The Aim of the Parish Pastoral Council:

Pope Paul VI stated that the pastoral council is "to examine and consider all that relates to pastoral work and to offer practical conclusions on these matters, so that the life and activity of the People of God be brought into greater conformity with the Gospel. When we look at this definition, we see that it has three parts. When we look at this definition, we see that it has three parts.

The first part of the definition states that councils examine pastoral matters. The term "pastoral matters" is very broad. In short, it means, whatever pertains to the work of the Parish Priest, including the well being of the community, the needs of the parish and concerns that will need attention in the future. The pastoral council identifies these issues and studies them thoroughly.