NOTE: 4pm vigil mass on Saturday 12/13 will be celebrated in church due to the pageant.
Pastoral Council
We are grateful to the members of our St Teresa of Avila community who have answered the call to serve our parish in a leadership role on the Pastoral Council. Together with Fr Bob, the Council is working toward a strategic plan for our parish that will ensure St Teresa of Avila is in a position to continue our legacy of ministry and discipleship for generations to come.
Council Members
Brian Cash
Frank Ciaravalli
Carmine Coscia
Melissa DeFeo
Mary Gorman
William Gouveia
Eugene Kennedy
Catalina Kowal
Catherine Liguori
Anthony Pereira
Matthew Petri
Gloria Ron-Fornes
Margaret Strong
Claire Toth
Joan Tully
The three key areas of mission:
Evangelization
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Inviting people into intentional discipleship
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Reaching beyond parish walls (eg, schools, campuses, marginalized communities)
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Providing formation and training for discipleship
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Promoting intercultural understanding and inclusion
Pastoral Care
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Celebrating vibrant and
inclusive liturgies -
Supporting lifelong faith formation and Catholic education
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Strengthening collaboration across ministries and cultures
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Ensuring the presence of trained and compassionate leaders
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Engaging youth, young adults, and families
Sustainability
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Embracing collaborative leadership in response to
fewer priests -
Responding to demographic changes and sacramental trends
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Aligning parish facilities and resources with mission
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Encouraging inter-parish cooperation and shared services
We Are His Witnesses provides our archdiocese a chance to prepare for the opportunities and challenges that confront us as a missionary Church that is synodal and co-responsible in its pastoral leadership. By following the guidance of the Holy Spirit and by listening carefully to the Word of God and the voices of all our sisters and brothers, we hope to be faithful witnesses to our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
- Cardinal Joseph W Tobin, Archbishop of Newark