Parish Leadership Night-Council Minutes November 14, 2007
In Attendance: Rev. Norman Carroll, Joe Amalfitano, Ed Centofante, Mike
Porter, Donald king, Kathy Wood, Rita Miedl, Misty Wood, Jeanne Wallace,
Sue Fleegle, Brian Zedalis, Chris Murphy, Chris Spinner, Linda Ruskin
Absent: Gary Connolly, Jeanne Dinkle, Jewell Bedwell, Deacon
Bill Nickum,
Sandy Wood, Allison Rowe, Jonathan Daly
Council Agenda
A. Welcome and Prayer
B. Approval of October 2007 minutes
C. Committee Highlights:
Christian Formation
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Worked on mission statement and committee goals
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Postcard sent to all who participated in Ecumenical VBS with
upcoming events: Nov. 21-Thanksgiving and Dec. 15-Living
Nativity Pageant
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Dec. 6 & 13 “Bible 101” with Deacon Jopp
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Jan. 31 “Open Forum” for Adult/Youth
Parish and Family Life
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Campus Ministry update: 32 college and 3 military supported by
our Parish
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Sodality will prepare Christmas gifts for our shut-ins and those
in nursing homes
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Update on Bazaar: 19 vendors/raffle sales slow
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Youth Ministry update: Pic. postcards at bazaar, ice skating,
bowling, Right To Life March
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Discussed organizing a “Young Adult” group (up to about age 35)
Social Ministries
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Vote about continuing breakfast in Jan., Feb., and March
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Christmas wreaths ordered w/ proceeds going to CCHH
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Received check from Dover Downs for $742
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Looking at possible new fund raising activities: 50/50 drawings
at Super Sundays, statue drawing, spaghetti dinner
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Pro Life National Conference in Jan.
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Hospice Gala Dec. 1 Preston Fire hall—Parish Office will run ½
page ad in booklet as sponsor
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$100 worth of items from Hospice Wish List donated
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Continuing to collect canned goods for Samaritan House
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Thanksgiving Food bags handed out
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Supporting NUTS Thanksgiving Dinner Project—Parish collection
for this $1,272.49
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Breaking Bread Luncheon will be held at St. Luke’s in Denton in
Jan.
Liturgy
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Diocesan confirmation liturgy meeting in Oct. highlighted:
including parish-at-large, appropriate choosing of sponsors, and
modest dress
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No response to ad in bulletin requesting help decorating
churches
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Discussion about how to restructure, fix what doesn’t work, and
leave alone things that do work—no final decisions made
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Next Youth Mass Dec. 9 w/ sundaes to follow
FINANCE REPORT:
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Not much change from last time
1st wk in Nov. good collection
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Nov. 11th collection <$800.00
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<$9,700.00 since July 1
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Hard look at past—speculate why?
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Good news: total slightly above last year, budget is higher
this year
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2 choices: raise revenue/cut expenses (not ready to do anything
right now)
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Sporadic habits in offertory—need to address it from standpoint
of “stewardship”
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Mike Porter asked if it could be that some don’t have envelopes—
however there is a choice of using envelopes on registration
form
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Jeanne Wallace asked about setting up something to pay online,
Ed Centofante said that was discussed in Finance meeting and
would be brought up again
OLD BUSINESS:
None
NEW BUSINESS:
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Looked at Oct. Mass Counts—there is a percentage increase in
mass attendance
PASTOR’S REPORT:
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5 attended the Catechetical Congress, Bishop of Harrisburg was
keynote speaker
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There haven’t been any Catechesis workshops recently
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Advent event calendars will be mailed
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Lent begins Feb. 6
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We will end Parish activities a little earlier this year –
Confirmation in May
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Adoration Tues. evenings 5:00-8:00 now until Dec. 11
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Great response to NUTS collection!
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Thanks go out to all for the cemetery clean-up
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The Funeral Planning Workshop was well attended and with good
feedback
REFLECTION AND BLESSING
