The text addresses the changing role of Salesian parishes, emphasizing the need to adapt to the times in order to evangelize effectively. It highlights the importance of the parish as a Church in the home context of the faithful, called to be an outgoing Church, capable of uniting people and generating stories of faith in daily life.
It explains that the Salesian Congregation has identified privileged areas for pastoral renewal in parishes, involving the provinces to critically analyze the local situation. The document focuses on five chapters that respectively address the original nature of the Salesian parish, people involved in mission, vision and goals, organization inspired by the Christian catechumenate, and updates regarding churches and public sanctuaries.
Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Chapter 1 – The original nature of the parish entrusted to the Salesians
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Assuming of parishes in the deliberations of the General Chapters
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A precious gift for the whole ecclesial community
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Chapter 2 – The Educative Pastoral Community of the parishes
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The importance of the EPC of the parish
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The members of the EPC of the parish
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Chapter 3 – The educative-pastoral proposal of the parish entrusted to the Salesian community
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A centre for evangelization and education in the faith
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A presence of the church that is open and fully part of its locality
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A community with a missionary outlook
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Clear option for the young and for working class people
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A meeting place for the various sectors of the Salesian house
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Chapter 4 – Systematic pastoral animation in the parish
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Main interventions of the proposal
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Structures of participation and responsibility
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Chapter 5 – Other forms: public churches, Shrines
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Concluding remarks
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Documentation
Reference time period: 2004 – 2021
Dicastero per la Pastorale Giovanile SDB, The parish and the shrine entrusted to the salesians, Salesiani di Don Bosco – Sede Centrale, Roma, 2021.
Reference institution:
Dicastero per la Pastorale Giovanile SDB