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Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsHispanic Affairs logo on p. 3. Used with permission of the Secretariat for Hispanic Affairs, USCCB.Cross from Encuentro 2000 on p. 13. Used with permission of the Secretariat for Hispanic Affairs, USCCB.Credit for the illustrations on cover and pp. 12, 17, 18, 23, 28 and 31: Maximino Cerezo Barredo. Webpage:servicioskoinonia.org/cerezo/. Used with Permission. Maximino Cerezo Barredo is a painter of thetheology of liberation. He was born in Villaviciosa, Asturias in 1932. He entered the Congregation ofthe Claritian Missionaries in 1950 and was ordained a priest in 1957. He began to paint murals in hisenvironments of apostolate: University Residences of Oviedo, Valladolid and Madrid, Colleges in Madridand Lisbon, Chapel of Chateau- southern Marne and the Spanish Patronato in Paris. He exposed at theSpanish pavilion at the Expo in New York, collaborated in the II Exposition of Sacred Art in León, Spain,and was named a member of the National Commission of Sacred Art.Scripture English texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible with Revised New Testamentand Revised Psalms © 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and areused by permission of the copyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible maybe reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner.The bible text quotes in Spanish were taken from the Biblia de América © 1994, La Casa de la Biblia andare used with permission.From Guests to Hosts was approved and promulgated by Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett, under the coordinationof the Vicar for Hispanic Ministry in collaboration with the Hispanic/Latino Ministry Servicesof the Office of the Vicar for Clergy and the Office of Pastoral Planning & Research of the Archdioceseof Seattle.Editors: Alejandro Aguilera-Titus and Rev. Stephen Rowan.Graphics: Office of Communications of the Archdiocese of Seattle.First printing May 2007.Copyright © 2007 Archdiocese of Seattle. All rights reserved. No part of the pastoral plan From GuestsTo Hosts may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including,photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permissionin writing from the Archdiocese of Seattle.ii

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to Hosts“We are to follow our Lord inbecoming gracious hosts, as weacknowledge and embrace ourcultural, ethnic, and linguistic diversityand God’s unique presence in eachother’s lives, histories, and cultures.”Many Faces in God’s Houseiii

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsTable of ContentsPresentation Letter from Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett................................................................................. Page vIntroduction.................................................................................................................................................................... 1Part I - Foundations of Hispanic Ministry in the Archdiocese of Seattle...................................................................... 3h A Diverse Hispanic People....................................................................................................................................... 3h Historical Memory of Hispanic Ministry................................................................................................................... 3h Present and Future Challenges as Opportunities in Hispanic Ministry..................................................................... 6Part II - Pastoral–Theological Reflection: A Transforming Hospitality......................................................................... 9h Vision and Mission for Hispanic Ministry................................................................................................................. 9h Principle of Ecclesial Integration versus Cultural Assimilation................................................................................... 9h A Way of Being Church Modeled by the Living Jesus Christ: Multiplication of the Fish and the Loaves...................... 9h Envisioning Hispanic Ministry Through the Lenses of a Transforming Hospitality...................................................... 11Part III - Archdiocesan Priorities, Goals, Objectives and Action Steps ...................................................................... 13h Basic Questions on the Implementation of the Pastoral Plan...................................................................................... 13h Pastoral Priorities.................................................................................................................................................... 15h Comprehensive Hispanic Ministry at a Glance......................................................................................................... 16h Formation............................................................................................................................................................... 17h Solidarity................................................................................................................................................................. 22h Communion in Mission........................................................................................................................................... 27h Liturgy & Prayer Life.............................................................................................................................................. 30Part IV - Parish Planning Steps for the Development of Hispanic Ministry................................................................. 32h 1st Phase of Development: Strengthening the Catholic Identity of the Hispanic Faithful............................................. 32h 2nd Phase of Development: Fostering a Sense of Belonging in a New and Diverse Community.................................. 33h 3rd Phase of Development: Achieving Ownership and Stewardship among Hispanic Faithful..................................... 35Acknowledgements...................................................................................................................................................... 38Appendix A: Q & A: Engaging Hispanic Ministry in the Archdiocese of Seattle .............................................................. 40Appendix B: Latin American Marian Feast Days for the United States Calendar............................................................. 42Appendix C: Chronological Development of Masses in Spanish......................................................................................... 43Appendix D: Terminology Related to Hispanic Ministry................................................................................................... 45Endnotes.......................................................................................................................................................................... 51iv

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsMay 19, 2007Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:The Archdiocese of Seattle has a long tradition of welcoming and serving the different culturalethnicgroups within its boundaries. It has done so by providing culturally specific pastoral carethat meets the needs of diverse groups while building unity among the one Table of the Lord in aspirit of Encuentro and Communio. Such ministry is essential to the mission of the Church as weseek to bring the Good News of Christ to every human situation.I am pleased to present you with the latest pastoral plan for Hispanic ministry in this Archdiocese,“From Guests to Hosts: Pastoral Priorities for the Ecclesial Integration of Hispanics,” which wascalled for in the 2005 Archdiocesan vision statement: “A Future Full of Hope.”With this pastoral plan, the Archdiocese addresses the specific needs and aspirations of theHispanic community. It does so out of a deep Christian love for the Hispanic community, thefastest growing and largest Catholic ethnic-cultural group within parish boundaries throughout theArchdiocese. Many priests and their staff find it challenging to undertake this ministry, especiallybecause of cultural and linguistic differences. This plan promotes the ecclesial integration ofHispanic Catholics into the life and mission of the local Church and provides pastoral planningtools that will make it easier to engage Hispanic Catholics.Ecclesial integration implies change, a movement toward unity in diversity. Such unity comes fromthe Holy Spirit, whose breath of life renews our local Church. I pray that everything we do willnurture and strengthen the bonds of our entire community. Whether through a formation program,an advocacy strategy, a liturgical celebration, this pastoral plan, guided by God’s Spirit, willpromote stronger human relationships and a truly Christian experience of community within theHispanic people and across all cultures.With prayerful best wishes, I remainSincerely yours in Christ,Most Rev. Alex J. BrunettArchbishop of Seattlev

Introduction / From Guests to HostsIntroductionintroductionIn 2005, Archbishop Alexander J. Brunett promulgated a guidingvision of encuentro and communio in his pastoral statement,A Future Full of Hope. This vision calls the Church toacknowledge and embrace the cultural, ethnic and linguisticdiversity of all its members while strengthening the unity of theOne Body of Christ. It is this vision that sets the foundation forour current efforts to empower Hispanic Catholics into a moreenthusiastic participation in the life and mission of the Church.In August of that year, Archbishop Brunett convoked ahistoric Summit on Hispanic Ministry. His desire wasto infuse his vision of encuentro and communio into adynamic vision for Hispanic ministry, thus strengthening theChurch’s response and commitment to the growing Hispanicpresence in the Archdiocese. Echoing the reflection of theBishops of the United Sates, Archbishop Brunett affirmedthat the Hispanic community living among us is a blessingfrom God. Archbishop Brunett spoke of the importance ofwelcoming and embracing new Hispanic immigrants and tobe open to the way in which they reinvigorate the faith ofthe local Church. During the Summit, the Archbishop challengedthe participants, who included deans, pastors, anddeacons, religious, parish staffs and key leaders in Hispanicministry to consider the following elements as they articulateda vision for Hispanic ministry:h Root out all stereotyping of Mexican and Hispanic immigrants;h Encourage parish communities to welcome the integrationof new immigrants into all aspects of parish life;h Strengthen seminary training so that all future priests willbe equipped with the language and cultural understandingsrequired to serve in Hispanic ministry;h Develop among Hispanic immigrants a sense of belonging,ownership and stewardship as a way of supporting andstrengthening the ministry to and from Hispanic Catholics.h Encourage and protect a strong sense of family life andvocation already present among Hispanic people.The Summit provided the Archbishop with clear areas offocus, supporting and enhancing current areas of Hispanicministry and also suggested new initiatives. Based on the outcomeof the Summit, and taking into account the directionssuggested by the USCCB in the area of Hispanic ministry,Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S., developed a proposal tomove forward with Hispanic ministry in the Archdiocese. InNovember 2005, Archbishop Brunett approved the proposalafter consultation with the Presbyteral Council. The goals ofthe proposal included:h Make real the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council vision ofCommunio and Encuentro as articulated in A Future Fullof Hope;h Provide a strategic plan for an archdiocesan Hispanicministry in response to the priorities identified at theAugust 2005 Summit;h Enable and support individual deanery plans for Hispanicministry;1

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to Hostsintroductionh Assist Chancery leadership, departments and programsin to adapt and enhance their services to better supportHispanic ministry in the Archdiocese;h Provide parishes and faith communities with comprehensiveresources for Hispanic ministry.On March 2006, Bishop Elizondo convened a SteeringCommittee made up of pastors, deacons, key chancery staff,and lay leaders. The purpose of the gathering was to implementthe proposal by setting goals, developing strategies, andmaking recommendations for the Archbishop. Participantsalso explored the financial and personnel resources necessaryto support the implementation of the proposal. These goals,strategies and recommendations led to the development ofthe Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry underthe title: From Guests to Hosts: Pastoral Priorities for the EcclesialIntegration of Hispanics.From Guests to Hosts is a pastoral plan that provides aclear vision, goals, and strategies to promote the ecclesial integrationof Hispanic Catholics in the life of the Church andits mission in parishes and other Catholic institutions andorganizations. It is also a pastoral planning tool for chanceryoffices, deaneries, and parishes to better coordinate their effortsand the use of resources in their ministry among HispanicCatholics.The overall goal of From Guests to Hosts is to have acommon language and a frame of reference to ensure thecontinuity and consistency of the Church’s efforts to bringHispanic Catholics to a more enthusiastic participation of inour local Church as whole.Part I of From Guests to Hosts gives voice to the identityand lived reality of Hispanic Catholics living among us. Itincludes a historical description of development of Hispanicministry in the Archdiocese. It also includes brief informationon the rapid growth of the Hispanic community andthe challenges we face as church to welcome them as ourbrothers and sisters, and to receive the gifts they bring to ourparishes and communities.Part II includes a pastoral–theological reflection basedon the biblical passage of the multiplication of the fish andthe loaves (Lk 9:10-17), and its image of a transforming hospitality.Such an image is the basis for the vision, missionand values that guide Hispanic ministry in its four pastoraldimensions: Formation, Solidarity, Communion in Mission,and Liturgy & Prayer Life.Part III outlines the priorities identified during the pastoralplanning process. It presents the goals, objectives, actionsteps, and resources developed to address each of thepriorities under the four ministerial dimensions. This partfocuses on the implementation of the plan at the Archdiocesanlevel.Part IV includes a pastoral planning tool for parishes.The tool is based on nine steps that describe the ecclesialintegration of Hispanics into the life and mission of the faithcommunity. Each step includes suggestions to help parishesdevelop ministries and ministers among Hispanics and tostrengthen the unity among all the members of the parishthrough mutual enrichment.At the same time, it is important to acknowledge thatthere is a learning curve in this process as we open newavenues of reflection and action in regard to ecclesial integration.This is why From Guests to Hosts invites all toreflection, local adaptation, application, and implementationto achieve consistency where possible and to encouragediversity where appropriate. It is important to note thatthe document does not propose norms or policies. However,it adheres to the policies and guidelines established by theArchdiocese of Seattle.In keeping with the U.S. Bishops’ understanding anduse of the terms “Hispanic” and “Latino,” the Archdioceseof Seattle embraces and uses both terms interchangeably.However, From Guests to Hosts uses the term “Hispanic” forpractical purposes and to avoid repetition.From Guests to Hosts acknowledges and unifies the work,commitment and pastoral experience of many parishes anddeaneries that have already developed a pastoral planningapproach in Hispanic ministry. Worthwhile noting is thework of the Eastside, Olympic, Pierce and South King deaneries.Finally, From Guests to Hosts acknowledges and upholdsthe dignity and value of all cultural-ethnic groups withwhich Hispanic ministry has grown and collaborated within a spirit of “communion in mission.” While the documentspecifically addresses the needs and aspirations of theHispanic community, at the same time, it is a response tostrengthen the unity of the Body of Christ by addressing theneed to strengthen ministry structures, relationships andcollaboration across cultures, and foster active participationin the life of the local Church.2

Part I — Foundations of Hispanic Ministry in the Archdiocese of Seattle / From Guests to HostsPart IFoundations of Hispanic Ministry in theArchdiocese of SeattleA Diverse Hispanic PeopleHispanics are a diverse people fashioned by the comingtogether of different races, cultures and ethnicities. Theirblood lines have extended and blended with the NativeAmerican, European, African and Asian peoples. In theState of Washington they represent a diverse and multiculturalcommunity with roots in México, Puerto Rico, Cuba,El Salvador, Guatemala, Colombia, Perú, Panamá,Honduras, Chile, Argentina, Nicaragua, CostaRica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Venezuela,Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay, Spain,and other Native and Indigenous peoplesfrom Latin America. Many are new immigrantswhose primary language is Spanish,and many are U.S. Citizens whose primarylanguage is English. Most are Catholic andbilingual and attend Spanish-language Masses tocelebrate their faith and to connect with their commonculture and heritage. They seek a sense of stability, support,and familiarity through the Church.Their primary commonalities are faith, culture and language.As Hispanic people, they celebrate life through faith.Their religious traditions are home-centered, festive, filled withdevotional practices that are passed on by la familia from generationto generation. They are a young community wholike to celebrate life with a sense of “fiesta” and gratitude,for they believe that all that is good in our lives comes fromGod. They seek sacraments and sacramentals as essential tothe nurturing of their faith. The sacraments give us a senseof God’s presence in their lives and a sense of belonging tothe Church; the sacramentals extend the sense of the sacredinto their daily lives.Many are financially challenged and hardworking; someare undocumented. They are drawn to this area by an economicneed and seek the opportunity to earn a better livelihoodfor themselves and their families. Their workforcecontributes to the economic well-being of the State ofWashington as they work in the fields, in restaurants, in theconstruction industry, in the logging industry, at Microsoftand Boeing. We are proud of the growing number of professionalsand business owners among them.As Hispanics, they often face the prejudice of stereotypesand even discrimination, and yet they striveto choose the best from each culture touchingtheir lives, for they are not a people isolatedfrom others. They embrace the challengeof supporting their families here and intheir places of origin. They contribute newpoints of view, opinions, and perspectives inthe communities where they live. They contributea strong sense of family and hospitality,and invite others to grow and seek new ways ofreaching out to them. Day in and day out, they contributetheir talents, cultural diversity, and ways of celebratingtheir common faith within the larger church.As Hispanics, they need to be gathered and motivatedby the loving hand of their shepherds. They need spiritualguidance in their lives and a space within our Church aspromised by Our Lady of Guadalupe, the “Mother of theTrue God for whom we live.” They need to grow in theirfaith, to offer and receive friendship, and to share with others.They need to reclaim and share the values they receivedin their places of origin and to enrich the local church withtheir heritage, faith, culture, and language. They seek to beenriched by others as God continues to fashion a new peoplefor Himself in the Twenty-first Century.Historical Memory of Hispanic Ministry 1From the moment Fathers Juan Crespi and Thomas de laPerra celebrated the Eucharist off the waters of WashingtonPART I3

