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, Chairperson
John Cloyd, Finance Council Chairperson & Rep
Mona Farrar, Council Secretary

Marsha Thiel, Women's Guild Representative
Mary Abel, Social Outreach Committee Representative
Rafael Rivera, Encuentro Matrimonial Rep


John Clark and Maggie Clark, At-Large Representatives
Beverly Ogle, At-Large Representative
Pascual Arzate, At-Large Representative
Ines Rodriguez, At-Large Representative
Cong Tran, At-Large Representative
Noreen Noel, At-Large Representative
Timothy Mullane, At-Large Representative
Bob and Karen Crowe, At-Large Representative
Marcella Guajardo, At-Large Representative