The Pastoral Council is a visioning and planning body of parishioners who foster full participation of the entire parish in the life and mission of the church as lived out in the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parish. In consultation with the Pastor, the Pastoral Council actively listens to and identifies the needs and concerns of the people and develops a parish pastoral plan to respond to those needs. For more information please contact Pastoral Council Chair.
Thematic Framework and Context of the 2023-2024 Parish Plan
Click to open the 2023/2024 Parish Goals Document.
The Pastoral Council is responsible for the submission of a Parish Plan to the Diocese each year. Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Pastoral Council invited parishioners in the spring 2023 to offer suggestions for the preparation of the goals. The Pastoral Council also looked at the context in which the parish functions at the local, diocesan, and national levels, concretely, the process of returning to normalcy after the pandemic; the change in pastoral leadership with the arrival of a new Pastor; the milestone anniversary of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s 250 birthday on August 28th, 2024; the welcoming of the gifts and talents that the Hispanic Community brings to the Church; the National Eucharistic Revival; and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Thematic Framework of the 2021-2024 Strategic Plan with priorities and areas of special emphasis.
The proposed goals have been grouped according to the Pastoral Council standing committees for the sake of their implementation. Having done the necessary planning, the Pastoral Council wishes to invite every family in the parish to help in the achievement of the proposed parish goals.
President: Fr. Arturo Cabra
Pastoral Council Chair: Monica Stephenson /cypressfarmmonica@gmail.com
Pastoral Council Vice-Chair: Jessica Ortiz Sanchez
Parish Finance Council Chair: Larry Iwanski / larry.iwanski@gmail.com
Pastoral Council Secretary: Kerry Agnello
Additional council members: Tony Valente, Meghan Grace, Ivonne Mendez, Kim Brown, Chris Kendziera, Karen Momet, Alex Baca, Andy Mazzara, Liz Delise, Cherlyn Antolin, Andrew Gronski (youth)