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsPART IState in 1774 during the Juan Pérez Expedition, the Hispanicpresence in the Archdiocese of Seattle has been, inthe words of the United States Bishops, “...a blessing fromGod and a prophetic presence.” 2 In a subsequent expeditionin 1775, Fathers Miguel de la Campa and Benito Sierra withCaptain Bruno Heceta [Ezeta] and a few of his shipmates disembarkedto erect a cross and celebrate Mass at present-dayGrenville Point here in Washington State laying the firstspiritual foundations for subsequent missionary activity. 3Subsequent waves of missionary movements came fromwhat is modern day Quebec with dedicated French speakingpriests who desired to learn the languages of the NativeAmericans and First Nation people inhabiting the Northwestcoast of modern day Pacific Northwest and British Columbia.The year 1843 marked the establishment by PopeGregory XVI of a clearly designated structure for the Church4of the Pacific Northwest.In an unprecedented move, thePope established three archiepiscopal Sees in the UnitedStates in the same year: Baltimore in Maryland, Bardstownin Kentucky (now called Louisville) and Oregon City, Oregon.At the same time, Vancouver Island and Walla Wallawere established as suffragan dioceses of Oregon City.French-speaking François Xavier Norbert Blanchet wasnamed the Metropolitan of the area and his Brother AugustineMagliore Alexandre Blanchet, the bishop of WallaWalla, Washington. The See was later moved to Nisqually,which became the Archdiocese of Seattle at the turn of the20 th century.All the while, the Hispanic missionary spirit persisted.In 1851, our first spiritual shepherd, Bishop Blanchet, wenton a fundraising and vocation pilgrimage to Mexico. He5lacked money for the ministry.Through the generosityof Catholics in Guadalajara, Monterrey, and Mexico City,he returned with $30,000, nearly three million dollars bytoday’s standards. Financial support from Mexico along withthe earlier work of French missionaries prepared the way forsubsequent ministry, especially among the waves of immigrantsfrom Ireland, Germany, Italy and Eastern Europe.New Immigrants to the NorthwestIn the opening decades of the 20 th century Mexican immigrantsincreased in number, adding to a Mexican populationthat had been present since the Hudson’s Bay Company days.Miners from Sonora, Mexico as well Chileans and Peruvianstook part in the gold rush in the inland Northwest during the1860s and continued to take part in the gold strikes throughoutthe Pacific Northwest, including British Columbia andAlaska. In the early part of the 20 th century, Mexicans andMexican-American migrants began to supply field labor for6the expanding agricultural industry in Washington State.Bracero Guest Worker ProgramsThe Second World War also led to the first major wave ofMexican immigration. Due to the War draft, worker shortagesin agriculture grew in Washington State. The governmentenacted bracero guest worker programs, generallytermed the “Bracero” laws, in order to ease the labor shortage,and intended to provide extra “arms” or “hands” in thefarms and fields of both Western and Eastern Washington.These laws continued well into the 1960’s.Labor shortages continued well into the last quarter ofthe twentieth century not only in agriculture but affiliatedfood processing, construction and the growing tourism andhospitality industries. When the Bracero laws expired, legalmigration from Mexico was transformed into illegal immigration,spurring vigorous political debates into the twenty firstcentury.Latin American and Caribbean ImmigrationBesides the Bracero movement from Mexico the lastquarter of the twentieth century saw successive waves of immigrationfrom the Caribbean, Central and South America.The rise of communism in Cuba, the civil wars in Nicaraguaand El Salvador, the 1973 coup in Chile as well as the civilunrest in Argentina into the early 1980’s increased the migrationof Spanish speaking peoples into Western Washington.Catholic parishes often cooperated by providing sponsorshipfor refugee families during these difficult years.The Establishment of Hispanic MinistryIn response to these waves of immigration, the Churchfound itself needing to reach out in pastoral and sacramentalcare. Often this was the case with immigrants from Mexicoand Latin America. Unlike immigrants from other parts ofthe world, the shared border between Mexico and the UnitedStates assured immigrants a regular contact with theirlanguage and culture and kept them close to the plight offamilies and friends in home towns.4

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsPART Ih A Cr y fo r So l i d a r i t yThe presence of Christ in the least of our brothers and sisterscries out to recognize and respect their dignity throughthe pursuit of the common good, the equitable distributionof goods, and the integral development of people. Many ofour Hispanic brothers and sisters, day in and day out, facediscrimination, marginal employment, unjust wages and laborconditions, poverty and family life issues coupled withdomestic violence, lack of access to affordable housing andhealth services, as well as family separation, tribunal issues,and deportation caused by a broken immigration system. Asa question of human dignity, social and educational needsmust also be met if members of the Hispanic community areto take their proper role in the Church and in civil society.To respond to these outreach and immigration needs and aspirations,the Archdiocese continues to raise the consciousnessof Catholics throughout the area and coordinate pastoral,social, and public policy efforts. Responses will be evenmore urgent if changes to the immigration system make itpossible for more Hispanics and other immigrants to becomepermanent residents and U.S. citizens.h Fr o m Ne w c o m e r s to St e wa r d sThousands of Hispanics share their time and talent weekafter week in more than 42 parishes throughout the Archdiocese.However, ministry among Hispanics is not alwaysfinancially self-sufficient when it is first established. Theconcept of stewardship is foreign to the Spanish-speakingimmigrants and economic refugees. In contrast, Hispanicsdo respond to appeals to give to others in need. The U.S.Bishops remind us that “stewardship among Hispanics does nothappen in a vacuum”; instead, “experiences in Hispanic ministryhave shown that stewardship is the result of a process of discipleshipthat moves through the stages of inviting, welcoming, buildingrelationships, building a sense of belonging, sharing decision9making, taking ownership, and finally arriving at stewardship.”h Bu i l d i n g On e Di v e r s e Pa r i s h Co m m u n i t yStriking a balance between the needs and aspirations ofdifferent ethnic and cultural communities is not an easy task.Equally challenging is accepting each other’s differences andconfronting each case of prejudice, cultural stereotyping, andexpression of racism present in our society even today. Pastoralleaders in our parishes have the challenge to provide ahealthy environment and a sense of community for all theirparishioners. This requires a commitment not only to whatwe do –activity– but to who we are – identity– and to howwe interact –relationships. A Future Full of Hope calls fornew awareness, understanding, acceptance of and supportfor the rich diversity of the Catholic community. We needto increase our efforts to empower new immigrants to movefrom being guests to hosts within their respective faith communities.This involves developing leaders as bridge-peoplewithin the Hispanic community and the other communitiesin the parish as a way to establish an identity and connectionnot only with the local community, but also with thegreater Catholic Church.h Se e k i n g Go d in th e Sa c r a m e n t s an d in Pr ay e rThe sacraments are Christ’s gift to His Church: to welcome,strengthen and support his people in their discipleship.Hispanic Catholics often have had a heightened sensitivityto the sacraments and a need for them because theywere not always available to them in their home countries orin their native languages. Authentic and appropriate sacramentalpreparation is key to welcoming Hispanic Catholicsto the parish, to share experiences of an inculturated faith,and to engage in catechesis. All are invited to share ways ofprayer that reflect their different cultural values and tradi-10tions.Popular religiosity and cultural expressions of faithshould be encouraged, not suppressed.8

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsPart IIh For m at i o n (Lu k e 9:10)He took them and withdrew in private to a town calledBethsaida. The crowds, meanwhile, learned of this and followedhim. He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom ofGod, and healed those who needed to be cured.Formation in discipleship finds its starting point in atransforming hospitality, modeled by Jesus. Formation is firstand foremost about hospitality and welcome, while teachingabout the kingdom of God. The itinerant nature of thiscrowd allows us to view the migrating peoples of the Archdioceseof Seattle in a new light. The parish, as a visiblesign of the Living Jesus, becomes a place of welcoming andhospitality, a place where everyone, including immigrants,can find a home away from home in their faith journey. “Formation”in this sense means “learning how to be hospitable.”Fostering the necessary communication and cultural skillsamong our priests, deacons, religious, seminarians, and layparish staffs allows us to relate and minister effectively to theHispanic community and other cultural groups in a spirit ofwelcoming. Hospitality also includes the adaptation or inculturationof those programs and ministries that fall underthis area so that the people can learn about the kingdom ofGod. Core value: a transforming hospitality as essential toembrace our human cultural, ethnic and racial diversity as agift from God.h Sol i d a r i t y (Lu k e 9:12-13a)As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approachedJesus and said, “Dismiss the crowd so that they can go tothe surrounding villages and farms and find lodging and provisions;for we are in a deserted place here.” He said to them,“Give them some food yourselves.”It is easy to understand why the Twelve Apostles askedJesus to send the people away; they simply did not have theresources to feed the enormous crowd who was far away fromhome. That is what they thought, until Jesus challenged theirnotions and perceptions about meeting people’s needs. Withoutdoubt, our local Church, too, finds itself challenged inmany ways by a growing Hispanic population and their particulararray of ministerial needs and aspirations. “Solidarity” inthis sense means, that “we exercise compassion” as we listenand engage in advocacy and outreach efforts. Sharing the giftsGod has given to us, as individuals and as a community, tohelp provide for the spiritual and temporal needs and aspirationsof the Hispanic community. Therefore, we are called tobe with and among them, reaching out to them on their faithjourney, no matter how long they are with us, a month, a year,or a lifetime. Core value: a compassionate solidarity thatcalls us to model Jesus’ unconditional love for one another.h Com m u n i o n in Mission (Lu k e 9:13b)They replied, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have.”Jesus’ attitude of compassion prompts an invitation toshare the gifts for the good of all. The sharing of gifts, talentsand resources for the well-being of all is central to creatingand nurturing community. A Future Full of Hope calls “forgreater equity of resources among parishes, including the consolidation,centralization and sharing of resources: spiritual, humanand financial.” “Communion in mission” in this sense means“looking out for the well-being of the whole community.” Itincludes sharing resources, collaboration and coordinationof pastoral efforts, leadership development, stewardship andthe ecclesial integration of the Hispanic community as ourbrothers and sisters, who also have their own gifts, talentsand treasure to share for the common good. Core value: ashared leadership that nurtures and brings each person’sgifts, talents, and resources for the common good.h Lit u r g y & Pr ay e r Li f e (Lu k e 9:16-17)Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up toheaven, he said the blessing over them, broke them, and gavethem to the disciples to set before the crowd. They all ate andwere satisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up,they filled twelve wicker baskets.Jesus takes the fruits of our faith-filled generosity andblesses what little is at hand for the well-being of everyone.Resources in the image of the Eucharist are made availableas an offering to build community and strengthen the unityof the Body of Christ to achieve ecclesial integration in aspirit of gratitude. A Future Full of Hope clarifies that “theEucharist forms the community and places it at the service ofpeople.” “Liturgy & Prayer Life” in this sense means that “ourparishes continue to trust in the power of generosity nurturedby the Sign of Unity, the Bond of Love: the Eucharist.”For we believe that all good things come from God. Corevalue: an ecclesial integration in which all Catholics allow10

Part II — Pastoral-Theological Reflection: A Transforming Hospitality / From Guests to Hoststhe Holy Spirit to fashion them into a new people throughthe Eucharist.Envisioning Hispanic Ministry Through theLenses of Transforming HospitalityHow would the Archdiocese of Seattle look in the futureif a vision of a transforming hospitality is implemented faithfully?We see more priests, religious men and women, deaconsand lay ecclesial ministers feeling comfortable and preparedto minister among Hispanics in their own religious, culturaland linguistic context. We see a growth in the number ofHispanics saying yes to the call to become priests, religiousmen and women, deacons and lay ecclesial ministers in serviceof all Catholics in the Archdiocese.We see Hispanic youth and young adults, both U.S. bornand foreign born being welcomed and feeling at home in parisheswhere they can gather by themselves and with others,and we see them being involved in archdiocesan programsand activities where they feel understood and supported.We see more Hispanic children and young people benefitingfrom the gift of a Catholic education which they canaccess thanks to appropriate financial support, and we seethem participating in faith formation programs that takeinto account their lived experience.We see many Hispanic adults participating in high qualityformation programs, maturing in faith, developing skillsand becoming stronger leaders within the Hispanic communityand in the parishes as a whole.We see Hispanics and other Catholics being empoweredby the Gospel values and Catholic social teaching, learningand working together for justice and committed to advocateon behalf of the immigrant, the unborn and the vulnerable.We see more Hispanics contributing generously theirtime, talent and treasure, and developing a stronger sense ofownership as they sit at the table where decisions are madein their parish communities and in the local church.We see many more Hispanics celebrating their faiththrough the Sacraments in parishes across the Archdiocese;we see them living a prayerful life as they practice their religiousand cultural traditions, inculturated by the Scripturesand a sound catechesis.We see Hispanics in great numbers actively participatingin archdiocesan liturgies, conferences and projects that takeinto account their language and cultural traditions, as wellas those of other immigrant communities that bring new lifeand unique gifts to the local church.Part II11

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PaRt III — Archdiocesan Priorities, Goal, Objectives and Action Steps / From Guests to HostsPart IIIArchdiocesan Priorities,Goals, Objectives and Action StepsBasic Questions on the Implementation of thePastoral PlanQ: Is welcoming and outreach to Hispanics, particularlyto Hispanic Catholics, a requirement in the Archdioceseof Seattle?A: Yes. While civil citizenship often determines the rightto reside legally in a particular place, no such distinctionexists in the Church. One becomes Catholic by virtueof baptism and therefore has rights to pastoral andsacramental care under the Church’s code ofCanon Law regardless of the legal status orcountry of origin.Q: Does this mean that every parishmust offer a Mass in Spanish?A: No. The decision to offer a regularlyscheduledMass in Spanish or to assignSpanish-speaking priests to a particular parishwill be based on the Archdiocesan Plan forHispanic Ministry and the needs of the individualdeaneries. In consultation with the Archbishop, theVicar for Hispanic Ministry will determine the numberof Masses and their location.Q: How does a parish determine its ministry to and amongHispanics?A: First, the pastor consults with his local parish leadershipusually the pastoral council. Then the pastor shouldspeak with the dean to coordinate his parish’s effortswith other parishes in the deanery. In all of the efforts,the parish and deanery should steadily work with allmembers of the parish and the deanery to help HispanicCatholics move from being guests to hosts in the parish,fully owning the parish’s mission.Q: Does this mean that every parish must support Hispanicministry?A: Yes. Every deanery is expected to provide the Archbishopwith a deanery-wide Hispanic ministry plan. This planmay involve a deanery assessment for financial supportof the deanery’s Hispanic ministry, a rotation system ofcelebrating Masses in Spanish or other regional supportsdeemed necessary by the dean in collaboration with theVicar for Hispanic Ministry.Q: How will the pastoral plan beimplemented?A: A number of steps need to be taken at thearchdiocesan, deanery and parish levelsto implement the Archdiocesan Plan forHispanic Ministry.1. The Vicar for Hispanic Ministry iscommitted to the following steps to promotethe implementation of the pastoral plan, in collaborationwith the Assistant Director for Hispanic/LatinoMinistry Services:a. Present the Archdiocesan Pastoral Plan for HispanicMinistry to all priests of the Archdiocese;b. Present the Plan to all ten deaneries;c. Present the Pastoral Plan to all Pastoral Life Directors,Pastoral Coordinators, Pastoral Associates andother key parish staff leadership;d. Provide demographic information annually on thenumbers, location and general needs of the Hispanicpopulation in deaneries and parishes;e. Survey chancery departments, parishes and deaneriesto determine the effectiveness of current ministryefforts and the level of integration of the Hispaniccommunity.Part Iii13

