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PARISH POINT PERSON TRAINING SESSION

December 4 & December 10, 2019

Welcome & Opening Prayer

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Good and gracious God, We, the Catholic people of Utah, come before You in prayer as we chart our course for our future. We believe in a living faith grounded in ancient Scripture and our sacred Tradition. Open us to the needs of our people and the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. We celebrate through worship and prayer. Guide our sharing of the Gospel of your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, with our families, our parishes and our communities. We live in the unity of our rich diversity. Allow the faith we share to overcome barriers and challenges that separate and isolate us. Trusting in the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, and of Saint Mary Magdalene, the patroness of our diocese, may our efforts lead to a deeper unity within our community, reflecting the loving unity that is the Holy Trinity. In the name of Jesus Christ, Lord of the past present and future, we ask to believe, celebrate, and live His redeeming love in Utah. Amen.

Pastoral Planning Prayer

Introduction of the Parish Participants Pastoral Center Staff & Diocesan Pastoral Council

Bishop Solis Karin Hurley Karin.hurley@dioslc.org Ruth Dillon Ruth.Dillon@diolsc.org Deacon Dale Dillon Deacon.Dillon@dioslc.org Julie Boerio‐Goates boeriog@gmail.com Cole Stapley cole.stapley@gmail.com

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Two Dimensions of Pastoral Planning

• Ministries & Programs – Things that we do.
• Paradigm – The central IDEA that gives rise to,

shapes and directs everything that we do.

Ministries & Programs – What we do in our parishes/missions

Celebration of Sacraments Faith Formation Sessions Bible Study Prayer Groups Spiritual, Social & Service Groups Outreach to the Marginalized Training for Ministries Eucharistic Adoration

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Paradigm – From what central idea

• r goal does each activity flow?

Debt Reduction

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Building Community

Day to Day Survival

Paradigm – From what central idea

• r goal does each activity flow?

Creating Missionary Disciples

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Becoming a Missionary Church

(also known as Evangelization)

• To inform minds – Getting to know God
• Formation of hearts – Getting to love Jesus
• Transformation of lives – Serving and sharing

this love with others

From a change in central focus,

• ther changes follow

From: Day to Day Coordinating Ministries Crisis Management DoingActivities Business & Politics Collaboration Pastoral Planning Empowering & Supporting Prayer & Discernment

T

• : Working toward the Future

with a Vision and a Path

Perspective Changes From Maintenance to Missioning

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Every parish should be doing pastoral planning!

Is the parish trying to be a vibrant community? One that reaches out to all? With the goal of teaching people the good news? And sending them out to live it with others? What’s working? What needs to be tweaked?

Change in Presenter

Julie Boerio‐Goates boeriog@gmail.com 801‐360‐3959 Wasatch Deanery Rep

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PDF Files in English and Spanish available online. Start at www. dioslc.org/about‐us

WHAT DOES THE PASTORAL PLAN SAY?

One Year of Implementation

What’s Happened So Far?

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Diocesan Office Efforts

Some highlights

• Vocations
• Booth at 2019 Congress with materials

“Holiness is the first vocation.”

• Divine Worship
• Training Sessions for
• SCAP, Cantors & Level II Eucharistic Ministers
• Stewardship
• Training for Pastors at Deanery Meetings

Each office has submitted a report of its review of the plan and implementation to date

Diocesan Office Efforts

Office of Faith Formation & Hispanic Ministry Efforts on Faith Formation

• Formation of a comprehensive faith formation
• Certification of all catechists & DREs
• 2‐year programs for Sacramental Preparation
• Adoption of curricular materials from approved publishers
• Ongoing efforts to certify catechists
• Saint George Catholic Church & Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Primarily English);

Price & Vernal in Spanish

• Presentation of Echoes of Faith classes (live & streaming) in English & live in

Spanish

• Negotiations under way with University of Notre Dame STEP program currently

used by Lay Ecclesial Ministry formation program.

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Parish Efforts – Reporting on What’s Been Done (May 2019)

At least half of the parishes & missions had reported activity by Spring 2019. A few more have arrived. It’s not too late to start!

