About

Parish Council

The Parish Council is the forum for the common deliberation of the clergy, religious, and laity on matters related to the spiritual and material wellbeing of the Parish. All parish committees and organizations work with the Parish Council. The Council consists of 13 members, nine of whom are elected at large from the parish membership for three-year terms. There are also ex-officio members consisting of the Pastor, Associate Pastor and lay Trustees. Meetings are generally held on the 1st Tuesday of each month.

“Nominations for new Parish Council members  for 2012 will be accepted April 13-23. Now is the time to consider those who you would like to serve on the Council.”

Nomination Form

Parish Councilors are:

Prayerful
They are believers who attend liturgy regularly. They willingly share their own faith stories and desire to know more deeply what it means to be Eucharist Without Walls. Their actions are guided by the same values by which Jesus lived.

Faithful
They recognize that they belong to a larger universal church and keep informed about issues affecting not only their parish, but the whole church. They recognize the humanness of the church, regret but are not shaken in faith and forgive those who bring it shame.

Pastoral
They are able to hear the deep longings of the people, to facilitate conversation around difficult issues, follow-up with action, reconcile differences, alleviate fears, and offer comfort.

Representative
They have the ability to listen well to others, and represnet all members, not just a few.

Discerning
They are able to work through respectful dialogue on significant issues, to reach consensus for the common good.

Prophetic
They respect the unique mission of the chruch and are willing to challenge the status quo, to intiate action, to affirm, or change it.

Empowering
They help create and sustain an environment that brings out the best in all resources of the parish community - human, financial and material.  They work well with others.

Collaborative
They understand the challenges facing our parish, cluster, and the archdiocese. They are servant-leaders who share their talents generously and from an attitude of shared responsibility.

Empowering
They help create and sustain an environment that brings out the best in all resources of the parish community - human, financial and material.  They work well with others.

Ex-Officio Members

	Fr. Jerry Herda, Pastor jherda@st-monica.org
	Fr. Paul Fliss, Associate Pastor pfliss@st-monica.org

Trustees:

	Sandy Harris, Trustee Secretary sandyharris22@aol.com
	Ben Radoszewski, Trustee Treasurer airtechnologiesinc@ameritech.net

Executive Committee:

	Marian Topp, Chair the8topps@sbcglobal.net
	Juliet Kersten, Vice-Chair jkersten@chw.org
	Paul Rozek, Secretary paul_rozek@jeffersonwells.com

Liaisons:

	Bob Beck, Prayer & Worship rjbeck@uwm.edu
	Chris Meyer, School Board 1cwmeyer@gmail.com
	Tony Gavic, Administrative Services tgavic@wi.rr.com
	Chad Dern, Human Concerns chaddern@wi.rr.com
	Norma Herbers, Stewardship normaherbers@earthlink.net
	Phil Rose, Christian Formation philr@romanelectric.com