Parish Pastoral Council
The Parish Pastoral Council is a leadership body within the parish whose role is to develop and implement a mission-focused pastoral plan for the parish.
As servants to the wider community, Parish Pastoral Councils provide parishioners with forums for consultation and reflection on the mission of the Church in light of the signs of the times in the local neighborhood and the world.
Parish Pastoral Councils develop pastoral plans, based on the insight of the community, to enable the faith community to continue to live out the mission of the Gospel.
Parish Pastoral Councils then call forth leaders from the parish to implement and achieve the goals of the pastoral plan.
Parishioners are welcomed to contact any Parish Council Member regarding any questions, comments, or concerns.
Parish Pastoral Council Members
- Mike Holland, Chair - mholland@hollandandhollandlaw.com
- Ming Lowe, Vice Chair - minglowe@gmail.com
- Kathy Wright, Secretary - kwright@saintsimon.org
- George Lauck, at Large - George.lauck@assuredptrin.com
- John Schueth, at Large - schueth@sbcglobal.net
- Ed Stonner, at Large - stonner5@comcast.net
- Amy Borchers, Commission - amyborchers.ab@gmail.com
- Denise Gallion, Commission - dljutte@ballstate.bsu.edu
- Beth Della Rocco, Commission - dellarj@iquest.net
- Rosie Arroyo, Commission -rosiema@juno.com
- Alissa Napier, Commission - anapier330@aol.com
Pastoral Council Minutes
June 20, 2017
Meeting Minutes
Pastoral Council of St. Simon the Apostle
Meeting Attendees
Fr. Bill Marks Andy Manchir
Father Nico
Mike Holland Denise Gallion
Kathy Wright Ann Morrell
Sheila Hussey Amy Borchers
John Schueth Beth Della Rocco
- Meeting called to order 7:10pm
- Opening Prayer – Fr. Bill
- May 2017 minutes approved
- New Business
- Mike Holland was discerned to be Chair of the Pastoral Council. Ming Lowe was discerned to be Vice Chair and Kathy Wright was discerned to be secretary for 2017-18.
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Commission Reports
- Pastor's Report – Father Bill enjoyed his 25th Anniversary Celebration. He's wrapping things up with the parish and will be departing after mass on July 2nd. He was appreciative of his nine years here and will keep us in his prayers
- Finance - This year we're ahead because of FaithDirect and because of the mild winter and no major repairs were needed.
- Evangelization – Mirkelage, the young girl from Haiti, will be having eye surgery to remove a cyst on 7/13. Please keep her in your prayers. The Haiti ministry will be spending $5000 for gutters to collect water.
- Faith Formation – No report
- Parish Life - Seasons of Hope has a new Evening leader, Susie Sezniek. MOM's ministry is being disbanded. They will reorganize with a new name and are looking for a new leader. Respect Life Committee will kick off 40 days for Life on Sept. 24 by presenting Monica Kelsey as a guest speaker.
- School – They are meeting next week and will have discernment of new officers. All staff members are returning. Enrollment is at 702, they budgeted for 705.
- Youth –Ashley Hyre is helping with NCYC. The Wednesday classes are on hold until they hire the new Youth minister.
Meeting closed with prayer at 8:25