Pastoral Planning

Read columns, blogs and articles about “Making All Things New.”

November 19, 2014 – “The fault lies with us” by Robert P. Lockwood, Our Sunday Visitor

November 13, 2014  –  “‘Closings’ in Nigeria Offer Perspective”  by Timothy Cardinal Dolan,  Catholic New York

November 13, 2014 – “Making All Things New Decisions Announced” by John Woods,  Catholic New York

November 12, 2014 – “Parish closings are only half of the story” by Mark M. Gray and Mary L. Gautier, Our Sunday Visitor

October 30, 2014 – “Dying… and Rising” by Timothy Cardinal Dolan,  Catholic New York

July 24, 2014 – “Encouraging Signs for the Road Ahead” by Timothy Cardinal Dolan,  Catholic New York

July 1, 2014  –  “Making All Things New Update,”  by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, The Gospel in the Digital Age

Please click “Actualización Haciendo Todas las Cosas Nuevas,”   for the Spanish version.

June 20, 2014  –  “Recommendations for Making All Things New Due Soon,”  by John Woods Christie   L.   Chicoine,  Catholic New York

May 6, 2014  –  “Pastoral Planning Since Pentecost,”  by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, The Gospel in the Digital Age

April 2, 2014  –  “Three-Day Dialogue Yields Preliminary Recommendations for Archdiocese’s Clusters,”  by John Woods,  Catholic New York

March 5, 2014  –  “Cluster Team Evaluations Being Submitted This Week,”  by John Woods,  Catholic New York

February 6, 2014  –  “40-Person Advisory Group Named for Making All Things New”Catholic New York

January 23, 2014 – “Gospel Mandates Can Guide Study of Our Parishes” by Timothy Cardinal Dolan,  Catholic New York

December 11, 2013 – “Cluster Planning Crucial to Making All Things New,” by John Woods, Catholic New York

November 18, 2013 – “Archdiocese Moves to Close Parishes,” by Josh Dawsey, Wall Street Journal

November 11, 2013 – “If Staten Island parishes are closed under church initiative, what will happen to the land?,” by Maura Grunlund, Staten Island Advance

November 10, 2013 – “For Roman Catholics on Staten Island, major changes on the horizon,” by Maura Grunlund, Staten Island Advance

October 17, 2013 –  Carta Pastoral: ‘Haciendo Todas las Cosas Nuevas,’ by Timothy Cardinal Dolan,  Catholic New York

October 3, 2013 –  Pastoral Letter on ‘Making All Things New,’ by Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Catholic New York

October 3, 2013 – “Getting Parishioners Involved in Making All Things New,” by John Woods, Catholic New York

September 18, 2013 – “Paschal Mystery at Heart of Pastoral Planning Initiative,”Catholic New York

September 4, 2013 – “‘ Making All Things New’ Seeks to Enhance Parish Life, Strengthen Ministry,” Catholic New York

June 17, 2013 –  “Cardinal Dolan: Church closings are possible in Staten Island,”   by Maura Grunlund, Staten Island Advance

June 13, 2013 – “Our Approach to Strategic Pastoral Planning”  by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan,  Catholic New York

June 12, 2013 – “Making All Things New Springs to Life at Seminary Sessions,” by John Woods,  Catholic New York

June 11, 2013 –  “Three Staten Island Roman Catholic parishes regroup under Cardinal Dolan, sources say”   – Staten Island Advance

June 6, 2013 –  “Continuing to Move Forward with Making All Things New,” by Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, The Gospel in the Digital Age

February 10, 2011 –  “Making All Things New” , by Bishop Dennis Sullivan, Catholic New York

Haga clic aquí para leer la carta del El Obispo Dennis Sullivan sobre la Planificación Pastoral que fue anunciada el 10 de febrero del 2011 en la publicación de Catholic New York.

January 26, 2011 –  “Parish planning initiative seeks input from faithful,” by Claudia McDonnell, Catholic New York

November 4, 2010 – ” A Letter on Pastoral Planning to the Catholics of the Archdiocese of New York, ” by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, Catholic New York

To download and print the letter as a PDF, click here.

Haga clic aquí para leer la carta del Arzobispo Timothy M. Dolan sobre la Planificación Pastoral que fue anunciada el 04 de noviembre del 2010 en la publicación Catholic New York.

ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK

GOALS OF MAKING ALL THINGS NEW

1. To enhance the vibrancy of parish life in the Archdiocese of New York.
2. To strengthen the presence and ministry of the Church in the urban, suburban and rural areas of the archdiocese.
3. To foster an appreciation for and participation in Sunday Eucharist.
4. To promote New Evangelization efforts throughout the archdiocese.
5. To implement parish planning within the archdiocese considering the needs of the people, the projected number of priests available to serve, financial resources, and changing demographics.
6. To ensure that all parishioners have opportunities for quality lifelong Christian education and formation.
7. To strengthen service to those who are most in need.
8. To promote vocations to priesthood, religious life, the diaconate, and lay ministry.
9. To support new initiatives for youth, young adults, families, and seniors.
10. To build a greater sense of unity among Catholics from all cultures within the local Church.
11. To increase collaboration among all entities in the local, national, and universal Church.

