Welcome to the Office of Pastoral Planning

DIRECTOR: Sr. Rita Wenzlick, OP 517-342-2502 RESEARCH/STAFF ASSISTANT: Lorraine Rogge 517-342-2501

MISSION STATEMENT Pastoral planning calls the Church to collaborate in the mission of Jesus Christ. This ministry is a continuing process of listening, surfacing needs, assessing resources, planning and implementing a faith-filled response.

   

The Office of Pastoral Planning (OPP) serves the diocese in several ways:
As collaborators with the Diocesan Pastoral Council, to serve as a catalyst and resource to parishes, regions, vicariates and the diocese in the implementation of the seven goals of the diocesan pastoral plan;

As the diocesan office charged to oversee the implementation of Planning Tomorrow's Churches (specifically in 2010-2011, a process will be put into place through which data from parishes will be collected once annually. Parishes will use an on-line input process. Training will take place in the four regions of the diocese sometime in spring 2011.) ;

As a resource to parish pastoral councils (see Parish Councils and Commissions Guidelines) ;

As an Office of Research in collecting, compiling and analyzing data for various diocesan entities ;

As the diocesan office charged to facilitate the over-all planning of the Common Conference 2011.

Common Conference 2011

Diocesan Pastoral Council

Planning Tomorrow's Churches


Resources:

Diocese of Lansing Pastoral Plan

Parish Councils & Commissions Guidelines

Template for Parish Pastoral Plans

Sharing the Wealth

Online training for Parish Pastoral Councils

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