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsPart Iiif. Furnish deaneries with collaborative ministry modelsthrough pastoral planning;g. Identify Archdiocesan and other financial and personnelresources that would promote the developmentof a comprehensive Hispanic ministry;h. Establish a seed money fund through stewardship tohelp deaneries develop a regional Hispanic ministry.2. The ten deaneries of the Archdiocese of Seattle areasked to consider the following steps for the implementationof the pastoral plan:a. Establish a standing deanery subcommittee for Hispanicministry comprised of priests and lay peoplefrom parishes throughout the deanery who activelywork or volunteer with Hispanic ministry;b. Define the need for Hispanic ministry in the deaneryin collaboration with pastors using both materialsprovided by the Archdiocese and local information;c. Suggest ways of clustering services, including Spanish-languageMasses, religious education, youthministry, sacramental preparation, etc.;d. Assess the need for Spanish-speaking priests andother Spanish-speaking pastoral personnel and collaboratewith the Vicar for Hispanic Ministry andthe Priest Placement Board to make recommendationsto meet priest personnel needs for Hispanicministry;e. Identify materials, services or other resources neededby the deanery or individual parishes;f. Prepare an annual report on the status of Hispanicministry within the parishes of the deanery, highlightingareas of particular accomplishment or challenge.3. Pastors, priest administrators, parish life directorsor pastoral coordinators are asked to consider thefollowing steps for the implementation of the pastoralplan:a. Present the Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry toparish leadership, including both pastoral and financecouncils and commissions dealing with liturgyand religious education and formation;b. In consultation with councils, assess the effectivenessof existing Hispanic ministries and/or the needfor such ministries;c. Identify financial and personnel resources withinthe parish to support Hispanic ministry;d. Report annually to the deanery on the implementationof the parish plan for Hispanic ministry.Q: Who will pay for the services and ministries envisionedby the pastoral plan?A: Resources in support of Hispanic ministry will be providedat the diocesan, deanery and parish levels, dependingon the level of need and the financial resourcesof the deanery/parish involved. The Archbishop, withthe Vicar for Hispanic Ministry, will seek to establish aseed money fund through stewardship to help deaneriesdevelop a regional Hispanic ministry. The fund will haveclear criteria for applications and will offer a financialincentive for those deaneries that have a comprehensiveplan. The Vicar for Hispanic Ministry will collaboratewith the Archbishop to develop monies that can be directedto support Hispanic ministry within the Archdiocesanbudget. Deans and pastors will also be asked todetermine how money could be raised or redirected tosupport Hispanic ministry.Q: How is progress going to be reported and evaluated?A: The Vicar for Hispanic Ministry, with the collaborationof the Assistant Director for Hispanic/Latino MinistryServices, will be responsible to assist the deanery andparishes with the assessment of their plan and its implementation.Suggested steps include:1. Parishes select parish-based action steps within each ofthe four pastoral areas (formation, solidarity, communionin mission and liturgy & prayer life) according totheir own circumstances and share their experiences;2. Parishes’ reports can include the description of existingservices, the number of Hispanics being served and thenumber of Hispanics on the parish staff and/or involvedin parish councils or commissions;3. Deaneries develop their own Hispanic ministry plansthat reflect the priorities and goals of the ArchdiocesanPlan and share these plans with the Vicar for HispanicMinistry;14

PaRt III — Archdiocesan Priorities, Goals, Objectives and Action Steps / From Guests to Hosts4. Deans provide the Archbishop a yearly summary of implementationefforts and continuing needs;5. Individual Chancery department heads provide theArchbishop a yearly summary of the ways in which theirdepartments have supported Hispanic ministry;6. The Assistant Director for Hispanic/Latino MinistryServices provides a summary report to the Archbishopand the Vicar for Hispanic.Part Iii15

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsPastoral PrioritiesThe following ten pastoral priorities were identified by the 2005 Summit on Hispanic Ministry as coprimordialto further develop Hispanic ministry. The purpose of numbering the priorities is not hierarchicalin nature, but to identify each within the pastoral plan. The next page houses the priorities within each ofthe four dimensions of Christian life portrayed by the multiplication of the fish and the loaves.I. HISPANIC VOCATIONS & CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CLERGYPromote and encourage vocations to the priesthood and religious life among Hispanics, and nurture an increased awareness of thelanguage and culture of Hispanics among all current and potential non-Hispanic clergy and religious.II.III.IV.HISPANIC YOUTHIntegrate Hispanic youth and young adults into all Archdiocesan and parish programs and activities and develop culturally specificopportunities, when needed, to ensure the active participation, leadership and formation for both U.S. born and newly arrivedHispanics.CATHOLIC EDUCATION & FAITH FORMATIONWelcome a greater number of Hispanic children and youth into Catholic schools and provide high quality education and formationprograms for them in the parishes and deaneries, and archdiocesan programs.CATECHESISProvide high quality, appropriate religious formation materials and programs for Hispanic adults.Part IiiV. SACRAMENTAL PREPARATIONDevelop and offer sacramental preparation programs for Baptism, First Eucharist, Penance, Confirmation and Marriage in Spanishwhenever possible and with special consideration for cultural adaptations.VI. SOCIAL JUSTICE & HUMAN DIGNITY OF IMMIGRANTSPromote the human dignity of Hispanics, especially that of immigrants and their families, through social justice educational, outreachand advocacy efforts, as articulated in the basic themes of Catholic social teaching.VII.VIII.IX.FORMING HISPANICS IN LEADERSHIPEncourage and provide training for Hispanic leadership at parish, deanery and archdiocesan levels through both existing andspecially-designed programs, and promote access to their rightful place in the leadership of their communities and the Church as awhole.STEWARDSHIPDevelop relevant stewardship models to empower the Hispanic community to play a full and active role in the life and developmentof the Church by becoming true stewards of the faith community.BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS CULTURESAffirm and nurture the culture of Hispanic people and build one diverse archdiocesan Catholic community.X. SACRAMENTS, WORSHIP & CELEBRATIONFacilitate the celebration of the Sunday Liturgy and the other Sacraments in the cultural context that best ensures Hispanics’ active,conscious and full participation in parishes and in archdiocesan celebrations, and foster their rich prayer life and traditions.16

PaRt III — Archdiocesan Priorities, Goals, Objectives and Action Steps / From Guests to HostsComprehensive Hispanic Ministry at a GlanceThe following snapshot presents what a comprehensive Hispanic ministry looks like under the visionof “a transforming hospitality” with the respective priorities for development.The Multiplication of the Fish and the Loaves(Luke 9:10-17)FormationLuke 9:11SolidarityLuke 9:12Communion in MissionLuke 9:13Liturgy & Prayer LifeLuke 9:16-17I - Hispanic Vocations &Continuing Education for ClergyVI - Social Justice & HumanDignityVII - Forming Hispanics intoLeadershipX - Sacraments, Worship &CelebrationII -.Hispanic Youth VIII - StewardshipIII - Catholic Education & FaithFormationIX - Building RelationshipsAcross CulturesIV - CatechesisV - Sacramental PreparationPart Iii17

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsFormation (Luke 9:11)He took them and withdrew in private to a town called Bethsaida. The crowds,meanwhile, learned of this and followed him. He received them and spoke tothem about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed to be cured.Part IiiPRIORITY I: HISPANIC VOCATIONS &CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CLERGYPromote and encourage vocations to the priesthoodand religious life among Hispanics, and nurture anincreased awareness of the language and culture ofHispanics among all current and potentialnon-Hispanic clergy and religious.Lead Agent: Office of the Vicar for ClergyGo a l 1.1: Ensure the presence of clergywho have the gifts to serve the pastoralneeds and aspirations of the Hispanic communityat every parish where they live insignificant numbers.Objective 1.1.1: Increase the number of Hispanicseminarians and deacon candidates in formation,and increase religious vocations for the Archdiocese.Action Steps:1. Conduct regional Jornadas Vocacionales (vocationaljourneys) throughout the Archdiocese, when possible,in conjunction with the Vicar for Hispanic Ministry.2. Promote Priests and religious taking the lead in invitingyoung men and women to participate in the Jornadas Vocacionalesand work to ensure the success and effectivenessof the program.3. Develop the resources, framework and communicationto assist those needing to obtain student visas in orderto begin formation, utilizing national and local resourcesand creating a fund for legal assistance when necessary.4. Provide programs for young men and women exploring religiousvocations that include opportunities for faith sharing,information and vocation stories from priests and religious,prayer, retreats and individual spiritual direction.5. Offer periodic resources for family based programs, suchas Vocación en Familia, to assist parents in their role asprimary vocation promoters in their families.6. Host a day for priests working in Hispanic ministry toassist them in inviting and supporting new vocations, incollaboration with the Vicar for Hispanic Ministry.Objective 1.1.2: Increase the number of clergy who canhelp meet the pastoral needs and aspirations of theHispanic community. Provide training for non-Hispanic seminarians and deacon candidates.Action Steps:1. Develop proper means of implementationto ensure that all seminarians learn a secondlanguage, as established in the new SeminarianFormation Policies.2. Support seminarians who have begun languagestudies in the classroom with a summerof intensive Spanish in a cultural immersionprogram in Mexico or in Latin America.3. Infuse in all facets of seminary formation opportunitiesto deepen the ability to serve the HispanicCommunity, including hands-on pastoral experience.4. Identify candidates who have the potential and ability toserve as future deacons, invite them to consider the call tothis ministry, and mentor those who want to pursue it.Go a l 1.2: Establish a support system to promote asense of community and to provide cultural sensitivitytraining and communication skills for diocesanand extern priests from Latin America.Objective 1.2.1: Identify best practices in the Archdioceseof Seattle that provide opportunities for clergy to experienceand learn effective ways to minister in cultural and ethnicallydiverse parishes and faith communities.Action Steps:1. Extern and newly ordained clergy attend a Hospitality &Inclusion training with emphasis on church as “Communio”and “unity in diversity.”18

PaRt III — Archdiocesan Priorities, Goals, Objectives and Action Steps / From Guests to Hosts2. Newly ordained and extern clergy attend a pastoral celebrationin the Hispanic community as part of their formation.3. Newly ordained or extern Hispanic clergy who haveworked with a Hispanic community attend a pastoralcelebration with another cultural community (e.g., KoreanMass, Vietnamese New Year Celebration, SimbangGabi Mass).Go a l 2.1: Foster a greater sense of identity, communityand service among Hispanic youth and youngadults.Objective 2.1.1: Identify concrete opportunities for their involvementin the life of the Church as a means to increase theirparticipation in parishes and faith communities.Objective 1.2.2: Provide opportunities for our clergy to learnthe Spanish language.Action Steps:1. Provide the funding necessary for clergy to participate inlanguage and cultural immersion programs.2. Offer Continuing Formation Units (CFU) for clergywho pursue formation and education in the Spanishlanguage and culture.Objective 1.2.4: Provide formation opportunities and establishsupport systems for the Hispanic clergy who are new to theArchdiocese of Seattle.Action Steps:1. New extern priests attend a five-year continuing formationprogram, the first year being directed specifically tothe needs of an extern priest and how to adapt to theculture of the United States and the Northwest.2. Encourage Hispanic priests new to the Archdiocese tojoin a priest support group (e.g., Jesu Caritas) so theycan support one another in their ministry and grow inthe fraternity of the priesthood.3. Promote fraternal opportunities in which the localPresbyterate welcomes the gifts and talents of externpriests.4. Furnish the necessary resources for Hispanic priests tobecome proficient in English and to deepen their understandingof U. S. culture and traditions.PRIORITY II: HISPANIC YOUTHIntegrate Hispanic youth and young adults into allArchdiocesan and parish programs and activities anddevelop culturally specific opportunities, when needed,to ensure the active participation, leadership andformation for both U.S. born and newly arrived Hispanics.Lead Agent: Office of Youth & Young Adult MinistryAction Steps:1. Identify existing opportunities for involvement withinparishes and the Archdiocese that allow youth to participateand share their gifts.2. Actively invite youth to participate in the planning andimplementation of existing Archdiocesan events, e.g.,the Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Youth Convention,Youth Migrant Project, mission trips, etc.3. Promote Impact Retreat Ministry’s Young Adult ServiceTeam within the Hispanic youth and young adult community.4. Expand retreat offerings that address topics relevant tothem and/or that address particular pastoral needs suchas Quinceañera celebrations and Marriage Preparation.5. Invite them to serve on consultative bodies within theparish, deanery and Archdiocese and provide the necessarytraining or formation for such roles.6. Create opportunities for shared prayer, liturgy, and fellowshipamong different groups in parishes and deaneries,in order to strengthen relationships and mutualownership of our faith communities.Objective 2.1.2: Identify or develop parish-based ministrymodels for youth and young adults that can effectively reachboth U.S. born and newly arrived Hispanics.Action Steps:1. Utilize information from the National Secretariat forHispanic Affairs in helping to identify effective programmodels throughout the country.2. Incorporate the recommendations generated throughthe First National Encuentro for Hispanic Youth andYoung Adult Ministry for local adaptation and implementationin Ministry among Hispanic young people.3. Identify all existing youth and young adult ministriesand programs within the Archdiocese and assess currentefforts in parish-based ministry models.4. Promote the development of such programs in parisheswith active Hispanic communities that do not yetPart Iii19

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsPart Iiihave formal ministry among Hispanic youth and youngadults.5. Identify materials and resources to strengthen existingministry efforts.Objective 2.1.3: Increase the participation of Hispanic youthand young adults in programs of service and justice education.Action Steps:1. Actively promote existing programs such as ONE WEEK,Youth Migrant Project, Young Adult Service & Missiontrips, “CRS Food Fast,” and St. Vincent De Paul.2. Identify and remove barriers that prevent participationby Hispanic youth and young adults in service opportunities,i.e. financial barriers and lack of information.3. Develop service programs that foster their appreciationfor diversity, and promote mutual enrichment amongyoung people from different backgrounds.4. Promote archdiocesan service and mission programmingwithin the Hispanic young adult community.Objective 2.1.4: Conduct pastoral research on the socialchallenges affecting the Hispanic youth and young adult communityin Western Washington.Action Steps:1. Engage leadership within the Hispanic community toidentify and reflect on the impact of gangs and othersocial stressors on our young people.2. Research and assess the growing efforts of Evangelicaland Pentecostal churches that proselytize among HispanicCatholic youth and young adults.PRIORITY III: CATHOLIC EDUCATION &FAITH FORMATIONWelcome a greater number of Hispanic children andyouth into Catholic schools and provide high qualityeducation and formation programs for them in theparishes and deaneries, and archdiocesan programs.Lead Agents: Office of Catholic Schools and Office ofCatholic Faith FormationGo a l 3.1: Promote religious education and faith formationfor Hispanic children and youth through programsat the parish and deanery levels.Objective 3.1.1: Identify parishes and schools that are offering,or need to offer, religious education and faith formationprograms for Hispanic children and youth.Action Steps:1. Identify those parishes and schools currently offeringprograms especially designed for Hispanic children andyouth.2. Identify parishes and schools with significant numbersof Spanish-speaking children that do not currently offerreligious education or formation opportunities in Spanish,in collaboration with the Office of Pastoral Planningand Research.Objective 3.1.2: Ensure that appropriate religious educationand formation opportunities are available to all ages ofHispanic children throughout the Archdiocese.Action Steps:1. Review religious education and faith formation materialsand programs currently being used in the parishesand assess their suitability for use in light of archdiocesanguidelines and the cultural/educational needs ofHispanic families, in collaboration with the Vicar forHispanic Ministry or his delegates.2. Identify or develop Spanish and/or bilingual materialsthat could be used in parish programs, where necessary.3. Identify best parish-based and archdiocesan practices inHispanic religious education and formation programsand make them available to parishes.4. Provide training, support and oversight for parish leadershipin the creation and implementation of religiouseducation and formation programs, in collaborationwith the Vicar for Hispanic Ministry.5. Each parish with Spanish-speaking monolingual childrenwill either provide religious education and formationin Spanish or collaborate with neighboring parishesto provide such programs.Go a l 3.2: Identify and develop means for inviting,welcoming, supporting and educating increased numbersof Hispanic children into Catholic elementaryand high schools.Objective 3.2.1: Identify the educational needs of Hispanicfamilies and determine the geographic distribution of Hispanicchildren who could benefit from Catholic education.20

