 Attention to the Celebration of the Liturgy ◦ Principle of Full, Conscious and Active Participation  Establishment of Stewardship Commission ◦ Parish leaders prayerfully study Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response ◦ Commission members attend ICSC ◦ Begin to provide essential guidance and feedback  First Long Range Pastoral Plan ◦ Listen to the hopes and dreams of parishioners

 Hospitality ◦ “Widen the Circles”  Invitation ◦ Disconnected Parishioners ◦ Local community  Outreach and Mission ◦ Twinning community  Inner city/Nicaragua  Faith Formation for All ◦ Discipleship ◦ Stewardship  Homilies  Witness talks

 Ministry Development ◦ What ministries are present? ◦ What ministries are needed? ◦ How will leaders be formed? ◦ How will ministries be organized?  Annual Renewal ◦ Ministry Guide and Fair ◦ Commitment  Appreciation and Recognition

 Full Parish Census and Survey ◦ Parishioners identify building needs  Feasibility and Vision Campaign ◦ Stewardship-focus throughout

 Construction! ◦ Attention to our physical and spiritual needs

 Second Long Range Plan ◦ Focus now clearly on spiritual growth ◦ Parishioners named stewardship and evangelization as goals  Deepening Spiritual Life ◦ Increased Sunday Mass attendance, participation in Reconciliation, Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration ◦ Addition of Sunday Mass in Spanish ◦ Comprehensive array of faith formation opportunities

 Entrusting Ministry ◦ Equipping leaders  Enhanced Elements ◦ Focus on communication

 Engagement: ◦ Deep sense of emotional connection ◦ “Belonging leads to belief” ◦ Leads to spiritual commitment, expressed in the outcomes of inviting, serving, giving, life satisfaction

 Spring/Summer, 2006: ◦ Early study of engagement principles ◦ Consultation with parishioner leaders ◦ Engagement survey ◦ Leader formation

 Summer, 2006: ◦ Adjustment in annual renewal as a result of engagement learning  Greater participation  Increased levels of commitment

 Fall, 2006: ◦ Focus becomes much clearer ◦ Strengthen already existing ministries ◦ Increase listening opportunities ◦ COMMUNICATION!

 Winter, 2007: ◦ Living Your Strengths ◦ “In my parish, I have the opportunity to do what I do best”  Existing small groups first  All parish rollout for Lent and following  Coaches  Gifts Coordinators

 1300 parishioners have done strengths in one form or another  Confirmation Preparation  School Faculty  New Parishioners

 Families ◦ 1163 families have been parishioners 5 years or less; ◦ 626 moved away in the last 5 years ◦ Net gain: 537 families ◦ 22% increase ◦ Median age:  1999: 46  2007: 31

 Ministry within the parish and to those in need in our city and world ◦ 115% increase

 Involvement ◦ Adults between the ages of ◦ 100% increase ◦ 1996: 20% at most ◦ 2007: 37%

 Financial Stewardship ◦ Sunday Collection:  1996: $1,  2007: $2,572,109 ◦ 147% increase

 2 nd ME25 November, 2007 ◦ Engagement Up ◦ Active Disengagement Down  Continued growth and conversion: ◦ 8.5% increase in Commitment to Ministry; $161/family increase in Financial Stewardship Commitment

 “A New Level of Intimacy” ◦ “When we do this together, it isn’t as scary.”  Deepening Spirituality  Partnering Together as the Body of Christ

 For downloadable samples:  For more information about Living Your Strengths and Engaged Parishes:  Forming Generous Hearts (Anslinger/Shepp)   