Mingle BINGO! You do not need multiple cards, since how you win is dependent on who you meet. The winner is the one who meets the most people!
Mingle BINGO! The purpose of Mingle BINGO is to get people interacting with one another and learning about one another. This packet contains sample bi...
Mingle BINGO! The purpose of Mingle BINGO is to get people interacting with one another and learning about one another. This packet contains sample bingo cards that parishes can use for different purposes. The sample cards are in the following versions: Church Culture—to remind people that not everyone has the same Catholic experience as they have had Talents—to get people identifying the talents of others and getting in touch with their own talents. This version is good for a ministry fair or stewardship day. Intergenerational—to connect people and start conversations across a range of generations Intercultural—to reflect on the types of cultures from which people come, identifying those values others may take for granted Catholic Trivia Version (which includes an answer sheet) —to catechize during an interaction and get people in touch with how fascinating our faith is We also encourage you to use the Microsoft Word templates which are in the “Web Resources” for the toolkit to customize bingo cards for your own parish. Ideas for customization are: Pictures—Put names to faces from pictures out of the parish directory. Multiple cards may be needed for this. Names—Have meet and get the signature of each name of a person registered for a workshop Parish Trivia—For people to learn a little bit more about your parish. This is ideal for new parishioner orientations. You do not need multiple cards, since how you win is dependent on who you meet. The winner is the one who meets the most people!
Inter-Cultural Version
Mingle BINGO To win in any direction, gather the name of an individual who…
B Prefers organ to piano in church Name:____________
I Has attended Mass in a different Catholic rite Name:____________
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Knows the month of the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Has been to a charismatic Mass
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Knows the words to “On Eagles Wings”
Attended a Polka Mass
Can hum the “Celtic Alleluia”
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Has knelt at an altar rail to receive Communion
Has been to Mass in an Asian or African country
Has been part of a Rosary procession
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Has been to a church bowling alley or roller rink Name:____________
Attended a Rediscover talk
Knows the Our Father in Spanish
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Knows what a posada is
Actually sang Kumbaya at church
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Knows what a Booya is
Prays the Rosary
Knows what “Centering Prayer” is
Prefers guitar to organ at church
Has sung Gregorian chant
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Attended a church built before 1900
Knows the words to “Hail Holy Queen”
Has been to a Latin Mass
Has been to Taizé prayer
Attended a church built after 1980
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Church Culture version
Mingle BINGO To win in any direction, gather the name of an individual who…
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Remembers Mass before Vatican II
Has a Twitter account
Actually sang Kum-by-ya at church
Watched The Brady Bunch as they were growing up
Remembers Archbishop Roach
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Has not yet voted in a Presidential election
Has vinyl records
Has never used a fax machine
Attended Archdiocesan Youth Day
Knows what Tang is
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Text messages their friends
Has never lit a church votive candle
Knows someone who plays the accordion
Is not on Facebook
Remembers gas priced under $2.00 a gallon
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Has watched a Disney Channel Original Movie
Attended a Polka Mass
Has used a computer with a dial-up modem
Remembers the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II
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Remembers John F. Kennedy visiting the St. Paul Cathedral
Grew up with four or fewer channels on television
Has watched the show Dragnet
Has never known life without the Internet
Knows what a an 8-track is used for
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Has a smart phone
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Intergenerational Version
Mingle BINGO To win in any direction, gather the name of an individual who…
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Can carry a tune
Knows marketing
Has made furniture
Cooks a good Hotdish
Tells a great joke
Name:____________
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Can strike up a conversation with anyone
Can program a video recorder
Got A’s in writing and grammar
Has set up a webpage
Makes home movies
Name:____________
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Knows how to configure computer hardware
Is a good plumber
Plays an instrument
Can knit
Is perfectly organized
Name:____________
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Knows how to sew
Can work with a database
Is bilingual
Knows about heating and electrical
Is good with numbers
Name:____________
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Has worked in construction
Knows how to be with people in their suffering
Works well with children
Is a fabulous host/hostess
Does scrapbooking
Name:____________
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Talents Version
Mingle BINGO To win in any direction, gather the name of an individual who…
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Is a native Minnesotan
Addresses parents their formally
Grew up in a warm climate
Is never late
Values relationships over deadlines
Name:____________
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Likes things to start and end on time
Had to remain silent at the dinner table as a child
Did not pray the Rosary as a child
Has a first language that is not English
Attends Stations each Lent
Name:____________
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Enjoys spicy foods
Procrastinates
Likes to joke around
Has religious art in their home
Converted to Catholicism or is not Catholic
Name:____________
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Likes country western or bluegrass music
Grew up on another continent
Organizes everything
Is shy about accepting a beverage when offered
Came from a large family
Name:____________
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Doesn’t always know what to say to a person of different cultures
Prefers a party to a quiet night at home
Hugs family and friends when greeting them
Studies their faith in their spare time
Prefers Classical music to rock
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Inter-Cultural Version
Mingle BINGO To win in any direction, gather the answer and the name of an individual who told you the answer. Do not repeat names or answer for yourself.
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Another name for Eugenio Pacelli
Native American tribe of St. Kateri
What St. Lucy holds in a dish on traditional statues
Catholic rite that is a principal religious group in Lebanon
Continent on which St. Martin de Porres was born
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Year John Paul II became pope
How St. Thomas More died
What “Habemus Papam” means
Artist who painted ceiling frescos on Sistine Chapel
Thing that destroyed the Urakami Cathedral
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City where the Cathedral of Notre Dame is located
City where the University of Notre Dame is located
Name of the first Pope
Name of the second Pope
Liturgical color for Ordinary Time
Name:____________ Answer: __________
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Saint known as “The Little Flower”
Another name for man born Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Saint pictured slaying a dragon
Angel who was known as “The Light Bearer”
Pope Benedict XVI’s Baptismal name
Name:____________ Answer: __________
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20 Century Pope who only served for 33 days
Angel whose name means “Who is greater than God?”
Reason Pope John Paul II went to prison on Dec. 27, 1983
The smallest country in the world
Traditional color of First Communion dresses
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Trivia Version
Mingle BINGO—Trivia Answers To win in any direction, gather the answer and the name of an individual who told you the answer. Do not repeat names or answer for yourself.
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Another name for Eugenio Pacelli
Native American tribe of St. Kateri
What St. Lucy holds in a dish on traditional statues
Catholic rite that is a principal religious group in Lebanon
Continent on which St. Martin de Porres was born
Pope Pius XXII
Mohawk
Eyeballs
Maronite Rite
South America
Year John Paul II became pope
How St. Thomas More died
What “Habemus Papam” means
Artist who painted ceiling frescos on Sistine Chapel
Thing that destroyed the Urakami Cathedral
1978
He was beheaded
Michelangelo
The atomic bomb
City where the Cathedral of Notre Dame is located
City where the University of Notre Dame is located
Name of the first Pope
Name of the second Pope
Liturgical color for Ordinary Time
Paris
South Bend, Indiana
Peter
Linus
Green
Saint known as “The Little Flower”
Another name for man born Jorge Mario Bergoglio
Saint pictured slaying a dragon
Angel who had been known as “The Light Bearer”
Pope Benedict XVI’s Baptismal name
St. Therese of Lisieux
Pope Francis
St. George
Lucifer (became Satan)
Joseph Aloisuis Ratzinger
Reason Pope John Paul II went to prison on Dec. 27, 1983
