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Transcript of Parish Pastoral Council
Parish Pastoral Council
Leading the parish in discernment and expression of its
mission
Donna L. Ciangio, OPChurch Leadership Consultation
West Caldwell, NJ
Areas of Consideration
Parish Pastoral Councils in
the Diocese of Las Cruces Mission Function of the Council Responsibilities of the
Council Vision Types of Council Groups What are you going to do
next?
Canon Law
After the diocesan bishop has listened to the presbyteral council and if he judges it opportune, a pastoral council is to be established in each parish;
The pastor presides over it, and through it the Christian faithful along with those who share in the pastoral care of the parish in virtue of their office give help in fostering pastoral activity.
Canon 536. 1
Diocese of Las Cruces
It is the policy
of the Diocese of Las Cruces
that each parish
shall establish and maintain
a Parish Pastoral Council (Canon 536).
Diocesan Pastoral Manual
Section Policy 01-02
The Church The Parish
Are to be reflecting on what the Spirit has been saying to the People of God
We are a people on a pilgrimage are moving toward an intended goal with an intended purpose.
Tertio Millenio Inuente
Discipleship and Mission
For it is possible
to be a disciple,
to give a loving
response to
Christ's invitation
to come follow him,
only if we have truly met Jesus and responded to him in a personal way.
Pastoral Activity
Mission of the Parish
To help people understand
that Jesus
is truly present
to them here and now,
walking
the path
of
discipleship
along
with
them.
What is MISSION?
• Missio Dei - the activity of God
• Trinitarian: Father, Son, and Spirit at work in the world
• Father, Son, and Spirit sending the CHURCH into the world
• Participating in the sending of God
• Our mission has no life of its own – only through God who sends us
Bosch, Transfoming Mission, p.390
Mission• God is a missionary God
• Mission is seen as a movement by God into the world
• God calls and gathers
“disciples - missionaries”
• A church does not have a mission, a mission has a church!
The Essential Elementsof Parish Mission
Evangelization Worship Word Community Service Leadership Stewardship
Evangelization
Encompasses the ways in which the parish intentionally spreads
the Gospel.
Worship
Is the expression of the sacramental and prayer life of parishioners. Includes Sunday Eucharist and other ritual forms of sacred celebration.
Word
Proclaims, explains, informs, and forms parishioners of all ages in the Scriptures and tradition of the Church.
Community
draws parishioners together with Jesus Christ and each other in mutual support, activity, ministry, and celebration marked by including and welcoming all.
Service
extends the resources of the parish to the needs of others - parish, local community, global community - and demonstrates a commitment to works of compassion and justice.
Leadership
calls forth gifts of visioning, planning, empowering, and evaluating
for the service of the community.
Stewardship
Challenges all parishioners to share their time, talent, and treasure for the fulfillment of
the parish mission.
Each moment spent, each gift shared, each contribution made in service to the parish and to all whom we meet, is a real participation in and extension of the mission of Jesus.
*From New Wine, New Wineskins Program of Diocese of Greensburg, PA.
It is only when it is fully understood, that one's participation in the life of the parish can be transferred from a perfunctory fulfillment of a task and responsibility into an exciting, challenging and spirit-filled adventure that truly makes Jesus alive and present in our day.
Gospel values must be the ultimate normand criterion by which decisions are made and against which its results are evaluated
All pastoral leaders must constantly reflect on and emphasize how all of the parish's worship, faith-formation, ministries,
and social services are related
to the mission of Jesus
Discussion
• How central is your parish mission statement to everything you do in the parish?
• How have you determined what your mission is?
• How do you review
and evaluate your accomplishments in building the kingdom?
Praying Community
The role of the council is ministerial not merely functional
Must be prayerful
Faith sharing
Grow as a community
• Any pastoral planning process must be a prayerful process. The process itself must lead people to holiness.
• Pastoral planning must be viewed as a means to holiness.
• The process must be designed with prayer and reflection as a constitutive element.
• Too often in pastoral meetings, prayer is treated as something ad hoc and perfunctory. If planning is truly pastoral, prayer, scripture reflection and faith sharing, are integral to the method.
Practical
Using creative imagination
Listening to the Holy Spirit
Coordinate Parish
Activities
Policy Review and Recommendation
Problem Solving
Sounding Board for Pastor
Work with finance council so that the mission has the resources to accomplish the work of Christ
PastoralUsing creative imaginationListening to the Holy Spirit
What does our parish want and need?
