Black Catholic Ministries evangelizes the African-American Catholic community through parish-based efforts of pastoral leadership and Black Catholic organizations. This ministry connects and informs various bodies in the archdiocese, especially the clergy, pastoral ministers, lay leadership,
schools, community organization, and ecumenical events. The mission is to highlight, enhance and celebrate the contributions of the Black Catholic community as it shares its gifts with the Church and society.
The Council of Catholic Women provides opportunities for women of the Archdiocese of Detroit to develop their potential as Christian leaders spiritually, leadership and service and to assist them in dealing with current issues in the Church and society.
The Delegate for Religious is the official representative to and liaison with the non-clerical religious of the archdiocese. It is an office that facilitates communication between religious communities and the Archbishop of Detroit.
The Evangelization Office provides resources to local parish communities for their ministry of evangelization. These include parish retreats, leadership training and the development of parish and vicariate evangelization plans.
For more than 25 years, the Archdiocese of Detroit has demonstrated an abiding commitment to the immigrants and refugees of the metropolitan area by providing immigration legal services, as well as resettlement and acculturation assistance to those in need.
Immigration Legal Services (ILS) operates as a non-profit component of the Archdiocese of Detroit to assist low-income immigrants who cannot afford or otherwise access such services.
The Office for Leadership Services provides assistance, resources and formation for Parish Pastoral Councils and commissions. The office provides assistance to parishes that may be experiencing change due to the transitioning of their pastoral leadership, or the forming of new parish structures through clustering, merging and/or closing. The Leadership Services Team offers staff development, pastoral planning, leadership training and conflict management at the parish and vicariate levels. Resources are available to assist parish/vicariate to identify the needs and recognize the gifts of emerging ethnic groups of new immigrants and to celebrate our diversity as an archdiocese. Numerous resources are available through this office, both in print and video, many in Spanish and English. Leadership Services coordinates the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council and is also a liaison to the English Cursillo.
Across the Archdiocese of Detroit and across the world, men are coming together in parish and other local groups to grow deeper in their fellowship with the Lord and with one another.
The Office for Pastoral Ministers is responsible for resource material, collaborative programs and support services that address specific needs of permanent deacons, vowed religious and lay pastoral ministers. In addition, this office grants certification in Pastoral Ministry to those who apply, meet eligibility requirements and fulfill specific qualifications. Those certified are prepared to assume official staff ministry in parish or institutional settings. The office also has responsibility of pastoral ministry continuing education in theology, scripture, religious studies and other related areas.
The primary function of the Pastoral Musician is to be rooted in the Gospel, who leads the singing assembly into prayer, through celebration, preparation, evaluation, education and personal ministry.
Pastoral Resources provides vicariates with socio-demographic data and assistance in survey design, implementation and data analysis to obtain Catholic data and facilitate the process of Vicariate Pastoral Planning.
Ministry to the Deaf Community offers deaf Catholics active participation in the life of a church meeting their particular, cultural needs. Key components of this ministry involve outreach to senior citizens, children and young adults.
Women's Ministry in the Archdiocese of Detroit supports women in their roles as wives, mothers, single, divorced or widowed. The office desires to support and enhance the role of women in the world to evangelize for the sake of the gospel.
The Office of Christian Worship provides for the continuing development of liturgical and ecumenical renewal within the archdiocese.
Within the area of liturgy and worship, the office personnel serve priests, staff persons and commissions on the parish, vicariate and regional levels. They also serve as resource persons for archdiocesan offices in matters of liturgy and worship. They do this primarily through liturgical formal educational-formation experiences (Institute for Pastoral Liturgical Ministries), printed liturgical materials, organization and formation of pastoral musicians and liturgical consultation for renovation and building of liturgical space (Archdiocesan Architectural Review Committee).
Within the area of ecumenism, the offices also acts as a liaison and resource for the parishes, vicariates and staff offices. The main operational priority is to engage in inter-Church and Synagogue experiences. And additional priority is to collaborate with other archdiocesan offices in the preparation of the appropriate ecumenical materials and interventions.
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