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1.To
educate each Catholic to have a
comprehensive understanding of his or
her
Baptismal Call
2.To
call forth men and women to
collaborative ministry
3.To
engage the entire Diocesan Church in an
understanding of Evangelization
4.To
facilitate the implementation of the
liturgical renewal called for by the
Second
Vatican Council
5.To
develop and maintain an ongoing,
lifelong faith formation process
6.To
promote on-going education and action
grounded in Catholic social and moral
teaching.
7.To
exercise responsible stewardship of the
resources of creation.
GOAL
1. To educate each Catholic to
have a comprehensive understanding of
his or her Baptismal Call
Objective
1: To promote the Diocesan Vision
Statement "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" in parishes/clusters and
diocesan structures.
Objective 2: To promote the knowledge,
understanding and living out of our
Baptismal Call.
Objective 3: To promote vocational
awareness of the call to leadership in
priesthood, diaconate, religious life,
and lay ministry.
Action
Plans:
- To
produce a TV Retreat on Discipleship
to be aired in Lent 2000 with Bishop
Hubbard as the main
presenter.
- To
provide ongoing networking and
support for
pastoral leaders, especially
Pastoral Life Directors and Pastoral
Associates.
- To
publicize and educate about the
value of small faith communities as
a means for people to reflect on
their call to discipleship.
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GOAL
2. To call forth men and
women to collaborative ministry
Objective 1: To provide ongoing support
for the continued
development of collaborative leadership
in ministry.
Objective 2: To support and affirm the
participation of all
members of the faith community in the
ministry of the Church.
Objective 3: To provide, through
ongoing evaluation, effective
communication of initiatives among
diocesan departments, agencies and
people in parishes and clusters.
Objective 4: To encourage the
involvement of all
members in ecumenical/interreligious
activities.
Action
Plans:
- To
develop a course on Church
Administration to be offered through
St. Bernard's Institute in Fall '99
- To
develop an annual summer leadership
institute by 2001.
- To
promote the Christian vision of
family life and foster support for
human life.
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GOAL
3. To engage the entire
Diocesan Church in an understanding of
Evangelization
Objective 1: To renew the faith
commitment of every Catholic household.
Objective 2: To promote the Catholic
Christian vision of family life and a
family perspective in all ministry.
Objective 3: To reach out to the
under served being particularly
sensitive to multicultural issues, the
issues of disabled people and those of
alienated Catholics;
Objective 4: To model the Gospel message
in reaching out to the inactive Catholic
and the unchurched.
Action
Plans:
- To
develop materials and tools to
assist parishes in welcoming
inactive Catholics.
- To
promote "Coming Home"
ministries
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GOAL
4. To facilitate the
implementation of the liturgical renewal
called for by the Second Vatican Council
Objective 1: To promote on-going
education to the understanding of the
primacy of the Eucharist.
Objective 2: To create an environment
that invites the whole diocesan Church
to full, conscious and active
participation in Liturgical
celebrations.
Objective 3: To provide formation in the
wealth of the spiritual traditions and
the contributions of other cultures in
the Church.
Objective 4: To form and educate the
non-ordained to the role of leadership/presider
in the appropriate public prayers and
rituals of the Church.
Action
Plans:
- To
provide a convocation for Liturgical
Renewal in Fall 2003.
- To
provide ongoing training and
education for
Liturgical ministries.
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GOAL
5. To develop and maintain an
ongoing, lifelong faith formation
process
Objective 1: To collaborate in our
efforts to provide comprehensive faith
formation experiences for all age groups
to our parishes/ clusters/ educational
institutions/ agencies.
Objective 2: To promote the Catholic
Christian vision of family life
fostering respect for all human life.
Objective 3: To foster support for and
development of comprehensive youth
ministry programs in our parishes/
clusters/educational institutions.
Objective 4: To provide and maintain a
Catholic School system, pre K-12, which
creates an environment that fosters the
living out of gospel values and the
pursuit of academic excellence.
