The Parish Council arose in Catholic parishes following the Second Vatican Council’s Decree on the Apostolate of Lay People (Apostolicam actuositatem, par. 26) of 1965. The Diocese of San Jose also mandates the use of parish councils. The Parish Council is the pastor’s chief advisory body. St. Frances Cabrini’s Parish Council has representatives from the main parish organizations as well as two elected at-large members and one appointee by the pastor. Cabrini has a very active council that both advises the pastor and assists in running many parish initiatives: The Village House homeless shelter being a notable example.
In addition to Parochial Vicar Father James Okafor and Father Vincent Dang, the 2022 Parish Council members include these individuals (along with a list of their current Parish activities):
 | Sam Nickolas, Chairperson (sgnickolas@comcast.net) Council Member Since 2015 as Pastor Appointee Parish Member Since 1998 Men’s Club SFC Helping Others Village House Core Team New Parishioners Breakfast Chef Fiesta Food Booth Chair Cursillo Alpha Table Moderator |
 | Doris Bebla, (dbebla@yahoo.com / 408 315 6608) Council Member Since 2011 Assyrian Catholic Community New Parishioners Breakfast Volunteer SFC School Office Admin SFC Helping Others Village House Volunteer Core Team |
 | Lyle Adams, (tereatsjc@juno.com) Council Member Since 2017 Eucharistic Minister Lector Fil-Am Group SFC School Parent |
 | Ronda Clark, (rclark@sfcschool.org / 408 377 6545) Council Member Since 2017 Principal St. Frances Cabrini School SFC Helping Others Village House Volunteer New Parishioners Breakfast Volunteer Eucharistic Minister |
 | Linnea Sheehy, (linneadance@yahoo.com Council Member Since 2018 Ladies League Fiesta Entertainment Chairperson School Advisory Board SFC Village House Volunteer |
 | George Midwin (midwin5u@hotmail.com) Council Member Since September 2021 Italian Catholic Federation (ICF Branch 191) Men’s Club Bingo |
 | Maile Figone (figonemaile@gmail.com / sfcevents@sfcabrini.org) Council Member Since 2015 Parish Member Since 1996 Ladies League SFC Helping Others Village House Core Team SFC Parish Event Coordinator SFC Parish Registrar New Families |
