October 18, 2024

Listening sessions in Spanish for planning process set for Nov. 5, Nov. 21

(En Espanol)
 

Criterion staff report

Listening sessions in Spanish that are part of a pastoral planning process for the archdiocese will take place in Indianapolis and New Albany in November.

The Indianapolis area listening session will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Nov. 5 at the Archbishop Edward T. O’Meara Catholic Center, 1400 N. Meridian St., in Indianapolis.

The New Albany Deanery listening session will be from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Nov. 21 at St. Mary Parish, 415 E. Eighth St., in New Albany.

The process, which is expected to take place for two years, is aimed at answering three questions: “Where are we today?”; “Where is God calling us to be?”; and “How will we get there together?”

Archdiocesan leaders have noted that answering the three questions will involve attentive listening, prayerful discernment and collaborative engagement.

In answering the question, “Where are we today?” archdiocesan Catholics are asked to consider what the challenges and opportunities facing the Church in central and southern Indiana are at this time.

The question, “Where is God calling us to be?” is an invitation to discern prayerfully where the Holy Spirit is leading the faithful of the archdiocese.

Finally, the question, “How will get there together?” is a call to take concrete action to help the Church in central and southern Indiana arrive at where God is calling us to be.

Catholics across the archdiocese will also be invited to provide feedback on action plans developed in a later step of the planning process by a committee guiding the pastoral planning process. It is made up of diverse Catholics from across central and southern Indiana and is led by Archbishop Charles C. Thompson. †

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