Parish Council 

The Parish Council represents the St. Thomas Aquinas Community and advises the pastor in teaching, prayer, community and sacraments so that people are empowered to fulfill Christ’s mission.  The term of service for all members is three years and is limited to two consecutive terms. However, members who are officers (president, vice-president, and secretary) serve two years in the officer role with an additional year as a regular member.  Parishioners are welcome to attend any Parish Council meeting by first sending a request to either the Parish Council president or the Parish Office.  Parish Council meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every other month at 7 p.m. in the Parish Center Conference Room.

Contact: Patrick Price, President (parishcouncil@staindy.org)

Please call the parish office at 317-253-1461 for the email or phone contact information of any parish council member.

2026-2027 STA Parish Council Members

(August 4, 2026 to June 30, 2027)

 Term
Fr. Varghese Maliakkal, Pastor
Sheila Brown, President
Carissa Cartwright, Vice-President & School Commission
Geoff Ziegler, Secretary and Stewardship
Sonya Chevigny
Liz Fries
Karla Hudecek, Pastoral Associate/DRE
Lauryn Klitzman, Student Representative
Patrick Price
Teresa Reynolds-Settanni
Mary Rice, Liturgy
Evelyn Ridley-Turner
Nancy Stark, Community Engagement
Jim Trippi, Dialogue, Truth, and Faith
Liz Turner Suscha, Finance

STA Strategic Plan: 2026-2029

On June 2, 2026 the STA Parish Council approved a Strategic Plan for the next three years. Please click HERE in order to access the final plan.  And, if you have additional thoughts and/or suggestions, please send them to parishcouncil@staindy.org .

STA Parish Council Goals

STA Parish Council Goals 2022-2025 (Last Updated February 6, 2024)

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