The On Mission for The Church Alive! initiative encompasses strategic planning for parishes and the regionalization process for Catholic elementary schools. Both run along parallel but independent tracks with the goals of growing the Church and the salvation of souls.

Strategic Planning for Parishes PARALLEL TRACKS GROW THE Regionalization of Elementary Schools CHURCH

WHAT SCHOOLS ARE INVOLVED IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE PITTSBURGH-EAST REGION? Saint Agnes, West Mifflin Mary of Nazareth, White Oak Saint Bede, Point Breeze North American Martyrs, Monroeville Saint Bernadette, Monroeville Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament, East Catholic, Forest Hills Natrona Heights Saint John the Baptist, Plum Saint Raphael, Morningside Saint Joseph, Verona Saint Rosalia, Greenfield Saint Maria Goretti, Sacred Heart, Shadyside Bloomfield/Friendship/Garfield Saint Therese of Lisieux, Munhall

PITTSBURGH-EAST REGIONAL CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ADVISORY BOARD An advisory board has been formed to help develop a region-specific strategy for Catholic education. The board is composed of six clergy and five lay members from the parishes in the region. The members of the board are:

Rev. Robert Grecco, Sacred Heart Shadyside Very Rev. Kris Stubna, Saint Paul Cathedral, Oakland Rev. John Lendvai, Our Lady of the Most Blessed Colette Finnegan, Saint Bernadette, Monroeville Sacrament, Natrona Heights and Saint Joseph, Natrona Mary-Peg Miller, Saint Therese of Lisieux, Munhall Rev. John Lynam, Word of God, Rankin/Swissvale Lisa Sciullo, Saint Maria Goretti, and Madonna del Castello, Swissvale Bloomfield/Friendship/Garfield Rev. Kenneth Marlovits, Saint Maurice, Forest Hills Lawrence Scott, Transfiguration, Russellton Rev. Kevin Poecking, Saint John the Baptist, Plum Thomas Smith, Saint Agnes, West Mifflin WHAT WILL THE WORK OF THE ADVISORY BOARD BE? • Assessing the viability of the schools in the region by examining:  Enrollment trends  Financial health  On Mission data  Condition of facilities • The board will also:  Study long-term sustainability of the schools  Help improve student outreach, marketing, funding and development • The goal of the advisory board is to keep our schools accessible, affordable and vibrant for future generations.

Christ the Light of the World, Duquesne Saint Joseph, Natrona Corpus Christi, McKeesport** Saint Joseph, Verona* Epiphany, Uptown Saint Jude the Apostle**, Wilmerding Good Shepherd, Braddock** Saint Maria Goretti, Bloomfield* Holy Family, Creighton Saint Mark, Port Vue** Holy Martyrs, Tarentum Saint Mary of Mercy, Downtown Holy Spirit, West Mifflin Saint Maurice, Forest Hills** Holy Trinity, West Mifflin Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Homestead Immaculate Heart of Mary, Polish Hill Saint Michael, Elizabeth** Madonna del Castello, Swissvale** Saint Patrick, Versailles** North American Martyrs, Monroeville* Saint Patrick-Saint Stanislaus, Strip Our Lady of Joy, Holiday Park Saint Bede, Point Breeze* Saint Paul Cathedral, Oakland Our Lady of the Angels, Lawrenceville Saint Benedict the Moor, Hill District Saint Raphael, Morningside* Our Lady of the Most Blessed Saint Bernadette, Monroeville* Saint Regis, Oakland Sacrament, Natrona Heights* Saint Charles Lwanga, Homewood Saint Rita, Whitaker Our Lady of Victory, Harwick Saint Colman, Turtle Creek** Saint Robert Bellarmine, E. McKeesport** Queen of the Rosary, Glassport** Saint Gerard Majella, Penn Hills Saint Rosalia, Greenfield* Resurrection, West Mifflin Saint Irenaeus, Oakmont Saint Stephen, Hazelwood Sacred Heart, Shadyside* Saint James, Wilkinsburg Saint Susanna, Penn Hills Saint Agnes, West Mifflin* Saint Januarius, Plum Saint Therese of Lisieux, Munhall* Saint Alphonsus, Springdale Saint John Fisher, Churchill** Saint Victor, Bairdford Saint Angela Merici, White Oak** Saint John the Baptist, Plum* Transfiguration, Russellton Saint Bartholomew, Penn Hills Saint Joseph, Duquesne Word of God, Swissvale**

NEXT STEPS IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS • Solicit qualitative information from each school about the programs—educational, spiritual, etc.—they offer. • Study the quantitative information available for the schools and parishes that sup- port them and assess the situation—financial, demographic, etc.—of each. • Provide regular communications from the advisory board Stay informed by visiting diopitt.org/pgh-east.