Click on the links below to view the planning guide as .pdfs:

• Section I: Foundational Material
• Section II: Parish Conversations & Assessments
• Section III: Cluster Conversations, Assessments, Suggestions, Responses
• Section IV: Prayers Based on Liturgical Scripture Readings

Click on the links below to view the planning guide as Microsoft Word Documents:

• Section I: Foundational Material
• Section II: Parish Conversations & Assessments
• Section III: Cluster Conversations, Assessments, Suggestions, Responses
• Section IV: Prayers Based on Liturgical Scripture Readings

ARQUIDIÓCESIS DE NUEVA YORK

METAS DE HACIENDO NUEVAS TODAS LAS COSAS

1. Mejorar la vitalidad de la vida parroquial en la Arquidiócesis de Nueva York
2. Fortalecer la presencia y el ministerio de la Iglesia en las áreas urbanos, suburbanos y rurales de la arquidiócesis.
3. Fomentar una apreciación para y participación en la Eucaristía Dominical.
4. Promover los esfuerzos de la nueva evangelización en toda la arquidiócesis.
5. Implementar planificación parroquial dentro de la arquidiócesis, tomando en cuenta las necesidades del pueblo, el número de sacerdotes disponibles para servir, los recursos financieros, y los cambios en la demografía de la arquidiócesis.
6. Asegurar que todos los feligreses tengan oportunidades para educación y formación Cristiana a través de toda la vida.
7. Fortalecer el servicio a los más necesitados.
8. Promover las vocaciones al sacerdocio y la vida religiosa, la diaconía y el ministerio laical.
9. Apoyar nuevas iniciativas de jóvenes y joven adultos, familias y personas mayores.
10. Formar un sentido mayor de unidad entre católicos de todas las culturas dentro de la Arquidiócesis.
11. Aumentar la colaboración entre todas las entidades en la Iglesia local, nacional y universal.

• Sección I: Materiasfundamentales
• Sección II: Conversaciones e Evaluaciones Parroquiales
• Sección III: Conversaciones, Evaluaciones, Sugerencias y Respuestas del Cluster 
• Sección IV: Oraciones de la liturgia bíblica

• Sección I: Materiasfundamentales
• Sección II: Conversaciones e Evaluaciones Parroquiales
• Sección III: Conversaciones, Evaluaciones, Sugerencias y Respuestas del Cluster 
• Sección IV: Oraciones de la liturgia bíblica

Click here to view the Parish Transition Manual ( Spanish)

