Revised Strategic Plan now posted; consider becoming part of the process!

The Strategic Plan overwhelmingly approved at the recent 16th All-American Council is now posted in PDF format.

Revisions to the Plan reflect the input of some 450 participants at All-American Council workshops.  A Post-Conciliar Committee formed by the Metropolitan Council will encourage and provide oversight for the implementation of the Plan.

Implementation team leaders have been identified for each of the eight major goals reflected in the Plan.  They will be responsible for assembling the implementation teams and managing implementation of their respective goals.

The implementation team leads associated with each of the goals are as follows.

Contemporary Issues:               
Fr. Caleb Abetti (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))

Continuing Education:            
Fr. Ian Pac-Urar (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))

Diocesan Revitalization:
           
Mrs. Donna Karabin, Acting (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))

Evangelization:                     
Fr. John Reeves (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))

Inter-Orthodox Relations:         
Mat. Wendy Cwiklinski (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))

Leadership & Management Skills:
Mr. David Grier (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))

Parish Development:                 
Dr. Dmitri Solodow (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))

Youth & Young Adults:             
Fr. Christopher Rowe (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address))

Additional members are being sought for each team.

“This is an exciting opportunity to make a big difference,” said Priest John Vitko, who chairs the Post-Conciliar Committee.  “If you would like to participate in the implementation of one of these goals, please e-mail the implementation team leader or send an e-mail to me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

The next major step is for each of the implementation teams to develop a plan describing how they will accomplish their goal.  These in turn will be presented to the Metropolitan Council and Lesser Synod at the end of February.  After the discussion of the plans and receiving the approval of the Metropolitan Council and the blessing of the Lesser Synod, the teams will begin putting the plans into action.