Parish Council Meeting

“As part of a Eucharistic Community, this Parish Council will strive with the help of the Holy Spirit to plan for the future of our Church. We will pray together, investigate, discern, and formulate recommendations for the good of the parish in an effort to further the kingdom of God.”

 

                  

Date: 12/12/06

Presider: Fr. Ray Goodwin

Council Members present: Robin Christo, John Gill, Debra Milkman, Keith Coveney, Colleen Griffin, Tom Flaherty, Ellen MacDonough,Jim Moro, Jo Dascanio

 Ex- Officio members present: Deacon Nicholas CaraDonna, Sr. Yvonne Millman

Absent: Mary Belmore, Steve Sheridan

Opening Prayer: Robin Christo

Recording Secretary: Debra Milkman

Approved November Minutes

(HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS)

 

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Topic

Discussion

Key Notes & Follow-up Tasks

 

 

 

 

I.

December  Topics

*Updating Council Bylaws: Ellen, Robin and Mary updating Bi-Laws.

*Cable Station are working to have a Sunday's morning Mass at St. Mary's Church for the shut ins that can't come to Mass.

*Janurary 28th at 11:30am Mass is the burning of the mortgage. After the Mass there will be a reception in the Parish Hall.

*Update on Parish Directory, the final version is now in the mail back to Olan Mills who will generate copies for distribution.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II.

Ministry Updates

*Stewardship: Donna Sears

* New Banner for Market Sunday.

*Updating  parish folders for New Parish Family's.

*Ministry fair in the Spring.

*Donna has an idea about new envelopes, to make them more colorful ect , Donna is going to bring in ideas at our next meeting.

*Religious Ed: Sister Yvonne Millman

*Epiphany Liturgy January 7, 2007 at 9:00am Mass.

*Regina O' Connor will present a morning of Renewal on Sunday, January 14th after the 9AM Liturgy to noon in the parish hall.

*Pot Luck supper was a great  success and lots of fun.

*Mardi Gras Celebration will be on Tuesday, February 20, 2007.

*Finance: Deacon Nick

*St. Mary's is growing, we have 47 New Family's  in this past year 2006.

*The treasures have gone up because of the changing of the Religious Ed Program on Sunday's and Stewardship Renewal.

 

 

III.

Father Ray

*January 14, 2007 there will be a screening for the New Organist/Director of Music. Joan Venincasa will be present  and some of the Music Department  to help Father in making a decision.

 

IV.

Open Topics

*As a Parish Council we will talk more at January's meeting about the Catholic Free Press.

 

 

 

Closing Prayer and Blessing

Father Ray

 

 

Next Meeting

In the Music Room

January 09,2006  at 7:00pm