Young Catholic Leadership

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Young Catholic Leadership

• Designing the Church of the Future
• William Pickett
• Director of Pastoral Planning
• March 24, 2003

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Incarnation

• The central mystery of Christianity is the
  incarnation.
• God taking on human flesh and dealing with
  human beings in a visible, tangible way.
• Body of Christ
• Jesus, the historical person
• Eucharist
• Body of believers

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Body of Christ

• the incarnation did not end after 33 years,
  when Jesus ascended. God is still here, in the
  flesh, just as real and just as physical, as God
  was in Jesus. The word did not just become flesh
  and dwell among usit became flesh and continues
  to dwell among us. In the body of believers and
  in the Eucharist, God still has physical skin and
  can still be physically seen, touched, smelled,
  heard, and tasted.

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Implications for Pastoral Planning

• Bodies are constantly changing.
• The Churchthe Body of Christwill interact with
  and be impacted by the specific time and place.
• 21st Century Rochester NY
• 21st Century Orange County CA
• 1st Century Jerusalem
• 11th Century Italy

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This Time and This Place

• Demographics
• Priests
• Parishes

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This Time and This Place

• Demographics
• Priests
• Parishes

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Diocese of Rochester

• 160 parishes
• 40 faith communities
• 120,000 registered households
• 12 counties
• 7500 square miles
• 140 non-retired diocesan priests
• 29 order priests and externs in diocesan
  assignments
• Less than 50 percent of parishes are traditional
  stand alone parishes

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Diocese of Rochester (12 counties)
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Population Percent Change
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Change in Total Population
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Change in Total Population
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Selected Age Cohorts(000)
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Lifestyles Groups Compared to National Average
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Primary Concerns Compared to National
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Household Income Compared to Nation
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Generations as Percent of Population
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Church Program Preferences Compared to US
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This Time and This Place

• Demographics
• Priests
• Parishes

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This Time and This Place

• Demographics
• Priests
• Parishes

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Number of Priests and Catholics (000s) Diocese
of Rochester
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Assumptions for Projections

• Retirement age stays at 70
• 15 ordinations every 10 years (historic rate)
• Some service after retirement age
• Projections by Center for Applied Research on the
  Apostolate (Georgetown University)

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Number of Priests and Catholics (Double current
ordination rate)
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Projections of Permanent Deacons
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Generation Profile Priests and Catholics
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Generation Profile Priests and Catholics
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Generation Profile Priests and Catholics
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Image and Style of Priestly Service
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Image and Style of Priestly Service
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Image and Style of Priestly Service
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Image and Style of Priestly Service
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Image and Style of Priestly Service
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Collaboration Between Clergy and Laity
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Policies for Parishes
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This Time and This Place

• Demographics
• Priests
• Parishes

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This Time and This Place

• Demographics
• Priests
• Parishes

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Policies

• No priest will say more than three Masses of
  Sunday obligation including a Saturday evening
  Mass.
• Every parish must have a weekly Sunday Eucharist
  as long as this is possible and practical.
• No pastor, priest administrator, or pastoral
  administrator will be assigned to more than three
  parishes or be responsible for more than three
  Sunday worship sites.

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Policies

• A cluster of two or three parishes with a single
  pastor is not the norm under canon law. Any
  cluster should be moving toward becoming a single
  canonical parish.
• Every parish, faith community or worshipping
  community must meet the requirements and
  expectations appropriate to its nature.
• SCAP can only be used in short term, emergency
  situations.

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Dinner Conversation

• What are the issues that arise from the
  information in this presentation?
• What are the forces, issues, attitudes, changes
  to which the Body of Christ needs to adjust?

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Possible Scenarios

• Mega church
• Regional communities
• Lay-led communities

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Mega Churches

• Large campus
• Worship space seating 4000
• School
• Family Life Center including recreation
• Ministry and Administration Center
• Senior and Child Day Care
• Coffee shop
• Parking and Transportation
• Senior housing

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Mega Churches

• Large campus
• Membership
• 8,000 registered households
• Weekly attendance at three masses exceeds 10,000

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Mega Churches

• Large campus
• Membership
• Ministries
• Educational
• Social ministry
• Prayer
• Interest groups

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Mega Churches

• Large campus
• Membership
• Ministries
• Dynamics
• Large size creates critical mass for activities
  in even the smallest group
• Prayer and member networking maintain vitality of
  faith

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Regional Community

• Large geographic area
• Nine parishes
• Single pastor with two parochial vicars
• Lay ecclesial ministers providing site leadership
• Priests providing sacraments to all locations
• Parish life continues as now

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Lay-Led Communities

• Members provide for each parish and call forth
  from the membership the leadership needed for
  ministries.
• If available, priests celebrate sacraments for
  parish but parish lives without the guarantee of
  a priest.
• Ministry continues as now.

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Young Catholic Leadership

• Designing the Church of the Future
• William Pickett
• Director of Pastoral Planning
• March 24, 2003