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Introduction:
In
his first pastoral letter, We
Are His People, written
in 1978, Bishop Howard Hubbard
outlined the vision of Church
that would be our guide for the
future of the Church in the
Albany Diocese. At that time he
urged every parish in the
Diocese to form what was then
called a Parish Council. It
would be the calling of each
Parish Council to work with the
Pastor to bring about "the
concept of shared responsibility
and collaborative ministry,
based upon the baptismal call
given to each member of the
Church, which must serve as the
foundation of the Church’s
efforts to advance the mission
and ministry of Jesus in the
world."
On
January 25, 1983, Pope John Paul
II promulgated a new Code of
Canon Law for the Roman Catholic
Church. It marked a major step
in the implementation of the
Second Vatican Council, and the
Code re-affirmed the vision set
out by Bishop Hubbard, based on
the documents of the Council.
The
documents of the Council clearly
teach that the sacraments of
Christian Initiation, namely,
Baptism, Confirmation and
Eucharist, call all the members
of the Church to become involved
in the threefold mission
committed by Christ to the
Church of praising God
(worship), proclaiming the Good
News of Salvation (teaching),
and forming communities of faith
(serving). In other words, all
are called to ministry within
the Church. "We are
God’s people sharing a
responsibility to witness to
God’s unconditional love and
to bring Christ’s healing
presence to our world."
Diocesan Vision Statement
The
new Code made it clear that,
though the pastoral care of the
community is entrusted to a
pastor, under the authority of
the Diocesan Bishop, it is the
whole parish community, priest
and people, that is called to
the task of Pastoring. This
pastoral care includes the
responsibility to preach the
Gospel and nourish the Christian
Faithful with the message of
salvation, to celebrate the
sacraments and lead the parish
community in prayer, to
encourage active participation
in the sacred liturgy, to foster
works by which the spirit of the
Gospel is promoted, to support
family life and prayer, to
acknowledge and promote the
proper role lay members of the
Parish Community have in the
Church’s mission, and to
develop community leadership.
The entire parish is to be
concerned about life and
ministry in the parish.
Responsibility
for the mission of the Church is
shared in differing, but equally
valid, ways by those who are
baptized and those who are
ordained; the ministry of the
members of the parish and of its
pastor are interdependent. This
interdependence calls for the
model of parish governance
called for by Bishop Hubbard in
his pastoral letter, one that
includes broad consultation. The
Code of Canon Law, then,
suggests that each parish have
what it calls a Parish
Pastoral Council to assure
this broad consultation, and
Bishop Hubbard has asked that
each parish in our Diocese have
such a council or its
equivalent.
Over
the years there has been an
evolution both in the role of
Pastoral Councils, and in the
way they operate. Whereas most
councils began by addressing the
physical and financial needs of
the parishes, administered and
coordinated various parish
ministries, and used Roberts
Rules of Order to guide meetings
and decisions, councils are now
becoming more visioning bodies,
steeped in prayer, and coming to
decisions in concert with the
pastor in a process of
discernment.
In
1994 we began Phase I of our
Pastoral Planning Process, in
which each parish was asked to
measure its vitality and
viability against guidelines
published in the document Our
Faith and Our Future--Guidelines
for Parish/Pastoral Planning,
and to make plans for the future
based on their own
introspection. In 1995, in Phase
II of the Pastoral Planning
Process, all the parishes in our
Diocese were grouped into Clusters,
and asked to develop plans for
how they might collaborate with
each other in the work of the
Gospel. As a result of the
process, we have discovered that
it will be helpful for each
Cluster to have some kind of
structure that will oversee the
implementation of the Cluster
Plan. Some clusters have already
established Cluster Councils,
often designed after models for
Parish Pastoral Councils; other
clusters will develop different
models for keeping the Pastoral
Planning Process on track.
The
following guidelines are meant
to be very general in the advice
they give. They are gathered
from the experience of parishes
in our own Diocese, and from
information received from other
dioceses. As each parish has
designed its Pastoral Council to
fill its own particular needs,
so each cluster should decide
what format will best serve the
needs of the people of its
parishes as they collaborate in
the work of the Gospel.
