I encourage pastors to say a word at Mass about the Lighthouse CDs. 

The voice of the priest has a great impact on people choosing to pick up a

CD.  Recommend the CD by name when it fits with a homily.  As a priest, if

you would like to have parishioners listen to the CDs, just let them know.  Priests

can also recommend a CD in the confessional or ask penitents to listen to a CD for their penance.  It is great to see the respect people have for the recommendation of a priest!   

          Recommendations in General...

               1)  Mention CDs by NAME.

               2)  Hold up a CD for people to SEE.

1)  Hear wisdom from Fr. David Richter in an interview on a Lighthouse national conference call!  Just click and listen while you work.

2)  Read a letter from Fr. David Richter to his brother priests.

Rotate New Titles Often

Rotating new titles keeps people coming to the kiosk to see "What's New?"  If the CDs stay the same too long, people quit coming to look.  If this happens, when you DO get new titles, people are no longer coming to look.  Keeping new titles, just a few or all nine, keeps people looking.  Order smaller quantities if necessary.  Place some titles aside and bring out again later in a bundle.

See a complete list of titles.

When you get new titles, include your

new titles in a bulletin insert. 

Just insert your new titles into this adaptable insert. 

When you plan to swap titles, let your parish know in advance which titles are leaving and which

are coming.  Just insert your outgoing and incoming titles into this adaptable insert. 

Kick Off and Relaunch Weekends 

Have a few kick off weekends each year.  Good times to schedule are Lent, Summer, and Advent.  Give a 2 minute announcement for your weekend's "kick off" or "relaunch."  See an announcement to use or adapt.  Promote the CDs or bundles at a table in the entrance.  You can also have people sign up for CD of the Month subscriptions at this time. 

CD of the Week 

Choose a

"CD of the Week"

to highlight each week:

1)  Bulletin... 

Have a "CD of the Week" or a "Secretary's Pick" or a "Priest's Pick" corner in which you give a shortened synopsis of the CD and a quote. 

(See "synopses and quotes.")   

2)  Pulpit announcement... Announce the CD of the Week by the title and a one sentence tidbit.

"The CD of the Week is The Shadow of His Wings.  Hear the story of a man who lived his Catholic Faith as an SS officer in Hitler's army on his journey to priesthood.”

Trinity Sunday example.:

"The CD of the Week is God's Family and Ours: the Church and the Trinity.  This CD can give us an even greater understanding of the mystery of the Trinity."

Lay Volunteers 

If you have a lay volunteer(s) involved in your Lighthouse ministry, please say a big “thank you.”  Volunteers are the heart of this ministry and can also help to free time from you.  Having a volunteer(s) also gives another a ministry within the church to enjoy.  Volunteers can help track current inventory and donations, help place new orders, help create themed bundles, and can help promote the program.  Volunteers receive a free MP3

download each month as a thank you along with the

newsletters.  This website will be their resource.

See the volunteer handbook, too.

If you do not have a lay volunteer(s), I would love to work with

you to come up with some names of parishioners who may like

to be involved.  It is a fun ministry to be a part of!