Informal Evaluation by the Cluster Implementation Committee
Cluster 67
| St. Katharine Drexel, Chester Nativity BVM, Media St. Mary Magdalen, Media |
Our Lady of Charity, Brookhaven St. John Chrysostom, Wallingford |
During the Spring, 2003, the Cluster Implementation Committee conducted an informal evaluation of the Cluster Pastoral Plan in consultation with the Parish Pastoral councils. The purpose of this informal evaluation was to determine the current status of the cluster plan. They considered the following questions:
1. What action(s) has (have) been taken to carry out the Cluster Pastoral Plan?
2. What action(s) still need(s) to be taken to meet the goal(s) of the Cluster Pastoral Plan?
3. To what degree has the vision of the Cluster Pastoral Plan been implemented?
4. Were any new needs discovered or new actions taken during the implementation of the Cluster Pastoral Plan?
5. What obstacles, if any, stood in the way of the implementation of the Cluster Pastoral Plan?
The committee found the following actions have been taken:
A high degree of cooperation was exercised among the members and the result was that the plan was successful.
Actions that still need to be taken
include:
Continuing effort and action on goals already in place is all that is now required
The need to hold a Corpus Christi cluster procession on the Feast of Corpus Christi in Media, PA
The need for a "sports education program for adults" regarding desirable conduct at children's games.
Obstacles, that have stood
in the way of the implementation of the Cluster Pastoral Plan are:
Cultural and ethnic diversity as well as a perceived parochialism challenged some of the efforts. It has been especially challenging to incorporate the Hispanic Ministry into the plan. Attracting and retaining "people resources" continues to be a problem.
Status of the Plan
In light of the information collected, the Cluster Implementation Committee in consultation with Parish Pastoral Councils recommended to the Regional Vicar that the status of the plan be
To develop or expand the Cluster Plan - implementation is complete but new information indicates that new cluster plan actions are needed.