Parish performance for 2009 and plan for 2010

Over the weekend of January 9-10, 2010, the heads and members of the Parish Ministries and the Tri-council, composed of the Planning, Implementing and Finance Councils, gathered to discuss and assess the Parish performance for 2009 and plan for 2010. The results of the evaluation and planning can be viewed by downloading the report here.

Moving Forward –Action Plans of SMDS for 2009

	Objectives	Activities	Date/ Timeframe
1. Formation	1.1 Orient parish servant leaders on the Church’s direction.	Basic Pastoral Orientation	March 7, 8-5
		Dinner with LGV Board	February 20, 7pm
	1.2 Ccreate a critical mass base for spirituality of stewardship.	Spirituality of stewardship	June 13-14
			July 4
	1.3 Increase awareness by the Parish community of the spirituality of stewardship.	Balik Alay	September 8
	1.4 Provide spiritual formation programs to the parish in general and the servant leaders in particular.	Lent recollection	1st week April
		Advent recollection	2nd week of December
2.Youth	2.1 Strengthen the ministry’s core group	JAM - Jesus and Me sessions	March 6-8
		Core group session with couple advisers	March 14 onwards
	2.2 Develop couple support for the ministry	Recruit adult couple advisers	Before March 14
	2.3 Increase youth participation in church activities	Youth mass launch, 7pm	March 29 and every two weeks thereafter
		Parish Youth Day: Kapihan	3rd week of February
3. PAM	3.1 Deepen the social orientation of parishioners	Repro Health Bill	3rd week of February
		Cha cha	2nd week of July
		Voters registration awareness launch	February 8
	3.2 Strengthen the potentials of the members of the PAM	Retreat/Kabanalan	March 28 and/ or 29
		Leadership	September 19 /20
		Pasocica
	3.3 Develop community support	Anniversarycelebration	3rd week of Jan
		Family day	3rd week of July
		Christmas party	December
4. Worship	4.1 Address the spiritual needs of the parish	Masses on weekdays and Sundays are properly celebrated.	Dailly
	4.2 Empower BECs	Recruitt and train Liturgical Ministers for Area Chapels	2nd and 3rd quarter
	4.3 Strengthen Worship Organizations	Coordinate activities of Worship organizations through regular meeting with heads of organizations	Monthly
5. Family and Life	5.1Promote Sacrament of Matrimony	Conduct pre-cana seminars	Every other month, first weekend
		Hold mass weddings	June
		Assist in documentary reqmts in marriage	Monthly
	5.2 Promote family spirituality	Family Encounter Seminars	sometime in April, no specific date yet
		Conduct Ahon Magulang Seminars	Sometime in July, no date yet
		Family Catechism	May, Aug., Nov., 4 Saturdays/mo.(12 )
	5.3 Deepen Family’s appreciation of value and respect for life	Natural Family planning & Reproductive Health Seminar	May and October
		Talk on Teen Sexuality & Personal Hygiene	May
		Usapang Babae Forum in coordination w/ Health Min. Pap’s Smear/ breast exam….	August
		Family Grp Dynamics for Street children	March
	5.4 Organize pool of Resource Speakers and faimly counselors	Training /Workshop for Pre-Cana	June
		Recruit Marriage Counselors	February to May
6. Social Services	6.1 To improve children’s nutritional level.	Feeding program	Continuing program
	6.2 Increase awareness in health care	Medical and dental clinic	?
	6.3 Maintain quality loan portfolio		Continuing program
	6.4 Improve livelihood opportunities	Recruit more enrollees	Continuing program
	6.5 Help in the mental and spiritual development of young boys	Catechetical class - Quarterly leadership training - Values formation - Training in parking & traffic control - Training in drum & lyre - Sustain scholars through school fees & tuition subsidies	Continuing program
	6.6 Sustain h.s.vocational,college scholars through school fees and tuition subsidy	Summer tutorial program, college scholars enrolment	April-May
7.Catechetical	7.1 Strengthen teaching of basic Christian doctrine	Catechetical program for Balara Elementary and High school levels	Continuing program
		Sunday Community catechesis in the areas	Continuing program
		Mayflower Catechesis	May
		Catechetical week celebration	September
	7.2 Implement sacrament programs	Baptism	?
		Confirmation	January and May
		Communion	March
	7.3 Strengthen moral and spiritual values among catechists	Formation of catechists	2nd and 4th Friday of every month
		Recollection for graduating students	?
		Training of catechetical ministry animators	?
		Strengthening of Campus Ministry	Every Friday
8. BEC	81. Patatagin at palakasin ang pamuniuan ng kawan	Teambuilding	24-Jan
		Formation of core group	7-Feb
	8.2 Palaguin at gawing buhay ang bukluran sa mga kawan	Basic Bible seminar	Continuing program
		Formation talk	Monthly
		Pagtitipon ng bukluran	Weekly
	8.3 Pagpapatupad ng Feeding Program		Continuing program
	8.4 Pagtatag ng BEC sa La Vista at LGV		1st quarter of 09
	8.5 Represent the parish in diocese meetings	Diocesan coordination meeting	3rd Saturday monthly,
		Vicariate meeting	Quarterly
9. Parish Implementing Council	9.1 Manage ministry programs	Monthly coordination	Monthly
		Quarterly progress reports	Quarterly
		Semestral reports	June and December
	9.2 Deepen spiritual formation of tri council members	Annual retreat	2nd semester
	9.3 Represent the parish in diocese meetings	Diocesan coordination meeting	3rd Saturday monthly,
		Vicariate meeting	Quarterly
10. Parish Planning, Research, Publication Council	10.1 Align action plans with strategic directions	Action planning	Jan
	10.2Institutionalize conduct of parish evaluation	Orientation on Parish Operations and Evaluation System	February
		Conduct of semesteral evaluation	June and December
	10.3 Disseminate information regarding parish matters	Publication of newsletter	Quarterly
		Launching of Della Strada Website	2nd quarter
11. Parish Finance Council	11.1 Institutionalize and coordinate funding mechanisms for ministry/program needs	Identify and match program sponsors & benefactors;	First semester
	11.2 Strengthen Pastoral Team of PFC	Complete & Update Organization of SMDSF & Columbarium in compliance with regulatory agencies like the SEC;	First semester
		Define and observe monthly or quarterly Management, Executive and Board meetings;	First semester
		Invite willing and available stewards in the SMDS Foundation Board of trustees;	First semester

