1. • CommentAuthorLiz
   • CommentTimeJun 10th 2007

    
   When writing draft of Parish Mission Statement,
   we found it helps to see a few samples of ones already written. To examine them for the 4 parts that should be in them. Not to copy them but to get us started. I founded some good and not so good ones. How do I share these on this site?
   By e-mail to PPC Office? or can we post here an attachment as on e-mail?
2. • CommentAuthormaggiemartin76
   • CommentTimeJun 15th 2007

    
   I think that is a great idea! Thanks for being willing to share - we are all in this together, right? :)
3. • CommentAuthorLiz
   • CommentTimeJun 22nd 2007

    
   Has any Parish Council used a simple response form to get feedback from Parish on the drafted Parish Mission Statement? Please share. Thanks.
4. • CommentAuthorLiz
   • CommentTimeJun 22nd 2007

    
   Here are a few SAMPLE PARISH MISSION STATEMENTS
   
   1) St. John's Parish located in ________, is established to bring us together as a Catholic Faith Community.
   We will provide support for all our members through liturgy/worship/education, especially religious education/service/social events and the simple enjoyment of each other. We will be witnesses to the Christ Who has touched our lives. We will proclaim His Gospel and be His Church. We also recognize and support a responsibility to the large community of the Ventura County area, the Diocese and the World. The pursuit of justice is an important concern. Our parish life will center on the Eucharist during which we will celebrate the presence of the Risen Lord among us. As a baptized faith community, we the people of St. John's Parish will be filled with the Spirit of Jesus Who brings new life to us all.
   
   Robert G. Howes, Parish Planning: A Practical Guide to Shared Responsibility (Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1994), p. 57.
   
   2) As a parish , which is united with the Catholic Church throughout the world, we the people of Our Lady of the Rosary Church located in __________, proclaim our belief in the message and mission of Jesus Christ. As a parish, we seek to live out that belief as a community of worship, of shared faith and of service where each member shares with others the gifts and talents received from God.
   
   Arthur X. Deegan, II, "Strategic/Pastoral Planning," in Arthur X. Deegan, II, Editor, Developing a Vibrant Parish Pastoral Council (New York and Mahwah: Paulist Press, 1995), p. 138.
   
   3) As members of Holy Spirit Parish in _________, we believe that we share in the mission of Jesus through our baptism and commitment to the values expressed in the gospel.
   The dedication of our parish to the Holy Spirit calls us to be particularly attentive to the inspiration and guidance of the Spirit as we:
   - gather as a community that worships together and supports one another in spiritual growth;
   - witness to our belief through sharing our faith with others and providing for education in faith to our members;
   - respond with compassion to both the spiritual and corporal needs of those around us;
   - care for the many gifts we have been given and seek to use them wisely.
   We do all of this as members of a larger community of believers within the Omaha Archdiocese and the universal Church.
   Pastoral Development Office, Archdiocese of Omaha, Parish Pastoral Council Handbook (Omaha: Archdiocese of Omaha, 1994)
   
   4) Our Lady of Fatima Parish of the Diocese of Brooklyn is a Roman Catholic community in Jackson Heights, Queens, composed of various cultural and ethnic backgrounds. We are a family united by our faith in God the Father, empowered by Christ, and guided by the Holy Spirit. The founding parishioners first assembled in the year 1948 inside a quonset hut, a remnant of a world war. Today, in the twenty-first century, like the airport lights atop the present church building, we are a beacon of hope and a welcoming presence of the Church.
   Renewing our vows of Baptism, we respond by offering our unique gifts and talents in the service of others. To build up the Kingdom of God's love, we proclaim His Word, celebrate the Sacraments and share in the Eucharist. Following the model of the first Christian disciple, Mary the Mother of God, we seek also her intercession in the "New Evangelization". Thus we manifest our enthusiasm for our Catholic faith, invite others to share our commitment and foster Gospel values in our society.

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