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Putting the Plan Into Action

In order for our Plan to succeed, it will take the work and cooperation of all. The importance of each parishioner’s involvement has already been set forth on page 5 of this document.

How will you make this happen? Where do you begin? There are supporting roles to help lead and guide the parish as it brings the Plan to fruition.

  • The Rollout Team is charged with informing the community about the Plan. It will handle publicity and promote the Plan through a variety of activities. They are tasked with creating visuals that will draw attention and inspire the

The Team will help the parish to link the plan to its Eucharistic celebration. They will build momentum towards implementation.

  • The Implementation Team is tasked with assisting staff, commissions, ministries and parishioners to develop effective action plans. They will train facilitators to work with each ministry or parish group. They will ascertain the best way to implement the
  • The Commissions are tasked with assuring that each ministry within their area of responsibility will create and implement action plans. They will help define measurable ways to evaluate the action plans and make adjustments as
  • The Pastoral Staff will work to encourage collaboration and cooperation among the various ministries, so that the Plan flows seamlessly in bringing about the change needed to transform the community into the envisioned missionary disciples. The pastoral staff will ensure success by seeing that each entity regularly reviews their action plan and affirms, adapts, or revises it as necessary.
  • The Parish Pastoral Council, in conjunction with the pastoral staff and commissions, will oversee the continued execution of this Plan. They encourage all parishioners to be actively involved as, together, we all put the Plan into action. It will be the task of the PPC to review the Plan annually and revise accordingly.

 

 

 

 

Parish Plan Action Steps                                                            Approved, 9/5/2018

 

 

Liturgy

GOAL WORD/PHRASE (“GOOD FRUIT”)

Vibrant Liturgy

GOAL STATEMENT

To fully and intentionally engage in prayer, worship, and sacramental life that flow from baptism and reverential participation in the Eucharist—the source and summit of our faith.

LITURGY OBJECTIVE 1

To help each person better prepare for and actively participate in Liturgy, so that each of us can grow in the mysteries we celebrate and help others experience these mysteries.

Action Steps Lead Contributors
1.      Develop and implement a calendar to highlight ritual actions with explanations to help parishioners be more engaged. PALM Clergy

Liturgy Commission

2.      Provide and promote easy access through the website, email blasts, social media posts, etc. to help our parishioners prepare for liturgy through reflection on the liturgical readings and sources for each Sunday. DMS PALM

Clergy

DM

DMC

LITURGY OBJECTIVE 2

To deepen, as a parish, our liturgical prayer by devoting ourselves to each component—song, spoken word, ritual gesture, attentive stillness, and the sacred beauty of the worship environment.

Action Steps Lead Contributors
1.      Provide on-line training/education for all liturgical ministers with definitive goal for participation. PALM DM

DMS

Clergy

Liturgy Commission

2.      In a series of four masses, cover the four principal elements of the Eucharist and reinforce with web teachings. DMS PALM

DM

DMS

 

 

 

Welcome

GOAL WORD/PHRASE (“GOOD FRUIT”)

Belonging

GOAL STATEMENT

To practice radical hospitality and welcome as Jesus did, seeking out the disenfranchised and vulnerable and creating a sense of fellowship and belonging that is grounded in love for each other and humble gratitude to God.

WELCOME OBJECTIVE

To create a community characterized by infectious joy and love, where all come together to praise God and support each other.

Action Steps Lead Contributors
1.      Visit four parishes to identify the key elements of a successful hospitality program and report to the Evangelization Commission for decision-making. Evangelization Commission Welcome Ministry
2.      Audit our current welcome process. Fr. Neville

DMS

 
3.      Develop a process and provide training for “ministers of welcome” who will provide a personal outreach and welcome when someone joins the parish. Fr. Neville Assistant PA for Evangelization

 

 

 

Encounter

GOAL WORD/PHRASE (“GOOD FRUIT”)

Conversion

GOAL STATEMENT

To continually experience our own conversion and bring others to experience the same through evangelization, revealing the truth of the Gospel and witnessing to others how we ourselves have encountered Christ.

ENCOUNTER OBJECTIVE 1

To help each of us recognize our hunger for a deeper personal relationship with Jesus Christ and other people.

Action Steps Lead Contributors
1.      Present personal faith testimonies (personal stories of how faith in Jesus has impacted life) at least once per month—within the liturgy, through video on website, Facebook video, and other online/social media forums to help people recognize their hunger for Christ. PA for Evangelization Assistant PA for Evangelization

PALM

DMS

2.      By multiple means, invite each parishioner to assume responsibility for their personal spiritual growth by participation in structured formation, e.g. – Scripture Forum, Connect Groups, and Life Mapping. PA for Evangelization All Ministries

ENCOUNTER OBJECTIVE 2

To create a culture that enables experiencing God and promotes faith sharing and discipleship in Jesus Christ.

