Parish Council Minutes
November 6, 2006
Meeting began at 6:35
p.m. in the Parish Office building.
Members present: Tony Kraus,
John Little, Pete Johnson, Carol Alvey, Debbie Luedke, Connie Caceres,
Juan Fernandez, Ron Greene, John Wells, David Danhauer, Tom Hayden, Laura
Baker
Staff members present: Fr. Carl,
Rick Rhodes, Ken Caselden, Mark Baehl
Members absent: Mike Hagan
1. Opening prayer led
by Ron Greene
2. Minutes from Oct.
2 meeting were approved.
3. Welcome of Laura
Baker to the Parish Council. Laura will represent the youth in our parish
and will replace Hal Mischel on the council who recently submitted his
resignation.
4. Welcome of Mark
Baehl who is returning to the parish as Director of Liturgy.
5. Tom Hayden
reviewed pages 12-14 of the Diocesan Guidelines for Parish Pastoral
Councils. We will continue to review portions of this document at future
meetings.
6. Committee Reports
(Note: committee reports were submitted in writing and only highlights
were brought before the Council):
A. Mark Baehl –
Sacred Liturgy
- The Sacred Liturgy
Committee and the Art & Environment Committee are now meeting
separately. The Art & Environment Committee is actually a sub-committee
of Sacred Liturgy. At this time, Ron Greene will be the Council’s
liaison for both.
- The ministry
formation guidelines were finalized (parish training held Nov. 5 & 10).
Changes will take place the first weekend of Advent.
- A study is
currently underway concerning the placement of the baptismal font.
Church documents say the font should remain in one place. At this time,
the font is moved for various occasions. A recommendation for permanent
placement should come in the near future.
B. Mark Baehl –
Art & Environment
- Preparations are
taking place for upcoming feast days and the Advent/ Christmas season.
Church documents are also being studied regarding the correct shade of
purple for Advent and new fabric is being purchased.
C. Ron Greene and
Rick Rhodes - Building and Grounds
- A “Good Samaritan
Home team” has been assembled. Progress on the home is still very good.
The drywall has been hung and a drywall professional will finish this
part of the project.
- The dedication date
has been moved back. Hopefully a final date can be set when the
committee meets in December.
- Plans for the
parish hall construction continue to take place. This includes laying
out the kitchen and restrooms. They are also looking at various options
for flooring. Additional windows are being added from the original plan.
- One long term goal
for the committee is building a St. Joseph Monument. This will include
the opportunity for parishioners (or anyone) to purchase bricks in
memory or in honor of a loved one. More information will be forthcoming.
- Fr. Carl mentioned
that the rectory porch is sinking and the gutter is holding water. They
are looking at options for fixing these problems.
- There is a moisture
problem in the church which is causing some peeling of the new paint. No
one is at fault – it is due to the way the church was originally
constructed. They are looking at options for fixing this problem No
major expenditure of funds is expected.
D. Rick Rhodes -
Stewardship
- The committee is
still looking at various fundraising options.
- There are plans to
get children involved in stewardship so they will learn the importance
of giving time, talent and treasure early in life.
- A letter was sent
out asking for three extra dollars (weekly) from each family to their
capital campaign commitment. At this time, 160 letters have been
returned.
E. Carol Alvey -
Centro Latino
- There is hope for
having a Hispanic Cursillo weekend; however, at this time, no one is
able to attend the necessary four day training session. They will
continue to work on this issue.
- They are looking at
the possibility of establishing a parish soccer team.
- Fr. Carl and Fr.
Ray are working together to print a Holy Card of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
This would include Mass times on the back of the card.
F. Pete Johnson –
Social Justice
- There is still need
for help with the Good Samaritan Home. This will especially be true when
they begin painting.
- Volunteers are
needed for the St. Benedict Homeless Shelter which is scheduled to open
Dec. 1. They are working on getting the permits from the city to operate
this facility.
- On Dec. 2, a beans
and rice dinner will be held after the 4:30 Mass. Donations will be
requested (asking the same amount that families would usually spend for
dinner on Saturday night). This money will be sent to Mandeville.
G. Ken Caselden –
Youth Ministry
- A resident of
Newburgh (IN) purchased over 2,600 bricks from the parish. Members of
the ChristTeen group helped on Nov. 4 to get these bricks together for
delivery. They raised $1,325 for the parish and $265 for the ChristTeen
group. Ken thanked all those who assisted.
.
Old Business
Tony asked that the
Ad Hoc Committee will be reconvened to look at the parish constitution
regarding the attrition of members and elections.
8. New Business
- Rick and Fr. Carl
proposed that the Stewardship Committee and Finance Committee become two
separate entities. The Council agreed. Rick said he wants 6-8 members
on the Stewardship Committee. There are currently three members
(excluding Rick) on Finance. This will remain the same. Mike Hagan will
serve on both committees as the Council liaison.
- Dinner for Six –
TABLED
- Block Party
discussion – TABLED
- If anyone has
suggestions for the Diocesan Pastoral Council, please give them to Carol
prior to Nov. 29.
- We will continue to
look at how committees are implementing the overall goals of the Parish
Council. A committee will be assigned to make a presentation regarding
this issue at every meeting. For the December meeting, Youth Ministry
will make the presentation.
- Q & A:
A question was brought up regarding funding
for the choir to go to Rome. Fr. Carl said no parish funds would be used.
Money will come from fundraisers, donations and personal funding.
9. Debbie will lead
opening prayer at the December meeting.
10. Pete will lead the
discussion from the Diocesan Parish Council handbook at the December
meeting (pages 17-20).
11. Fr. Carl closed
with prayer. Meeting adjourned at 8:29 p.m.
12. The next Council
meeting will be held on Monday, December 4 in the Parish Office.
Respectfully submitted,
John Little – Council Secretary
sdrose@bellsouth.net
1-4-2007
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