Useful Documents

A list of useful documents released in the main from the Bishop's Office from 2003 until the present. Other useful documents i.e from the Property office, Faith & Justice Commission etc can be found on their respectve pages on this website.

From the Bishop's Office:

The Episcopal Visitation List for 2010 is as follows:

Please find here the downloadable 2010 Visitation Form

Blessing of School Entrance   (This document is provided here in a Word document so that schools may adapt for their own blessing liturgy.

Church Councils:

Constitution & Diocesan Norms for a Deanery Pastoral Council
Constitution & Diocesan Norms for a Parish Pastoral Council
Constitution & Norms for a Parish Finance committee 

Pastoral Statistics Form 2008

The Sacrament of Confirmation:

The Apostolic Constitution of Paul VI on Confirmation

What Canon Law says about Confirmation

What the Catechism says about Confirmation

The General Introduction on Christian Introduction:ChristianInitiationGeneralIntroduction_1.pdf

Reflection: ConfirmationPerfectsBaptismalGrace.pdf

Reflection: ConfirmationSealsUsWithGiftOfTheSpirit.pdf

Encyclical of Pope John Paul II, Dominum et Vivifiantem: DominumEtVivificantem_1.pdf

Papal Addresses: GiftsOfTheHolySpiritAddresses.pdf

Apostolic Instruction regarding the collaboration of the non-ordained: RegardingTheCollaborationOfTheNon.pdf

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: RiteOfChristianInitiationForAdultsIntroduction.pdf

Introduction to the rite of Confirmation: RiteOfConfirmationIntroduction.pdf

Norms for the Sacrament: RiteOfConfirmationNorms.pdf

Rite of Confirmation within Mass: RiteOfConfirmationWithinMass.pdf

Scriptural Readings: ScripturePassages.pdf

School Chaplaincy & Youth Ministry:

Chaplaincy in Catholic Schools - chaplaincy_20in_20catholic_20schools.pdf

Youth Ministry in the Diocese - YouthMinistryintheDioceseofLancaster_1.pdf

Fit for Mission? Review

Fit for Mission? - A Guide - Fit_for_Mission_Booklet.pdf

Fit for Mission? - Schools - FitforMission- Schools.doc

Fit for Mission?- Church - A4 Fit for Mission Church.pdf

Fit for Mission? - The Final Proposals - The Final Proposals.pdf

Fit for Mission? - The Bishop's Decisions

Parish Handbook for Deepening Collaboration, Linking & Merging

A Sample of the Fit for Mission? - Marriage: Preparation Course

The Church & Flu

Pastoral Planning for a flu pandemic - Pastoral_planning_for_a_flu_pandemic.pdf

Summary of Planning for a flu pandemic - flusummary.pdf

*Click here to download an up-to-date copy (16 July 2009) of the Diocese of Lancaster's  'Sustaining a Pastoral Presence during a Flu Pandemic' and here for a link to the National Liturgy Office's webpage on the issue*

Useful Leaflets on Pastoral Care in the light of this situation can be found here and here 

*The Diocese of Lancaster is glad to be of major service to the Catholic Church in England & Wales and the wider community on this pastoral planning issue.