Action Steps Lead Contributors
1.      Have at least 100 people attend the Discovering Christ program each year. Evangelization Commission PA for Evangelization
2.      Survey Christ Life leaders who have participated in prayer groups with the intent of possibly expanding “post Mass prayer opportunities”. PA for Evangelization

Assistant PA for Evangelization

Evangelization Commission
3.      Provide faith sharing resources for family events (like pizza night, etc.), to include a short program on sharing faith as a family. PA for Evangelization  

 

 

 

Accompaniment

GOAL WORD/PHRASE (“GOOD FRUIT”)

Spiritual Growth

GOAL STATEMENT

To grow as disciples of Christ and nurture growth in others as we study, share, and live out the teachings of Christ and his Church through education, faith formation, and discipleship endeavors.

ACCOMPANIMENT OBJECTIVE 1

To commit to helping each other learn about, share, and live out our lives in the Trinity through ever-deepening relationships.

Action Steps Lead Contributors
1.      Engage small formation groups in the parish in service opportunities and have them reflect on their service. Evangelization Commission Service, Justice, and Life Commission
2.      Train catechists to improve their skills in building relationships among elementary and middle school children as the children grow in faith. Coordinators of Primary and Adolescent Faith Formation Christian Formation Commission

ACCOMPANIMENT OBJECTIVE 2

To cultivate the identity of the family as the domestic church—the foundation of spirituality and faith.

Action Steps Lead Contributors
1.      Provide opportunities to help families’ confidence in managing issues such as bullying, racism, and sexual orientation in light of the gospel. Assistant PA for Evangelization

Coordinator for Adolescent Faith Formation

 
2.      Provide 4 opportunities for active learning family events, faith formation, and family service projects, which would in turn help build a partnership in faith formation with other parents. Coordinators of Primary and Adolescent Faith Formation Christian Formation Commission
3.      Provide live courses, podcasts, and online education on sharing faith in the family, especially as part of (or follow-up to) the baptismal prep program. Coordinators of Primary and Adolescent Faith Formation  

 

 

 

Sending

GOAL WORD/PHRASE (“GOOD FRUIT”)

Disciple-Making

GOAL STATEMENT

To bring Christ to the world, practicing discipleship and encouraging each other through friendship and service as we support the work of the Church, provide for the material and pastoral care of the poor and suffering and advocate for the discernment of vocations in life, especially priestly vocations for those who feel called in this way.

SENDING OBJECTIVE

To build a community of disciples yearning to bring Christ to the marginalized and those in most need of God’s mercy.

Action Steps Lead Contributors
1.      Identify a facilitator for each service ministry who will formalize their meetings in order to provide ways to deepen formation and offer continuing support. Service, Justice, and Life Commission Chair Service, Justice, and Life Commission

Evangelization Commission

2.      Undertake four initiatives to fight injustices, including but not limited to racism and human trafficking. Service, Justice, and Life Commission Chair Service, Justice, and Life Commission

 

3.      Reach out to disconnected people through Connect Groups using the Sykesville Evangelization outreach (or other existing outreach programs). Provide report of observations of success by March 2019. Assistant PA for Evangelization Evangelization Commission

 

 

 

Mission Support

GOAL WORD/PHRASE (“GOOD FRUIT”)

Mission Support

GOAL STATEMENT

To enact wise stewardship of the gifts God has granted us, the legacy entrusted to us by those who have preceded us in the faith, and the hope that lies in future generations of the faithful, so that our resources may be channeled to support the mission of disciple-making first and foremost.

MISSION SUPPORT OBJECTIVE

To focus our financial, facility, and administrative decisions on the primary mission of our parish.

Action Steps Lead Contributors
1.      Implement a capital campaign with initial pledging in the Fall of 2018 that will support the liturgical space and youth ministry.  Payments will begin in January 2019 and conclude with final payments in December 2021. Jubilee Campaign Committee Service, Justice, and Life Commission

Evangelization Commission

2.      In collaboration with staff, develop a budgeting process which aligns resource allocation with mission priorities to be used beginning with the 2019-2020 budget. Finance Commission Corporators
3.      Conduct a comprehensive review of safety and security issues at the Liberty Road campus by March 2019. Facilities Commission Director of Facilities

 


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