This section details how Pastoral Development has evolved over the last number of years in the Diocese and what is planned for the future. The Director of Pastoral Development for Kilmore is Fr. Michael Router Kilmore Diocesan Pastoral Centre, Cullies, Cavan. Director: Rev. Michael Router Email: pastoralcentre@kilmorediocese.ie. Tel: 049 4375004 Click on a link below to read the article in full: An approach to Pastoral Planning: The Kilmore Experience This article was first published in the September 2002 issue ‘The Furrow’ How Pastoral Development commenced in 1995. A project involving both priests and laity hoping to further the mission of Christ in the parishes. Pastoral Congress – The Listening Process The consultation process between priests and laity that played a vital role in Pastoral Development. In October 2000, three hundred and fifty people – lay, religious and priests, representing every parish and every religious community in the diocese, came together in St. Patrick’s College Cavan for the Pastoral Congress. Elected in February 2001, the council meets once a month as a representative body of the faithful, working to further the mission of Christ and his Church in the Diocese. Pastoral Plan for the Diocese of Kilmore What the future holds for Pastoral Development.
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