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Trinity Vicariate Northern EdgeProposed “COLLaboration Partners” Plan

Six Parishes. One Vision.

Christ the King

Corpus Christi Gesu Presentation Our Lady of Victory St. Peter Claver Catholic CommunitySt. Scholastica

Christ the King Town Hall

June 28,

2012

REVIEW: What is TIF-II?

The Archdiocese of Detroit (AOD) initiated TIF-II (Together in Faith II) planning to address:

Decline in priests

Reduced membership

High parish debt levels

Excess facilities

Parish operating deficits

Key objective for the Archbishop is:

“Strengthening the Church in the City”

Process occurred at the Vicariate level, divided further into “Planning Groups”

Christ the King

is one of 6 parishes in Trinity Vicariate’s “Northern Edge” Group

Map of the Trinity Vicariate

Mission Priorities

TIF-II plans must also address the following Mission Priorities identified by the Archbishop:

1. Evangelization & Catechesis 5. Stewardship & Admin

2. Christian Service & Outreach 6. Catholic School Education

3. Youth and Young Adults 7. Vocations

4. Lay Leadership 8. Worship *

* Worship is an 8

th

priority area added by the parishes of the Northern Edge.

TIF–II: What are we facing?

In January 2012, after 2011 TIF-II planning…

St. Peter Claver

and

Presentation/Our Lady of Victory

were advised to

“

develop plans to

merge

with a nearby

parish

Gesu, Christ the King, Corpus Christi, and St. Scholastica

were

“

to

identify

cluster partners

and develop

cluster plans

”

… with plans to take effect

when a current pastor is no longer available,

if a

replacement is not

available … or

when either parish begins to experience a net

operating

deficit.

”

Cluster planning

should “

commence

with models for initial collaboration

and include contingency plans for programming, outreach and administration, for clustering/merging the parishes, and/or closing buildings and planning for the sale of property. This may result in short term, temporary administrators assigned, or a more permanent solution

.”

Difficulties with Cluster & Merger Plans

Technicalities

:

3 of our 6 parishes are pastored by

“order” priests (

e.g., priests like the Jesuits who do not report to the AOD.

)

New

assignments and commitments

require approval by their Superiors.

Practicalities

:

4 of our 6 parishes are the result of multiple mergers, and already cover and seek to serve vast

geographic areas of the city.

Presence:

To strengthen Catholic presence in Detroit, we need strategies to maintain and grow at existing

parish sites

- sacramentally, spiritually, and through increased outreach and service.

What do we propose?

After prayerful consideration and discussion, all six Northern Edge parishes agree that:“further reduction of Catholic presence in our neighborhoods is not in the best interest of ‘strengthening the Church in the city of Detroit’”By “presence”, we mean both outreach and worship Outreach without worship fails to identify us as Catholic Worship without outreach fails to give witness to ChristTo make continued presence possible, we propose adoption of a third model offered by the AOD Office of Parish Life: Collaboration Partners

Collaboration Partners.

This

model allows us to

:

Create

means for shared programming,

operations and

ministry

Address

concerns about finances and

shortages of

priests

Pursue

our eight Mission

Priorities

Build

relationships and systems

to help

all 6 parishes survive and grow - while

also

preparing ourselves for successful clusters and mergers

,

if necessary,

in the future.

Collaboration Partners

3 main areas to address, along with Mission Priorities:

Organizational Structure:

Covers Pastoral Leadership, Lay Leadership and Formation

Sustainability:

Covers Finances, Facilities, Stewardship,

Fundraising, Administration

and Best Practices

Inter-Parish Programming:

Covers Evangelization & Catechesis, Christian Service & Outreach, Youth & Young Adults, Vocations, Catholic Schools & Education, and Worship

Pastors will coordinate pastoral and sacramental responsibilitiesParish staff and volunteers will collaborate in administration, service and outreachAll 6 parishes will communicate and coordinate efforts in planning, scheduling and activitiesAll will develop an expanded understanding of what it means to “be church” – reaching out and moving beyond our current parish walls Formation work for all involved

Organizational Structure

Immediate opportunities:Sharing best practices, savings strategies, and purchasing power * Meetings and discussion are already underway among “Northern Edge” parish Business ManagersIdeas for the Future:Shared fundraising Coordinating capital improvement plans Collaboration in retrofitting and updating of facilitiesShared efforts in property sales and downsizing, if/as necessary

Sustainability

Inter-Parish Programming

Will enable us to

:

Create a stronger bond among our parishesDo more with what we have, expand and GROWBetter serve our community and neighbors through expanded outreach and Christian Service programsIncrease awareness, participation and membership

Inter-Parish Programming

Some activities are

already

in

progress

…

Joint Confirmation program, RCIA retreat, Adopt-A-Day Soup Kitchen, Coordinated Blood Drives, Healing Service, Combined All Saints’ Day Mass - November 1, 2012

Others

proposed for the coming year

….

Priest Pulpit Exchanges, Praise and Worship, Shared Prayer, Vocation Promotions, Catholic Career Day

Existing programs

can be shared and expanded:

ALPHA, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Youth Activities,

Job Club, Tutoring

Strength through collaboration also makes possible

new initiatives

(in high need areas):

Housing, Transportation, Education, Employment, Youth Outreach, Violence Prevention

Revised Collaboration Partner plan will be finalized for submission to AOD July 2012.Northern Edge parishioners updated via Town Hall meetings and other means.Pastors and Parish Councils will review and sign plan for submission.Copies will be available online, and via hard copies upon request.Response anticipated Fall 2012.

Next Steps

Need More Information?

Want to know more about the TIF-II process? Go to:

www.aodonline.org

and click on

“Together in Faith”

The

Collaboration Partners

plan and updates will be posted to our parish

website:

www.christthekingdetroit.org

Our Vicariate has its own website and Twitter feed:

http://www.trinityvicariate.org/

and

http://twitter.com/#!/trinityvicariat

(

no “e” on the end of vicariate)

Questions, comments, suggestions?