Timeline for Parish Pastoral Planning
The Office of Pastoral Planning has created a model to assist parishes in planning their own unique planning process. The following PDF is the model that each Parish Pastoral Council is asked to consider as they create their own Parish Pastoral Planning Process.
Each parish will need to create its own timeline depending on the activities it wishes to undertake in creating their parish pastoral plan. What follows is a sample timeline to assist the Parish Pastoral Council in developing their own timeline.
Sample Parish Pastoral Planning Timeline
| Date | Action | Primary Participants |
|---|---|---|
| Feb-March | Develop parish planning Process | Parish Pastoral Council,Pastor, Parish Staff |
| Feb-May | One-to-one Conversations | Parish Pastoral Council, Pastor, Parish Staff, Parish Leaders, Parishioners |
| March-June | Prepare for parish assembly, Prepare data report, Conduct parish education on mission | Parish Pastoral Council, Pastor, Parish Staff |
| April | Conduct Parish Self-Study | Parish Pastoral Council, Pastor, Parishioners, Pastoral Planning Office |
| June | 2 Assemblies (Spanish and English) | Parish Pastoral Council, Pastor, Parishioners, Parish elders and youth |
| June - August | Write Mission Statement and Goals | Parish Pastoral Council,Pastor |
| September | Goal Sign-up Sunday | Parishioners |
| October - November | Reflection Groups (6) or Second Assembly | Parish Pastoral Council, Pastor, Parishioners |
| December - January | Write Objectives | Parish Pastoral Council,Pastor |
| February - March | Publish plan, Begin Implementation | Parish Pastoral Council, Pastor, Parish Staff, Designated Leaders |
| March - December | Implementation, Evaluation of Plan | Parishioners, Designated Leaders, Pastor, Parish Staff, Parish Pastoral Council (Evaluation) |