Parish Council
Parish Council Minutes 03/04/2013
Pictured standing from left to right: Colin O'Neill, Mark McNally (President), Charlotte Allez, David Cimenisi (Treasurer), Kevin Messerle, Kelly Keane Cerilli, Mary Ann DeFeis, Theresa Kump Leghorn (Secretary), and Lu Doyle (Adult Faith Formation)
Seated left to right: Soledad Sambrano, Sister Suzanne Duzen (Religious Ed Director), Carla Volpe Porter, Trustee, Brigid T. Brennan (Vice President)
Not pictured: Monsignor Thomas R. Kelly (Pastor), Gregg Randolph (Trustee), Joseph Dibuono, John Feurbach and Felipe Lecaros.
The Parish Council is a consultative body which actively supports the Pastor in his threefold mission: to proclaim God's word to others, to sanctify others by His gifts of sacrament and sacrifice, and to lead others actively in His promise of eternal life. (Canon 228).
Membership on the Parish Council includes active lay members of the parish. Meetings are generally held on the first Monday of each month in the Rectory. The Pastor and members of the Parish staff also attend this meeting. All parishioners are invited to attend Parish Council meetings as well as to participate on the committees of the Parish Council. The current members (other than the Parish staff) of the Parish Council are:
Brigid T. Brennan (Vice President)
Kelly Keane Cerilli
David Ciminesi
Mary Ann DeFeis
Joseph DiBuono
Lu Doyle Carla
Sr Suzanne Duzen
John Feurbach
Felipe Lecaros
Theresa Kump Leghorn (Secretary)
Mark McNally (President)
Kevin Messerle
Colin O'Neill
Carla Volpe Porter
Gregg Randolph (Trustee)
Soledad Sambrano
The Committees of the Parish Council are:
- Administration
- Christian Social Action
- Spiritual Development and Education
- Parish Activities
Parish Finance Council
In addition to the Parish Council there is a Parish Finance Council which advises the Pastor on matters relating to fiscal policy and expenditures. The members of the Finance Council are: Joanne Jensen, John McGarr, Patrick Olson, Carla Volpe Porter, Michael A. Puglisi, Gregory Randolph & John Rote.
