The Office for Parish Councils and Planning is part of the Department for Worship and Pastoral Services. This office promotes and supports pastors and parish councils by providing: council nominee and new member orientations; on-going training at archdiocesan, district and local in-service events and retreats; manuals and committee resource books for parish councils, trustees and committees. The staff works in partnership with parish consultants and other archdiocesan staff to help parish leaders develop new council and committee structures when mergers occur, and collaborative council structures when a pastor serves more than one parish.
