(Alternative to Meetings 1-4)
Purpose of Meeting
To reflect on and discuss:
1. Mission of
Jesus and of the Church
2. Archdiocesan
Mission Statement
3. Purpose of a
parish
4. Who we are?
What we seek to become as a parish
community?Preparation for Meeting
1.
Reflect on
Luke 4:14-21; Acts 2:42-47
2. Read "Models of the Church"
3.
Read Archdiocesan
Mission Statement
AGENDA1.
Prayer (20
minutes)
2.
Education/Formation of Council (40 minutes)
Discuss "Models of the
Church"
focusing on Reflection
Question 2
3. in small
groups (30 minutes)
Discuss what we understand
the
mission of Jesus
and the Church to be
4.
Break (15
minutes)
5. In
the
large group (30 minutes)
Brainstorm around:
What does the
Archdiocesan Mission Statement say to us about:
a. Who we are as a
Church?
b. What we value
as a
Church?
c. What we seek to
become as a faith community?
6. In small
groups (30 minutes)
Discuss what the
Archdiocesan Mission Statement
tells us about
the mission of our parish community?7. Lunch (60
minutes)
8. Prayer (10
minutes)
9. Discuss
"Parish Life Perspectives" (30 minutes)
Identify the essential elements of a parish.10. Presentation on the
parish including significant
highlights of its history and
heritage (35
minutes)
11. Break (15
minutes)
12.
In
small
groups (20 minutes)
Complete
these
sentences briefly:
We are a parish
who...
As a parish we
value...
As a parish we
seek to
become...
13. In
the
large group (25 minutes)
Identify and
discuss common points and delegate a small group
to prepare a draft
mission statement in light of all the discussion
14.
Evaluation (10 minutes)
15. Closing
Prayer (10 minutes)