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The Leadership principle of Beacons of Light states that "pastors, in collaboration with parochial vicars, deacons and lay ministers, according to their proper roles and charisms, share responsibility for pastoral leadership."
Another name for this is simply "co-responsibility" The 2020 Vatican Instruction "The pastoral conversion of the parish..." makes clear that successful leadership of a parish community - and in our case, a Family of Parishes - requires such collaboration between the clergy and the laity. While the Church isn't exactly a democracy, it's not a dictatorship either.
Read more about this foundational principle for healthy leadership in our Families of Parishes and consider how your own Family leadership - clergy, lay staff, parishioner leaders - can better work together to build up the kingdom of God in your parishes and support your Family in truly becoming a beacon of light!
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| Building a Dream Team
Tuesday, November 1st, 1pm Eastern
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Join other parish leaders and the team from Divine Renovation to talk about how to create a missionary leadership culture in your Family of Parishes!
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Don't forget that ALL parish leaders - not just clergy and staff - now have access to the Pastoral Planning Pathway digital platform, and all the leader-level resources available. Click below to create your account (if you don't already have one) and share this with others who are involved in pastoral planning in your Family of Parishes: pastoral council members, finance council members, members of parish commissions and councils, ministry leaders, and all involved in any aspect of parish leadership!
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How will Advent & Christmas be different in your Family of Parishes than in a single parish or even your former pastoral region? How will the celebration of these seasons truly be a time of grace for you? What will being part of a Family of Parishes mean for your time-honored traditions?
Share your plans and your questions to hear ideas from your colleagues in the Pathway discussion forum.
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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION...
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Our last With Zeal and Patience workshop for Parish Worship Commissions is Thurs, Oct 27 at St. Veronica Church in Eastgate; it's not too late to join! Read More >
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Is our focus on "Vitality" or simply "Viability"? This article from Priest magazine is great food for thought in this time of transition... Read More >
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On October 19, 2022, The Catholic Project released highlights from the largest study of Catholic priests in over 50 years, involving a census of bishops, a survey of 10,000 priests (3516 responses); and in-depth interviews of over 100 priests. What did priests and bishops have to say about well-being, trust, and their ministerial relationships? Read More >
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The Archdiocesan pastoral planning initiative Beacons of Light commenced at roughly the same time as Pope Francis announced a Universal Synod on Synodality. These two initiatives (synod and Beacons) are not in competition, but rather are complementary.
If implemented properly, Beacons of Light will lead to a more synodal Church, and the synod itself will provide an explicit opportunity for listening to the Holy Spirit as our Families of Parishes enter into the pastoral planning process.
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"Trusting in the power of Christ and His Spirit and taking confidence in the
Virgin Mary, whose children we have become, the People of God in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati prepare for the journey that lies ahead. In speaking of the Church as a family that journeys together, we can speak of synodality in the Church and of the Church."
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- Bishop Earl Fernandes, Journeying Together
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Tues, Oct 25, 10am
Our Lady of Sorrows, Monroe
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Join fellow parish staff members and Pastoral Center staff to discuss the ways in which Families of Parishes are building a culture of Christian stewardship; a culture that focuses on activities that lead more parishioners to view and live stewardship as a way of life.
Learn More
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Living Your Strengths:
Building Stronger Teams
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All Family of Parishes staff members are invited to a one-day workshop in our Leadership for Mission Series entitled Living Your Strengths: Building Stronger Teams with CliftonStrengths.
Join parish staff members throughout the Archdiocese as we take a deep dive into our strengths, discovering how our talents can help us contribute positively as leaders, and build healthy collaborative teams. We know that our teams are stronger when we form complementary partnerships that build on the talents of members and engage more people in ministry.
Those registered will take the CliftonStrengths talent identification test prior to the workshop. The workshop will be offered in two locations in the Archdiocese (you only need to attend one
Tues, Nov. 15, St. Paul Catholic Church, Englewood, OH, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Thurs, Nov 17, Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Cincinnati, OH, 9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Interested individuals can click on the dates above to register. Once registered, you will receive an email with directions on how to take the talent identification test. Each person will need to register
themselves to receive the test code. There is no group registration.
The deadline to register is Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Participants are encouraged to register early to have enough time to take the assessment and print the results prior to the event. Parishes will be billed after registration closes.
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Join other parish leaders for this 90-minute online event focused on the 2020 Vatican Instruction on parish life as a roadmap to parish vitality, and the Love in Action principle.
Learn More
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Subscribe to Praenotanda, the news email of the Office for Divine Worship & Sacraments to stay up to date on news for those involved in liturgical and sacramental ministry.
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