Role of the Parish Pastoral Council Annunciation of the Lord 1

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1 Role of the Parish Pastoral Council Annunciation of the Lord 1

2 So you want to know about the Pastoral Council.

3 Its Role The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) plays a vital role in the life of the parish. Before describing what it does we need to understand the bigger picture: The Diocese is the Local Church Annunciation is a Parish within the Diocese But the picture is even bigger Annunciation of the Lord 3

4 The Big Picture The Universal Church was establish by Jesus himself Through our baptism we are called to discipleship We are a member of the Body of Christ (1 st Cor 12) Ordered Communion Sacrament of Christ Truly awesome is it not? Our mission was established by Jesus Annunciation of the Lord 4

5 Our Mission Go and Make Disciples The Church on earth is by its very nature missionary since it has its origin in the mission of the Son AG2 Rekindle Faith that has become Lukewarm Ongoing Conversion Evangelization Initial Proclamation of Gospel the Church, endowed with the gifts of her founder receives the mission of proclaiming and establishing among all peoples the kingdom of Christ and of God LG Annunciation of the Lord 5

6 Our Parish Structure Parishioners Staff/Parish Leaders Pastor Annunciation of the Lord 6

7 A pastoral council does what? Annunciation of the Lord 7

8 Canon 536 of the 1983 Code: Parish Pastoral Councils The pastor presides over it [the council], and through it the Christian faithful along with those who share in the pastoral care of the parish in virtue of their office give their help in fostering pastoral activity. The pastor seeks counsel. He ask PPC to help inform his thinking about a particular aspect of pastoral activitiy Annunciation of the Lord 8

9 Why Consult? The pastor consults, not because he wants to surrender responsibility for the parish, but because he wants to exercise it wisely Annunciation of the Lord 9

10 The Role is a big deal The council is representative in that it makes present the wisdom of the whole of the Annunciation community Annunciation of the Lord 10

11 What is pastoral activity? Code of Canon Law(canons ) lists normative pastoral activity in every parish. The Pastor is responsible for seeing that the activities are carried out Word of God announced Instruction through Homily Catechetical Formation Catholic Education Evangelization Mass and Sacraments Care of families Consolation Care of the sick and dying Reach out to help the poor, lonely, exiled, in any need Promote lay involvement Cooperation between parishes, diocese, and acumen partners Annunciation of the Lord 11

12 The Pastoral council is not Responsible for the day-to-day activity or management of the parish A complaint board A project team for planning special events A board of Elders that governs the parish Made up of representatives from different organizations or ministries Permanent Annunciation of the Lord 12

13 The Pastoral Council does not: Make decisions for the parish Set its own agenda Hire and fire parish staff, employees Meet without the Pastor Hold open meetings like a town council on a regular basis Implement its recommendations Supervise ministries Annunciation of the Lord 13

14 The Pastoral Council does: Listen carefully to parishioners Keep confidences Investigate and Study issues Prayerfully discern the best way forward Make practical recommendations Give their best advice to the Pastor about ways to successfully implement something Cease at the death, transfer or retirement of a pastor Annunciation of the Lord

15 The Pastoral Council does: Work closely with the Pastor Collaborate with the staff and finance council Help to keep the parish focused on the mission and avoid navel gazing Annunciation of the Lord