Pastoral Plan 2021-2024: Community

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COMMUNITY OBJECTIVES

Living up to our faith and our Parish motto “All Are Welcome,” we seek to create a more inclusive community where all feel welcome through:
  • Providing services and programs to our cultural communities
  • Enhancing initiatives to welcome new parishioners, including inactive Catholics
  • Offering community-building opportunities for families
  • Promoting racial justice through education, advocacy, and ecumenical engagement
Lead Agents: Jo-Ann Duggan, Director of Outreach; Fr. Joe Brennan, OSFS, and the St. John Neumann Pastoral Council.

PASTORAL OBJECTIVES

2021-2022  

  1. Establish a “Cultural Exchange” Committee composed of parishioners from diverse cultures
  2. Offer “micro-volunteering” opportunities for families, young adults, and those who may be “too busy” for longer-term commitment
  3. Continue to offer Racial Justice Ministry programs, as well as the JustFaith modules that focus on issues of racial justice

2022-2023

  1. Offer programs, events, and celebrations that bring together our Anglo members and our Hispanic and other parishioners from diverse cultures, including events that are family-friendly (These can be planned by the newly-established “Cultural Exchange” Committee.)
  2. Enhance our Racial Justice programs by collaborating not only with more diverse Catholic parishes but also other diverse faith communities
  3. Continue direct outreach to new parishioners during their first year of members at St. John Neumann

2023-2024

  1. Continue to offer events/programs that create opportunities for our parishioners of diverse backgrounds to come together and share their stories
  2. Engage with inactive Catholics to identify additional ways to welcome them back into the community