St. Angela Merici Catholic Church in Brea

ST. ANGELA MERICI PASTORAL PLAN 2007 - 2010

FAITH FORMATION
Provide ongoing information to extend frequent invitations and opportunities to participate in faith formation programs.
2007 - 2008	2008 - 2009	2009 - 2010
* Website - creation, updates, video and announcement.	* Evaluate and expand website and video	*Evaluate and expand website and video
* Adult - Parent meetings once a month beginning September 2007	*Adult - Parent meetings twice a month	*Offer weekly intergenerational night
* Regroup to evaluate and revise plan in summer - July 2008	*Regroup to evaluate and revise plan in summer - July 2009	*Regroup to evaluate and revise plan in summer - July 2010
	*Training for future cathechists of all ages [train the leader]	*Training for future cathechists of all ages
LITURGY
Provide ongoing liturgical formation to encourage participation in an active spirit filled liturgy
2007 - 2008	2008 - 2009	2009 - 2010
Encourage liturgical miniters to participate in the diocesan "Anointed to Serve" event on Sept. 8
Ask Father Michael to repeat "Vision of Ministry"	Ask Father Michael to repeat "Vision of Ministry"	Ask Father Michael to repeat "Vision of Ministry"
Provide education and experience for LITURGICAL MINISTERS - Altars Servers, EM, Environment, Greeters, Lectors, Music, Pastoral Care, Ushers	Evaluate/continue education and experience for LITURGICAL MINISTERS	Evaluate/continue education and experience for LITURGICAL MINISTERS
* Ministry Leaders design an evening of reflection for individuals ministries
* Ministry Leaders design an afternoon annual retreat for all Liturgical Ministers around Pentecost
* Ministry Coordinators will share resources [publications, websites, etc.] with each other
Offer a ministry discernment process after Mass in the fall and spring [afterEaster]	Offer a ministry discernment process after Mass in the fall and spring [afterEaster]	Offer a ministry discernment process after Mass in the fall and spring [afterEaster]
	Design education and experience for the PARISH CHURCH COMMUNITY through	Implement education and experience for the PARISH CHURCH COMMUNITY through
	* Bible study e.g., use lectionary readings	* Bible study e.g., use lectionary readings
	* Bulletin announcements - Coordinator of Worship	* Bulletin announcements - Coordinator of Worship
	* Homilies, e.g., once/quarter offer a homily on one aspect of the Sunday liturgy	* Homilies, e.g., once/quarter offer a homily on one aspect of the Sunday liturgy
	* Religious Education classes	* Religious Education classes
	* Study groups - liturgy training	* Study groups - liturgy training
	* Website	* Website
Encourage participation in the annual Religious Education Congress in Anaheim	Encourage participation in the annual Religious Education Congress in Anaheim	Encourage participation in the annual Religious Education Congress in Anaheim
Summer 2008 - Encourage participation in the National Association of Pastoral Musicians [NPM] regional meeting in Los Angeles	Summer 2008 - Encourage participation in the National Association of Pastoral Musicians [NPM] regional meeting in Los Angeles
MINISTRIES
Share ministries inviting and involving parishioners as they deepen their spiritual life
2007 - 2008	2008 - 2009	2009 - 2010
COMMUNICATIONS
* Music files on website by March 2008	* Video introduction to website 12/08	* Message board for faith discussion available on website by April 2009
* Change bulletin cover to include mission statement by October 2007	* Seasonal changes to the website by 12/08	* Ask for feedback from parishioners, incorporate necessary changes by September 2009
* Refresh bulletin fonts and format by October 2007	* Eliminate overwhelming information [refer to website]
FAITH FORMATION
* Compile a list of involved parish members [parish IDs], create a database	* Create personal invitations using databse by summer 2008	* Reasses database by summer 2009
* Conduct focus groups by Easter 2008	* During this year, implement focus group data [identify 3 areas]
- children - one per ministry
- adults - one per ministry
* Identify people- inter generational
* Create welcome ministry by June 2008
PARISH OFFICE
* Front Office Staff - inform and support parishioners ministers, staff, office support team through quarterly staff meetings to hopefully decrease complaints	ALL ACTIVITIES ARE ONGOING	ALL ACTIVITIES ARE ONGOING
* Add info page in bulletin by 8/15
- list saccraments [baptism, marriage, funeral, etc.] and procedures to receive them
- ministry contact list with chairpersons phone number and emails; print of staff and parishioners
- Mass intentions - list procedure post names in bulletin.
* Part - time Staff Meeting
- office support
- quarterly meetings, include the topics: Mass intentions, updates for registration, ministry calendar, bulletin, seasonal, holy days, office hours, etc.
* Create and update these lists
- staff confidential list
- ministry list for the bulletin
- email list for staff
- extension list office staff
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Inform the parish family what social justice ministry is all about through	Develop and integrates social justice as a whole through	Invite the parish and volunteers to see how they can participate
- conduct quarterly meeting	- quarterly meeting in April, July, October and January	- empower the people we serve as well as the volunteers
- print a pamphlet with social justice information		- time, talent, treasure
- create quarterly church and bulletin announcement		- quarterly meetings
WORSHIPS AND PASTORAL CARE
* Identify at least two committed persons in our individual ministries - music, lectors, Eucharistic ministers, worship, pastoral care, dtention ministry KC, Boy Scouts, Hispanic charismatic prayer group, etc.	Ask each of the leaders for Year 1 to go to three different ministries to talk about : - their commitment and their ministry - their personal witness story involving their ministry -a specific call/ invititation to others to join and/or help out even in a small way	* Ask trained leaders to share their stories as listed in Year 2, at a Mass [at least 6 times during the year]
* Train these persons to be leaders in their ministry and be ambassadors to other groups.		* Ask trained leaders to share their stories in the bulletin [at least one per month]