PaRt III — Archdiocesan Priorities, Goals, Objectives and Action Steps / From Guests to HostsAction Steps:1. Assemble information from individual Catholic elementaryand high schools on Hispanic enrollment inthe schools, broken out by generation (1 st generationimmigrant, 2 nd generation, etc.).2. Identify those areas of the Archdiocese where there areconcentrations of Hispanic children, with the assistanceof the Office of Pastoral Planning and Research.3. Assess the current outreach efforts of Catholic elementaryand high schools and the results of such efforts asseen in Hispanic enrollment in the schools as a measurefor potential Hispanic enrollment.Objective 3.2.2: Identify or develop materials or programsto invite, welcome and, possibly, prepare Hispanic children forCatholic school education.Action Steps:1. Review recruitment and enrollment materials to ensurethey respond to the cultural/educational needs of Hispanicfamilies, in collaboration with the Vicar for HispanicMinistry or his delegates.2. Identify and use the necessary signs and symbols to makeHispanic students and their families welcome.3. Identify and/or develop workshops for principals andstaff to prepare them better to welcome and educateHispanic children.4. Provide Spanish language classes wherever possible.5. Encourage individual parishes, as well as Catholic highschools and colleges, to offer tutoring programs for Hispanicchildren who need additional assistance to flourishin school.6. Encourage individual parishes, with or without a Catholicschool, to develop preschool programs for Hispanicand other immigrant children 2 to 5 years old to ensurethat they are prepared to enter kindergarten ready tolearn with other children in the community.collaboration with the Vicar for Hispanic Ministry.2. Assess curricula and augment as needed for migrationand immigrant awareness.3. Implement “A Call to Justice” one-day event in whichstudents engage the themes and activities proposed bythe activity hand-book developed by Catholic Campaignfor Human Development, entitled A Catholic Call12to Justice.4. Promote the participation of Catholic school studentsin the Youth Migrant Program Project in the Skagit Valley.5. Promote USCCB’s National Migration Week to raise13awareness and action.Objective 3.2.4: Identify or develop the resources necessaryto permit Hispanic families to have access to Catholic elementaryand secondary schools for their children.Action Steps:1. Assess the needs of Hispanic families for financial supportto attend Catholic schools.2. Individual parishes with elementary schools will reviewtheir tuition and tuition assistance policies to assess theirability to offer financial aid to Hispanic families seekingadmission.3. Identify additional sources of financial support for Hispanicfamilies who wish to enroll their children in Catholicschools, with the assistance of the Fulcrum Foundation.PRIORITY IV: CATECHESISProvide high quality, appropriate religious formationmaterials and programs for Hispanic adults.Lead Agent: Office of Catholic Faith FormationPart IiiObjective 3.2.3: Actively promote awareness and an educationalprocess that involves students in learning about theChurch’s teaching on issues dealing with migration and immigrants,with assistance from Catholic Schools and the Officeof Catholic Faith Formation.Action Steps:1. Participate in raising awareness of the Catholic Schools’original mission to serve immigrant communities, inGo a l 4.1: Develop and provide comprehensive andculturally sensitive faith formation and educationprograms for Spanish-speaking adults.Objective 4.1.1: Develop and provide both general and advancedfaith formation programs that respond to the specificformation needs of the Spanish-speaking adults.21

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsPart IiiAction Steps:1. Develop and implement basic programs for faith formation,catechetics and church for Spanish-speakingadults.2. Identify and/or develop and support programs for familycatechesis that include or complement sacramentalpreparation and general religious education/formationprograms for children and youth.3. Develop and implement advanced Bible study programsand other advanced courses for the Spanish-speakingcommunity.4. Continue to offer Catechist Certification in Spanish inthe Deaneries and to offer Sacramental Catechesis tograduates of the Catechist Certification program.5. Develop and implement a program preparing bilingualLay Ecclesial Ministers for service in the parishes, in collaborationwith the Office of the Vicar for Clergy.6. Promote among pastors, pastoral life directors and pastoralcoordinators the participation of Hispanic catechistsin Jornadas/Encuentros Catequéticos.Objective 4.1.2: Develop and support regional programmingfor formation and leadership development.Action Steps:1. Ensure that educational events are offered in locationsand at times accessible to members of the Hispanic andother communities, with emphasis on programmingevents in all deaneries/regions, in collaboration with thedifferent chancery offices.2. Collaborate with the deaneries in developing regionalfaith formation programs.3. Continue supporting the Mobile Team for regional faithformation programs.4. Coordinate the efforts of all other Chancery offices andprograms in preparing a comprehensive faith-formationcalendar with specific information on location, accessibilityand availability of materials and presentations inSpanish.Lead Agents: Office of Catholic Faith Formation and theCanonical Services OfficeGo a l 5.1: Ensure that sacramental preparation formembers of the Hispanic community is consistentwith Archdiocesan norms and policies and also sensitiveto the cultural and language needs of that community.Objective 5.1.1: Adapt, modify or develop programs forsacramental preparation for those whose primary language isSpanish.Action Steps:1. Review sacramental preparation materials (for infantand adult baptism, for First Eucharist/Penance, for Confirmationand for Marriage) to assess the ways in whichthey may need to be adapted to be most helpful and sensitiveto the needs of Hispanic Catholics. Where suchmaterials or resources are not available, they will be developedby the Vicar for Hispanic Ministry in collaborationwith the Office of Liturgy.2. Identify effective models for sacramental preparation forHispanics that could be made available to parishes.3. Ensure that all sacramental preparation materials areavailable in Spanish and are available for families withdifferent levels of education and familiarity with Churchteachings, in collaboration with the Vicar for HispanicMinistry, through the Assistant Director for Hispanic/Latino Ministry Services.4. Develop programs to encourage the convalidation orregularization of marriage for couples who have not receivedthe sacrament of marriage, in collaboration withthe Office of Canonical Services.5. Develop programs to encourage the convalidation orregularization of marriage for couples who have not receivedthe sacrament of marriage, in collaboration withthe Canonical Services Office.PRIORITY V: SACRAMENTALPREPARATIONDevelop and offer sacramental preparation programsfor Baptism, First Eucharist, Penance, Confirmationand Marriage in Spanish whenever possible and withspecial consideration for cultural adaptations.22

PaRt III — Archdiocesan Priorities, Goals, Objectives and Action Steps / From Guests to HostsSolidarity (Luke 9:12-13a)As the day was drawing to a close, the Twelve approached Jesus and said,“Dismiss the crowd so that they can go to the surrounding villages and farmsand find lodging and provisions; for we are in a deserted place here.”He said to them, “Give them some food yourselves.”PRIORITY VI: SOCIAL JUSTICE & HUMANDIGNITYPromote the human dignity of Hispanics, especiallythat of immigrants and their families, through social justiceeducational, outreach, and advocacyefforts, as articulated in the basicthemes of Catholic social teaching.Hispanic community or another cultural community, incollaboration with pastors and principals.Objective 6.1.2: Raise awareness among ordained and layministers on the contributions Hispanicsmake to the life of the Church and to ourway of life in the United States.Go a l 6.1: Promote educational opportunitieson Catholic social teachingbased on its basic themes and theunderstanding that Christ reveals hispresence in people of all cultural backgrounds.Lead Agents: Communications Office,Office of the Vicar for Clergy, Office ofCatholic Faith Formation, Library MediaCenterCo-Lead Agents: Pastors, Deans andPrincipalsLead Agents: Office of Catholic Schools, Office of CatholicFaith FormationCo-Lead Agents: Pastors, Deans and PrincipalsObjective 6.1.1: Make available to parishes and Catholicschools materials and resources aimed at promoting culturalawareness, inclusivity and solidarity with new immigrantcommunities.Action Steps:1. Publish articles that illustrate the contributions of immigrantsto the church and society.2. Become aware of the current issues affecting farm workersand their families through the Catholic MigrantFarmworker Network.3. Acquire literature and resources that promote the appreciationof the Hispanic culture.Part IiiAction Steps:1. Integrate the Hispanic social issues in the Catholic socialteaching into adult and youth catechetical programsin parishes and schools.2. Participate in a “National Migration Week” in Januarypossibly using the ideas and materials provided by theUSCCB, which include information regarding education,liturgy, prayer and public advocacy, in parishes andschools.3. Encourage all parish and school staff to do an immersion/socialjustice experience that is centered on theObjective 6.1.3: Promote the awareness of and challengeattitudes of cultural superiority, indifference, stereotypes andracism that permeate society and at times linger in faith communities,as sins that divide the Body of Christ.Lead Agents: Communications Office, Library and MediaCenter, Office of Catholic Schools, Office of Catholic FaithFormation, Office for Youth and Young Adult MinistryCo-Lead Agents: Pastors, Pastoral Coordinators, Deansand Principals23

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsPart IiiAction Steps:1. Publish proactive articles on racism in The CatholicNorthwest Progress.2. Collect from archdiocesan archives and media centers,resources exploring the topic of racism and make themavailable for parish use.3. Heighten the awareness of racism, its sinfulness, and itsdehumanizing effects on today’s society in parishes andat archdiocesan events and social justice institutes andforums.4. Encourage dialogue on this topic at youth forums andsocial gatherings.5. Participate in national forums or promote at local archdiocesanevents topics that challenge racism.6. Encourage Catholics throughout the Archdiocese topray for the unity of the local Church and the demise ofracial oppression.Go a l 6.2: Develop outreach services that address thehuman dignity of immigrants and their families.Lead Agents: Office of Catholic Schools, Office of CatholicFaith Formation, Catholic Community Services of WesternWashington, Office for Youth and Young Adult MinistryCo-Lead Agents: Pastors, Pastoral Coordinators, Deansand PrincipalsObjective 6.2.1: Provide outreach efforts that address andprovide immigrant families support against domestic violence,school dropout, gangs, drugs and violence, and access to affordablehousing and health services.Action Steps:1. Create awareness among Hispanic families and addressdomestic violence, school dropout, gangs, drugs andviolence as symptoms of marginal employment and poverty.2. Offer an environment within Catholic schools in whichHispanic children can maintain and foster their Catholicidentity.3. Offer tutoring services for children and youth with languagebarriers to ensure they can excel in school andtesting performance.4. Establish outreach counseling services in Spanish forfamilies.5. Provide counseling services in Spanish within CatholicSchools.6. Create after school or extracurricular activities that involveand offer youth an alternative to gangs and drugs.7. Create youth outreach activities that address youth ingangs.8. Establish migrant shelters that provide appropriate pastoraland social services to migrants.9. Establish ESL programs in lieu of the citizenship preparationrequirements.10. Work with parishes and deaneries in collaboration withState and non-profit agencies to promote and bring affordablehealth care services to undocumented immigrantsand low income families.11. Help newcomers integrate in ways that are respectful,that celebrate their cultures, and that are responsive totheir social needs, leading to mutual enrichment of thelocal Church.12. Give special attention to migrant and immigrant childrenand youth as they straddle two cultures, especiallyto give them the opportunities for leadership and servicein the community.13. Offer sacramental preparation to farm workers and theirfamilies which considers their particular migrating circumstances.14. Continue to provide outreach support and sacramentalservices to campesinos at migrant camps and encouragelocal parishioners to be prepared as home missionariesand the migrant themselves to be prepared as catechistsand outreach workers.15. Continue to develop affordable housing for farm workersand their families, one housing project a year.16. Compile and distribute to parishes a reference list ofnon-profit organizations that offer health services forlow income families and immigrants, regardless of theirimmigration status.17. Work with non-profit organizations that offer health servicesto make presentations to immigrants in parishes.Objective 6.2.2: Create education and training programs forboth the Hispanic community and the general parish communitiesthat emphasize social justice and outreach.Lead Agents: Assistant Director for Hispanic/Latino MinistryServices, Office of Catholic Faith Formation24

PaRt III — Archdiocesan Priorities, Goals, Objectives and Action Steps / From Guests to HostsCo-Lead Agents: Pastors, Pastoral Coordinators, Deansand PrincipalsAction Steps:1. Design and offer training programs for the Hispaniccommunity, especially those who are immigrants andnew to the country, that provide information on legalrights and services, English classes, affordable housing,and other services, in collaboration with the respectivearchdiocesan agencies and offices.2. Recruit and train bi-lingual volunteers for social andpastoral outreach in parishes and social agencies, in collaborationwith deaneries and parishes.3. Design a training that includes information about theneeds of the Hispanic community and educate the parishcommunity on ways in which it can offer hospitalityto newcomers, especially immigrants.4. Ensure that all archdiocesan educational and policy materialsdealing with social justice and outreach are availablein Spanish.Objective 6.2.3: Develop a specific pastoral plan of outreachfor Spanish-speakers who are incarcerated.Action Steps:1. Place in each detention facility in the Archdiocese ofSeattle, wherever and whenever possible, at least onepastoral minister who is fluent in Spanish and has anawareness of Hispanic cultural and religious identity.2. Utilize the pastoral and social service resources of theArchdiocese to advocate for state policies which areconducive to successful reentry after detention and toprovide services aimed at successful reentry of individualsfrom detention.Objective 6.2.4: Cultivate solidarity with the geographiccountries of origin of Hispanics in the Archdiocese of Seattle,in collaboration with the Archbishop.Lead Agents: The Missions OfficeCo-Lead Agents: Pastors, Pastoral Coordinators and DeansAction Steps:1. Encourage parishes to develop sister parish relationshipswith parishes in the countries of origin of the culturalcommunities.2. Advocate for policies that promote just standards oftrade, labor, human rights and democratic governancein support of the countries of origin of Hispanic Catholics.Go a l 6.3: Provide adequate advocacy opportunitiesthat promote the dignity of immigrants and theirfamilies.Objective 6.3.1: Develop and establish a position in theArchdiocese of Seattle to be the focal point and liaison for allimmigrants’ needs and aspirations within the Archdiocese.Lead Agents: Communications Office, Catholic CommunityServices of Western Washington, Washington State CatholicConference, Pastors, Pastoral Coordinators and DeansAction Steps:1. Coordinate at the local level the U.S. Bishops’ Justicefor Immigrants Campaign and provide a spokespersonon behalf of the Archdiocese.2. Coordinate efforts of Chancery offices to identify waysin which their resources and services can serve the needsand aspirations of the immigrant communities.3. Interface with the archdiocesan Communications Officein developing and pursuing a media strategy.4. Identify opportunities for different parishes and organizationsto meet and create common advocacy strategiesto maximize efforts on behalf of immigrants and theirfamilies.5. Provide parishes with the needed information to organizeeffective advocacy efforts.6. Work with Catholic Community Services to acquirefunding to develop social outreach programs for immigrants.7. Assist the Washington State Catholic Conference inadvocacy efforts for the immigrant communities withinthe State of Washington.8. Collaborate with the Washington State Catholic Conference,Catholic Communities Services and other qualifiednon-profit agencies in providing awareness workshopsand or qualified speakers for parishes on migrants,immigration reform, and legal services.9. Integrate the Hispanic social issues in the Catholic socialteaching into adult and youth catechetical programsPart Iii25

