2026 Discernment of Parish Leadership
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During this season of Lent, we are asking the question “How can we participate as active members in our parish community?” If you are feeling called as a servant leader, please consider sharing your gifts of vision and leadership with our parish community by prayerfully considering a role on one of our Ministry Area Councils.Nomination and Discernment Process
Our leadership structure enables over 90 people to be in leadership positions at any given time. The mechanism of term limits has about one-third turnover each year. With this planned rotation of council members, there are typically 30 positions open each year. In gratitude for the gifts you have been given, consider servant leadership as a St. Odilia council member.
Approximately 30 parishioners are needed to fill the open membership positions on the Ministry Area Councils and the Parish Leadership Council (PLC) at-large member. The process for nomination and discernment involves four steps:- Nomination—“The Calling Forth of Gifts” You are invited to submit names of parishioners, including yourself, whom you feel would serve our community as a council member. Extra nomination forms are available in the parish office or church foyer or ONLIINE HERE.
- Informational Sessions An Information meeting about the councils is scheduled for Sunday, May 3, 2026, after the morning Masses in the Courtyard. At that time, more specific details about the councils, member job descriptions, training, etc. will be provided.
- Personal Prayer Becoming involved in a leadership position calls for spiritual discernment, a process which requires quiet personal reflection. Allow yourself opportunities to prayerfully reflect on your personal gifts and how the Spirit of God is calling you to use those gifts. All parishioners are invited to pray for those who will participate in the Evening of Discernment on May 19, 2026.
- Nomination—“The Calling Forth of Gifts” You are invited to submit names of parishioners, including yourself, whom you feel would serve our community as a council member. Extra nomination forms are available in the parish office or church foyer or ONLIINE HERE.
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