PASTORAL COUNCIL
Pastoral Council
The Cluster Parishes of St. Catherine of Alexandria and St. Joan of Arc Pastoral Council serves in an advisory role to the pastor or administrator. It helps to fulfill the pastoral mission of the cluster parishes by:
- Fostering growth within the parish family and the sharing of spiritual gifts and talents
- Encouraging positive relationships among all members of the parish
- Collaborating with other parishes and the wider community
The council is involved in planning to meet the needs of the parish, the archdiocese and the broader community, with a vision for the future and a strong basis in stewardship. After prayerful discernment, the council advises the pastor or administrator and develops policies to support those activities and programs that foster the spiritual, intellectual, moral and temporal well-being of the parish, and that make a contribution to archdiocesan goals and policies.
Members of the pastoral council are nominated by parishioners and are elected by them, or are chosen through prayerful discernment. They serve three-year terms on a staggered basis. The pastor or administrator, and the parish trustees serve as “ex officio” members. All parish organizations report to the council.
The council typically meets monthly. Parishioners are invited to observe the meetings. Arrangements to address the council may be made by contacting the pastoral council chairperson.
Pastoral Council Minutes
Minutes will be published monthly. Click here for the most recent meeting minutes.
Parish Commissions & Committees Manual
Pastoral Council members can utilize this information relative to their liaison roles, and it can be helpful to anyone active in parish commissions/committees.
Pastoral Council Members Contact Information ~ 2024-2025
Annette Dopp (Chair) dopp.annette@gmail.com
Amy Siesennop (Vice-Chair) alsiesennop@hotmail.com
Michelle Koconis-Hinrichs (Secretary) shelly-tim@wi.rr.com
Pat Barney (SJOA) pat@awpdelivers.com
Doug Bissing (SCA) Dbissing@gmail.com
Todd Bourdo (SCA) tbourdo@att.net
Pat Celek (SCA) pat-celek@outlook.com
Mark Debyl (SJOA) debylelectric@msn.com
Mike Kenealy (SJOA) mkenealy@sbcglobal.net
Michelle Koconis-Hinrichs (SCA) shelly-tim@wi.rr.com
Andres Lazama (SJOA) lindsey.lezama@yahoo.com
Dana Presley (SCA) danapresley2@frontier.com
Amy Siesennop (SCA) alsiesennop@hotmail.com
Angela Cummings (SCA) angelac4016@gmail.com
Angelique Bruno (SJOA) anb9981@aol.com
Ex Officio Member of Pastoral Council
Fr. Yamid Blanco, Pastor yblanco@scsjcluster.org
Steve Klima (SC) Trustee sklima@aol.com
Gary Josephson (SC) Trustee garyrjosephson@yahoo.com
Jim Nolan (SJ) Trustee noleoni@wi.rr.com
Susan Kuhlenbeck (SJ) Trustee suekuhl@wi.rr.com
Trustees
Trustees are parishioners who serve the parish as advisors, overseers and councilors, entrusted with assisting the pastor in caring for the corporate well-being of the parish. They serve for two-year terms and are members of the Parish Corporation Board of Directors, which administers all the temporal matters that are affected by civil law. One trustee is designated as the trustee-treasurer and the other as the trustee-secretary.
Along with the pastor, trustees are ex-officio members of the parish pastoral council and finance council, and participate fully in the work of those groups.
Steve Klima (SC) Trustee Treasurer
Gary Josephson (SC) Trustee Secretary
Jim Nolan (SJ) Trustee Treasurer
Susan Kuhlenbeck (SJ) Trustee Secretary