Parishioners are invited to nominate candidates to serve on the Parish Pastoral Council. The selection will take place later in April 2023. You are encouraged to nominate yourself and/or other parishioners for consideration by the Nominating Committee. Please return your nomination forms by 6pm on Sunday, March 19, 2023.

THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PASTORAL COUNCIL

1. Purpose:  To assist the Pastor in his leadership role of planning, organizing, initiating, promoting, coordinating, and reviewing the evangelization, worship, faith formation, outreach, and other service activities within the Parish.

2. Objectives:  To assess adequately the needs of the whole Parish and
   its members, to develop and implement a pastoral plan which will promote
   the common good of the Parish, to foster unity and a sense of community in
   the Parish, to coordinate all Parish activities in a manner that will best serve
   the interest of the Parish, and to promote programs and activities recommended
   by the Archbishop, Archdiocesan offices and agencies, as well as the Pastoral
   Council itself.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A Catholic who is active in the Parish, and

• Participates in the Sacramental life of the Church and is 18 years or older.

• Must be a Registered Parishioner.

QUALITIES DESIRED IN PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS

Including but not limited to:

• Person who has talents and interests that would help the Parish;
• Person who has an interest in serving the Parish in a leadership role;
• Person who is able to listen to others, especially those whose opinions might differ from his/her own;
• Person willing to participate in programs for spiritual formation and development of the Pastoral Council.

Please give thought and prayer to whom you might choose for nomination in the next couple of weeks. Our hope is that nominees will be women and men who will represent the diversity of our parish community in terms of coming from both Milton and Quincy; young adults, middle-aged, senior citizens; and representative of the various ethnic and racial backgrounds of the membership of our parish.

Click here to fill out a nomination form online.

Click here to download a nomination form to fill out.