The Total Development, Stewardship and Management Program for America's Catholic Pastors.

Dear Colleague in Church Leadership:

For more than 20 years, we have had the distinct privilege of serving as the executive director of the PASTORS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONGRESS. Every January since 1996, a group of priests from all over the country have joined me and our outstanding faculty for an assembly that is both challenging and fulfilling.

More than 3,000 priests have attended during that time. They have been hosted to an event which focuses on ministry, "visioning," creating Lay Leadership and facilitating the important processes of stewardship and development.

Many pastors, over the years, have commented about how this program provided the background, training and experience to help them effectively lead their parishes through the important issues related to development: advancing stewardship, strategic planning, sacrificial giving, endowment, capital campaigns, creating Lay Leaders, the role of boards and committees, public relations, planned giving, etc. -- all in the context of ministry.

We confront the issues of anxiety related to financial issues as well as the involvement of devout, generous, lay people to share leadership through the creation of "Parish Development Councils" to assist you in this ministry.

Please join us this winter in warm, sunny Phoenix AZ, February 9---11, 2022. Just call us at 1-800-426-8198 to register or for any questions you may have.

Phoenix and the Desert Southwest is an appropriate location for this educational experience. The biblical references to the desert and its cleansing of the mind and spirit will hold true during your CONGRESS experience as well. This experience may very well hold the key to the future and financial well-being of your parish community. I look forward to greeting you personally.

Sincerely,

Richard P. Garrigan
Executive Director

P.S. - Perfect time and location--after Advent and before Lent. Join us! Check with your diocesan clergy continuing education about tuition stipends.

MEETING THE CHALLENGE

The Pastors National Development Congress is designed to meet the ministerial, programmatic, education and financial challenges of today's Catholic parishes. Learn how to broaden the base of financial support through comprehensive development.

THE MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT

Development is not another term for fundraising. The "Ministry of Development" enables people to "develop" their faith through the involvement and utilization of lay talent: work, wealth and wisdom.

SPECIAL TUITION RATES

The fee for the first registrant from an organization is $645. The fee for each additional registrant from the same organization is $595.

LOCATION AND AMENITIES

The Congress has been formatted, planned, scheduled and located expressly for pastors and for ideal access and convenience:

• Daily liturgy.
• Scheduled between the busiest times of the liturgical calendar (after Advent and before Lent).
• Congress runs Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.
• Congress is designed exclusively for parish development.
• Daily early start (7:30 A.M.) and finish (3:00 P.M.) for optional consultation, group discussion, golf, tennis, and sightseeing.
• Golf course located on hotel property.
• One-half dozen championship golf courses (hotel arrangements and shuttle service available) nearby.
• Complimentary coffee and rolls each morning.
• Sponsored lunch provided each day. (Tentatively scheduled.)

MONDAY EVENING RECEPTION

A Monday evening reception is planned on the eve of the Congress for early arrivals.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• PASTORS
• ASSOCIATE PASTORS
• ASSISTANT PASTORS
• PNDC "ALUMNI"

Rev. Gregory Schlarb is the Vicar for Stewardship and Development for the Diocese of Phoenix and has been a pastor for more than 15 years. He has successfully implemented Stewardship and Development in three separate parishes and currently serves as pastor at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Scottsdale, AZ. He is also a graduate of the Pastors National Development Congress.


Msgr. Timothy Shugrue is pastor at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Cranford, NJ in the Archdiocese of Newark. He previously served as pastor at Immaculate Conception in Montclair, New Jersey and has implemented Increased Offertory Programs, Building Funds, Endowments and Wills, and Bequests at parishes he has served. He is also a graduate of the Pastors National Development Congress.


Rev. Lloyd Gnirk is ordained for the Archdiocese of Omaha. He has served as pastor at St. Pious X Catholic Church in Omaha and served as president of Roncalli Catholic High School in Omaha. He worked closely with the late Msgr. John Flynn--viewed as the architect and pioneer--of financial development for Catholic schools and parishes in the U.S. He currently serves as pastor at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Valley, NE.




Mr. Richard Garrigan is the Executive Director of CODES (Catholic Organization of Development Executives) and President of Richard P. Garrigan & Associates, a national consulting firm serving Catholic parishes, secondary schools, elementary schools, dioceses and religious communities. He is the director of The Pastors National Development Congress. Richard has presented these concepts at All Hallows (DCU) College, Dublin, IRE.

 

SCHEDULE

Monday

• A Monday evening social for early arrivals.

Tuesday  7:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

• Opening Liturgy / Welcome
• The Ministry of Development
• Overview of Development
• Public Relations
• Capital Campaigns
• Parish Boards and Councils

Wednesday  7:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

• Liturgy
• Major Gifts
• Development Roles
• Parish Portfolio of Gift Options
• Vision/Case Statement
• Management
• Parish Development Councils
• Stewardship/Sacrificial Giving

Thursday  7:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.

• Liturgy
• Endowments
• Annual Fund
• Estate Planning
• Foundation Grants /font>
• Life Insurance Gifts

GENERAL INFORMATION

Airfare: Call Travel Faire at 1-800-992-8438.

Location: The Congress will be held at the LOCATION PENDING (Phoenix Mesa Marriott Hotel, 200 N. Centennial Way, Mesa AZ 85201). Special rates have been negotiated for the Congress at $159 per night single or double. Hotel Rate is good two days before and two days after the program. Phone 480-898-8300 for room reservations. Call between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 p.m. Mountain time. Hotel reservations must be made by January 15, 2022 in order to receive the PNDC Special Rate. Participants should book their own room and reservations. Room rates do not include tax. Remember to mention Pastors National Development Congress to receive the special rates. (Savings may be realized when staying over a Saturday night.)

Transportation: For persons arriving by air, ground transportation by Uber, Lyft and Taxi Service available at Baggage Claim.

Amenities: The Congress has been planned expressly for pastors and for ideal access and convenience.

• Congress is designed exclusively for parish development.
• Daily early start and finish for optional consultation, group discussion, golf, tennis, and sightseeing.

Tuition: The registration fee for the first registrant from an organization is $645. The fee for each additional registrant from the same organization is $595. The complete tuition must be paid by January 15, 2024.

Cancellations: A credit voucher will be issued for a future Pastors National Development Congress. Voucher is applicable for any of our other National Program Seminars or Institutes.

For Further Information, Please Contact: Richard P. Garrigan, Executive Director, Pastors National Development Congress, 16647 Farnam Street, Omaha NE 68118. Telephone toll-free 1-800-426-8198
E-Mail [email protected].