The file contains correspondence, survey and survey results from the Parishes in Transistion committee which would eventually develop into the TOPS (Transformation of Parishes) committee.
The sub-series consists of records which document the Parishes in Transition (later called the Transformation of Parishes) committee which was established to review and provide solutions to the management of the parishes in the Archdiocese of Edmonton due to the priestly shortage faced by the Archdiocese in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
The subseries includes correspondence, meeting minutes from a variety of committees and sub-committees including the Parishes in Transition Committee, the Transformation of Parishes Task Group, the Implementation Task Group, the Archbishop's Coordinating Committee, and the ToPs review committee, newspaper clippings, newsletters, manuals, policy documents, planning documents, survey's and reports.
Transformation of Parishes CommitteeThe sub-subseries consists of a single file of documents that records the actions and activities of the Parish Review Committee and includes meeting minutes and correspondence. It is very likely that this file is incomplete.
The file includes correspondence, meeting minutes, and other documents related to the process of parish restructuring overseen by the Archbishops Coordinating Committee.
The series consists of records which document the actions and activities of the parish and includes correspondence, minutes, parish bulletins, directories, and other miscellaneous records. The series is arranged into the following files:
1-1 : Historical notes [no date]
1-2 : Correspondence (1981-1991)
1-3 : Parish council constitutions (1981-1985)
1-4 : Minutes of the meetings of the parish council (1985-1986)
1-5 : Parish bulletins (1981-1986)
1-6 : Parish handbook (1982)
1-7 : Directory (1981-1986)
1-8 : Policy for the Board of Cemeteries (1980)
The series consists of records which relate to the care, management and operation of parishes throughout the history of the Archdiocese of Edmonton and its predecessor, the Diocese of St. Albert, and include correspondence, reports, information about parish boundaries (current and past), administrative agreements and other related documents.
The series is divided into the following sub-series:
7-1 : General Information
7-2 : Parish Boundary Records
7-3 : City Parish Records
7-4 : Rural Parish and Mission Records
7-5 : Church Site Committee Records
7-6 : Administration Agreement Records
7-7 : Parish Pastoral Council/ Together in Ministry Records (closed)
7-8 : Parish Finance Committee Records (closed)
7-9 : Project Review Board (Project Renew) Records (closed)
7-10 : Parishes in Transition/ Transformation of Parish Project Records (closed)
7-11 : Annual Parish Statistical Reports (2012 forwards)
7-12 : Annual Parish Pastoral Reports (2014 forwards)
The sub-series consists of records that document the ownership of various church properties by the Archdiocese and consists of correspondence, financial records, appraisal reports, information about renovations, maps, and other relevant documents.
The sub-series is arranged into the following files:
5.1.1 : City Parish Files - General
5.1.2 : Rural Parish Files - General
A detailed file list for each series (along with location information) is attached.
The file contains articles and other refernece materials related to using Parish Pastoral Councils to develop better stewardship and volunteer involvement at their parishes.
The file contains articles and other reference materials related to the development of Parish Pastoral Councils.
The series consists of records which document the actions and activities of the St. Angela Merici Parish Pastoral Council and includes agendas, meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, memos, some financial records (in particular annual statments), and other miscellaneous documents which help illustrate the administration of the parish from the 1990s to its closure.
The subseries consists of records which document the activities of the Parish Pastoral Council and includes its consitutions, correspondence, reports, and meeting minutes. The sub-series consists of the following files:
C5-1 : Constitution : 1970-1976
C5-2 : Constitution : 1988
C5-3 : Meeting minutes : 1974-1975
C5-4 : Meeting minutes : 1975-1976
C5-5 : Meeting minutes : 1976-1978
C5-6 : Meeting minutes : 1978-1980
C5-7 : Meeting minutes : 1980-1981
C5-8 : Meeting minutes : 1981-1982
C5-9 : Meeting minutes : 1982-1983
C5-10 : Meeting minutes : 1983-1984
C5-11 : Meeting minutes : 1984-1985
C5-12 : Meeting minutes : 1985-1986
C5-13 : Meeting minutes : 1986-1987
C5-14 : Meeting minutes : 1987-1988
C5-15 : Meeting minutes : 1988-1989
C5-16 : Meeting minutes : 1989-1990
C5-17 : Meeting minutes : 1990-1991
C5-18 : Meeting minutes : 1991-1992
C5-19 : Meeting minutes : 1992-1993
C5-20 : Meeting minutes : 1993-1994
C5-21 : Meeting minutes : 1994-1995
C5-22 : Meeting minutes : 1995-1996
C5-23 : Meeting minutes : 1996-1997
C5-24 : Meeting minutes : 1997-1998
C5-25 : Meeting minutes : 1998-1999
C5-26 : Meeting minutes : 1999-2001
The series consists of records which document the activities of the Parish Pastoral Council and includes its constitution, correspondence, and meeting minutes. The series consists of the following files:
1-1 : Constitutions : 1968-1983
1-2 : Meeting minutes : 1972-1976
1-3 : Meeting minutes : 1977-1978
1-4 : Meeting minutes : 1979-1980
1-5 : Meeting minutes : 1981-1983
1-6 : Meeting minutes : 1984-1985
1-7 : Meeting minutes : 1986-1987
1-8 : Meeting minutes : 1988-1992
1-9 : Meeting minutes : 1993-1998
1-10 : Meeting minutes : 1999-2001
The series consists of meeting minutes from the Parish Pastoral Council. Records are arranged in chronological order.
The series consists of the records of the Parish Pastoral Council and includes records which document its activities including its constitution, correspondence, and meeting minutes. The series consists of the following files:
1-10 : Constitution and meeting minutes : 1967-1970
1-11 : Meeting minutes : 1971-1974
1-12 : Meeting minutes : 1975-1979
1-13 : Meeting minutes : 1980-1982
1-14 : Meeting minutes : 1998-2000
The subseries consists of records related to the establishment of parish pastoral councils at the many parishes within the Archdiocese of Edmonton. In particular the majority of the records are related to the establishment, managment and operation of the "Together In Ministry" program run by the Stewardship Office and consists of correspondences, meeting minutes, workshop and training records, records related to the creation and subsequent editing of a manual, reference files, newspaper clippings, newsletters and other miscellaneous records.
The file consists of records that document the implementation and management of the Parish Nursing Programming (no longer active).
Series consists of records which document the social and spiritual actives organized by the parishioners of Immaculate Conception. The series includes announcement books, lists of parishioners and pupils, parish bulletins, general correspondence, minutes of the meetings and reports of the parish pastoral council and the liturgy council, spiritual reports, records of various special events including annual St. Jean Baptist celebrations and special masses, records of various social clubs including the Club LaSalle, Knights of the Altar, and Dames de St. Anne. The series also includes records related to the closing of the parish and its sale to the Vietnamese Catholic Church.
The files contain parish financial assessments for all parishes in the Archdiocese of Edmonton.