St. Stanislaus Parish

Pastoral Council Minutes

September 25, 2007 ~ 7:00 pm

 

1.        Bob Rogers called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.

Council Members Present: Fr. Al Jakubowski, Nancy Chinn-O’Reilly, Gene La Rose, Mary Ann Powell, Lee Falkavage, Penny Wachowiak, Lori Stoltz, Gary Tanko, Gene Van Ryzin, Bob Rogers, Teri Jenkins

Council Members Absent and excused: Linda Stroik, Jeanne Retzke

Guests: Dave Fletcher, Bill Boylan

2.        Opening Prayer led by Bob Rogers.

3.        Agenda Repair – Dave Fletcher and Bill Boylan to give reports after approval of minutes.

4.        Minutes of Pastoral Council Meeting August 26, 2007 were approved as distributed.

5.        Dave Fletcher gave a short presentation on upcoming Ministry Fair. Renewal 2007 forms and brochure reviewed and no changes recommended by Council. There have been seven responses from various committees so far who will have booths representing their ministries. Discussion regarding having committee representation be mandatory.

6.        Bill Boylan gave presentation regarding Faith Alive Program. Bill has received minimal response from registration forms included with bulletin a few weeks ago. He stresses that these groups will need to be initiated by personal invitation amongst parishioners. Bill also stated that he will not be able to take on the role of coordinating the Faith Alive program for St. Stans at this time due to his obligations within the deaconate program. Mary Ann Powell also attended the initial meetings put on by the Diocese related to this program. She has a few other contacts within the parish that she will pursue to assist with coordination efforts.

7.        Bob Rogers welcomed new Council member Lee Falkavage. Lee will be replacing Mark Molski who resigned his position on the Council this fall.

8.        Spiritual Development- “Reclaim the Fire” presentation by Bob Rogers. All Council members received a copy of this book written by Fr. Marty Pable.

9.        Unfinished Business –

v       Improve Communication between Finance and Pastoral Councils: Gene La Rose reported as liaison from Finance Council that they do not have flexibility with their current meeting schedule due to timing of monthly financial reports. Suggestion that Pastoral Council change their meetings to a different week to allow for better communication of information between Councils. Bob Rogers noted that the Pastoral Council By-Laws would need to be changed if Council decided to move meetings to a new time of the month. Council will revisit this topic after further consideration.

v       Parish Stewardship Program: Subcommittee formed to address coordination of Ministry Fair booth representing Pastoral Council. Discussion regarding having a table with pictures of Council members goals, of the Council for upcoming year and description of responsibilities of the Council. Suggestion made that all booth participants wear name tags and suggestion box be available for parishioner comments, questions or concerns. Subcommittee: Gene LaRose, Bob Rogers and Mary Ann Powell.

v       Parish Goals 2007-2008.  Bob Rogers suggested goals be developed around the theme of Evangelization.  Fr. Al suggested that the evangelization theme be focused on what it means for members to be active in the parish: knowing the story, personal prayer life, regular attendance at liturgy, stewardship of time, talent and income, and social involvement.  Each committee would define goals related to the evangelization theme.

10.     New Business-

v       Parish Newsletter: Council made suggestions on topics for upcoming articles.

Ø       Stewardship-what it means to be an active member of St. Stanislaus Parish

Ø       Committees-articles submitted by our various committees highlighting their activity and purpose within the parish.

Ø       A pictorial history of the interior design of St. Stanislaus church

Ø       A history of all the Sisters who have taught or been involved here at St. Stanislaus Parish.

Ø       Vocations page-highlighting parishioners who have been ordained or entered any other type of vocation.

11.     Pastor’s Report-

v       Parish Staff will be going on retreat October 23rd at St. Anthony’s Retreat Center in Marathon. The rectory will be closed that day. Staff will spend the day in Marathon and attend a presentation by Fr. Tom at St. Anthony’s.

v       RCIA and Faith Formation classes will get started this week, September 25th & 26th. Fr. states he is looking forward to the new year and all the activities this includes.

v       There will be Anointing of the Sick at the 4:30 pm and 10:30 am masses this weekend, September 29th & 30th.

v       Brief update on the Bishop’s health condition and suggestion that a “Get Well” card be sent to the Bishop on behalf of the Pastoral Council. Council discussed and card will be placed in Bob Roger’s mailbox in church for all Council members to sign.

v       Concern expressed about flyers included in the bulletin.  Fr. Al mentioned that there is no policy regarding the inclusion of flyers with the bulletin.  Bob Rogers suggested that this topic be a new business item at the next Council meeting.

12.      Committee Reports-

v       Catholic Education: committee hasn’t met yet

v       Family Life:

Ø       Penny discussed email received from a parishioner with small children expressing need for a nursery at St. Stan’s during mass. Family Life Committee will be meeting October 9th and will discuss this issue further at that time.

v       Justice & Peace:

Ø       Gene Van Ryzin explained monthly Food Pantry donations will be made to organizations instead of individual families.

Ø       Discussion regarding military recognitions for veterans of our parish. Gene, a member of the American Legion, passed around an ad that he is running in Portage County Gazette advertising a paid year’s subscription to the Gazette to any service personnel from Portage County currently in the armed forces.

v       Finance Council

Ø       Gene La Rose reported weekly giving about $5,000 behind.

Ø       Jim Dyer, SPACS President present at meeting and reported that there are 102 4K children in our program collectively between St. Stans and St. Brons. SPACS receives $2250 per child from the public school system.

Ø       Asbestos removal in school, 50% of cost to come from SPACS.

Ø       WCB update: current number at $368,000 and $192,000 to go to the Diocese

Ø       Fall Fest: we will be buying the pies and supplies this year, the Chicken Dinner will be done by the same cook as last year.

v       Sacred Worship

Ø       Gary reported that they will be doing mass counts again to identify when young families are attending masses.

v       Deanery: no report

13.     Council Chair Report:

v       Agenda Committee: get items to Bob by October 19th for creation of next meeting agenda.

v       Deanery Wide Concert: January 27, 2008, “Music for the Soul”, held at St. Maximillian Kolbe Parish.

v       “Music in Liturgy” conference brochures distributed to Council members.

14.     Closing Prayer: Bob Rogers

15.     Meeting Adjourned 9:15pm

16.      Next meeting date is October 30, 2007. Prayer Leader: Gene La Rose