FINANCE/GOVERNANCE

Pastoral Plan

OLP Assumptions

Problematical statements about the future which cannot be predicted by logical processes and which are beyond the control of the operation, but which are taken for granted in planning.

1. Our neighborhood will remain stable.
   
2. We will remain stable in our average age range, which is at about 39.
   
3. We are trending toward a slightly lower number of school aged children in the parish.
   
4. The trend toward American family breakdown will continue.
   
5. Our minority component in the parish will grow, but only slightly.
   
6. We will remain a relatively modest sized neighborhood parish community (868 households in 2007).
   
7. Parishioners generally are deeply committed to OLP.
   
8. Parishioners generally expect from one another commitment to our community life and to Sunday stewardship giving.
   
9. There will be increasing opportunities for participation and involvement in parish community life.
   
10. We will be better and better able to keep track of parish data, especially demographics and finances.
    
11. Technological sophistication will be increasingly important for marketing and communication.
    
12. The market for both a parish community and for a school will remain competitive.
    
13. It will remain important for parishioners and staff to support one another toward keeping a positive energy level in all our ministries and across parish life.
    
14. Staff will remain critical players in shaping parishioner attitudes and parish life.
    
15. Generally, parishioners will not leave the parish because of issues in the larger Church.
    
16. In light of the many choices people have, OLP will need to be attentive to remaining an open and welcoming community.
    
17. Parish community life will become an increasingly counter-cultural witness in our society, and we will need to nurture this witness in all our ministries and across parish life.
    
18. Our school ministry will remain of modest size (188 students in 2006-2007) with our efforts focused on the high quality of academics and its remaining strongly grounded in parish life.
    
19. Parish budgeting will always remain a challenge.
    
20. Our facilities will remain adequate.
    
21. Plant and facility repair will remain a concern.