Communion is about: Relationship with God
Relationship with each other
Relationship with the wider Church
What and how do we
celebrate really well in our parish?
What needs to be
developed in the community at this time?
How could we
exchange our gifts with neighbouring parishes in our
deanery?
What resources do we
need to move our parish and deanery forward?
THEME 2:
Moving beyond ourselves
Mission is
about: Being sent out as Church to proclaim the Gospel to
our world
Meeting the joy, hope, grief and anguish of our time
Reaching out to the poor, the suffering and the
marginalised
How do we reach
out beyond the boundaries of our own parish community to
believers and non-believers?
How do we bring
the Good News to those without faith? How do we reach
out in dialogue and collaboration to other Christians
and to members of other religions?
How could we
enable our parish to become a more welcoming home?
Aware of the
joys and sufferings both within our parish community and
beyond it, how can we connect to those in greatest need?
THEME 3:
Together in Hope
The
future is about: Being open minded and creative
Sharing resources
Recognising the gifts of all, affirming and
nourishing them
What fears
do we have about the future?
What forms
of shared collaboration could be developed now at:
a) parish level,
b) deanery level?
What special
areas of pastoral provision could this deanery
share? E.g. Schools, Hospitals, Prisons, Chaplaincy,
etc .....
What forms
of co-ordination and collaboration could be
developed in our area if our own parish or a
neighbouring parish did not have a resident priest?
