Heart of Hospitality

The Mon Ami Manual is your simple guide to launching Mon Ami in your church, community, or even at home. It’s filled with easy steps and helpful ideas to make setting up the program fun and meaningful. Included with it, Just the Basics: Manners Made Easy (2nd Edition) offers practical tips for everyday etiquette—sharing how to handle social situations with kindness and confidence. Together, they provide everything you need to create a welcoming space where people can grow in hospitality, grace, and connection.

Heart of Hospitality

How Mon Ami Began

THE MON AMI MISSION

HOW MON AMI WORKS

WHAT’S NEEDED FOR Effective Mon Ami

WHY MON AMI

Chose your location • Hospitality can happen anywhere

WHY MON AMI WORKS

MON AMI IS GROWTH

POP-UP PARTIES

Or this and sometimes this!

SPECIAL EVENTS

Christmas Camp Brown County State Park

Activities Planning Form

Activities Planning Notes

GETTING READY TO GO

PACKING Your Basket

STEEPING THE PERFECT POT OF TEA

Drive by Hospitality

MONTHLY MON AMI LEADERSHIP

CONFIDENTIALITY

TREATS & GIFTS

Be Creative

PRINTABLE FORMS • Who did you extend hospitality to and when?

Tablescapes for Special Events • Be creative! There are very few rules for outdoor picnic/special events. No one is going to complain because you didn’t use proper silverware placement!

Basic Manners

Starting The Day Right • Take time to refill yourself, because you can’t give what you don’t have.”

BEING THE BEST YOU CAN BE - WALKING, TALKING, SITTING, STANDING • People are attracted to strong, confident women who have a firm handshake but display a graceful demeanor. Body language is a clear indication of your mood, attitude, and feelings.

DRESS THE PART • “Fashion is not necessarily about labels, it’s not about brands, it’s about something else that comes from within you.”

INTRODUCTIONS

NAPKINS & TABLE SETTINGS

Dining • Much of good manners is knowing when to pretend that what’s happening, isn’t happening.

Tea Time

Be Our guest

Your Main Event • “Confidence is the best defense in any situation.”

GIFTING GUIDELINES

THANK-YOU NOTES AND CARDS

Etiquette Honorable Mentions

About the Authors