ROLE AND FUNCTION OF PASTORAL COUNCIL
Canon Law provides for the formation of Parish Pastoral Councils. [ Canon 536.1 ]
"In every parish of the diocese, a Pastoral Council shall be established, if the diocesan Bishop, after consulting with the Council of Presbyters, so decides.
The Pastor presides over the Pastoral Council. The Pastoral Council is composed of members of the congregation together with those of the parish staff who have pastoral care by reason of their office. The Pastoral Council assists in promotinig pastoral action in the parish."