St. Michael Parish Pastoral Council Candidates for Election and Their Goals-2018

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St. Michael Parish Pastoral Council Candidates for Election and Their Goals—2018
Voting will take place at Masses on the weekend of June 9 and June 10.
Absentee ballots are available at the pastoral center.

Catherine “Kati” Bourque William Dolan
I consider myself very blessed to be My intent in running for Parish Council is
asked to possibly join the Parish to serve St. Michael’s and work with
Pastoral Council. I would like to help others on the council to assist our parish
St. Michael continue to be the wonder- community in reaching its full potential in
ful, welcoming parish we are. I would serving everyone.
like to help parishioners become more
involved in our parish and assist
groups in communicating their mission
and plans to the parish in a way that invites new mem- Amy Doucette
bers and/or participation. I would like to serve on the Parish Pastoral
Council to share my love of Christ and my
gifts with our wonderful parish community.
With expertise in events, communications
Jordan Burgess
and development, I believe I can serve our
I would like to help the parish increase parish and help build upon its strength and
parishioner participation. vibrancy by representing young families.

Arthur Durkin
After 21yrs of active duty military service,
our family chose North Andover and St.
Michael Parish. Over the past 9 years, I
have served as a weekly cantor at our
Jessica Cascio 6pm mass, coordinator of the 2017 St.
Michael Community Service Day and nu-
I was honored to be nominated for this merous other Parish groups/activities. I
position, and I thank the people who did look forward to bringing my time, talents and treasure of
so! Since I was very young, my parents leadership, vision and commitment to our parish council
have bestowed in me a strong sense of and hope you consider me for one of the four positions.
faith, and I have tried my best to do the
same for my own boys. I am so grateful
to St. Michael’s Parish for all they do and Dave Erwin
have done for my family, and I would be When I first received news that I had been
thrilled to give back to our amazing par- nominated for the parish council, I was elat-
ish. If chosen to be a member of the Parish Council, I ed that, even though I’ve only been a mem-
would love to increase the youth involvement in the ber of the parish for a few years, parishion-
church, even more than we already do, especially for the ers have taken notice of my ability to lead
upper elementary and middle school children. There are to which I am grateful. Being a former par-
so many people in need in our community, and our kids ish council member in my childhood parish
can give so much to them. Also, my vision is to get even in Boston, allowed me the opportunity to
more people involved in our parish. They won’t regret serve the parishioners and amazing priests
it…they will benefit just as much as the community will. of our diocese. As a member of the Central Catholic High
School Team, the word “Family and “Community” is spoken
daily. These two words will always be with me as a I,
hopefully, have your support to help lead this great parish.
Dorothy Consiglio St. Michael’s IS a Family and a wonderful Community. I will
St. Michael Parish is a vibrant, spiritual do my best to make sure all parishioners feel a part of our
community of faith-filled parishioners. family and community. This fall, my daughter, Megan, will
My objective as a member of the Parish be enrolled at St. Mike’s School. My family and I were im-
Council is to continue to be a catalyst in pressed at how welcoming and nurturing the school com-
the process of evangelization, bringing munity is. Please consider me to serve you, my fellow fami-
the parish closer to a loving God who ly members, as we advance the mission of this remarkable
invites us to know, love and serve Him. parish.

Mary Beth Fernandez Joan Koesterherm
Relying on my strong faith, life experi- As a potential member of the Parish
ences, and as an active member of Pastoral Council, my primary goal is to
our Parish, I would continue to con- help the Saint Michael’s community
tribute to the mission here at Saint continue to grow in its mission, “Living
Michael and to represent all parish- with Purpose….Living with Christ,”
ioners, by being a “Disciple of God”, through programs of outreach and
through my own example. service to the most needy among us.

