St. Stanislaus Pastoral Council November 2008 Meeting Highlights

Minutes of Pastoral Council Meetings can be found at http://www.saintstans.net/PastoralCouncil.html

ITEM	UPDATE
Catholic Education	· Little Blue Books available to parishioners during Advent at no cost · Post-Confirmation series offered. The 1^st in the series is Angels, Demons and Cults, December 3^rd
Family Life	· Pre-Advent Coffee November 22-23 · This year’s Fall Fest event will be reviewed with a recommendation about holding the event next fall under a new name – perhaps Harvest Dinner
Justice and Peace	· Mission Survey to take place during Masses on Nov. 15-16 · Second Annual Christmas dinner to take place Christmas day following 10:30 Mass
Sacred Worship	· Ministry In-service Program well attended and may be repeated annually · Advent Calendar to appear in bulletin showing Deanery wide events · Christmas Eve concert begins at 8:30pm. Instrumental music will be played at all Masses.
Pastor/Staff Report	St. Stanislaus will be the first parish in the diocese to be synchronized with the Diocese’s computerized database records that will streamline communications and sharing of information within the Diocese
Mass Counts	Council will review Mass scheduling
Parish Newsletter	Council is considering future newsletter content