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Ideas for making a Parish more Family Friendly
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These ideas are just a few of the things a church could do. There are countless ways you can impact your parish and community. Each church and community has different needs. The most important thing to do is to listen to the people, and hear them express their own needs. Perhaps you could discuss one or two of these ideas with your church group to see if they could meet some of the needs in your church and community. You will notice that some ideas meet needs in several categories.

Ideas for meeting spiritual needs

Ideas for meeting emotional and relational needs

Ideas for meeting people's physical needs

Ideas for meeting people's social needs

Ideas for supporting relationships between people

Ideas for involving people of all ages in the Mass

Ways in which a church could care for its church leaders, and their families

Improvements to create a building that is safe and accessible to everyone

Meeting the needs of families with young children

Meeting the needs of men and fathers, women and mothers

Meeting the local community needs