Circle of Love Spiritual Enhancement

1. Circle of LoveSpiritual Enhancement By: Connie Dronette Pamela J. Poland

2. National Chairmen Connie Dronette conniecda@yahoo.com Pamela J. Poland antlerdesignbypj@aol.com

3. State Chairmen Who is yours??? • State Officer • Local Court Officer • Local Court Member

4. Characteristics of a goodSpiritual Enhancement Chair • Is Prayerful • Is Creative • Is Dedicated • Is Organized • Is conscious of deadlines

5. Duties of a State Chairman for Spiritual Enhancement? • To be a resource for local court regents. • To plan prayer services, days of reflection, etc. • To receive COL forms from courts and to obtain judges to judge contest. • To send the 1st place entry to national chairman. • To send a list of the winners to state regent. • Prepare and read report for state conference/convention

6. Prayer Spaces • Prayer space should be warm and inviting. • Every meeting should have a prayer space which includes a statue or picture of Mary, our patroness, a crucifix, candle, etc. • Participants should know they are transitioning into and out of prayer services. The lighting of a candle is a good sign that prayer is about to begin. • Use the colors and symbols of the liturgical seasons • Highlight the Months of May & October for Mary

7. Prayer Space

10. Liturgical Calendar September: Celebrate Mary’s Birthday (9/8), white October: Month of the Rosary. Holy Guardian Angels November: All Saints Day, white December: Advent: Advent Wreath, purple January: Epiphany, white February: Lent Begins - purple March: St. Joseph’s Day - white April: Easter, white May: Crowning of Mary in Heaven, white June: Pentecost - Red www.usccb.org/about/divine-worship/liturgical-calendar/upload/2019cal.pdf

11. Prayer Service Ideas from Pamela • Pray the rosary before meetings. • Pray the stations of the cross, especially during Lent • Have a 'Saint of the Month' presentation. • Use online prayer services • Have a moment of silent prayer at some point during the meeting and for some specific cause or reason. • Have members write their prayer petitions on slips of paper.  Collect the slips in a basket which is then placed with the Mary statue for the duration of the meeting. Or, circulate a prayer petition book at each meeting and read the petitions as part of the closing prayer.  Remind members that prayers can include praise and thank you's, they don't have to be only requests. • -Plan a trip to a local shrine or to a special cathedral.  Invite all ladies of the parish to join the Catholic Daughters for these trips.

12. Prayer Service Ideas from Connie • Play worship music while members are coming into the meeting, or during a meeting. • Have a prayer celebration of COL! Read the Circle of Love spokes and have members tell how they lived out that spoke since the last meeting. • Sing the Divine Mercy Chaplet. • Take a prayer walk. • Make a pilgrimage. • Use prayer services from Quarterly and The Tools of the Trade. • Pray a patriotic Rosary at election time. Pray for the candidates. • Pray while making crosses with two nails, wire, and beads. • Teach members to pray the seven sorrows rosary. • Make advent wreaths for members to take home with daily prayer books. • Celebrate World Marriage Day in February.

13. You are Awesome! A Special Thanks to all of you for participating in our presentation today. Thanks to all of you for serving the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.