PLANNING THE YEAR'S PROGRAMME
The following notes are intended as a follow-up to the previous Section, with emphasis on the drawing up of a programme for the year so that planning may be more effective. These are offered as suggestions to both praesidia and councils.
PRAESIDIUM:
The President might consider having some form of diary in which items discussed at the officers' planning meeting might be entered and to which attention would be drawn at specific times during the year.
Some examples:
  1. The promotion of the True Devotion to Mary over a certain period;
  2. Likewise with praetorian membership and explanation of the Breviary - its value and manner of recitation;
  3. : Highlighting the feasts of the Patrons of the legion as they occur:
  4. Dates for Exploralio Dominicalis, Praesidium Function in September, Auxiliary Rally;
  5. Preparation of the annual report and deadline for the audit of funds;
  6. Parish functions or events to which the praesidium could lend its support and assistance;
  7. Introduction of new works for example, the Patricians: apostolate to young people;
  8. Follow-up on works;
  9. Dates for certain activities in connection with the work, ot th: praesidium, for example; a Retreat, a Mass for the Sick, a Talk to: non-Catholics;
  10. Closing dates for the Peregrinatio Pro Christo.
Each praesidium may have its own particular items for inclusion in the year's programme.
COUNCIL:
The officers might consider drawing up a progranune for the year at their planning meeting and list such things as the following:
  1. Dates of Legion Functions: the Acies, the Annual General Reunion, the Annual Outing, a Retreat, (a Congress):
  2. Praesidia (and councils) to report each month;
  3. Praesidia (and councils) to be visited each month;
  4. Deadline for audit of funds;
  5. Parishes (and Dioceses) to be visited each month on the work of Extension of the Legion;
  6. Expiry dates of officerships in praesidia and councils. -
Each council will probably have various other items for inclusion in the year's programme.
It should be of assistance to the members of praesidia and councils to have dates fixed well in advance for Legion. functions, etc., however, it should be understood that councils (not just the officers) make the decisions in this rcgard. It is also desirable that plans drawn up by the officers of a praesidium should be presented and discussed at the praesidium mecting.