What is the Parish Council Roundtable
and how can it help your council?
Initially it should not be used to
get new members or start a new council. Yet eventually that could happen. What it is is a means of building better
relations between a council that services more than one parish and that parish.
It’s a means of showing the pastor of that parish how the Knights can help
lighten his work load. Once you commit to the program it is mandatory that you
follow through.
Once you get the cooperation of the
pastor, appoint a coordinator,
preferably a member of that parish. Hopefully it will be someone the pastor
knows and is willing to work with. Get a copy of brochure 2632 which describes
the program and brochure 4519, an overview of the program.
The first thing you want to do is
find out needs and concerns of the pastor. Handle one item at a time and do a
good job with it. This will show the pastor you are serious and capable. Try to
meet with the pastor once a month, at his convenience, and also when you completed
a project. It would be a good idea to put an article in the church bulletin
with the name of the coordinator and the projects being performed. Take
pictures and submit them to Supreme, the State, the Columbia Magazine and the
state chairman. The only mandatory report is to be sent to the same people on
Annual Report Form 2630, which is part of your Surge package. I will judge all
the projects I receive with recognition given at the State Convention.
Eventually and hopefully we can start
a new council. This has to be done by your District Deputy, so keep him
informed as to your progress.
Parish Roundtable Chairman
Vince Lombardo
Home phone (704) 983-3734