Parish Pastoral Council

The following briefly describes the Parish Pastoral and Finance Councils. There are several commissions established under the Parish Council. Several commissions have organizations which help them carry out their missions. Commissions and organizations provide an excellent opportunity for you to become involved in parish life by volunteering time and talent. Please contact any of them for more information.

Parish Pastoral Council

The Parish Pastoral Council brings together Lay people and religious/clergy who, together with the pastor, work to build the parish as a living Christian Community.  The council works with the pastor to give direction to the ministry of the parish.  Through ongoing dialogue with commission heads and other parish leaders a Pastoral Plan is developed.  Through the parish bulletin, openings on the council are advertised and parishioners interested in serving are invited to submit their name to the council for consideration.  The pastor, with the advice of the council members, selects volunteers to serve a three-year term.  Parishioners are encouraged to share their hopes and dreams, interests and concerns with members of the Parish Pastoral Council and are welcome to attend monthly meetings.  Meetings are generally held the second Monday of the month.

Pastoral Council Membership:

Mary Mullins, Co-Chairperson, 643-5538                   
Ken Kemp, Co-Chairperson, 294-2986
Manfred Young, 540-1945                
Jerman Duran, 685-9866                
Ed Alton, 315-9676                
Steve Provost, 282-1104
Julian McClamroch, 288-5517
Jack Yarbrough, 856-2315 
Andy Wampler, 282-6461
Edward Robinson, 337-3361
Kelly Sroka, 638-4147
Carol Stith, 549-5145

Parish Finance Council

The Parish Finance Council advises the pastor in matters of finance and administration.  Parishioners, recognized for expertise in areas of finance and administration, are appointed by the pastor through a process of discernment with members of the Parish Finance Council.  In collaboration with parish staff they help set the budget that supports the Pastoral Plan developed by the Parish Pastoral Council.  Overseeing the budget and helping to strategize ways to gather funds to meet present and future needs is the focus of the Parish Finance Council.  

Finance Council Membership:

Mike DePopas, Chairperson, 292-8812             
Carl Labonge, 856-1022                 
John Englar, 272-3802   
Lynne Kirsch, 685-5410
Nancy Popik, 854-1914 
Jim Zoretich, 441-5946
Ed LeHanka, 674-0540

Commissions of the Parish Pastoral Council

The following describes each commission, identifies the chairperson(s), and lists the associated ministries.

Buildings & Facilities – Alex Tereszcuk, 854-7859

This commission is responsible for inspecting parish properties and making recommendations to the Parish Pastoral Council on the use of parish facilities and resources.  Inspections review safety, security, and function. 

Evangelization & Communication Commission – Frank Fratoni, 416-6888

This commission is established to identify the best means of providing information on our services, events, and needs to existing members, new members, visitors and our local community. 

Our weekly bulletin and our monthly newsletter, The Highlighter, are excellent publications that keep our parish community informed.  Please read these for information on celebrating sacraments, religious education and youth ministry programs, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming events.  While these are the major means of sharing information, we strive to share this same information electronically. 

The commission serves to inform the local community of OLG events via the local television stations, radio stations, and newspapers, as well as communicates pertinent information and stories to our diocesan newspaper, The Catholic News & Herald. 

This commission also oversees our Registration Sunday program, a monthly gathering providing an opportunity to register with the parish. 

Communication Commission includes:

Weekly Bulletin
The Highlighter
Registration Sunday
Parish Website
Parish Van

Community Outreach Commission – Patty Disney, 643-4240

This commission promotes outreach programs with cooperate with other churches and civic organizations in response to the local community needs.  It helps to promote awareness and needed action on peace and justice issues, and works to assure that parishioners are invited to participate in all that we do within our local community in the name of the Gospel.  This commission helps to promote a Catholic Christian presence in the community in responding to the least among us.

The Community Outreach Commission includes:

Angel Tree
Crop Walk
Food Collections
Greensboro Urban Ministry Monthly Food Drives
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity Lunch Crew
Night Shelter
Operation Rice Bowl
Respect Life
Thanksgiving Baskets Food Drive


Faith Formation & Religious Education Commission – John Endredy, 449-3656

The Education Commission envisions and promotes formation in the faith for all members of the parish, with special concentration on adults, middle and high school youth, and children who are in parish religious education programs.

The Education Commission includes:

CCD Program (Elementary)
Pre-School CCD (for 3, 4, and 5 years old children)
Confirmation
Monday Morning Bible Study
RCIA
Vacation Bible School (summer)
Young Adult Ministry (18 and up)
Youth Ministry

Ecumenism Commission – Open

This commission serves to identify the best means of inviting inactive Catholics back to the faith.  It is also responsible for looking for common ground in sharing faith within our local community, and identifies programs to reach the un-churched.  This commission helps to plan ecumenical programs and prayer services, and cooperates with other local churches in their programs promoting ecumenism.  This commission is also responsible for our Sister Parish program.  Our Sister Parish is Our Lady of Mercy in Grananda, Nicaragua.

Liturgy & Worship Commission – Nina Williams, 274-8668

This commission assists the pastor with discerning liturgical needs of the parish, and trains, develops, and schedules parishioners who wish to serve in one of our liturgical ministries.  The liturgical ministries include Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Readers, Altar Servers, Ushers, Greeters, Cantors, and Choir members.  Supporting the liturgical celebrations and making our worship space worthy of these celebrations includes the ministries of and the Baptismal Bib Committee, and the Altar and Flower Committees.  Renewal of laity participating in liturgical celebrations and worship is vital to building a strong faith community. 

The Liturgy and Worship Commission includes:

Altar Committee
Baptismal Bib Committee
Altar Server
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion to the Homebound
Flower Committee
Reader
Ushers and Greeters

Parish Life Commission – Cheryl Ramsey, 297-4875

The Parish Life Commission is concerned with matters that build internal family spirit and improve Christian family life.  The commission’s programs and organizations support families and single persons including those who are widowed, divorced, separated, and single parents.  They identify and coordinate social and recreational activities, and suggest welcoming programs for new parishioners.   

The Parish Life Commission includes:

Bereavement Committee
Comfort Committee
Co-op Nursery
Donut Sunday
Moms’ Group
Women’s Club
Young At Heart (Seniors)
Cenacle Marian Movement of Priests Prayer Group
Cenacle of The Divine Mercy
Flames of Fire Charismatic Prayer Group
Prayer Chain
Rosary Prayer Group
Annual church picnic

Greensboro Area Catholic Groups

Campus Ministry – UNC-G, Greensboro College, and Guilford College
Campus Ministry – Bennett College and NCA&T University
Catholic Daughters of the Americas Court Greensboro #1200
Catholic Social Services, Greensboro Satellite Office
Greensboro Council of Catholic Women
Knights of Columbus Piedmont Council #939
Knight of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary
Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
St. Vincent de Paul Society