Offices & Services

On December 5, Cardinal Seán O’Malley and the Archdiocesan Pastoral Planning Commission (APPC) met with priests of the Archdiocese of Boston and with those serving in archdiocesan parishes to begin the consultation process regarding the next phase of Pastoral Planning in the archdiocese. 

As part of its scope, the APPC has developed some principles and preliminary recommendations for strengthening the archdiocese’s parish-based ministries, evangelization efforts and parish staffing.  Further rounds of consultations with archdiocesan and parish leadership will be conducted over the next several months.  After receiving input from the consultations, the APPC will then prepare a final recommendation to Cardinal Seán for his decision. 

We ask your prayers for this important process.

Please click HERE for view materials from the December 5 Consultation.  

Msgr. Fay joins Fr. Chris O’Connor and Scot Landry to discuss the 12/5 convocation.

Commission Members

1. Msgr. William Fay (Co-Chair), ’74, Pastor, St. Columbkille (Brighton)
2. Deacon Charles Clough, Jr. (Co-Chair), ’86, Holy Family (Concord) Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Clough Capital Partners
3. Most Rev. Peter Uglietto, ’77, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, North Region
4. Deacon Andrew Acampora, ’00, St. John the Evangelist (Swampsott)
5. Rt. Rev. John Ahern, ’80, Pastor, Blessed Mother Theresa of Calcutta / Holy Family /St. Peter (Dorchester)
6. Sr. Pat Boyle, CSJ, St. Ann’s (Quincy), Pastoral Associate
7. Rev. Darin Colarusso, ’06, Pastor, St. Athanasius (Reading)
8. Ms. Linda DeCristoforo, Pastoral Associate, Our Lady of Grace (Chelsea/Everett)
9. Ms. Jane B. Eiselein, St. Ignatius (Newton) Director of Professional Development at Ropes & Gray
10. Rev. George Evans, ’77, Pastor, St. Julia (Weston)
11. Mr. Neal Finnegan, St. Mary’s (Dedham) Former Chairman, Citizens Bank
12. Mr. Craig Gibson, St. Mary’s (Winchester), Coordinator of Catholic Pastoral Services, Lawrence General Hospital
13. Ms. Liliana Lucas, St. John the Evangelist (Chelmsford), Parish Business Manager
14. Rev. Paul B. O’Brien, ’91, Pastor, St. Patrick (Lawrence)
15. Mrs. Suzanne Robotham, St. Joseph (Belmont), Archdiocesan Pastoral Council
16. Mr. Rick Roche, St. Catherine of Siena (Norwood) CEO of Roche Bros.
17. Rev. Paul Soper, ’90, Pastor, St. Albert the Great (Weymouth)
18. Sr. Mary Johnson, SND, Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies, Emmanuel College (Boston)

Staff Support

1. Rev. David Couturier, OFM. Cap., Director of Pastoral Planning 
2. Mr. Joshua Phelps, Associate Director, Office of Pastoral Planning
3. Rev. Robert Oliver, Assistant to the Moderator of the Curia for Canonical Affair
4. Very Rev. Bryan Parrish, Assistant Vicar for Administration, Special Assistant to the Vicar General