Social organization in parishes
Publisher: Benzinger Brothers
Published: 1921
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Preface 5; title: CHAPTER I — Organizing the Parish 13; title: The Differing Conditions 13; title: The Choice of Good Works 14; title: The Key Man 14; title: The Constant Effort 15; title: In One's Own Hands 16; title: Applying for Affiliation 16; title: The Order of Procedure 17; title: Preliminary Studies 18; title: Beginning the Organisation 18; title: Preparation 20; title: Several Ways of Organizing 21; title: A Retreat or Mission 22; title: The Lasting Fruit 23; title: Plans for Membership Campaign 25; title: As Candidates Only 27; title: The Organization Conferences 28; title: A Topical Discourse 30; title: The Advantages of Membership 31; title: The Leaflet "Be a Sodalist" 32; title: The Organization Meeting 35; title: Explaining the Sections 37; title: Enrolling the Volunteers 38; title: A Hasty Method of Organizing 39; title: Alternative Plans 40; title: Selecting the Officers 42; title: A Commendable Way of Electing 43; title: The Officers and Their Duties 45; title: The Information Meeting 47; title: Section Meetings 47; title: The Return Meeting 50; title: A Subsequent Canvass 50; title: Where the Pastor Himself Organizes 52; title: Another Way of Beginning 53; title: A Concrete Instance 54; title: Another Instance 57; title: Modifying the Procedure 60; title: Reviving the Sodality Spirit 62; title: The Problem of the Men 63; title: The Fervent Nucleus 64; title: The Powers of the Director 64; title: The Second Meeting 65; title: The Consultation with the Officers 67; title: Beginning the Work 68; title: Further Membership Campaigns 69; title: The Membership Campaign by Mail 71; title: Membership Contests 71; title: A Time of Probation 74; title: Additional Sections 75; title: The Patrons of the Sections 75; title: Training the New Members 76; title: Reading the Manual 77; title: Making Them Welcome 77; title: Social as Well as Spiritual 78; title: The Old Members 79; title: Benevolent Societies 80; title: Officers' Meetings 81; title: The Regular Meeting 82; title: Seating the Bands 83; title: Reports of Sections 84; title: Varying the Meeting 85; title: Other Means of Variety 86; title: One's Own Method 87; title: The Frequency of Meetings 88; title: Advantages of Weekly Meetings 89; title: The Meetings of the Sections 90; title: The Program of Business 91; title: The Convenient Time 99; title: Sub-Committees and Circles 93; title: Some Details and Precautions 94; title: Prayer, Study, and Work 95; title: Acquiring Information 96; title: Pruning the Dead Wood 96; title: Outside Cooperation 97; title: Outside Membership 98; title: Outside Attendance at Meetings 99; title: Indefinitely Adaptable 100; title: The Effort Needed 101; title: The Essential of the Sodality 109; title: The Rules 103; title: Additional Rules 104; title: Applying for Erection and Affiliation 104; title: Filling Out the Petition 106; title: Sending in the Petition 107; title: The Effects of Erection 108; title: The Effects of Aggregation 109; title: Some Further Details 110; title: The Expenses, Etc., of Aggregation 112; title: The Duration of Erection and Aggregation 112; title: Aggregation of Societies Already Existing 113; title: Reorganization of an Existing Society 114; title: When a Change Is Advisable 114; title: A Case in Point 115; title: Helping Other Organizations 116; title: CHAPTER II — Sodalities for Special Classes of Persons 118; title: The Need and Opportunity 118; title: Sodalities for Priests 119; title: Sodalities for Physicians 121; title: Sodalities for Medical Students 123; title: Sodalities for Lawyers 124; title: Sodalities for Law Students 125; title: Sodalities for Teachers 126; title: Sodalities for Nurses 127; title: Some Details of the Nurses' Sodality 128; title: Some Suggested Activities 129; title: Interchange of Members 133; title: Points' on Membership 134; title: Alumni and Alumnae Sodalities 136; title: An Intermediate Sodality 137; title: Sodalities in the Parish Schools 138; title: Some Details of Importance 139; title: Organizing a Parish School Sodality 140; title: High Schools aiid College Sodalities 144; title: Organizing a Sodality in High School or College 146; title: Some Practical Good Works 150; title: CHAPTER III — Organization of The Sections 156; title: What Is a Section? 