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What Is PPC (Parish Pastoral Council)?

The PPC is a ministry that deals with resolving all the issues facing our parish on a regular basis. The PPC addresses the spoken and unspoken needs of our community. Guided by the Holy Spirit, PPC members are empowered by the Pastor and by one another to affect needed change and develop solutions to concerns that are brought forward.
PPC Mission Statement
 
bullet To provide counsel and support to the Pastor,
bullet Nourish the faith of others to help foster and develop a Christian Community,
bullet Witness to the good news of God's love by recognizing and responding to the needs of others both within the parish and world communities,
bullet Joyfully share our human and spiritual gifts; and
bullet Affirm responsible parish stewardship by planning for the future, encouraging an active role for the laity, and giving vision to the Christian dream of love and peace.
Purpose of the PPC

The overall purpose of the PPC is to help achieve the Parish Mission for following Jesus and building God's kingdom.  Our PPC has a solid Christian foundation based on spirituality, prayer, scripture, and guidance by the Holy Spirit.  It is a "Parish" council in that it deals with the broad issues affecting the overall parish, whether in parish life, religious formation, liturgy, building and grounds, education and social justice. 

It is "Pastoral" in that it seeks to help the parish provide "for the common good" of all its members, both in spiritual and temporal matters.
It is a "Council" in that it is made up of a cross-section of parish members to represent a wide range of opinions, interests, experiences and perspectives, to:
  • provide counsel and advice for the Pastor,
  • collaborate in ministry with the professional Pastoral Staff; and
  • allow parishioners' shared ownership of the parish's direction.
The Council uses a decision-making process based on consensus and discernment.  This body is the central resource for parish planning, direction and problem resolution.  It also provides a central parish communication link. 

Currently, our Pastor, Fr. Tom, our Associate Pastor, Fr. Marian, 14 parishioners, 1 staff member and 2 Deacon serve on the council. The PPC Guidelines allow for up to 15 parish members portioned between representatives from existing parish ministries and "At large" members representing the broad parish community.
PPC Meetings

Monthly Meeting: 2nd Monday of each month, unless otherwise noted:  7:00 p.m. Parish Office
Agenda Item Procedures

If anyone would like to place an item on the agenda or attend a meeting, you can contact one of our PPC representatives. To find a representative, you will need to refer to the "Current PPC Membership List" displayed below. You can initiate contact either by (1) calling the Parish Office at 847-358-6999 or (2) sending an email to stovparish@stov.org

If you do send an email, please include in the body of your text message the name of the representative you wish to contact.
PPC Membership List

St Thomas Of Villanova Parish Pastoral Council as of June 2009

Member List
Ancona, George
Bott, Cherie
Duffey, Mark
Edbrooke, Cathy (934-1659)
Fialek, Lee
Gron, F. Ryszard
Johnson, Ann
Koziol, Maria
McCarthy, Jack
Narantic, Theresa
Page, Pat
Rzepiela, Fr.Tom
Schappert, Randy (358-3681)
Seiling, Cheryle
Schaefer Ron
Swiatek, Albert
Walsh, Tom
Members from Pastoral Staff
Pastor: Fr. Tom Rzepiela
Assoc. Pastor:  Fr. Ryszard Gron
Staff Rep:  Ron Schaefer
Deacon/Social Justice Rep:  Mark Duffey
Ministry Reps
Liturgy: Lee Fialek
Finance: Ann Johnson
STV School:  Pat Page/Geri Ruzbasan (Alternate)
Ministry of Care: Mark Duffey
REC/Youth: Cheryle Seiling
Polish Community:  Maria Koziol /Albert Swiatek
Deanery: Tom Walsh
AT-LARGE REPS 
George Ancona,
Lee Fialek,
Jack McCarthy,
Theresa Narantic,
Randy Schappert,
Tom Walsh
EXEC COUNCIL
Fr. Tom Rzepiela  -  PASTOR
Catherine Edbrooke - Co-Chair
Randy Schappert - Co-Chair
Cheryle Seiling - Exec. Board Member
Albert Swiatek - Exec. Board Member