By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Every parish in Hawaii has a pastoral council, a group of parishioners selected to advise the pastor in parish matters spiritual, instructional and charitable. But councils have been known to veer off-topic with discussions about paving the church parking lot or organizing the annual parish potluck. To help them […]
Parish Pastoral Council Questions
June 17, 2020 To Pastors and Members of Parish Pastoral Councils Aloha! Is your parish pastoral council — pastoral? That may seem like an absurd question, but sometimes pastoral councils are so wrapped up in building projects, budgets and social events that they do not take much time to reflect on deeper pastoral issues that […]