Seven Focus Groups allow members to prayerfully and deliberately discern how best to effect positive change in our Church.
Each Focus Group will act to move the work of CCOC forward, to effect positive change in our Church, and to meet the perceived needs of the Body of Christ. When any other need is discerned, another Focus Group may be created to address it. In all that we do, we are committed to six basic principles: co-responsibility, transparency, accountability, competency, justice and trust.
— The Leadership of Catholics for Change in Our Church
This Focus Group is dedicated to supporting all people who have suffered traumatic abuse by priests, brothers and lay officials of the Church, and their family members. The goal is to instill healing and empathic environments to address the needs of survivors, their families and parishioners, at the individual, parish and diocesan level.
Read more →Improving financial transparency at all levels within the Church, starting with Parishes and our diocese, is imperative to the financial viability of the diocese. This Focus Group wants to work with the Diocese to create independent, lay oversight of financial functions that adhere to best practices and provide detailed accountability to all Catholics in the Diocese.
Read more →Clericalism has been put forward as the root of many of the ills that plague our Church today. This Focus Group seeks to bring about a healthier balance within our parishes and diocese by exploring and promoting the concept of shared responsibility between the laity and the clergy.
Read more →This Focus Group aims to facilitate discussions and actions to diversify the clergy, in order to enhance and strengthen it. Any person who is called to serve the Church, should have the opportunity to fulfill that call, whether they are a man or woman, married or single.
Read more →We are committed to the Vatican II ideal that the Church is the People of God. Our Church can only be sustained if both lay and ordained Catholics share a co-responsibility for the leadership and culture of the Church. This Focus Group seeks to educate, encourage and prepare the laity for leadership roles.
Read more →This Focus Group is committed to ensuring a vibrant, spirit-filled future for our Church by encouraging and giving a voice to the next generation of our faith — our youth and young adults. We look to engage and empower through education, service and fellowship.
Read more →There are many areas within our Church that would benefit from more and better Lay Oversight. This Focus Group is currently putting energies into how lay oversight can be part of reviewing the bishop's selection and performance, as well as making sure lay involvement is part of holding bishops accountable.
Read more →Each Focus Group page includes a registration form. Register with CCOC today to indicate which Focus Group interests you most.
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