1. Preliminary Plan for the Rural Southwest Deanery June 7, 2017
One Church: encountering Jesus, equipping disciples, living mercy

2. Welcome and Opening Prayer
Fr. Michael Swanton, Dean of Rural Southwest Deanery

3. Meeting Overview Prayer Criteria & Models Preliminary Map
Small Group Discussion
Large Group Feedback
Parish Meeting and Parish Response
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 Number of Priests
Expectation of Collaboration

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

6. Current Deanery Map

7. Columbus Area Recommendations:
Consolidate St. Joseph, Platte Center with St. Isidore, Columbus. To become a chapel.
Consolidate St. Stanislaus, Duncan with St. Anthony, Columbus. To become a chapel.
Three parishes in Columbus and Divine Mercy in Schulyer collaborate to become a cluster.

8. Columbus Area Recommendations:
Continued
School system for Columbus Catholic schools.
Establish early childhood center.
Five priests will serve parishes, including two Spanish-speaking priests.
Divine Mercy study the number of Masses and possible expansion of seating capacity.

9. Genoa Area Recommendations:
Consolidate Ss. Peter
and Paul, Krakow with
St. Rose of Lima, Genoa To become a chapel.
Cluster St. Edward of
St. Edward, St. Rose of
Lima in Genoa, and St.
Lawrence in Silver
Creek.
3. Locate office in Genoa.
4. One priest will serve
the parishes.

10. Central City Area Recommendations:
Consolidate St. Peter in Clarks with St. Michael in Central City. To become a chapel.
Cluster St. Peter in Fullerton and St.
Michael in Central City.
One priest will serve the parishes.

11. Albion Area Recommendations:
St. Michael, Albion to
Rural Southwest
deanery.
Cluster St. Michael and
St. Anthony in Cedar
Rapids.
St. Michael School
consider distance
learning model.
4. One priest will serve
the parishes.

12. Lindsay-Humphrey-Tarnov Parishes Recommendations:
Consolidate St. Michael,
Tarnov with St. Francis
in Humphrey. To
become a chapel.
Cluster Holy Family in
Lindsay and St. Francis
in Humphrey.
Holy Family and St.
Francis to become part
of Rural Central
deanery.
School system for
schools, including St.
Leonard in Madison.
One priest will serve the
parishes.

13. Clarkson - Leigh Parishes Recommendations:
St. Mary, Leigh and Ss.
Cyril & Methodius,
Clarkson will become
part of Rural Southeast
deanery.
School system for Ss.
Cyril & Methodius
School, Howells and
Dodge.
Four parishes on Hwy
991 corridor should
explore collaboration.

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

16. Large Group Feedback
Comments on Overall Plan

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

18. 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

19. 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

20. 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 by August 15

21. 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

22. 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

23. Comments and Closing Prayer
Fr. Michael Swanton, Dean of Rural Southwest Deanery