August 13, 1999

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By Kamille Maher

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The Archdiocese 's Office of Parish Life recently issued "Guidelines for Parish Pastoral Councils " and Archbishop William J. Levada has told pastors he would like every parish to have a pastoral council. "I do hope these guidelines will be helpful to you in your ministry, " Archbishop Levada wrote in a May 27 letter to priests introducing the document , "so that every parish in our Archdiocese may achieve the goal of having a working parish pastoral council by the year 2000." Parish councils are "keepers of the vision " and let lay men and women have a voice in the spiritual direction of their parishes , according to Father David M. Petting ill , Parish Life Office director. Father Petting ill authore d the document , which the Council of Priests unanimously endorsed in May. Father Pettingill said in an interview he "distilled writings from experts and people successful in implementing pastoral councils," and relied on recommendations from the Second Vatican Council and the 1983 Code of Canon Law. GUIDELINES , page 19

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FEAST OF ASSUMPTION

Nearl y 350 pilgrims from the San Francisco Archdiocese will mark the Feast of the Assumption of Mary at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Concep tion while in Washington, D.C. The April 15 hol y day of obligation celebrates the dogma proclaimed in 1950 of Mary's assumption "body and soul into the glory of heaven. " Archbishop William J. Levada is leading the Aug. 12-16 pilgrimage. This depiction of the Assumption of Mary is a contemporary glass piece from St. Pius Church in Lourdes , France. CMS photo from Crosiers

Local Knight of Malta f i r sAmerican t ever on Sovereign Council


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