Parish Leadership Night  -  Council Minutes   

April

11, 2007

In Attendance: Lindsey McCormick, Sandy Wood, Mike

Porter, Maureen Durner, Joe Amalfitano,

Linda Ruskin,

Kate Hartman, Ed Centofante and Fr. Carroll

Absent: Allison Rowe, Jeanne Wallace, Flo Petroski,

Mark Daly, John Daly, Megan Carmean, Bill

Nickum,

Frank Hall and Greg Campbell

Council Agenda

A. Approval Of February Minutes (No March Meeting)

* No additions, No corrections, Approved as written

B. Committee Highlights

Liturgy-

* Tour of Baltimore’s newly renovated Basilica planned

for May- June-July if there is enough interest

*Discussed pros and cons of healing gathering and mass

* May Crowning- May 6th- First Holy Communion as well

Parish and Family Life

*New Parish Directories were distributed at the April Super Sunday and will be distributed again

this weekend after all masses; great volunteer support for this project and the finished product

has been well-received

*Holy Thursday dinner and Easter Vigil reception were well attended

*Family Support & Educ – session on Catholic Stewardship/Finances is still on the radar;

researching the possibilities for doing an in-house presentation at some point in the near future

*Campus Ministry sent out Easter packages

*Springfest Dinner/Auction -

Saturday, June 2 – Auction/Dinner will begin at 6pm in the Family

Life Center. A mailing with details about Springfest will be sent out to all parish families

Confirmation Reception -

Sunday, June 10 after Confirmation (which is scheduled for 12:30pm

at St. Benedict)

Building and Grounds

*All is going well

* Meintzer Bros. gave an estimate for heating/cooling

one room- Cost is too high to deem it

worthy of

installing- We will look for stand alone units and see

how that may work.

* Our committee sat in on the Ad Hoc Committee for

planning.

Christian Formation

*A revised Home School Policy has been submitted to Father Carroll

*Cathechist Workshop was a success.  Now we will look

into further sessions and creating a

directory of

resources.

* Discussed a vision for a new DRE

* Brainstormed Super Sunday Themes for next year.

Social Ministry

Habitat

* The Habitat breakfast is set for April 28th.* Yard

Sale will be April 21.  With drop offs the week

prior.

St. Martin’s Ministries

* Collections will be for St. Martin’s Ministries this

month.

Special Projects

* Operation Rice Bowl has concluded.  Boxes can be

dropped off at the back of the churches.

Samaritan House-United Concerned Christians

* May Collection will be for the Samaritan House

C. Finance Report-

* We are in Budget prep mode- April 25th- is the

budget meeting for all committee chairs.

*Annual Catholic Appeal- pledge week April 21st/22nd.

D. Old Business

* Picture Directory- We are getting them distributed-

They look fantastic!! Thanks to Paul

Fountain!!!! Pictures are also on disk so we can crop and use them

for various reasons

* The directory will have pictures and phone numbers.

We will also produce a parish phone book

that can be

updated yearly.

* Holy Cross Cemetery- We are still checking on

whether the wall can come down and improving

the

cemetery.  As the weather gets nicer we can get out

there and work.  

- SCRIPS- where prepaid gift cards are bought will

start closer to the new school year or holiday

buying

season.                         

E. New Business

*Ad Hoc Planning Committee met for the 2nd time- They

will present a summary of their findings

then we will

hire a firm to develop a plan.

-The plan includes looking to increase the size of 1worship space.

- Reality about Religious Educ. It will not be able

to be all on Sunday a.m.’s.

*While the Ad Hoc Committee continues their process, we will hold

onto the rental property for

now and not sell it.

*Nominations Committee was formed- Sandy Wood and Kate

Hartman will come up with possible

candidates and

elections will be held in May.

* Religious Education/Parish Staff

- DRE/CRE needs to be a resource to adults

–

What is missing- singles, young adult group and

adults after RCIA.

- Staffer must be a resource person, visionary,

teacher of teachers, liaison and creative with

education.

F. Pastors Report

* We will combine events to incorporate all who help

for a Parish celebration instead of having a

Springfest Family day and a volunteer picnic and a

council picnic.

* June Meeting will be an actual meeting

* The Diocese has asked for a profile of the church

family-  We have 500 families -this past year

we have

had 24 baptisms and 10 deaths.

* Bill Nickum on May 1st will be appointed to stay

here another 5 years!!

G. Closing Prayer-

* Chapter 9 of United States Catholic Catechism for

Adults- “The Holy Spirit” by Kate Hartman

“Live through the gifts of the Holy Spirit because they lead us to God’s love.”

Next Meeting May 9th!