Transcript 7 Principles of the Planning Process

Regional Leadership Update Meetings
May/June 2010
Planning Process for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
PRAYER FOR THE PLANNING PROCESS
God our Creator,
You have given us the Church as a communion of life, love and truth.
You gave us your Son Jesus Christ who desires that all may be one,
as you are one with him.
Your gift of the Holy Spirit gathers people of every race, language and way of life.
Your apostle and our patron Paul calls us to be one body in Christ.
Guide us as we discern your will for the future of this local Church.
Bless us as we attend to the needs of this Archdiocese.
May our deliberations and decisions be marked with
respect, patience and honesty.
We pray that we might shine forth as a people made one
in the unity of you who are Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us.
Saint Paul, pray for us.
Objectives
• Respond to your questions and invite your
help for the next phase of the process:
– Clarify the timeline and key insights already
shaping the recommendations
– Describe basic mindsets and common terms for
our shared mission
– Gather your insights into the support you need for
the next phase
– Share “take home” messages
Archdiocesan Planning Process
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
“The main goal of the [planning] process is to foster
a revitalized and sustainable local Church,
one that is responsive to the pastoral needs
of all our brothers and sisters in Christ.”
“As I envision the great Archdiocese of St. Paul and
Minneapolis, I want us to Promote and Proclaim a
Communion of Faith, Hope, and Love”
Archbishop John C. Nienstedt
The End Points
Determined
In View
In Mind
• Programmatic Level • Key Priorities
• Mission
• Particular Tactics
• Primary Focus • Frameworks
• Means to a pre• Areas for
• Key guiding
determined end
emphasis
beliefs and
• Strategies
assumptions
• Paradigms
You Are Heard
Themes from leader, parishioner, Catholic school family input
• Outreach: recognize need to
reach out to young people,
disaffected Catholics, new
immigrants, and the poor
• Transparency: more
openness about parish and
Archdiocesan finances;
improved communication
• Responsible stewardship: we
need to make better use of
the gifts we are given so all
are served well and within
our means
• Collaboration: fostering
cooperation, communication
and a shared commitment
between parishes is
important
• Healthy and unhealthy
competition: realization that
we are competing with one
another, and it’s not always a
good thing
a word from Archbishop Nienstedt
Timeline: Archdiocesan Planning Process
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Consultation, discernment, and recommendation development Decisions and Implementation
Leadership,
Ministry and
Parishioner
Meetings
Task
Force
Named
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Sept.
2009
Task Force
develops
recommendations
Jan.
2010
May
2010
Priests begin meeting in Deaneries to draft
proposals for future organization. Proposals are
presented to the Task Force Jan – May 2010
July
2010
Archbishop
Nienstedt reviews
the Task Force
recommendations
Oct.
2010
Decisions
announced
October 16
and 17
Jan.
2011
Implementation
begins
Key upcoming dates
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
• October 15th: Archbishop will meet with pastors
about the decisions
• October 15th and 16th: Announcement
materials couriered to parishes
• October 16th and 17th: Announcement at
Masses, archdiocesan representative available
at locations more significantly impacted
Scope of Planning
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
• Hard and specific: clusters, mergers of parishes and
schools
• Unspecified regional solutions
• Collaboration on “back office” functions
• Improvement of particular practices
• Adoption of certain policies by Archdiocese
• Study groups on particular issues
• Governing boards for certain operations
Appeal Process
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
• A structured appeal process is being designed
based on best practices experienced in other
dioceses going through similar planning
• Part of quality discernment that follows existing
processes outlined in Church/Canon Law
Key Terms
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Communio
Missio
Local church
Parish
Collaboration
Cluster
Merger
Mission of the Church
Communio Missio
Local Church = Diocese
• “A diocese is a portion of the
people of God, which is entrusted
to a Bishop to be nurtured by
him, with the cooperation of the
[priests]in such a way that,
remaining close to its pastor and
gathered by him through the
Gospel and the Eucharist in the
Holy Spirit, constitutes a
particular Church. In this Church,
the one, holy, catholic, and
apostolic Church of Christ truly
exists and functions.”
