The Pastoral Council is the main advisory council assisting the pastor in the area of parish life and programs that are offered at the parish.  The following responsibilities of the pastoral council are outlined in Pastoral Council Guidelines, promulgated by the Diocese of Phoenix.

• To assist the pastor in the process of ongoing pastoral planning and the development and updating of any parish pastoral plan, by developing goals and objectives and the establishment of priorities for the parish.


• To assist the pastor by engaging in any process of review and evaluation of he progress that is being made regarding the implementation of parish priorities.


• To assist the pastor when developing parish policies.


• To assist the pastor by identifying and bringing to his attention issues affecting the life of the parish community.


• To assist the pastor by serving as a sounding board when making decisions that affect parish life.

Our Pastoral Council is fortunate to have the following dedicated members:

Fr.James P Kalliath MS, Pastor
Deacon Catarino Portillo
Patrick Brennan, Co-Chairperson
Bill Grimm, Co-Chairperson
John Cloyd, Finance Council Chairperson
Mary Abel, Social Outreach Committee Representative
Mona Farrar, Representative
John Clark and Maggie Clark, Representative
Beverly Ogle, Representative
Pascual Arzate, Member
Rafael Rivera, Encuentro Matrimonial Rep
Ines Rodriguez, Representative
Marsha Thiel, Women's Guild Represenative
Cong Tran, Representative
Noreen Noel, Representative
Timothy Mullane, Representative
Bob and Karen Crowe, Representative
Marcella Guajardo, Representative