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Guidelines
for the Establishment of Parish
Pastoral Councils:
GUIDELINE
1: THE FORMATION OF PASTORAL
COUNCILS SHOULD ALWAYS
INCLUDE PRAYERFUL REFLECTION.
In
his address to Parish Pastoral
Council members in September of
1986, Bishop Hubbard listed six
critical qualities that should
exist in parish council members,
and in Parish Pastoral Councils.
The sixth, and most important of
these was that members must be
people of prayer, and that
Councils be models of prayer. If
prayer is to be the hallmark of
Parish Pastoral Councils, it is
reasonable to expect that their
formation begin in prayer and
discernment. Only in prayer will
members of parishes, clusters,
and Pastoral Councils come to a
true appreciation of the
Council’s role as a visioning
body.
GUIDELINE
2: THE ROLE OF A COUNCIL IS
ESSENTIALLY PASTORAL AND
VISIONARY.
The
Pastoral Council participates in
the responsibility for pastoral
ministry, and not just
administration. "Councils
should continually strive to
update themselves to what is
happening in the wider Church
and society, and to what kinds
of programs and formational
opportunities are available,
and, then, to cull from their
joint wisdom and experience bold
new approaches to Community
life." (Bishop Hubbard) The
Pastoral Council should research
the ideas, the hopes, the life
and activity of the people of
God, so that the whole
Community, Parish or Cluster,
can effectively carry out the
mission of the Community and
fully participate in the ongoing
conversion that is central to
its life. It should constantly
evaluate the Community in its
conformity to the Gospel and
those constitutive elements of
the Gospel that call for
understanding the implications
of Justice.
GUIDELINE
3: THE MEMBERSHIP OF A
PASTORAL COUNCIL SHOULD BE TRULY
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMMUNITY.
The
number of members of the Pastoral
Council will vary depending on the
parish or cluster community, its
size, character, and needs. Care
should be taken to assure adequate
representation of the parish
community. At the same time, its
membership should be small enough
to facilitate its functioning with
ease.
Each
Pastoral Council should have in
writing a clear description of the
selection process. It is important
that terms of office be explained
and that allowance be made for
continuity. It is also highly
recommended that successive terms
of office be limited to assure
that there is a genuine rotation
of membership on the Pastoral
Council.
GUIDELINE
4: THE PASTOR IS TO PRESIDE
OVER THE PARISH PASTORAL
COUNCIL
In
virtue of his/her office the
Pastor or Parish Life Director
presides over and guides the final
decisions of the Council and their
implementation by the universal
law of the Church, diocesan
statutes and civil law.(Canon 536,
Par. 1)
While
the Pastor or Parish Life Director
is actively involved in the
decision making process, the
Council selects from among its
members a chairperson who conducts
the meetings. This model expresses
the underlying theological
principle of collegiality, that
is, representative members of the
parish forming one body with their
Pastor or Parish Life Director in
taking responsibility for the life
and ministry of the parish. The
selection of a chairperson stands
as a visible sign of shared
responsibility. Finally, from a
practical point of view, when the
Pastor or Parish Life Director is
freed from conducting the meeting,
he/she is at the same time enabled
to be more attentive to the
thoughts, ideas and plans that are
being expressed.
GUIDELINE
5: THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
AND THE PARISH FINANCE
COUNCIL ARE INTERDEPENDENT
The
Parish Pastoral Council is
responsible for the pastoral life
and ministry of the parish
(worship, ministry, etc.). The
Parish Finance Council, mandated
by Canon 537 of the Code of Canon
Law, is responsible for parish
financial administration. The
Parish Pastoral Council is to be
representative of the whole parish
in its membership; membership on
the Finance Council looks to
persons skilled in finances, civil
law and business. (Canon 492)
Despite
these distinctions, the two
councils are interrelated because
both are concerned with the life
and ministry of the parish. The
Parish Pastoral Council looks to
the Finance Council for the
resources needed to implement its
vision; the Finance Council looks
to the Parish Pastoral Council for
the development of the vision of
the parish. Although canonically
they are established as two
separate and distinct bodies,
their strong interdependence is
best realized by having the
Finance Council function as a
committee of the Parish Pastoral
Council.
