The Call of the Bishops’ Pastoral Statement
in the 21st Century
NCPD WebinarAugust 13, 2008
Peg KolmOffice of Ministry for Persons with Disabilities
Department for Social Concerns
Archdiocese of Washington
Desired Outcomes
• know about the Pastoral Statement
• know its history and legacy
• honor the spirit of the Pastoral
• reach out to the young
Pastoral as Portal
• …a child as portal…
• “B.P.”
• Sacramental Guidelines welcomes us to the table
…a personal story
• The thee “B”s: Baptism, burial, back of the church
• One more word begins with “b”---
BELONGING
3 Practical Considerations
• how to build Pastoral into prayer, work
• unique features of this 30th anniversary
• Pastoral as “portal to faith”
Live Christ Our Hope• A Partnership Year
of prayer and work:
November 16, 2008 – November 15, 2009
Re-IMAGINE your ministry
• Public Witness of Pope Benedict
Witness of the Holy Father
• life witness of Joseph Ratzinger
“The one who has hope lives differently.” (Spe Salvi, no. 2)
• Toolkit at:
www.ncpd.org
• Submit your own ideas to us at:
Disability Ministry Toolkit (T)
Social justice begins with deep listening
• Deepen your prayer life (T)
Walter Burghardt, SJ
•Ministry of Meetings (T)
•Language Guidance (T)
This 30th Anniversary Means…
• generation: the average period of time between human parents and offspring
• generational AND generative
• making good ground for next generation
Come a Little Closer Campaign (T)
• connect to Pastoral & spiritual elements
• use everything
• ongoing “formation”
• targeted request for help
• organic leadership
Outreach to Young (T) Schools, Colleges
• Catholic Schools & Schools of Religion
• Catholic Social Teaching
• Catholic Youth Groups
Involving Teens, Young Adults
• film screening (T)
• sign language event (T)
• teen social event
“…make sure everyone gets a piece of the Pastoral…”
Engaging Parish, Diocese
• life issues reading groups (T)
• bookstore events
• Inclusion Sunday (T)
“…what is hoped for is transformation…”
The Pastoral as Portal
You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
(Rom.13:9)
…discover the Kingdom of God in our midst. (no. 5)
Coming Events (T)
• NAfIM Conference Sept. 4-6, Ohio
• NICE Convention Sept. 26-28, Florida
• NCPD Webinar Oct. 6, 1-2 pm EDT
• Symposium on Pastoral Statement Oct. 18, Harrisburg PA
• Parish Advocate Training Nov. 15, Richmond VA
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