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Pastoral Council

2010 Pastoral Council

Pictured (left to right): Jeannette Vernia, Barry Wilson (Chairperson), Jim Ward, Scott Bushey, Dan Mahoney, Joe Wurtenberger (Vice-Chair), Fr. Patrick Robinson (Pastor), Mike Kapanicas, Renee Gero, David Paddison, Dr. Honora Norton (Parish Manager) and Robert Schaffer. 

Job Description:

  • Definition:  The Pastoral Council Ministry assists the Pastor in defining needs, establishing priorities and developing a vision for future direction of the Parish Community.
  • Duties:  The Pastoral Council stewards, as leadership ministers, work collectively with all parish organizations in growing the Parish heart values of stewardship, evangelization, baptismal ministry and community; work with the Pastor, the pastoral staff and all other Parish organizations toward unity in its mission, which is church; and, work with the Pastor and the pastoral staff in discerning the Parish’s future direction.  
  • Length of Commitment: Pastoral Council Ministry stewards typically serve for 3 years and are selected by the Pastor and/or discernment process, based on list of interested candidates.  During the annual discernment process, individual terms can be extended an additional year.
  • Time Required:  The Pastoral Council Ministry typically meets once a month for 1-2 hours and, as needed, to assist the Pastor.
  • Qualifications:  In order to carry out the Pastoral Council’s mission, a steward would be an effective communicator, skilled in discernment, forward thinking, visionary, consensus builder, wide/deep understanding of ministries, available, accessible, reflector, synthesizer, time, respectful of all people/roles and prayerful.  Completed Called to Protect requirements.

Interested?  Contact  Dr. Honora, Parish Manager at 480-948-8370, X223, hnorton@blessedsacramentscotts.org

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Meetings - Tuesdays:

  • Typically 1st Tuesday of Month 5:30PM (September - May) - check bulletin

Pastoral Council Roster:  Click here

Discernment Process:  Click here

At our parish’s Pastoral Council’s March 2011 meeting, the attendees spent the evening reviewing: the roles of Pastoral Council members, the parish’s vision planning historical journey,  the parish’s feasibility study (completed by consultant, Cosgriff Company) and the parish’s Stewardship Council Action items.  Pictured, above, is pastor, Fr. Patrick Robinson, providing his views on the “state of our parish.”  The meeting resulted in several action items:  continue efforts to consolidate and/or annex City of Scottsdale and City of Phoenix parish properties; Pastoral Council meet with Parish School Director to tour the school and to gain better understanding of  school’s untapped possibilities and potential; meet with Diocesan Buildings and Properties, as well as, Diocesan Financial contacts to determine building and financial options available to implement the feasibility study recommendations; review the Diocesan options with parish's Finance Council, and, investigate the role of a School Development Director.   Fr. Pat appreciated the input and feedback shared at this meeting.

 

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