CONTENTS
ADAPTING IN A TIME OF CHANGE
In these days of demographic shifts and global pandemics, a shrinking pool of priests and parishioners, change is a constant we can believe in and prepare for.
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SURVEY SAYS NPM’s landmark survey drew responses
from every diocese, every state. Te results will help us understand how to serve every parish.
NPM’S 2019
ANNUAL REPORT Last year, NPM launched a transformational initiative—NPM 2.0 —and made strides in rebuilding a financial foundation for the future.
Plus: Our Supporters
FROM A DISTANCE Reflections on ministering in the
midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plus: Resources for you and your community
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THE INTERVIEW Louisville artist Bryan Kelly
Holden creates ageless meaning from modern materials. A lesson in seeing with new eyes.
WHAT’S NEXT?
Sooner or later, change comes a-knockin’ at your vocational door. It could be retirement, parish downsizing, or a career redirect. Te tenets of recalibration can guide us on our way, says Dr. Bob McCarty.
ALSO: From the President ..................................................................................6
Association News .....................................................................................8 Voices ...............................................................................................................41 Chapters ........................................................................................................45
A worker sanitizes an orthodox church in
Tessaloniki, Greece. Churches are among
many public gathering spaces closed in an
attempt to slow the global coronavirus outbreak.
On the cover: Artist Bryan Kelly Holden’s work “Perseverance” reflects the image of Christ from an assemblage of computer keys. Te intriguing work will be on display at the 43rd NPM Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, July 7-10.
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