Pastoral Plan for HisPanic Ministry / From Guests to Hosts Hispanic ...

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