Parish Committees

Building & Grounds Committee

The Committee provides oversight and advises the Pastor and Parish Council regarding the Parish building and grounds maintenance needs and issues. Qualifications for membership include, but are not limited to the following: members of Queen of Peace Parish; people experienced in the building or maintenance trades; people who have demonstrated a willingness to work together as a team with the parish administrators responsible for the parish buildings and grounds.

The Building & Grounds Committee meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm in Urbain Hall.

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Divine Mercy Ministry

Divine Mercy Ministry works to spread the message and the devotion of Divine Mercy at Queen of Peace Parish community and the surrounding regions. The ministry encourages each of its members to build a personal spiritual relationship with God through the Hearts Afire parish-based program composed by Father Michael Gaitley, MIC. Recognizing God’s tremendous love for all His creatures, members are committed to be living vessels of this love to others through the Divine Mercy Chaplet, Prayers for the Dying, Works of Mercy, and Evangelization. Queen of Peace Parish offers a special Divine Mercy Service every year on Divine Mercy Sunday — the Sunday after Easter. All are welcome.

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Education Commission

The Education Commission is an advisory board that helps to establish policies for all religious educational programs of the parish. The commission needs to have members who are concerned about the religious educational needs of the whole parish. They must be willing to focus on policy as a way to set a direction for the parish’s religious educational endeavors and not as an attempt to do the administration. They must be willing to be open to the views of other on the commission and be willing to assert their own viewpoint. The commission needs to have members that reflect a wide range of concerns and interests in our parish including PREP, adult education, youth ministry, and our parish school.

Commission members must be willing to serve a three-year term including being present and participating in the commission’s meetings and doing any necessary preparation. Education Commission meets on the first Thursday of each month at 6:00pm in Urbain Hall. Salaried employees of the parish educational system are not eligible for membership.

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Finance Commission

The Finance Commission meets on the second Monday of every month in Urbain Hall to work with the pastor and Parish Council to perform the following:

• Prepare a budget for the Parish on an annual basis, and present it to Parish Council and the pastor for approval and implementation
• Advise the pastor and Parish council about the financial implications of their decisions and policies

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Parish Pastoral Council

The Queen of Peace Parish Pastoral Council advises the pastor on all parish matters. The Council is not the decision-maker for the parish. That responsibility belongs to the pastor. The Council is a representative body in the decision-making process in matters of policy or major administrative initiatives affecting the parish community. It is the responsibility of the Council to represent to the pastor evaluations of the services and policies which affect the parish community, and to make recommendations for the improvement of the quality of parish life and the effectiveness of the parish services and policies. Members must regularly attend Council meetings, (held the second Thursday of each month excluding June & December at 6:00PM in Urbain Hall) and perform the work of the Council.

Members must be willing to serve as Council officers, and/or serve on committees. Members must be willing to respect the confidentiality of matters discussed. Each member serves a term of three years.

Any parishioner wishing to address the Parish Council at a meeting should contact the president prior to the meeting.

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Queen of Peace Athletic Commission

As a Queen of Peace Parish organization, QPAC’s primary objective is to sponsor, promote, organize, and financially support athletics for the school children of the Parish.

Formed in 1997, QPAC volunteer members raise funds to provide uniforms and sports equipment, as well as pay league fees and facilities rentals. Funds are also used to help maintain the Parish Center, operate concessions, and support other Parish and Queen of Peace School needs.

QPAC sponsors two major fundraisers each year. The Chicken Drawdown is held near the beginning of the year, and the QPAC Fish Fry is held during Lent.

QPAC always welcomes volunteers and those interested in becoming members. Meetings are generally held the first week of each month.

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Worship Commission

The Worship Commission serves as an advisory board to the Pastor, Parish Council and Education Commission in planning, implementing and evaluating liturgical services, programs and formation for Queen of Peace Parish. Ongoing formation and continual study of the Liturgical documents is a primary objective for the Worship Commission. The commission meets on the first Monday of even-numbered months in Urbain Hall.

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