Parish Councils

Pastoral Council

In response to the call of the Second Vatican Council, our parish established its Pastoral Council twenty five years ago, and is being restructured according to directives of the Archdiocese of Denver.

The Council has four main functions:

  • Help the pastor identify the pastoral needs of the parish;

  • Help him plan pastoral programs;

  • Help him improve pastoral services;

  • Evaluate the effectiveness of existing programs and services.

Members of the Pastoral Council are elected to a three-year term by parish vote and by appointment of the Pastor. According to the Pastoral Handbook of the Archdiocese of Denver, they should be a maximum of five elected and five appointed by the pastor, who presides over the meetings. The Council holds its monthly meeting on the first Thursday of each month.

  • Tangie Daniels, President

  • Sheryl Charles, Youth

  • Paul Appel, Youth

  • Christopher Smith, Preservation and Seniors’ committees

  • Kelly McEnany, Bereavement and other social committees

  • Michael Lombard

  • Nikki and Russel Rieck, Young Families

  • Deborah Price. Music and Projects

  • Angelita Sims, Loyola School, Secretary,

Members of the Pastoral Council support the Pastor in fulfilling his duties as set out in the Archdiocesan Pastoral Handbook, and work towards improving the committees that exist to strengthen parish life.

Finance Council

The Parish Finance Council assists the pastor in evaluating and formulating the parish’s needs for present and long-range financial support. It assists the pastor in preparing the annual budget of income and expenses, and helps monitor the budget during the fiscal year with quarterly reports.

The Finance Council meets quarterly, and more often as needed.

Members of the Finance Council are appointed by the pastor.

The current president of the Finance council is Kevin O’Connor.

Parish Apostolic Outreach

  1. Bereavement, Charity Begins at Home, & Fellowship Committees They meet the needs of parishioners and of special groups within the parish at special times. Births, deaths, illnesses, and refugee family needs are examples of issues that these committees seek to support. They also coordinate parish social activities and serve the needs of those not affiliated with the parish: Christmas baskets, Giving Tree, and Lenten Lecture series.

  2. Preservation and Seniors: Seeks to preserve the memory of the past, integrating it into the needs of the present of those who have born the burden of the day. Senior Support dinners.

  3. Religious Education: Religious education for youth and adults as well as adult and youth educational programs and activities. Religious education includes: Children’s Church for three and four year olds, instruction for grades Kindergarten through Eight, Sacramental preparation for the parish and the school, and the Rite of Christian Instruction for Children (RCIC).

  4. Liturgy: Involve in planning special liturgies and the liturgical Seasons. This committee provides training for Eucharistic ministers, lectors, servers, ushers and the choirs.