Pastoral Council

St. Justin Martyr Pastoral Council

Mission Statement

The mission of the St. Justin Martyr Pastoral Council is to guide the parish through its leadership and planning, in building and developing a sense of Christian Community, and to serve as trustworthy advisors to the Parish Pastor.

The Council achieves this mission by:

• Actively endorsing and participating in the true Christian Service.
• Supporting the growth of Stewardship within our Parish and beyond.
• Being committed to promoting the Word of God.
• Listening for and determining the needs of the Parish, and then identifying the gifts that parishioners possess to meet those needs.
• Bringing the people of the Parish together both spiritually and socially in order to create and foster that Christian Community.
• Ensuring Parish Council and staff initiatives are aligned with the Parish Mission Statement.
• Helping to develop Parish policies aligned with the Parish Mission Statement and Diocesan Policies.
• Giving direction and counsel to the Pastor, the Parish leadership and Ministries.
• Raising issues and concerns of the Parish and parishioners.

Membership

New members are nominated, and voted on by current Council members, and discerned once every year. All members are asked to serve a term of three years of service on the Council. Usually, one third of the Council's members are replaced every year by the discerment process.

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