Parish Council

Holy Redeemer Parish Pastoral Council

The Parish Pastoral Council is a consultative body- made up of elected, appointed and ex-officio members- that serves to advise the pastor about pastoral issues affecting the parish.

The Council is made up of women and men from Holy Redeemer parish who have experience in business, social services, education and planning as well as pastoral programs and activities. The Council is dedicated to assisting the pastor in his endeavors to fulfill the pastoral needs and plans of the parish.

Our Parish Pastoral Council most recently met on October 7th, 2024. See attached meeting minutes here. To see past months' meeting minutes, click the "Archived Minutes" button below.

Amanda (Faucher) Constant— Amanda is a native of Chatham and Holy Redeemer Church and spent a lot of time participating in church activities as a child. She credits that for shaping her into who she is today. Amanda and her husband have two young boys, Jacob and Zachary, who are involved in the parish’s Faith Formation Program. As a mom of two young boys, she would love to see more young families back at Holy Redeemer. Professionally, Amanda has been a Banking Center Manager at Cape Cod Five for 15 years.

Rita Shields— Rita is best known as the Cantor at the Sunday Vigil 4 pm Mass at Holy Redeemer, which she has done for eight years. Previously she sang in the choir for 15 years. A long-time parishioner, she and her husband of over fifty years, James, have two daughters. Rita recently retired after 17 years with Cape Cod 5 Bank. Previous to that, Rita operated a salon for over twenty-five years. Rita, a long-time active member of the Business & Professional Women’s Club, served as State President in 2001.

Ron Weishaar (Council Chairperson)— Ron and his wife, Mary, have been members of the Holy Redeemer Parish since moving to Chatham in 2007. Ron spent 35 years involved with academic and applied medical research. Upon Ron’s leaving medical research, he and Mary spent six years running a business, “A Great Yarn,” which sold knitting products and used books before they both officially retired. Ron has recently served as a parish ambassador for the first phase of Pope Francis’ Synod. He also helped build the new parish library, is the editor of the parish’s newsletter, “Holy Redeemer Grace Notes,” is an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist and is on the parish’s Communications Committee.

Linore Dudik Jones— Linore was born in New Jersey and raised on Staten Island, NY until age 12 when she moved to Kentucky, where she resided until moving to Chatham in 2013, where she lives with and cares for her mother. Having regularly visited Chatham since 1960 when her aunt and commercial fisherman uncles moved here, she always planned to retire to Chatham. Linore is widowed and has one son who lives with his wife in Kentucky, where she was active in her former parish as a Eucharistic Minister, Catholic Action Center volunteer and in Bible Study. She is a retired hospital social work supervisor who most recently worked at Cape Cod Hospital. Linore is baptized and confirmed as an Eastern Rite Byzantine Catholic, as her paternal grandparents immigrated from Ukraine. She currently serves Holy Redeemer as a Lector and Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist and is active in the St Joseph House Sandwich Ministry.

Liz McCarte (Council Secretary)— Liz is a long-time parishioner, first as a “back and forth” and now as a full-time Chatham resident. She is best known as a greeter at the 10AM Sunday Mass. She is an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist and coordinates the Home Visit Eucharistic Ministers. Her professional career in business process operations was with the Travelers Insurance Company, Inc. as Assistant Vice President, Claim Legal Operations. Liz recently served as a parish ambassador for the first phase of Pope Francis’ Synod. She is active at the Chatham Marconi Maritime Center and the Chatham Railroad Museum and is Co-Director and Treasurer of the Cape Cod Kennel Club.