Parish Council
Parish Council Members : Sitting (left to right), Christine Geithner, Joan Clarke, Sally Robling, Sr. Suzanne Duzen, SS.C.M., Victoria Rizzo-Nikou. Standing, Jeff Smith, Ed Manetta, Jane Symington, Msgr. Thomas R. Kelly, Cathy Fugazy, Charlotte Allez, Tom Livaccari, Mary Margaret Johnson, Mike McEvily. Not pictured, Kevin Brosnan, Jack Callahan, Maria Garzona.
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:
Kevin Brosnan
Jack Callahan (Treasurer)
Joan Clarke
Cathy Fugazy
Maria Garzona
Christine Geithner
Mary Margaret Johnson (Vice President)
Thomas Livaccari (President)
Mike Mc Evily
Victoria Rizzo- Nikou
Sally Robling (Secretary)
Jeff Smith
Jane Symington
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, Jack Callahan, John McGarr, Carla Volpe Porter, Joseph Powers, Gregory Randolph John Rote, Anne-Mieke Smeets & John Spollen.
