FutureChurch

Mission and Vision

Our Mission:   FutureChurch seeks changes that will provide all Roman Catholics the opportunity to participate fully in Church life and leadership

Our Vision: FutureChurch works for:

      * Just, open and collaborative        structures for Catholic worship, organization and governance.

     * A return to the Church’s early tradition of both married and celibate priests.

     * A return to the Church’s earliest   tradition, modeled on the inclusive practice of Jesus, of recognizing both female and male leaders of faith communities.

     * Regular access to the Eucharist, the center of Catholic life and worship, for all Catholics.

Guiding Principle:   Future Church's activities grow from a spirituality based on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Eucharist, the Spirit-filled beliefs of the faithful, and the teachings of Vatican II. 

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We want to hear from you!

What is the situation related to parish closings, the priest shortage and the role of women in ministry in your area? We want to know what's going on and we want to hear your concerns, comments and suggestions.

If you've used any of our resources or planned celebrations using our resources, please tell us about your experience. Call us at (216) 228-0869 or send us an email.

What's new

New!
Magdala's Market
Online Store

Sponsor listening session on the state of the US church. Click here for info

Ways to Support US Sisters

Novena to the Holy Spirit for an Inclusive Priesthood during the Church's Year for Priests

Send An Electronic Postcard To Rome Requesting Optional Celibacy

(Français, Deutsch, Portugues, Espanol too)

Women Leaders in Early Christianity CD and Presenter’s Guide

Women and the Word: Follow-up Synod 2008
Send your paper and electronic postcards!

Los Angeles Conference Names, Bridges Gaps for Women of the Word

More Ways to Support Fr. Roy Bourgeois

Women Leaders in the
Ministry of Paul
Free downloadable resources

Chris Reports from Rome

ParishWatch: Tracking Parish Closings in North America

Save Our Parish Community

Do Not Stifle the Spirit!
A Call to Preserve Vibrant Parishes in a Time of Fewer Priests

"Crisis Kit" For Parishes faced with closing or merging

"Parish Rights and Obligations"

How to Claim Parish Rights

Podcasts

Priest Survey

Lay leaders survey priests in 55 dioceses. The question: "Do you favor an open discussion of the mandatory celibacy rule for diocesan priests?”
Survey Results

PRIEST STATISITICS BY
DIOCESE

Priest Shortage USA: 1976-2006
Official Catholic Directory statistics for every U.S. diocese

Clergy Sex Abuse

Liturgy of Lament for the Broken Body of Christ

Justice Anne Burke: Lay Review Board Recommendations

Lay Decision Making

Canon Law and Lay Decision Making

A Catholic Bill of Rights in the 1983 Code of Canon Law

Other

May We Thy Church Renew: Prayers for Building the FutureChurch
A book of Prayer-poems commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of the founding of FutureChurch. Order your copy today!

FutureChurch
In the News

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