156; title: Recommended in the Rules. Traditional 156; title: Advantages of Sections. Unity 158; title: The Works of Sections 159; title: Cooperation, Not Competition 160; title: Internal Organization of Sections 161; title: The President of the Section 162; title: The Other Officers 163; title: Suggestions for the Successful Management of Sections 164; title: CHAPTER IV — Sections for Sodality Welfare 167; title: Divisions of Sections 167; title: The Sociability Section 168; title: The Entertainment Section 169; title: Membership Section 169; title: Section for the Union of Sodalists in Prayer 171; title: The Mutual Aid Section 172; title: Savings Fund Section 174; title: Loan Funds Section 174; title: The Lecture Section 175; title: A Study Class in Lecturing 177; title: Other Activities of Lecture Sections 181; title: Cooperation with Other Parishes 182; title: Some Successful Plans 183; title: The Common Cause Plan 185; title: The Ways and Means Section 187; title: Collection Campaigns 189; title: CHAPTER V — Sections for Personal Holiness 192; title: Spiritual Reading Section 192; title: Frequent Communion Section 195; title: The Knights and Ladies of the Blessed Sacrament 196; title: A Plan for Schools 201; title: Section for Study and Prayer for the Increase of Frequent Communion 205; title: Daily Mass Section 205; title: Perpetual Praise Section 205; title: The Mass Section 206; title: The Holy Pact 207; title: The Visit Section 207; title: The Rosary Section 207; title: The Silent Crusade of Reparation 208; title: Sacred Heart Section 208; title: The Holy Name Section 209; title: The Meditation Section 210; title: The Section for Monthly Recollection 211; title: The Retreat Section 212; title: CHAPTER VI — Sections for the Help of the Neighbor 216; title: A Preliminary Survey 216; title: Districting the Parish 219; title: A Map of the Parish 220; title: The Parish Welfare Section 221; title: Organization of the Section 222; title: The Parish Catalogue 223; title: Taking the Census 224; title: Special Cases 224; title: The Monthly Visitation 225; title: Particular Needs 226; title: Record Cards 226; title: The President 227; title: The Church Building Section 228; title: Choosing the Members 229; title: The Right Way 231; title: The Catechetical Section 231; title: Catholic Instruction Leagues 232; title: Special Needs 233; title: The Parish School-Aid Section 234; title: The Parish Housekeepers 235; title: The Handiwork Section 236; title: Section for Classes in Cooking, Sewing, Carpentering, Manual Training, Etc 236; title: Friendly Visitors' Section 237; title: Travelers' Aid Section 237; title: Section for a Day Nursery 238; title: Section for Immigrants' Classes 239; title: The Poor-Aid Section 241; title: Section for Business Advice 242; title: Section on Law and Medicine 242; title: The Boy Scouts' Section 243; title: The Campfire Girls' Section 244; title: The Lonely Child Section 246; title: The Catholic Literature Section 247; title: The Catholic Literature Section in Catholic Schools and Colleges 247; title: The Catholic Literature Section in Rural Parishes 249; title: A Church Door Library 252; title: Study Clubs and Catholic Literature 254; title: Subscriptions to Catholic Magazines 256; title: The Catholic Press Week 257; title: Buying Catholic Books 258; title: Getting Catholic Books Into Public Libraries 259; title: A Catholic Public Library 261; title: The Sodality Library 262; title: Scripture Study 263; title: Christ-Child Section 264; title: Correspondence Section 264; title: The Choral Section 266; title: The Sanctuary Section 267; title: Mothers' Club Section 268; title: The Christmas Cheer Section 269; title: Prisoners' Aid Section 270; title: The Athletics Section 271; title: The Juvenile Aid Section 272; title: The Sociability Section 273; title: The Home Finders' Section 275; title: The Mission Section 276; title: Supplies for the Missions 278; title: The Self-Denial Fund 279; title: Adopting a Mission 282; title: Helping the School for Catechists 283; title: Collecting Tinfoil, Etc 284; title: Books and Magazines for the Missions 284; title: Helping the Home Missions 285; title: Catechetical Section 286; title: Making New Vestments from Old 287; title: Academies 288; title: Academies for All 289; title: The Subjects for Academies 290; title: Academies in Philosophy 293; title: The Academy of History 295; title: The Academy of Apologetics 297; title: The Academy of Social Study 298; title: The Section for Art and Architecture 301; title: CHAPTER VII — The Sodality Unions 303; title: How Undertaken 303; title: The Right Leaders 304; title: Preliminary Publicity 305; title: The Organization Meeting 310; title: The Order of the Meeting 311; title: Some Successful Unions 312; title: The Constitution and By-Laws 312; title: CHAPTER VIII — The Director 320; title: His Character and Duties 320; title: General Suggestions for Directors 323; title: CHAPTER IX — Success 325; title: Alphabetical Index 327