Core Team Update #5

December 10, 2015

Dear Core Team Members:

Thanks to all of you who attended the make-up training session this week at St. Mary parish in Colts Neck. It is exciting to see so many Core Teams moving forward with the work of Faith in Our Futurewith such enthusiasm.

1. The Planning Guide has been posted in English and Spanish on the diocesan web site athttp://www.dioceseoftrenton.org/faithinourfuture/planning-guide/.  If you need a print copy in either Spanish or English contact Sherrie Sporek at [email protected]. Please download the sample bulletin inserts and prayers of the faithful when appropriate.

2. Please make a note of the next steps for Core Teams:

• Meet as a Core Team in December or early January and review sections I & II in the Planning Guide to clarify your role and responsibility as a Core Team.
• Plan meetings for every other week through early March.
• Decide on a communications strategy to keep your fellow parishioners involved.
• Begin to evaluate the 4 areas of parish life in ways that involve the whole parish (e.g. surveys, task forces, work groups, town hall meetings, etc.)
• Contact your Reid Group consultant with your questions and concerns.

3. If you have substantial changes or corrections to your parish data verification form, please submit these in writing to Terry Ginther, [email protected] by the end of January 2016.

4. If you have not completed your preferred cohort form, please return it to Sherrie Sporek ASAP.
5. The 1st draft of cohort parishes will be distributed for your review in January 2016.
6. The training sessions for the Cohort Teams are scheduled for March 15-16, The sites for these sessions will be determined in the next month or so.

Thank you for contributing your time and energy to Faith in Our Future.

FAITH IN OUR FUTURE STAFF & COUNTY CONSULTANTS

Diocesan Office Staff

Msgr. Leonard Troiano, [email protected], 1-609-403-7159

Sherrie Sporek, [email protected], 1-609-403-7193

FAX: 1-609-406-7413

MAILING ADDRESS:  Faith in Our Future, Diocese of Trenton

701 Lawrenceville Road

Trenton, NJ 08648

The Reid Group Consultants

Burlington & Ocean Counties Consultant Tom Reid, [email protected], 1-206-947-2990

Monmouth County Consultant John Reid, [email protected], 1-206-947-1055

Mercer County & Bi-Lingual Consultant Karen Castellon, [email protected], 1-908-240-9941