FINANCE
COMMITTEES:
The
new code of Canon Law requires a
pastor to have a finance
committee. This committee has a
consultative vote and assists the
pastor in the administration of
parish goods (Canons 532 and 537).
The
finance committee is responsible
for the effective stewardship of a
parish. It may relate directly to
the Parish Pastoral Council or
through the Administration
Committee to the Parish Pastoral
Council. The fiscal component
should reflect Gospel values and
overall parish and diocesan goals.
Financial concerns should be
addressed within the context of
the mission of the parish.
Functions:
-
Advise pastor in all financial
matters.
Composition
and Size:
Pastor
and at least one trustee are
usually ex officio members.
Other members should be
knowledgeable persons with a
sound business sense and a
knowledge of the parish
operation. People with expertise
in accounting, civil law,
insurance and investing can be
very helpful. Members should be
sensitive to spiritual and
pastoral issues and keep abreast
of Church developments.
The
Committee size varies according
to parish size and needs. We
would suggest 4-6 members.
GUIDELINE
6: EACH COUNCIL SHOULD
FORMULATE PROCEDURAL GUIDELINES
The
following information should be
included:
PARISH
MISSION STATEMENT
The
Mission Statement of each parish
indicates the unique qualities
of its history, tradition and
composition as well as its
particular vision for fulfilling
the mission of Jesus Christ. It
gives specific expression to the
parish intention to live out its
calling within the concrete
boundaries of its location,
resources and needs. It defines
why a particular parish exists.
Forming
a mission statement involves
processes of discernment and
consensus. The pastor and
council, having listened to the
parish reflect upon its unique
characteristics, resources and
gifts, determine how it can best
give expression to the diocesan
vision and the particular call
of God to this parish community.
PURPOSE
OF THE COUNCIL
The
primary responsibility of the
Council is pastoral planning.
This process envisions,
addresses and evaluates the
needs and goals of the parish
community in light of Church
teaching and the mission of the
local and larger Church. This
responsibility calls forth the
gifts of planning, visioning,
empowering and evaluating and
requires a belief in the concept
of shared leadership among the
clergy and the laity.
MEMBERSHIP
Because
the pastoral council is a
visioning body, not a
coordinating committee of
ministries, 8 to 12 members are
usually sufficient. In keeping
with a pastoral- not a political
model-, it is recommended that
members of the council be called
forth from the community by a
selection process that includes
communal prayer and is guided by
a facilitator who is skilled in
the process of discernment. Each
parish will determine the
criteria for council membership
as well as the length of service
and the necessary provisions for
replacement of members due to
resignation, etc.
LEADERSHIP
Each
council operates on the
principle of shared leadership
among the clergy and the laity.
Someone from within the group is
selected to chair council
meetings.
MEETINGS
Each
council determines the number of
meetings to be held yearly and
establishes procedural
guidelines for surfacing agenda
items for council meetings.
COMMITTEES
Bodies
such as Parish Pastoral Councils
usually research data for their
deliberations and implement
their vision in the work of
committees or ad hoc
implementation teams. Standing
committees care for ongoing
needs of the council such as
selection process, membership or
finances; ad hoc implementation
teams care for specific concerns
that are usually time limited.
Care should be taken lest
committees be established which
have no specific function.
PROCEDURES
FOR DECISION MAKING
A
critical element in the
transition from Parish to
Pastoral Councils is decision
making by consensus. Consensus
is not reached by a majority
vote and is not a win/lose
situation. Rather, it is a
process of decision making in
which members of a group work to
reach substantial, though not
necessarily unanimous,
commitment on an issue. The
council reaches consensus on a
matter when all members of a
council can live with the
decision. This shared ownership
of the council’s determination
is essential if the council and
parish are to be effective in
the fulfillment of the mission.
Decision making by consensus
gives witness to shared
leadership and the building of
community that are the most
basic parts of parish visioning
and mission.
