Parish Life Director

St. John at Creighton University Parish (Omaha) - Omaha

Nonprofit

Full-Time

Location

Name of Facility : St. John's Catholic Church
Address : 2500 California Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska
68127

Submitted By

Name : Sara Schulte-Bukowinski
Email : View email address on click.appcast.io

Description

Reports to: Canonical Pastor

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

1. Liturgy and Worship
   • Collaborate with liturgy team regarding regularly scheduled worship.
   • Be present at parish liturgies on weekends, Holy Days, and other important occasions.
   • Assist those responsible for parish retreats and other devotions.
   • Lead evening prayer, funeral vigil services, and cemetery rites as needed.
2. Pastoral Care, Formation, and Outreach
   • Grow deep relationships with the parish community in order to recognize possible needs and provide support.
   • Oversee communion ministers to the sick and homebound.
   • Provide pastoral home visits to parishioners.
   • Provide opportunities for parishioners to deepen their knowledge of, and commitment to the charisms distinctive of an Ignatian work.
   • Oversee and facilitate Religious Education (until or unless a critical threshold of participation is reached).
   • Facilitate the process, and direct the team committed to Initiation Ministries.
3. Administration
   • Collaborate regularly on matters of parish life with the canonical pastor, staff, pastoral council and finance committee.
   • Facilitate regular parish staff meetings.
   • Attend finance council and parish council meetings.
   • Participate in the investment strategies of the parish.
   • Encourage, challenge and form parish volunteers.
   • Co-facilitate, evaluate and further develop Parish Leadership night.
   • Assist in parish community building and networking particularly in the family of parishes.
   • Sustain and further develop structural support for parishioner involvement: i.e. committees, commissions, volunteers etc.
   • Provide care for staff
     • Plan annual staff retreat and other ongoing staff development opportunities.
     • Provide supervision and ongoing support for staff.
     • Administrate yearly performance evaluations for non-administrative staff.
   • Maintain positive relationships with the Province, Archdiocese, and University.
   • Participate in both provincial and diocesan formational offerings.
   • Build and sustain good working re

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Must have the ability to network with other ministers in similar roles.
• Must have good oral and written communication skills.
• Must have good organizational skills.
• Must have the ability to lead prayer and to speak with some ease before large groups of people.
• Must be able to delegate tasks and responsibilities.
• Must have a compassionate spirit for the poor and the ill.
• Must be able to manage people effectively (staff and volunteers).
• Must be capable agent for change.

Education and Experience

• Background in ecclesiology, Christology, sacramental and liturgical theology, scripture, ethics, and morality.
• Master’s Degree in Divinity, Spirituality or related field and certification in Spiritual Direction preferred.
• Commitment to ongoing formation and education.
• Minimum 5-years of experience in professional ministerial leadership and supervisory or management experience.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Multicultural sensitivity.

Application Instructions

We offer a competitive salary, commensurate with education and experience.

To learn more about this position please contact our pastor Fr. Matt Walsh, SJ View email address on click.appcast.io subject line: PLD Inquiry.