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Serving Gods PeoplePastoral Planning Process
Diocese of St. Petersburg
Parish Leadership TeamOrientation
July and August, 2010Bethany Center
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OPENING PRAYER
Serving Gods People Pastoral Planning Process
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Agenda Introduction
Background andOverview
Process and Teams
Questions
Table Work
Tools and Resources
Questions
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Introduction Fr. Robert Morris,
Vicar General
Deacon Rick Wells,Vice Chancellor
Deacon Peter J. Burns,Office ofParish
Ministry Support
Pastors and ParochialVicars
Parishes participatingfrom Hernando, Pasco,Upper Pinellas, East,and West HillsboroughDeaneries
Housekeeping
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Background and Overview Early 2008 - Bishop Lynch charged the
Vicar General to initiate a process to betterposition the diocese and parishes to servetheir faith communities
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Rationale Declining Number of priests available to
serve
Shifts in local demographics
Stewardship challenges of availableresources
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Statistics - National 2 out of 3 dioceses in the USA have more
parishes than priests
Dozens of dioceses have taken steps torealign themselves
Process has been ongoing for more than
20 years in the United States
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Statistics - DOSP 79 Parishes & Missions 91 diocesan priests active
Additional 20 extern and 45
religious priests 65 parishes with a diocesan
priest pastor or externparish administrator
14 parishes have a religiouspriest pastor
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Statistics - Priests Diocesan Pastors (65)
9 Pastors over age 70
9 Pastors age 65 69
Religious Pastors (14)
5 Pastors over age 70
5 Pastors age 65 - 69
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Statistics Diocesan Priests Age 70+: 9 Age 65 69: 11
Age 60 64: 13 Age 55 59: 9 Age 50 54: 19 Age 45 49: 12
Age 40 44: 10 Age < 40: 8
Total Priests age 50+:61 Priests under age 50:30
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Statistics Population2000 2008
Florida 15.9 million 18.5 million(estimated)
+ 16%
5-CountyTotalResidents
2,514,082 2,887,629(estimated)
+15%
DOSPRegisteredCatholics
309,847 316,107 + 2%
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Population graphs show relative change over time.
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County Population ShiftsCounty 2000 2009 Change
Citrus 118,085 140,357 18.8%
Hernando 130,802 171,233 30.9%
Hillsborough 998,948 1,195,317 19.6%
Pasco 344,765 471,709 36.8%
Pinellas 921,482 909,013 -1.3%
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University of Florida; Bureau ofEconomic and Business Research;Bulletin 154; June 2009
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DOSP 7 Deaneries (Regions) Hernando
Pasco
East Hillsborough
West Hillsborough
Upper Pinellas
Citrus*
Lower Pinellas*
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* Indicates deaneries which have already participated inServing Gods People pastoral planning process.
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Hernando Deanery Parishes St. Anne
St. Anthony Abbot
St. Frances X. Cabrini
St. Joan of Arc
St. Mary, Our Lady ofSorrows
St. Theresa
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East Hillsborough Deanery Parishes Blessed Sacrament Catholic Center USF
Corpus Christi Epiphany of Our Lord Mary Help of Christians Nativity Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Lady of PerpetualHelp
Prince of Peace Resurrection St. Anne St. Clement St. Francis of Assisi
St. Mark St. Stephen
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West Hillsborough Deanery Parishes
Christ the King
Incarnation
Most Holy Redeemer Sacred Heart
St. Joseph
St. Lawrence
St. Mary
St. Paul
St. Patrick St. Peter Claver
St. Timothy
ImmaculateConception
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Parishes of Pasco Deanery Our Lady Queen of
Peace
Our Lady of the Rosary Sacred Heart
St. Anthony of Padua
St. James
St. Joseph
St. Michael
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Rita
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Vincent de Paul
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Upper Pinellas Deanery Parishes All Saints Blessed Sacrament
Espiritu Santo Light of Christ Our Lady of Lourdes St. Brendan St. Catherine of Siena
St. Cecelia St. Ignatius
St. Jerome St. Justin, Martyr St. Luke St. Michael St. Patrick
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Hernando Deanery Statistics 2000 22,627
registered
