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Synod Mandate

Synod Mandate . Preparing for Mission. Reflection. When you think about the Synod process what do you feel?. Reflection. When you think about the Synod process what is the greatest challenge for your parish?. Agenda. Intro to synod mandate The Mission of the church

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Synod Mandate

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  1. Synod Mandate Preparing for Mission

  2. Reflection When you think about the Synod process what do you feel?

  3. Reflection When you think about the Synod process what is the greatest challenge for your parish?

  4. Agenda Intro to synod mandate The Mission of the church Three pastoral Priorities The change in Paradigm Structuring for Mission The role of the Parish Implementation Team Role of the Parish Pastoral Council The Way forward

  5. Synod Implementation Team… fulfilling the Mission of the Church New Evangelisation Moral and Spiritual Values Catholic Culture/ Identity

  6. THE JOURNEY … MISSION Synod 2009 Three Pastoral priorities Synod Implementation Parish Implementation Teams

  7. The Mission of the Archdiocese We are the People of God in Trinidad and Tobago, building the Civilization of Love - reconciliation with God, neighbour, creation and self - through:• The New Evangelization• Revitalizing Catholic Culture and Identity • Regenerating the Moral and Spiritual Values of our Society

  8. Three Pastoral Priorities The New Evangelization Revitalizing Catholic Culture and Identity Regenerating the Moral and Spiritual Values of our Society

  9. The Three Fold mission of the Church/ The Three Pastoral Priorities • The New Evangelization (Prophet/Teaching) • Revitalized Catholic culture and identity (Priest/Gathering) • A Deep Moral Renewal • (King/ Governance)

  10. The Three Fold mission of the Church/ The Three Pastoral Priorities • The New Evangelization Evangelisation, Family Life, Youth, Catholic Education, • Revitalized Catholic culture and identity Catechetics, Liturgy, Stewardship • A Deep Moral Renewal Social Justice, Communications

  11. Evangelisation Youth Education Family Life Communications Catechetics Social Justice Liturgy Stewardship

  12. Role of a Pastoral Priority • To act as a lens focusing the pastoral activity of the Church. • To act as a coordinating hub holding the Church together in unity around its pastoral mission. • To act as a point of evaluation to assess the impact of the pastoral ministry of the Church.

  13. A New Way of Being Church • To  • The Archdiocese has a direction • All groups work in collaboration to achieve the mission • The Mission sets the direction. • Collaboration is the new way to be Church From Each parish decided its direction Each group did what it thought best Each Parish Priest set the direction by personal preference Turf protection within and between parishes

  14. Parish Implementation Team Be it resolved that every parish and ecclesial community appoint a Synod Implementation Team (Synod Implimentation#2 Parish Implementation Team Each Parish should appoint two people to lead each of the Three Pastoral Priorities. Other Criterion The Team should comprise 6 to 9 persons. Each gender is to be represented by at least a third of the team. It must include one young adult. Where possible it should include someone with Project Management skills or understanding and similarly someone with public relations and communications skills.

  15. Parish Implementation Team Parishes with multiple communities One parish team with members from each community A full team in main community supported by mini teams (3 people, 1 per priority) in each of the other communities. In the later case there will need to be a meeting of the coordinators of all of the teams to ensure a parish approach develops.

  16. Parish Pastoral Council • Leads the parish • Leadership • Focuses on direction and vision • Focuses on the whole and ensures adequate recourses to the parts. • Focuses on Annual to three year planning. Parish Implementation team Directs the ministry Pastoral Coordination Focus on efficiency in achieving goal Coordinates the individual parts into a whole Focuses on monthly planning Reports to Parish Pastoral Council

  17. Parish Pastoral Council • LEADERSHIP • Sets direction • ensures the parish is moving in the right direction • Ensures people are trained for the task • Evaluates the journey and ensures resources are allocated to ministries which need them.  • To find the best ways to organize the parish for mission.  • Reports to the Parish Priest • Finds the right people to take leadership Parish Implementation team MINISTRY COORDINATION Finds the most efficient ways to coordinate ministry Breaks mandate down into projects and manages the projects to accomplish mission. Reports to Parish Pastoral Council

  18. Four Themes The Vocation to be Catholic: The Vocation of Baptism and Confirmation; the call to Discipleship. Easter 2009 to December 7, 2009: New Evangelisation: Christian Family Become What You Are. December 8 2009, to December 7, 2010 Catholic Culture and Identity: My Church, my Parish, My Family. December 8, 2010 to December 7, 2011: Moral and Spiritual Values: Trinidad and Tobago, a Community of families. December 8, 2011 to December 7, 2012

  19. The Parish Work Plan 2009 around the theme: The Vocation To Be Catholic The purpose of this year is to prepare the parish, its people, groups, ministries, administration, and structure to align with, embrace and live the mission of the Archdiocese. This requires two specific sets of actions: Facilitate all Catholics to rediscover the vocation to be Catholic so that the practice of the faith and parish involvement will lead to a deeper discipleship and commitment to church. To realign the structures of the parish to implement the threefold mission of the Synod.

  20. Work Plan for the Parish Setup Parish Implementation Team Parish Ministry Restructuring to reflect 3 priorities. Stewardship Appeal. Parish Groups meet, study and discuss DVD Presentations on 3 Pastoral Priorities. Study and discuss Archbishop's Articles March 15, 22, 29 in Families, Schools, Parish Groups, Ministries, and Confirmation Classes. Conduct reconciliation service. Reflection Retreats on the Theme. Use programs such as Alpha, Catholicism 201 to compliment theme. Prepare Pastoral Plan for offering on Dec 8th 2009 Initiate Youth Creativity Competition Conduct Parish Family Census (The parish welcomes, nurtures and forms and all catholic families living in the parish). Leadership training for Parish Leaders

  21. Group Discussion by Parish What are the next steps for successful implementation of the Synod in your parish? What resources are necessary for successful synod implementation in your parish? Who do you need to communicate with if the Synod implementation is going to be successful?

  22. Next Steps • Call all people in ministry to a meeting • Use this presentation to help them to understand. • Create the three clusters, one around each pastoral priority. • Watch the DVDs exploring the three priorities. • Begin working on the Work Plan for the Parish.

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