DATE: March 8, 2000
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information, Contact:
Bud Bunce (503) 233-8373
FIRST EIGHT PARISHES HAVE SIGNED UP FOR DISCIPLES IN MISSION
The first parish to sign up to participate in the Disciples in Mission process in the Archdiocese of Portland was St. Joseph Parish, Salem. St. Joseph parish made the decision to participate after the pastor, Father Carl Gimpl, and other parish leaders first learned of the importance of evangelization for the parish and were introduced to the Disciples in Mission process. The parish signed up to participate in Disciples in Mission more than a month before most other parishes would begin making their decision. St. Joseph Parish in Salem is the largest parish in the Archdiocese of Portland with nearly 2500 households. Fr. Gimpl has appointed Kimberly Allain to serve as the St. Joseph parish coordinator.
Seven other parishes also have committed early to the Disciples in Mission process: Star of the Sea in Brookings, St. Peter, Immaculate Heart and St. Stephen parishes and the Southeast Asian Vicariate, all in Portland, St. Edward parish in Keizer, and St. Monica in Coos Bay. Father Edmund Ryan, OP, Pastor at Star of the Sea in Brookings has appointed Dandi Kenoyer to serve as the parish coordinator, Father Dale Waddill has appointed Brendan Mallon as coordinator for St. Peter parish, Carolyn Banks and Mary Helen Motter have been appointed parish coordinators for St. Stephen parish by Father Morton Park, and Father Nicolaus Marandu at Immaculate Heart parish has appointed William Park as coordinator. Father Michael Hemming, pastor at St. Edward parish in Keizer has appointed Richard and Teresa Walsh as parish coordinators, Father Vincent Minh, CSsR, Episcopal Vicar, has asked An Thanh Vu to serve as coordinator for the Southeast Asian Vicariate, and Rick Edgar has been appointed parish coordinator by Father Terry O'Connell at St. Monica parish in Coos Bay.
The Disciples in Mission Archdiocesan Leadership Team will hold
a series of Information and Orientation sessions for parishes on the Disciples
in Mission process. The sessions will provide information on the importance
of evangelization in the life of the parish, explain how the Disciples
in Mission process can re-energize a parish and help it put evangelization
at the heart of the parish's mission. The sessions will help pastors and
members of key parish leadership groups: administrative council, pastoral
council,
stewardship committee, parish staff, school
advisory board, evangelization committee and other interested parishioners
learn about this five year process that the Archdiocese of Portland has
embarked upon.
The Information and Orientation sessions are scheduled in various regions
of the Archdiocese on:
| Tuesday | March 28 | St. Cecilia, Beaverton | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | March 29 | The Madeleine, Portland | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | March 30 | Holy Family, Portland | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Saturday | April 1 | Sacred Heart, Medford | 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
| Sunday | April 2 | St. Monica, Coos Bay | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday | April 4 | Queen of Peace, Salem | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | April 6 | Our Lady of the Lake, Lake Oswego | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Tuesday | April 11 | St. Mary, Albany | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday | April 12 | St. Paul, Eugene | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
| Thursday | April 13 | Sacred Heart, Tillamook | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. |
Parishes planning to participate in the Disciples in Mission process need to sign acommitment form and appoint the Parish Leadership Team Coordinator by June 1, 2000. The Archdiocesan Leadership Team will then begin training the Parish Coordinators and the Parish Leadership Teams. Parishes will begin the small sharing groups in Lent of the year 2001.
For more information on the Parish Information and Orientation meetings,
contact the Archdiocesan Disciples in Mission Coordinator, Kathie Wieck,
503-233-8389, or by email to kwieck@archdpdx.org.
Information about Disciples in Mission is available on the web page
for the Archdiocese of Portland: www.archdpdx.org.
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