Revisiting SMDS accomplishments in 2008

Two years after the Dellas Strada mission and vision statements were articulated, the heads of the Ministries and Tri-council met last November 2008 to identify manifestations of how the Parish is living up to its mission and actualizing its vision. Some of the reported accomplishments of the different Councils and Ministries, as of September 2008, are as follows:

Ministries/ Council	Accomplishments in 2008
Program Implementing Council	Process of coordination among ministries was strengthened Linkage with Vicariate and Diocesan Councils was developed Ministry pastoral teams completed Pastoral office set up
Social Service	28% increase in amount of loans released 25% increase in number of loan accounts 11% increase in amount of additional deposits 22% increase in number of PHILHEALTH additional enrollees 248 clients served through the Helping Hands program 100 children served through its Feeding Program 162 high school students, 19 vocational students, 3 college students granted scholarship and summer tutorials 65 LNP boys given scholarship 80 participants trained in different livelihood programs such as cosmetology, massage 2000 beneficiaries given free clinics
Formation Ministry	Spiritual formation e.g. Lenten, Advent retreats provided to parishioners Pastoral formation e.g. Parish Socio-Civic Catechism Seminar conducted for Ministry and Parish leaders Formation programs for Basic Ecclesial Communities e.g. Basic Bible and Parish Renewal Seminars provided
Public Affairs Ministry	50 new members recruited and attended formation programs
Catechetical Ministry	4,084 (100%) of the Balara Elementary School (BES) attended the Catechetical classes of the Parish; 1,258 (100%) of the Freshmen and Sophomores of the Balara High School students attended the Catechetical classes 683 pupils of grade 3 (of BES) were prepared for Holy Communion 637 pupils of grade 6 (of BES) were prepared for Confirmation
Family and Life Ministry	36 Pre-Cana sessions conducted for the year Family Spirituality programs conducted Sacrament of Matrimony promoted among parishioners Natural Family planning sessions conducted
Basic Ecclesial Communities (BEC)	40 new members actively participated in KAWAN activities
Youth Ministry	16 youth members attended the Youth Leaders’ Camp in November
Worship Ministry	Wider participation of the laity and ministry leaders in parish masses Groups subsumed under the Worship Ministry strengthened and their activities better coordinated
Finance Council	P11.4M was raised for the Parish ministry programs and infrastructure requirements through the 10/10 Project
Planning Council	Parish Newsletter published on a quarterly basis Parish planning facilitated yearly Parish assessment conducted yearly Parish Operations Manual completed

SMDS Pastoral Council firms up action plans for 2010

SMDS Pastoral Council firms up action plans for 2010

Over the weekend of January 9-10, 2010, the heads and members of the Parish Ministries and the Tri-council, composed of the Planning, Implementing and Finance Councils, gathered to discuss and assess the Parish performance for 2009 and plan for 2010.

Fr. Manny Sarez set the tone by giving the opening prayer and objectives of the 1 ½ days workshop.  Mr. Johnny Filart, the head of the Parish Implementing Council gave a summary of the accomplishments of the Parish for the first half of 2009 while Mr. Kiko Josef, the head of the Parish Finance Council, presented the annual expenses across ministries.

The different ministries proceeded with the identification and presentation of their assessment of their areas of strength and areas for improvement.  Based on these assessments, plans were mapped out for 2010.

One of the highlights of the parish action plans across ministries for 2010 is the alignment of  efforts towards the strengthening of basic ecclesial communities (BEC) in Pansol 1 and 2, Kaingin, Alta Vista, La Vista and Loyola Grand Villas.  The Youth Ministry, for example, will actively establish BEC Youth initially zooming in on Pansol and Kaingin.  The Family and Life Ministry and the Catechetical Ministry will jointly conduct more catechetical lessons that are focused on family strengthening with the BEC families as the target partners.  The Social Service Ministry will continue to provide feeding and livelihood programs to targeted families of the BECs in Pansol and Kaingin.  The Formation Ministry shall launch its stewardship program with the BECs as one of the entry points for deepening understanding and appreciation of the core concepts, principles and approaches in the sustained implementation of stewardship for the Church.  The Finance Council shall strengthen  the institutionalization of funding mechanisms for programs such as the BEC.  The Planning Council shall help install the database of the SMDS BECs.

The Pastoral Planning session ended with an offering of one’s tapuy, a traditional Ifugao practice of sharing one’s best wine poured in a common earthen jar.  Each participant in the planning cum evaluation session gave their own pledge to remain committed and engaged in the actualization of their plans for the rest of their term in 2010.