EVANGELIZATION/COMMUNICATION COMMISSION
Chairperson Tom Riley
On all Christians, accordingly, rests the noble
obligation of working to bring all…throughout the whole
world to hear and accept the divine message of salvation”
“ In achieving all this, that is Christians who have been incorporated
into Christ and live in the world, are of
primary importance and worthy of special care”
“… evangelizing means bringing the Good News of Jesus into every
human situation and seeking to convert
individuals and society by the divine power of the Gospel itself. At its
essence are the proclamation of
salvation in Jesus Christ and the response of a person in faith, which are both
works of the Spirit of God”
“ All the members of the Church should make a concerted effort to ensure
that the means of communication
are put at the service of the multiple forms of the apostolate without delay and as energetically as possible,
where and when they are needed.”
The commission develops programs to help make the parish a welcoming community,
ready and able to
share the Good News of our faith among members of our parish family and also
with people of other
faiths and Catholics who no longer participate in church life.
This commission promotes and sponsors programs that will implement
the US Conference of Bishops’ vision
for evangelization including the national plan GO and Make Deciples.
It sponsors parish events benefiting foreign and domestic missions. In
conjunction with the Community
Outreach Commission, it promotes, if possible, the adoption of a foreign parish
or a poor inner city community.
The pastor and commission insure that training is provided in the nature of evangelization,
strategies and
tactics of evangelizing. It will also provide information specific
to the groups being evangelized or served.
The commission develops close communication with parish commissions and organizations
to facilitate
communication and participation. The commission will offer programs
for spiritual renewal, education, and
outreach support in evangelization efforts.
Works with the other ministries of the parish to discover special problems and
factors accounting for the
Catholics leaving the parish, for the lack of interest of the unchruched, and
for lack of response form
minorities. It will design programs to meet these needs.
It furnishes communication material to local and diocesan media.
It plans, coordinates, and distributes an annual parish calendar of activities.
It develops and maintains the parish website.
It must prepare, carry out, and evaluate a yearly action plan based on the long
range goals set by the
parish pastoral council (in conjunction with all the commissions) as part of
the parish pastoral plan.
It is responsible to prepare and propose to the parish pastoral council an annual
budget for liturgically
related supplies, equipment and expenses necessary to carry out that plan.
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