The St. Raphael Pastoral Council is responsible for long-range planning to move our entire parish toward our vision of helping people encounter Jesus and forming them as passionate disciples who serve his mission by their lives. We’re looking for passionate, visionary thinkers and strategists to join us.

As a Pastoral Council member, you will be responsible for conducting a parish assessment and creating a rolling 5-year strategic plan to guide the parish’s work toward our vision. You will be expected to commit significant time to the Pastoral Council work, including a half-day meeting every two months. Ideal Pastoral Council candidates will have gifts, interest, and availability to focus on this work. Strategic thinking is an important skill, as are analytical skills, and strong organizational skills. If you have a passion for helping people know Jesus, forming them as disciples in an ongoing way, and sending them out on his mission, and have experience in business planning, strategic planning, market research, or project planning, we’d like to talk to you.

We’ve moved to a nomination and discernment process for selecting new Pastoral Council members so as to better allow for parishioners with the needed abilities and availability to engage in prayerful conversations with council leaders and the pastor, and to arrive at the best decision about council membership. I invite you to review the skills and requirements below and prayerfully consider if someone you know would be a good fit (it may even be you!) and submit their name (or your name) for consideration to the Pastoral Council Co-Chairs, Manuel Colunga and Brug Jung by clicking on their email addresses below. 

~ Fr. Phil

Role Description for Pastoral Council Members

Preferred Abilities

• Ability to converse in English
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment (teamwork)
• Welcoming attitude

Preferred Skills and Qualifications (one or more)

• Demonstrable strategic thinking
• Demonstrable analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrable organizational skills

Requirements

• Be in full communion with the Catholic Church;
• Regularly attend weekend Mass;
• Be 18 years of age or older as of September 1;
• Be a strong supporter for our parish vision; and
• Regularly contribute financially to the parish.