Inter-Cultural Version

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!

Church Culture version

Mingle BINGO To win in any direction, gather the name of an individual who…

B I N G O

Prefers organ to piano in church

Name:____________

Has attended Mass in

a different Catholic rite

Name:____________

Has been to a church bowling alley or

roller rink

Name:____________

Knows the month of the Feast of Our Lady

of Guadalupe

Name:____________

Has been to a charismatic Mass

Name:____________

Attended a Rediscover talk

Name:____________

Knows the Our Father

in Spanish

Name:____________

Knows the words to “On Eagles Wings”

Name:____________

Attended a Polka Mass

Name:____________

Can hum the

“Celtic Alleluia”

Name:____________

Knows what a posada is

Name:____________

Actually sang Kumbaya at church

Name:____________

Has knelt at an altar rail to receive Communion

Name:____________

Has been to Mass in an Asian or African

country

Name:____________

Has been part of a Rosary procession

Name:____________

Knows what a Booya is

Name:____________

Prays the Rosary

Name:____________

Knows what “Centering Prayer” is

Name:____________

Prefers guitar to organ at church

Name:____________

Has sung Gregorian chant

Name:____________

Attended a church built before 1900

Name:____________

Knows the words to “Hail Holy Queen”

Name:____________

Has been to a Latin Mass

Name:____________

Has been to Taizé prayer

Name:____________

Attended a church built after 1980

Name:____________

Intergenerational Version

Mingle BINGO To win in any direction, gather the name of an individual who…

B I N G O

Remembers Mass before Vatican II

Name:____________

Has a Twitter account

Name:____________

Actually sang Kum-by-ya at church

Name:____________

Watched The Brady Bunch as they were growing up

Name:____________

Remembers Archbishop Roach

Name:____________

Has not yet voted in a Presidential election

Name:____________

Has vinyl records

Name:____________

Has never used a fax machine

Name:____________

Attended Archdiocesan Youth

Day

Name:____________

Knows what Tang is

Name:____________

Text messages their friends

Name:____________

Has never lit a church votive candle

Name:____________

Knows someone who plays the accordion

Name:____________

Is not on Facebook

Name:____________

Remembers gas priced under $2.00 a

gallon

Name:____________

Has watched a Disney Channel Original Movie

Name:____________

Attended a Polka Mass

Name:____________

Has used a computer with a dial-up modem

Name:____________

Remembers the assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II

Name:____________

Has a smart phone

Name:____________

Remembers John F. Kennedy visiting the St. Paul Cathedral

Name:____________

Grew up with four or fewer channels on

television

Name:____________

Has watched the show Dragnet

Name:____________

Has never known life without the Internet

Name:____________

Knows what a an 8-track is

used for

Name:____________

Talents Version

Mingle BINGO To win in any direction, gather the name of an individual who…

B I N G O

Can carry a tune

Name:____________

Knows marketing

Name:____________

Has made furniture

Name:____________

Cooks a good Hotdish

Name:____________

Tells a great joke

Name:____________

Can strike up a conversation with

anyone

Name:____________

Can program a video recorder

Name:____________

Got A’s in writing and grammar

Name:____________

Has set up a webpage

Name:____________

Makes home movies

Name:____________

Knows how to configure computer

hardware

Name:____________

Is a good plumber

Name:____________

Plays an instrument

Name:____________

Can knit

Name:____________

Is perfectly organized

Name:____________

Knows how to sew

Name:____________

Can work with a database

Name:____________

Is bilingual

Name:____________

Knows about heating and electrical

Name:____________

Is good with numbers

Name:____________

Has worked in construction

Name:____________

Knows how to be with people in their

suffering

Name:____________

Works well with children

Name:____________

Is a fabulous host/hostess

Name:____________

Does scrapbooking

Name:____________

Inter-Cultural Version

Mingle BINGO To win in any direction, gather the name of an individual who…

B I N G O

Is a native Minnesotan

Name:____________

Addresses parents their formally

Name:____________

Grew up in a warm

climate

Name:____________

Is never late

Name:____________

Values relationships

over deadlines

Name:____________

Likes things to start and end on time

Name:____________

Had to remain silent at the dinner table as

a child

Name:____________

Did not pray the Rosary

as a child

