Social Outing

To help foster these friendships in Christ, there is a fun social outing for the group members. The Brogram Coordinator will schedule this social time.

Outing Options
It’s up to the group! Past groups have done things like bowling, hikes, axe-throwing, or even a day trip together. Dinner out together is almost always a part of it.

When to do the Social Outing
It can be done any time before the final meeting. We recommend the social outing be sometime around the 3rd or 4th discussions. This gives the group a chance to get to know each other beforehand. It also gives them 2 or 3 more discussions afterward.

Who pays?
Ask your group leader if the Vocation Office can cover costs. Or perhaps the parish or campus ministry can pay, or at least contribute.

Service Project

Like Jesus, the priest is called to have a deep love and care for the poor. Part of this discernment group experience is an outing where your group will go out and serve the poor face to face. It’s recommended it happens sometime in the fourth or fifth week of the discernment group. The Service Coordinator will work with the group to lock down the details. Time to discuss and plan will be provided for you at the beginning of each discussion. The Service Coordinator’s job is to coordinate two things:

1. The date and time of the service project – Weekends, such as Saturday mornings or Sunday afternoons seem to work well
2. Who is bringing what supplies?

What to Bring?

The members will be responsible for bringing the items they’d like to give away. Feel free to coordinate a sign-up sheet or Google Doc so people can sign up for what they want to bring. Here is a list of recommended items to bring with you to give away. Please note there is no need to bring every item on this list. And if you think of something else that might be good for the homeless, feel free to bring it! (The homeless often love to receive flowers!)