Our parish pastoral council serves in an advisory capacity to our pastor. We work in a spirit of prayer, dialogue, consensus-building, and planning to provide vision and direction to the parish, assisting in guiding the parish community to achieve our parish mission:

Journeying as a Catholic community, we embrace the mission of Jesus Christ, striving to live and spread Jesus’ message of love, sharing our gifts through discipleship, liturgical
celebrations, spiritual formation, and outreach.

Our Parish Pastoral Council is called to be:

Advisory

  • A small faith community, advising the pastor.
  • Spiritually alive and close-knit without being exclusive.
  • Prophetic in the scriptural sense.
  • An opportunity for members' ongoing formation and conversion.
  • A witness to the Gospel.
  • Aware of and living in God's presence.
  • Pastoral, that is, dedicated to the whole community.

Open and Inclusive

  • Unified in Jesus in its diversity.
  • An initiating and enabling source that aids God in transforming the parish.
  • An informed and open communication system in the parish.
  • Knowledgeable about scripture, contemporary issues, the local community and church.

 Our Parish Pastoral Council is Responsible for:

  • Developing a habit of praying together.
  • Carrying out the parish mission - A parish mission statement expresses what the parish is to become and why it exists. It is a living document changing as the parish changes.
  • Learning more about the culture of the community - Learning about the people, customs and traditions of the parish provides a wealth of understanding about the parish community and the larger community in order to set direction.
  • Learning more about the mission of the Church - What is the history of the church, diocese, parish, local community? What are the current issues for this community today? What do the Gospel, church documents, etc. have to say that can guide the decisions? Vatican II documents, papal encyclicals, the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the USCCB and NCCB documents provide much for discussion and formation. 
  • Developing leadership and group skills - Councils should understand how groups work (and why some don't). They should develop skills for working as a group, such as facilitating, listening, and planning; and they should discover and utilize processes and procedures to assist the functioning of the group

Pastoral Council meetings are normally held the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6 pm. 

Council Members

Parish Council Chair

Nghia Nguyen | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Parish Council Members

Justin Andrew - SEES School Prinicipal

Lara Davenport

Dave Evans

Denise Hattley

Joe Hilbert

Amanda Sevinsky

Celina Thompson

Lou Ladocsi

 

HOW TO JOIN PARISH COUNCIL (link to another page) - COMING SOON!

 

Qualifications for Pastoral Advisory Council

1. The parishioner must be a baptized Catholic in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church
(Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation), registered in the parish for at least three years;
2. Must be at least 21 years old.
3. Must be a participant in the ongoing life of the Parish, especially liturgy.
4. Must be able to attend a monthly meeting, usually on the second Thursday of the month
(September to June) from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm for a three-year term.
5. Must be willing to participate in formation and training of new Pastoral Council Members.
6. Be able to listen and to respect the ideas of others.
7. Be able to serve in an advisory capacity and be committed to work in a spirit of prayer, dialogue,
consensus-building, and planning.
8. Be willing to meet with parish ministries and parishioners to solicit ideas and input.

If you would like to nominate a parishioner (or yourself), please download this form and return to parish office.

 

Minutes of Parish Council Meetings - COMING SOON!