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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
Page 1 and 2: Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry
Page 3 and 4: Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry
Page 5 and 6: Introduction / From Guests to Hosts
Page 7 and 8: Part I — Foundations of Hispanic
Page 12: Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry
Page 15 and 16: Part II — Pastoral-Theological Re
Page 17 and 18: PaRt III — Archdiocesan Prioritie
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Page 39 and 40: Part iv— Parish Pastoral Planning
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Page 43 and 44: Acknowledgements / From Guests to H
Page 45 and 46: Appendix A — Engaging Hispanic Mi
Page 47 and 48: Appendix C: Chronological Developme
Page 49 and 50: Appendix D — Terminology Related
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