You Will Be My Witnesses
“[between] the first step, which is to come close and allow yourself to be struck by what you see, and the third step, which is to act concretely to heal and repair, there is an essential intermediate step: to discern and choose”
Pope Francis, Let Us Dream
PARISH CONSULATION
On Saturday 5th of November 2022, we had a Parish discussion on the Ten-Year mission plan. There was a great deal of useful input from those present and feedback forms submitted after the meeting were then collated and added in. The total input was then forwarded to the diocese to be further collated with input from other parishes.
This has now been published as an initial feedback report and can be viewed by clicking on the following link:
PLEASE CHECK THE THEMES THAT HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO YOU
CHRIST AT THE CENTRE
- MASS AND THE EUCHARIST (WELCOMERS, READERS, EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS, SLIDE OPERATORS, DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES IN OUR PARISH, FRIDAY ADORATION VOLUNTEERS, RCIA GROUP). Page 30 of draft document.
- PEOPLE OF GOD: CLERGY (PARISH CATECHISTS) Page 31 of draft document.
- PEOPLE OF GOD: LAY FAITHFUL (PARISH CATECHISTS, PARISH CHOIRS) Page 34 of draft document.
- PEOPLE OF GOD: THE YOUNG CHURCH (FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CANDIDATES/CATECHISTS, RCIA JOURNEY IN FAITH GROUP, PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO ATTEND DOMESTIC CHURCH) Page 36 of draft document.
MISSIONARY COMMUNITIES
- CHURCH BEYOND WALLS (SOCIETY OF SAINT VINCENT THE PAUL, FINANCE COMMITTEE) Page 46 of draft document.
- RESPONDING TO LAUDATO SI (CARE FOR CREATION GROUP) Page 48 of draft document.
- CHRISTIAN VOICE (THOSE WHO ARE YET TO JOIN A PARTICULAR GROUP OR MINISTRY IN THE PARISH) Page 50 of draft document.
- STEWARDSHIP (FINANCE COMMITTEE) Page 52 of draft document.
- PASTORAL STRUCTURES (FINANCE COMMITTEE, CATECHISTS, WELCOMERS) Page 54 of draft document.
Let Us Dream
The Diocese of 2032 – A Ten Year Plan
Our fundamental aims are:
- To build Christ-centred parishes, devoted to the Lord and passionate about proclaiming His Good News of the gospel to the world
- To ensure we are responsibly using the Church’s human and material resources in service of that mission
- To ensure that the programmes and initiative we are beginning will be sustainable in the long-term.
To help us plan for the future we have identified the following priorities and discerned what outcomes we would would like to see. Take a look.
