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| †January 11, 2010 Meeting |
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12, 2008 Meeting |
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28, 2008 Meeting |
| †September 9, 2009 Meeting |
†April
10, 2008 Meeting |
| †August 19, 2009 Meeting |
†March 5, 2008 Meeting |
| †May 13, 2009 Meeting |
†January
9, 2008 Meeting |
| †April
22, 2009 Meeting |
†November
19, 2007 Meeting |
| †March
9, 2009 Meeting |
†October
3, 2007 Meeting |
| †January 20, 2009 Meeting |
†September
11, 2007 Meeting |
| †December 4, 2008 Meeting |
†June
27, 2007 Meeting |
| †November 5, 2008 Meeting |
†May
22, 2007 Meeting |
| †September
4, 2008 Meeting |
†April
25 , 2007 Meeting |
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2, 2008 Meeting |
†March
15, 2007 Meeting |
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10, 2008 Meeting |
†February
6, 2007 Meeting |
| †May
21, 2008 Meeting |
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Diocesan
Pastoral Council Meetings
Met jointly with the Council of Priests and the Diocesan Board of Education
Heard a presentation on Year for Priests activities in the Diocese
Heard a presentation on vocations initiatives
Heard a report from the Committee on Evangelizing Youth and Young Adults
Heard an update on St. George Church in Shenandoah
Heard reports from the following DPC committees:
- Ensuring the Fiscal Feasibility of Catholic schools
- Strengthening Catholic Family Life
- Ensuring Effective Catechetical Programs
- Evangelizing Youth and Young Adults
- Cultivating and Recruiting Vocations to Holy Orders and the Consecrated Life
Reviewed outstanding Deanery Region Committee plans.
Met jointly with the Council of Priests
Received a report from the Committee on Ensuring Effective Catechetical Programs.
Discussed a report from a Deanery Region Committee
Discussed a report from the Secretariat for Catholic Education
Discussed a Deanery Region Committee's
restructuring plan
Received a preliminary report on the self studies of elementary schools in the Diocese
Discussed a request from pastors
Reviewed a Deanery Region Committee report
Heard a presentation on school marketing
Received an update on the appeals of parish closings
now at the Vatican
Received on the disposition of religious and liturgical good from closed parishes not under appeal
Received an update on the status of the Vatican appeals from some suppressed parishes
Heard a report from the Committee on Strengthening
Catholic Family Life
Heard a report from the Committee on Evangelizing Youth and Young Adults
Received an update on the appeals made to the Vatican by members of parishes
that were closed
Received an update on the disposition of church goods from closed parishes that are
not under appeal
Received an update on the study being done by all Diocesan elementary schools
Discussed guidelines for parish Vocation Committees being proposed by the DPC
Committee on Cultivating and Recruiting Vocations to Holy Orders and the
Consecrated Life
Council members were updated
on parishes that have appealed restructuring plans
to the
Vatican.Council members were updated on the survey being conducted at all
the Diocesan
elementary schools.
July
2, 2008 Received a report on the appeals
filed by parishes slated to close.
Discussed
the Elementary School Standards and Evaluation Instrument.
June
10, 2008 Heard a presentation from officials
of the Secretariat for Catholic Education May
21, 2008 Reviewed
and discussed a report from the Committee Ensuring the Fiscal Feasibility of
Catholic
Schools May
12, 2008
April 28, 2008
Reviewed Deanery Region Committee reportsReviewed a draft of the parish Restructuring
Manual for parishes
April
10, 2008 Reviewed Deanery Region Committee
Reports March
5, 2008 
Reviewed first reports of Deanery Region Committees
January
9, 2008 
Heard a report on the second and third round of Deanery Region Committee meetings
Heard a presentation by Regina Black Lennox, a consultant on how to manage
change
and the reaction change may generate November
19, 2007 
Received a report on the projected distribution across the diocese of priests
in parochial
assignment Received
a report on the first round of Deanery Region Committee meetings Received
a report from the Committee for Evangelizing Youth and Young Adults Received
a report from the Committee on Strengthening Catholic Family Life October
3, 2007 
Reviewed final draft of criteria for parish consolidations Heard
reports from the Committtees on Effective Catechetical Programs and Vocations Reviewed
the Parish Survey Process Discussed preliminary
Survey results September
11, 2007 
Was
updated on the coming parish survey and the method and timetable of receiving
the survey
results Discussed
at length proposed criteria to be used in evaluating parishes for possible restructuring June
27, 2007 
Reviewed
final drafts of deanery regions. Made a recommendation to Bishop Cullen. Reviewed
parish self-study instrument. Discussed the survey process. Discussed
criteria for possible restructuring and consolidation of parishes. Heard
a report from the Committee on Ensuring Effective Catechetical Programs May
22, 2007 
Bishop
Cullen announced the selection of DPC officers
Received a report on a
presentation made to the Priest Personnel Board by Pittsburgh's Vicar
for Canonical Services
Received a report from the Committee on
Strengthening Catholic Family Life
Reviewed the parish self-study process
Was updated on the first Deanery Region meetings April
25, 2007 
Reviewed the parish consolidation timeline
Heard reports from the committees
on Strengthening Catholic Family Life and Evangelizing
Youth and
Young Adults
Heard a presentation from the Foreman Group on services
it could provide to the Deanery
Region committees
Reviewed the proposed parish self-study instrumentMarch
15, 2007 Reviewed the 1st draft of the Deanery
Regions
Discussed and made a recommendation on Cardinal Brennan Jr./Sr.
High SchoolFebruary 6, 2007
Discussed organizational matters
Reviewed the Synod Statutes
Discussed
Cardinal Brennan Jr./Sr. High School
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