Charles “CJ” Gangi
I am a lifelong member of
St. Michael’s and I am a St. Michael
School alumnus. I also serve on the Peter Koesterherm
St. Michael School Advisory Board. St. Michael is a vibrant parish commu-
My wife, JoAnn, and I live in North nity, overflowing with good will and
Andover and have a 1 year old son. energy. I seek the opportunity to
I hope to bring insights into sharing and promoting our listen, to consult to the best of my abili-
ties, and to contribute to channeling
Catholic faith & values among young families in our
this good will and energy into action
parish. that implements the mission God has
given us.
Ken Hannan
I would hope to provide support and
challenge to the pastor and assistants
with the goal of growth and improve-
ment to St. Michael’s. Linda Langille
I have been at St. Michael’s for just
over 18 years and have been involved
in several ministries. I would like to
help keep St. Michael’s being the
vibrant, welcoming parish it is!
Becky Justin
One goal I have is to encourage our
parish to embrace our new initiative in
mission work. I would like to see this
work expand to our neighboring com-
munities. Another goal is to increase
our parish participation in Eucharistic Leanna Mansour
Adoration. Eucharistic Adoration at- Thank you for nominating me to run
tendance has dramatically decreased for St. Michael’s Parish Pastoral
over the years. Council. I have been nominated
several times over the past few
Jerry Justin years, however I have not yet had an
I’ve been blessed to be a parishioner opportunity to serve as a Council
for 25 years and seen the growth with- member. Having grown up in this
in our parish community. I am commit- Parish, I have seen so much growth
ted to help establish and support the over my years, which has been amazing! I would love to
goals of Saint Michael Parish, includ- be a part of the continued development of this wonderful
ing our school. One opportunity I see community, where I am able to contribute a new
is to receive regular updates on arch- perspective to add to the already dynamic team that is
diocese activities. Thank you for considering me for your working to enrich our lives. I am excited for the oppor-
parish council! tunity to work more closely with fellow Parishioners and
the Council to strengthen our Parish even more.

Brian Masterson Marylou Salois
After 23 years in the Navy, my family I would love to see more people
and I have decided to drop anchor involved in the parish by reaching out
here in this wonderful community. to the parents of our young teens. I
Having served in many parishes would hope to bring more young
across the country, I can provide a people to our youth ministry program
different perspective. I would be hon- and expand the program by net-
ored to serve on the Parish Pastoral workinig and bringing more activities
Council. for our youth. The young people are
our future.
Bob Norbedo
To continue to serve St Michael Steve Seide
Parish is a very important goal in my If elected I will do my best to help
life. My prime objective is to align St. Michael Parish continue to
my experiences as a member of the implement the Disciples in Mission
St Michael Finance Council and plan and fulfill our mission of “Living
business leader, for the continuous with purpose…Living with Christ!” -
improvement and implementation of while building on the foundation of
goals and objectives to achieve St. Michael’s where parishioners
St Michael’s vision and mission. experience with the Church and
parishioners engage them to tell others about it.
Daniel Norris
Joe Stewart
I would offer creative and thoughtful
input at meetings. I am a sensitive Given the honor to serve on the PPC,
listener, with a strong desire to see my goal is to engage and grow the
God’s glory increased in our world. I Young Adult Community a the parish
would work to increase the use of our with the objective of increasing
adoration chapel. Thank you. participation in the Sacraments and
parish events amount young adults.

Mary Veronica Robinson Frank Terranova
As a Parish Pastoral Council mem- St. Michael’s has a lot to offer; there
ber, my goal would be to serve as a is a program for everyone. I would
voice of our broad and diverse parish like to communicate to our parishon-
and community. I would welcome ers, “try it you will like it”. Also, we
the opportunity to assist in further need to figure out how to get more
strengthening the inclusiveness of people to Mass.
our St. Michael family in further serv-
ing the expansive and changing
needs of our community.
Joe Voica
1) To join together in praise and cel-
ebration of our sacramental way of
life.
2) To help create a single faith com-
munity animated by the Holy Spirit in
the traditions of the Catholic Church.
3) Expand involvement of young
people by more involvement in the
KOC.