Pastoral Council

The Pastoral Council is a consultative body to the Pastor which serves the people of God through visionary leadership and direction.

The purpose of the Pastoral Council is:

To create, inspire, and demonstrate leadership and enthusiasm for all matters relating to the spiritual and temporal affairs of St. Thomas More Parish
To provide recommendations for Parish priorities, directions, and policies through pastoral planning.
To Promote communication, visibility, and understanding among the Parish Commissions, Committees, Community, Archdiocese, and universal Church.
Informing community, Council members are challenged to ongoing renewal through prayer, study, listening, and dialogue.
In developing priorities and directions for the Parish, the Council is to become the means to achieving full participation by the while Parish in its mission by giving all voice in guiding and directing Parish life.
In fostering communication, the Council encourages and initiates dialogue among parish leadership and organizations and brings the concerns to the larger Church.

The council can be a vehicle to inform the Archbishop of Parish needs and directions.

2008-2009 Pastoral Council Members