1 10 2 1 3 3 3 1 3 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 NEVER 1 0R 2 TIMES MONTHLY NO DATA SEVERAL 2 TIMES 3 TIMES 4 TIMES MONTHLY 7 MONTHLY 9 TIMES WEEKLY, SEVERAL MONTHS Number of Parishes Responding Frequency of Meetings

How Often Did Your Committee Meet?

Weekly, Several months 9 times Monthly 7 times 4 times 3 times 2 times Monthly, no data 1 or 2 times

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Data from Spring 2019

Diversity found in reports: Number of meetings Participants Priorities of parishes

Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC)

Bishop Solis has tasked the DPC (under direction of Fr. Cavalier, OP) to serve as liaisons to the parishes.

• Specifically to accompany those planning, implementing and

assessing efforts at the local level, offering assistance as needed.

The Goal Is To Be Available As Needed.

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Role of the Point Person in the Parish/Mission

• Receive training in how to do parish‐based pastoral planning
• Facilitate communication between the Parish and Diocesan

Offices/DPC Identify where to go for help Assist in preparation of semi‐annual reports that detail what’s happened, & what’s planned

Each pastor/administrator has been invited to appoint a point person to work with the Diocesan Offices and DPC.

Pastors may decide they do not need a point person now, but they are free to do so later should the need arise. Proposed Steps for Implementing the Diocesan Pastoral Plan in the Parish/Mission

• Step 1: Know the plan.
• Step 2: Distinguish among different groups

responsible for specific Objectives and Strategies

• Step 3: Describe the state of the parish in

relation to each goal

• Step 4: Identify areas in need of development.
• Step 5: Make a plan for bringing that vision

about.

• Step 6: Share the plan with the Diocesan

Pastoral Council

• Step 7: Check in on a regular basis to report

progress

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• Five Goals, Objectives & Strategies

Know the plan: Prayerfully reflect on it together.

• Schedule meetings; invite all parish leaders,

including young adults& members of all language communities, to read and study the Pastoral Plan.

• Parish point persons could work with the

pastor in organizing and facilitating the discussions, and track and provide reports on the progress of the implementation. Some suggestions from Bishop Solis

STEP 1

KNOW THE PLAN

• Faith Formation
• Vocations
• Stewardship
• Eucharist & Catholic Identity
• Dignity Of The Human Person

Pastoral Plan Priorities: Report Structure

For Each Priority Introduction Goals Objectives Strategies

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WHAT DOES THE PASTORAL PLAN SAY?

• Faith Formation
• Vocations
• Stewardship
• Eucharist And Catholic Identity
• Dignity Of The Human Person

FIVE PRIORITIES

Know the Plan Faith Formation – The Top Diocesan Priority This Year

Goals Diocesan Parish 1 Articulate comprehensive vision of faith formation; broaden efforts of Office of Faith Formation include adult faith formation, collaborate with other offices* charged with more specialized adult faith formation 2 Promote & enhance comprehensive Youth Ministry in parishes & missions 3 Clarify & promote consistent application of Diocesan Religious Education Guidelines within parishes & missions 4 Enrich liturgical preaching in the Diocese

* For example:

• Office of Worship – ministry & Liturgical formation
• Office of Hispanic Ministry

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STEP 2

SORT OUT WHAT PART BELONGS TO PARISH

Identify who/what group has responsibility for specific

• bjectives and strategies
• Different parts of the plan apply to different

levels in the Diocese (Diocesan, Deanery or Regional, Parish or Mission). These are not distinguished in the plan. The organization of the plan does not make that clear.

Let’s look at an example!

Looking at Step 2 For Faith Formation Goal 1

FAITH FORMATION Goal 1 OBJECTIVE(1)

ADULT FAITH FORMATION (AFF) Comprehensive vision of faith formation; include adult faith formation (AFF) Work with other offices who also do AFF To make continuing adult faith formation and spiritual formation priorities in parishes & missions.

