NEW PAS TORAL AND LITURGICAL COUNCILS SET TO FULFILL OUR MISSION AS DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
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he mission of Jesus Christ is to make disciples by participating in His ministry as priest, prophet, and king.” As a faith community — the Body of Christ — we are also to fulfill that mission. The mission of “king” is fulfilled through our Stewardship and Finance Councils. So Fr. Eric Clark recently created the Pastoral Council, to fulfill the mission of “prophet,” and the Liturgical Council, to fulfill the mission of “priest.” “John Henry Newman said, ‘To live is to change and to change often,’” Fr. Clark says. “Change is necessary to continue to stretch us to think of new ways of doing things.” These councils meet in January and September to work together and share ideas, among other things. Each meeting begins with adoration and prayer. The main goal of the councils is not only to fulfill the mission but also to make our weekend Masses the best they can be. “We are all on the same team,” Fr. Clark says. “We just all have different roles on the same team. We want to be able to set some goals and work together toward them.” The Pastoral Council is made up of the leaders of each ministry that falls under the mission of “prophet” — this includes any formation or catechesis. Examples of these ministries are CCD, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, Marriage Preparation, to name a few. It also continued on back cover
Council members met at a Leadership Gathering in August.
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