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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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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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Forming Generous Hearts (Anslinger/Shepp) frtom@ihom.org pastor@stmargaretofyork.org Leisa@thegenerousheart.com
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