The nature and the responsibilities of a “Pastoral Life Coordinator” are laid out here:
http://www.dioceseofgallup.org/pdfs/dio_policies/plcexpectations.pdf
Note the responsibilities:
The PLC, appointed by the bishop and accountable to the canonical pastor, is expected to provide for the overall day-to-day pastoral care and administration of a parish.
Sacramental ministry reserved to clergy is provided by ordained clergy appointed by the bishop.
The PLC is expected to provide pastoral leadership and service to meet the sacramental, temporal, formational, and other ministerial needs of the parish. To do this effectively, the PLC is expected to:
• Have a deep love for God and those they serve, faith in Christ and commitment to the Church [Wittmann-Todd fails here], a spirit of hope, the habit of regular prayer, and a sense of call to ministry as coming from God and affirmed by the Church.
• Have adequate initial and ongoing formation (in spiritual practice, academic study in theology or pastoral ministry/leadership skills, prior ministerial background,
and life experience) to provide leadership and service for the many areas of parish ministry. [Wittmann-Todd has displayed a profound ignorance of Church teaching as well as a lack of leadership skills - such as obedience].
• Provide leadership in collaboratively developing a vision and a mission for the parish that are faithful to the Gospel, inspiring, and responsive to community needs. [Fidelity to the Gospel would include acceptance of the Church’s teaching regarding homosexual acts and so-called same-sex “marriage”].
• Provide direction for pastoral decisions and action. [Wittmann-Todd does not provide sound direction as she has resisted her Bishop’s request to circulate a petition in opposition to same-sex “marriage”].
• Facilitate quality ministries of Catholic faith formation, evangelization, ecumenism, and justice that reflect and actualize the reign of God. [How can Wittmann-Todd be said to be committed toward an authentic Catholic faith formation if she doesn’t accept the Church’s Magisterial teaching and resists the Pastors of the Church?].
• Demonstrate the administrative ability to handle parish leadership responsibilities, working collaboratively with the parish pastoral council, serving as liaison
between the parish and the bishop and diocesan offices, and fulfilling all provisions of the Bishop’s delegation of pastoral responsibility in the parish. [Did Wittmann-Todd work collaboratively with the parish pastoral council when deciding to refuse to circulate petitions in opposition to Washington’s same-sex “marriage” law? In her “weekly message” on the subject, she indicates that she made the decision alone: “I have decided.”
• Provide for the sacramental life of the parish, together with the canonically appointed sacramental minister.
• Oversee the parish’s compliance with all provisions of civil and canon law and diocesan policy. [This would include obedience to all ecclesiastical authority including her Bishop whose decision she did not respect].
• Supervise parish finances, in collaboration with the parish finance council.
• Coordinate and supervise the ministry of all parish staff members, with fair administration of just and equitable human resources policies and practices.
• Have the inter-personal and group communication and collaboration skill needed to foster a positive parish spirit and to work well with others in the ministry
setting, including parishioners, co-workers on the parish staff, diocesan staff, and persons or groups in the wider community. [Wittmann-Todd gets an F here].
• Cultivate the art and ability to help others discern God’s call in their lives and respond to that call with faith and commitment, supporting that response as
needed with prayer, formation, advice and encouragement. [How can Wittmann-Todd help others to discern God’s call in their lives and to respond to that call with faith and commitment when her own faith life and commitment to the Church and its Pastors is in question?].
Adapted from the National Certification Standards for Lay Ecclesial Ministers, by the National
Association for Lay Ministry, the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership, and National
Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry; 2003