Parish Council

The St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Council assists the pastor in making
decisions concerning parish activities and parish life.  Specifically, our
Parish Council’s purpose and function is to assist in the development of
plans and policies for the overall welfare of the parish by:

1. Encouraging more prominent lay involvement in the life of the
   parish community;
2. Establishing and serving as a medium of communication between
   the pastor and laity in the spiritual and material needs of the parish community;
3. Cooperating with other religious and civic organizations in serving
   the community-at-large; and
4. Advising and assisting the pastor in the administration and
   development of spiritual and material matters in the parish.

There are three types of members of our parish council: (1) “ex-officio”
members (clergy, two lay trustees and the immediate past President of the Council); (2) heads of or representatives from existing parish committees
and organizations; and (3) elected members.

Elected members serve a 3-year term. 

Our Parish Council usually meets on the second Monday of each month from September to May in the Parish Center at 7:00pm.  The meeting is open
and all parishioners are welcome to attend.

Any parishioner who is interested in serving on our Parish Council should
contact any of the current members or look for announcements in the weekly bulletin regarding upcoming elections to Parish Council.

Click here for Parsih Council Christmas Party 2010 photos.

Parish Council Members for 2010-2011
New Council Members:

Kathleen Brown, kathkbrown@snet.net
The Sunday liturgy is my point of contact with the parish and is of the utmost importance to me.  My interest in participating on the council is to have some ability to raise suggestions and to help shape the liturgy which is so important to all of us. 

Teresa Duprey, TDUPREY@travelers.com, 860-233-8083
I am interested in involvement with STA as a whole to keep the Catholic faith vibrant in our community. 

Sally Hanrahan, shanrahanrn@hotmail.com, 860-232-5042
I wish to get back into the parish council to have some input for the church. 

Karl Kuhn, kuhn@att.net, 860-236-6011
I would like to be a member of the Council so that I can use my business background as well as my faith experience to help our church leadership to provide for the future success of STA church.  

Robert Kulak, rjkulak@att.net
I would like to serve on the Council because I believe that I could contribute through work and by bringing a fresh (or different) perspective to the parish.

Robert Kuszpa, robertkuszpa@sbcglobal.net, 860-586-8096
I would like to be a part of the parish council mostly because I want to get involved and be a more active part of the parish. 

Ernesto Pitruzzella, ernesto-pitruzzella@comcast.net, 860-308-2579
I am willing to serve on the Parish Council because I feel high energy within our parish, yet I feel something is "blocking" it.  Therefore, I am enthusiastic to become part of a dynamic group that will unlock that energy and bring a positive change to our Church Community and possibly to the Catholic Community in West Hartford. 

Donna Radigan, 860-521-7065
I am interested in serving on the Council as I feel it would be a great opportunity to make a difference in our community.   

Returning Council Members 2010-2011

George Coppolo, incoming President, george4750@mac.com, 860-604-6392 

Will Huber, incoming Vice President, whuber@hotmail.com, 413-896-6156 

Patty Sisti, Secretary, Patricia_a_sisti@uhc.com, 860-521-2097 

Rosaire Brodeaur, 860-232-7431 

Eileen Cullen, 860-232-5284 

John Daly, attydaly@yahoo.com 

Michael DeConti, MichaelDeConti@comcast.net, 860-232-1319 

Carole Donabedian, CYOGA@earthlink.net, 860-561-1107 

Angelo Faenza, ajfaenzasr@yahoo.com, 860-233-7639 

Chris Haddad, Hadad81@comcast.net, 860-231-1308 

Rachel Lobo-Lowry, Rachel.Lobo@adidas.com, 860-232-0682 

Joe Mc Cabe, joseph.mccabe@ubs.com, 860-523-5882

Corey Rekow, crekow@comcast.net, 860-232-2257

Jamie Sullivan, jfs@hksflaw.com, 860-313-0822