| 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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PO Box
180
Mystic,
CT 06355
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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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