ST. MARGARET PARISH

Strategic Plan

VISION

St. Margaret Parish
Seeking a world transformed and unified in Christ

MISSION

St. Margaret Parish of Bel Air, Maryland is a multigenerational Roman Catholic community
centered in the Eucharist and committed to learning, loving, and living the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

We minister to each other and our neighbors, locally and globally by:

=  praying and celebrating the Sacraments,
=  growing and mentoring in faith,
=  fostering relationships that create belonging, and
=  serving with compassion and advocating for justice.

 

THE GOALS
  
Living in the Lord
     St. Margaret Parish will establish a comprehensive approach to faith formation that
     achieves life-long learning, deepens prayer life, and promotes social justice.
Leadership & Mentoring & Engagement
     St. Margaret Parish will personally and actively engage young adults (18-40) to
     support them spiritually and strengthen our church community.
Facility Advancement
      St. Margaret Parish will provide proper facilities that are sustainably developed, 
     managed, and maintained to support the faith, community, and ministerial 
     mission of the parish. 
Finance & Development
     St. Margaret Parish will strengthen its financial position by creating a culture of
     giving that provides the avenues to invite, involve, and engage our community.
Communication & Relationship Building
     St. Margaret Parish will build relationships by enhancing internal communication
     and creatively conveying the Good News of our caring, accessible, faith-filled
     community to the parish and beyond.
Organization
     St. Margaret Parish will insure an appropriate organizational alignment of
     Pastoral Council, staff, committees, and ministries so as to fulfill its mission.

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THE OBJECTIVES
   The objectives arising from the Strategic Planning Goals challenge
    Saint Margaret Parish to move forward to:
  
Promote
  = Personal prayer and infuse prayer and reverence into all aspects of parish life.
  = Catholic Social Teaching (locally, nationally and globally) and the dignity of human life.
 = Fellowship and involvement of young adults in parish programs, especially for the Mass
     and Sacraments.
 = Sustainable and environmentally sound design, management, and maintenance of all
     existing and future facilities.
  = New ways to communicate with the parish and beyond.
Establish
    = A bold, creative, formal branding initiative.
    = An intentional, invitational communications plan to engage the parish community.
  = A unified approach in teaching Catholic faith and values by coordinating all aspects
     of faith formation and ministries.
  = Staff positions to coordinate parish communication, development, faith formation,
      and young adult ministry.
  = A greater variety of media and activities to catechize and evangelize.
  = A regular process to monitor, assess, and evaluate organizational effectiveness.
    
Increase
    = Participation of young adults who have children, in parish activities and leadership roles.
  = Giving and strengthen parish financial position through active participation of all.
   
Develop
     = A five-year needs-based budget to capture future parish requirements.
    = A 20-Year Master Facilities Plan for both campuses.
  = Strategies to improve scheduling and on-site facilities utilization support.
Conduct
  = A comprehensive structural and operational review, and establish optimal parish
     structures and processes.
   = Education on different ways of giving (e.g. bequests, planned giving, trusts).
  

 


THE VISION AND MISSION
   
The Vision and Mission of St. Margaret Parish reflect its focus for the 21st century. In its rich 100 year history, the parish consistently has deepened and expanded its response to the Mission of Jesus Christ. These statements offer the parish community renewed clarity for responding to the changing times and challenges of God's world.

Since July 2007 the Strategic Planning Steering Committee led a process for reviewing and then revising St. Margaret Parish  Vision and Mission statements. They studied past and present statements. They gathered input from multiple groups and persons in the parish. Then through prayer, study, discussion and reflection, the Steering Committee developed draft revisions of the Vision and Mission Statements. Feedback on the critiqued drafts in late Spring 2008 contributed to the final version. 

        

CORE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
   		    
COMMUNICATION &
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING   		 FINANCE & DEVELOPMENT
Chair - Bob Silcox		 LIVING IN THE LORD
Chair - Natalie Boyd
Chair - Deborah Egerton
   Bob Bugle
   Mike Gribbin
   Joe Hughes
   Tiffany Jana
   Lisa McGann
   Lisa Sheehan
   Derek Smott
   Tom Wiegand		    Philip Burke
   Beth Fetcho
   Libby Plunkett
   Rich Rudez
   John Kevin Sparzak
   Ted Zamerski

 

LEADERSHIP & MENTORING
& ENGAGEMENT

    Dan Berardi
   Jane Erisman
   Betty Long
   Terri Rhodes
   Janet Ruckle
   Jackie Seneschal

 

ORGANIZATION
Steering Committee

FACILITIES ADVANCEMENT
Chair - Steve Hunter
   Andy Barilla
   Don Dean
   Peg Lucas-Young
   Brian Olsen
   Ed Rhodes
   Greg Yantz
   		 Co-Chaira - Vickie Semanie &
Denis Sulzbach
   Anne Cox
   Sarah George
   Frann Geraghty
   Dan Haggerty
   Peggy Hart
   Lisa Komondor
   Rob McCord		  

STEERING COMMITTEE
Chair - Sr. Mary Helen Beirne, SSJ,Ed.D
   Msgr. G. Michael Schleupner
   Carol Delss
   Karen Saccenti
   Paul Walczyk

 

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