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The PARISH FINANCE COUNCIL serves as an advisory
body to the pastor and the parish pastoral council in the administration and
stewardship of parish finances, budget, parish facilities, and long-range
financial development. Mandate by canon law, parish finance councils,
like parish pastoral councils, are consultative bodies:
Each parish is to have a finance council which is regulated by
universal law as well as by norms issued by the diocesan bishop;
in this council the Christian faithful, selected according to the same
norms, aid the pastor in the administration of parish goods . . .(Canon537) Members of the finance council are appointed by
the pastor on the basis of their expertise in matters related to accounting
and finance, investment management, fundraising/development, budget,
engineering, and law. The three-to-five-member finance council receives
support and guidance from the diocesan Department of Finance. The parish finance council and the parish
pastoral council function interdependently; it is essential that they
communicate with one another in furthering the parish mission. It is
recommended that a member of the finance council attend pastoral council
meetings to ensure continual sharing of information. Members: Jody Elisar Mickey Latuso Jean-Paul Robert Johnny Robert Janelle Waguespack
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