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ROLE: The Pastoral Council acts as an advisory group to the pastor concerning parish matters, including but not limited to liturgy, finance, development, and religious education (adult and children). The council represents the parishioners and offers a forum for communication, discussion and policy making.

MEMBERSHIP: The council membership consists of voting and non-voting members. Voting members are made up of the following:

-- 12 elected members who terms run for three years every year, 4 members leave and 4 new ones are elected;
-- the permanent deacon(s)
-- no more than 4 persons appointed by the pastor -- currently there are 2;

Non-Voting members include the following:

-- the pastor
-- all professional staff members, such as director of religious education, administrator of religious education, the coordinator for youth and young adult ministry, and the director of music and liturgy.

COMMITTEES: The standing committees of the council are Liturgy, Evangelization, Education, Service/Justice, Respect Life, Social/Hospitality, Finance, Maintenance, Parish Development, and Technology. Current ad hoc committees consist of the Building Committee.

ELECTIONS AND MEETINGS: Any person, who will have attained the age of 16 by the date of election and is a registered member of the parish, is eligible to run for election to council membership. Elections are held annually on the third weekend of September.

Meetings are held eleven times a year - the first Wednesday of each month except July - in the church hall at 7:00 PM. Meetings are open and all parishioners are welcome and encouraged to attend. At the October meeting, council members elect (for a one-year term) the following officers: President, Vice President, Recording Secretary, and Corresponding Secretary.