The Word to Go provides weekly reproducible handouts for every Sunday and holy day of obligation of the liturgical year. Each handout provides a scripture reflection, questions for discussion or reflection, and simple activities that can be done at home or with groups to bring the Lectionary into daily life. This resource can be used in a variety of ways. It might be reproduced for participants in parish groups or committees, it might be sent home with children from school or faith formation, or it might be placed as an insert into the Sunday bulletin.

The Word to Go builds community by allowing your parish members to transcend divisions of age and experience to find common ground from which to reflect and act upon the liturgy and Lectionary readings. It accomplishes this through reflection questions that are applicable to families and individuals and offers suggestions for activities and service.

The Word to Go 2010-2011 provided handouts for each Sunday and holy day of obligation during the school year-plus-summer schedule. Starting with The Word to Go 2011-2012, the handouts will run on a liturgical year schedule, beginning with Advent and carrying through the end of the liturgical year. Click here to download the PDF files for September 4, 2011 through November 20, 2011.

This year, The Word to Go was written by Graziano Marcheschi with Rosanne Masters Thomas.

Graziano is the Director of Ministerial Resource Development in the Archdiocese of Chicago and recently completed 18 years as the Archdiocesan Director of Lay Ministry Formation. He is a former Advisor to the Subcommittee on Lay Ecclesial Ministry of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops and speaks frequently at national gatherings on ministry and catechesis. Graziano has authored a number of books, including several editions of LTP’s Workbook for Lectors, and has also worked on a number of audio visual projects. Graziano hosts a local cable TV program entitled “The Church, the Cardinal, and You” and is a frequent co-host on the Archdiocese of Chicago’s radio programming. He holds a MA in Theater from the University of Minnesota, a M.Div. from Loyola University in Chicago, and a D.Min. from the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois.

Rosanne Masters Thomas has a long experience developing educational and catechetical programs for schools and churches. She is the Director of Religious Education for Blessed Sacrament Parish in the Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, where she also leads retreats and workshops on multisensory prayer and teaches catechist certification classes. She is completing her MA in Pastoral Ministry from the Athenaeum of Ohio.

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