This year, we are asking you to participate in the CHOSEN CHALLENGE. It’s quite simple. We are blessed to be CHOSEN by God – embraced in God’s care and love. We are CHOSEN by God – tapped on the shoulder and selected – to go into our world and carry His message and His love to others.
The CHOSEN CHALLENGE is really just that – each month we would ask you to choose someone for a significant act of kindness given without expecting anything in return. On the back side is a ‘calling card’ that you can pass out to the person you are helping to let them know they have been CHOSEN for this act of kindness.
Monthly Suggestions:
August: Send a card to student/classmate heading back to school.
September: Do a random act of kindness.
October: Help an elderly neighbor with their yard work or if you are that elderly neighbor, carve a pumpkin with your grandkids.
November: Make a donation to your local thanksgiving meal or food bank.
December: Give a gift that lasts – a personal letter of thanks to someone who has made a difference in your life.
January: If we are blessed with snow, shovel a neighbors drive just because you can or invite a neighbor in for a visit and a cup of cocoa.
February: Offer some extra love to God be spending some time in prayer and at Church.
March: This Lent, take the spiritual workout that can be found at: www.theFEST.us/spiritualworkout
April: Give a perfect Easter Gift – invite your family to join you for Easter Sunday Mass.
May: Offer an act kindness to a single mom or an elderly mom.
June: Random Act of Kindness Month.
July: Invite someone who is often alone to join you and your family for a cookout.
August: Invite your family and friends to join you at The FEST.
Here are some other ideas:
• As you do your coffee or fast food drive thru – pay for the person behind you.
• Rake the leaves in your neighbor’s yard – just because you can.
• Send a card to a co-worker who is struggling at home or at work.
• Make a monthly sacrifice and adopt an orphan child thourgh the FEST’s Project CHOSEN www.projectCHOSEN.com
There are hundreds of examples. As God has selected us, and embraced us, how can we continue His love and compassion in the way we care and support others at home, in our neighborhood and throughout the world.
Share your Chosen Challenge Acts of Kindness!
As you do, or experience, these acts of kindness – the CHOSEN CHALLENGE – share your experience with us below, or post on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram and hashtag #FESTChosenChallenge! Kindness spreads kindness :)