About the Parish Council
The parish pastoral council is an institution that brings together lay people and religious who, together with their pastors, work jointly to build the parish as a living Christian community. Thus parish council members care about parish life in other communities of the diocese, share in the concerns of the Church universal, and strive to bring the Gospel message to all people and places in their neighbourhood.
Through relection, planning, animation and action, the parish pastoral council is the place where those ministries or services are brought forth that are needed for the growth of a living parish community.
This responsibility of the parish pastoral council does not take away from the continued mission and responsibility of the parish as a whole.
Each baptized parish member remains responsible in his or her own way for the mission of the parish. In this way, the parish pastoral council is a means for implementing better the responsibilities of the whole parish community.
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Parish Council members with Bishop Gagnon
Conservation Policy
Saanich Peninsula Parish
As a Christian community we recognize God has appointed us as
stewards. We are responsible for the resources that the Creator has
given us. We recognize the obligation to be prudent caretakers of our
environment for our neighbours, heirs and ourselves. As a community,
we will conserve our resources of water, energy, light and materials.
Reduce
When we need to make substantial repairs to our buildings we will, when
and if feasible, strive to do so using the latest technology and environmentally friendly means. We will conserve our water resources
and seek ways to limit the use of water in and around our buildings.
We will seek ways to reduce our use of any non- recyclable products.
We will be mindful of conserving energy and investigate and implement
ways to reduce our use of electricity and fossil fuels.
Re-use
We will strive to use products from recyclable materials and which are
environmentally friendly in all of our community related activities.
We will endeavor to use washable eating utensils and dishware rather
than the one use types.
Recycle
We will commit to a program of recycling material such as paper,
plastics, glass, metal and compostable kitchen and garden waste
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Parish Council Update:
Pastoral Council Members 2008-2009
Returning Members:
Bob Fowler
Tim Leadem
Paul Ledet Jr.
Lissen Lockwood
Maureen Hertz
New Members:
(approved at Parish AGM
April 20, 2008)
Tom Kwiatkowski
Linda MacGowan
Janet Staebell
Chris Whelan
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