STRATEGIES (6) DIOCESAN PARISH/MISSION

Rename Diocesan Office from Religious Education to Faith Formation Assess needs of adult parishioners and special populations (singles, widowed, divorced, separated folks; those in assisted living facilities, jails & prisons Promote understanding of, and commitment to, principles of adult faith formation; make materials (printed & multimedia) available Develop program to form & certify catechists for AFF, including specialized training for RCIA team leaders Implement marriage prep & enrichment catechesis based on chapters 4&5 of Amoris Laetitia Train priests, deacons & lay leaders to conduct marriage prep and enrichment classes. √

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• 2. Consider Objectives & Strategies for Each Goal: Goal 3

FAITH FORMATION Goal 3 OBJECTIVES (4)

DIOCESAN FAITH FORMATION GUIDELINES Clarify and promote consistent application of diocesan religious education guidelines within parishes/missions (adaptations to local situations may be needed) Adoption of catechetical materials from the USCCB Conformity List Diocesan certification of all catechists serving in parishes/missions Facilitate adoption of standardized fees for registration fees Facilitate adoption of a comprehensive (pre‐K through?) formation program replacing programs that focus only on sacramental preparation.

STRATEGIES (4) DIOCESAN

PARISH/MISSION

Provide pastors & directors of religious education with current information on USCCB Conformity Listing of Catechetical Texts and Series to help guide text book purchases Offer accessible catechist formation in urban parishes on a regional basis in rural areas or by other means. Enlist master catechists to assist in catechist formation sessions. Work within the deaneries to establish a just standard yearly fee for registration, including discounts to families with multiple children enrolled. Diocesan & Deanery

STEP 3

HOW DOES THE PARISH LOOK IN RELATION TO EACH GOAL

Describe the state of the parish in relation to each goal and its objectives and strategies

• If you have a parish or mission pastoral plan
• what does it say in relation to each area addressed in Charting

Our Course? Is it in agreement? How does it diverge?

• If you do not have a pastoral plan
• is there something less formal guiding the ministries in the

parish? Does each ministry establish its own goals and objectives? How can you gather these and compare with the Diocesan Pastoral Plan?

• What are implicit priorities, goals, and objectives?
• What is the actual state in the parish of the matters related to each

priority of the Diocesan Plan? Try to describe them as honestly as possible.

From Bishop’s Memo:

Evaluate the status of the life of your church community in light of the Diocesan Pastoral Plan. Then, reflect and share observations on the state and effectiveness of your ministries related to each of the Priorities.

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STEP 4

IDENTIFY AREAS IN NEED OF DEVELOPMENT

Be realistic!

• Where do you want to be in each area

in 4 years?

• What strategies from the plan can

help you to achieve your own goals?

• What new strategies will be needed?
• What resources do you have?
• What new ones will you need?

What is not working as well as it could? What areas are not being covered at all?

STEP 5

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO BRING THE VISION TO LIFE?

Make a plan for bringing about that vision!

From Bishop’s Memo:

Choose and decide on any of the Pastoral Priorities according to the needs of your parish that your community will pursue for the coming

• years. Set priorities.

Assemble a team of parish leaders to work with the pastor on implementation. Refine the goals & objectives Provide concrete strategies to move toward achieving the goals. Put together a realistic timeline for completion of each goal. Regularly evaluate how things are going.

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STEP 6

Share the plan with the Diocesan Pastoral Council

Assign one member of the implementation team to be the “Point Person”, the one responsible for providing reports and updates on what’s happening with the plan.

STEP 7

Check in on a regular basis to report progress

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What insights/future directions/questions have surfaced so far?

A concern ‐‐ how closely must a parish plan map

• nto the diocesan plan?

Diocesan Plan Year 1 Faith Formation Vocations Eucharistic Identity Stewardship Dignity of the Human Person Parish A Plan

Parish B Plan Parish C Plan

Parish‐based Pastoral Plans Priorities of the Diocesan‐level Pastoral Plans

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Question and Answer Period with Bishop Solis Time for Parish Representatives to Meet with Diocesan Office & DPC Representatives