parish council

 


  • What is the Parish Pastoral Council?

    The Guidelines of the Diocese of Charlotte, state that “The Parish Pastoral Council is an institution that brings together lay people, religious, and the ordained, who, together with their pastors, work jointly to build the parish as a living Christian community.” The Parish Pastoral Council is a consultative body, which unites laity and clergy in a community of prayer, leadership, service and pastoral planning.


    The Parish Pastoral Council at St. Paul the Apostle is presided over by our Pastor; and the meetings are led by the council chairperson (or vice chairperson in his/her absence).


    Its appointed members “possess a consultative vote only” and the Council “is governed by norms determined by the diocesan bishop.” Each member serves a term of three years, staggered, so that certain new members are appointed each year.


    The meetings are open to all members of the parish who wish to observe the proceedings. Those parishioners who may wish to submit an agenda item for consideration at a meeting need to submit the item to the current chairperson at least one month in advance.

2024/2025 Parish Pastoral Council Members

  • Sarah Haase, Chair

    Sarah joined the parish in 2010 when her family moved here from Minnesota. She got married in 2023 to Anthony Haase. Sarah currently serves as a Lector and in the past was a member of the Life Teen band and volunteered for Vacation Bible School. She works as a Family Service Specialist for Children and Families First in Greensboro and she recently received her Masters of Education degree. Sarah enjoys spending quality time with family and friends.


  • Johnny Raines, Vice Chair

    Johnny is a member of the Knights of Columbus and has done work with Meals on Wheels. He and is wife, Wendy, and son, Landon, joined the parish in 2022. Wendy and Johnny have been married for 22 years. When asked what he likes most about St. Paul, he said, “I most like the welcoming family atmosphere. We love the fellowship, meals and activities.” In their free time, he and his wife enjoy traveling. Johnny also likes pickleball, movies and playing cards.  


  • Michelle Brown, Secretary

    Michelle and her family have been at St. Paul since 2010.  She has been a catechist for the RCIA program since 2017 and has also been a member of the Library ministry since 2021.  In addition, we are grateful that she has served as co-chair of our 50th Anniversary Committee. You may have also seen her helping us on the front desk. In her free time she enjoys being “Mimi” to her 3 grandchildren.  Reading and studying so God can grow her faith is also a passion for Michelle. 



  • David Wiese

    David has been a member of St. Paul’s for over 17 years. He retired from Lincoln Financial in 2016 and was recently married to his wife, Marilyn. David is currently an Extraordinary Minister, Chairperson of the Senior Ministry and a member of the Men’s Bible Study. He has been an active member of the Knight of Columbus for 17 years and is also a member of St. Vincent de Paul. In addition, David has also served as a Catechist for Faith Formation and volunteers for Vacation Bible School. He and Marilyn enjoy traveling in their motor home and visiting family.


  • Chris Gregory

    Chris and his family moved from Blacksburg, Virginia and joined our parish in 2014. He was confirmed this past Spring at our Easter Vigil.  Chris and his family are active in the GIFTS Homeschool Co-op and he has volunteered this past year with our SPY program. He recently trained to be an Usher.  Chris leads a full life with his wife, Traci, four kids, a dog and a cat. He tries to stay active by biking and running. He works at NC State in research methodology. On the weekends you can probably find him watching and cheering for his West Virginia University Mountaineers.  


  • Randy Kiser

    Randy joined St. Paul in August of 1988.  He has been a very active member of our Knights of Columbus (2 yrs.), volunteers with the Meals on Wheels program and is an Usher at weekend Masses.  He has been married to Janet for 32 years and has been blessed with two children. Randy worked at Volvo for 39 years in Engineering Management positions. In his spare time he enjoys playing tennis and pickleball, as well as hiking and biking while enjoying nature with his wife.   



  • Chip Lenz

    Chip and his wife Susan have been members of St. Paul since 1976. He has been a very active volunteer with: Meals on Wheels (10 yrs.), the Food Pantry (3 yrs.), the Knights of Columbus (10 yrs.), as a Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (5 yrs.) and with the Ministry to the Sick and Homebound (5yrs.) .  In addition to his service at St. Paul, he works part-time at the Greensboro Auto Auction and during elections for Guilford County Board of Elections. He is a big “UNC Tarheel” fan and Chip likes to cook and be with his family and friends. 



  • Dora Neubauer

    Dora and her family have been members of St. Paul since 2014. While life has been busy with 3 active daughters, she has found time to volunteer with hospitality this year, with Catholic Heart Work Camp 2021 (Puerto Rico) and is now participating in Millions of Monicas. Dora loves supporting her husband Chris on following God’s call to become a Deacon as well.   In her rare free time she likes photography, to cook and to do crafts with her daughters. 



  • Amy Lynn Rose

    Amy Lynn has been a member of St. Paul ever since she married Brian in 2010.  At St. Paul, Amy has been a Vacation Bible School Coordinator for the past four years, has been involved with Kingdom Kids and the GIFTS Homeschool group for several years. She has also served as a leader of Walking with Purpose.  Amy homeschools her two youngest children. She enjoys spending time with the family, and their five active kids, by going hiking, baking and traveling in her free time.


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