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St. Raphael Parish Pastoral Council (PPC)

The purpose of the Parish Pastoral Council is to provide the climate in which parishioners can grow in a deeper relationship with God and each other, and to minister to the total well being of parish members, be they individuals or families.

Through prayer, study and discernment, the parish council recommends policies, services and support programs to meet the needs of the parish and to reach out to the larger community.

The Parish Pastoral Council encourages and supports parish ministries and identifies and provides for the communal, social, spiritual and educational needs of all of the parishioners.

The responsibilities of the Parish Pastoral Council summarized:

• Offer assistance and advice to the Pastoral team regarding issues affecting the Parish at large
• Invites the guidance of the Holy Spirit prompting our parish forward
• Seeks to discern the needs and concerns of the parish and to hear the concerns of individual parishioners
• Proposes goals and strategies to respond to those needs and concerns
• Seeks to reach out to the larger community of South Burlington to invite, encourage participation and spread the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Meetings:     Held on the first Wednesday of each month, September through June in the St. Francis room at 7:00 p.m.

Contact Person:   Don Dalicandro    905-592-1824

Pastoral Team	PPC Chairpersons	PPC Secretary:	PPC Members
Friar Maurice Richard Friar Peter Knaapen Sister Rosalie Siegler	Don Dalicandro Vincent Meehan	Leony Hettinger	Sylvia Castellano Jody Fuller Steven Germann Mary-Joyce Hayward Liz Leonard Maria Marchand Suzanne Roland