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsPart Iiiin the parishes and the schools.Objective 6.3.2: Provide direct support for immigration reformand solidarity for migrant populations and integrate theissue of immigration into all aspects of Catholic education andformation.Lead Agents: Office of Catholic Faith Formation, CatholicCommunity Service of Western Washington, ArchdiocesanHousing Authority, Washington State Catholic Conference,Jail and Detention MinistryCo-Lead Agents: Pastors, Pastoral Coordinators, Deansand PrinciplesAction Steps:1. Provide all parishes with materials explaining theChurch’s stand on immigration.2. Develop proactive responses to potential immigrationlegislation.3. Anticipate the structures needed as a result of reforms tothe immigration laws.4. Establish relationships with qualified legal defense networksthat meet the requirements of Catholic socialteaching.5. Design and offer educational materials for deaneries,parishes and schools that encourage an understanding ofthe issues of immigration in Church and national history(e.g., that the Catholic Church in the United States is aChurch of immigrants).6. Offer opportunities to provide information and guidanceon appropriate responses to issues of immigration,especially with respect to the Hispanic community.7. Advocate for policies that protect the dignity and rightsof immigrant inmates; and work toward just and humanetreatment of individuals detained on grounds of immigrationlaw.Objective 6.3.3: Promote and engage in advocacy efforts insupport of a broad legalization program and comprehensive immigrationreform based on the U.S. Bishops’ pastoral letter,Strangers No Longer: Together on the Journey of Hope.Lead Agents: Office of Catholic Faith Formation, CatholicCommunity Services of Western Washington, WashingtonState Catholic Conference.Co-Lead Agents: Pastors, Pastoral Coordinators andDeansAction Steps:1. Maximize the Church’s influence on immigration reformby promoting the principles enunciated in the U.S.Bishops’ pastoral letter, Strangers No Longer: Together onthe Journey of Hope.2. Promote awareness and formation regarding advocacyefforts dealing with the Church’s teaching on migrationand immigrants.3. Make contact with the Archdiocesan coordinator for theJustice for Immigrants Campaign to learn what informationand resources are available and to explore ways thatthe archdiocese can be of assistance.4. Inform parishioners at Mass and through other communicationsabout the parish’s commitment to immigrationreform and encourage active participation.5. Identify and reach out to the various organizations withinthe parish that can be collaborators in immigration14reform. See listing of prospective organizations.6. Convene a meeting of all interested parishioners and organizationsand work with the Archdiocesan Justice forImmigrants coordinator for advocacy efforts.7. Encourage parishioners to sign up with the WashingtonState Catholic Conference to receive news and actionalerts (via e-mail) on advocacy efforts.Objective 6.3.4: Fosters efforts to enact legislative and administrativereforms based on the principles articulated by thebishops.Lead Agents: Washington State Catholic Conference, Officeof Catholic Faith Formation.Co-Lead Agents: Pastors, Pastoral Coordinators andDeansAction Steps:1. Familiarize parishioners with the immigrant advocacyagenda, objectives, and messages.2. Formulate a strategy for parish involvement, includingmessages, messengers, and audiences.3. Coordinate with other advocacy groups in the communityfor joining forces.4. Coordinate advocacy campaigns, including letter-writing,phones calls and e-mails.26

PaRt III — Archdiocesan Priorities, Goals, Objectives and Action Steps / From Guests to Hosts5. Coordinate visits by parishioners to the offices of theirelected representatives.Objective 6.3.5: Organize Catholic networks to assist immigrantsto obtain basic immigration services.Lead Agents: Washington State Catholic Conference, CommunicationsOffice, Catholic Community Services of WesternWashington, Missions Office, Office of Catholic Faith FormationCo-Lead Agents: Pastors, Pastoral Coordinators andDeansAction Steps:1. Catholic organizations, qualified non-profit agenciesand appropriate chancery offices come together to createstrategies so that immigrants can have access to themost current immigration policy affecting them.2. Assist in developing and promoting a strategy and/orlegislation protecting immigrants against fraud.3. Continue to address the demand for legal services withother qualified non-profit agencies.4. The Missions Office, representing Catholic Relief Servicesand the Catholic Campaign for Human Development,will continue to be a source of information andcollaboration whenever possible.5. Seek to change the dehumanizing working and livingconditions in many of the migrant camps.6. Promote living wage legislation that enables workers toprovide for themselves and their families in dignity.7. Support laws to protect the rights and working conditionsof workers, including foreign-born workers.8. Address the dehumanizing effects of unjust immigrationlaw that force immigrants to postpone their religiousright to enter Catholic marriage.Part Iii27

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsCommunion in Mission (Luke 9:13b)They replied, “Five loaves and two fish are all we have.”Part IiiPRIORITY VII: FORMING HISPANICS INLEADERSHIPEncourage and provide training for Hispanic leadershipat parish, deanery and archdiocesan levels throughboth existing and specially-designed programs, andpromote access to their rightful place in the leadershipof their communities and the Church as awhole.Lead Agents: Deans, Pastors, PastoralCoordinators and parish staffGo a l 7.1: Identify, invite and providetraining for members of the Hispaniccommunity who may be called toleadership roles at all levels in the localChurch.Objective 7.1.1: Identify and invite membersof the Hispanic community whom God is callingto leadership roles.Action Steps:1. Identify Hispanic leaders who may have interest in andthe capacity for leadership in the parish, deanery andArchdiocese.2. Invite identified members of the Hispanic communityto become part of the leadership in parish, deanery andarchdiocesan structures.3. Identify individuals interested in pursuing advancededucational opportunities to become professional layecclesial ministers.4. Promote and support participation in pastoral programssuch as Christifideles (Seattle University) and other approvedprograms for Spanish-speaking and bilingual parishioners.5. Promote and support the professional development ofcurrent pastoral associates for Hispanic ministry.6. Make the appropriate funding consideration to promotethe development of lay ecclesial ministry among Hispanics.28Objective 7.1.2: Create leadership development training opportunitiesthat prepare Hispanic community members whoare called to leadership roles.Action Steps:1. Identify training programs for members of the Hispaniccommunity to participate in leadership roles onconsultative bodies or in parish/deanery ministry.2. Provide all parishes with informationabout existing training programs or modify/create programs specifically for the leadershiptraining of members of the Hispaniccommunity.3. Provide training and formation for membersof the Hispanic community in parishesequipped with adequate training resources.4. Encourage Hispanic members to attendtraining and provide assistance, where necessary,to make attendance possible.Objective 7.1.3: Establish regional networks of leaders whomeet locally and on an archdiocesan level in order to provideformation, support and networking, in collaboration with theOffice of Catholic Faith Formation.Action Steps:1. Review existing leadership structures in deaneries andother geographic regions that might provide an infrastructurefor regional networks of Hispanic leaders.2. Encourage the development of regional networks of HispanicMinistry leadership.3. Provide technical assistance and staff support for suchregional networks.PRIORITY VIII: STEWARDSHIPDevelop relevant stewardship models to empower theHispanic community to play a full and active role inthe life and development of the Church by becomingtrue stewards of the faith community.

PaRt III — Archdiocesan Priorities, Goals, Objectives and Action Steps / From Guests to HostsLead Agents: Office of Stewardship & Parish Stewardship,Deans, Pastors, Pastoral Coordinators and Parish staffGo a l 8.1: Increase awareness among all Catholicsabout the meaning of stewardship, challenge peopleto respond by making a commitment to live as stewardsof God’s gifts, and encourage them in that commitment.Lead Agents: All archdiocesan offices and ministriesCo-Lead Agents: Deans, Pastors, Pastoral Coordinatorsand Parish staffGo a l 9.1: Encourage all cultural groups to celebratetheir own traditions and to develop a deeper appreciationand understanding for cultural differences anddevotions.Objective 8.1.1: Promote stewardship in a variety of ways(preaching, printed materials, and other methods), with specialattention to the cultural and language needs of the Hispaniccommunity.Action Steps:1. Develop an action plan to increase awareness of stewardshipwithin the Hispanic community through preaching,bulletin inserts, religious education, and methodsthat are appropriate to the community.2. Explore the trends, factors, and research that influencestewardship as a way of life among the Hispanics.3. Make all printed stewardship materials user-friendly andin Spanish.4. Provide education about stewardship specifically forleaders of the Hispanic community.5. Identify members of the Hispanic community to be partof the stewardship team in the parish and to participatein training programs.6. Ask Hispanic parishioners, along with the rest of theparish, to make a commitment of time, talent, and treasureto the parish by using the archdiocesan parish stewardshipmaterials.7. Seek training opportunities that address stewardship andthe cultural nuances in the Hispanic community.8. Establish a deanery-wide Stewardship Commission todevelop a culturally-sensitive program that bolsters financialand lay leadership resources from the Hispaniccommunity.Objective 9.1.1: Identify ways in which Hispanics celebratetheir faith in ways different from, but supportive of, the largerCatholic faith tradition.Action Steps:1. Identify cultural groups that actively participate in parishcommunities and document the ways in which theycontribute to the richness of Catholic life in their parishes.2. Identify underserved communities not represented atexisting liturgies, activities, and events.3. Create a demographic survey for parishes to identifycultural communities and their needs, in collaborationwith the Office for Pastoral Planning & Research.4. Identify the traditions (devotions, sacramentals, etc.)from their parishioners’ countries of origin that theycould introduce to or sustain within the parish.5. Develop opportunities for the wider archdiocesan communityto actively participate in the cultural traditionsand devotions represented within the parish populations,in collaboration with the Office for Liturgy.6. Encourage parish-wide celebrations of bilingual andmulticultural events.Go a l 9.2: Archdiocesan offices, deaneries and parishescommit to a vision of Hispanic ministry basedon Encuentro, Communio, and Unity in Diversity.Objective 9.2.1: Articulate a vision of ministry based onecclesial integration.Part IiiPRIORITY IX: BUILDING RELATIONSHIPSACROSS CULTURESAffirm and nurture the culture of Hispanic people andbuild one diverse archdiocesan Catholic community.Action Steps:1. Seek opportunities to listen to the stories, perspectives, andpreferences of people from the different cultures and ethnicitiespresent in the archdiocese, deanery and parish.2. Recognize and affirm cultural, linguistic, and racial dif-29

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsPart Iiiferences as a gift from God not a problem to be solved,especially through parish events and bilingual or multiculturalliturgies.3. Promote the right of each Catholic cultural-ethnicgroup to have their own space to live and practice theirfaith in the context of the one parish community.4. Avoid the temptation to expect others to assimilate intoa one-size-fits-all group, program, or activity by allowingpeople to worship in their own language.5. Commit to achieve unity in diversity, not uniformity.Objective 9.2.2: Foster the inculturation of the Gospel inall cultures.Actions Steps:1. Become aware of your own cultural heritage and relateto people from other cultures with respect and appreciationof differences and commonalities.2. Utilize the concept of inculturation of the Gospel as apoint of reference in all ministry efforts, especially asthey refer to other cultural-ethnic groups other than thetraditional community.3. Be willing to be a bridge builder between people fromcultures rather than a gate-keeper of your own cultureand ministry.4. Avoid the tendency to see your culture as better or morevaluable than the cultures of others, and the we—theylanguage.5. Commit to the spirit of mission of the New Evangelizationand its ongoing transformation of all cultures by theGospel values.Objective 9.2.3: Plan with the people, not for the people.Action Steps:1. Listen and welcome the unique perspectives of the differentcultural-ethnic communities being served.2. Include people from diverse communities, from the beginning,in the development of plans, programs, and activities,especially in the planning of events and specialliturgies.3. Utilize the language of ministry TO, WITH, and FROMpeople from the unique cultures and ethnicities presentin your parish.4. Build community in everything you do within each cultural-ethnicgroup and between all of them as one bodyof Christ.Objective 9.2.4: Broaden the understanding of cultural andethnic groups, programs, and structures and cast a biggernet.Action Steps:1. Recognize the unique lived experiences, needs, and aspirationsof each cultural-ethnic community in your parish,deanery or archdiocese.2. Understand the existence of more than one culturalethnicgroup in your parish as a blessing, and as the firststep towards ecclesial integration among all.3. Promote the formation of culturally specific groups andapostolic movements as effective means of evangelizationand community building.4. Avoid the perception that allowing the formation ofculturally specific groups creates division or separation.5. Commit to create welcoming spaces for all Catholicpeople living in your parish.30

PaRt III — Archdiocesan Priorities, Goals, Objectives and Action Steps / From Guests to HostsLiturgy & Prayer Life (Luke 9:16-17)Then taking the five loaves and the two fish, and looking up to heaven, he said the blessing overthem, broke them, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd. They all ate and weresatisfied. And when the leftover fragments were picked up, they filled twelve wicker baskets.PRIORITY X: SACRAMENTS, WORSHIP &CELEBRATIONFacilitate the celebration of the Sunday Liturgy andthe other Sacraments in the cultural context that bestensures Hispanics’ active, conscious and full participationin parishes and in archdiocesancelebrations, and foster their rich prayerlife and traditions.4. Encourage parishes to plan for bilingual liturgies and/orSpanish-only liturgies where needed.Objective 10.1.2: Provide materials, training and supportservices to parishes so that they can appropriately respond tothe liturgical and sacramental needs of their members,especially HispanicsLead Agent: Liturgy OfficeLead Agent: Liturgy OfficeCo-lead Agents: PastorsGo a l 10.1: Bring parish communitiestogether in worship and celebrationand respond to people’s felt need to worshipGod in their own cultural ways andtraditions.Objective 10.1.1: Provide policies, bilingual personneland support services that permit parishes to respond appropriatelyto the liturgical needs of all their members, especiallythose from the Hispanic Community.Lead Agents: Office of the Vicar for Clergy, Liturgy OfficeCo-lead Agents: Pastors, Pastoral Coordinators and DeansAction Steps:1. Encourage priests in parishes with Hispanic members tolearn Spanish and provide opportunities for such learning.2. Identify and determine which cultural devotions andfeasts the parish honors as parish celebrations and recommendhow best to plan and present them.3. Assist parish leadership and parish communities to respectdifferent styles of devotion so that Catholics fromdifferent cultures will have the opportunity to expresstheir faith.Action Steps:1. Encourage the use of Spanish in archdiocesancelebrations, including the Rite ofElection, confirmations, and pastoral visitsby the Archbishop and his auxiliaries.2. Assist priests in parishes without Hispanicministry to know how to respond to requestsfrom Hispanic parishioners for traditional blessings(e.g., presentaciones, quinceañeras, masses for deceased,etc.).3. Assist parishes in celebrating liturgies in the languagethat meets the needs of the people.4. Identify or develop, and make available to parishes, resourcesto facilitate good liturgy in Hispanic communities:e.g., rituals, guidelines, models of bilingual celebrations,and internet resources.5. Develop formats and guidelines for bilingual celebrationsof the Triduum where needed.Objective 10.1.3: Ensure that liturgies and sacraments areavailable to Spanish-speaking and other non-English-speakingcommunities throughout the Archdiocese of Seattle.Action Steps:1. Provide deaneries and parishes with estimates of thenumbers of Catholics within their boundaries whomight need liturgies and/or sacraments in a languageother than English, in collaboration with the Office ofPastoral Planning & Research.Part Iii31

