Deanery Meetings for Parish Pastoral Councils 7'30pm 16 May 2006 Northern Deanery 7'30pm 23 May 2006

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Deanery Meetingsfor Parish Pastoral
Councils7.30pm 16 May 2006 Northern
Deanery7.30pm 23 May 2006 Peninsula Deanery
7.30pm 25 May 2006 Central Coast Deanery
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Agenda

• Opening Prayer
• Diocesan Vision and Pastoral Directions
• Task Force on Parish Boundaries and Pastoral Care
• Your Issues

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Opening Prayer

• Lord God, model of all ministry,
• At Baptism we answered the call to live lives of
  holiness
• Through prayer, through witness and through
  service.
• We realise that this mission may only be fully
  realised
• As we walk among our sisters and brothers in our
  parish
• As well as in our home and work communities.
• Today, as individuals and as community
• We renew our commitment to embrace
• Your ways as our ways,
• Your thoughts as our thoughts,
• Your will as our will,
• And your love as our love.
• We again promise to offer what we can
• In human response to your divine call.

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Opening Prayer 2

• As the Body of Christ,
• We renew our commitment to live our mission
• In the spirit of the Beatitudes,
• Visibly, progressively and inclusively
• Not by doing for but,
• By inviting, embracing and doing with.
• Dear God,
• We thank you for the talents, gifts and desire to
  serve
• Which you have given us.
• Help us realise more fully the grace within us so
  that,
• As we continue to build church in our community,
• We may experience the energy of the Gospel
• And present that Good News with trust, conviction
  and enthusiasm.
• We have been called
• And we say Yes! Amen! Alleluia!

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Pastoral Care, Parish Support and Evangelisation

• WELCOME !
• Mr Justin Barwick
• jbarwick_at_brokenbay.catholic.org.au
• Direct Line 9847 0422

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Scope of Role

• Parish Pastoral Councils
• Parish Consultations
• Pastoral Associates / Lay Pastoral Ministers
• Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (CCD)
• Vocations
• Pastoral Visitation
• Diaconate
• Forum for Laity
• Liturgy
• Sacramental
• RCIA
• Ecumenism
• Hospital Chaplaincy
• History
• Archives
• Youth

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Welcome

• Who is here for the first time as a Parish
  Pastoral Council member?
• Everyone should find someone they dont know!
• Get to know them
• Parish background
• Life history
• Plans for the future
• Arrange to meet again over a cuppa

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Welcome

• In 60 seconds!

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Welcome

• Now please resume your seat..

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20th Anniversary Masses

• Celebrate 20 years as a Diocese
• Launch Diocesan Vision and Pastoral Directions
• Central Coast Deanery
• The Entrance Parish - Tuesday 16 May
• 900 in attendance
• Northern Deanery
• Corpus Christi Cathedral St Ives Friday 26 May
• Peninsula Deanery
• Manly Parish 7.30pm Monday 29 May

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Reception of Memorial Candle and Diocesan Vision

• Representatives from
• Parish
• Local Catholic school/s
• Local State school/s

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Candle and Plan

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This is our Second Pastoral Plan

• Going Forward Together
• 2001-2005
• Four Main areas of focus
• Community Life and Mission
• Catholic Education and Personal Faith Development
• Service and Social Justice
• Diocesan Leadership and Community Support
• Detailed programs
• Dates, events, responsibilities
• Going Forward Together
• Pastoral Care for Evangelisation
• 2006-2010
• Message from Bishop
• David Walker
• Diocesan Vision for 2010

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Diocesan Vision

• Parishes
• Bishop, Priests and Deacons
• Diocesan Curia
• Centacare
• Educational Agencies
• and they knew they were Christian by their
  love.
• If this is how we are seen, then by any measure
  we have achieved our goals.