Objective 5: To provide, maintain and
develop Catholic campus ministries on
all college/university campuses in the
diocese.
Objective
6: To pursue the development of new
resources and technologies to bring the
Gospel message to all people.
Action
Plans:
- To
implement the new National Plan for
Adult Faith Formation by creating a
committee of all offices involved in
adult education to move this
initiative forward in our diocese.
- To
explore the feasibility of building
or purchasing a spiritual life
center to provide retreats and
renewal for all people - youth,
adults, families, and persons with
disabilities.
To
increase opportunities for in-service in
religious education for Catholic
teachers and all catechists through
professional development, retreat
opportunities and catechist formation.
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GOAL
6. To promote on-going education
and action grounded in Catholic social
and moral teaching.
Objective 1: To maintain and support
comprehensive social service ministry
and to advocate for justice which
fulfills the Gospel call to serve the
needs of the poor and vulnerable through
Catholic Charities network.
Objective 2: To foster the ongoing
development and integration of social
service programs in each
parish/cluster/agency/educational
institutions.
Objective 3: To sustain and strengthen
the Diocesan Public Policy Committee as
a vehicle to assist people in the Church
of Albany to respond to the calls for
mercy and justice.
Objective 4: To develop advocacy
program(s) which address social service
and social justice issues leading to the
change of system structures.
Action
Plans:
- To
work with the U.S. Catholic
Conference, the NYS Catholic
Conference and the Diocesan Public
Policy Committee to highlight issues
before the Congress and the State
Legislature.
- To
work with Catholic Charities and the
Diocesan Public Policy Committee to
plan an coordinate a diocesan wide
initiative to educate the Church of
Albany on the social mission of the
Church and our political
responsibility.
To
increase opportunities for in-service in
religious education for Catholic
teachers and all catechists through
professional development, retreat
opportunities and catechist formation.
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GOAL
7. To exercise responsible
stewardship of the resources of
creation.
Objective 1: To promote an awareness of
the in the global community.
Objective 2: To emphasize the practice
of personal stewardship through
effective Stewardship programs..
Objective
3: To promote, in collaboration with the
parishes and clusters, sound management,
administrative and financial policies
and procedures.
Objective 4: To foster greater linkage
and collaboration among departments and
agencies.
Objective
5: To explore new opportunities to
strengthen and improve operation methods
through use of new technologies.
Action
Plans:
- Design
and establish a diocesan presence on
the world wide web by February
2000..
- Develop
and orientation program on diocesan
structure for employees on diocesan
and parish level to be offered twice
annually.
- Develop
title and salary standard for staff
positions at the parish level.
- Market
the Catholic Campaign in Fall 2000.
Objective 1: To maintain and support
comprehensive social service
ministry and to advocate for justice
which fulfills the Gospel call to
serve the needs of the poor and
vulnerable through Catholic
Charities network.
Objective 2: To foster the ongoing
development and integration of
social service programs in each
parish/cluster/agency/educational
institutions.
Objective 3: To sustain and
strengthen the Diocesan Public
Policy Committee as a vehicle to
assist people in the Church of
Albany to respond to the calls for
mercy and justice.
Objective 4: To develop advocacy
program(s) which address social
service and social justice issues
leading to the change of system
structures.
Diocesan
Strategic Planning Committee
Rev.
Geoffrey Burke
Rev. Donald Celusniak
Mrs. Karen Dehais
Rev. Anthony Diacetis
Rev. Kenneth Doyle
Mr. Richard Farrell
Mr. John Feeney
Deacon Charles Hall
Mr. Richard Johnson, Chair
Mr. John Manning
Mr. William McLoughlin
Mrs. Janet Nardolillo
Mrs. Susan Nesbitt
Mary O'Brien, CSJ
Ms C. Elizabeth Rowe
Anne Tranelli, CSJ
Kathleen Turley, RSM
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