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Pastoral Discernment - Central Coast

A Central Coast journey of listening together, sharing local insight, and discerning where the Holy Spirit is leading communities forward.

 
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Central Coast Pastoral Discernment Project

As part of the 35th anniversary of our Diocese of Broken Bay, Bishop Anthony Randazzo invited the community of the church on the Central Coast to journey forward together as pilgrims and missionaries. Bishop Anthony identified the Central Coast as a particular context for a renewed proclamation of the Gospel, for evangelisation and catechesis, and for innovative pastoral creativity. He encouraged our pastoral discernment to be guided by the Holy Spirit as we journeyed forward in this exciting community project.

After 12 engaging and very productive months, the PDCC Project Summary Report is completed and available below.

The Final Report includes an Executive Summary, emerging themes, opportunities and obstacles, and critical areas of development that have been identified that require pastoral attention.

Central Coast Pastoral Discernment

Along the Journey

Bishop Anthony Randazzo joined priests and parishioners on the Central Coast at a Conversation Forum to hear and comment on data and emerging themes from the PDCC project gathered over the past several months. Thank you to everyone who contributed to a fruitful event at Our Lady of the Rosary, The Entrance, on Sunday, and especially our Project Facilitator Patti Beattie.

Pastoral Discernment Central Coast conversation forum
Community Resources

Documents for prayer, facilitation, and reflection

These resources from the Central Coast project are gathered here so communities can access everything in one place.

Facilitator guide

Facilitator Guide

Guidance for preparing and leading community listening sessions.

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Facilitator toolkit

Facilitator Toolkit

Practical tools for structuring parish and group dialogue.

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Individual reflection guide

Individual Reflection Guide

Personal reflection support for consultation participants.

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Participant handbook

Participant Handbook

Core participant material used in the project process.

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PDCC Final Report

PDCC Final Report

Executive summary, emerging themes, and development priorities.

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Pastoral letter 2024

Pastoral Letter 2024

Pastoral reflection following the Central Coast discernment journey.

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Videos

Watch the Central Coast journey

Two project videos are included here: the launch overview and the consultation process walkthrough.

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Continue the conversation

For questions about the Central Coast pastoral discernment process or the resources on this page, contact Mission Broken Bay.

mission@bbcatholic.org.au