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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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Open Topics |
*As a Parish Council we will talk more at
January's meeting about the Catholic Free Press. |
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Closing Prayer and Blessing |
Father Ray |
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Next Meeting |
In the Music Room |
January 09,2006 at 7:00pm |