• Decrees 1/1/2024
  • Decree on the Merger of the Parishes of Saint Malachy and Sacred Heart of Jesus, Manhattan
  • Decree on the Relegation of Saint Augustine Church, West Shokan
  • Decree on the Relegation of Assumption Church, Staten Island
  • Decree on Rescinding the Merger of the Parishes of Basilica of Saint Patrick Old Cathedral and Most Precious Blood, Manhattan
• Decrees 9/28/2023
  • Decree Erecting the Personal Parish of Saint John Henry Newman for the Pastoral Care at Columbia University in New York
  • Canonical Statutes of the Personal Parish of Saint John Henry Newman for the Pastoral Care at Columbia University, New York
• Decree 6/13/2023
  • Decree on the Merger of the Territorial Parishes of Our Lady of Good Counsel and Saint Peter – Saint Paul – Assumption, Staten Island, New York
• Decrees 5/10/2023
  • Decree on the Relegation of the Church of Saint James, South Manhattan, New York
  • Decree on the Merger of the Territorial Parishes of Sacred Heart, Monroe and Saint Patrick, Highland Mills, New York
  • Decree on the Merger of the Territorial Parishes of Saint Peter-Our Lady of the Rosary and Our Lady of Victory-Saint Andrew, South Manhattan, New York
  • Decree on the Relegation of the Church of Saint Margaret Mary, Staten Island, New York
  • Decree on the Merger of the Territorial Parishes of Saint John the Baptist-Most Holy Trinity and Saint Ann, Yonkers – South Westchester, New York
• Decrees 3/21/2023
  • Saint Benedict the Moor Parish
• Decrees 1/1/2023
  • Decree on the Merger of the Parishes of Corpus Christi and Notre Dame, North Manhattan
  • Decree on the Merger of the Parishes of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs and Saint Jude, North Manhattan
  • Decree on the Relegation of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, South Manhattan
  • Decree on the Relegation of Saint Columba Church, South Manhattan
  • Decree on the Relegation of Immaculate Conception Church, Tomkins Cove – Rockland County
• Decrees 7/5/22
  • Decree of Merger of the Parishes of Saint Christopher-Saint Sylvia, Red Hook, and Good Shepherd-Saint Joseph, Rhinebeck, New York
  • Decree on the Relegation of the Church of the Assumption, Maybrook, New York
• Decree 12/3/21
  • Church of Saint Mary, Northeast Bronx
• Decree 10/1/21
  • Reorganization of the Deaneries in the Archdiocese of New York
• Decree 12/28/20
  • Parishes of Saint John, West Hurley and Saint Francis de Sales, Phoenicia
• Decrees 11/4/20
  • Saint Peter Church, Kingston
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Tappan and Saint John the Baptist, Piermont
  • Saint Emeric Church, New York
  • Saint Mary of the Snow-Saint Joseph, Saugerties and Saint John the Evangelist, Centerville
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Allaben
• Decrees 7/2/20
  • Most Holy Trinity, Mamaroneck
  • Saint Veronica, Manhattan
• Decree 2/15/20
  • Our Lady of the Scapular, Unionville, New York
• Decree 1/4/20
  • Saint Mary, Staten Island, New York
• Decree 5/16/19
  • Saint Joseph, Spring Valley, and Saint Boniface, Wesley Hills
• Decree 11/6/18
  • Saint Francis of Assisi South Bronx New York
• Decrees 7/14/18
  • Saint Clare of Assisi and Saint Francis Xavier, East Bronx
  • Saint John the Evangelist, Pawling, and Saint Charles Borromeo, Dover Plains
• Decrees 5/26/18
  • Holy Family, Blessed Sacrament, and Saint John Vianney, Bronx
  • Our Lady of Guadalupe at Saint Bernard and Saint Veronica, South Manhattan
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Benedicta, and Saint Mary of the Assumption, Staten Island
  • Saint Christopher and Saint Sylvia, Red Hook
  • Saint Frances of Rome, Saint Frances of Assisi, Saint Anthony, and Our Lady of Grace, Northeast Bronx
  • Saint Frances of Rome, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Anthony, and Our Lady of Grace, Northeast Bronx
  • Saint John the Baptist, Poughkeepsie
  • Saint Mary-Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mount Vernon
  • Saint Vito-Most Holy Trinity, Mamaroneck
  • Transfiguration-Saint James-Saint Joseph, South Manhattan
• Decrees 2/25/18
  • Sacred Heart and Saint Francis of Assisi, Newburgh
  • Saint Mary-Saint Joseph and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Poughkeepsie
• Decrees 11/30/17
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel-Saint Benedicta-Saint Mary of the Assumption, Staten Island
  • Our Lady of Pity, South Bronx
  • Saint Simon Stock-Saint Joseph, South Bronx
  • Saint Rita-Saint Pius V, South Bronx
  • Saint Anselm-Saint Roch, South Bronx
  • Immaculate Conception-Saint Anthony-Saint Patrick, Dutchess
  • Saint Mary-Saint James, Ulster
• Decrees 6/30/17
  • Most Holy Redeemer-Nativity
  • Most Holy Crucifix
  • Saint John Nepomucene-Saint Francis Xavier-Saint John the Martyr
  • Saint Monica-Saint Elizabeth of Hungary-Saint Stephen of Hungary
  • Saint Ann-Saint Lucy
  • Saint Paul-Holy Rosary
  • Saint Cecilia-Holy Agony
  • Holy Name of Jesus-Saint Gregory the Great
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus-Saint Benedict the Moor
