Parish Pastoral Council

• What Is PPC?
• PPC Mission Statement
• Purpose of the PPC
• PPC Meetings?
• Agenda Item Procedures
• PPC Membership List

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.

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.

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

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.

St Thomas Of Villanova Parish Pastoral Council as of June 2009