Pastoral Council
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Pastoral Council MembersSacred Heart, Walker
Front Row: Kim Rechkemmer, Marcia Reilly, Cindy Winn
Back Row: Scott McDowell, Jim Meisheid, Dennis Dorothy, Jim O'ConnorName Office Term End Date Dennis Dorothy 6/30/2027 Scott McDowell Vice-chair 6/30/2025 Jim Meisheid 6/30/2026 Jim O'Connor 6/30/2026 Kim Rechkemmer Chair 6/30/2025 Cindy Winn Secretary 6/30/2026 Nancy Dobney Business Manager Marcia Reilly Parish Life Coordinator
St. Mary, Urbana
Front Row: Michele Koppedryer, Sam Fish
Back Row: Vicki Ramsey, Dave Oldakowski, Marcia Reilly
Name Office Term End Date Cathy Buzynski 6/30/2026 Samantha Fish Chair 6/30/2025 MaryAnn Heying Vice-chair 6/30/2026 Michele Koppedryer Secretary 6/30/2026 Dave Oldakowski 6/30/2026 Vicki Ramsey 6/30/2027 Nancy Dobney Business Manager NA Marcia Reilly Parish Life Coordinator NA
St. Mary, Vinton
Back: Dave Janssen, JR Schemmel, Carrie Weber, Marcia Reilly
Front: Matt Kingsbury, Ryan Allsup, Billy Ollinger, Stacey Happel, Matthew Bookmeier Not pictured: Dan Boddicker, Jeannie SpringerName Office Term End Date Ryan Allsup Vice-chair 6/30/2027 Dan Boddicker 6/30/2027 Matthew Bookmeier Youth rep 6/30/2026 Stacey Happel Secretary 6/30/2025 David Janssen 6/30/2026 Matt Kingsbury 6/30/2027 Billy Ollinger Chair 6/30/2026 JR Schemmel 6/30/2025 Carrie Weber 6/30/2026 Jeannie Springer Business Manager N/A Marcia Reilly Parish Life
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Purpose and Responsibilities of Pastoral Councils
The formation of Parish Pastoral Councils came about as a result of Vatican II when the bishops
recognized that all the baptized bear responsibility for carrying out the mission of the Church.
Pastoral councils consist of laity who, together with the pastor, or in our case, the Parish LIfe Coordinator, are called to envision and plan for the future of the parish as it meets the pastoral needs of the people of God.
In Vision 2000, a planning document developed for the Archdiocese of Dubuque, the planning
role of a parish pastoral council is described as follows:Planning is critical to the growth and vitality of a parish or cluster of parishes. Having a plan sets a forward direction for a parish. It focuses the energies of staff, committees, and volunteers toward common goals, and provides a means of accountability. The parish council has, as one of its major functions, the responsibility for planning in the parish.
Responsibilities of pastoral councils include:
- To listen to and represent the wisdom of parishioners and parish staff as part of the planning process.
- To determine priorities and develop a plan for both implementing and evaluating them.
- To develop goals and objectives which further the mission of the parish.
- To evaluate regularly the goals and objectives of the council and its subgroups.
- To recommend policies which are supportive of the mission of the parish.
- To call forth the gifts of individuals and groups/committees in the parish to carry out its mission.
The parish pastoral council is an advisory body to the pastor/parish life coordinator.
Registered members of the parish who are baptized, confirmed and practicing Catholics in good standing with the Church are eligible to serve on the pastoral council.