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Pastoral Council MembersSacred Heart, Walker
Front Row: Kerry Peyton, Janet Weekly, Jim Meisheid
Back Row: Brenda Dorothy, Marcia Reilly, Barry Hatch, Terry Devereux
Not pictured: Nancy DobneyName Office E-mail Term End Date Brenda Dorothy Chair [email protected] 6/30/2024 Kim Rechkemmer Vice-chair [email protected] 6/30/2025 Janet Weekly Secretary [email protected] 6/30/2023 Jim Meisheid [email protected] 6/30/2023 Scott McDowell [email protected] 6/30/2025 Nancy Dobney Business Manager [email protected] NA Marcia Reilly Parish Life Coordinator [email protected] NA
St. Mary, Urbana
Front Row: Annie Brustkern, Michele Koppedryer, Samantha Fish
Back Row: Jason Jaquette, Todd Peterson, Marcia Reilly, Dave Oldakowski
Not pictured: Nancy Dobney
Name Office E-mail Term End Date Todd Peterson Chair [email protected] 6/30/2023 Jason Jaquette Vice-chair [email protected] 6/30/2024 Michele Koppedryer Secretary [email protected] 6/30/2023 Annie Brustkern [email protected] 6/30/2024 Samantha Fish [email protected] 6/30/2025 Dave Oldakowski [email protected] 6/30/2023 Nancy Dobney Business Manager [email protected] NA Marcia Reilly Parish Life Coordinator [email protected] NA
St. Mary, Vinton
Back: JR Schemmel, Ryan Allsup, Colman Silbernagel, Marcia Reilly, Billy Ollinger
Back: Carmen Allyn, Cindy Forsyth, Melissa Tandy, Stacey Happel,
Not pictured: Jeannie SpringerName Office E-mail Term
End DateJR Schemmel Chair [email protected] 6/30/2025 Ryan Allsup Vice-chair [email protected] 6/30/2024 Carmen Allyn [email protected] 6/30/2025 Stacey Happel Secretary [email protected] 6/30/2025 Cindy Forsyth [email protected] 6/30/2023 Billy Ollinger [email protected] 6/30/2023 Colman Silbernagel [email protected] 6/30/2024 Melissa Tandy [email protected] 6/30/2024 Jeannie Springer Business Manager [email protected] N/A Marcia Reilly Parish Life
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Purpose and Responsibilities of Pastoral Councils
The formation of Parish Pastoral Councils came about as a result of Vatican II when the bishops
recognized that all the baptized bear responsibility for carrying out the mission of the Church.
Pastoral councils consist of laity who, together with the pastor, or in our case, the Parish LIfe Coordinator, are called to envision and plan for the future of the parish as it meets the pastoral needs of the people of God.
In Vision 2000, a planning document developed for the Archdiocese of Dubuque, the planning
role of a parish pastoral council is described as follows:Planning is critical to the growth and vitality of a parish or cluster of parishes. Having a plan sets a forward direction for a parish. It focuses the energies of staff, committees, and volunteers toward common goals, and provides a means of accountability. The parish council has, as one of its major functions, the responsibility for planning in the parish.
Responsibilities of pastoral councils include:
- To listen to and represent the wisdom of parishioners and parish staff as part of the planning process.
- To determine priorities and develop a plan for both implementing and evaluating them.
- To develop goals and objectives which further the mission of the parish.
- To evaluate regularly the goals and objectives of the council and its subgroups.
- To recommend policies which are supportive of the mission of the parish.
- To call forth the gifts of individuals and groups/committees in the parish to carry out its mission.
The parish pastoral council is an advisory body to the pastor/parish life coordinator.
Registered members of the parish who are baptized, confirmed and practicing Catholics in good standing with the Church are eligible to serve on the pastoral council.