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to Hosts2. Develop pastoral plans by deaneries specifying the waysin which they will minister to the needs of Spanishspeakingpeoples within the deanery through the provisionof liturgies and sacraments.3. Provide parishes with materials to educate the parishcommunities to value and participate in bilingual celebrationsand appreciate the different ways and traditionsthe various communities celebrate.4. Train liturgical ministers and musicians for bilingual andmulticultural liturgical celebrations.5. Establish new Spanish language/bilingual choirs in parishcommunities and provide support for existing ones.Objective 10.2.2: Develop and support apostolic movementsthat have particular relevance in the prayer life of the Hispaniccommunity.Action Steps:1. Make facilities available, as appropriate, to church relatedapostolic groups that encourage the growth in faithof parishioners.2. Meet with the parish leadership of the apostolic movementson a regular basis to offer pastoral advice and supportand to promote both the unity of the parish and asense of welcome and belonging.Part IiiGo a l 10.2: Welcome Hispanic parishioners into allaspects of parish life.Objective 10.2.1: Welcome Hispanics into parish life throughcelebrations and sacraments sensitive to their needs, cultureand traditions.Action Steps:1. Celebrate blessings and other popular religious customsin parish settings, especially during regularly-scheduledparish liturgies.2. Identify or develop, and make available resources (rituals,prayers, blessings, and explanations) for populardevotions (e.g., presentaciones, tres años, novenas,promesas, processions, quinceañera celebrations, specialmasses, etc.) in collaboration with the Vicar for HispanicMinistry.3. Publicly recognize lay people, including Hispanics, forliturgical ministries in the presence of the entire community.4. Develop bicultural or multicultural planning committeesfor major liturgical celebrations during the liturgicalyear in parishes where the liturgies are celebrated inSpanish.5. Compile a list of major Hispanic religious feasts, to includethose specific to cultures other than Mexican, andrecommend ways in which these feasts should be celebratedat archdiocesan, deanery and/or parish levels, incollaboration with the Vicar for Hispanic Ministry andthe Office of the Vicar for Clergy.Objective 10.2.3: Develop and implement liturgical andspiritual formation programs for Spanish-speaking and bilingualmembers of the parish.Action Steps:1. Develop and offer days of reflection, retreats, seminarsand holy hours for Spanish-speaking parishioners andencourage their participation, in collaboration with thepastors.2. Develop and implement a series of workshops on prayerand spirituality for the Hispanic community.3. Develop and promote spiritual retreat opportunities inSpanish that will be offered to the general public, in collaborationwith The Palisades Retreat Center.4. Encourage Hispanic Catholics to work with the CatholicYouth Organization (CYO) for the use of archdiocesancamp facilities.Objective 10.2.4: Provide guidelines and programs that respondto particular sacramental needs of Hispanic Catholics.1. Develop celebrations in Spanish of sacraments, especiallythe sacraments of initiation when there are largenumbers.2. Develop guidelines for the celebration of sacramentalsas they relate to major feast days.3. Prepare guidelines for the celebration of Quinceañerasand Presentaciones.32

Part iv— Parish Pastoral Planning Tool for the Development of Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsPart IVParish Pastoral Planning Tool15for the Development of Hispanic MinistryNo t e: Before engaging in parish pastoral planning efforts, it is most important that pastors and their parish staff and/orpastoral planning team read through the Basic Questions on the Implementation of the Pastoral Plan section of PartIII. It clearly outlines some of the steps parishes need to take in conjunction with the deanery and the Archdiocese ofSeattle. On the other hand, those parishes already with an established Hispanic ministry should still use this tool tofurther develop their ministry in a more comprehensive way and continue reporting their efforts to the deaneries.The following pastoral planning tool is designedto assist pastors and parish leaders in the developmentof Hispanic ministry. The tool offers adevelopmental sequence of three phases and nine steps thatbring Hispanic Catholics from guests to hosts, from newcomersto stewards of their parish community. The firstthree steps emphasize the need for Hispanics to strengthentheir Catholic identity. The second set of steps focuses onHispanics developing a sense of belonging to the faith community.The last three steps bring Hispanics into achievinga sense of ownership and active stewardship in the parish.The nine steps can be used as a road map that helpsidentify at what level of development a particular parishmay be in regard to Hispanic ministry; and what action isneeded to further develop this ministry. Each step includesa check list to make sure that Hispanic ministry is beingdeveloped in a comprehensive manner. Suggested actionfor consideration by the pastor and his pastoral planningteam is also included in each step.Keenly aware that each parish is unique, it is up tothe pastor and his leadership team, including Hispanics, toidentify and implement the pastoral actions most needed intheir parish at a particular time.1 st Phase of Development: Strengthening theCatholic Identity of the Hispanic FaithfulStep 1: Meet Hispanic Catholics where they are at (outreach).This step involves becoming aware of the Hispanicpresence in the parish. The task for the parish leadershipis to see and relate to Hispanics in a true spiritof mission, just like Jesus did. The relevant pastoralpriority to further strengthen the pastoral planningin this step is Social Justice and Human Dignity.See action steps under the mentioned priority.Suggested actions:Engage in outreach efforts by visiting the Hispanic communitywith good news:Promote “home blessings” by the pastor as opportunitiesfor outreach and welcoming.Carry out home visits, welcoming dinners, and after-Mass social events.Offer a “welcome wagon” type service that specificallyprovides parish information and outreach to newcomersin Spanish.Train ushers or other parish greeters who are bilingualin ways to reach out to newcomers who may not speakEnglish.Part iV33

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsAffirm the gifts and contributions of the Hispanic community.Invite Hispanics to the parish community as a homeaway from home.Archdiocese with mutual respect and cooperation.The relevant pastoral priorities to further strengthenthe pastoral planning in this step are Catechesis andHispanic Youth. See action steps under the mentionedpriority.Part iVStep 2: Make people feel at home (hospitality and welcome).Establishing a Mass in Spanish, particularly the SundayLiturgy, is the most visible sign that Hispanics arewelcome in a parish. In most cases the establishmentof a Mass in Spanish leads to the formation of a Hispanicpastoral team. The relevant pastoral prioritiesto further strengthen the pastoral planning in thisstep are Sacraments, Worship & Celebration. Seeaction steps under the mentioned priority.Suggested actions:Provide parish space for the Hispanic community where theycan be themselves and develop a sense of identity as HispanicCatholics:Offer weekly Sunday Mass in Spanish.Provide worship aides (e.g., missalettes and song books)in Spanish.Hire bilingual support (e.g., a receptionist and/or bilinguallay ecclesial ministers) to tend to the needs of theHispanic community.Allow the use of parish facilities for meeting and otherrelevant activities for Hispanic Catholics.Identify individuals who can act as a bridge between thepastor/staff and the Hispanic community when requestinguse of facilities.Pastor, parish staff, parish council and financial councilseek the opportunity to officially introduce themselvesand welcome the Hispanic community to the parish.Step 3: Develop and form ministries and ministers (organizing).Suggested actions:Encourage the Hispanic community to provide for their ownministerial needs and aspirations:Promote the active participation of Hispanic parishionersin liturgical ministries such as altar servers, ushers,sacristans, lectors, extraordinary Eucharistic ministers,and pastoral musicians.Offer training programs for Spanish-speaking and bilingualliturgical ministers: readers, Eucharistic ministers,ushers.Promote the active participation in archdiocesan trainingsessions such as the Liturgical Ministry Institute and/other training opportunities in Spanish.Have parish staff and leaders work with the Hispaniccommunity to develop a comprehensive ministry.Identify potential Hispanic leadership in the community.Invite Hispanic parishioners to participate in the pastoralplanning process.Have the pastoral council or finance council considerand assign appropriate resources to support Hispanicministry as essential to the mission and life of the parish.Invite pastors and corresponding parish staff to becomeacquainted with religious traditions such as Quinceañerasand presentaciones and take training or workshopson them.Celebrate Quinceañera celebrations in accord withArchdiocesan guidelines.Once Hispanic Catholics have the ecclesial spaceto pray and to worship in the context of their ownculture they are extremely successful in buildingcommunity among themselves and developing ministries.At the same time, the Hispanic communityrelates to the rest of the parish community and to the2 nd Phase of Development: Fostering a Sense ofBelonging in a New and Diverse CommunityStep 4: Build relationships across cultures and ministries tobuild and nurture the wider community.34

Part iv— Parish Pastoral Planning Tool for the Development of Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsThis step focuses on building relationships across culturesand ministries. Its central task is to bring allmembers in the parish to a common understandingof themselves as one and culturally diverse Catholiccommunity. The task is accomplished by helpingeach community expand their comfort zone throughpositive common experiences. Consider the followingideas for your parish. The relevant pastoral priorityto further strengthen the pastoral planning in thisstep is Building Relationships across Cultures. Seeaction steps under the mentioned priority.Suggested actions:Pastors and parish staff, in close collaboration with Hispanics,identify and foster the opportunities for the Hispanic communityto share their stories, religious traditions and culturalrichness:Commit to preserve the Hispanic community’s own culturalvalues, language and traditions.Seek opportunities to learn about the Hispanic community’sculture, language and religious traditions.Celebrate liturgy and prayer life together intra-Hispaniccommunity and with other ministries and cultures.Promote special celebrations, feast days or prayers offeredon a regular basis for members of the diverse parish community(e.g., bilingual or multicultural celebrations).Promote those legitimate Marian devotions particularto the Hispanic diversity in your parish community (seeAppendix B).Promote the publication of all Mass intentions in theparish, including Hispanics’, through a common list.Build relationships, community and unity between Hispanicsfrom different countries of origin and with theother cultural communities and ministries of the parish.Promote community-building events (e.g., festivals, picnics,potlucks) to which all members of the parish areinvited.Promote collaboration among cultures and ministries,especially when organizing common parish-wide eventssuch as parish picnics, ministry fairs, and bilingual ormulticultural liturgies.Step 5: Champion leadership development and formation forHispanic children, youth and adults.This step calls for the parish to commit resources tothe leadership development and formation of Hispanicsin different ministerial areas. Its central taskis to develop a Hispanic leadership base and to mentorHispanics into leadership positions within theparish structure and even at the diocesan level. Therelevant pastoral priority to further strengthen thepastoral planning in this step is Catholic Education& Faith Formation. See action steps under the mentionedpriority.Suggested actions:Parishes learn and seek opportunities for ongoing faith formationand training for Hispanic leadership:Make religious education for children available in appropriatelanguages and coordinate it with religious educationthroughout the parish.Offer a sacramental preparation program for parents inSpanish.Invest time, talent and resources in certificates and programsthat are accessible to the Hispanic community.Provide formational opportunities such as workshops onintercultural communication and skill development formembers of the Parish Council and the Hispanic pastoralteam.Bilingual training on a particular catechetical project,liturgical ministry or parish-wide programs like Renew,Disciples in Mission, youth rallies and others.Support Hispanics and have them recognized as ministersby the entire parish community.Conduct a public blessing (commissioning) of lay people,including Hispanics, for liturgical ministries in thepresence of the entire community.Step 6: Open wide the doors to the decision making process.The main focus of this step is to secure the participationof Hispanics in the parish’s decision-makingprocess. It involves making room for Hispanics tobe included in the parish council, financial councilPart iV35

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to Hostsand other consultative bodies such as school boards,ministry commissions and apostolic movements. Therelevant pastoral priorities to further strengthen thepastoral planning in this step are Catechesis andForming Hispanics into Leadership. See actionsteps under the mentioned priority.Suggested actions:Open up the doors to the decision-making process and providea space at the table where decisions are made on matters affectingthe Hispanic community:Include Hispanics in parish structures as parish staff, parishcouncil members, finance council, liturgical commissionsand other pertinent parish structures.Give Hispanics an active voice in the life and directionof the faith community as a whole.Evaluate and rearticulate the parish’s mission statementto reflect the diversity of the parish to guarantee the participationof the Hispanic community.Bring Hispanic ministry out of isolation into a pastoralteamwork (communion in mission).Ask pastors and pastoral councils to review the parishvision and mission and to include the needs of the Hispaniccommunity.Plan with the Hispanic community, not for the Hispaniccommunity by including Hispanic leadership in theplanning process and decision-making.of the different cultural groups present in the faith community.h Planning is done in a collaborative style and the differentethnic communities contribute their own uniquetalents and resources to a common project.h The leadership view crisis as opportunities for growth.h Move from being the ‘diversity’ in the parish to beingmembers of a culturally diverse parish community onequal footing with all the other members.The relevant pastoral priorities to further strengthen the pastoralplanning in this step is Hispanic Vocations & ContinuingEducation for Clergy and Stewardship. Please see additionalaction steps under the mentioned priority.Suggested actions:Pastors and parish staff find meaningful ways to be involved inthe life of the faith community:Provide tutoring or other educational support servicesfor children of newcomers (especially English as a SecondLanguage for families) in public schools.Provide opportunities to access or contact public healthor social services through the parish (Department of Socialand Health Services, Catholic Community Servicesof Western Washington).Address the immigration needs of Hispanic families andindividuals as an issue of peace and justice.Respond to the needs and aspirations of their familiesand communities.Part iV3 rd Phase of Development: Achieving the Ownershipand Stewardship among Hispanic FaithfulStep 7: Pastors and parish affirm a sense of ownership forthe Hispanic community to strengthen communio in the widerparish community.Signs that a parish has reached this level of ecclesial integrationof Hispanics may include:h The pastor is fully bilingual.h The parish bulletin is bilingual and has at its center themission statement of a parish that defines itself as a culturallydiverse faith community.h The members of the pastoral council are representativeAssist families and children in dealing with the culturalgap encountered by difference of cultural values.Become more involved in addressing:h School dropout rates among Hispanics and offereducational support;h Youth, gangs, violence and drugs.Promote human dignity and just legislation in the areasof immigration, education, right to life and humanrights, border issues, labor and wage issues, and environment.Help recent immigrants to adapt to the receiving cultureby providing survival skills classes dealing with language,laws, and customs.Recognize Hispanics as part of the parish leadership and36

