November 2020

The pastoral Council coordinates and facilitates the work of the Parish Commissions with input from the church and school community to advise the Pastor.

General Responsibilities

• Acting as a Council, members as a body are responsible for overseeing the implementation of the St. Mary Hyde Park parish plan implemented by the Parish Commissions.
• Members represent the church and school with a clear combined mission to engage its members in knowing, living, and sharing Christ.
• The Council will meet on a regular basis to ensure St. Mary Hyde Park remains a relevant and sustainable force in the lives of its members.

Composition

• Members of the Pastoral Council include the Parish Business Administrator, the chair of each of the Parish Commissions, the School Principal or his/her designee; a representative of the Parent-Teacher Organization, and a representative of the School Sports Commission, and interested at-large members of St Mary Hyde Park.