This primary purpose of the Finance Council is to facilitate parish participation in the four-fold mission of Jesus Christ: to celebrate, proclaim, build community, and serve.

The Finance and Administration Council's primary obligation is planning, providing for, and supervising the financial affairs and physical properties of the parish. This Council concerns itself with budgeting, stewardship, and church support; the effective utilization and maintenance of the parish property, too, falls under the council's purview. This committee thus provides the necessary administrative and financial skills needed to sustain the mission and ongoing development of the parish community. (It should be noted, however, that this council does not decide priorities for the parish;  this being the responsibility of the Pastoral Council itself.)

1) To research, prepare, and submit the annual parish budget to the Pastoral Council for the approaching fiscal year.

2) To integrate the goal-setting process with the budget mechanism to ensure that financial resources and goals are compatible.

3) To review monthly actual income and expenditures of the parish against budgeted income and expenditures and to recommend action when they deviate.

4) To assist in establishing effective means of raising funds necessary to attain the goals of the parish.

5) To inspect periodically all parish properties so that they remain in proper repair.

6) To submit a list of priority repairs and improvements to the Pastoral Council, serving as a guide to the parish's maintenance needs.

7) To take responsibility for care of the parish grounds; i.e., snow and ice removal, lawn care, etc.

8) To ensure that the financial policies of the parish are in accordance with Archdiocesan guidelines.

9) To develop and review parish personnel policies.