Parish Updates
Week of September 28, 2009 
 

Upcoming Funerals in the Parish We ask your prayers for the family and friends who mourn the passing of the following members of our parish community:     Frederick Schuele 1920-2008 Born in Edgemont, South Dakota, Fred moved to Westmont upon his discharge from the military in 1945. He was predeceased by his wife, Marie DeGrasse Schuele, who died in 1992. He is survived by his children, Eileen Dyl,Carol Fosky,and Mary Virginia Gasperone, eight grandchildren,six great grandchildren and one great, great grandchild. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Holy Saviour on Friday,October 3 at 11:00 AM.                                      *********************** William C. Hoffman 1930-2008 Born in Camden, NJ, William was the beloved husband of Helen P. Hoffman (nee Downey) for 53 years.   He was a resident of Westmont and a parishioner of Holy Saviour for more than 50 years.  Bill  was the devoted father of Jeanne Dickinson,William Hoffman, Tracey Bradley,  Kelley Meier, and the late Barbara Dooley. He is survived by 11 grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the Church on Saturday, October 4 at 11:00 AM.

 BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT
12:30 PM ON THE
CONVENT LAWN.
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YOUTH MINISTRY MEETING
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT 7:00 PM IN THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA.
ALL ARE WELCOME!

PARISH PLANNING UPDATE

Last week, Monsignor Martin, Father Durkin and all of the priests of the Diocese of Camden met with the Director of the Office of Pastoral Planning, S. Marilyn Vollmer, to receive Part I of the Merger Manual that deals with the Ministry of the PRIEST CONVENER and the CORE TEAM.

 Each PRIEST CONVENER will work with a CORE TEAM, a small number of members from each of the merging parishes, to prepare all that is necessary to establish the new parish. Their primary function is to:

    1. prepare the present parish communities to

        become one parish

    2. set up the administrative and pastoral

        structures for the merged parish

    3.  provide for worship , ministries, and other

        services necessary for the new parish to

        function 

 The CORE TEAM is not meant to be a representative body of the parish, as is the Parish Pastoral Council. Rather the CORE TEAM assists the PRIEST CONVENER with their expertise and leadership skills in building one parish community, developing the administration, ensuring smooth transitions, and staffing the parish.

 The CORE TEAM includes the PRIEST CONVENER who is designated by the Bishop and an equal number of members appointed from each of the parishes that are merging. Since our merger group includes three parishes, there will be 3 members from each of the poarishes on the CORE TEAM.

There is a nomination process for the potential CORE TEAM members that involves nomination by the current pastors of the merging parishes and the PRIEST CONVENER. The current pastor and PRIEST CONVENER will collaborate in this process. The current pastors will nominate 6 people none of whom employed  by the parish or  the Diocese.  The diocese provided criteria for the nominees who will be chosen by the PRIEST CONVENER. The nominees will use an assessment tool to become aware of their own attitudes toward change and will be interviewed by the PRIEST CONVENER before the selection is finalized.  We will keep you informed as new information becomes available.