Works Points Activities

Request Works Points

Use the Works Points Upload Form to request points for performing Spiritual Works of Mercy.

The final due date is the last date for submission of the sixth conference of the season. For the 2020-2021 year, those dates are December 13, 2020, and May 2, 2021. Candidates are encouraged to submit their requests for Works Points and the associated documents as soon as they achieve six (6) points in a season. They may continue to work on earning any additional points that are needed, as long as they don’t exceed any limits on the number of times per season that a candidate can earn points for a particular work of mercy. For example, a candidate cannot go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation 24 times in the Fall of Confirmation 1 and expect he or she has accomplished all the Works Points needed for the program.

Works Points Activities

Each activity shown below will list:

  •   The number and TITLE
  •   A DESCRIPTION of the activity and ideas for accomplishing it
  •   Which Spiritual WORK OF MERCY this activity falls under
  •   How many POINTS the activity is worth
  •   What the DELIVERABLEs are and,
  •   The LIMIT on the number of times per season the candidate can receive credit for performing this particular activity

Click the plus (+) sign for each activity below to read about that activity’s details.

Verbatims

In many cases, a Spiritual Work of Mercy will be to have a conversation with someone in need. In this case, the deliverable will include what is called a “verbatim.”

A “verbatim” is an account of an actual conversation that you had in which another person expressed some need or concern, and you responded. The topic of the discussion should be in line with the Spiritual Work of Mercy you are performing.

There are three components to a verbatim:

  • Write a brief description of the person and the setting. This description should be one sentence. Do NOT use the other person’s name.
  • Write down the actual words of the conversation as best you remember them. If you used complete sentences, then use them here. If not, then don’t. Do your best to remember, and don’t worry if you can’t remember everything. Focus on the relevant parts only; don’t waste time writing up irrelevant information. Each time you or the other person speaks, preface the words like this:
    •   Person:
    •   Me:
    •   Person:
    •   Me:
  • Your overall feelings and thoughts about the conversation. (What went well? What didn’t go well? Why do you feel this is a Spiritual Work of Mercy?) This section should be at least three sentences.

The entire write up should be at least 300 words.