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Parish
Planning
Pastoral
Council:
The Parish
Pastoral Council assists the Pastor in the areas of pastoral
activities. It is advisory in nature, its members are elected by
the parish or appointed by the pastor, and their period of service
is two years. The Parish Council meets in the Rectory monthly. The
Parish Council also sponsors the Annual Parish Fair. Parishioners
and other visitors are welcome to attend and present their
concerns to the council. Contact the office at 341-9516.
The Council
gathers thoughts, feeling and ideas from the parish community and
organizations, which then provide a forum to assist the Pastor in
establishing planning and policies for the Parish. These
visions then become the stimuli for programs to be designed and
carried out by the pastoral staff with the support of the parish
family and organizations.
Specifically,
the Council acts as an advisory committee:
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To assist
the Pastor in making decisions regarding the spiritual and
administrative needs of the Parish.
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Provide
leadership, direction, and clarification of the goals that
address the needs and expectation of the Parish.
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To act as a
coordinator and unifier by encouraging dialogue among all the
members of the Parish family and organizations.
It is important
to emphasize that the Council is an advisory body and not an
operational organization. The Council considers
matters important to the functioning of the Parish and provides
the Pastor with suggestions and recommended solutions for his
consideration. The Pastor makes the final
decision on all matters. Operations and
administration of the Parish are carried out by the pastoral staff
and the many committees and organizations within the Parish
family.
The Council
consists of twenty to twenty-five voting members (including
ex-officio members) representing the diversity of the Parish and
the Pastor. Members are selected for a
two year period each May/June. The terms are
staggered with one half of the membership replaced each year.
Members are be registered, practicing, confirmed Catholics.
Members are allowed to serve up to two consecutive two year terms
on the council. The Council has two officers: a
Chair person, a Vice Chair person.
Finance
Council:
The Committee's
function is to advise the Pastor in the prudent planning and
administering of all parish financial matters and the setting of
policy and procedure to provide effective management of parish
assets. The Committee is composed of volunteer members of the
Parish appointed by the Pastor. Each Committee member accepts a
2-year term. The Committee meets in the Rectory regularly.. For
more information contact the office at 341-9516.
Pastoral
Hispanic:
Supports
the Hispanic community by overseeing its activities. It works
along with the goals of the entire parish and is represented at
the Pastoral Council.
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