Edwardo Sanchez prays before lunch in the Kids Track at the Annual Eucharistic Congress. (Photo by Ben Vigil/Archdiocese of Atlanta)

Archdiocesan Hispanic Ministry Council Board

The Council Board serves as a consultant and advisory entity to ensure the accomplishment of the pastoral goals established for the Hispanic Ministry in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. It will also serve as sounding board between the offices, ministries and parishes to better understand and respond to the needs of our Hispanic brothers and sisters.

The Council has several pastoral areas of ministry; each of them bill be headed by one of the members of the board with specific responsibilities and objectives

Council Members Responsibilities

Objectives:

To oversee and support the development and growth of the pastoral areas under his/her responsibility by following the teaching of the Church and the USCCB documents on Hispanic Ministry.

Responsibilities:

To Propose, support and follow up the development of projects and programs for the pastoral areas under his/her responsibility.
To Provide feedback to the Council
To participate in the council’s meetings and conference phone calls
To represent the pastoral area in meetings
To follow up results

Time of service:

The membership is a period of three years.

Archdiocesan Hispanic Ministry Council Board

Pastoral Planning	Rev. Jose Luis Hernandez
Stewardship	Rev. Daniel Stack
Hispanic Youth and Young Adult Ministry and Vocations	Rev. Guillermo Cordoba
Leadership Formation, Ecclesial Ministry, Catechesis and Liturgy	Rev. Joseph Shaute
Missionary Work	Rev. Refugio Oñate
Communications and Information	TBN
Movements and Groups and Events and Celebrations	Rev. Fausto Marquez
Pastoral Social (Social Services)	Sister María del Pilar Hinojosa-Aguilar, M.A.G.
Ex-Officio	Very Rev. Pedro Poloche Vicar for Clergy
Ex-Officio	Most Reverend Luis Rafael Zarama, Auxiliary Bishop
Chair Person	Mr. Jairo Martinez

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