The primary role of the Parish Pastoral Council is to make recommendations to the Pastor about the well-being of the parish. As a visionary council, it concerns itself with where the parish wants to be in three to five years rather than with the administrative aspects of running the parish or supervision of the daily work of the parish. That responsibility falls on the shoulders of the pastor and the staff. The PPC should be prophetic, calling the community and its leaders to grow in faith together and to respond to the needs of the people. The Council meets once per month. The term is typically three years.
Contact: PPC@stmarysblacksburg.org
Chair: Tom Ryan
Vice Chair: Mary Evans Arnold
Secretary: Marvin Addikis
Members:
Betty Anne Abrahamsen
Bobby Crnkovich Michael Czar
Vicki Lewis Cassie Miller
Richard Neves Phyllis Quinn
Janice Steele Geoff Vining
Parishioners are appointed by the Pastor to the Financial Council that serves the parish by reviewing and evaluating the finances of the parish and recommending courses of action. Accounting, legal or business acumen or finance experience are helpful, but not necessary. The time commitment is an average of 3 hours of service per month. Confidentiality, faithful service and trustworthiness are essential. The Council meets once per month. The term is typically three years.
Chair: Jerry Diffell jdiffell@yahoo.com
Co-Chair: Felix Amenkhienan famenkhi@radford.edu
Secretary: Matthew Erickson merickson87@gmail.com
Members: Ted Borny tedborny@msn.com
Randy Phipps randyphipps7@gmail.com
Megan Dickhans megan.dickhans@gmail.com