MISSION of the SANTA ROSA DIOCESAN PASTORAL COUNCIL
This assembly of the People of God, consisting of Clergy, Religious and Lay Personsis called the Diocesan Pastoral Council of the Diocese of Santa Rosa (DPC). Recognizing we are a Pilgrim Church on a journey of holiness, through the DPC the Catholic Community is more fully and directly able to assist the Bishop in promoting the spiritual and temporal life of the People of God of the Diocese of Santa Rosa. It serves as a consultative and advisory body on pastoral matters to the Bishop, by raising and addressing concerns that should be considered and dealt with for the good of the entire Diocese. It recommends priorities and goals, and evaluates their success. In this way it helps shape the direction of the Diocese, and participates in the decision making process. It directs its efforts to fulfilling our vocation as Catholics to carry out the Gospel Message in our own lives and in the greater community. Through the work of the Diocesan Pastoral Council the People of God strive to foster holiness of life, facilitate evangelization, serve the needs of the most helpless, and build up the entire Church community. The Diocesan Pastoral Council, consisting of the five Deanery Assemblies and the Executive Board, will function in accord with the spirit and intent of its Preamble and Mission Statement.
Furthermore, it operates in accordance with Canon Law (#511-514), with relevant, constitutions, decrees and declarations of Vatican II, and with the pronouncements of Popes Paul VI, John XXIII, John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
