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SUPPORTING THE HEALTH OF

PARISHES & CLERGY

INVIGORATING EVANGELIZATION

& FORMATION

ENHANCING LAY

LEADERSHIP

STRENGTHENING CATHOLIC

EDUCATION

GROWING CATHOLIC

CHARITABLE OUTREACH & ADVOCACY

DEVELOPING FINANCIAL

RESOURCES

VIS

ION

To become a m

ore faith-filled, united and vibrant Diocese of Toledo

through fostering Holy D

isciples, Holy Fam

ilies and Holy Vocations

We, the faithful of the Rom

an Catholic Diocese of Toledo, are called by Jesus C

hrist to proclaim the G

ospel, celebrate theSacram

ents and serve those in need, revealing to all the merciful face of the Father. Through prayer, fasting and

almsgiving, w

e, the mem

bers of our parishes, schools and comm

unities, strive with the help of the H

oly Spirit, theintercession of O

ur Lady of the Rosary and fidelity to the Church, to be joyful w

itnesses to the love of God and neighbor.

CHRIST

AT THE CEN

TER W

e seek, in all that we

do, to imitate Jesus

Christ w

ho came to

serve and not to be served

DEEPEN

ING

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MM

UN

ION

We strive to deepen

the bonds of faith and charity w

ith God,

the Church and one another

INVITATIO

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D O

UTREACH

We w

ill reach out to share the G

ood New

s of Jesus and H

is love and mercy

for all people of every culture, age and need

OPEN

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We w

ill comm

unicate dynam

ically in a responsible, respectful and

transparent way

EXCELLENCE

AN

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UN

TABILITY

We w

ill act with integrity

and strive to be competent,

efficient and passionate in all w

e do pastorally and operationally

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SUPPO

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CLERG

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power parishes

through continuing form

ation, intentional planning, sharing best

practices and providing for the care and w

ell being of our clergy

INVIG

ORATIN

G

EVANG

ELIZATION

&

FORM

ATION

Share the Gospel through

intentional discipleship, deepening our faith and

growing in relationship w

ith G

od and one another

ENHAN

CING

LAY LEAD

ERSHIPForm

excellent lay leaders through

education, training and skill

development

STRENG

THENIN

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CATHOLIC ED

UCATION

Enhance faith formation

of teachers and students, m

aintain educational excellence and instill G

ospel values while

promoting enrollm

ent and sustainable funding m

odels

GRO

WIN

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LIC CHARITABLE O

UTREACH & ADVO

CACYIncrease outreach

and advocacy efforts throughout the D

iocese to provide life-transform

ing opportunities for the poor, m

arginalized and those in need

DEVELO

PING

FIN

ANCIAL

RESOURCES

Promote

generous giving and responsible

stewardship

to ensure sustainable m

ission and m

inistry

Establish best practices am

ong parishes - ie A

mazing Parish

model, focused

Sunday experience, quality of liturgy and m

usic M

inistry to Priests Program

: Caring

for our active and retired priests in a holistic w

ay, guided by m

inister to priests

Create a program

for ongoing clergy leadership developm

ent A

ssist parishes in intentional planning for the future

Create a diocesan-

wide evangelization

strategic plan focused on invigorating the active, connecting the inactive, w

elcoming hom

e the fallen aw

ay and receiving those of no or other faiths

Evangelization training focused on parish staff

Foster intentional discipleship of students, parents, and fam

ily through parish-w

ide religious education and m

inistries Evaluate, identify and

implem

ent impactful

youth ministry

Nurture m

issionary disciples through faith form

ation of parish catechists and form

ators

Establish lay leadership academ

y to enhance leadership training, skills developm

ent, perform

ance m

anagement

Facilitate the developm

ent of em

ployee succession plans for Pastoral C

enter, parishes and schools

Develop and prom

ote sustainable school funding m

odels Im

plement a m

arketing strategy to inspire parental and fam

ily engagem

ent and increase enrollm

ent Strengthen faith

formation curriculum

and deepen C

atholic culture

Nurture m

issionary disciples through faith form

ation of school educators and staff

Evaluate and enhance resources that provide social services to broaden C

atholic C

harities footprint throughout the diocese.

Collaborate w

ith parishes in identifying particular needs in local areas of the diocese

Build and foster a culture of evangelization and social justice in all of our outreach and advocacy efforts

Enhance and strengthen the A

nnual C

atholic A

ppeal (AC

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Execute a diocesan-w

ide capital cam

paign Establish a

fully functional office for long-term

fundraising and support of parishes

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