Minutes of Pastoral Council Meetings can be found at http://www.saintstans.net/PastoralCouncil.html
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ITEM |
UPDATE |
|
Justice
and Peace |
·
Monthly food
collections continue with success ·
A dinner will
be served at Salvation Army Dec. 15 ·
HIV/AIDS
Program donations continue ·
Parish alerted
to needs of the Baral family as they await heart
transplant for baby Noah ·
Christmas
dinner plans are proceeding smoothly |
|
SPACS |
·
Commission
reports that Panacea profit for 2009 was $12,000 above last year’s
profit. Also, SPACS has hired a
Learning Resources Instructor to assist students needing additional help in
the classroom. ·
Several
visitors present at SPACS meeting expressed concern related to Pacelli High School dropping certain classes from current
curriculum. Pacelli has dropped classes due to
budget issues, low enrollment in those particular classes and curriculum
requirements. A letter was sent to all SPACS parents explaining in detail the
decision to drop these classes from the current curriculum. |
|
Deanery |
·
Information
about the Diocesan Pastoral Plan was presented in Parish Newsletter ·
This year the
Deanery Pastoral Council will focus on marriage and the family |
|
Catholic
Education |
·
Council thanked
Kathy Sowa for making the St. Stanislaus Kostka
Parish display board that was displayed at the All Saint’s Gala this fall ·
Council
commended the Catholic Education Committee on the success of having St. Nick
visit each of the weekend Masses in honor of his feast day. |
|
Sacred
Worship |
·
Fr. George
noted that the response to Morning Prayer offered on daily basis during
Advent was very good. The committee
may recommend offering the same kind of opportunity during the season of
Lent. |
|
Staff
Recruitment |
·
Parish is fully
staff with the recent addition of our Pastoral Minister, Dwaine Habrat. ·
Fr. George
thanked the Staff Recruitment Ad Hoc Committee and decommissioned them since
their work was finished |
|
Fr.
George |
·
Has begun
taking online classes through Capella University to
obtain a degree in counseling. ·
Fr. George’s
Provincial in India has given permission for him to stay in the United States
beyond his Visa expiration date. Fr.
George application for a green card is in progress. |
|
Needs
Assessment |
·
Pastoral
Minister Dwaine Habrat and Council Chair Bob Rogers will discuss developing a
pastoral needs assessment for the Parish in the near future. |