Parish Leadership Night
Council Minutes January 17, 2007
In Attendance: Lindsey McCormick, Sandy Wood, Jeanne
Wallace, Flo Petroski, Maureen
Durner, Joe Amalfitano,
Michael Porter, Linda Ruskin, Kate Hartman, Megan
Carmean, Bill
Nickum and Fr. Carroll
Absent: Ed Centofante, Frank Hall, Mark
Daly, John Daly, Greg Campbell, and Allison Rowe
Council Agenda
A. Approval Of November Minutes
* No additions, No corrections, Approved as written
B. Committee Highlights
Liturgy-
* Possible upcoming tour of Baltimore’s newly
renovated Basilica
* Liturgical Ministries Gathering- Sat. Feb. 10th-
Mass at 9 a.m. at St. Benedict’s and a workshop
in thehall until noon
Parish and Family Life
*Sodality will provide desserts for the spaghetti
dinner
* Hope to plan a ladies retreat day for the spring
* Youth report- spaghetti dinner on 1/27 5-8 p.m.
* working on another Steubenville visit on June 22-24, ‘07
* Easter egg sales will again take place this year; we
need $2400 for the trip.
* possible fashion for spring depending on the
supplier of the show!
* SPRINGFEST
– Needs an Auction Chairperson
* Valentine’s dinner Feb. 17th
* Parish Directory news- layout is done, going to
printer and should be ready for distribution by
the
end of February
Building and Grounds
*No News- All is going well
Christian Formation
*Upcoming Super Sunday -Precepts of the Church-
Catechists will plan
* Survey results are in from catechists- Excellent participation in the survey; next steps involve
contacting teachers in the parish to plan an evening session on managing a classroom with
varying abilities.
Social Ministry
* Received a “Thank You” from Maryland Catholic
Conference on sponsoring voting sign up.
Habitat
* 3 breakfasts will be served- 2nd Saturday in Feb.,
March and April
* At
least one church in Federalsburg will be offering baby-sitting services for partner families
while they work on their house. Jerry Cain, chair of the Habitat Family Support Committee is
coordinating this if anyone is interested.
Voice of the Homeless
*A group of clergy from Federalsburg is planning to
open a soup kitchen and is considering
starting a cold
weather homeless shelter. VOH has put them in touch
with the church group in
Salisbury that has been
successfully operating a cold weather shelter to help
answer questions.
* Bob Hill has become a very evident homeless resident
on Market Street. Together with two
case workers,
Kathy Jackson and Anne Fountain, services are being
sought for Medical
Assistance and structured
assistance.
Special projects
*Lobby Night is planned for Feb. 19th with a kickoff
at St. Mary’s High school in Annapolis
Samaritan House-United Concerned Christians
* Collections this month will be for Samaritan House
Human Dignity
* Right for Life march in DC is coming up
C. Finance Report-
* Year end gifts and special donations increased our
average weekly giving to $300 a week over
average
* We were $350 over budget for Christmas collection!
* The Finance council has talked about SCRIP and
wanted council input.
SCRIP is a program where non profit organizations can make profits by selling pre-purchased gift
cards from
area stores. For example, a company will sell us a
$50 gift card for $44. We sell the
gift card for its
face value of $50 and make a $6 profit. Each company
gives up to a 10% profit.
The church could either put out the money up front to
purchase gift cards or have an order form
for
parishioners to order them.
The council thought it was a good program!
D. Old Business
* Ad Hoc committee for Parish Planning- meetings have
been delayed due to illness.
Next meeting scheduled
for Jan. 31st
E. New Business
*Jeanne Wallace presented her summary of the United
States Catholic Catechism for Adults
Workshop. The
workshop was presented by Ed Gordon the Director of
Religious Ed for Diocese.
They discussed:
1. ways in which the book was being used- Parish
councils, committees, service groups, RCIA groups and
Young Adult groups.
2. Suggestions were made to skip around when studying
the book and to consider part IV
“prayer” of each
chapter prior to the theory part.
3. importance of understanding the format and
structure of each chapter
Jeanne’s take on the workshop:
We are not just adults learning, we are required to go
forth in mission and deepen our Baptismal
call to
mission. We need to link faith and life through our
own experiences. We need to be good
listeners and
include personal story telling.
The new “US Catholic Catechism” is written to help us
better understand our faith, inspire us, and help us go forth in that mission. It is a book to use!
F. Pastors Report
* Trustee Election was held- Thanks to Steve Fleegle,
Kenny Wood, Paul Fountain and Dink
Scurto.
* Priest Study Days are coming up- Fr. Carroll will be
at the Hyatt in Cambridge- They will make
recommendations to the Bishop as to what their roles
are and are not.
* St. Martin’s Barn was very thankful for the
sweatshirts donated. They were super pleased they
were NEW clothes and enjoyed the personalized gift
tags!
* This weekend is the Diocese Ministries weekend in
O.C..- The ministries weekend is in the
thought
process of how to change it!
G. Closing Prayer-
* Chapter 28 of United States Catholic Catechism for
Adults- “Strengthen Your Family” by Flo
Petroski; Flo says, “Take the ordinary and make it extraordinary.” This leads to a happier you and
others.
Next Meeting February 15th!
