Parish Mission Statements - Meeting 4
MEETING 4
Purpose of Meeting
To reflect on and discuss who we are and what we seek to become as a parish community
Preparation for Meeting
- Reflect on Acts 2:42-47
AGENDA
- Prayer (15 minutes)(Prayer should include reflection/sharing on Acts 2:42-47)
- Education/Formation of Council (30 minutes) Presentation on the parish including significant highlights of its history and heritage
- Discussion
- a. In small groups (30 minutes)Complete these sentences briefly:
- We are a parish who...
- As a parish we value..
- As a parish we seek to become...
- b. Break (15 minutes)
- c. In the large group (30 minutes) Identify and discuss common points and delegate a smallgroup to prepare a draft mission statement in light of all the discussion
- Announcements (5 minutes)
- Evaluation (5 minutes)
- Closing Prayer (5 minutes)