(Canon 369)
• Parish = a certain community of
Christ’s faithful entrusted to the
pastoral care of pastor
designated by the local bishop
(Canon 515)
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A parish is a smaller portion of the
people of God within the Local
Church that:
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may or may not have a church building
may have more than one worship site
may be territorial, rite, language, national
may or may not have a resident pastor
that priest is delegated the care of
multiple parishes (as in a cluster)
Possible Changes
Collaboration
Intentional sharing of
personnel, programs,
or resources between
two or more
parishes/schools
Some sites identified
as “mission critical”
will be supported by
all parishes in the
Archdiocese
Cluster
Two or more parishes
that share a pastor;
separate parishes
retain their parish
status and basic
organizational
structure
Merger
Two or more parishes
or Catholic school
communities
combine into one
A church or school
building may be
closed
Basic Mindsets
• End Points in Organizational Planning
• Local Decision-making through Consultation
• Decision-making through Discernment
End Points in
Organizational Planning
HOW
Determined
Programmatic Level
• Particular Tactics
• Means to a predetermined end
October 2010
and beyond
WHAT
In View
WHY
In Mind
Key Priorities
Mission
• Evangelization
• Sacraments
• Poor,Marginalized,
Immigrant …
• Promote and
proclaim
communion of
faith, hope, & love
• Church teaching
Strategies
• Collaboration,
Cluster, Merger…
Local Decision-making
through Consultation
Civil Model
• Democratic Process
• Representation
• Recommendations
• Political: Win/Lose
• Defined and controlled
outcomes
• Discussion, Concussion,
Percussion
• An event
Church Model
• Discernment Process
• The Mission of the Church
• Options
• The will of God
• Steps in the journey
• Dialogue, Reflection,
Contemplation
• A way of life
Decision-making through
Discernment
1. Gather the right information (Highly
participatory)
2. Develop and weigh options (Small Group)
3. Decision maker chooses from options
4. Implementation (Highly participatory)
5. Refining the option (Small Group)
Timeline: Archdiocesan Planning Process
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Consultation, discernment, and recommendation development Decisions and Implementation
Leadership,
Ministry and
Parishioner
Meetings
Task
Force
Named
Feb.
2009
May
2009
Sept.
2009
Task Force
develops
recommendations
Jan.
2010
May
2010
Priests begin meeting in Deaneries to draft
proposals for future organization. Proposals are
presented to the Task Force Jan – May 2010
Archbishop
Nienstedt reviews
the Task Force
recommendations
July
2010
Oct.
2010
Decisions
announced
October 16
and 17
Jan.
2011
Implementation
begins
Brief Pause and Check-in
With one other person at your table:
– Intro: Name, parish/school, role
– One thing that stood out for you in the
presentation
– Question the presentation raised for you (write on
card)
Reality
No changes are predetermined,
but it is clear there will be significant
changes to our parishes and schools
Factors influencing planning
recommendations
• Mission
– individual parish or school within the context of
the good of the whole Archdiocese
• Future orientation
• Demographics
• Economics
Why change is needed
Financial, Economic and Demographic Pressures
Many parishes have been living beyond their
means
• More than 25% of parishes are being monitored by the
Archdiocese due to serious debt and budget issues
• 20% of parish elementary Catholic schools receive subsidies
from the Archdiocese
Why change is needed
Financial, Economic and Demographic Pressures
We are operating with excess capacity
• 217 parishes offer over 620 weekend Masses.
– In parishes across the Archdiocese at weekend
Masses, 32% of churches are less than 1/3 full.
• Currently, Catholic schools have approximately
20% more seats than they have students
Why change is needed
Future orientation: changing make-up of our population
The Archdiocesan population is aging
• From 2005 to 2015 the fastest growing age group within the
Twin Cities is 55 to 69 years of age
Ethnic diversity is growing in the Archdiocese
• The growth in the number of Catholics in the Archdiocese is
fueled almost exclusively by immigration.
