How will parish incorporation affect the day-to-day operations of the parish?
There should be no material change in the normal operations and day-to-day activities of any parish. The Pastor will continue to handle the daily affairs of the parish as he did previously, in consultation with the parish finance council and the parish pastoral council as required under canon law. The Pastor will also continue to handle the daily operations of any parochial school that has been established on the parish’s property, again in consultation with the parish finance council and the parish pastoral council, and in cooperation with the principal and school advisory council. All parishes will remain in communion with and will continue to be accountable to the Bishop. The Diocese will continue to provide a wide variety of administrative services to the parishes, just as it does today. The fact that the parishes will now be separate non-profit civil incorporations will not change the basic patterns of parish and diocesan life.
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