1. Preliminary Plan for the Rural Central Deanery June 8, 2017
One Church: encountering Jesus, equipping disciples, living mercy

2. Welcome and Opening Prayer
Fr. Dan Andrews, Dean of Rural Central Deanery

3. Meeting Overview Prayer Criteria & Models Preliminary Map
Small Group Discussion
Large Group Feedback
Review Parish Meeting
Next Steps
Closing Prayer

4. Criteria for Recommendations
Geographical Location
Demographics Growth or Decline
Parish Data
Ability to Support Ministries/Vision
Church Seating Capacity & Facilities
Flexible Deanery Boundaries
Priest’s Masses (4)
Projected Priests
Expected Collaboration

5. Parish Models Stand-Alone Clustered Consolidated Parish Church
Mission Church
Chapel

6. Current Rural Central

7. Norfolk Area Recommendations:
St. Paul, Plainview and
St. Joseph, Pierce will
become part of the
North Central deanery.
Cluster Sacred Heart,
Norfolk and St. Peter,
Stanton.
Three priests will serve
the parishes.

8. Elgin Area Recommendations:
Consolidate Our Lady of
Mount Carmel, Tilden
with St. Francis of
Assisi, Neligh. To
become a chapel.
Consolidate St. Bonaventure, Raeville with St. Boniface, Elgin.
To become a chapel.
Cluster St. Francis in
Neligh and St. Boniface
in Elgin.
Two priests will serve
the parishes.

9. Lindsay-Humphrey Area Recommendations:
Consolidate St. Michael,
Tarnov with St. Francis,
Humphrey. To become
a chapel.
Holy Family, Lindsay
and St. Francis,
Humphrey to the Rural
Central deanery.
Cluster Holy Family and
St. Francis.
School system for
schools, including St.
Leonard in Madison.
Two priests will serve
the parishes.

10. Madison Area Recommendations:
Consolidate St. Francis
de Sales, Schoolcraft
with St. Patrick, Battle
Creek. To become a
chapel.
Cluster St. Patrick in
Battle Creek and St.
Leonard in Madison.
School system for St.
Leonard School in
collaboration with
Lindsay and Humphrey.
Large gathering spaces
for Hispanic groups to
meet at St. Leonard.
One priest will serve the
parishes.

11. Albion Area Recommendations:
Consolidate St. John the Baptist in
Petersburg with St. Michael in Albion To become a mission
church.
St. Michael School to
become a distance
learning site to serve
the western part of the
Southwest deanery.
One priest will serve the
parish and mission.

12. Rural Central Deanery
See text for specific details and process
Number of Priests, excluding chaplains = 8
w/ Rural North West Deanery 2 3
Battle Creek 1 MC 1 2
PC (M)
St. Michael
Tarnov -

13. Small Group Discussion
Comments on
Overall Deanery Plan
Recommendations – Our Parish

14. Large Group Feedback
Comments on Overall Plan

15. Parish Meetings & Response
Who Attends?
Councils & Leadership
Town Hall Meeting for All
Time Length
45-90 Minutes
Power Point – Online
Preliminary Plan – Online

16. Meeting Agenda -1 Review Purpose Prayer Overview
Inform re: criteria & parish models to be used
View Preliminary Plan & Welcome Response
Prayer
Overview
Changing Nature Rural Area – Key Findings
Archdiocesan Vision
One Church: encountering Jesus, equipping disciples, living mercy
Criteria and Models for Parishes

17. Meeting Agenda - 2 Questions & Answers Present Preliminary Plan
Table Discussions
Comment on Deanery Plan
Comment on recommendations for Parish
If Necessary – recommended changes or additions for this Parish

18. Response Form Collate Responses – Submit One Form
Comments – Overall Plan
Recommendations Our Parish
If Necessary – changes or additions –
Our Parish
Return to Luisa Claus, Pastoral Planning Office - August 15

19. Meeting Agenda - 3 Share Responses in Large Group
Next Steps in Process
Collate All Responses – One Form Submitted
Deanery Planning Team Review – August
Archbishop Finalizes Plans – November
Closing Prayer

20. Next Steps Feedback Process – Review by Deanery Pastoral Planning Team
Implementation Timeline
Next Meetings
Parish Meetings – before August 15
Response Sheets – Luisa Claus – August 15

21. Comments and Closing Prayer
Fr. Dan Andrews, Dean of Rural Central Deanery