St. Mary Magdalen Parish is excited to announce the members of its newly modeled Parish Advisory Council.  The council is made up of professionals - all parish members - who are experts in their field.  They contribute their expertise in direct and concrete ways to assist the parish Pastor, Vy. Rev. James Kirk, in parish governance.  The administration of the thriving parish community is now tied to parishioner engagement and lay leadership.
 
The Council’s focus is to build liturgical richness, community outreach, communications, parish sustainability, and Catholic education in ways that will speak to everyone’s faith journey and invite the active participation of all parishioners.

 
The St. Mary Magdalen Parish Advisory Council members include:
Vy. Rev. James Kirk, Pastor, St. Mary Magdalen Parish
Patrick Tiernan, Principal, St. Mary Magdalen School
Dan Sinnott, Parish Advisory Council Board Chair
 Andi Degnan
Kevin DiSabatio
Lynn Jones
Craig Kursinky
Kevin Mangan
Dan McFadden
  Sheila Meara
Diane Picho
Mark Rearson
Jude Szczerba
Walt Szpak

Bulletin Insert Dec. 7/8, 2019

The May 19th bulletin bulletin contained a letter from Father Kirk about the creation of a Parish Advisory Council for St. Mary Magdalen Church.

Letter from Father Kirk

Our Mission:  Know Christ.  Be Christ for Others.

Our Vision:  To be a welcoming Catholic community, who with open hearts, seek to know Christ, to inspire journeys of faith and to serve others.
 

Our Core Values

Journey in Faith:  We are a community of believers seeking to know Christ better and to make the Eucharist present every day.
 
Faith in Action: We are engaged in service, outreach, and demonstration of our Catholic faith in pursuit of deeper spiritual development.
 
Integrity: We nurture an environment that encourages openness, honesty, trustworthiness, and transparency in all aspects of parish life.
 
Faithful Stewardship: We seek and empower servant-leaders to advance our Mission to know Christ and be Christ for others.
 
A Sustainable Future: We live our Mission today while anticipating the future needs of our community.
 

Strategic Areas of Focus

• Engagement & Community Outreach
  To create an environment where there is strong and active Parishioner engagement in liturgy, parish programs and community outreach

• Internal & External Communications
  To proactively and effectively communicate with parishioners and the surrounding community

• Liturgical Richness & Formation
  To grow, and enrich the worship life of our Parish; To nurture, develop, and educate the whole person by faithfully carrying out the example of Christ through education, service, and worship

• Parish Sustainability
  To ensure the future sustainability of the SMM Parish