Name:____________

Has a first language that is not English

Name:____________

Attends Stations each Lent

Name:____________

Enjoys spicy foods

Name:____________

Procrastinates

Name:____________

Likes to joke around

Name:____________

Has religious art in their home

Name:____________

Converted to Catholicism or is not

Catholic

Name:____________

Likes country western or

bluegrass music

Name:____________

Grew up on another continent

Name:____________

Organizes everything

Name:____________

Is shy about accepting a beverage

when offered

Name:____________

Came from a large

family

Name:____________

Doesn’t always know what to say to a

person of different cultures

Name:____________

Prefers a party to a quiet night at home

Name:____________

Hugs family and friends when greeting

them

Name:____________

Studies their faith in their spare time

Name:____________

Prefers Classical music to rock

Name:____________

Trivia 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.

B I N G O

Another name for Eugenio Pacelli

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Native American tribe of St. Kateri

Name:____________ Answer: __________

What St. Lucy holds in a dish on traditional

statues

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Catholic rite that is a principal religious group in Lebanon

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Continent on which St. Martin de Porres

was born

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Year John Paul II became pope

Name:____________ Answer: __________

How St. Thomas More died

Name:____________ Answer: __________

What “Habemus Papam” means

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Artist who painted ceiling frescos on

Sistine Chapel

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Thing that destroyed the Urakami Cathedral

Name:____________ Answer: __________

City where the Cathedral of Notre Dame is located

Name:____________ Answer: __________

City where the University of Notre Dame is located

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Name of the first Pope

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Name of the second Pope

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Liturgical color for Ordinary Time

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Saint known as “The Little Flower”

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Another name for man born Jorge Mario

Bergoglio

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Saint pictured slaying a dragon

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Angel who was known as “The Light

Bearer”

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Pope Benedict XVI’s Baptismal name

Name:____________ Answer: __________

20th Century Pope

who only served for 33 days

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Angel whose name means “Who is

greater than God?”

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Reason Pope John Paul II went to prison

on Dec. 27, 1983

Name:____________ Answer: __________

The smallest country in the world

Name:____________ Answer: __________

Traditional color of First Communion

dresses

Name:____________ Answer: __________

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.

B I N G O

Another name for Eugenio Pacelli

Pope Pius XXII

Native American tribe of St. Kateri

Mohawk

What St. Lucy holds in a dish on traditional

statues

Eyeballs

Catholic rite that is a principal religious group in Lebanon

Maronite Rite

Continent on which St. Martin de Porres

was born

South America

Year John Paul II became pope

1978

How St. Thomas More died

He was beheaded

What “Habemus Papam” means

We have a Pope

Artist who painted ceiling frescos on

Sistine Chapel

Michelangelo

Thing that destroyed the Urakami Cathedral

The atomic bomb

City where the Cathedral of Notre Dame is located

Paris

City where the University of Notre Dame is located

South Bend, Indiana

Name of the first Pope

Peter

Name of the second Pope

Linus

Liturgical color for Ordinary Time

Green

Saint known as “The Little Flower”

St. Therese of Lisieux

Another name for man born Jorge Mario

Bergoglio

Pope Francis

Saint pictured slaying a dragon

St. George

Angel who had been known as

“The Light Bearer”

Lucifer (became Satan)

Pope Benedict XVI’s Baptismal name

Joseph Aloisuis Ratzinger

20th Century Pope

who only served for 33 days

Pope John Paul I

Angel whose name means “Who is

greater than God?”

Michael

Reason Pope John Paul II went to prison

on Dec. 27, 1983

To forgive the man who shot him

The smallest Catholic country in the world

Vatican City

Traditional color of First Communion

dresses

White