GUIDELINE
7: THE PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
IS LINKED TO THE DIOCESAN
PASTORAL COUNCIL
The
Parish Pastoral Council should
have consistent contact with the
Diocesan Pastoral Council. Members
of the Diocesan Pastoral Council
are required by reason of their
office to maintain regular contact
with the Parish Pastoral Councils
of the parishes within their
respective deaneries.
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Guidelines
for Youth Participation in Parish
Pastoral Councils:
"Responsibility
for the mission of the church is
collaborative and is shared by all
the Baptized." (Bishop Howard
J. Hubbard). Young people
offer a unique contribution to
parish life. They give voice to
the needs, hopes and dreams of
youth today. The parish community
is where people, young and old,
men and women receive the
education and formation support
they need to fulfill their
Baptismal call. The parish
pastoral council offers a vehicle
by which youth can become more
active in the life of the parish
community.
The
following guidelines were
developed by the Diocesan Youth
Council to assist Parish Pastoral
Councils in fostering youth
participation in the life and
ministry of the church.
I.
Invite young people to an
information session on the role of
the Parish Pastoral Council in
parish life. Discuss the working
of the council and the various
committees’ needs.
Young
people in grades 10-12 should be
invited. Names of those to be
invited can be surfaced from the
youth ministry team, parish youth
council, catechetical programs,
pastoral council recommendations
and other parish serving
committees or organizations.
Those
invited to participate in the
meeting should have leadership
potential, desire to learn and be
willing to participate as a
working, voting member of the
council.
II.
After the general meeting, those
interested in being considered for
membership should have the
opportunity to meet the pastoral
council president and sit in on a
parish pastoral council meeting.
An opportunity to meet with
committee chairpersons would also
be helpful.
III.
The names of the young people
seeking to serve are placed before
the parish community and discerned
along with the adult members
seeking council positions.
IV.
The youth, along with the adults,
need encouragement to continue
leadership formation. Dates of
formation programs, courses,
lectures and on going
opportunities for faith formation
need to be publicized and
communicated to youth members
along with adult council members.
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Cluster
Councils are just beginning to
emerge in our diocese. As our
experience with this new structure
grows our understanding of how
they function will deepen. What
follows is an attempt to describe
this evolving collaborative
structure we are calling Cluster
Councils.
While
there are no directions in Canon
Law about the establishment of
Cluster Councils, it seems that
the same underlying theological
principles should apply to their
makeup and accountability as are
applied to Parish Pastoral
Councils, namely: that they be
truly representative of the
different Parishes in the Cluster,
and that their recommendations be
made in conjunction with the
Parish Pastoral Councils of the
Cluster, and be accountable to
those bodies.
Though
there will be differing methods of
choosing members for the Cluster
Council, it would be most
advantageous if members of these
bodies were also members of the
various Parish Pastoral Councils.
It would also be beneficial if the
meetings of the Cluster Council
and the various Parish Pastoral
Councils be so arranged as to make
decision making and reporting less
time consuming and more conducive
to carrying out Cluster plans.
The
Guidelines given in this document
for Parish Pastoral Councils can,
with few exceptions, be applied to
Cluster Councils.
When
a Cluster Council embarks on a
project that requests the
commitment of financial resources
from each of the parishes in the
cluster, those expenditures should
be approved by the Finance
Committees of each parish working
in conjunction with each Parish
Pastoral Council.
In
addition, the Cluster Council
should have regular contact with
the Office of Pastoral Planning
for purposes of keeping Cluster
Pastoral Plans on track and
receiving new guidance and
information.
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Since
the Second Vatican Council, laity,
religious, deacons, priests and
bishops have come to a clearer and
deeper understanding of the need
for all to share in the
responsibility to carry on
Christ’s mission in the world.
Pastoral planning draws on the
insights, commitment, vision and
awareness that come from the
Spirit of God speaking through the
Christian faithful, while insuring
fidelity to revelation and the
teachings that come to us from the
magisterium of the Church.
In
the Directory on the
Pastoral Ministry of Bishops
developed by the Sacred
Congregation for Bishops, great
emphasis is placed on the
importance of pastoral planning.
The bishop is urged to establish a
general plan of apostolic action.
