Parish Pastoral Council's basic purpose and functionis to assist the pastor by providing recommendations regarding: • parish vision for the future; • evaluation of pastoral ministries and their effectiveness in meeting parish needs; • general directions, priorities, goals and objectives, long and short range plans, and; • communications and understanding within the parish, between parishes, the diocese and universal Church.
Members of the 2018-2019 Pastoral Council are:
Brian Panich - President
Therese Pawlak - Secretary
Tom Talaska
Donelle Burgarsky
Amanda Jewell
Lorne Buerger
Marisa Buerger
Tammie Ruby
Alison Schlag
Father Brian Gerber - Pastor
Acoording to the Canon Law, the pastor has primary administrative authority of the parish. Canon 532 states, “the pastor represents the parish in all juridic affairs in accord with the norm of the law: he is to see it that the goods of the parish are administered in accord with the norms of canons 1281-1288.” Canon Law defines the Parish Finance Council as a mandatory body that provides an advisory and consultative role with the pastor to carry out parish administration.
Members of the 2020-2021 Finance Council are:
Tom Talaska – President
Don Pelkola – Vice President
Patty King – Secretary
John Rundquist
Gerard Louson
Mary Zarnewsky
Fr. Brian Gerber – Pastor