Please note that established parish organizations who are planning events/initiatives that have been previously approved are NOT subject to this process. In that case, organizers should complete the ​Facilities Request Form​, as they have done in the past.

At Archangel Gabriel Parish, we are blessed to have many projects, groups, and activities to help people grow in the faith,
pray and enter into liturgy, and get more involved. These reflect the many gifts given by the Holy Spirit to the people of our parish, and they also reflect quite a bit of effort put in by so many generous souls.

As we grow and continue to respond to the calling of God in our parish, we aim to have an open disposition toward new projects, groups, and activities. But to do this, we also want to make sure that these new initiatives align with the mission and vision of the parish, and that they are not put together hastily and poorly. We want to make sure that these new ideas, if embraced, have all the resources necessary to succeed, and all the infrastructure to support and evaluate growth.

Baptized Christians already have the right and responsibility within their own lives, homes, and families to incarnate the mission of the Church in new and creative ways, and so all are already able to start whatever initiatives they wish on their own accord. All are called to be missionary disciples, and small groups can be started in any place. But a new level of discernment, order, and care comes in when such an initiative comes under the care of a Catholic parish, and when such activity benefits from the advertising of the parish.

A Catholic parish must have a particular prudence about how it starts new projects, groups, events, and activities, since it needs to satisfy the: 1) missionary calling of Christ; 2) the universal law of the Church (Canon Law) and the particular law of the diocese; 3) civil law; and 4) good order among existing parish activity and good stewardship with regard to resources and facilities. Safe Environment compliance is a necessary part of this, and as a rule, it's best to assume that a point of contact for a new initiative will need to be up to date on clearances. These elements do make the process for starting new parish initiatives a bit more time consuming than one might expect, but they help to create good order and safe, joyful environments for all.