Parish Councils
According to the Church's Code of Canon Law (CCL), the Internal Ordering (Title III) of Particular Churches (Section II), in the Hierarchical Constitution of the Church (Part II), as the People of God (Book II), each parish is required to have a finance council and, if appropriate, a pastoral council (see CCL, cc. 536-537) -- thus, *two* parish councils. The purpose of these parish councils is as follows:
The Parish Finance Council (PFC)
In each parish there is to be a finance council which is governed, in addition to universal law [see CCL, cc. 492-494], by norms issued by the diocesan bishop and in which the Christian faithful, selected according to these same norms, are to assist the pastor in the administration of the goods of the parish…
(emphasis added; CCL, c. 537).
Current PFC Members:
- President: Fr. Collins Igwilo, Pastor
- Chair: Rob Delk
- Vice-Chair: Kerry Peters
- Diana Bader
- Julie Hill
- [vacant]
Note: the parish bookkeeper (Joan Roe) attends each PFC meeting in order to present the parish’s financial reports to the PFC. She also functions as the secretary, who records the minutes of each PFC meeting. However, she is not a member of the PFC.
Previous PFC Meeting Minutes:
- October 20, 2022
- July 21, 2022 (scheduled)
- June 16, 2022 (scheduled; re: FY23 Budget)
- May 19, 2022 (scheduled; re: FY23 Budget)
- April 21, 2022 (minutes not approved yet)
- Feb. 3, 2022
- Oct. 21, 2021
- Sept. 2, 2021 (re: establishment of
Major Mercy Fund
via Hagenson Trust disbursement) - July 22, 2021 (also, second co-meeting with PPC)
- July 8, 2021 (co-meeting with PPC re: From Christendom to Apostolic Mission book; additional resources from the Diocese of Sioux Falls)
- June 3, 2021 (re: FY22 Budget)
- April 22, 2021
Note: the minutes of each PFC meeting will be posted after they are approved at a subsequent meeting.
The Parish Pastoral Council (PPC)
If the diocesan bishop judges it opportune after he has heard the presbyteral council, a pastoral council is to be established in each parish, over which the pastor presides and in which the Christian faithful, together with those who share in pastoral care by virtue of their office in the parish, assist in fostering pastoral activity
(emphasis added; CCL, c. 536.1).A pastoral council possesses a consultative vote only and is governed by the norms established by the diocesan bishop
(emphasis added; CCL, c. 536.2).
Current PPC Members:
- President: Fr. Collins Igwilo, Pastor
- Chair: Kay Birkholt (rep at-large)
- Vice-Chair: Josh Schuh (rep at-large)
- Julie Hill, Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDAs) representative
- Justin Hooper (rep at-large)
- Mary Kay Thompson (rep at-large)
- [vacant], buildings and maintenance appointee
- [vacant], liturgy and liturgical ministry appointee
- [vacant], PFC representative
- [vacant], Knights of Columbus (KCs) representative
Previous PPC Meeting Minutes:
- Sept., 2022 (yet to be scheduled)
- July 20, 2022
- May 5, 2022
- March 3, 2022
- Jan. 6, 2022
- Nov. 4, 2021
- Sept. 16, 2021
- July 22, 2021 (also, second co-meeting with PFC)
- July 8, 2021 (co-meeting with PFC re: From Christendom to Apostolic Mission book; additional resources from the Diocese of Sioux Falls)
Note: the minutes of each PPC meeting will be posted after they are approved at a subsequent meeting.