Formation & Training

The office for Pastoral Development provides a variety of services to parishes and parish groupings.

(Please click on Pastoral Areas list to show Pastoral areas and their co-ordinator’s).

It links with the Diocesan Pastoral Development team for implementing the Diocesan Pastoral Plan and supporting parishes in the implementation of the Diocesan Pastoral Plan.

• It helps with the setting up and formation of Parish Pastoral Councils.
• It provides in-service training for Parish Pastoral Councils.
• It supports and resourses the development of Parish groupings/clusters.
• It facilitates Parish Pastoral Councils, parish assemblies and parish groupings in the process of discernment and pastoral planning.
• It designs and facilitates programmes for the theological, spiritual and practical formation of those involved in leadership groups.

The office for Pastoral Development is located at St. John’s Pastoral Centre, John’s Hill, Waterford. Please contact Fr. Liam Power at 051-874199 or 087-2899843.