Duties Of Parish Council
Section 1:
The Parish Council under the leadership of the Priest shall have the following
duties:
- to attend divine services regularly and to participate in the sacramental life of the Church thereby setting an example for the Parish,
- to administer the affairs of the Parish in such manner as to aid the Priest in the fulfillment of its aims and purposes,
- establish a stewardship program, appoint a stewardship committee to implement and expand the stewardship program of the Parish,
- to collect the revenue of the Church, issuing receipts thereof and paying by check the salaries of the Parish personnel, Parish expenses, budgetary grants-in-aid for the Parish educational and philanthropic organizations and such sums as may be fixed by the Clergy-Laity Congresses for the support of the Archdiocese,
- to buy, sell or mortgage Parish property, as herein before provided, to submit to the Bishop at the end of each year a report of its stewardship and to submit annually to the Archdiocese and to the Diocese the Parish budget for the ensuing year and the audited financial statement for the prior year.
Section 2:
All Parish personnel, including school teachers, are engaged or discharged
by the Parish Council with the consent of the Priest.
Section 3:
Upon the expiration of its term, the Parish Council shall surrender to
the succeeding Parish Council all Parish records, including membership
lists, minute books, bank books, check books, journals, financial records,
and all other property of the Parish. Such transfer shall be effected
by letter of transmittal, a copy of which shall be sent to the Bishop.
Section 4:
The Parish Council and its officers may exercise all additional authority
consonant with the Regulations herein, the Parish by-laws, and the limitations
imposed by the laws of the state in which the Parish is incorporated.
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