The Parish Pastoral Council is one of service, exercised in the spirit of collegiality, prayer and discernment.  Your Pastoral Council creates ways to listen and stay in touch with the concerns and needs of the parishioners, while providing feedback to the pastor and the parish staff.  It develops goals and broad policies, works on building parish consensus, offers consultation and recommendations to those who make and implement decisions, and evaluates overall programs in light of long- and short-range goals.