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Angel
Mentoring Joy: This Joy is the
shepherding of the new couple that has volunteered
to fill a Joy position.
Example: Jim & Sue accepted
the registration Joy. A “seasoned”
couple from the community would lead them
through the Joy description, initially work
as a team with them while mentoring, and be
the contact person if needed for questions.
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Catering
/ Food Joy:
This Joy would require a couple to be
available to make sure each meal provided by
caterers to EE Weekends runs smoothly. This
Joy includes but is not limited to:
- Direct
contact with catering company
- Confirmation
of EE weekend arrangements including, number
of meals required, menu, and dates and times
for delivery.
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Set up of serving tables for caterers delivery
- Clearing
and clean up after meals.
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| Finance
Joy: This Joy involves the managing
of the financial records of the EE Community including
the checking account and financial reporting.
This Joy requires some basic bookkeeping abilities
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Follow-Up
Joy: This Joy involves keeping
in touch with EE Weekend Alumni, and encourages
active community to maintain involvement. This
Joy includes but is not limited to:
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Sending out newsletters to alumni couples
who expressed interest in any area on the
Time & Talent surveys
- Send
wedding anniversary cards to active community
members
- Send
wedding cards to alumni couples
- Inviting
and encourage involvement at business meetings
and social gatherings of the EE Community
- Managing
the Phone Tree messages.
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Greeters
Joy: This Joy involves scheduling
greeters for the Friday evening of the EE Weekends
and attending the Friday evening portion of
each EE Weekend as greeters. This Joy includes
but is not limited to:
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Call alumni from Time & Talent Survey
list to invite them as greeters on the upcoming
weekends.
- Make
reminder calls the weekend before upcoming
EE weekend to confirm greeters’ attendance.
- Welcome
engaged couples on the EE Weekend and direct
them to registration table.
- Take
two photos of each couple that is attending
with the EE Polaroid camera, and write the
names of the couple on each photo.
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Supply
Joy: This
Joy requires approximately 3 hours prior to
each EE weekend. This Joy includes but is not
limited to:
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Taking physical inventory of EE supplies
- Tracking
of inventory on computer program provided.
- Replenishing
inventory as required for weekends.
- Submitting
reimbursement requests to Finance Joy couple.
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Literature
Joy: This Joy involves ordering
and restocking literature supplies 3 weeks before
an upcoming EE weekend, and forwarding the material
to the Supply Joy couple in sufficient time
for delivery to the weekend. Other duties include:
- Maintain
Administration box #1 & #2 Presenting
Team supplies.
- Have
presentation questions copied.
- Copy
any other missing literature to restock in
the Administration boxes
- Order
and restock various brochures and attending
couple’s stationary
- Prepare
“Take Home Packets” distributed
to attending couples.
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Marketing
Joy: This Joy involves keeping
the public informed of the activities of the
Catholic Engaged Encounter of Cleveland. This
includes:
- Maintaining
the Website
- Working
on establishing and maintaining links from
other Website to ours
- Providing
advertising information businesses, parishes
and the Universe Bulletin.
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| Prayer
Couple Joy: This Joy involves
coordinating prayers couples to pray for the engaged
couples attending an Encounter Weekend. |
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| Presenting
Joy: This Joy requires the writing
of outlines provided by National EE to present
on the weekends. The goal is for each presenting
couple to be involved in 1 weekend per year. Presentation
of partial weekends is an option. Overnight stay
at the retreat site may be required. |
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| Registration
Joy:
This Joy involves managing registration for couples
attending the weekends. Registration software
and telephone is provided by the community. The
registration couple attends the Friday evening
of the weekend to work the registration table. |
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| Setup
& Breakdown Joy: This Joy
involves being present on the Friday evening and
Sunday afternoon of the EE weekend to setup and
breakdown the presentation material. This Joy
is usually shared by two couples. |
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| Workshop
Joy: This
Joy involves an experienced Presenting couple
assisting a new Presenting couple in the preparation
of their EE weekend material. |
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