Feb's Minutes

Parish Council
Parish Outreach Comm
Youth Group
Membership List
Parish Planning Team

Preliminary Parish Pastoral Council Minutes
January 10, 2005 

Prior to our meeting, the following committees emailed their reports to me.  I collected the reports and distributed them to everyone on council one week prior to our meeting.   

Youth Ministry- submitted by Pat Bentley
Building & Grounds Report-submitted by Ray Ring
Publicity & Community Events-submitted Carol Johnson
 Parish Outreach Committee -submitted by Frank Blee 
Family Life- Submitted by Ted & Joann Malecki
 Children's Religious Education
Social Action Committee 

These reports can also be viewed at (click here)

The following committees did not submit a report for this month:

Vocations Committee
Liturgical Committee

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Pastoral Parish Council

 MINUTES

February 6, 2007

The Meeting:

·        Meeting called to order at 6:00pm
·        Opening prayer deferred to next meeting
·        Attending:  Matt Macready , Kevin Walls , Bob Senese , Ray Ring, Joan Parker , Carol Johnson, Laura Eger , Frank Blee , Joann Malecki, Ed Walls, Paul Bishop , Margaret Quigley, Fr. Perry, Fr. Cosme , Rev. Mr. Joe Becker
·        Absent:  Addie Blee, Rev. Mr. Bill Peters, Connie Peters, & Pat Bentley
·        No correspondence was reported

 Last Month’s Minutes:

Changes:

bulletSteeple repair- Deflection pans were installed at the base of the steeple. Also Iaconelli not Iconelli.
bulletUnder New Business:  It was asked if he could simply consult a member or two of council to get their (not there) feed back. 

            Motion to approve minutes:  Carole & Ray seconded
            Motion was accepted & minutes were approved

 Committee/Group Reports:

Prior to our meeting, the following reports were submitted and distributed to council.  As always they can be viewed at our website www.stelizabethannseton.com

bulletBuilding & Grounds Report
bulletPublicity & Community Events Committee
bulletChildren’s Religious Education
bulletEvangelization / Adult Education Committee
bulletFamily Life
bulletSocial Action Committee
bulletYouth Ministry

The following committees did not submit a report for this month:

bulletLiturgical Committee
bulletVocations Committee

Discussion of Committee/Group Reports:

bulletPublicity & Community Events Committee- it was noted that there is some confusion at the local motels regarding our Sunday mass schedule.  Marge will put together a letter and hopefully clear up the confusion.
bulletCarole also noted how beautiful the altar was for the Christmas season and also stated that the appreciation party was one of the best ever.

Old Business: 

Nothing on the agenda

 New Business: 

  1. It was decided that from now on Parish Council will hold its meetings on the second Tuesday of every month.  As always, there will be no meeting in March, thus making the next meeting Tuesday  April 10 at 7 pm
  2. Ted Karmilovich will once again head the House of Charity at our parish’s level.  Our goal will remain the same as last year, $91, 000.  The parish has already received our portion of last year’s campaign, which was 10% of the $91,000 and 75% of everything over that.  On February 17 and 18, the Bishop will have his video shown at all of the masses.
  3. Parish improvements- as mentioned at the last meeting, efforts are currently being undertaken to:
    1. Repave the parking lot
    2. Redo the chapel
    3. Carpet the church
    4. Place awnings outside the parish center

 Open Forum

Laura stated that she would like to call Addie up an start two Reflection Groups for Lent

Summary of topics discussed:

Those Pending: 

bulletMore specific numbers from the diocese regarding the Assumption project, specifically the subsidies and what is expected from a capital campaign.
bulletOur commitment to the Bishop’s Vision
bulletOutreach to Young Adults and Young Families

Those Closed:  nothing noted

 Those Tabled: 

bulletAn Automated Phone system as well as a Census until 2008
bulletDisplaying pictures of the progress on the Assumption School project, until our financial responsibility to it is defined
bulletRedefining the Family Life Committee and restarting the Pre-Cana program has been tabled until we get a break from the pastoral planning process.
bulletThe draft of the amendment for our election bylaws

 Next meeting
 Tuesday April 10, 2007
Time 7:00 pm  
Kevin will lead us in prayer  

Respectfully submitted by:
 Bob Senese ,
Secretary

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