What is a Parish Council?

 A parish council is a group of people chosen from and by the parish who together with the parish priest, seek to fulfill the mission of the Church by accepting the responsibility to guide, to determine the direction of the parish and to oversee its pastoral activity and temporal affairs. As the primary policy-formulating body of the parish, this group makes decisions for the parish by responding to the needs of the parishioners and discerning the will of God in a particular community of believers. The work of the parish council is focused by the parish mission statement and articulated in long and short-range planning and goal setting.

What is a Parish Council's Role?

Parish Councils provide the following functions:

Spiritual Leadership

• Articulate the parish mission
• Ensure that policies articulating the direction of the parish are developed
• Provide a model of prayerful leadership

Parish Governance

• Determine the direction of the parish, based on the mission
• Approve policy to implement the parish mission

Planning

• Assess parish needs and available resources
• Determine priorities and options
• Evaluate programs and services

Policy Formation

• Monitor the implementation of parish policies
• Ensure that policies that articulate the direction of the parish are developed

Parish Council Roster for 2011-2012 

• Pat Brophy -Chair
• Tom Reznicek-Vice Chair/Liaison to Tri-Parish Collaborative
• Laura Wendt-Secretary
• Tom Conlin-Liaison to Finance Committee
• Jenifer Myse-Liaison to Human Concerns
• Susi Kurek-Liaison to Prayer & Worhsip Committee
• Jacquie Rolfe-Liaison to Lifelong Faith Formation
• Sharon Szysko-Liaison to Stewardship
• Barry Wormington-Liaison to Arch Planning Commission
• TBD-Youth Members