TRANSLATION IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS - FEB

TRANSLATION IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE
February 22. 2011

· Present:Darnell Waun, Shelia Morse, Mike Cleary, Bernie and Carolyn Denisio, Sherry Drury, and JJ Hansbrough
· Excused:Phil and Linda Clark
· Opening Prayer:The meeting began at 7:00 PM. Darnell Waun led the Committee in an opening prayer.
· Agenda:The following agenda items were discussed: Committee Membership; Review of the Role of the Committee; Roman Missal, 3^rd Edition Translation Highlights; Goals and Objectives for Implementation; and Implementation Road Map.
· Committee Membership: Monsignor Mike asked Darnell Waun to facilitate this committee last Fall and Darnell developed the membership based on representation from various ministries in the parish including Adult Education, Parish Staff, Clergy Representative, Music Ministry, Youth Ministry and Knights of Columbus. The committee unanimously agreed that a Faith Formation representative should be a permanent member of the committee.
· Review of the Role of the Committee: The committee’s role is to develop and implement an Action Plan that meets the specific needs of the Holy Trinity Faith Community for an implementation date of the 1^st Sunday of Advent, November 27, 2011. This date is universal for the entire English-speaking Roman Catholic Church. The translation itself has been approved by the Holy See in Rome and is not a negotiable item.
· Roman Missal, ^3rd Edition Translation Highlights: The Eucharistic Liturgy is the center of the Catholic Church’s life. The new translation does not change the Mass, just some of the words used in the expression of the liturgy by the presider and the congregation. The goal of the translation is to make the experience of the Liturgy UNDERSTANDABLE, DIGNIFIED, BEAUTIFUL, and DOCTRINALLY PRECISE. The new text is filled with theological meaning drawing on the depths of Scripture and the Church’s rich tradition. It gives a renewed appreciation of the close relationship between Scripture and the Liturgy. Sherry Drury will provide an electronic version of the presentation slides from the Deanery-wide training conducted at St. Peter, Prince of the Apostles Church on February 26, 2011 to committee members. Extensive discussion of this topic can be found at www.usccb.org/romanmissal.
· Goals and Objectives for Implementation:
GOAL 1: To help the faithful participate more fully, actively and consciously in the Mass.
- Provide resources and tools to enhance parishioner’s understanding of their role in the Mass.
- Train liturgical ministers to allow them to lead the newly translated texts well.
- Make connections, in preaching, between newly translated texts and their scriptural roots.
- Create opportunities for all parishioners to reflect on their roles as leaders of, and participants in, the Mass.
GOAL 2: To provide parish leaders with the appropriate concrete resources to plan and implement a parish-wide program of liturgical formation and catechesis on the newly translated Mass.
- Identify the roles and responsibilities of key leaders for the parish implementation.
- Create a parish Action Plan.
- Set a schedule for implementing the parish Action Plan.
- Communicate with the parish about the Action Plan and about the changes themselves.
- Make print, audio, video and online resources available to leaders and parishioners.
- Train parish-level trainers

Implementation Road Map:
- January – March 2011 PLANNING PROCESS
Create Implementation Committee
Study Documents
Finalize Goals and Objectives
Develop Action Plan
- April – March 2011 IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN
Education of Parish leaders
Preparation of resources for parishioner’s use
- September – December 2011 PREPARATION OF PARISHIONERS
Education/formation sessions/homilies
Introduction to new Mass Settings (Music)

Sherry Drury will be in charge of dispensing educational materials from the parish office as they become available. Discussion on target groups within the parish to create a critical mass of parishioners that could be approached about performing training sessions ensued. This listing will be incorporated into the parish Action Plan. Preparing a budget estimate for educational and formation for the 2011 submission in May was discussed and will be finalized at the next meeting.
· Closing Prayer:Mike Cleary closed the meeting with a prayer.
· Next Meeting:Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 7:00 PM in Parish Conference Room
· Adjournment:The meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.