Minutes of Pastoral Council Meetings can be found at http://www.saintstans.net/PastoralCouncil.html
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Minutes of Pastoral
Council Meeting March 11, 2008 were approved
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Committee Reports:
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Catholic
Education: Nancy Chinn-O’Reilly
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The
committee agreed to “house” the Catholics Coming Home program at St. Stan’s.
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Committee
discussed Mission Project for St. Stanislaus Parish and suggested the parish
focus on needs closer to home.
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Suggested
topics for Sunday Programs between masses: Faithful Citizenship, AMEN Program,
Deacon Hugh as speaker.
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St.
Nick Breakfast: suggested Family Life Committee be in charge.
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JoAnn
Liss applied for a BEET Grant to produce a newsletter for parents of children from
birth through 3 yrs old.
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Committee
recommends surplus from “We Belong to Christ” campaign be saved for future use.
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The committee has been working without a
budget. Several members will work with
Parish Financial Secretary to draw up a budget for the committee.
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Family
Life
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Reception
held for Fr. Al last weekend went very well as well as the Easter Vigil.
Council recommended leftover food be given to the Convent or Salvation Army.
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Mass
in the Park will take place on June 8th @ 10:30, Iverson Park.
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Justice
& Peace
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Coordinating
final meal of the season at the Place of Peace, possibly in June.
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Dates
established for Justice & Peace Food Collection weekends and donation
sites.
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Discussed
a J&P page/link on St. Stanislaus’ website that to highlight justice &
peace issues.
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Plans
are being made for a Personal Care Shower collection in May to benefit the
HIV/AIDS Program.
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Sacred
Worship:
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Barb
Rogers is the new Chair.
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Lenten
and Easter liturgies were evaluated: the consensus was that things went “relatively well.”
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Committee
thought that the Parish Mission with Tom Jacobs was not as effective as in past
years.
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Committee
was not pleased with the new way of blessing palms and will look at a different
approach for next year.
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Finance Council Report
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Winter
Carnival Total profit down approximately $3,200 from last year and weekly
giving is $16,684 less than the same time last year.
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Deanery Report: Fr. Marty Pable will
be giving a one-day training seminar, Saturday, May 3rd at St.
Maximilion’s Parish entitled “How to Share Your Faith (Without Being
Obnoxious).” All deanery parishes are invited to participate.
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Pastor/Staff Report: We Belong to Christ
Campaign ~ the Diocese has asked us to do some stewardship education for the
parish.
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Council Chair
Report/Announcements:
Jeanne Retzke and Lori Stoltz announced their resignation at the end of May.
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Council
will consider holding its August meeting at St. Anthony Retreat Center.
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Catholics
Coming Home Program: Four people attended.
More effort will be given to advertising the next session. Parish
Mission: Justice & Peace Committee will make recommendations, endorse this
program and take leadership role.
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Council
recommended that a reminder be included in the bulletin to make sure cell
phones are off during services.
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Council
recommended that the Parish purchase and offer the “Little Books of the Diocese
of Saginaw” for a free will offering.
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Pastoral
Council continues to contact non-responding parishioners about parish
membership renewal.
NEXT MEETING DATE: MAY 13, 2008 ~ 7:00 PM