St. Ignatius has had an ongoing parish council since the 1970's; the job of the parish pastoral council (PPC) is to advise the pastor. Members of the PPC serve for a three year term, which may be renewed once if desired. Any registered parishioner is welcome to serve on the PPC and we try to get a representation from the many different groups within the parish. PPC nominations are made in May of each year. The PPC begins each year with a weekend retreat at the B.C. Jesuit house in Cohasset and intersperses prayer and social gathering with its monthly agenda. Many important works have been initiated and supported by members of the PPC, especially outreach, educational, and social programs. The PPC is an invaluable help to the pastor in assessing the needs of the parish, ways of meeting those needs, as well as planning for the future.
The PPC meets the second Tuesday of every month from September to June; all meetings are open to parishioners.
Current PPC Membership
| Ginny Carroll | Maureen Eldredge | Reenie Murphy |
| Mary Beth Clancy | James 'Strad' Engler | Phyllis Sharon |
| Tony Compagnone | Joe Galeota | Steve Sheehan |
| Deborah D'Amico | Annabella Gualdoni | Habib Sioufi |
| John Dafarra | Kerry Liebendorfer | Michelle Sterk Barrett |
| Beth Denaro | Jane MacDonald | Chip Trayner |
| Marilyn Dunphy | Jane Devlin |
In addition, all staff members are ex officio members of the PPC.