Parish Management
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Parish Pastoral Council
The objective of the Parish Pastoral Council is to promote within St Michael’s Parish, Dorrington, the Church’s mission to live and communicate the love and values of Christ in our world and, in so doing, to enrich the quality of parish life.
The Parish Pastoral Council consists of the parish priest and a number of parishioners. The Council meets on a Thursday evening, every 4 to 6 weeks throughout the year. Vacancies on the Council are filled through a process of recommendation, advertised in the Parish Newsletter.
A major focus of the Council is to develop, in consultation with the parish community, a Parish Pastoral Plan, and then to implement that Plan. In seeking to put into effect the strategies and initiatives outlined in the Plan the Council utilises whenever possible the knowledge and expertise of the members of the many parish groups that have been established in specific areas of parish activity. The Council itself is not a management or administrative body.
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The Parish Pastoral Council consists of the parish priest and a number of parishioners. The Council meets on a Thursday evening, every 4 to 6 weeks throughout the year. Vacancies on the Council are filled through a process of recommendation, advertised in the Parish Newsletter.
A major focus of the Council is to develop, in consultation with the parish community, a Parish Pastoral Plan, and then to implement that Plan. In seeking to put into effect the strategies and initiatives outlined in the Plan the Council utilises whenever possible the knowledge and expertise of the members of the many parish groups that have been established in specific areas of parish activity. The Council itself is not a management or administrative body.
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Parish Finance Council
It is a requirement of Canon Law that there be a Finance Council in each parish to assist the parish priest in regard to his responsibilities for financial and administration matters. By Canon Law, each Finance Council shall be comprised of at least three members of the faithful of the parish, chosen by the parish priest and such other persons as the parish priest decides should be members. The parish priest presides over the Finance Council. Members are appointed for a term of three years and may be re-appointed. Meetings are held each month as a minimum. Minutes of meetings are kept and financial reports are presented quarterly.
The major financial responsibilities of the Finance and Property Council are:
In exercising the above responsibilities the Finance Council must act in accordance with the requirements of Canon Law and the Directives of the Archbishop.
The major property responsibility of the Finance and Property Council is:
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The major financial responsibilities of the Finance and Property Council are:
- to present recommendations regarding the financial management of the parish;
- to advise the parish priest on financial policies, appropriate accounting systems and internal control and in relation to all borrowings;
- to assist in the preparation of the annual budget of income and expenditure;
- to assist the parish priest in obtaining at least two competitive quotes for all building works over $10,000;
- to assist the parish priest in relation to legal matters.
In exercising the above responsibilities the Finance Council must act in accordance with the requirements of Canon Law and the Directives of the Archbishop.
The major property responsibility of the Finance and Property Council is:
- to ensure the maintenance of Parish assets in accordance with Guidelines prescribed by the Archdiocese.
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