2009 16,874registered (-25.4%)
2000 243 Baptisms
2009 244 Baptisms
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East Hillsborough Deanery Statistics 2000 45,701 registered 2009 69,297 registered
(+51.6%)
2000 1,165 Baptisms 2009 1,396 Baptisms (+19.8%)
Key: Nativity, St. Stephen, St.Anne, St. Mark, St. Clement,Resurrection
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West Hillsborough Deanery Statistics 2000 64,150
registered 2009 58,878
registered (-8.2%)
2000 1,222 Baptisms 2009 1,021 Baptisms
(-16.4%)
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Pasco Deanery Statistics 2000 37,505 registered 2009 42,153 registered
(+12.4%)
2000 565 Baptisms 2009 540 Baptisms (-4.4%)
Key: Our Lady of the Rosary,St. Rita, St. Vincent de Paul
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Upper Pinellas Deanery Statistics 2000 76,993
registered 2009 74,058
registered (-3.8%)
2000 1,134 Baptisms 2009 859 Baptisms (-
24.3%)
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Summary of 5 Deaneries2000 2009 Change
Registered 246,976 261,260 + 5.8%
Baptisms 4,329 4,060 - 6.2%
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Current Local Demographic General Population in the 5 county area :
More than 1 out of every 8 people are Hispanic (13.1%) Estimated total number of Hispanic Catholics in DOSP
362,000+
Catholic Population: Estimated 4 out of every 10 Catholics in the Diocese are
Hispanic (40%)
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Hispanic Population ProjectionsCounty 2010 2020 2030
Citrus 6,476 9,295 12,009
Hernando 14,282 21,142 27,558
Hillsborough 293,032 396,217 489,010
Pasco 46,182 70,740 93,315
Pinellas 73,440 94,883 114,240
Total 433,412 592,277 736,132
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University of Florida; Bureau ofEconomic and Business Research;
Bulletin 154; June 2009
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Hispanic Population Projections
Citrus Hernando Hillsborough Pasco Pinellas
2010 2020 2030
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Sample of Diversity in DOSP Latino/Hispanic
Black Catholic
Vietnamese Korean
Filipino
Indian
Portuguese
Tongan Haitian
Lithuanian
Polish
Other
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ASSUMPTIONS
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Assumptions (1/5) The Paschal Mystery is both central to our
faith and to this planning process, wherechanges in parishes structures arepotential examples of the life-death-resurrection mystery.
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Assumptions (2/5) Parishes do not exist for themselves, but as a
presence of Christ and the Church to the local
area.
The vision of Church must be larger than onesown local community. People must be helped to
think locally, regionally and diocesan-wide.
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Assumptions (3/5) Strong pastoral leadership, ordained as well as lay
now and in the future, is needed for planning to
succeed.
All parishes will be more effective, if they plan forthe future, especially when planning is an on-going
process and not employed only in a crisis
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Assumptions (4/5) There is more ownership for and less
resistance to planning that begins at the local
level with meaningful involvement by thosewho will be impacted by the changes.
Parishes will be stronger and more
effective, if they work together.
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Assumptions (5/5) If and when mergers are needed, they will be
less traumatic and more natural if people and
parishes have already been in relationshipwith each other.
Planning resources will be provided in
English and Spanish where needed.
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GOALS
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Goals (1/4) To enhance the vitality of parish life in the
diocese
To act as good stewards of all God-givenresources To build a greater sense of unity within the
rich ethnic, cultural and generationaldiversity within the local Church
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Goals (2/4) To increase collaboration among all
parishes in the diocese in order to increasethe impact of the presence of the Churchboth locally, regionally and in the world.
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Goals (3/4) To plan for a future that recognizes that
there will be a diminishing number ofpriests available to serve and thatacknowledges the changing demographicsin many areas of the diocese
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Goals (4/4) To increase awareness of the current state
of the parishes in each deanery from aministry perspective, a demographicperspective, and a financial perspective.
