The Parish Council is a panel of St. Matthew parishioners who advise the Pastor concerning many different issues which face the church. Membership to the Parish Council is required. Each year around October new Parish Council members are selected during a prayerful selection process as explained in the Parish Council By Laws. Interested individuals must be registered parishioners and must be available for most regularly scheduled meetings (see day and time below) during the selected term. Names may be submitted to the Parish Office, Father Jim or a member of the Parish Council. Contact a current Parish Council member for more details.
All meetings are open to all Parishioners.
Anyone wishing to bring up a subject for consideration is asked to contact the Parish Council Chairperson and ask to be placed on the upcoming agenda.
Members of the Parish Council should:
be willing to pray together and share a little of time and lots of ideas
be dedicated to the betterment of the parish community
be able to assess situations, contribute to discussions, and make informed decisions with others
have a desire to enrich your own faith and a willingness to grow spiritually
serve in an advisory role to the pastor
serve on at least one committee (Faith Formation, Communications, Community Service, Liturgy, Capitol Improvement, Peace and Justice, Pro-Life, Carnival and Nominating Committees)
be able to reach out to others in the parish community
reflect on and assess the Parish needs.
Meetings:
Last Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall
Permanent Pastoral Members:
Name
Phone
E-mail
Very Reverend James P. Carini, Parish Priest
(860) 872-0200
Reverend James J. Sucholet, Parochial Vicar
(860) 872-0200
Deacon Ronald F. Freedman
(860) 872-9212
Council Officers:
Name
Phone
E-mail
Chairperson:
Scott Mokoski
(860) 871-2220
Assistant Chairperson:
Alaric Fox
(860) 429-6814
Secretary:
Brenda Falusi
(860) 871-4494
Assistant Secretary:
Linda Romejko
(860) 871-7438
Current Council Membership:
Name
Committees
Phone
E-mail
Marion Burke
Art & Environment, Stewardship, Pro-Life
(860) 648-9529
Brenda Falusi
Council Secretary,
Peace & Justice, Development
(860) 871-4494
Alaric Fox
Council Asst. Chairperson,
Liturgy, Carnival
(860) 429-6814
Flavio Gaudio
Development
(860) 871-9931
Gary Kozlowski
Development
(860) 870-4163
Tom Machuga
Communications, Preschool, Carnival
(860) 871-8124
Cheryl Mathieu
Peace & Justice, Haiti
(860) 870-5334
Scott Mokoski
Council Chairperson,
Stewardship, Building & Maintenance
(860) 871-2220
Linda Romejko
Council Asst. Secretary,
Communications, Stewardship
St. Matthew Parish Council