Parish Pastoral Council Charter - 2016, St. Monica Parish

1. PASTORAL COUNCIL CHARTER
(EFFECTIVE 6/1/16)

2. 1. Team Vision: Assist the Pastor in forming disciples in St. Monica Parish to become apostles
of Jesus Christ. We will maintain a focus so that parishioners and non-
parishioners alike come to understand that they:
• Are Called by Name
• Are Gifted by God
• Must be Committed to Prayer
• Must be Driven to Serve Others
• Are Called to Abide and Spread in Hope.
2. Team Purpose
Statement:
If St. Monica is a community on a pilgrimage to a sacred place, inviting all to
walk with us as we:
• Discover Jesus in our lives,
• Understand our life's purpose,
• Develop a personal relationship with Christ,
• Enrich our local community,
• Impact the whole world,
.. then the PPC reads the “Signs of the Times” to discern how this is to be
done concretely. The PPC prays, listens, discerns. The PPC does not
implement.
3. Team Values: Value: Nemo dat, quod non habet
Behaviors:
• Live the “Signs of a Dynamic Catholic:
o Prayer - daily (30 minutes minimum)
o Confession – monthly
o Study - weekly read something about the Catholic faith
o Service – one outreach mission each year
o Evangelization – talk about the church, Pope, parish, etc…
to one person each week
o Contribute – to the parish and/or other charities
Value: Evangelization
Behaviors:
• Know the Parish Vision and Mission. Be able to articulate it quickly
compellingly and enthusiastically.
• Watch for opportunities to tie conversations in with the Vision and
Mission
Value: Abide in Hope
Behaviors:
• Be aware of inspired moments to “cheerlead” for St. Monica Parish

3. 4. Team Outcomes KRA #1 – Develop a 2015-16 PPC Charter in light of, and aligned with,
the Parish Vision and Mission to properly steward the resource that is the
PPC and to ensure the PPC is currently hearing and heeding the Call of
Christ
• Goal 1: Father Zlock provides background material and personal
history of last few years of PPC by June PPC meeting.
• Goal 2: Fr Zlock moderates PPC Chartering Session by end of June
2016.
• Goal 3: PPC Charter is communicated to parish.
• Open: within Charter – how do we spiritually feed ourselves over the
course of the year?
KRA #2 – Complete “Spiritual Day of Reflection” to ensure that the focus
of individual PPC members, PPC as a team and associated PPC activities
are on Call of God by June, 2017. (Can be combined with Day of
Reflection involving another group/organization)
Goal 3: Determine what other groups have similar scheduled events. Ascertain
if PPC can join by June, 2016.
Goal 4: Chose date, theme, location and retreat leader by September, 2016.
KRA #3 – Examine and advise Pastor on initiation of outreach program in
order to fulfill the “New Evangelization” and the call of Pope Francis to
“to out to the fringes” of St. Monica Parish (and beyond) in order to
minister to people in need and encourage them to return to their
“spiritual home” – the Church .
Goal 5: Prayerfully read background material and collect ideas, reflections,
suggestions on outreach program based on the Villanova Study, PPC reflections,
Staff and Pastor input, 2015 PPC-developed Charter, Capital Campaign budget
and donor budget by November 2016
Goal 6: Develop SMART Goals for implementation of initiative by December 1,
2016.

4. 6. Resources and
Budget:
Define what people,
organizations, tools,
and money the team
plans to us to achieve
its purpose.
• Finances for retreat, retreat location, meals and speaker ($500)
• Funding for monthly fellowship (food for meals) ($800)
• Funding for books/study materials ($100)
• --------------------
• Total: $1,400
7. Team Operating
Guidelines:
Define the meeting
structure and timing,
problem-solving
process, policy for
making decisions and
resolving conflicts
and any other
operating guidelines.
The Council meets on the 1st
Thursday of every month with 9 meetings for
the year as a goal. Meetings are held in the home of a PPC “host.” Host
sites are rotated through the homes of PPC members. Agenda is:
• 6:30 – 7:15 pm – dinner and fellowship (spouses invited)
• 7:15 – 8:00 pm – Prayer, reading from Sacred Scripture and Sacred
Tradition, quiet time,
• 8:00 – 8:45 pm – discernment and discussion.
• 8:45 – 9:00 pm – logistics, business, summary, closing prayer.
8. Team Norms and
Ground Rules:
How will you
communicate and
share feedback, deal
with commitment and
involvement of
members, set tone and
celebrate successes.
• Start and end on time.
• Follow through on assignments.
• Willingness to share the workload; wisdom to say “no” and
delegate.
• Respectful tone.
• Flexibility and openness with people and ideas
• “Parking Lot” instead of interruptions.
• Ability and permission to “call out” behaviors.
• Willingness to listen, speak honestly, and to work toward
discernment.
• No anonymous input from parish/parishioners.
5. Team
Composition:
Composition of Parish Pastoral Council will include minimum of 5 and
maximum of 7 members. Pastoral Council members serve for a two-year
term with the option to discern a second two-year term. Members shall be
appointed or elected every year to not have more than 1/3 of the Pastoral
Council members’ turnover in a given year.
New members will be discerned during the Easter Season and commence
their terms on the first regular PPC meeting in May, following Easter.

5. 9. Team Roles and
Responsibilities:
What are the
collective, paired, and
individual
responsibilities?
Understand that the PPC is not a focus group, an echo chamber or forum
for disenfranchised/dissatisfied parishioners, an advocacy group for
parish organizations/activities, a parish representative sub-committee,
Parish Staff, the Pastor, a Board of Directors or leadership committee, a
parish implementation team.
Roles and responsibilities are assigned according to the gifts/charisms of the
PPC members.
Council Chair:
Scribe:
Timekeeper:
Members and Year appointed:
• Rev. Charles Zlock – Pastor
• 2015 - Levi Keene
• 2015 - Maureen Friedrich
• 2015 - _______________________________
• 2015 - _______________________________
• 2015 - _______________________________
• 2015 - _______________________________
• 2015 - _______________________________
10. Charter
Endorsement:
Accepted PPC Meeting:
Pastor’s Signature:
__________________________________________________

6. 9. Team Roles and
Responsibilities:
What are the
collective, paired, and
individual
responsibilities?
Understand that the PPC is not a focus group, an echo chamber or forum
for disenfranchised/dissatisfied parishioners, an advocacy group for
parish organizations/activities, a parish representative sub-committee,
Parish Staff, the Pastor, a Board of Directors or leadership committee, a
parish implementation team.
Roles and responsibilities are assigned according to the gifts/charisms of the
PPC members.
Council Chair:
Scribe:
Timekeeper:
Members and Year appointed:
• Rev. Charles Zlock – Pastor
• 2015 - Levi Keene
• 2015 - Maureen Friedrich
• 2015 - _______________________________
• 2015 - _______________________________
• 2015 - _______________________________
• 2015 - _______________________________
• 2015 - _______________________________
10. Charter
Endorsement:
Accepted PPC Meeting:
Pastor’s Signature:
__________________________________________________