Consultations with the Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Commission:
The Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Commission (APPC) has begun a series of three rounds of consultations with priests, parish staffs, parish pastoral and finance council members all across the Archdiocese.
These consultations are meant to present a proposal to the Church of Boston regarding a new way of serving God’s people and hearing back people’s honest hopes and concerns.
On this page, you will find important ideas and data about the APPC and its proposal.
On December 5, Cardinal Seán O’Malley and the Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Commission (APPC) met with priests of the Archdiocese of Boston and with those serving in archdiocesan parishes to begin the consultation process regarding the next phase of Pastoral Planning in the archdiocese.
As part of its scope, the APPC has developed some principles and preliminary recommendations for strengthening the archdiocese’s parish-based ministries, evangelization efforts and parish staffing. Further rounds of consultations with archdiocesan and parish leadership will be conducted over the next several months. After receiving input from the consultations, the APPC will then prepare a final recommendation to Cardinal Seán for his decision.
We ask your prayers for this important process.
Please scroll down for materials from our most recent meetings.
MATERIALS ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S PROPOSAL
The Proposal of the Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Commission –
- Strengthening Parishes as Primary Communities of Faith (PDF)
- Spanish (En Español) Spanish_Fortaleciendo nuestras Parroquias Elaborando la visón de un plan de Pastoral
The Commission answers some of your questions about the Proposal—
What were some of the concerns raised about the Proposal?
(New- March 29 2012) A three page summary of the polling of Parish Staff and Parish Pastoral and Finance Council Members -
EXECUTIVE-DIGEST.WebVersion1 (pdf version)
(New- March 29, 2012) A 46 page report on the polling of Parish Staff and Parish Pastoral and Finance Council Members -
Final Comprehensive Report_March292012
Final-Comprehensive-Report_March292012 (pdf version)
- Remarks of Cardinal Seán at the December 5, 2011, Convocation of Priests:
- Remarks of Msgr. William Fay at the December 5, 2011, Convocation of Priests:
- Remarks of Fr. Jack Ahern at the December 5, 2011, Convocation of Priests:
Materials from Consultation Round Two of Priests and Pastoral Staffs:
- Consultation Homework (for Parish Feedback) - getting your parishioners’ ideas.
- SURVEY for Pastoral Planning Consultation - Take web-based survey!
HOW DID THE PLANNING COMMISSION ARRIVE AT THE GROUPING OF PARISHES?
A LOOK AT THE ‘PROPOSED PASTORAL COLLABORATIVES’ AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE
Round Three Consultation Resources:
How to Conduct Your Own Open Parish or Town Hall Meeting:
PROVIDING FEEDBACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION –
- CONSULTATION FEEDBACK FORM
- One Page Summary
- Cardinal Seán addresses Pastoral Planning Consultations
Additional Consultation Resources for Parishes and Individuals:
Parishes in need of information about their parishes or proposed pastoral collaboratives can contact the Office of Pastoral Planning for the data they need. The Office can provide ten year sacramental trend lines, offertory numbers, and up to date MissionInsite demographic reports on our parishes. For information on how to use MissionInsite, you can go their website – www.missioninsite.com. For an ExecutiveInsite demographic analysis of trend lines in your parish area, contact the Office of Pastoral Planning — [email protected].
- Cardinal Seán’s Pastoral Letter on Evangelization
- Cardinal Seán’s Pastoral Letter on Participation at Sunday Mass
Keep your parish aware of developments in pastoral planning by posting regular parish bulletin announcements:
Pastoral and Finance Councils are asked to assist their pastor in providing a Parish Town Hall meeting for their parishioners. Here are some tools that can help –
- Powerpoint for Parish Town Hall Meetings (Overview)
- Powerpoint for Parish Town Hall Meetings (Polling Questions)
- Staffing Models for Pastoral Service Teams Staff Planning Guidelines
Why are young people NOT coming to Church? What is the difference between the “builder generation” of Catholics, the “boomer” and “post-boomer” generations? Fr. David Couturier addresses these questions in a talk given at the April 2011 National Convention of Pastoral Planners in Chicago.
- “The Catholics We are Becoming” (David B. Couturier, OFM. Cap.)The_Catholics_We_Are_Becoming_Version2
RESULTS OF ROUND THREE CONSULTATIONS WITH PASTORAL AND FINANCE COUNCILS:
What are priests, pastoral staffs and pastoral and finance councils saying about the proposed “pastoral collaboratives” and the “planning process?”
A three page summary of the polling of Parish Staff and Parish Pastoral and Finance Council Members -
A 46 page report on the polling of Parish Staff and Parish Pastoral and Finance Council Members -
Final Comprehensive Report_March292012
Other Reports:
PARISHBUSINESSMANAGER_Report on Consultation on Pastoral Planning.March2012
Pastoral_Associate_Report_on_Consultation_January82012
Consultation with Leadership/Major Superiors of Women Religious – March 6, 2012