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The council is a consultative body providing advice and recommendations to the Pastor concerning the Stewardship of the parish’s fiscal and temporal resources, including conducting long range financial planning to support the mission of the parish. If desiring to serve on the Pastoral Council, you also must have previously served on a Council during the last five years. In addition, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops have set out other criteria/requirements.
By Canon law, all solicitations (fundraisers, direct asks, in-kind requests) must be approved in writing by the Pastor or his delegate. The pastor has delegated this responsibity to the Finance Council. During the Month of May, Fundraising and solicitation applications are available for the upcoming pastoral year (July 1-June 30). Only recognized parish ministries and services may request an application. Once approved, they may solicit our parisihoners and on our property or through our communication means according to the agreed upon procedures. The deadline for all fundraisers and solicitation applicications is June 1. Notification is given no later than July 31. It is the goal of the Pastoral Council to reduce all fundraisers to no more than 5 per year.