St. Patrick Church Pastoral Council

August 29, 2006 (approved)

 

Present:         

Fr. John,   Howard Cameron, Jeanne Darnold, Mary Seyer,  Carrie Whitacre, Shawn Porter, Mark Sturino, Rich O’Connor, Rick Reams, Sr. Bernadette

Also present:  Linda Radtke, , Jayne Cernohous, Bev Radamacher, DiAnn Robinson, Gregg Miller, Jo Marie Johnson, Claire Zajac, Reg Klubeck, , Maryann Kappler, Tim O’Brien,

 

Prayer                        Father John led the council in prayer.

Call to Order:     Carrie Whitacre called the meeting to order at 7:03 pm.

Agenda           The agenda was  approved as presented

Minutes:         The minutes from the July, meeting were approved as presented.

 

Buildings and Maintenance:

Mark Sturino introduced Joe Tuckner a new parish employee who will be responsible for maintenance on both the church and the school.

Father Parr and the council welcomed Joe to our parish and thanked Mark and the committee for their work in filling the position after Mr. Don James retired.

Fall Fest:        Howard Cameron reported that the Fall Fest will kick off with a teen dance Friday, September 15, A silent auction including tickets to a Wisconsin Badger Game will start on Saturday at 9:00am, Rick Reams will be cooking on Saturday night and everyone was encouraged to come and enjoy the fun. Father and the council thanked Howard and the Fall Fest committee for their efforts to make the Fest a truly special parish event.

150 Anniversary Celebration:          The parish secretary agreed to run an announcement in the bulletin asking for volunteers to chair a Celebration and report back to the council on the results.

Project Moses:           The council agreed to table the discussion to give the building and maintenance committee an opportunity to formulate a policy regarding monuments on parish property.  The committee agreed to investigate the insurance, maintenance and space issues regarding placing additional structures on parish property and report back to the council at a later date.      

Stewardship:              The council and committee representatives reviewed the submissions by each committee for the Time and Talent book to be distributed to the parish in October.  Father Parr then led a discussion on the question, Why is stewardship difficult for me?  The council and committee representatives discussed how we can personally respond to the call to serve as disciples of Christ through giving of our Time and Talent and Treasure.  Suggestions were given as to how we can make the church a center of our lives instead of something we visit on Sundays.  Howard Cameron and Claire Zajac said they would bring the suggestions back to the Stewardship/Discipleship committee.

Adjournment:           

The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:28pm.

respectfully submitted by Mary Seyer. Next meeting, September 26, 2006.