Parish Pastoral Council
Role and Make-up of the Council
The purpose of the Parish Council is two-fold:
1) To serve in an advisory capacity to the pastor for the good of the parish and the Mission of the Church.
2) To serve as a means for the Pastor and the Catholic Church to reach out to the Parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and to the community at large.
The Parish Pastoral Council is comprised of a cross-section of people from the Parish-at-large to ensure the proper representation of all. Included are people of all ages, abilities, and genders. The Council has an elected President, Vice President, and Secretary. Four additional Council Members are the head of each of the four Commissions that serve to fulfill the mission of the Church. Each Commission is composed of committees and one member of each committee is also appointed to represent that committee to the Council. Appointments to the council are made by the Pastor with the assistance of the Pastoral staff.
Parish Council Members
Bill Pridgeon Chairman click to email Joe Yeager Vice Chairman click to email Amanda Kiss Secretary click to email Courtney Barthle Member at large click to email Scott Geiger Member at large click to email Bonnie Gillen Member at large click to email Mike Jagelski Member at large click to email Scott Sauppe Member at large click to email Bruce Simon Member at large click to email Dave Zink Member at large click to email Jackie Stoiber Stewardship Commission Rep click to email Marge Smoll Education Commission Rep click to email Irene Folk Christian Service Commission Rep click to email Mark Jagodzinski Cemetery Board Rep click to email Gerry LaValle Vicariate Council Rep click to email LuDonna Wlodarksi Worship Commission Rep click to email Commissions
As it participates in the mission of Jesus, the Parish accomplishes its work in an organized and systematic way through effective working groups called Commissions. The Commissions act as advisory boards to the Pastor and operate under the Pastor's direction. These Commissions report to the Parish Council as a whole and are comprised of the following:
Committees
The Commissions are comprised of several committees that work to meet a specific objective of that Commission. Each committee appoints one representative who reports to the Parish Council.
The Council-Commission-Committee structure must follow a set of guidelines (PDF file) as established by the Archdiocese of Detroit and must receive prior permission to deviate from these guidelines.