St. John Fisher Pastoral Plan
The Four Pillars
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- COMMUNITY: We are a warm and welcoming Catholic Christian community in which all are invited to belong and participate fully.
- We aspire to create a vibrant parish life that promotes the involvement of and connects parishioners from all life circumstances
- More fully understand parishioners' needs and interests by family and life circumstance so that opportunities of potential benefit to them can be developed and offered.
- Use a targeted approach to educate parishioners regarding parish resources and opportunities.
- Implement personal appeals to increase parishioners' involvement in Parish activities and ministries.
- We each share responsibility for effective, open, honest communication with all Parish members, Staff and Clergy.
- Continually secure the "voice of the Parish" so that we improve our understanding of how best to meet the needs of all Parishioners.
- More fully encourage, act upon and quickly provide feedback to those who provide Parish representatives with suggestions and ideas.
- Develop a comprehensive communication strategy for the Parish, and add, delete, and change communication vehicles for optimal effectiveness.
- We strengthen and unify the St. John Fisher community through a personal commitment to common goals and objectives.
- Fully communicate the SJF Mission and its implications, and provide guidance to help Parishioners support and achieve our mission.
- The Priests, Staff and ministries will review progress against our mission on a regular basis and make plan corrections as needed.
- WORSHIP: We unite in worship and prayer centered in the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.
- We foster active, conscious and full participation in Sunday Mass.
- Provide the means to encourage a greater understanding of and participation in Sunday Eucharist.
- Enhance the practicality of Sunday homilies for value in the daily lives of Parishioners.
- Provide accommodations at Mass as best as possible to help make Sunday Eucharist more fulfilling to those with practical needs.
- Continually request feedback from Parishioners regarding their fulfillment from Sunday Mass.
- Recruit more participants in liturgical ministries (e.g. Eucharistic Ministers, lectors, choir, ushers, greeters etc.).
- We enrich our faith through understanding and celebrating the Sacraments.
- Increase Parishioners' knowledge and participation in each of the Sacraments in addition to Sunday Eucharist.
- We continually renew our devotion to God through individual and communal prayer.
- Develop for Parishioners the clear meaning and importance of prayer.
- WORD: We grow in our faith based on Scripture and Catholic Tradition.
- We cultivate our enthusiasm for the Word of God through lifelong study and reflection.
- Make an unwavering commitment to the implementation and success of the RENEW program from 2004 – 2006.
- Continue to foster existing and new Scripture study.
- We understand Catholic Church Tradition, and can explain and promote the Catholic faith.
- Provide the means for Parishioners to know and value the Traditions of the Catholic Church.
- Promote the value of Catholic education.
- We choose to live daily with purpose and meaning.
- Expand participation in faith communities in addition to Sunday Mass.
- "Live the homily" each week.
- SERVICE: Inspired by the Holy Spirit, we express gratitude for our many gifts, and faithfully share them in the service of God.
- We reach out to serve those in need within and beyond the Parish.
- Develop a comprehensive plan and program for youth ministry, which includes plans to support parents in raising their children in the faith.
- More fully understand demographic trends related to the aging of the Peninsula residents and its projected impact on SJF Parishioners.
- Continue to expand ministry activity in service of poor and homeless, and of parishes in poor neighborhoods.
- We promote understanding of Catholic teachings on social justice.
- Encourage Parishioners to be socially conscientious citizens.
- Develop an education plan to address social justice responsibilities.
- We responsibly use the human, physical and financial resources that God has entrusted to us.
- Foster an awareness and conscious appreciation of our blessings and promote their proper use in all aspects of Parish life.
- Coordinate Parish resources and activities such that major Pastoral Plan initiatives can achieve optimal effectiveness.
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