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A Future Full of Hope: Planning Tomorrow's Catholic Parish

St. Petersburg FL
February 29-March 3, 2004

The Conference for Pastoral Planning & Council Development invited diocesan and parish leaders

to learn how consultative planning was transforming the Catholic parish. Convention sessions provided inspiration and hands-on advice to:

	engage the gifts, wisdom, needs and hopes of God's people;
	imagine a vision for parish life;
	empower concrete steps and innovative initiatives toward attaining that vision.

Workshop Sessions

Parish Planning: Where Do I Begin?

Parish Configurations and the Role of Parish Pastoral Councils

Gifts, Skills and Ongoing Formation of Parish Pastoral Council Leadership

The Diocesan Pastoral Planning Office: Diocesan Level Planning and in Support of Parish Planning

Diocesan Pastoral Councils

Creative Ways a Parish Can Use and Gather “Pastorally Useful” Data

Diversity Issues in Parish Pastoral Leadership

The Role of the Parish Pastoral Council as a Visioning and Planning Leadership Body

Major Speakers

Sister Mary Benet McKinney, OSB
Keynote: Pastoral Councils: People of Prayer

Rev. Don Cozzens
Standing in the Fire: Parish Leadership in Trying Times

Rev. Robert Shreiter, CPPS
Parish Planning and Leadership in Today’s Global Context

The Conference for Pastoral Planning & Council Development is a professional membership association that promotes and advocates consultative processes that foster effective planning for the pastoral life of the Church.

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