  • Saint Charles Borromeo-Resurrection-All Saints
  • Saint Brendan-Saint Ann
  • Saint John-Visitation
  • Saint Peter and Paul-Saint Ursula
  • Our Lady of Victory-Sacred Heart
  • Our Lady of Mercy-Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • Saint Joseph-Immaculate Conception
  • Saint Joseph-Immaculate Conception
  • Saint Anthony of Padua-Saint Thomas Aquinas
• Decree 4/29/17
  • Saint Joseph-Saint Thomas & Saint John Neumann, Staten Island
• Decree 7/26/16
  • Saint Peter, Staten Island, NY – Assumption and Saint Paul, Staten Island, NY
• Decrees 4/29/16
  • Saint John the Evangelist and the Personal Parish of Our Lady of Peace
  • Saint Monica, the Personal Parish of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, and the Personal Parish of Saint Stephen of Hungary
• Decrees 4/28/16
  • Saint John the Evangelist and the Personal Parish of Our Lady of Peace
  • Saint Monica, the Personal Parish of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, and the Personal Parish of Saint Stephen of Hungary
  • Saint Monica
  • Saint John the Evangelist
• Decree 6/11/15
  • Corpus Christi, Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of Mercy, and Sacred Heart of Jesus, Port Chester
• Decrees 5/8/15
  • Saint Charles Borromeo and All Saints
  • Saint Patrick and Saint Mary, Newburgh
  • Immaculate Conception, Amenia and Saint Anthony, Pine Plains
  • Saint Paul, Congress and Saint Ann, Nyack
  • Saint Matthew, Hastings on Hudson, and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Ardsley
  • Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Pompeii, Dobbs Ferry
  • Saint John the Evangelist and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, White Plains
  • Saint Frances of Rome, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint Anthony, and Our Lady of Grace, Bronx
  • Saint Simon Stock and Saint Joseph, Bronx
  • Holy Name of Jesus and Saint Gregory the Great
  • Saint Vincent Ferrer and Saint Catherine of Siena
  • Our Lady of Good Counsel and Saint Thomas Moore
  • Saint Christopher and Saint Margaret Mary, Staten Island
  • Saint Joseph, Millbrook and Immaculate Conception, Bangall
  • Saint John Nepomucene, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, and Saint John the Martyr
  • Saint Jerome and Saint Luke, Bronx
• Decrees 11/2/14
  • Saint Peter and Assumption – Saint Paul, Staten Island
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Mary of the Assumption, Staten Island
  • Saint Adalbert and Saint Roch, Staten Island
  • Saint Joseph and Immaculate Conception – St. Mary, Staten Island
  • Our Lady of Pity – Saint Anthony of Padua, Staten Island
  • Most Holy Redeemer – Nativity
  • Transfiguration – Saint James/Saint Joseph
  • Our Saviour – Saint Stephen/Our Lady of the Scapular
  • Saint Monica – Saint Elizabeth of Hungary – Saint Stephen of Hungary
  • Saint Ann – Saint Lucy
  • Saint Cecilia – Holy Agony
  • Saint Paul – Holy Rosary
  • Saint Peter – Our Lady of the Rosary
  • Our Lady of Victory – Saint Andrew
  • Saint Patrick Old Cathedral – Most Precious Blood
  • Guardian Angel – Saint Columba
  • Holy Cross – Saint John the Baptist
  • Saint John the Evangelist – Our Lady of Peace
  • Saint John – Visitation, Bronx
  • Saint Brendan – Saint Ann, Bronx
  • Saint Anslem – Saint Roch, Bronx
  • Saint Rita of Cascia – Saint Pius V, Bronx
  • Holy Family, Blessed Sacrament, and Saint John Vianney, Bronx
  • Holy Rosary – Nativity of the Blessed Lady, Bronx
  • Saint Margaret of Cortona – Saint Gabriel, Bronx
  • Saint Jerome – Saint Luke, Bronx
  • Our Lady of the Assumption – Saint Mary Star of the Sea, Bronx
  • Saint John the Baptist – Most Holy Trinity, Yonkers
  • Saint Peter – Saint Denis, Yonkers
  • Saint Peter and Paul – Saint Ursula, Mount Vernon
  • Our Lady of Victory – Sacred Heart, Mount Vernon
  • Saint Mary – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mount Vernon
  • Saint Vito – Most Holy Trinity, Mamaroneck
  • Our Lady of Perpetual Help – Saint Catharine, Pelham
  • Saint Gabriel – Saint Joseph, New Rochelle
  • Immaculate Conception – Assumption, Tuckahoe
  • Annunciation, Crestwood – Our Lady of Fatima, Scarsdale
  • Saint Christopher, Buchanan – Saint Patrick, Verplanck
  • Saint Joan of Arc, Sloatsburg – Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Tuxedo Park
  • Saint Peter – Saint Mary of the Assumption, Haverstraw
  • Holy Name of Mary, Montgomery – Assumption, Maybrook
  • Saint Thomas of Cantebury, Cornwall-on-Hudson – Saint Joseph, New Windsor
  • Saint Christopher, Red Hook – Saint Sylvia, Tivoli
  • Saint Mary – Saint Joseph, Poughkeepsie
  • Saint Catherine Laboure, Lake Katrine – Saint Colman, East Kingston
  • Saint Mary of the Snow, Saugerties – Saint Joseph, Glasco
  • Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Port Ewen – Sacred Heart, Esopus
  • Saint Mary, Marlboro – Saint James, Milton
  • Saint Mary / Holy Name of Jesus – Saint Peter, Kingston
  • Saint Anthony of Padua, Yulan – Saint Thomas Aquinas, Forestburgh

• Decision Released 6/12/15

• Decisions Released 5/8/15

• Decisions Released 11/2/14