St. Joseph Catholic Church 

Parish Pastoral Council

Purpose and Function

(taken from St. Joseph Catholic Church Parish Pastoral Council Constitution, Art. I, Sec. 1-2)

The Parish Pastoral Council shall be the instrument through which a representative body of the people of God, that is St. Joseph Parish, in a relationship of shared responsibility with the Pastor, enables the parish to experience itself as a community of faith called to proclaim the Good News of God’s Kingdom present among us.

Members

Noell Krughoff

Tom Gruesser

Lisa Lewis

Jen Deiser

Angela Gill

 Judy Boring

Rosemary Dean

Carla Antle

Meetings

The Parish Pastoral Council meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm in the conference room in the Office of Religious Education.

Finance Commission

Members

David Schmitt

Robin Gahimer

Frank Zerr

Jim Knecht

Elaine Haehl

Robert Claxton

Meetings

The Finance Commission meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm in at the rectory.

Faith Formation Commission

Mission Statement

The Faith Formation Commission, within the Catholic parish of Saint Joseph, is committed to enabling the entire community to grow spiritually through religious education.

Role

(adapted from the Archdiocese of Indianapolis’ Catholic School and Faith Formation Commission Guide, 1998, p. 6)

The Faith Formation Commission serves as a consultative body for the DRE on matters of faith formation.  With this perspective in mind, it works in four different areas:  planning, monitoring, policy-making, and communicating.  The different programs that it helps to oversee include:  the Religious Education Program(REP), Sacramental preparation for children and youth, Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), and other Adult Faith Formation opportunities.

Members

LuAnn Mason

Angie Davies

Beth Forthofer

Judy Sharp

Susan Smith

Loretta Eckstein

Rosemary Grove

Kelli Haehl

Meetings

The Faith Formation Commission meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm in the conference room of the Office of Religious Education.

Want to help?

The Faith Formation Commission helps oversee programs such as the REP, sacramental preparation for children and youth RCIA, and all other adult education opportunities.

  School Commission  

The governing board of our Catholic School is our parish School Commission.  The Commission is expected to be involved in the development of goals and yearly objectives.  The Commission establishes policy (e.g., uniform policy, admission eligibility requirements, etc.).

The Commission is also responsible for the establishment of educational goals, the monitoring of the performance of the principal, the approval of the educational budget, and the insurance that state and local agencies, and the Archdiocese of Indianapolis receive the policies approved by them.  Because the School is supported by direct payment of tuition and parish subsidy, the Commission is charged with establishing tuition/fees and seeking subsidy support from the Parish at large.

Members

Dennis Gilles

Mike Hall

Angie File

Dan Kenkel

Stephanie Amos

Rick Walke

Meetings

Want to help?

The School Commission helps to oversee the work of the School, is responsible for setting and evaluating goals and policies for the School, and helps to promote the School in the Parish and the wider local community.

Liturgy Committee

Members

Buildings & Grounds Committee