Diocese of Lansing

2009 Priest Appointments and Transfers

DSA REACHES GOAL

Thank You!
Due to the generous support of our parishioners,
and the dedicated leadership of our pastors,
we have exceeded our 2009 DSA goal.

We are grateful to all who helped make this appeal a success.
Your gifts make it possible for us to continue
Sharing Hope in Difficult Times

Statistics (as of July 2, 2009)

2009 DSA Goal	$4,500,000
Total Pledged	$4,644,907
Percent of Goal	103.22%
# of donors	25,419
# of parishes reporting	88
# of parishes over goal	58
Parishes over 2008 Goal	40

2009 Diocesan Services Appeal Video

City of Lansing Catholic Schools to Unify

Parish Clusters

“Clustering Maximizes Parish – Including Me” by Fr. Joseph M. Horn of the Archdiocese of Detroit shares his experience and benefits as he sees them of clustering parishes. As “Planning Tomorrow’s Churches” continues its implementation, this article is one positive experience. There are many questions about clusters, types of clusters and who makes the decision about the type of cluster that will be used. As good information becomes available, we will continue to post it on our website. The article by Father Horn, as well as this article from the Diocese of Green Bay can be helpful.

H1N1 Influenza

Young Adult Ministry Handbook

Our Young Adult Ministry Handbook is the result of a nine month collaborative process involving the work of our Diocesan Young Adult Advisory committee and readers from parish and diocesan ministries. This handbook serves to provide a vision for young adult ministry based on documents of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops and the lived experience of those in ministry with young adults. It unfolds for you services and programs offered by our diocesan offices to assist you in developing ministry with young adults in parish, cluster and regional settings. For assistance in developing young adult ministry please contact our office.

Download Young Adult Ministry Handbook

2007 - 2008 Financial Report

Each year, the finances of the Diocese of Lansing are audited by an independent, outside accounting firm. The 2007-08 Financial Report and audit notes prepared by Plante & Moran (as well as the Financial Reports for the prior four years) can be accessed here.

Planning Tomorrow's Churches . . . Final Plan Released

Mergers / Closures

Year of Saint Paul

Pope Benedict XVI has announced a special jubilee year dedicated to Saint Paul, saying that the Church needs Christians today who will imitate the apostle's missionary energy and spirit of sacrifice. The Pope said the Year of Paul will run from June 28, 2008 to June 29, 2009 to mark approximately 2000 years after the apostle's birth.

Parish and School Resources for Year of St. Paul

Liturgical Year Calendar Advisory 2009

Liturgical Year 2009

Addendum to the Liturgical Year Calendar Advisory 2009

Continuing Adult Faith Formation Opportunities
During the VOICES process, many of you asked about the opportunity to continue your faith formation. Goal 3 of our diocesan pastoral plan commits to "creating comprehensive continuing adult education and formation opportunities utilizing a wide range of adult learning styles". In response to this goal, we are compiling adult faith formation opportunities within the Diocese of Lansing and in our neighboring dioceses. (more)

Diocese of Lansing e-newsletter
In January the Diocese of Lansing will begin distribution of a monthly e-mail newsletter to parishioners diocesan-wide. The content will regularly consist of news and information of events happening in our regions and at our parishes and schools, as well as the Central Service departments of the diocese. To subscribe to this newsletter, please send an e-mail to Michael D. Diebold, Director of Communications, at mdiebold@dioceseoflansing.org

VOICES Alive is a publication designed to inform the Catholic population of events and activities sponsored by the Central Service Departments of the Diocese of Lansing which further Diocese of Lansing Pastoral Plan. (more)