Part iv— Parish Pastoral Planning Tool for the Development of Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to Hostsstructure as members on equal terms.Step 8: Promote ownership and stewardship by putting giftsof the Hispanic community to work for the wider parish community.Establish a stewardship committee with Hispanic participation.Promote a spirituality of stewardship among Hispanicparishioners in Spanish.Offer training and materials on stewardship in Spanish.Parishes that have reached Step 8, find in its Hispanicmembers a great source of time, talent and treasure inthe service of the entire faith community. The mosteffective way to promote stewardship among Hispanicsis to have a pastor that knows them, visits themand invites them personally to get involved and togive generously. Signs that a parish has reached thislevel of development include:h The number of baptized Hispanic children on a givenyear is high. The number of First Communions andConfirmations is also on the rise.h The contribution of Hispanics in terms of volunteer servicesand ministries in parishes with matured Hispanicministry is extensive.h Their financial contribution is ever more significant asmore Hispanics see their children grow in the context ofa Catholic faith community that is their own they feelcompelled to give more generously.The relevant pastoral priority to further strengthen thepastoral planning in this step is Stewardship. See actionssteps under mentioned priority.Suggested actions:Pastors invite Hispanics to contribute time, talent and treasureto build a culturally diverse faith community that is their own:Ask pastors to promote stewardship by example.Ask pastors to promote stewardship with a biblical foundation,since this is most appealing to the Hispanic community.Ask pastors to promote hospitality as a basic tenant ofstewardship.Personally invite newcomers to participate in volunteeropportunities or consultative structures.Identify Hispanic leadership to participate in stewardshipopportunities offered by the archdiocese.Step 9: Achieve full commitment to the life and mission ofthe parish.Parishes that reach this level of development identifythemselves as culturally diverse faith communities.Pastoral planning is done taking into considerationthe needs, aspirations and contributions of all parishioners,Hispanic and otherwise. The pastor and hisstaff, as well as the members of the parish council,financial council and other consultative bodies includeleaders representing the cultural diversity ofthe parish. Members of these bodies see themselvesas bridge-people and bring unity to the parish communityin its different pastoral priorities, programsand activities.It is important to keep in mind that the migrationpattern of Hispanics is very high. A parish on thisstage of development, with a well established Hispaniccommunity, may experience a significant influxof new Hispanic immigrants. This means thatthe parish as a whole needs to be ready to welcomethe newcomers so that they may also benefit from ahealthy process of ecclesial integration. This new effortdoes not mean going back to point zero. For theculturally diverse parish community will have theexperience, skills and capabilities of welcoming thenewcomers in a truly Catholic way.The relevant pastoral priority to further strengthen thepastoral planning in this step is Building RelationshipsAcross Cultures. See action steps under the mentionedpriority.Suggested actions:Pastors, staff, and the Hispanic community commit tostrengthen the unity of the parish while honoring its diversity:Invite parishioners to build a culturally diverse communitythat is their own.Part iVChallenge all to become active participants of the faith37

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to Hostscommunity in which all cultures are transformed byGospel values to be leaven for the kingdom of God insociety.Form lay ecclesial ministers to be “bridge-people” in thecontext of culturally diverse parish.Promote cultural diversity as a richness that strengthensthe parish’s Catholic identity.Pastors and staff are constantly alert and ready to inviteand welcome newcomers in their midst.Provide periodical workshops on hospitality and welcoming.Invite parishioners to take advantage of other trainingopportunities in regard to hospitality.Become bridge-people by ministering with Catholics ofall cultural backgrounds.Evaluate hospitality efforts directed toward the Hispaniccommunity.Part iV38

Acknowledgements / From Guests to HostsAcknowledgementsProject Steering Committee: Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S. (Chair), Very Rev. Paul Magnano (Vice-Chair), Very Rev. Jay DeFolco,Very Rev. K. Scott Connolly, Rev. Vince Pastro, Rev. Patrick J. McDermott, Rev. Michael O’Brien, Rev. Michael Tyrrell, SJ, Rev.Horacio Yañez, Rev. Anthony Haycock, Rev. Philip Bloom, Rev. Richard Gallagher, Rev. Conrrado Aquino, M.Sp.S., Rev. AbrahamCueva, Sr. Joyce Cox, B.V.M., Sr. Amalia Camacho, C.S.J.P., Sr. Diana Quintanilla, M.R.F., Dcn. Ted Rodríguez, Patti Repikoff, GudeliaAlejo, Silverio Vivanco, and Felipe Maqueda.Adjunct Staff (Support for Subcommittees): Christine Taylor (Chancellor), Pat Sursely (Administration & Finance), Rick Fersh(Stewardship and Development), Scott Bader (Stewardship and Development), Mary Santi (Human Resources), Mary Cross (Formation,Sacramental Preparation), José Ramírez (Formation), Rich Shively (Vocations), Stephen Hueffed (Youth and Young Adults),Jenny Resendez (Youth and Young Adults), Carolyn Lassek (Sacramental Preparation and Liturgy), Greg Magnoni (Communications),Karen Tarabochia (Catholic Schools), Joe Womac (Fulcrum Foundation), Mary Beth Celio (Pastoral Planning and Research),Sarah Swaner (Library Media Resources), Bill Hallerman (Archdiocesan Housing Authority), J.L. Drouhard (Missions Office), and Sr.Sharon Park, O.P. (Washington State Catholic Conference).Project Staff (Support for Project Committee): Isaac E Govea, Erica Cohen Moore, and Dennis O’Leary.Writing Committee: Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, M.Sp.S., Very Rev. K. Scott Connolly, Isaac E Govea, Mary Beth Celio, Erica CohenMoore, and Dennis O’Leary.Special thanks and acknowledgement: Alejandro Aguilera-Titus of the Secretariat for Hispanic Affairs of the United States Conferenceof Catholic Bishops for his invaluable ecclesial and pastoral insights in the consultation process, José Ramírez Lomelí for thetranslation of the English text into Spanish, and David Embleton for the graphic production.With a sense of community that is brought by our pastoral reflection, we pray with the whole Church of the Archdiocese of Seattle:Off to BethsaidaTo a resting placeYou take the TwelveBut have no hiding placeIn search of Your WordA restless migrating crowdCrowns You with the callTo embrace allAs a Gracious HostYou instruct the Twelve“Dismiss them notGive them to eat”Bewildered and puzzledThe Twelve reply“Five loaves and two fishAre all we have”Looking above,You bless, You breakGive to the TwelveThe hungry You feedYou taught us to serveYou taught us to shareConverting fish and loavesAs the sign of our faith39We welcome, we embraceAnd we make room for graceTo empower the lowlyWho seek Your embraceAs one and diverseMay Your Church reflectMulti-fold traditionsCultures and tonguesIn FORMATIONYou enlighten our faithThat we may learn your waysIn SOLIDARITYYou help bring justice and peaceTo the least among usIn COMMUNION in MISSIONYou encourage us to giveOur generous giftsFor the good of allIn LITURGY and PRAYER LIFEYou strengthen our hopeYou nurture our loveWe put into actionThe sign of our faithAmen. 16Acknowledgements

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsAppendix AQ & A: Engaging Hispanic Ministryin the Archdiocese of SeattleQ: Is Hispanic Ministry only about establishing a Mass inSpanish?A: No. Ministry to and among Hispanics should not be reducedonly to the establishment of a Mass in Spanish.From Guests to Hosts addresses the major areas of ministryto be developed: Formation, Solidarity, Communionin Mission, and Liturgy & Prayer Life. They are tied tothe dimensions of Christian life described in the multiplicationof the fish and the loaves (Lk 9:10-17). Such developmentis at the heart of what the Church, as a signof Christ’s presence, does in its mission of service to allCatholics.Church? Isn’t cultural assimilation the fastest way ofachieving this goal?A: No. Ecclesial integration should not be confused withcultural assimilation. The Catholic Church has longbeen able to extend its mission to all cultures throughoutits history through the practice of the inculturation ofthe Gospel. Our own Archdiocesan vision, A Future Fullof Hope, encourages us to welcome cultural groups bymaking use of this long-lasting and rich tradition by statingthat “the Church [must] continue to celebrate its culturaldiversity as one that must be woven, not blended, into thefabric of each parish community.”AppendixQ: What other supports are required for an effective Hispanicministry?A: Sometimes basic social services are required for migrantworkers such as food, housing and clothing, as well associal, medical and legal support. It is not required thatthe local parish provide all these services, but clergy andlay are encouraged to cooperate with local agencies toinsure basic social support for Hispanic peoples in theirarea who come to the parish for help.Q: Why is culture such a determining factor for Hispanicoutreach in the Archdiocese of Seattle?A: Two things happen when people are viewed through thelens of their cultural identity. First, many people’s greatestneeds come into focus. Second, appreciation of cultureleads to appreciation of a people’s greatest gifts andstrengths. 17 It is the hope of the Archdiocese of Seattleboth to provide for the specific needs of the Hispaniccommunity and to put their gifts to work to build ourlocal Church as a culturally diverse Church.Q: How is the Archdiocese of Seattle integrating the Hispaniccommunity into the life and mission of our localQ: Why doesn’t the Archdiocese just develop a one-sizefits-all“multicultural” model?A: For the most part, multicultural models have been implementedin dioceses which have multiple cultural-ethnicgroups and are trying to find ways of achieving “communion.”Sometimes, because of financial challenges,different offices are consolidated under one. This modelworks with the lowest common denominators amongdifferent cultural-ethnic groups and does well in addressingcommon pastoral issues. However, the modelbreaks down or lacks ecclesial clarity when it does notaddress the specific pastoral needs of each cultural-ethnicgroup.Q: Is the Archdiocese of Seattle creating a parallel structureby allowing the Hispanic community to haveMasses and services in Spanish?A: No. The Archdiocese of Seattle is creating an ecclesialspace whereby the Hispanic community or any othercultural-ethnic group is given the opportunity to establisha sense of belonging into the parish from a positionof strength. A parallel structure, however, is usuallythe result of a lack of pastoral response, or even lack of40

Appendix A — Engaging Hispanic Ministry in the Archdiocese of Seattle Q & A / From Guests to Hostsknowledge of how to effectively develop or engage thisministry, and sometimes neglect at the decision-makinglevel.Q: How does a parish achieve the full ecclesial integrationof Hispanics?A: Good, consistent pastoral practices in parishes haveshown that Hispanics achieve full ecclesial integrationwhen a pastor and his staff take ownership of and becomeinvolved with the Hispanic community. This notonly averts potential pastoral problems, but approacheschallenge as opportunities for growth and building community,facilitating a process of integration from beingguests to hosts, from newcomers to stewards of the parishcommunity.Q: Are bilingual or multicultural Masses encouraged tobegin Hispanic ministry?A: The Archdiocese of Seattle does not generally encouragebeginning Hispanic ministry with a bilingual or multiculturalMass. For this to be of benefit to the local parishcommunity, all the cultural-ethnic groups involved,including the traditional community, must have anappreciation of each others cultures, gifts and contributionsand there must be a commitment to encuentro andcommunio by the local pastor and parish staff. However,bilingual or multicultural Masses should be sought ascommunity building opportunities, especially on parishwideor cultural feasts days.Q: Are parishes and Catholic organizations obligated toassist those who may have migrated into the UnitedStates without the proper documentation?A: Yes. We have no basis to be checking the immigrant statusof those seeking assistance, but we do have a moraland religious obligation to assist and nourish, both physicallyand spiritually, those in need.Q: But doesn’t this put us in conflict with civil law?A: No. Quite the contrary, the Gospel mandate “to loveand serve our neighbor” and the freedom to exercisereligion in the United States, become the bases in oursupporting the dignity of the immigrants who look forour assistance.Q: What about baptizing immigrants who do not have legaldocumentation?A: The parish may not refuse baptism on the basis of a lackof parish registration, immigration status, and/or language.Migrants and refugees are to be afforded the sameopportunity to have their children baptized and raisedin the Catholic faith as all other Catholics around theworld. Parishes should accommodate their preparationaround the life of migrants and newly arrived immigrants.Q: Does the same principle apply to marriage ceremoniesof immigrants?A: What is said of baptism can be said of all the sacramentsincluding marriage. Canon law notes that the faithfulhave a right to sacraments provided they are properlydisposed. Marriage preparation needs to be suited to thesituation of the Hispanic community while fulfilling therequirement of the Universal Church as well as the policiesand procedures of the Archdiocese of Seattle.Q: Sometimes couples request sacramental marriageswithout wanting them recorded or noted civilly due totheir legal immigration status, can we do this?A: No. In fact conducting such weddings even out of goodintention may be detrimental to the couple, their legalstatus and even the Church in unintended ways. While itis lamentable that the immigration system of the UnitedStates is quite challenging, those who attempt marriageswithout legal paperwork run the risk of being deportedand permanently banned from the United States.Q: But what about couples who get married civilly inMexico or in a civil ceremony at the Mexican consulatelocally and then want the Church to bless theirbond?A: The pastor can certainly bless the bond as a convalidation;however the couple, themselves, still run the samelegal risks should the United States government find outthey have attempted marriage while seeking a change oflegal status.Appendix A41

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsAppendix BLatin American Marian Feast Daysfor the United States CalendarDue to the recent Hispanic population increase in the U.S., the U.S. Bishops have approved theinclusion of Marian feast days from 15 Latin-American countries and Puerto Rico in the UnitedStates Sacramentary in the Spanish language. The feast days are waiting confirmation from theVatican. They come from places where Mary, under a different title, is the national patron.Here is the list of proposed dates in the United States liturgical calendar.Appendix Bh January 21, Our Lady of Altagracia, Dominican Republich February 2, Our Lady of Copacabana, Boliviah February 3, Our Lady of Suyapa, Hondurash May 8, Our Lady of Luján, Argentina.h July 9, Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá, Columbiah July 16, Our Lady of Carmen del Maipú, Chileh August 2, Our Lady of the Angels, Costa Ricah September 8, Our Lady of Caridad del Cobre, Cubah September 11, Our Lady of Coromoto, Venezuelah First Saturday of November, Our Lady of the 33 Easterners, Uruguayh November 19, Our Lady of the Divine Providence, Puerto Ricoh November 21, Our Lady of Quinche, Ecuadorh December 8, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Nicaragua and Panamáh December 8, Our Lady of Caacupé, Paraguayh First Saturday in December, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas Archdiocesan Celebrationh December 12, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Méxicoh Other Spanish-speaking Latin American countries that do not have Mary as a patroness do have important Mariandevotions. They are:h Our Lady of the Peace, El Salvadorh Our Lady of the Rosary, Guatemalah Our Lady of Mercy, Perúh Our Lady of Aparecida, Brazilh Our Lady of Antipolo, Philippines42

Appendix C: Chronological Development of Masses in Spanish / From Guests to HostsAppendix CChronological Development of Masses in Spanish1967–1971 Immaculate Conception, Seattle1998–2003 St. Yves, Harmony1972–1973 St. Benedict, Seattle1999–present St. Joseph, Sequim1973–1981 Blessed Sacrament, Seattle2000–present Church of the Assumption, Bellingham1978–1985 Immaculate Conception, Mount Vernon 2000–present St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Bothell1977–present St. John, Vancouver2001–present St. Philomena, Des Moines1978–1986 St. Anthony, Kent2002–present St. Joseph, Chehalis1978–present Holy Family, Seattle2003–present St. Francis, Friday Harbor1981–1983 St. James Cathedral, Seattle2003–present Sacred Heart, Lacey1983–present St. Mary, Seattle2003–present St. Michael, Snohomish1983–present Sacred Heart, Tacoma2004–present St. Francis Cabrini, Lakewood1983–present St. Joseph, Lynden2004–present St. Thomas, Tukwila1984–present St. Andrew, Sumner2004–present St. Edward, Seattle1985–present St. Charles, Burlington2005–present Holy Trinity, Bremerton1986–present Christ the King (Cristo Rey), Seattle 2005–present St. Theresa, Federal Way1987–1988 Immaculate Conception, Everett2005–present Blessed Teresa of Calcutta1989 –present St. Mary, Seaview2006–present Immaculate Conception, Everett1989 –present St. Lawrence, Raymond2006–present Pius X, Mountlake Terrace1990–present St. Louise, Bellevue1990–present Sacred Heart, Winlock1990–present St. Philip, Woodland1992–present St. Edward, Shelton1992–2002 St. Mary, Centralia1993–present Immaculate Conception, Mount Vernon1993–present St. Anne, Forks1993–present St. Rose de Viterbo, Longview1993–1994 Our Lady of Good Help, Hoquiam Grays Harbor1993–1995 St. Edward, Seattle1994–present St. Mary, Aberdeen1994–Present St. Mary of the Valley, Monroe1995–present St. Mary, Marysville1995–present Prince of Peace, Belfair1996–present Holy Spirit, Kent1996–present Sacred Heart, Enumclaw1996–present St. Mary Star of the Sea, Port Townsend1996–present St. Olaf, PoulsboAppendix C43

