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

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