The Department of Pastoral Planning celebrates and supports the many culturally diverse parish communities of the Diocese of Trenton, working to establish an environment of welcome, provide a variety of resources and promote awareness of the richness cultural diversity brings to the Church.
A new evangelization is synonymous with mission, requiring the capacity to set out anew, go beyond boundaries and broaden horizons. The new evangelization is the opposite of self-sufficiency, a withdrawal into oneself, a status quo mentality and an idea that pastoral programs are simply to proceed as they did in the past. Today a “business as usual” attitude can no longer be the case. Some local Churches, already engaged in renewal, reconfirm the fact that now is the time for the Church to call upon every Christian community to evaluate their pastoral practice on the basis of the missionary character of their program and activities.
- Synod of Bishops XIII Ordinary General Assembly, The New Evangelization for the Transmission of Christian Faith, Lineamenta, #10
Introduction and Foreword
Introductory Video
Using These Guidelines
Intercultural Competencies Training of Trainers Program
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