Addressing Major Pastoral Concerns
Assessing Current Ministries
Planning for new or needed ministries
Promoting Stewardship Evangelization Addressing Spiritual Needs
of the Parish
Discussion
• How does your council pray and build community?
• What are some examples of how your council has planned practically and pastorally?
Pastors
• Pastors are to listen more widely to the entire People of God. (45)
• The pastoral planning process provides a forum for a high degree of lay participation in advising the pastor on the goals of the parish
• It also brings out and utilizes the gifts and talents of the Pastoral Council for the benefit of the parish community.Tertio Millenio Inuente
Examples: Utilizing the parish mission
statement Helping parish ministries to
develop their own mission statement and yearly goals
Simple parish survey to know what is needed
Helping people know their gifts
Help develop new or needed ministries e.g., welcome packet; welcome event; “This is OLC”
Planning means…• To prayerfully consider how God
is calling the parish to fulfill its mission in this particular time and place.
• To serve as a vehicle of dialogue, communication, coordination, and cooperation with all the parish ministries and committees.
• To gather data through a survey or an annual parish assembly.
• To use the process of consensus in coming to agreement on recommended courses of action.
• To empower the implementation of parish goals and objectives with the various parish ministries and commissions.
Pastoral Planning
Where are we now?
Identify your MISSION
Where do we want to be?
What is the VISION?
Parish and Diocesan
How do we get there?
Bridging the gap between
MISSION and VISION
and needs ASSESSMENT
Discussion
• What is your style of prayer and community building?
• Is it successful?
• How often have you done needs assessment?
• Has that helped in your planning?
ROLEOF THEPPC
1. Prayer and faith sharing
2. Participates in pastoral
planning, supports and implements
3. Determines basic policy (values)
4. Serves as advisory board for pastor and pastoral staff
5. Works with finance council to assure goal orientation of budget
6. Develops the parish mission statement
7. To annually develop and evaluate progress toward agreed parish goals and objectives and update the plan.
8. To communicate to the parish at large the decisions and thinking of the council.
9. To attend to the prayer and continuing education necessary for council action and the spiritual development of members.
10. The staff acts as a resource
and attends council meetings
as needed.
New ModelFROM TO
Parish Council Parish Pastoral Council
A body of leaders A leadership body
Coordinating Articulating theMinistries Mission
Crisis Management Pastoral
planningDoing Activities Empowerment and
OversightBusiness Prayer and and politics discernmentCompetition CollaborationVoting Consensus
Discussion
• How does your council see it’s role?
• Practical?
• Pastoral
• What would you like it to be?
Vision
Where there is no vision
the people perish. Proverbs
29:18
Without prophecy – the people become demoralized.
New American Bible
Where there is no vision –
the people get out of hand.New Jerusalem Bible
First, think about your parish…
A church’s vision generally grows
from theVISION
of thePASTOR
PARISH STAFFandCOUNCILS
The Pastor, Parish Staff and Council
vision grows from the VISION
OF THE GOSPEL,
Church Teaching and articulated by the bishop,
the diocesan pastoral council and other collaborative
bodies
THE PASTORneeds to be clear about his vision
in the light of the larger Mission of Jesus Christ,
the Church’s Vision, and the
diocesan vision and goals
Questions What things are
important to us about ministry?
What are our values?
What are our goals?
What do we feel we have to give?
What are the qualities of character we would like to
emulate?
What legacy do we want to leave?
What is the Holy Spirit saying to us?
EvaluateYou need to review, reflect on and
evaluate your mission statement each year…
Have a retreat planning day or day of reflection - give some ample time to review and evaluation of all you have accomplished during the pastoral year.
(Ministries should review this also)
For example: Do we feel that we have lived up
to this mission statement? How has Jesus been a part of
our mission, vision and ministry this year?
If we have truly contemplated
the face of Christ,
our pastoral planning
will necessarily be
inspired by the
"new commandment"
which Jesus gave us:
Love one another, as I have loved you
John 13:34
Tertio Millenio Inuente
What are you going to do next:
Meet between now and __________Decide what you most needFor example;Start a Parish Pastoral Council
Mission statement• Start working on your mission
statement and create a draft• Brainstorm and finish up by JulyPPC Membership• Make sure the right people are
“added”Discernment Retreat • To assess needs• To plan