ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Pastor: Fr. Robert Chorey
Pastoral Associate: Sherry Hall
Parish Council: Finance Council:
Jeff Edge, John Linscott Rudy Forster, Tim Kearney, Geri Gibbons
Janine Kearney, Mary Dick
Lupita Nelson, Jackie Cribbs
Ali Cribbs, Bob Wallace
John Collins
SYNOPSIS
The town of Fernley is seeing unprecedented growth. According to national statistics, Lyon County is the 7th fastest growing in the country, and the fastest growing in the state of Nevada. Accordingly, the number of parishioners, registered and non-registered are growing for the parish of St. Robert Bellarmine. Generally, on a weekend, the two Sunday morning masses are at standing room only capacity, and the afternoon masses are full.
Fr. Bob Chorey formed an official building committee to continue a process that had begun several years earlier to construct a new church/office./classroom complex. In the process, it was realized that as parish, there were few concrete ideas of how we wanted to be as parish in the future, or what we would need as far as the infrastructure. It was also realized that as parish, we were more in a reactionary mode, as opposed to an Action mode. Fr. Bob placed to the Finance Committee and Parish Council the need to develop a Five year plan to provide a vision to the parish. The councils were in full agreement, and the Parish Council, in the process of developing the Parish Vision and Mission Statement, felt that a Five Year plan was a natural follow through with these statements.
In the Winter and Spring of 2005, the various members of the Council provided ideas for the five year plan, and on June 8, 2005, a joint meeting was held to finalize the plans. The following is the compilation this meeting. The members first decided what items belonged in the plan, and then placed them within a five-year time-line. Each year is based on the fiscal calendar, July 1 through June 30.
The concept is to review the Five year plan at the end of each fiscal year, and to evaluate what goals were attained and those which were not attained, and then to extend the plan for one more year. This should keep us on track as parish, and incorporate all members with the vision of what we need to accomplish and what we should accomplish.
La ciudad de Fernley está viendo crecimiento sin precedentes. Según las estadísticas nacionales, el condado Lyon está el séptimo lugar como el condado con crecimiento más rápido en el pais, y el primero en el estado de Nevada. El número de los parroquianos, los que estan y no estan registrados, estan creciendo. Generalmente, durante un fin de semana, las Misas en la mañana estan llena completamente, y la misa en la tarde se llena.
El Padre Bob formo una comisión oficial de la construcción para continuar el proceso que fue comenzados unos años atrás. A través de las reuniones de ésta comisión y con los otros comisiones, era obvio que como una parroquia, había pocos ideas concretos de cómo queríamos ser una parroquia en el futuro, o qué necesitaríamos para el nuevo edificio. Estábamos en un modo de reacción en vez de modo de acción.
El Padre Bob propuso a la comisiones de la parroquia y a la comisión financiera la necesidad a desarrollar un plan de cinco años proporcionar a la parroquia una vision. Las comisiones estaban totalmente de acuerdo, y la comisión de la parroquia, quien estaba desarrollando las declaraciónes parroquiales de vision y misión, pensaron que un plan de cinco años seria una continuación natural de su trabajo.
Durante el invierno y la primavera de 2005, los miembros varios de los consejos proporcionaron las ideas para el plan, y el 8 de Junio, hubo un reunion para finalizar los planes. Lo siguiente es una compilación de ésta reunion. Cada año es basado en el año fiscal, 1 de Julio hasta 30 de Junio.
El concepto es hacer revisiones al plan de cinco años cada junio, y para hacer una evaluación de lo que ha sido alcanzado y lo que no fue alcanzado, y extender los planes para un año más. Ésto debe mantener la vision como una parroquia y incorporar todos los miembros de la parroquia con la vision qué necesitamos alcanzar.
5 Year Plan
2006-2007
Capital Improvements
Plan & Build Interim Hall (seating 200-300 people)
Hire receptionist
Reduce Diocesan subsidy
Liturgy
Improve quality of liturgical celebrations
Continue increase in number of Eucharistic ministers and lectors
Evangelization
Provide dedicated (but non-exclusive) space for Youth Ministry
Provide weekend retreat for all parish and for specific ministries
Form Hospitality Committee
Form Vocations Committee
Form Respect Life Committee
Form Stewardship Committee
Outreach
Sports teams (bowling)
2007-2008
Capital Improvements
Build rectory
Reduce Diocesan subsidy
Hire part-time maintenance person
Capital Campaign for worship space
Liturgy
Improve quality of liturgical celebrations
Continue increase in number of Eucharistic ministers and lectors
Evangelization
Create program for returning Catholics
Form small faith sharing groups
Form small prayer groups
Outreach
Form Mom’s group
Sports teams (softball)
2008-2009
Capital Improvement
Complete new Worship space
Finish Diocesan subsidy
Liturgy
Improve quality of liturgical celebrations
Continue increase in number of Eucharistic ministers and lectors
Evangelization
Continued certification of Youth Ministry leaders
Continued development of Catechesis
Continued development of Hospitality, Vocations, Respect Life, and Stewardship Committees
Continued development of RCIA program
Continued development of small faith sharing/prayer groups
Weekend retreats
Outreach
Funding through grants
Ecumenical women’s prayer group
Begin overall ecumenical work/contact
2009-2010
Capital Improvement
Plan for Day Care Center
Liturgy
Improve quality of liturgical celebrations
Continue increase in number of Eucharistic ministers and lectors
Evangelization
Continued certification of Youth Ministry leaders
Continued development of Catechesis
Continued development of Hospitality, Vocations, Respect Life, and Stewardship Committees
Continued development of RCIA program
Continued development of small faith sharing/prayer groups
Weekend retreats
Outreach
Funding through grants
Ecumenical women’s prayer group
Continued ecumenical work/contact
2010-2011
Capital Improvement
Liturgy
Improve quality of liturgical celebrations
Continue increase in number of Eucharistic ministers and lectors
Evangelization
Continued certification of Youth Ministry leaders
Continued development of Catechesis
Continued development of Hospitality, Vocations, Respect Life, and Stewardship Committees
Continued development of RCIA program
Continued development of small faith sharing/prayer groups
Weekend retreats
Outreach