Called to Holiness and Mission:
Pastoral Planning in the Diocese of Scranton

 

Bishop Martino's Message on Pastoral Planning
 

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“The call to mission derives, of its nature, from the call to holiness….The universal call to holiness is closely linked to the universal call to mission. Every member of the faithful is called to holiness and to mission.”  (#90)
           Redemptoris Missio, Pope John Paul II

 “Communion with Jesus, which gives rise to the communion of Christians among themselves, is an indispensable condition for bearing fruit: ‘Apart from me you can do nothing’ (Jn 15:5). And communion with others is the most magnificent fruit that the branches can give: in fact, it is the gift of Christ and His Spirit…Communion and mission are profoundly connected with each other, they interpenetrate and mutually imply each other, to the point that communion represents both the source and the fruit of mission: communion gives rise to mission and mission is accomplished in communion.” (#32)
           Christfideles Laici, Pope john Paul II

 

 

News Releases

Cluster Core Teams Begin Work in Pastoral Planning Process
April 17, 2008

Parishioners Participating in Pastoral Planning Project
April 17, 2008

Participants Must Focus on Goals of Pastoral Planning Project
March 27, 2008

Conversation Is Key To Success of Pastoral Planning Process
March 6, 2008

Pastoral Planning Process Will Involve Input From All Levels
February 14, 2008

Parish Core Teams Are Essential to Planning Process
January 24, 2008

Questions and Answers Illuminate Pastoral Planning Project
January 3, 2008

Bishop Martino's Letter on New Pastoral Planning Project
December 13, 2007

Diocese of Scranton Launching Project for Spiritual and Pastoral Renewal
December 13, 2007

Called to Holiness and Mission: Pastoral Planning in the Diocese of Scranton
Agenda, Project Preamble and Goals for Meeting with Priests and Deacons
December 3, 2007

 

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