leaders can answer their own questions and we do not have to do that much work?

-What will these leaders actually need support on?

-What other regional leaders can be part of the pilgrimage support on Discourse?

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-Website is live. (What's it for? Offer a generative invitation to all US Catholics to remote and in-person pilgrimages, establishes a sense of togetherness even though we are apart)

-CRM / Mailer software form is connected to website, tested, functional.

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Outreach to parishes, schools, etc in the area.

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Discourse is live

-Community guidelines are set up

-"Getting Started Guide" is ready for the first leaders to find what they need... laying out all the things leaders should do to begin...

-The point is for it to run itself... and coaches from various working groups step in as they need...

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December retreat decisions / deliverables

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December retreat decisions / deliverables

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Working group decider is...

The builder of the Discourse site is...

The on-call coaches are...

The resources that we must build before 15 January are...

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-List of potential contributors is compiled

-Invitations to contribute are sent out with deadlines

-Workflow for receiving submissions is in place

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Mailer platform is set up and tested

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First 7 weeks of content are in place

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All content is in place and scheduled. Pens down.

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The on-call person for if something goes wrong on the mailer software is...

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On-line celebration

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-IRL pilgrimages

-Online event like Phoebe day to celebrate Season of Creation / IRL Pilgrimages