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Finance Council

The parish finance council serves as an advisory body to the pastor and the parish pastoral council in the administration and stewardship of parish finances, budget, parish facilities, and long-range financial development. Mandated by canon law; parish finance councils, like parish pastoral councils, are consultative bodies.

The finance council has three main areas of responsibility: 1) Administration and finance; 2) Facility management, and 3) Stewardship and development. Following is a detailed list of the general duties that fall within each area of responsibility.

Administration & Finance

Financial projections and General financial condition

Budget development

Budget monitoring

Financial controls

Financial reports

Policy compliance

Contracts & investments

Parish financial review

Internal parish financial review procedures

Personnel issues

Facility Management

Fixed assets

Preventative maintenance

Capital budget

Construction

Repairs and warranties

Blueprints

Inspections and safety

Stewardship & Development

Stewardship education

Stewardship program(s)

Increased Offertory

Capital campaign

Debt reduction

Planned giving

Endowments

Finance Council Members

Father David Nazimek	Annette Costlow
Sister of Charity Claudia Stehle	Leah Martin
Rudy Benedetti	Martin Maskiewicz
Jeff Blank