Vision:   A diocese fully engaged with the call of God to be a people of justice and peace.  Purpose:  As Christians, we are called to try to live out God’s will.  God calls us to act for the common good and the good of all creation.  The main task of the  members of the Commission is to answer that call personally and to engage the diocese in doing likewise, in the light of scripture and Catholic social teaching.
PRIORITIES FOR YEAR TWO OF THREE-YEAR PLAN
PROACTIVE PLAN FOR THE COMMISSION
ISSUES	YEAR TWO	OUTCOMES
Live Simply The Proper Use of the Earth’s Resources (ecology, climate change, trade justice, & poverty)	Promote Fairtrade Fortnight through an article in The Voice.  Ensure a snippet for insertion in parish newsletters and practical suggestions in the December edition of MouthPeace. (AO’C, MT) Do some analysis on energy costs and sources of socially/environmentally-aware energy provision. A checklist is produced on how to live sustainably, as individuals, families, and communities - and a resource for details of useful organisations. (AT, JS)	Articles in The Voice and MouthPeace. Parish newsletters advertise Fairtrade Fortnight with practical suggestions. Analysis and report produced. Checklist produced and distributed.
Who is my Neighbour? Global Displacement (refugees, asylum seekers, migrant workers, those who are excluded)	Promote attendance at the Newman Conference, Catholic Migrants: Opportunities & Challenges (19/4/08). Organise a Diocesan International Mass. (NW, AO’C, AG) Promote the Just Church Programme by a special mailing to J&P groups.	Thirty copies of flyers sent to targeted J&P contacts.  Promoted in MouthPeace (03/08). Diocesan Mass will have taken place. Mailing sent to groups.
Set All Free Conflict resolution/Peace Building (nuclear weapons/Trident replacement, political extremism, racial harmony)	Continue to disseminate Pax Christi Action/Reflection emails.  (AG) Support the Diocesan Catholics for Racial Harmony Group in organising the Diocesan Racial Justice Mass (14/9/08). (JS)	Emails regularly disseminated. Racial Justice Mass will have taken place.

PROACTIVE WORK OF THE COMMISSION
ENGAGING WITH THE DIOCESE	YEAR TWO	OUTCOMES
Proclaiming the Good News Website Newsletters Annual report To inform the diocese of what the Commission is doing and to raise its visibility.	Maintain & update website (BP) Continue to produce and distribute MouthPeace & Quick News Network mailing. (MT, AO’C, MCr, JS) Produce & disseminate popular annual report (JS) Produce report for Diocesan Year Book (TW).	Website maintained and updated. MouthPeace & Quick News Network mailing produced and distributed. Popular annual report produced & disseminated with June MouthPeace. Report for Diocesan Year Book produce.
Changing Minds & Hearts sharing our stories all individual & group work of the Commission & Commission members with local J&P groups, Deaneries, and new Pastoral areas	Maintain contact with and support existing groups (JS). Encourage and support new groups (JS). Identify contacts on the newly-formed Local Pastoral Areas. Socialise  – Hold annual walk (TW)              – and after Advent Reflection Hold Advent Reflection (NW)	Number of groups contacted reported upon. Number of new groups reported upon. List of contacts produced. The walk taken place. The Advent Reflection has taken place.
Crossing the Generations Work with young(er) people—schools, colleges, universities, catechetical programme, Bishop’s Challenge.  Diocesan Youth Service. Bring down age of Commission.	Develop stronger links with the Diocesan Youth Service (AO’C, DF). Produce youth resources. (AO’C) Seek to involve young people in J&P work (All).	Justice & Peace Commissioner for Youth, Anne O’Connor, has established effective links with the Diocesan Youth Coordinator, Dave Fitton. Youth Resources have been updated, produced and promoted. Involvement of young people in J&P work monitored.
PROACTIVE WORK OF THE COMMISSION
NETWORKING	YEAR TWO	OUTCOMES
Diocesan agencies/services National agencies Ecumenical Interfaith Secular	Carry out an audit of J&P activity in the Diocese. (MCo, AW, JS) Maintain contact with Episcopal Vicar for Social Responsibility, Fr Michael Gannon Maintain and develop existing good relationships with Diocesan & national agencies. Attempt to generate links with other Christian equivalent bodies. (GC,BP)	Report of audit produced by January 09. Regular phone calls and mailings ensure Episcopal Vicar is informed on J&P activity in the diocese. Contacts with agencies have been developed and maintained. Links with other Christian equivalent bodies have been made.
PROACTIVE WORK OF THE COMMISSION
STRUCTURES	YEAR TWO	OUTCOMES
Formation Personal/Commission/Diocesan levels. Issues, scripture, CST, spiritual growth, skills, on-going formation.	Invite CAFOD’s Justice Spirituality team to lead a day. Encourage and fund two people to participate in the Craighead Integrating Life & Faith Programme (10/08-03/09). All Core & Commission meetings to start with a time of reflection.	Evaluation sheets have been used to assess the value of day. Two people have participated. Core & Commission meetings started with a time of reflection
Relationship  Between Commission & Core Group Lack of clarity about responsibilities & relationship.  It might be worth listing the responsibilities and also naming who carries what responsibilities?	Write ‘job descriptions’ for the roles of Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer. (MCr) Consider written constitution.	‘Job descriptions’ have been written and agreed. A decision regarding a written constitution has been made.
REVIEW/EVALUATION	YEAR TWO	OUTCOMES
Ensure the Vision & Purpose statement guides all our work. Build review/evaluation criteria into our planning processes. Work out the criteria against which success/failure of our activities can be judged.	Begin review of Year Two at Dec 08 Core Group. (JS) Review Year Two and plan for Year Three at Jan 09 Commission meeting. Produce evaluation sheets for events. Encourage very brief feedback at the end of Core & Commission meetings.	Review begun. Report and Plan produced. Evaluation sheets prepared. Meetings regularly end in a few moments feedback.

Individual Commission members have indicated their willingness to work on many of the specific areas mentioned above, their initials are in brackets.