Flocknote

Would you please take a few moments to read this plan? It is the pastoral plan for our parishes for 2023-2026. It has 3 priorities - Eucharist, Respect Life, and Vocations. This plan was created by the Pastoral Council and reviewed by members of the Finance Councils and Staff. Before submitting it to the Archdiocese for approval, I am asking parishioners to review the plan and offer suggestions for strengthening it. Each level of review of the plan has resulted in a stronger plan. Please respond to this Flocknote or to any member of the Pastoral Council by Monday, February 6 with any suggestions you'd like us to consider.

Fr. Scott

Mission: To contribute to the making of disciples for Christ in our communities and the greater south shore area through worship, service and teaching, by word and example.

Undertake an evaluation, using the norms of the Church and the experience of the people, of our celebrations of the Eucharist and Eucharistic devotions in year 1 to ensure they reflect the beauty and dignity of Christ's real presence and make 3-5 changes, as needed, annually over years 2 and 3 of this plan.
Identify and prepare 15-25 parishioners from each parish during year 1 to give Eucharistic witness talks during years 2 and 3 of this plan.
Send 4-6 members of our parishes to the National Eucharistic Congress July 17-21, 2024, in Indianapolis, IN who will return to our parishes as Eucharistic Missionaries.
Introduce 75-100 people who have never prayed in Eucharistic Adoration to this devotion and have them pray a Holy Hour in Eucharistic Adoration by the end of 2024.
Present 2-3 annual opportunities to learn about the Mass.
Annually increase the number of people attending Mass by 5% based on the October Mass counts.

Select and train 3-5 Stephen Ministers annually and have a trained group of 18-24 ministers that are at least 75% engaged with a care receiver.
Organize and offer 3 to 6 opportunities to learn how to have meaningful end-of-life conversations based on Catholic beliefs and to accompany participants as they have these conversations.
Engage 10-20 people to participate in the national (January/DC) and state (October/Boston) walks for life in 2024 and increase that by 20% for each of the remaining years of the plan (2025 & 2026).
Curate a list of resources of practical assistance for pregnant mothers, single parents, and young families in 6 months, and then engage parishioners to develop and implement 3-6 initiatives to support the needs of these special groups.
Create 3-6 intergenerational activities that will encourage greater respect and support between different generations as they grow in faith, celebrate life, and serve others.
Expand the St. Vincent de Paul Conference in Hull to include both parishes in the collaborative, educate parishioners of its value and create 3-5 opportunities for support of the Conference.
Work for the prevention of and healing from the sexual exploitation and abuse of, and violence towards children, youth, and all vulnerable people.

Offer 3-5 opportunities annually to pray for vocations.
Invite parishioners, especially children and young people, to 3-5 opportunities to learn about vocations and to consider their own personal vocation within the Church.
Develop and implement 3-5 opportunities annually to raise parishioners' awareness about all Church vocations and their importance in the life of the Church.