Strategic Planning

Bishop Charles C. Thompson and Diocesan Chief Operating Officer Tim McGuire are continuing a series of listening sessions that began on Jan. 14 as part of the Diocesan Strategic Plan’s second phase. Listening sessions will continue into June as parishioners across the diocese get opportunities to hear about the process to date, and to ask questions and raise any concerns.

Parishes scheduled to merge beginning later this year continue to move forward as part of the initial phase of the Strategic Plan announced in the Sept. 27, 2013, issue of The Message. Merges will take effect beginning July 1, 2014, and will continue through July 1, 2016.

All future announcements regarding the Strategic Plan will appear first in The Message, although none are anticipated before September 2014. Our readers will be the first to receive announcements about the plan. Stay tuned!