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Pastoral Council

- The parish pastoral council collaborates with the pastor to discern through consultation how to address the challenges and opportunities encountered by the parish in its particular time and place. The purpose of the pastoral council is to examine, consider, and draw conclusions concerning matters under discussion in order to recommend a course of action to the pastor. Through pastoral planning, the pastoral council assist as the pastor in
  Developing and living out the mission of the parish;
  Forming community as a sign and witness of unity for the larger parish community;
  Providing recommendation for parish priorities, directions, and policies;
  Promoting communication and understanding among parish organization and between the parish, the Archdiocese, and the universal Church.
  In developing priorities and directions for the parish, the council is to become the means of achieving full participation by the whole parish in its mission by giving all a voice in guiding and directing parish life. In fostering communication, the council encourages and initiates dialogue among parish leadership and organization and brings to them the concerns of the universal Church.
  
  Members of the pastoral council must be:
  Baptized and confirmed Roman Catholics in good standing with the Church;
  Registered and supporting members of the parish;
  Grounded in and committed to an understanding of the Church in accord with the principles of Vatican II;
  Committed to prayer, study, listening, and dialogue;
  Committed to stewardship of time, talent, and treasure;
  Not currently employed by the parish or parish school or a close relative or in-law of or living in the same household as a parish or school employee;
  Not simultaneously a member of the parish finance council.