Among the other matters to be
considered, the plan is to deal
with doctrine, worship and
charity. Information gathering is
encouraged so that the plan is
well founded. (Par. 102-105, 148,
209) By analogy, each pastor
should be sure that the parish
community is actively engaged in
pastoral planning in order to
assure effective pastoral
ministry.
1.
Pastoral Planning
The
pastoral planning process draws
upon concepts and skills used in
developing organizations,
structuring organizations, and
research. Pastoral planning is
distinguished from corporate and
civic planning in that it
integrates theological reflection
into the planning process,
bringing the light of the Gospel
and our tradition of faith to the
situation at hand. In order to
clarify the roles and
relationships of parish ministers
and consultative structures in
pastoral planning, some
distinctions about the areas to
which pastoral planning can be
applied will be helpful
background.
2.
Areas of Pastoral Planning
While
pastoral planning always results
in goals, policies, and parameters
for the use of resources, the
process can be applied to short
term programs or it can be applied
to broad five year goals for a
parish. Pastoral planning can be
applied by an individual in
organizing her or his work for the
month; it can be used by a
pastoral staff as they plan
programs for the year. In general,
however, pastoral planning takes
place in four areas of parish
life:
-
setting
broad direction
-
choosing
strategies to promote those
directions
-
establishing
effective administrative
structures and procedures, and
-
planning
programs
Consultative
structures (e.g., parish pastoral
councils, commissions, etc.) are
focused on directional and
strategic planning. The executive
structure of the parish (e.g.,
pastoral staff, committees, etc.)
are focused on administrative and
operational planning.
3.
Consultative Structures:
Directional and Strategic Planning
Directional
planning
results in statements of mission
and direction. It seeks answers to
questions such as: Who are we?
What is our unique identity within
the context of the diocesan and
universal Church? Where are we
called to go? What are our
priorities? Directional decisions
concern the broad mission and
goals of the parish in the context
of the larger Church. Directional
planning requires being familiar
with and faithful to Church
teaching and the mission of the
larger Church, and a willingness
and ability to listen to the
people of the parish.
Strategic
planning
focuses more on specific issues or
areas of concern. Strategic
decisions are those which result
in the commitment of major
personnel and financial resources.
Strategic decisions lead to a
course of action that is difficult
to reverse. Strategic directions
usually take months or years to
achieve.
For
example, directional planning may
result in a parish priority of
"Evangelization of Alienated
Catholics." In strategic
planning, various methods and
approaches would be studied,
potential personnel and financial
resources would be analyzed, and a
general strategy determined (e.g.,
"making our facilities
accessible to persons with
disabling conditions", or
"conducting a major parish
census", etc.). Strategic
planning is most successful when
it takes place within the context
of established parish priorities,
goals, and policies.
It
is primarily the responsibility of
the parish pastoral council to
assist the pastor in directional
and strategic planning.
Consultation with the parish
membership, leadership and staff
by the parish pastoral council is
essential to the integrity of the
process. As the pastor consults
with the council, so the council
itself is called to consult with
other parish leadership and
parishioners in general in its
planning processes. The pastoral
council must ensure that systems
are in place to evaluate the
impact and effectiveness of goals,
priorities, policies, and resource
allocations. These systems should
lead to a recurring planning cycle
resulting in new priorities and
goals every three to five years.
In
some parishes, particularly larger
parishes, commissions rather than
the pastoral council will be the
major strategic advisory bodies.
For instance, as a strategy
related to the parish’s stated
priority of "Evangelization
of Alienated Catholics," a
spiritual life and worship
commission might develop a policy
of inclusion of persons with
handicapping/disabling conditions
in liturgies.
The
Revised Code of Canon Law makes
special reference to the finance
council. The council’s primary
function is to provide the pastor
with advice concerning the
stewardship of parish fiscal
resources. It assists the pastor
by developing a parish budget
process, providing financial
analysis of proposed goals,
strategies and programs, and by
conducting long-range financial
planning with regard to funding
capital and operational needs in
the parish. While the finance
council has significant
responsibility for the stewardship
of parish financial resources, it
is not its role to recommend
directions, priorities, or
programs other than those related
to its delegation: fiscal
stewardship.
4.
