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Diocesan Collaboration Between Bishops

FALL/WINTER 2019
Bishop John Folda & Bishop Ernesto

The Fargo Diocese continues to be an extremely important partner in
FoC’s work in Chimbote. This relationship will be further developed
in February 2025, when Bishop John Folda visits Chimbote on the
invitation of Bishop Ernesto of Chimbote. The visit will be centered
on providing the two Bishops an opportunity to meet and celebrate
the many years of partnership and look for ways to further work
together to relieve poverty through empowerment and community
development as well as foster deep faith formation partnerships for
visitors and those we serve.

Bishop Ernesto’s warm invitation to Bishop Folda was enthusiastically
accepted by Bishop Folda as an opportunity for growth and learning on
Bishop Folda his part and a chance to demonstrate solidarity between the people of
Chimbote and Fargo.

The details of the trip will be shared with the FOC community. In the
meantime we ask for your prayers for a safe and successful trip and

Bishop Ernesto prayers of gratitude for this deepening of relationships between two
Dioceses separated by many miles but of one Spirit.

Strategic Planning Update

The Friends of Chimbote Board, Friends of Chimbote employees and ACAF’s Executive Director met in Collegeville at Saint
John’s University for one of our two annual in person meetings. The meeting focused on our 5-7 year strategic plan. The first
steps of the planning took place based on more than 100 surveys from our community that explored how we can grow in the
areas of Faith, Operations, Finance, Marketing and Communications, Development, Governance, Leadership and Partnerships/
Alliances.

The team of 22 people spent time in prayer, reflection and generative conversations. The team will be furthering to develop
the plan which is built around four themes for our future:

Alignment Sustainability Relationships Faith-

Alignment Sustainable Relationships Faith Centered
of FOC and operations, growth and strengthened with in all we do
ACAF into one development ensuring key individuals, and
integrated team FOC's long-term organizations why we do it
and operation viability and and communities
mission

There is little doubt that our collective work is only accomplished with hard work and faith. The strategic planning session at
SJU was blessed. It also gave us time to dream about our future while reflecting on and celebrating all of the people who have
made our past successes possible! Thank you to all those that took time to respond to our survey which helped guide our
discernment!

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