Pastoral Council:
The Pastoral
Council is the sounding board for all other
parish committees. The Pastoral Council
serves as a liaison between parishioners and
the Pastor. The Pastoral Council meets
quarterly.
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Finance Council:
The Finance
Council manages the financial affairs of the
parish. The Finance Council is responsible
for planning and implementing the parish
budget and also works on generating income
for the parish. This group is accountable to
the Pastoral Council and meets monthly
usually on the third Tuesday at 7:00am.
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Faith
Formation Committee:
St. Peter's
is currently in the process of forming a new Faith
Formation Committee.
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Worship Committee:
The Worship
Committee has been designed to assist the
Liturgy and Music Coordinator in enhancing
the quality of
worship
in the parish, in establishing a policy for
parish worship, and in the coordination and
planning of specific liturgical seasons and
liturgies. Meeting times vary.
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Art and
Environment Committee:
The Art and
Environment Committee has been designed to
create a prayerful environment in the
worship space.
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Health Ministry Committee
A means of
involving the parish in the healing ministry
of Christ. This committee functions in an
advisory role to the Parish Nurses and is a
standing committee of the pastoral council.
The committee meets six times per year.
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Children's Liturgy Committee:
The
Children's Liturgy Committee has been
designed to plan and coordinate periodic
Children's Liturgies.
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Funeral
Dinners Committee:
The Funeral
Dinners Committee consists of nine teams and
each team has 12 - 14 members who serve on a rotating basis, at approximately
two funeral dinners per year. New members
are always welcome and needed to coordinate
teams, serve the meals, or bake goodies at
home.
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Social
Ministry Committee:
The mission of
the Social Ministry is twofold:
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To
serve the parish as its primary
resource and catalyst for the work
of social justice.
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To
promote and support the works of
charity by the parish and its
members.
Operating
principles
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We will
operate as a committee of the parish
council.
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We will
base our activities on the biblical
and theological foundations of
Catholic social teaching.
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We will
emphasize with the "option for the
poor" by pursuing issues which
address the dignity and rights of
people who are socially,
politically, or economically
disadvantaged.
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We will
maximize opportunities to assist and
work with organizations, coalitions,
and neighborhood groups to promote
our common interests.
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We will
give priority to strategies that
enable people to realize and act on
their own power.
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We will
operate from and promote social
action that includes both the
private personal commitments and
also public, communal and
institutional commitments to social
justice.
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We
will, while working for justice,
also encourage the works of charity.
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Stewardship
Committee:
The mission of
the Stewardship Committee is to foster an
environment in which stewardship is
understood, accepted and practiced
throughout the community of St. Peter's
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Physical
Plant Committee:
The Physical
Plant Committee has been designed to look
after the upkeep and make recommendations
for the improvement of the parish facilities
and buildings. No special background is
needed and all volunteers are welcome.
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Welcoming
Committee:
The
Welcoming Committee has been designed to
help new parishioners make a comfortable
adjustment into the community and the
parish. Volunteers are always welcome to
join this committee and share in our
hospitality for our new parishioners.
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