Madison Diocese Long Range Planning Efforts

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Madison Diocese Long Range Planning Efforts

• The Trusting in the Spirit phase of the
  process
• presented by
• Scott Kelbel of HMC
• and Terry McArdle of St. Anns

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Introduction to the Trusting in the Spirit
phase

• In 2006 the Madison Diocese began a process
  toward long range planning for parishes and
  parish activities
• Bishop Morlino hired the Reid Group out of
  Seattle, WA to assist the Diocesan Planning
  Commission

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The initial Guided by the Spirit phase of the
process

• We will be talking about two major items in what
  Bishop Morlino designated as the Guided by the
  Spirit, phase of this process
• First, background information on the Core
  Groups and Cluster Groups efforts in 2006 and
  2007
• Second, Bishops Morlinos recommendation for our
  two parishes, and the next step --
• Trusting in the Spirit for the implementation
  phase

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Topic One the Core Groups

• Initially the Diocese asked each pastor to
  establish a core group of 4 to 5 individuals
  from the parish to prepare a background survey
• This Survey could be accomplished in a number of
  ways and responses were to serve as the
  foundation for the next step
• The survey was divided into 4 main topic areas
• Spiritual Life
• Formation and Education
• Social Justice, Advocacy and Outreach
• Parish Life, Leadership and Planning

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Topic Two the Cluster Group

• Our cluster group combined the core groups
  from HMC, St. Anns and Christ the King of
  McFarland
• The main job of the cluster group was to
  develop a plan for some type of possible joint
  efforts between these parishes
• There were 5 models we could select from
• Merged Parish a new larger parish
• Linked Parishes do as many things as possible
  together
• Partnership Parishes create joint programs,
  share staff and programs
• Under a Parish Director bishop appoints a
  director (deacon, or religious) of the parish
• Leadership Team - of 1 or 2 priests and lay
  leaders

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Next step the Proposed Cluster Plan

• Our cluster group found an obvious connection
  between HMC and St. Anns due to existing ongoing
  shared programs.
• However, Christ the King had a desire to form a
  combination with St. Patricks in Cottage Grove
  and/or St. Dennis on Madisons southeast side
• Thus our HMC-St. Anns Cluster Plan recommended
  the formation of a partnership between our two
  parishes
• This partnership would encompass three major
  areas
• Coordinated Programs
• Shared Programs
• Shared Training

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What s the Result regarding our Cluster Plan
proposal ?

• The Diocesan Planning Commission recommended our
  partnership to Bishop Morlino with minor changes
• Bishop Morlino accepted the recommendation and
  our partnership plan for joint efforts (well
  show them)
• Bishop Morlino has now designated the
  implementation planning based on the cluster
  recommendations as the Trusting in the Spirit
  phase of the long range planning process

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Bishop Morlinos General Directives to be
considered in making our implementation plan

• Pray do all we can to increase vocations to
  ordained, consecrated life, lay ministry
• All parishes within the cluster support the
  Catholic Schools within the cluster
• Create a Cluster Implementation Team to engage
  the Staffs and Pastoral Councils in developing an
  implementation plan provide regular updates to
  the parishes to the Diocese
• Support the implementation of ParishSOFT in all
  parishes of the Diocese
• Support the implementation of QuickBooks in all
  parishes of the Diocese

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Bishop Morlinos General Directives - Continued

• Support the implementation of Churchwerks School
  Information System in all schools of the Diocese
• All parishes, those with those without schools,
  will actively participate in a diocesan wide
  comprehensive school study to promote and
  increase our diocesan commitment to Catholic
  education as outlined in the USCCB publication
  Renewing Our Commitment to Catholic Elementary
  and Secondary Schools in the Third Millennium.

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The Status of our 2 parishes in this
implementation process

• We need to remember that we are in much better
  shape than most other parishes in the Diocese
• We are forming a partnership, primarily of
  activities, programs shared training
• We are not being required to merge

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What is the next step of this process?

• Last fall Bishop Molino asked the pastors to
  establish a cluster implementation team from
  each parish
• Msgr Jerry Healy choose to retain the
  core-cluster team from St. Ann for its team
• Fr. Bill Connell chose 5 different people for the
  HMC implementation team
• The purpose of the cluster implementation teams
  is to develop an implementation plan for
  partnership of our 2 parishes

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How does this Implementation process immediately
impact on each Pastoral Council?
The immediate question our implementation team
has for each Pastoral Council is, What priority
do you wish to assign to the proposed
consolidation areas?
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Additional Question for each Pastoral Council

• Due to Bishop Morlinos 3rd General Directive the
  Implementation Team is asking each Parish Council
  to help educate the various parish councils and
  commissions on the Trusting in the Spirit
  implementation process and ask for their input
  into this process

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Next Steps Preparation of an Implementation Plan

• With your input we will prepare our cluster group
  implementation plan for our two parishes
• Do you want anything specifically said or
  included?
• We will present it to you before submitting it by
  May 15th.
• Are there any other concerns?