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Consultation Process

• Numbers
• Parishes - 20
• Responses 200
• Comments 2000
• Process
• Feedback shared with Bishop and his team
• Some really good ideas provided
• Many should still apply in local parish plans

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Parish Pastoral Council - Your Task

• Discuss the Diocesan Vision in your Parish
  Pastoral Council
• Identify the issues which apply in your parish
• Review the status of your local Parish Plan
• Discern the issues that are important for the
  future of your parish
• Update your parish pastoral plan and share it
  with others

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Bishops Vision
Consultation Process
Consultation Process
New Plan
Diocesan Pastoral Plan
Parish Pastoral Plan
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Broken Bay News Updates

• Regular publication
• News from Diocese and Parishes
• Pastoral Direction may say develop accessible
  opportunities for adult faith formation at
  parish, diocesan and academic levels
• BB News Update may cover
• Diocesan workshops (Broken Bay Institute)
• Diocesan publications
• Parish seminars

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Discussion

• How will you progress the plan in your parish?
• Share with your neighbour

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Feedback

• Any issues we need to address?

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Task Force on Parish Boundaries and Pastoral Care

• Amalgamating Parishes
• Closer relationships with your neighbours

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Broken Bay is quite small in geographical terms
but is No 7 of 28 in numbers of Catholics
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All of Broken Bay
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Southern section of Broken Bay
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Twinned Parishes Moving closer together
By 1 Jul 06 2006 or 2007 Still being determined
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Other Parishes Moving closer together
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From 1 July 2006

• Lakes Catholic Parish
• (combining the parishes of Collaroy Plateau and
  Narrabeen)
• The Catholic Community of North Harbour
• (combining the parishes of Manly Vale and
  Balgowlah)
• Frenchs Forest Catholic Parish
• (combining the parishes of Forestville and
  Davidson)
• Ku-ring-gai Chase Catholic Parish
• (combining the parishes of Berowra and Asquith)
• Pymble Catholic Parish
• (combining the parishes of Pymble and West Pymble)

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Progress

• Names
• Directories
• Finance
• Liturgy
• Parishioners
• Schools
• Advertising

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Progress

• Names- geographic, Catholic
• Directories how do people find us?
• Finance shared, aware, comfortable
• Liturgy celebrate, assistance
• Parishioners strong sense of community or
  communities, avoid old comparisons, be aware of
  concerns, rate of change
• Schools names, communication, share plans
• Advertising letting people know

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Assistance from Diocese?

• Liturgy
• Finance
• Publicity
• Others

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Lower North Shore
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Lower North Shore

• Naremburn, Northbridge, Willoughby are to discuss
  their future
• Chatswood is asked to join these discussions a
  little later.
• By 2007 the new entities will emerge.

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Mid North Shore
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Mid North Shore

• Killara and Lindfield
• Boundaries under scrutiny
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• Pymble and West Pymble
• May need to expand
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Upper North Shore
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Upper North Shore

• Normanhurst and Waitara are already proposing a
  shared future perhaps 2008, 2009
• Wahroonga also in dialogue
• Open forum needed with St.Ives, Wahroonga,
  Normanhurst and Waitara
• A maximum of four parishes would be the basic
  preferred outcome where there are presently six
• Arcadia and Pennant Hills talking
• Pennant Hills growing fast

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Peninsula
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Peninsula

• Our focus is on the twinned parishes heading for
  1 July 2006
• Manly Vale Balgowlah
• Forestville Davidson
• Collaroy Plateau - Narrabeen
• Our other twin is moving ahead at a different
  pace
• Avalon Mona Vale
• Continuing to talk
• Harbord and Manly
• Dee Why and Narraweena
• Parish Renewal
• Terrey Hills

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Central Coast
Warnervale
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Central Coast

• Future location of Wyong parish site
• Best pastoral allocation for the Tumbi Umbi
  community
• Possible primary school locations
• Better identity for Lake Munmorah
• Growth around Doyalson
• Boundaries for Warnervale
• Cooperation with Maitland Newcastle

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Other Task Force Activities

• Examples of parish cooperation

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Your Tasks

• Think through the Vision and Pastoral Directions
• Focus on the larger picture in your local area
  keep the communication lines open
• Keep us in the loop
• We want to help

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Closing Prayer

• Father,
• You restored your people to eternal life, by
  raising Christ your Son from death.
• Make our faith strong and our hope sure.
• May we never doubt that you will fulfil the
  promises you have made.
• We make this prayer through Christ, Our Lord,
  Amen.

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