Question 5: I keep hearing that our parish will be part of a Parish Collaborative. Is there a plan specifically customized for the local needs of our two parishes and the unique character that our “Wellesley/Newton Lower Falls” Collaborative will have?
We know that our Parish Collaborative will be comprised of St. John’s and St. Paul’s. We don’t know when our Collaborative will start, but we do know that a “Local Pastoral Plan” will be developed once our Collaborative is up and running. The Pastor will appoint a team to write the Local Pastoral Plan for our
Collaborative. This Plan will contain the details of how St. John’s and St. Paul’s will run their programs, promote vocations, and engage in “radical hospitality” to promote the goal of New Evangelization. The Plan will contain goals and ways to measure the movement toward these goals and will need to be approved by the Archbishop. Our Local Pastoral Plan will be unique to our Collaborative.
We welcome your comments and feedback. Please email your questions or comments about Parish Collaboratives to – stjohn.stpaul@gmail.com
