The following candidates were elected to the Parish Council for a two year term: Richard Diefenbach, Thomas Galvin, Grace Murphy, Richard Reisert, Leo McDonough, Laurie Matthews, and Al Hutin. Thank you to all those nominated, to all those who participated in the election and for their willingness to serve the People of the Parish.

This is a listing of the current Parish Council members. We are available to represent our parishioners concerns and invite you to contact us through our Email addresses. The Parish Council meets the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

The Preamble to the Constitution of St. John & St. Mary Parish Council states:
1. “We, the clergy, religious and laity of the Church of St. John & St. Mary, in response to the Second Vatican Council, hereby unite to form a Parish Council to further the mission of Christ among us in a coordinated and unified manner, to unite ourselves into one community as members of the Body of Christ, to recognize & exercise our responsibilities and duties as members of this council of God.”
2. PARISH MISSION STATEMENT (as articulated in the Constitution) We are a people of St. John & St. Mary in Chappaqua, N.Y. of diverse background and ethnic origins united by God, formed by the Gospels, strengthened by the Sacraments and the teachings of the Catholic Church. We seek to deepen our personal union with Jesus Christ and to grow as a faith community. We seek to enrich our heritage of care and concern for all by sharing God’s love and healing to the world around us. Guided by the Holy Spirit, we pledge ourselves to pursue this mission by participation in the liturgical, educational and social ministries of the Church. We recognize that to be effective, these ministries require spiritual, physical and financial resources and that we accept our responsibility as Christian Stewards to provide them.
3. Through its committees and its monthly meetings, the Parish Council assists the pastor in the administration of the parish, makes recommendations about spiritual and temporal matters facing the parish, provides ongoing study of the needs of the parish, develops programs to meet those needs, and cooperates with the wider Church in the Vicariate, the Archdiocese and universally.