02/19/2023

From the very beginning of All Things New we have been asking the question "Which communities does it make most sense to have come together in light of demographic shifts, evangelization and social outreach efforts, resources, and priest availability?".

You shared your feedback on what our parishes, ministries, and institutions need to look like to effectively share the faith in a way that is suitable and sustainable for our children, grandchildren, and generations to come. 

Using the parish feedback summaries, parish workbooks, and financial data of every parish in the Archdiocese, All Things New planning committee has refined the first draft models to a second set of draft models, which offer one draft model per planning area. 

 

The second draft models for all 15 planning areas are now available for review on allthingsnew.archstl.org.

Because of your feedback of the 42 draft models initially presented to priests, deacons, religious, parish life coordinators, key archdiocesan advisory bodies, and the lay faithful for consideration, none were adopted in the second draft models. 

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The models show the Archdiocese being reshaped from 178 individual parish pastorates into 88 pastorates in order to best serve the lay faithful. A pastorate is a community that is under the pastoral care of one pastor and pastoral team. 

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This will be the last set of draft models and the final portion of feedback gathered in order to enable Archbishop Rozanski to make a well-informed, discerned decision for the spiritual well-being of the Archdiocese, looking at the feedback of the people and the needs of the Archdiocese. This decision will be announced on May 28, 2023 by Archbishop Rozanski. 

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For additional information, please click the image above to be directed to the All Things New website.