SUGGESTIONS FOR INVOLVING THE PARISH IN
DEVELOPING THE MISSION STATEMENT
1. Education/Reflection/Discussion on:
a.
Mission of Jesus and the Church
b.
Archdiocesan Mission Statement
c.
Purpose of a Parish - Who are we and what do we seek to
become as a parish community?d.
Parish Mission Statement
Opportunities to do this include:
a.
Homilies
b.
Presentation/Discussion with Parish
Committees/Organizations
c.
Bulletin inserts
d. Adult
Education Workshops
e.
Parish Assemblies/Forums
2. Consultation with the Parish about the Draft Mission Statement.
Suggested ways to do this:
a.
Distributing copies of the Draft Mission Statement and ask
parishioners after prayerful reflection to respond. A possible response could be by returning a form such as:
For me, this Mission
Statement reflects who we are as parish community and what we seek to
become.
I
question the following elements of this statement
because...
b.
Parish Committees/Organizations review Draft
and return comments.
and return comments.
c.
Parish Assemblies/Forums held to review and discuss Draft.
3. Proclaim and Celebrate the Parish Mission Statement.
a.
Announce the Parish Mission Statement at Sunday Mass.
b.
Distribute the Parish Mission Statement to parishioners.
c. Ask
parish committees/organizations to reflect on their purpose
in light of the Parish Mission Statement. d. Frame the
Parish Mission Statement and
display it in a prominent place.
display it in a prominent place.