Pastoral Staff and Committees:
Planning for Implementation
Administrative
and operational planning focus on
converting strategies and policies
into programs and action. Planning
in these areas involves program
goals and objectives, program
design, personnel administration
and evaluation, and program
budgeting. Administrative planning
develops, organizes and manages
the programs and human and
financial resources necessary to
carry out strategic decisions.
Operational planning deals with
actual "hands-on"
day-to-day ministries and
programs.
The
parish staff are hired and
supervised by the pastor or his
delegate. The pastoral staff are
responsible to the pastor for
developing ministerial programs
and services that respond to the
priorities and directions of the
parish. In addition, some pastoral
staff may be entrusted with the
responsibility for pastoral
administration and management. It
is the responsibility of the
parish pastoral council to
evaluate parish priorities and
directions on a regular basis. It
is the responsibility of the staff
to evaluate program goals and
objectives. The pastor works with
staff and other parish leadership
to coordinate the overall pastoral
activities of the parish.
5.
Summary
These
distinctions provide important
insights into the kinds of
planning activities that are to be
undertaken by those who
participate in parish governance.
The pastor is charged by the
bishop with the responsibility for
governance of the parish and
therefore with developing a parish
planning process. The parish
pastoral council, the finance
committee, and other committees
share a primary responsibility for
assisting the pastor in
administrative and operational
planning. Quite often,
particularly in smaller
communities, individuals or entire
groups may have responsibilities
in a number of areas of pastoral
planning. In such cases it is even
more important that these
distinctions be clear to ensure
that the appropriate focus of the
group is maintained. Each area for
planning is essential to the
overall health of the parish and
therefore the integrity and
importance of each should be
respected.
PLANNING
PROCESS OUTLINE:
KEY
ELEMENTS IN PLANNING:
-
Why
do we exist?MISSION
-
What
do we stand for?VALUES
-
What
do we want to do?GOALS
-
How
do we get it done?OBJECTIVES
-
Short-term
actions?ACTION STEPS
-
How
do we measure
ourselves?ACCOUNTABILITY
GOALS:
-
What
we want to do, are committed to
do
-
Set
long-term direction
-
Change
infrequently, but always subject
to review
-
Expand
on, flow from mission
-
Lead
to specific, action-oriented
objectives
OBJECTIVES:
-
How
to accomplish our goals
-
Consistent
with mission
-
Flow
from and reinforce goals
-
Lead
to specific programs and
activities
-
Change
more frequently as they are
accomplished or as circumstances
change
ACTION
STEPS:
-
How
objectives will be implemented
-
Descriptive
of specific programs and
activities
-
Flow
from and reinforce objectives
-
Change
frequently in plan revision and
review
ACCOUNTABILITY:
-
Who
is responsible for particular
action steps
-
Definite
timeline (beginning, status
check, completion)
-
Measure
objectives and action steps
-
Monitored
in quarterly review meetings
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The
following books, tapes and videos
are available in either the
Pastoral Planning Office(PPO) or
the Diocesan Resource Library(DRL)
BOOKS
(PPO)
Developing
a Vibrant Parish Pastoral Council.
edited by Arthur X Deegan, II.
Paulist Press, 1995.
Transforming
the Parish: Models for the Future.
Patricia Forster, O.S.F., Thomas
P. Sweetser, S.J., Sheed and Ward,
1993
Sharing
Wisdom.
Mary Benet McKinney, O.S.B. Tabor
Publishing, 1987 (This book
focuses on methods of discernment
as they apply to Council
decision-making.)
The
New Practical Guide for Parish
Councils.
William J. Rademacher with Marliss
Rogers. Twenty -Third
Publications, 1995.
The
Collaborative Leader: Listening to
the Wisdom of God’s People. Loughlin
Sofield and Donald Kuhn Ave Maria
Press. 1995.
Leadership
in the Successful Parish.
Thomas Sweetser, and Carol M.
Holden. Sheed and Ward, 1992.
New
Wine, New Wineskins: Revisioning
the Parish Through the Ministry of
the Parish
Pastoral Council. Diocese
of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, 1996.
