Beacons of Light

The God Centered Response Podcast is hosted by Mike Hoendorf, the Development Director at Incarnation, and will feature discussions with Fr. Brian in regards to the Beacons of Light opportunity and other updates in our parish family. There will also be additional interviews with members of our Parish Family, where we will learn more about them and their role and hopes for the Beacons process.

Here is a list of Beacons of Light frequently asked questions.
Click on the question for the answer.

All churches are being asked to consider eliminating a mass before July 1, 2022 when the attendance is below 40% of capacity. With this and other parameters in mind, the family mass schedule was changed

The goal is that as time moves along, the pastor delegates more duties to his staff, Deacons, and the laity. Training will certainly be needed for all those involved.

The name of each individual church cannot easily change, if even possible, cannonically. A possibility is that each family adopts a new family name. For example: Our family name could be “Nativity Catholic Church” and we would have “Incarnation Campus” and “St. Francis Campus.” During the transition process which will take years, we will strive to share our histories, cultures, etc. with our new family and learn about theirs.

The Archdiocese will be releasing a step by step process for all parish families to use as we move forward. One of the first steps will be the creation of a “Beacon Committee” or such. This group will include leadership from all the churches in the family as determined by the Pastor.

It is unlikely that this will occur in our situation.

Yes and no…(use these three resources to explain)

Families of Parishes Journeying Together

Synodality In and Of the Church

Synodality

Eventually the PAC / Parish Councils will combine to work as one. The Finance Councils must stay as separate entities until the establishment of the parish family is finalized.