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsAppendix DTerminology Related to Hispanic MinistryThe following tool is offered to address some common and not so common pastoral and culturalterminology as it relates to Hispanic ministry. This tool can be used for a fruitful discussion orreflection regarding culture and/or Hispanic ministry.Appendix DAcculturation: A social process whereby an ethnic-culturalgroup adapts to a new culture.Bicultural: Someone who embodies the values, traditionsand expressions of two different cultures and feels comfortablemoving from one to the other, thus bringingthem together in a harmonious way.Bilingual: The capacities to speak, read, and/or write twodifferent languages at some level..Braceros: From the Spanish root word, “arms” describes theMexican nationals who participated in the bi-lateral laboragreement that provided farm workers to work in thefarms and fields in both Western and Eastern Washingtonas well as throughout the United States.Bridge-people: Committed Catholics who are willing andhave the desire and skills to engage people from differentcultural backgrounds and ethnicities, and are effectivein developing relationships and collaborating across culturesand ministries.Campesino: The Spanish word for a field worker, farm worker,or a laborer who performs manual labor in a farm.Communio: The unity of the local Church with Christ madevisible through the pastoral leadership of the bishop,celebrating faith through the sacraments, especially theEucharist.Communion in mission: See “Pastoral de Conjunto.”Culture: The self established and communicated identity ofa given group’s way of doing things, way of feeling, andway of understanding by way of a given framework of symbolsand ritual actions through which it understands theworld.Cultural assimilation: A process by which members of anethnic-cultural group, typically immigrants, or otherminority groups, are “absorbed” into an established,generally larger community. This presumes a loss of allor many characteristics of its identity which make thenewcomers different. A region or society where assimilationis occurring is sometimes referred to as a “melting18pot.”Dominant culture: A culture whose tendency is to absorb orassimilate other cultures.Ecclesial integration: Unlike “integration” in the social orpolitical context, ecclesial integration is the process wherebymost recent arrivals adapt to the receiving culture:language, laws, customs; the in-coming cultural-ethniccommunity maintains its own cultural values, languageand traditions; and the receiving culture is enriched andstrengthened in its Catholic identity. As a result bothcultures are transformed by the Holy Spirit into a newPentecost.Ecclesial space: An ecclesial space is understood as a welcomingenvironment in which participants from a givencultural group are free to express their Christian andparish identity from within their cultural context. Thisecclesial space is comprised of time, space, structural andattitudinal elements of hospitality. To the extent thatsuch an ecclesial space is provided in parishes and faithcommunities, it will be possible for the cultural communitiesto be fully integrated into the wider communityand share their gifts and talents.Encuentro: Ecclesial opportunities of bringing people togetherfrom different cultural, ethnic, and linguistic44

Appendix D — Terminology Related to Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to Hostsgroups in the local church and parish communities withthe purpose of promoting mutual enrichment by honoringtheir customs, languages, religious traditions andexpressions of popular piety through sharing.Encuentros: National consultation processes convened bythe U.S. Bishops with the purpose of studying and reflectingon the status of Hispanic ministry in order toidentify priorities and pastoral action. The encuentroshave served to direct the pastoral process of Hispanicministry along common guidelines of action for approximatelythe last 35 years at the national level.Enculturation: A social process whereby an establishedculture teaches an individual the accepted norms andvalues of the culture or society in which the individuallives.Ethnic Group: A group whose members identify with eachother on the basis of a common history, background orancestry. Ethnic groups are usually united by commoncultural, behavioural, linguistic, or religious practices. Inthis sense, an ethnic group is also a cultural community.Guests: Newcomers or new arrivals to a parish or faith community.Typically, these are immigrants who have notyet established a sense of belonging to the parish and arenot yet involved in the parish structure. See hosts as thecounterpart to guests.Hispanic/Latino: The term “Hispanic” was used during the1970 Census and was adopted by the church leadershipof the time to help define a people with a common identity,vision, and mission. The term “Latino” has becomewidely used by church and community leaders, particularlyin urban areas. It is a self-identifying term that hasemerged from the community and is also embraced by19the Church.Hispanic ministry: It is the organized and ongoing responseof the Church to welcome and accompany Hispanics inencountering and following Jesus Christ, thus becomingactive participants in the life of the Church and itsevangelizing mission.Historical memory: A people’s collective understanding oftheir own culture, history, values and identity.Hosts: Parishioners who belong and participate fully in thelife and mission of a local parish or faith communtiy, andwho have been fully invested to share their gifts, especiallyin welcoming and empowering other newcomers.See guests as the counterpart to hosts.Illegal: See undocumented.Incorporation: Refers to becoming or being a member of theBody of Christ through baptism.Inculturation of the Gospel: Refers to the Church’s effortsto immerse the Word of God in the lives of particularcultures, thus affirming what is good in them and bringingcloser to Christ aspects that need transformation.Mestizaje: Term of Spanish origin to designate the mixturebetween European and Indigenous peoples. The termis the focus of current cultural and theological trendswhich address the historical, cultural and spiritual comingtogether of two disparate parent peoples to generatea new people, a new culture, and a new spirituality. LatinAmerican peoples are mestizo.Migra: A Spanish word Hispanic immigrants use to refer tothe “INS” (Immigration and Naturalization Services),which has been renamed to “ICE” (Immigration andCustoms Enforcement).Multicultural: A social reality in which distinctly differentcultural-ethnic groups co-exist with equal status. In apastoral setting it has typically been applied to culturalethnicgroups other than the mainstream group.Nationality: This term is used to identify a person’s orgroup’s country of origin, i.e. a “Mexican” is someonewho comes from Mexico, a Salvadoran is someone fromEl Salvador, and a “Canadian” is from Canada, etc.National parishes: During that late 1800s and early 1900s,the Church in the United States established nationalparishes as an effective ecclesial model to welcome immigrantsfrom the different European nations (Italy,Poland, Germany, Ireland, France, etc.) many of whomwere Catholic. This model provided each communitywith the ecclesial space they needed to live their faith,to pray and to worship, and to build community in the20context of their own language, culture and traditions.Newcomers: See guests.Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mother of the Americas: PopeJohn Paul II referred to Our Lady of Guadalupe as Motherof the Americas during the Synod for America. TheAppendix D45

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsAppendix Dappearance of Mary to the native Juan Diego on thehill of Tepeyac in 1531 had a decisive effect on evangelization.Its influence greatly overflows the boundariesof Mexico, spreading to the whole Continent. Consequently,not only in Central and South America, butin North America as well, the Virgin of Guadalupe is21venerated as Queen of all America.Parallel structures: In a pastoral setting this term is used topoint out those pastoral processes or situations by whicha parish group or community sets up their own structuredistinct from the formal parish structure to meet pastoralconcerns and/or needs. Establishing parish based servicesin another language such as Spanish is not in-of-itselfa parallel structure.Parish: The etymological meaning of this word suggeststhat a parish is a home to immigrants: from Latin parochia“a diocese” and Greek paroikia “a diocese or parish,”from paroikos a “sojourner” or “immigrant.” It also hasthe connotation of “neighbor” in the classical Greek ofChristian writers from para- “near” + oikos “house.” Atleast in the U.S. Church history this seems to be thecase. Please, see National Parishes.Pastoral de conjunto: Also known as “Communion in Mission,”refers to the reality of the Church as communion.At its most fundamental level, this communion is theexpression of God’s desire that all may be one. The [National]Pastoral Plan describes communion in missionas movement “from fragmentation to coordination.” Itcalls for collaborative efforts and the distribution of re-22sources among ministries and groups.Pastoral conversion: A call to a profound paradigm shift inarchdiocesan, deanery and parish structures, inspired byan ecclesial reflection on the needs of the local Church.Popular piety or popular religiosity: The religious sense ofthe people which finds expressions in various forms ofpiety surrounding the Church’s sacramental life, suchas the veneration of relics, visits to the sanctuaries, pilgrimages,processions, the Stations of the Cross, religious23dances, the rosary, medals, etc.Posadas: The Hispanic community prepares for the arrivalof Christmas with processions called Posadas. This representsthe pilgrimage of Mary and Joseph on the ninenights before Jesus’ birthday. The novena (a prayer saidon nine consecutive days) of Las Posadas traditionallybegin on December 16th and continue through ChristmasEve, each night a search for shelter, a series of refusals,and a final resting place.Presentación del niño: A blessing rite of Mexican andMexican American origin. It is a custom of sacramentalnature in which a child is presented to the church. Thisblessing stems from a desire to invoke divine protectionupon the vulnerable newborn and gratitude for a safe24childbirth.Proselytism: Improper attitudes and behavior in the practiceof Christian witness to convince members of a particulardenomination to join another instead.Quinceañera: A traditional celebration of life and gratitudeto God on the occasion of the fifteenth birthday of ayoung Hispanic woman. The ritual emphasizes her passagefrom childhood to adulthood.Race: A set of biological attributes or visible characteristicswhich identify a given group, i.e. skin color or facialcharacteristics.Racism: “Racism is the sin that says some human beingsare inherently superior and others essentially inferiorbecause of race. It is the sin that makes racial characteristicsthe determining factor for the exercise of human25rights.”Sacramentals: These are blessings in the form of rituals thatprepare us to receive grace and dispose us to cooperatewith it. Sacramentals are not sacraments since they donot confer the grace of the Holy Spirit. For examplesof such sacramentals in the Hispanic Catholic tradition(sacramentals can also be objects) see Quinceañera and26Presentación del niño.Solidarity The awareness of communion with Christ andwith our brothers and sisters, for its part the fruit of conversion,leads to the service of our neighbors in all theirneeds, material and spiritual, since the face of Christshines forth in every human being. “Solidarity is thusthe fruit of the communion which is grounded in themystery of the triune God, and in the Son of God whotook flesh and died for all. It is expressed in Christianlove which seeks the good of others, especially of those27most in need.”46

Appendix D — Terminology Related to Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsStatus Quo: Current state of affairs within a social group inreference to practices, customs, mores, and traditions.Stewardship: Flows from a deepened sense of the presenceof Christ in our lives and in the hearts of all of our brothersand sisters. A spirit of mission and a spirituality ofstewardship, including time, talent and treasure, are the28true foundations of responsible Christian giving.Subculture: A group of people with distinct sets of behaviorand beliefs that differentiate them from a larger cultureof which they are a part. The subculture may be distinctivebecause of the age of its members, or by their race,ethnicity, class and/or gender, and the qualities that determinea subculture as distinct may be aesthetic, religious,occupational, political, sexual or a combinationof these factors.Undocumented: An immigrant person without the properdocumentation to be in the United States.Unity in Diversity: This term reflects an ecclesial trendwhich illustrates the universality of the Catholic Churchas a home to many cultures and peoples co-existing togetherwith their distinct cultural identity.Appendix D47

Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry / From Guests to HostsEndnotes1This part of the Pastoral Plan explores “The Historical Memoryof Hispanic Ministry” with the purpose of establishing thefoundations that guide and determine Hispanic ministry,namely: the diversity of its people, its history and developmentin the Archdiocese of Seattle. While the document does notexplore the development of other cultural-ethnic groups in theArchdiocese of Seattle, it is encouraged that pastors and theirstaff become acquainted to some extent with the history of thecultural groups present in their parishes. The following readingresources are a good beginning point, but not the only: (a) AHistory of the Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest and (b)Abundance of Grace: The History of the Archdiocese of Seattle1850-2000.2Shoenberg, Wilfred P., S.J., A History of the Catholic Church inthe Pacific Northwest: 1743-1983, (Washington, D.C.: ThePastoral Press, 1987) p. 4.3Ibid, p. 5.“The state of Washington owes a great homage to theexpedition mounted by Perez and his mostly Mexican crew.If it had not been for the two spoons ‘traded’ with the Indiansat Nootka, latter used as evidence to prove for Spain’s claimof formal contact with the Haida Indians at Nootka, theinternational border now between Canada and Washingtonwould have been located at what is now the Columbia River,as the English insisted based on Cook’s later discoveries.”(See “Spanish Exploration: Juan Perez Expedition of 1774— First European Discovery and Exploration of WashingtonState Coast and Nueva Galicia [the Pacific Northwest] inHistoryLink.org Essay 5677: http://www.history link.org/essays/output. cfm?file_id=5677).4See A History of the Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest: 1743-1983, p. 95.5Ibid, p. 136.6See Abundance of Grace: The History of the Archdiocese of Seattle1850-2000. (Taylor, Christine M.ed (Strasbourg: Éditions duSigne, 200) , pp. 42-43.7All statistics cited in From Guests to Hosts were provided bythe Office of Planning and Research of the Archdiocese ofSeattle based on the most recent U.S. Census data and otherresearch on Hispanic Catholics. Updated numbers are basedon estimates from the Office of Financial Management inOlympia.8Adriela Keysar, Barry A. Kosmin and Egon Mayer, ReligiousIdentification among Hispanics in the United States, 2001.New York: Graduate Center of the City University of NewYork, 2003.9Encuentro & Mission, U.S. Catholic Bishops, (Washington D.C.:United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2002) No. 48.10Ibid, No. 34.11U.S. Catholic Bishops, Committee on Hispanic Affairs, ManyFaces in God’s House: Parish Guide (Washington, D.C.: UnitedStates Conference of Catholic Bishops, 1999), p. 5.12See U.S. Bishops’ website at http://www.usccb.org/cchd/5-239.pdf.13www.usccb.org/nmw.14Catholic Community Services of Western Washington / Knightsof Columbus / Catholic Daughters / Parish Council of CatholicWomen / St. Vincent de Paul Society / Religious Communitiesof Sisters and Priests / Justice and Peace Councils / Social ActionCommittee / Catholic Campaign for Human Developmentfundedgroups, and other qualified non-profit agencies.15U.S. Catholic Bishops, Secretariat for Hispanic Affairs, EnMarcha (Fall/Winter 2002): 13-14. These principles and/orsteps to further develop Hispanic ministry were developedby Alejandro Aguilera-Titus, Associate Director of theSecretariat for Hispanic Affairs, and were adapted for the useof the Archdiocese of Seattle. They are the basis for the titleof this Pastoral Plan.16Prayer by Isaac E Govea, January 10, 2007.17U.S. Catholic Bishops, Strangers and Aliens No Longer, PartOne: The Hispanic Presence in the Church of the United States(Washington, D.C.: United States Conference of Bishops,1993), p. 24.18Joseph P. Fitzpatrick, S.J. fully engages the theme of culturalassimilation with its sociological and pastoral implications tothe Hispanic Catholics in his One Church Many Cultures: TheChallenge of Diversity, pp. 104-107 and Chapter 5.19See Encuentro & Mission, Endnote #5.20Ecclesia in America, No. 11. See http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_jp-ii_exh_22011999_ecclesia-in-america_en.html21See Encuentro & Mission, No. 33.22Catechism of the Catholic Church, Nos. 1669 and 1671).23Francis, Mark R. and Arturo J. Pérez-Rodríguez. Primero Dios:Hispanic Liturgical Resource (Chicago: Liturgical TrainingPublications, 1997), pp. 21-25.24U.S. Catholic Bishops, Brothers and Sisters To Us (Washington,D.C.: United States Conference of Bishops, 1979), p. 3.25Catechism of the Catholic Church, No. 1670.26Ecclesia in America, 52.27See A Future Full of Hope, No. 102.48

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