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The Pastoral Council is an advisory board to the Pastor regarding the spiritual and material concerns of St. Jerome Parish. Minutes are taken and available to all, posted below, and on the hallway bulletin board.  The Council meets the second Monday of the month in the church hall. Each meeting begins in the church sanctuary with a prayer (example) led by one of the council members.  Any member of the parish is welcome to  attend a Council meeting.

The Pastoral Council is composed of the parish clergy, lay members of the religious education administrative team, and twelve elected adult parishioners. The twelve elected members serve two-year terms and may be re-elected once for a total consecutive term of four years. Six new members are nominated and elected every year in May, are commissioned with a special blessing at the Masses on Pentecost, and become part of the Council at the June meeting. A Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Secretary are then elected by the Pastoral Council members at the June meeting.

In 2003 nearly 400 parishioners responded to an in-pew parish questionnaire sponsored by the Council and the pastor. Please click here for the survey and its summary, and a synopsis of actions taken based on the survey.

Meeting Schedule (7:30 - 9:00 PM, Church Hall):
2009: September 14, October 19, November 9, December 14
2010: January 11, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14

Any member of the parish is welcome to attend a Council meeting.

CONTACT:
Bob DeSimone, Chairperson, 847-1035, bjdesimone@aol.com

Members of the Pastoral Council:

Officers
Bob DeSimone, Chairperson, 847-1035, bjdesimone@aol.com
Florence Loch, Vice-chair, 846-3980, florence_loch@hotmail.com
Moira Barber, Secretary, 847-6103, barberjmbarber@aol.com

Clergy
Rev. David Blanchfield, Pastor
Rev. Joseph Palacino, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Michael Hoag, S.J., Parochial Vicar
Rev. Mr. Dean Finch, Deacon

Religious Education Team
Kathy Coyne, Director of Religious Education
Pat Olson, Youth Ministry
Anne Groener, REACH Co-ordinator

Elected Members

Term ending in 2010:

• Tom Bennett
• Regina Flaherty
• Beth Olson
• Kevin Smyth
• John Turchick
• Tom Wagner

Term ending in 2011:

• Moira Barber
• Bob DeSimone
• Florence Loch
• Dick Maiberger
• Tom Rietano
• Greg Vetter

Candidates in 2009 for a two-year term:
* newly elected
** re-elected

• Moira Barber**
• Bill Beran
• Katie Corasaniti
• Laurie Corasaniti
• John Davis
• Bob DeSimone**
• Mary Harrington
• Florence Loch**
• Dick Maiberger*
• Tom Rietano*
• Alex Sgoutas
• Greg Vetter*
• Kevin Whalen
• Rebecca Wood

Nominations can be made by any adult parishioner during the nominating period. Nominees can be any person 18 years of age and a parish member for two years in good standing. Nominees must be willing and able to attend monthly council meetings and share their counsel and advice with the pastor. Nominees who accept are asked to attend the start of a Council meeting prior to the election, to have their photo taken, and to fill out a Nominee resume – a brief self-background and a statement why they wish to serve on the Council – which is posted publicly.

Minutes of Pastoral Council Meetings:

• January 11, 2010
• November 9, 2009
• October 19, 2009
• September 14, 2009
• June 8, 2009
• May 11, 2009
• April 20, 2009
• March 9, 2009
• January 12, 2009
• Archive

Summary of Parish Survey Questionnaire

In 2003 nearly 400 parishioners responded to an in-pew parish questionnaire. The Council and the pastor sponsored this survey to gauge how parishioners perceive the liturgy and music at each of the Masses, the parish organizations and activities, the religious education programs, and  special projects. Open-ended questions sought to learn from the parish family their responses for addressing adult Christian formation, personal parish involvement, social justice needs, ways to reach  fallen-away and non-Catholics, parish activities, special needs, and parish communication. A comprehensive, yet succinct, summary of the responses, distributed as a separate document in the November 16, 2003 parish bulletin, is available, as is a synopsis of actions taken based on the survey distributed as a separate document in the June 20, 2004 bulletin.
 

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