Parish Council
Standing from left to right: Msgr. Thomas R. Kelly ( Pastor), Ed Manetta, Paul Hickey, Mike McEvily, Cathy Fugazy, Thomas Livaccari, Nancy Taussig, Patrick Olson.
Seated from left to right: Maria Garzona, Sister Suzanne Duzen, SS.C.M.(Religious Education Director), Joan Clarke, Stephanie O'Keefe. Missing from photo: Charlotte Allez, Christine Geithner, Joanne Jensen, Lucille Masters, Jane Symington , Gerald Baum (Parish Trustee), Anne-Mieke Smeets (Parish Trustee) .
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:
Charlotte Allez
Joan Clarke
Cathy Fugazy
Maria Garzona
Christine Geithner
Paul Hickey (Treasurer)
Joanne Jensen
Thomas Livaccari (President)
Lucille Masters
Mike Mc Evily
Stephanie O'Keefe (Vice President)
Patrick Olson
Jane Symington (Secretary)
Nancy Taussig
Gerald Baum (Trustee)
Anne-Mieke Smeets (Trustee)
The Committees of the Parish Council are:
- Administration
- Christian Social Action
- Spiritual Development and Education
- Parish Activities
In 2007 the Parish Council initiated a survey of the parish. Over 130 parishioners responded. For more information, view the June 2007 Parish Survey Report.
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: Gerald Baum, Kevin Fitzgerald, Paul Hickey, John McGarr, Carla Volpe Porter, Joseph Powers, Gregory Randolph, John Rote & Anne-Mieke Smeets.
