Purpose of the Pastoral Council

Purpose of the Parish Pastoral Council

Taken from the Guidelines for Parish Pastoral Councils Revised: March 2000

 Purpose of PC

1. To provide pastoral planning for the good of the parish, develop goals and objectives, assign priorities for the future and prepare an annual needs statement
   
   
2. The pastor receives recommendations from the council. The constitution may establish an obligation on the part of the pastor to respond, in some way, when he rejects a recommendation of the council (e.g. He does so on the basis of Church Law, diocesan policy, or the good of the parish.)  Without compromising the authority of the pastor, a parish pastoral council may have a right to explanation of the decision.
   
   
3. The pastor must enable the council to build an atmosphere of trust among council members and make certain that members are provided adequate training.