How long is the pastoral planning process?
Pastoral planning is ongoing in the life of the parish and the Diocese. Planning will continue to be necessary as long as the world around us continues to change or until the Christian mission is accomplished. The Parish Pastoral Councils that are now being formed and those that already exist are ongoing consultative bodies in the life of the parish. With this said, the initial pastoral planning process and the formulation of a parish pastoral plan should take about one year from the beginning of the process to the end. At this point, the cluster planning process will begin. Parishes are entering the process in a staggered manner. Cycles of pastoral planning will begin in Fall 2005, Winter 2006 and Spring 2006. All parishes have been invited to enter into one of these three cycles.