AUDIO
TAPES:
1997
Conference for Pastoral Planning
and Council Development Series (PPO)
1.
"Canonical Implications of a
Church in Transition" Rev.
James Provost
2."Consultation
and Collaboration: Pearls of Great
Price: No Discounts Allowed"
Rev. Richard Conboy
3."Multicultural
Ministry and Interaction"
Rev. Jose Sanchez
4."Creative
Tension or Divisive Polarization?
The Fundamental Option." Dr.
RichardGaillardetz
5."Developing Vibrant Parish
Leadership: The Call To
Leadership" Eileen Tabert
6."Making
Your Parish Council
‘Pastoral’" Dr. Mark
Fischer, Ph.D
7."A
Spirituality for Dark Nights on
Hard Chairs in Parish Halls"
Helen Maher Garvey, BVM.
1996
Conference for Pastoral Planning
and Council Development
Series:(PPO)
1."Together
in A Journey of Hope" Ron
Cork
2."Educational
Implications of Parish
Restructuring" Doris
Donnelly, Ph.D
3."Pastoral
Councils: The Next
Generation" Sr. Dolorette
Farias, SSND
4."How
Well Do You Know Your
Parish?" Rev. Msgr. William
C. Harms
5."Sacramental
Implications of Parish Patrick J.
Howell, SJ Restructuring"
6."Pastoral
Council Planning at a Time of
Transformation" Dennis
O’Leary
7
"A Vision of the Church"
Rev. Michael Raschko
8."Theological
Implications of Parish
Restructuring" Most Rev.
Howard J. Hubbard
9."The
Pastoral Council and Prayer"
Kathleen Turley, RSM.
1995
Conference Series(PPO)
1."A
Vision of Church" Robert
Burke
2."Social,
Political and Economic Forces- a
Boundary to Parish
Restructuring" Most Rev.
Joseph P. Delaney
3."The
Chicago Story and Boundaries to
Parish Restructuring" Sr.
Patricia Forster, OSF
4."Differing
Perceptions to What the Church is
- a Boundary to Parish
Restructuring" Most Rev.
Robert F. Morneau
5
"The Pastor and Parish Staff
in Relation to Parish Pastoral
Councils" Fr. Robert Howes
6
"Not Assimilating Rich
Culture Values-a Boundary to
Parish Restructuring" Sr.
Mary Gonzalez, RSM.
1996
Albany Diocesan Parish Convening (PPO)
1."Looking
at the Future" Bishop Howard
Hubbard
2."The
Church of the Future: What will it
look like? What should it look
like?" Dr. John C. Dwyer
VIDEOS:
1996
Conference for Pastoral Planning
and Council Development (PPO)
1."Educational
Implications of Parish
Restructuring" Doris Donnelly
Ph.D.
2."Sacramental
Implications of Parish
Restructuring" Rev. Patrick
Howell SJ
3."Theological
Implications of Parish
Restructuring" Bishop Howard
Hubbard
4."A
Vision of Church" Rev.
Michael Raschko Other
1."Parish
Pastoral Councils: Instruments of
Visioning and Planning"
Dennis O’Leary (1992 Conference
for Pastoral Planning and Council
Development)
2."Nights
at the Round Table: The Parish
Pastoral Council" (Diocese of
Charlotte) 1991 Sheed and Ward
Publishers.(DRL)
3."Parish
Councils Today" 1986. (DRL)
Bishop Howard Hubbard
4."Parish
Finance Councils" CTNA, 1993
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Mystic,
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We
are most grateful to the following
groups for sharing their planning
resources with us:
(Arch)
Dioceses
Diocese
of Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Archdiocese
of Minneapolis/St. Paul
Archdiocese
of Louisville
Archdiocese
of Seattle
Diocese
of Springfield in Illinois
Diocese
of Youngstown Ohio
Parishes
St.
Bridget’s Copake Falls
St.
Mary’s Granville
St.
Pius X, Loudonville
St.
Francis DeSales, Loudonville
St.
Maries, Cohoes
St.
Agnes / St. Patrick’s, Cohoes
St.
Patrick’s, Albany
Members
of the Albany Diocesan Pastoral
Council
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