Please take a few moments to complete this brief online survey to provide much-needed input regarding the proposed Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan for our parishes: Pastoral Planning Survey. The Archdiocesan proposal, which focuses on “Strengthening our Parishes as Primary Communities of Faith,” creates a new structure called a Pastoral Service Team (PST) comprised of both laity and clergy who will provide pastoral services to multiple parishes, which partner with one another to exercise the mission of evangelization. This plan hopes to provide pastoral services to parishes without altering the parishes themselves. It is hoped that PST’s will enable each parish to determine how best to use their resources through a culture of partnering and collaboration. Each grouping will be known as a Pastoral Collaborative. We have been paired with St. Paul’s Parish, based on four general principles and specific criteria (please click here for more information.)
A summary of your input will be given to the Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Commission (APPC) by May 1, 2012. After all the parishes in the archdiocese have responded, the APPC will prepare a final recommendation for the Cardinal.
For more detailed information on the proposed Pastoral Collaborative and Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning, please visit our parish website as well as the Archdiocese of Boston Pastoral Planning website.
