Towards a Vision for the Diocese

PART II

THE CONSULTATION

Objective

The Objective of the Consultation is to review the provision of pastoral care in the Archdiocese so that as a diocese (i.e. as parishes, communities, schools etc...) we can continue, with renewed faith and hope, Christ's evangelising mission.

Process

The process will include clergy, laity and religious at a diocesan level, but especially at a local parish and deanery level. The participation of those involved in pastoral care and providing pastoral care (priests, chaplains, deacons, religious) will be very important.

The focus of the process will be a reflection on three key themes:

Growing in Communion

Reaching out in Mission

Facing the Future/Possibilities for Pastoral Provision

The basis for reflection on these three themes will be Archbishop Kevin's paper Towards a Vision for the Diocese. Each theme is important and needs adequate time for reflection and discussion. The proposal is for a meeting of a little over an hour on each theme and the suggested outline for such a meeting is:


• Opening Prayer and reflection on Scripture
• Presentation of the topic .................................................................................	5 or 6 minutes
• Personal reflection on Archbishop Kevin's paper ........................................	5 minutes
• Sharing and discussion ...................................................................................	50 minutes
• Summing up .....................................................................................................	5 minutes

Timetable for Reflection Meetings

• Deanery Meetings for the clergy of the themes
'Growing in Communion' and 'Reaching out in Mission' ...............................	October to February
• Deanery Meeting for the clergy on the theme
'Facing the Future/Possibilities for Pastoral Provision' ................................	Lent 2007
• Meetings for laity in parishes on the themes
'Growing in Communion', 'Reaching out in Mission' and
'Facing the Future/Possibilities for Pastoral Provision' ................................	Lent 2007
• Meetings for Religious .....................................................................................	Lent 2007
• A meeting for representative clergy, laity and religious for each
parish in the deanery to collate feedback and responses as a deanery ....	End of April 2007

• Letter from Archbishop Kevin, drawing things together and looking to the future

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