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Process Overview Parish Leadership Teams
Collect Information
Consolidate Parish Cluster Teams (PCT)
Visit and assess parish information Draft recommendations
Diocesan Commission Review & dialogue with PCT Make final recommendations
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Time Frame Parish Leadership Teams
Summer 2010 to November 2010
Parish Cluster Teams November 2010 to January 2011
Diocesan Commission December 2010 until May 2011
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Two Main Phases Parish / Cluster Phase
Assess
Plan~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Diocesan-wide Phase Implement
Evaluate
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Parish Leadership Team (1/6) Responsibilities:
Assist the pastor through an assessmentprocess that provides information to theParish Cluster Team
Recommend: 8-10 people
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Parish Leadership Team (2/6) Skill set needed
Leadership
Organizational Communication
Analytical
Attention to detail and follow through
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Parish Leadership Team (3/6) Membership
Pastor, Parochial Vicar
Deacon(s)
Member(s) of Parish Council, Financial Council
Key Staff, Ministry Leader(s)
Other leaders (formal and informal)
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Parish Leadership Team (4/6) Specific Tasks
Communicate to parishioners throughout planning process (7x7)
Web, pulpit, bulletin, letters, meetings, announcements, flyers
Who, what, when, where, why, and how toparticipate, current status
Develop a survey process using the online survey (live from9/6 10/11/10)
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Parish Leadership Team (5/6) Specific Tasks (continued)
Complete parish profile by 10/1/10
Analyze profile and survey results
Develop process for communicating surveyand parish profile results
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Parish Leadership Team (6/6) Specific Tasks
Plan and implement town hall meetings by11/1/10 (at least two)
Gather and submit information to Parish MinistrySupport Office (11/8): Survey results Completed Profile
Summary Town Hall Meetings
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Online Survey (1/2) Begins 9/6 and runs to 10/11/2010 Each parish will get its own online link
Develop survey process to get people to take theonline survey Consider a process for assisting those without
internet access Draft a communication strategy
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Online Survey (2/2) Link to Serving Gods People online site for
information:
http://blogs.dosp.org/pastoralplanning/ Click DRAFT SURVEY link to view and takedraft of survey
Click View Results to see sample surveyresponses being tabulated
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Parish Profile 6 page form
Identify key components and assignmembers of the team
Draft communication strategy
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Town Hall Meetings (1/3) Schedule at least 2 Town Hall meetings
before November 1, 2010
Identify a competent facilitator(recommendation: not the pastor) Overview of the Serving Gods People
planning process
Rationale for process
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Town Hall Meetings (2/3) Present Survey results, profile information
Allow time for Feedback
Break into small groups for discussion
Summarize information collected
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Town Hall Meetings (3/3) Questions for Discussion
What would you recommend if there were not
enough full time pastors for each parish?What concerns would you have, if any changes
involved your parish?
What steps would the local parish need to take to
adjust to changes?
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QUESTIONS
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Table Work As a Parish Leadership Team, do we have the skills
and people needed to get the work done? Considering the time line what first steps do we need
to take as a team? (Survey - 9/6/10) What has been the parish experience with surveys and
town hall meetings in the past? What potential or critical issues do we need to be
aware of as a parish in this process?
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Tools and Resources Priest information
Information on parish facilities
Status Animarum Self reporting, annual report
Census Based upon 2000 with estimates
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NEXT STEPS
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Next Steps (1/5) Parish Leadership Team:
Solidify Team
Develop communication strategies to informparish of Serving Gods People initiative
Visit blog site and become familiar with
site, draft survey, information and resources
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Next Steps (2/5) Parish Leadership Team:
Consider plans for promoting online survey
Process for taking survey - hard copyAssign team members to complete parish
profile
Set dates now for Town Hall meetings and plans
for promoting
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Next Steps (3/5) Parish Leadership Teams concerning
Parish Cluster Teams:
IFyou feel your parish or any other parishought to belong to a different clustergroup, please complete the identified formand return it to me before you leave today
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Next Training In September (dates on next slide): Prepare Parish Leadership Team for the Town Hall
meetings Using the Parish Survey results Preparing for the parish report for the Parish
Cluster Team Orientation to the Parish Cluster process
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Training Dates Parish Cluster #1-5 Tuesday, September
21 from 2-4pm at Bethany Center
Parish Cluster # 6-10 Wednesday, September 22 from 2-4pm atBethany
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Information Information provided via the following:
E-mail (the address you provided at sign-in)
Diocesan website (www.dosp.org)
Phone call
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Contact Information Deacon Peter J. Burns
Director, Parish Ministry Support
Office phone: (727) 344-1611, ex. 472
E-mail: [email protected]
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QUESTIONS
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THANK YOU
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