Attention to the Celebration of the Liturgy◦ Principle of Full, Conscious and Active

Participation Establishment of Stewardship Commission

◦ Parish leaders prayerfully study Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response

◦ Commission members attend ICSC◦ Begin to provide essential guidance and

feedback First Long Range Pastoral Plan

◦ Listen to the hopes and dreams of parishioners

Hospitality◦ “Widen the Circles”

Invitation◦ Disconnected

Parishioners◦ Local community

Outreach and Mission◦ Twinning community

Inner city/Nicaragua Faith Formation for

All◦ Discipleship◦ Stewardship

Homilies Witness talks

Ministry Development◦ What ministries are present?◦ What ministries are needed? ◦ How will leaders be formed? ◦ How will ministries be

organized? Annual Renewal

◦ Ministry Guide and Fair◦ Commitment

Appreciation and Recognition

Full Parish Census and Survey◦ Parishioners identify

building needs Feasibility and

Vision Campaign◦ Stewardship-focus

throughout

Construction!◦ Attention to our

physical and spiritual needs

Second Long Range Plan◦ Focus now clearly on spiritual growth◦ Parishioners named stewardship and

evangelization as goals Deepening Spiritual Life

◦ Increased Sunday Mass attendance, participation in Reconciliation, Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration

◦ Addition of Sunday Mass in Spanish◦ Comprehensive array of faith formation

opportunities

Entrusting Ministry ◦ Equipping leaders

Enhanced Elements◦ Focus on

communication

Engagement:◦ Deep sense of

emotional connection

◦ “Belonging leads to belief”

◦ Leads to spiritual commitment, expressed in the outcomes of inviting, serving, giving, life satisfaction

Spring/Summer, 2006:

◦ Early study of engagement principles

◦ Consultation with parishioner leaders

◦ Engagement survey◦ Leader formation

Summer, 2006:

◦ Adjustment in annual renewal as a result of engagement learning Greater

participation Increased levels of

commitment

Fall, 2006:◦ Focus becomes much

clearer◦ Strengthen already

existing ministries◦ Increase listening

opportunities◦ COMMUNICATION!

Winter, 2007:◦ Living Your

Strengths◦ “In my parish, I

have the opportunity to do what I do best”

Existing small groups first

All parish rollout for Lent and following

Coaches Gifts Coordinators

1300 parishioners have done strengths in one form or another

Confirmation Preparation

School Faculty New Parishioners

Families◦ 1163 families

have been parishioners 5 years or less;

◦ 626 moved away in the last 5 years

◦ Net gain: 537 families

◦ 22% increase◦ Median age:

1999: 46 2007: 31

Ministry within the parish and to those in need in our city and world◦ 115% increase

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20

40

60

80

100

120

Numbers ofMinistries

1996

2007

Involvement◦ Adults between

the ages of 20-80◦ 100% increase◦ 1996: 20% at

most◦ 2007: 37%

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Involvement

1996

2007

Financial Stewardship◦ Sunday

Collection: 1996: $1,022.198 2007: $2,572,109

◦ 147% increase

2nd ME25 November, 2007◦ Engagement Up◦ Active Disengagement

Down

Continued growth and conversion:◦ 8.5% increase in

Commitment to Ministry; $161/family increase in Financial Stewardship Commitment

“A New Level of Intimacy”◦ “When we do this

together, it isn’t as scary.”

Deepening Spirituality

Partnering Together as the Body of Christ

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