Question 17: Once our Collaborative is formed with St. Paul’s, is there a “blueprint” of how we’re supposed to operate?
Yes. After our Collaborative is formed and is up and running, the Pastor will appoint a team to write the Local Pastoral Plan for our Collaborative. The Plan will contain the details of how St. John’s and St. Paul’s will engage in the work of the New Evangelization (reaching out to Catholics who are not currently active in the Church and welcoming them back to the active practice of the faith). Our Local Pastoral Plan will contain the details of how we will run our programs, how we will promote vocations, and how we will engage in radical hospitality. The Local Pastoral Plan will also contain specific goals and how we will measure movement toward these goals. The Local Pastoral Plan will be different for each Collaborative and will be approved by the Archbishop.
We welcome your comments and feedback. Please email your questions or comments about Parish Collaboratives to: stjohn.stpaul@gmail.com
For more information and to the view this entire series of “Frequently Asked Questions” please visit the St. John – St. Paul Collaborative News page on our website.
Interested singers are invited to join with the Parish Choir as we prepare for our Thanksgiving Day Mass, Parish Christmas Concert and/or our Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses. Due to time constraints, you are to choose which of those events you would like to participate in. Holiday Music rehearsals are held each Sunday evening, 6:15-8:15pm in the Music Office, downstairs in the Church.