November
25, 2008 Pastoral Council Meeting Minutes
Meeting
called to order at 7:50 pm.
Father
Tim said the opening prayer.
Members
present: Gerris Brown, Tom Claudio, Neal Hewitt, Joan Hill, Father
Tim Lozier, Julie Manogg and Leigh Robinson.
Members
absent: Eileen Henderlite.
Members
excused: Deacon Jack Baker.
Minutes
approved as read.
Concerns
from Parish:
- Can
minutes be posted on website as well as Parish Hall bulletin board?
- Why
is there no recycling done at church functions? Betsy Swayne says
she’ll volunteer to look into getting recycling bins.
- Marie
Barton suggests buying several sets of matching dishes to be used
for special occasions. Debby Searcy volunteered to pay for the dishes.
Marie also suggested painting the chairs to match.
- Sarinthia
Gushanas suggested having a door to exit to the grotto. Dennis Bishop
suggested using a window to become a door.
- Debby
Searcy asked about new cabinets in the kitchen; Joan Hill from the
Finance Committee said they were budgeted in for next year. Debby
Searcy also brought up the many uses of the small room that Sharon
Tomore wants to use as a dedicated room for our Youth Ministry.
Reports:
Parish Ministries – no reports
Pastoral
staff – no reports
Parish
Finance Council – Joan Hill presented new budget for 2009; if
projected will run at $100,000 loss. A survey shows that there is
an interest in online contributions and they will look into it.
Old Business:
- Bagels,
fruit, coffee & doughnuts are now available after each Sunday
Mass. People have made positive comments and donations are accepted
to defray the cost of the bagels and fruit with any overage going
to the St. Vincent de Paul society.
- Ministry
Fair was deemed a success.
- “Invisible”
sign will be put on a footer turned so sign can be read from street.
Dennis Bishop will get a price.
- Guns/weapons
in church are a concern.
New
Business:
- Parish
picnic is scheduled for May 17th.
Pastor’s
Comments:
Said
that if it is decided to dedicate the small room where the Youth Ministry
meets as “the” Youth Room that would mean no regularly
scheduled (weekly, monthly, etc) meetings would be put there but the
Nazarene Circle would be grandfathered in. Anyone needing to use the
room on an ad hoc basis (e.g. Parish Health Fair) would need the pastor’s
permission. Adult education courses have been scheduled with Father
Tim, Pat Cook and Deacon Jack and Peg Baker teaching some of the classes.
The diocese is considering bringing in Paulist Press’s “Why
Catholic?” course, which would consist of six week small group
sessions every fall and spring for several years.
Meeting
adjourned at 9:10 pm.
Next
meeting, Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 7:45 pm
