Parish Councils and Commissions
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St. Thomas More Parish Pastoral Council
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The St. Thomas More Parish Pastoral Council consists of at least six and no more than nine parishioners serving as members-at-large, together with the Pastor and other parish organization representatives invited by the Pastor. We act as a consultative body to the Pastor, making evaluations and recommendations that:
- Assist the Pastor and pastoral staff
- Improve the quality of parish life and the effectiveness of parish services and policies.”
The function of the Council is to:- Determine the needs of the parish community
- Provide communication and cooperation between the parish organizations, parish activities and organizations
- Present opinions and evaluations during the decision making process
- Discuss the merits of proposals and recommendations
- Raise matters of concern relevant to parish policy making
- Recommend courses of action
- Make it widely known to the parishioners that the Parish Council is an available and appropriate means to express concerns and ideas regarding the parish
Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of most months at 7:00PM.
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Parish Council Members
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Fr. Tim Ralstonpastorstbameliaparish.orgPastor -
Vic IversPresident -
Kathy HornschemeierVice President -
John Duncanjduncan4408gmail.comTreasurer -
Tom BuchheitParish Council Member -
Jim ConradyParish Council Member
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Council Minutes
Our Parish Council Minutes are available on line here. There are a lot of topics discussed at the meetings regarding the parish from finance to special presentations as well as updates from the Pastor...things you don't hear at Sunday Mass. You will learn more about our parish by reading our council minutes.
Parish Council minutes are not always readily available after each meeting. They will be posted when available. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Faith Formation Commission
The Faith Formation Commission works with the director of religious education (DRE) and pastoral staff to research current trends in faith formation for all ages, develop plans for lifelong learning opportunities and implement intergenerational opportunities for growing in faith understanding and practice.
It’s task is to create annual faith formation opportunities in five areas: large group learning, small group learning, family based sharing and learning, online and independent learning, and liturgy/whole community learning.
Contact: Charisse Rubio at 513-702-6266
Members: Barb Setty, Carisa McFadyen, Carrie Lehn, Chrissy Bath, Dena Derosiers, Dorene Farwick, Genny Ivers, Jennifer Mann, Karen Kreyenhagen, Lisa Nelson, Maria Pour, Mike Storck, Muriel Casavant, Rose Mary Bell, Terri Murrell, Tony Rubio, and Trish Braun
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Social Action Commission
Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit we follow the gospels, we educate ourselves and lead our parish in fulfilling our Baptismal call to discipleship through service and action to provide for the common good of all those in need.
We identify and develop resources, volunteer our services, organize events, for those in need and serve as their advocates for justice by changing the structures that deny people their dignity and rights as children of God. We strive to respect life from conception to natural death.
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Finance Commission
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The St. Thomas More Finance Commission is appointed by and advises the Pastor on all major financial and operational matters concerning the Parish and School. The Committee is responsible for approving funds of all major capital projects, certifying the annual operating statement, and approving the annual budget including the school tuition and religious education program fees. The Committee is made up of professional parishioners who have a background and knowledge in operations, accounting, finance, and the law. Members include: Fr. Tim Ralston, Pastor; Robert Kreyenhagen, Business Manager; Chris Braun, Dick Schuler, Sam DeBonis and Chris White (Chair).
Reporting Financial Misconduct
In a spirit of good stewardship, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati has instituted a financial misconduct hotline to allow employees, volunteers, vendors and other interested parties to report what they believe to be financial misconduct at any level – parish, deanery or archdiocese. As an additional safeguard, the hotline is administered by an independent third-party company, EthicsPoint. You may report a concern on this hotline either by calling one of EthicsPoint’s trained specialists at 1.888.389.0381 or by visiting the website www.ethicspoint.com. There is also a link on the Archdiocesan website at https://catholicaoc.org/report-misconduct.
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Financial Commission Contact
Chris WhiteFinance Chairman
MEMBERS: Fr. Tim Ralston, Bob Kreyenhagen, Chris Braun, Sam DeBonis, and Dick Schuler
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Worship Commission
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The Worship Commission works to enhance the quality of parish liturgical celebrations as well as fostering the spiritual growth of parishioners. One way the commission accomplishes this is recruiting and training ministers to server at our liturgical celebrations as lectors, ushers, greeters, coordinators, commujnion distributors, and choir members.
The Worship Commission usually meets on the third Thursday of the monthy at 7:00 PM, except during the summer.
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Contacts:
Fr. Time Ralston - Pastor
(513) 753-5566 Ext. 102
[email protected]
Deacon Michael Thomas
(513) 753-2549
mthomassttm.org
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