V Encuentro Proceedings and Conclusions

116 | Proceedings and Conclusions of the V National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry • Leaders make it a point to frequently debunk myths about different cultural groups. • Acknowledge the grief or loss that people can feel when the composition of the community is changing. • Develop and promote multicultural rosaries and devotions. • Engage the entire parish community in acts of solidarity on behalf of poorer groups’ needs. • Accept that some parishioners who can only tolerate participating in a monocultural parish may choose to leave. • Articulate an ecclesiology of communion in preaching and faith formation, making frequent use of biblical passages that speak of unity in diversity—1 Corinthians 12, Pentecost, Romans 12, Acts 15, Galatians 2, Acts 6, etc. • Work to ensure access to resources, sacraments, staff, etc. for all cultural groups, in proportion to their need. • Preach on reconciliation in all of its forms from the pulpit, together with its connection to justice. • Incorporate a process of consensus building for major decisions. • Provide space for apostolic movements of various backgrounds. • Give images and symbols for distinct cultural groups a place of prominence within the church building and/or on parish grounds. V. Resources The following resources were recommended by presenters and participants of the V National Encuentro : • USCCB, Building Intercultural Competence for Ministers, 2012. • USCCB, Best Practices for Shared Parishes: So That They All May Be One, 2014. • USCCB, Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love. A Pastoral Letter on Racism, 2018. • USCCB, Encountering Christ in Harmony: A Pastoral Response to Our Asian and Pacific Island Brothers and Sisters, 2018. • Brett C. Hoover, The Shared Parish: Latinos, Anglos, and the Future of U.S. Catholicism, 2014. • Hosffman Ospino, “Hispanic Ministry in Catholic Parishes,” 2014. A summary report on Hispanic-serving parishes. ( https://www.bc.edu/content/dam/files/schools/stm/pdf/2014/ HispanicMinistryinCatholicParishes_2.pdf ). • The National Black Catholic Congress, The 2017 Congress XII Pastoral Plan of Action ( https://www. nbccongress.org/pastoral-plans.html ). • Michael V. Angrosino, Talking About Cultural Diversity in Your Church , 2001. • John Francis Burke, Building Bridges, Not Walls: Nourishing Diverse Cultures in Faith, 2016. • Alex García-Rivera, St. Martin de Porres: The Little Stories and the Semiotics of Culture, 1995. VI. Ministerial Area Team • Episcopal Moderators: Most Rev. Gustavo García-Siller, Archbishop of San Antonio; and Most Rev. Shelton Fabre, Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux. • Co-Leaders: Lynette Sáenz and Sr. Myrna Tordillo, M.S.C.S. • Panelists: Edwin Ferrera, Rev. Stephen Dudek, Maripaz Ramos, and Rev. Simon Kim. Ministerial Area Sessions