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Pastoral Plan

Update on New Parishes: Stronger Together

In 2017 Archbishop Mancini initiated Equip the Saints a three year pastoral plan for the renewal of our diocese. Part of that plan calls for a reorganization of parishes through the New Parishes: Stronger Together process. In January 2019 our diocese will move from consultation to implementation of New Parishes: Stronger Together. This plan calls for the merger of 65 existing parishes and 25 missions into 19 new parishes plus the cathedral. On January 1, the bishop will announce the groups of parishes who will be asked to work toward merger throughout the course of 2019.

New parishes will

  • Be one canonical parish - one pastoral council, one finance council, one leadership team
  • Contain multiple churches – closing buildings is not the goal
  • Provide pastoral care and ministries in collaboration
  • Share human and financial resources
  • Be lead by clergy and lay people using their gifts and strengths in a spirit of co-responsibility and mutuality

The first phase of implementation requires existing parishes to form transition teams within their new grouping. These teams of 6 to 8 people will be made up of the pastors and representative parishioners from each church in the grouping. Their task will be to lay the ground work for a merger of the separate entities by no later than December 31, 2019.

After the merger is completed a moderator will be appointed to lead the new parish on the path of growth toward becoming a community of missionary disciples. The moderator will work with the clergy, leadership team, pastoral council, and finance council to realize this new vision for parish life.

Please pray for the success of our effort to become a more missionary church.

Pastoral Life & New Evangelization Contacts

John Stevens 
Pastoral Life & New Evangelization Manager
(902) 429-9800 ext. 331
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Project Coordinator Faith Formation
(902) 429-9800 ext. 322
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Communications Assistant
(902) 429-9800 ext. 324    
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Aurea Sadi 
Project Coordinator
and Communications
(902) 429-9800 ext. 310
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Coordinatrice de la Catéchèse
Secteur francophone
Religious Education Coordinator (French)
(902) 769-3844
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