POLICY: Individuals wanting to invite someone from outside the parish to speak at Assumption must coordinate with the parish office in advance of making the speaker invitation. Non-Parishioners must be invited.

REASON FOR POLICY: Because we want to facilitate communication, coordinate events, avoid conflicts, are committed to protecting God’s children, want to help promote the efforts of our ministries, and move together in our mission, we ask all ministries to complete an Outside Speaker Request Form.

DESCRIPTION: Any speaker who will be advertised to the entire parish or invited to celebrate Mass must have Parish approval in advance of making the invitation. An Outside Speaker Request Form must be completed and returned to the Parish Office. Outside Speaker Request Forms are also available in the Parish Office. The person requesting the speaker will be responded to within 7 days.

When inviting speakers from outside the parish (Non-Parishioners such as those invited within individual ministries) to speak at Assumption (on topics, such as but not limited to, health care issues, retirement planning, marriage, grief, raising children, gardening, etc.,) the Parish Office must be notified. Individual groups should forward a speaker schedule to the parish office.

The office will keep these names on file as a record of

• who is on campus
• to give out information when questions are asked over the phone, by walk ins etc.
• if follow-up is ever needed
• for advising groups of topics being duplicated
• awareness in case background checks are needed

SPEAKERS FROM WITHIN THE PARISH:
Parishioners wishing to speak to a group or ministry within the parish or offer their presentation(s) and or classes to the entire parish [for spiritual, educational, informational, recreational purposes, etc.] must coordinate with the Parish Office* and without intent to recruit for personal business gain or for the purpose of acquiring income.
*By filling out a Speaker Request Form

Revised April 2008