Pastoral Council Minutes Summary
January – April, 2008
·
Finance Activities
o
Approval of Finance Committee’s Policy related to Parish
purchases;
o
Immaculate Conception donated $25,000 to St. Catherine of
o
Clarification and approval of the St. Catherine bidding
process, and;
o
Bingo
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Options to increase
number of workers discussed.
·
School Activities
o
A portable sound system was purchased by the Alumni
Association, for the school to use, but will remain the property of the Alumni
Association;
o
Tuition will increase by 2%, but is still the lowest in the
Archdiocese;
o
St. Catherine Boy Scouts of America Pack 996 moved back to
the school building and new Troop formed, and;
o
The school fundraiser, “Super Raffle,” was a huge success
raising $72,000 with an additional $2,500 from the St. Valentine Dance.
·
Maintenance
Activities
o
Replacement of gym windows;
o
Reminder signs to turn off lights, placed in gym to conserve
energy;
o
Reader Board and St. Catherine’s main sign are now on a
light sensor;
o
Chapel roof in need of replacement, on hold until spring due
to weather. (The roof is not leaking at
this time; however the insurance company recommended that it be replaced);
o
Regular maintenance schedule established;
o
Relocation of small shed, and;
o
Mowing contract granted.
·
Picnic Activities
o
Picnic Capital Prize approval (1st-$3,000, 2nd-$1500,
3rd-$500);
o
Raffle tickets mailed;
o
Hams purchased;
o
Coordination of booth workers, and;
o
Gaming license in.
·
Knights of
o
Coordination of the “Super Raffle”;
o
Knights of
o
Reader Board donated for advertising parish events, placed
in front of St. Catherine;
o
Lenten Friday Fish Fries;
o
Monthly Sunday breakfasts;
o
Monthly Sunday evening social after the Holy Hour;
o
Reception after Fr. Joel Roger’s Lenten presentation;
o
Serve as Eucharistic Guards at the 10AM Mass at St.
Catherine, and;
o
Several state awards received.
·
Parish Nursing
Program Activities
o
Program started, with:
o
Monthly health newsletter insert in bulletin;
o
Monthly blood pressure checks at the Knights of Columbus
breakfasts;
o
Possibility of exercise group (need an instructor), and;
o
Possibility of walking group for the summer.
·
Pastoral Life
Development Activities
o
Training for school children to be lectors at the school
Mass;
o
Stewardship;
o
Painting the sanctuary at St. Catherine, with Pastoral
Council approval;
o
Lenten Stations every Friday;
o
Sunday reflections during Lent;
o
Community lunches visitor sign-in process started;
o
Catholic Extension Society’s “Adopt a South-Eastern Parish”
program participation to begin. Pastoral
Council approved to adopt
o
Holy Week (Triduum) opportunities;
o
Religious education for both parishes held at Immaculate
Conception;
o
Nine parishioners (four from each parish, plus one from
Archdiocese lottery) went to Papal Mass in
o
Private donor match fundraiser of $15,000 started.
·
Other Activities
o
Committees’ memberships published in bulletin;
o
Summary of Pastoral
Council Minutes published in the bulletin and the website;
o
Archdiocese Capital Campaign to start in the fall of 2008,
and;
o
Special combined meeting of the Pastoral Council and its
subcommittees held April 24th, 2008 to address committee members’
roles, responsibilities, and codes of conduct.