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OBJECTIVE |
Provide opportunities for interior renewal and conversion for all individuals in our parish. |
ACTIVITY |
Organize retreats and dynamic speakers
aimed at spiritual renewal. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Form Retreat Committee |
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ACTIVITY |
Promote annual parish retreat. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Form Retreat Committee |
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ACTIVITY |
Increase Pastoral instruction. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY:Spiritual Reflection Bulletin insert; Disciples on the Journey Program; Lay Formation Institute. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Provide opportunities for a deeper understanding of the Catholic faith. |
ACTIVITY |
Instruct adults in the Catholic faith through classes and materials. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Disciples on the Journey; Website |
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ACTIVITY |
Provide Rite of Christian Initiation for Children (RCIC) program. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Religious Education |
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ACTIVITY |
Provide Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) program. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) Team |
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ACTIVITY |
Establish a “Family Faith Formation” program to encourage families to bond together in Catholic traditions and teachings, and to assist parents in passing the Catholic faith to their children. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Pending |
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OBJECTIVE |
Instill a renewed understanding of the faith among Catholics. |
ACTIVITY |
Establish and maintain a St. Isidore Parish Library of faith materials, documents and media. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY:St. Isidore Parish Library |
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OBJECTIVE |
Provide faith-based education through our St. Isidore School. |
ACTIVITY |
Provide avenues for the full parish community to support our school. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: St. Isidore Catholic School Advisory Committee; School Development Committee; School Communications Committee; School Parents Club. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Share our faith within our parish |
ACTIVITY |
Help every Catholic feel comfortable about sharing their faith. |
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PROGRAM/MIINSTRY: Disciples on the Journey; Bible Study Groups; Youth Ministry; Website; Parish Ministries Informational Brochure |
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ACTIVITY |
Continue the small faith group experiences through the Parish's Lenten Mission |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Disciples on the Journey |
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ACTIVITY |
Take advantage of and become more exposed to Catholic media and materials |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: St. Isidore Parish Library; Website |
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OBJECTIVE |
Provide opportunities for interior renewal and conversion for all individuals in our parish |
ACTIVITY |
Establish a vocations committee. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Deacons form Collaboration Ministry with parishes, liaison with Diocesan Director of Vocations. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Encourage a sense of involvement and belonging, developing a sense of community for all members of the parish |
ACTIVITY |
Provide reception events for newly registered parishioners, inviting others to join in, hospitality activities after Mass. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Parish Organizations (e.g., Hospitality Committee; YLI; Knights; Guadalupana; ICF) |
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ACTIVITY |
Institute a Name Tag Sunday. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Hospitality Committee |
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ACTIVITY |
Speak up Sunday. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Pastoral Council after Advent; Disciples on the Journey Parish Reflection Day (PRD) after Lent. |
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ACTIVITY |
Expand the bulletin. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Parish Office Staff and Parishioner Volunteers. |
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ACTIVITY |
Provide opportunities for parishioner volunteers to perform corporal works for maintenance of parish grounds and buildings. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Knights of Columbus. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Bring together the various ages of young children to realize that they are part of one Family of God. |
ACTIVITY |
Provide opportunities for CCD and St. Isidore's School children to participate in activities and projects together. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: School Staff, Religious Education, Music Ministry, Youth Ministry. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Share our faith with those who have left the Church – Welcome back those who have left the Church. |
ACTIVITY |
Collaborate in and institutionalize permanently the “Catholics Returning Home” Program. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Collaborative effort with St. Joseph Parish. |
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ACTIVITY |
Install a St. Isidore Church marquee to alert parishioners and passersby of upcoming Holy and Feast Days, faith sharing events, etc. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Parish clergy/staff and Finance Council. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Share our faith with the community at large |
ACTIVITY |
Deepen ecumenical involvement of the Church by creating a program for questions and answers open to the entire community. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Clergy; Religious Education; RCIA; Website; Monthly Bulletin Insert. |
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ACTIVITY |
Broadcast Catholic radio programming on local station. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Marketing effort with Catholic Radio and EWTN. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Provide Activities for parish’s young adults |
ACTIVITY |
Develop a Catholic singles group in the Parish. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Form Young Adults/Singles Group. |
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ACTIVITY |
Develop a young mother’s groups for bible study, socialization, and ministering to each other. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Form Elizabeth Ministry. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Involve Catholics on every level in areas of public policy, in the media and in questions of economic systems. |
ACTIVITY |
Form a social justice committee. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Pastoral Council to aid development of Social Justice Issues Committee. |
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ACTIVITY |
Appoint a parish public information officer (PIO) to provide a flow of public service announcements (PSA’s) to local media. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Clergy and Social Justice Issues Committee develop communications. |
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ACTIVITY |
Provide a “Practicing our Faith in the Community Workshop” series for the parish community. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Clergy & Social Justice Committee develop/provide communications to the parish community. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Foster the importance of the family |
ACTIVITY |
Establish ministry to strengthen marriages and organize functions (retreats, speakers, family-oriented activities, etc.). |
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PROGRAM/MIINSTRY: Develop Family Life Ministry and collaborate with Retreat Committee. |
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ACTIVITY |
Expand CANA to English speaking in our parish. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Develop Family Life Ministry and collaborate with CANA ministry. |
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ACTIVITY |
Provide nursery to care for children during Mass. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Little Lambs Ministry. |
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ACTIVITY |
Promote and publicize through bulletins, parish ministries, homilies, local press, etc. the specific needs of our community in order to enlist the participation of families in meeting these needs. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Pastoral Council training on communicating with the media. |
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ACTIVITY |
Identify and coordinate with other ministries in reaching out to others, e.g., returning Catholics, single Catholic adults, the divorced. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Pastoral Council. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Involve parish and local service groups in addressing the immediate needs of people in our area. |
ACTIVITY |
Communicate parish ministry programs that address the needs of our parish. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Pastoral Council and specific ministries. |
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ACTIVITY |
Establish a Lazarus Ministry to console and support those mourning a death. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Lazarus Ministry. |
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ACTIVITY |
Establish a ministry to serve the divorced and separated. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Catholic Singles Ministry. |
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ACTIVITY |
Establish a ministry to support and counsel parishioners in their time of need. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Needs project definition. |
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ACTIVITY |
Establish stewardship outreach to encourage parishioners to dedicate their time, talent and treasure toward serving the needy. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Pastoral Council. |
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ACTIVITY |
Festive celebration day, with all parish ministries; invite community to participate; opportunity to learn of needs and successes. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Pastoral Council. |
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ACTIVITY |
Provide a Parish Appreciation Day. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Hospitality Committee and Pastoral Council. |
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OBJECTIVE |
Support “Right to Life” activities and organizations in our community. |
ACTIVITY |
Provide information, education, and support to the larger community on the Catholic position on the Sanctity of Life. |
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PROGRAM/MINISTRY: Respect Life Ministry in coordination with Diocesan Respect Life Office. |
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