As parishioners in the Diocese of San Jose thoughtfully consider their pledges to the 1999 Annual Diocesan Appeal, they might consider the scope of services provided by the Office of Pastoral Ministry. The OPM is the bishop s office which provides services to pastors and their staffs in carrying out their responsibility to meet various pastoral needs of parishioners.
Leadership support networking ministry leaders across deaneries and throughout the diocese.
Formation offering inservice opportunities and resources for training of pastoral ministers. Parishioners may generally not have direct contact with the OPM but they do benefit from the expertise, leadership and resources which OPM associates provide to both professional and volunteer parish staffs. This, in turn, enables parishes to better serve parishioners. Sister Patricia Marie Mulpeters, PBVM, Vicar for Pastoral Ministry, explained the array of issues her office deals with, in a collaborative style with the nine experienced associates who are charged with specific areas of ministry. We cover a variety of specific ministries our associates have particular expertise in, say, family issues, human concerns, catechetics, liturgy and we operate as a collaborative team in a multi-cultural scenario.