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Cluster 5, Diocese of Portland, Maine

All Maine parishes are grouped as small clusters. Our two parishes, Cluster 5, share: Pastor Fr. Joel Cyr; business manager Charleen Rossignol; pastoral life coordinator Deacon Daniel Watson; a youth ministry program; and this website. We have one cluster-level Pastoral Council and one Financial Council.  The three Church sites each have  six commissions that serve the Church community and reach out to the larger community. The council members support and work with those commissions, as well as being advisory group for the Pastor and Deacon.

Complete Council By-laws
Archive of Minutes 2008 to 2011

2011- 2012 Meetings: Pastoral & Financial Councils

All meetings are on the 3rd Tuesday of the month, at St. Peter's Parish Center, from 6 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. Parishioners are always welcome.

2012 meeting dates are: Jan. 17, Feb. 21, March 20, April 17, May 15, June 19, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, and Dec. 18.

January 25, 2011  approved minutes March 15, 2011 May 17, 2011
June 21, 2011 approved minutes September 20, 2011 approved minutes October 11, 2011 approved minutes
November 7, 2011 approved minutes November 15, 2011 approved minutes December 20, 2011 - approved minutes

Cluster 5 Council 2011 to 2012

President Ex-Officio and Pastor - Rev. Joel Cyr
Pastoral Life Coordinator - Rev. Daniel J. Watson
Business Coordinator - Charleen Rossignol

Pastoral Council Members

Updated October 2011

Office Name From Liaison to local commission
Chair Janet DeGraw St. Benedict's Worship & Spirituality
Vice-Chair Christine Whitmer Divine Mercy - St. Peter's Stewardship-Church Life
Cluster Secretary To be determined in Nov. 2011
Members Volunteer needed St. Benedict's Peace & Social Justice
Judy Pelletier St. Benedict's Lifelong Faith Formation
Joanne Farmer Divine Mercy - St. Peter's Worship & Spirituality
Volunteer needed Divine Mercy - St. Peter's Family Life
Volunteer needed Divine Mercy - St. Martin's Lifelong Faith Formation
Barbara Waters Divine Mercy - St. Martin's Family Life
Brenda Hews Divine Mercy - St. Martin's Peace & Social Justice

Financial Council Members

Updated October 2011

Office Name From Liaison to local commission

Chair

Stephen Fraser Divine Mercy - St. Peter's Admin. & Finance
Vice-Chair Kitty St. John Divine Mercy - St. Martin's Admin. & Finance
Members
Volunteer needed St. Benedict's Family Life
Anna Robinson St Benedict's Admin. & Finance
Betty Elwell St. Benedict's Stewardship-Church Life
Nancy Moscone Divine Mercy - St. Peter's Lifelong Faith Formation
Mike Rioux Divine Mercy - St. Peter's Peace & Social Justice
Barbara Snowman Divine Mercy - St. Martin's Stewardship-Church Life
Mark Bigge Divine Mercy - St. Martin's Lifelong Faith Formation