Core Team Update #1

November 10, 2015

Dear Core Team Members:

Welcome to the beginning of Faith in Our Future! We look forward to getting to know you in the months ahead as we engage in the work of planning for the future of our strengthened and revitalized parishes and ministries here in the Diocese of Trenton.

We are also looking forward to seeing you and the other members of your parish core team at one of the meetings listed below. Your Pastor has registered your group in advance for one of the dates and locations. Please check with him if you have any questions. The training sessions schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, November 17, 2015  7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Mercer County Northern & Southern Deaneries (This Session will be conducted in English & Spanish)

Our Lady of Sorrows-St Anthony Parish

3816 E. State Street Ext.

Hamilton, NJ 08619

Monmouth Bayshore & Western Deaneries

St. Mary Parish Spiritual Center

1 Phalanx Road (Corner Rte 34 N. and Phalanx Road)

Colts Neck, NJ 07722

Ocean County Northern & Southern Deaneries

St. Barnabas Church Brennan Hall

33 Woodland Road

Bayville, NJ 08721

(Best approached from US Rte. 9 South)

 

Wednesday, November 18, 2015  7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Burlington County North & South Deaneries

St. Isaac Jogues Parish

3 Lord Place

Marlton, NJ 08053

Monmouth Central & Coastal Deaneries (This Session will be conducted in English & Spanish)

 St. Anselm Parish Hall 1028 Wayside Road

Wayside, NJ 07712

 

Bishop O’Connell has appointed Msgr. Leonard Troiano, Episcopal Vicar for Planning, as the Project Coordinator for Faith in Our Future, and has engaged consultants from The Reid Group to facilitate the planning process. These consultants will work closely with the parish core teams throughout Faithin Our Future:

John Reid, [email protected], 206-947-1055

Karen Castellon, [email protected], 908-240-9941

Tom Reid, [email protected], 206-947-2990

Each week we will send you an update outlining the progress of or planning efforts. If there are issues you would like to see addressed in an update, please send them to one of the consultants or to Msgr. Troiano.

Thank you for agreeing to give your time and energy to Faith in Our Future. Again, we look forward to seeing you next week at one of the training sessions.