Parish Council
Role
Parish Council 2011 - 2012
Back Row Left to Right: Barb Hetzel, Mark Rye, David Crosby, Ken Kern, Brian Schloemer, Cheryl Zima, Pat Butler.
Front row Left to Right: Mike Ostrenga, Jon Hauser, Rev. Kenneth Knippel, Rev. Phillip Bogacki, Mike Cekanor.
Missing from photo: Darcy Hinz
Parish Council is a leadership group of parish members, chosen from and by the parish community, who together with the pastor guide the direction of the parish and oversee its pastoral activities and temporal affairs.
The parish council is a consultative body commissioned to discern and provide counsel. The focus of parish council is on mission, not management. It is not intended to be involved in the day-to-day work of carrying out parish goals and activities, that work being entrusted to parish committees and staff.
The Parish Council Guidelines outline the authority and relationship, purpose and aim, functions and responsibilities, subcommittees, membership, terms, meetings and officer requirements.
Responsibility
The primary responsibilities of parish council are to:
* Act as the steward of the parish mission statement
* Engage in a continuous process of parish planning
* Formulate polices concerning parish matters
* Set goals for the parish
* Promote full and inclusive participation of the whole parish community
* Ensure that resources are allocated responsibly to further the parish
mission.
Parish Council is governed by a constitution and bylaws following the norms outlined by the Archdiocese of Milwaukee.
Membership
View current member photos, terms and contact information.
At the conclusion of the 2009/2010 year, the selection process for parish council members for the 2010/2011 year will be done at the standing committee level. At the June meeting, the six standing committees discern who will serve as their parish council liaison member for the following year. Council will therefore consist of 13 members:
(4) Ex-Officio
* Pastor
* Associate Pastor
* Parish Trustee/Secretary
* Parish Trustee/Treasurer
(3) Parish Council Officers
* Chair
* Vice Chair
* Secretary
(6) Standing Committee Liaisons to Council
* Administrative Services/Finance Committee
* Christian Formation Committee
* Human Concerns Committee
* Prayer and Worship Committee
* School Board
* Stewardship Committee
Minutes
Parish Council meetings are held on Common Leadership Night. Meeting minutes are approved by members via email and posted to the website.
March 2012
February 2012
January 2012
December 2011
October 2011
September 2011
August 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011
January 2011
December 2010
October 2010
Committees
Several of these committees contain subcommittees within their structure. The six standing committees of parish council are:
* Administrative Services/Finance Committee
Admin/Finance
Athletics
Buildings & Grounds
Festival
Human Resources
Parish Endowment
Technology
* Chrisitian Formation Committee
Christian Formation Board
Respect Life
Vocations
Youth Board
* Human Concerns Committee
Human Concerns
Outreach
* Prayer and Worship Committee
Prayer and Worship
* School Board
School Board
Home & School Association
* Stewardship Committee
Stewardship
Link Office
View Parish Organizational Chart
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