• There are now a significant number of Latino people living
within a five minute drive of every parish
Why change is needed
Disparity between the number of parishes and pastors
The number of parishes continues to change
• The Archdiocese currently has 217 parishes, that is 10 fewer
than a decade ago
The number of pastors will decline
• There are currently 182 priests eligible to be pastor, in 10
years that number is projected to be 163
• 25% percent of parishes already in cluster relationship
• It often takes 8-12 years for a man entering seminary to be
educated, trained, ordained and have enough pastoral
experience to be eligible to be assigned as a pastor.
Change and resistance
• Both/and nature: external and internal factors impact
ability to live out the mission of the Church
• Resistance is largely a reaction to potential changes in
relationship with:
– other people
– other parishes or schools
– the Church
• In the midst of pain or anger, acknowledge where the
current relationships are then build toward hope for
greater vitality in new relationships/changes
TRUST
Personal
I trust you
Leadership
I trust those in charge
Mission
I believe this organization
has a clear and compelling mission
Eschatological
I trust that Jesus will come again
Take Home Messages
Please share with your parish and school communities
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Local Church = Archdiocese
Ultimate goal of changes =
promoting and proclaiming a
communion of faith, hope, and
love
Catechesis = education in the
faith of the Church
Changes are needed;
significant changes will happen;
announcements about changes
will happen in October
You may not like or agree with
changes on a personal level, but
please try to understand the
need for change
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Changes will help ensure that
the Church is healthy for us now
and for our children and
grandchildren
The Archdiocese will do
everything it can to support
those impacted by change
We all play a role in this time of
rebirth of our local Church, our
response to change will make a
big difference in the outcome
What we learned from dioceses
that went through change:
identify community strengths to
share in new relationships
What you can do now
• Catechize Parishioners
and Catholic School
families
– Key Terms, especially
the Local Church
(Archdiocese) as a
communion of faith,
hope, love
– Basic Frameworks
– Prayer
• Identify strengths of
parish and/or Catholic
school
– What gifts bring into any
relationship
– How specific traditions
have added to the
vitality of the current
parish or school and how
those traditions might
contribute to the future
Dialogue at your table
a) What do you currently use to educate people
in the faith and engage them regarding
important developments in your faith
community?
b) How might you engage the whole parish or
Catholic school community in preparing for
new relationships with other parishes?
c) What kinds of tools and/or support would
help with this?
Questions
Find Out More
1. Talk with your pastor
2. Visit www.archspm.org and click on the
Archdiocesan Planning Process button
www.archspm.org and click on the Archdiocesan Planning Process button
Below is a screen shot of the Resources page on the planning pages
Contact Information
1. Call the Parish Services Team (PST) at 651-290-1616
2. Email the PST at [email protected]
3. Send a letter:
Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Attn: PST/Planning Process
328 West Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
THANK YOU
Your support as a parish or school leader is very valuable.
Please share what you learned!
Help people understand why significant changes must be
made to ensure a vital and vibrant local Church
for us and future generations.
PRAYER FOR THE PLANNING PROCESS
God our Creator,
You have given us the Church as a communion of life, love and truth.
You gave us your Son Jesus Christ who desires that all may be one,
as you are one with him.
Your gift of the Holy Spirit gathers people of every race, language and way of life.
Your apostle and our patron Paul calls us to be one body in Christ.
Guide us as we discern your will for the future of this local Church.
Bless us as we attend to the needs of this Archdiocese.
May our deliberations and decisions be marked with
respect, patience and honesty.
We pray that we might shine forth as a people made one
in the unity of you who are Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Mary, Mother of the Church, pray for us.
Saint Paul, pray for us.
THANK YOU
Your support as a parish or school leader is very valuable.
Please share what you learned!
Help people understand why significant changes must be
made to ensure a vital and vibrant local Church
for us and future generations.