St. Mary's East Eden
APPENDIX A
Parish Council Committees and Committee Roles

Committees - The following is a suggested list of major committees and the various subcommittees or areas of concern that can fall under each committee.

Spiritual Life:   Liturgy; Spiritual Renewal; Evangelization; Outreach, Spiritual Formation, Vocations

Social Justice:  Peace & Justice; Visitation; Right to Life; Social Action

Education:  CCD/Religious Education; Adult Education; School.

Parish Life:  Welcoming; Community Life, Social; Parish Societies; Family Life; Youth and Census

Finance:  Finances; Parish Facilities; Maintenance; Administrative Services; Special Events.

Roles of Respective Committees:

Spirtual Life:

• Coordinate liturgy planning, spiritual programs and evangelization with the parish.
• Evaluate the parish/program/mission/pastoral plan in regard to the spiritual growth of the parish community.
• Reach out to the unchurched, alienated and searching through a coordinated parish plan
• Educate themselves and the parish to the Mission of Jesus.
• Encourage the growth and training of ministries both clerical and lay in the parish

Social Justice:

• Create an awareness of peace and justice within parish and society.  Possible areas of involvement are senior citizens, housing, abortion, euthanasia, poverty, hunger, migrant workers, nuclear armaments/war, drug problems, racial attitudes, law enforcement, consumer protection, legislative affairs, refugees, unemployment, equal rights and health care.

Education:

• Concerned with the religious education of the whole parish regardless of age.

Parish Life:

• Promote community in the parish by identifying and providing for social and recreational needs for all parishioners.
• Recommend programs to existing parish organizations
• Schedule and coordinate parish social and recreational events.
• Work with other churches and civic groups in the community to provide for the social needs of the larger community.
• Explore ways and means for involving more of the parish at large in functions and activities of the parish.
• Promote Christian Life in the individual parishes (educate itself to the Christian view of marriage and family life, and set  up programs or support existing programs that promote quality family life)

Finance:

• Concerned with resources, budget, effective use and maintenance of facilities