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Parish Council Constitution
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Parish Council
The Parish Council is an integral part of the St. Michael Parish community, whose main purpose is to act in a consultative role, assisting the pastor with providing vision and direction for the parish. The Council assists with guiding the parish community in achieving St. Michael Parish's mission, while incorporating prayer as an essential part.
The Council is composed of the pastor, associate pastor, and 12 at-large members who are randomly selected from those eligible members of the parish.
Council members are chosen by lot and serve a three-year term.
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Council's Purpose & Functions
The purpose and functions of the Council include:
- deliberating, deciding, and acting responsibly in advising the pastor in the management and operation of the parish
- promoting communication and coordinating action as a body representative of all members of the parish
- providing leadership by clarifying parish vision, establishing goals, and witnessing the gospel message in the larger community and the world
- developing policies to support those activities and programs which foster the spiritual, intellectual, moral, and temporal well being of the people of St. Michael Parish, and further the goals and policies of Richmond Diocese of Richmond
- setting priorities and goals in cooperation with the pastor to enable the parish Finance Council to effectily manage the financial operations of St. Michael Parish. The Council will consult with the parish Finance Council in order to support the goals and priorities of the parish.
To ensure that the purpose and functions of the Council may be fulfilled, prayer should be an integral part of every meeting. Agreement to attend scheduled meetings and to be actively involved in Council activities and committees shall be considered a condition to be met by all those who serve on the council.
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Feedback & Concerns
We want to hear from you.
Share your feedback and any concerns with the Parish Council.
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Current Openings for Council Members
St. Michael Parish is seeking parishioners who are interested in serving a term on the Parish Council. The Parish Council provides parishioners the opportunity to share the Apostolic Mission of the Church, while fulfilling their Christian responsibility to the parish and the community.
Eligibility
Members of the Council shall be 16 years of age or older, must be baptized, registered members of the parish, and should participate in the parish worship life, especially Mass and the sacraments.
Term
All voting members serve a term of three years and shall be limited to two consecutive terms on the Council, before having to retire for at least one term. Such terms shall be staggered so that in any given year no more than three at-large voting member positions are open for reappointment or replacement.
We invite all those who are interested to complete the form below.