Parish Pastoral Council<br/><br/>
The election for the core committee of the Parish Pastoral Council will be held on December 5. In other parishes, the size of their pastoral council is usually very small, and their members are mostly appointed by their pastor. The main responsibility of these council members is to provide professional opinions to the pastor, and they must not be the representatives of any parish groups. <br/><br/>
However, our parish pastoral council is made up of the representatives of all parish and working groups. In other words, it is a joint-committee of all existing parish groups. In CMCC, there are 35 parish group representatives and 12 working group representatives. The four core committee members are elected by the rest of the council members.<br/><br/>
I believe that each post has its own blessings, that is, whoever is elected to hold a certain post, s/he must have the ability to handle it.<br/><br/>
The parish pastoral council is a church by itself, because, together with the pastor, it functions by always keeping Jesus in the middle of the parish. When all the members in the council are able to work together whole-heartedly, the entire parish will benefit from the coherence and joy.<br/><br/>
The quality of the core committee of the parish pastoral council does not have to be of any high regards, nor does it have to be very energetic. However, it has to work well with others, be patient, and bear the responsibility of evangelization.<br/><br/>
Correction:  In November 5’s version of the pastor’s corner titled “Unconditional Love”, Morris added, “Our own parents were against us from adopting Anissa’s nieces.” Author’s note: The parents of Morris are very supportive of the decision.