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Pastoral Council Meeting

February 15, 2007

Present: Lois Maczuzak, Penny Demerath, Fred Ponschok, Herb Tauchen, Gemma Niemuth, Randy Lorge, Linda Olson, Bill Erdman, Sister Gemma Therese, Troy Edwards, Ron Henn,

Absent (Excused):  Mark Anderson, Peter Warmenhoven, Patty Rindt, Father Len, Andy Onesti, Dale Vannes.

• Opening Prayer- Sister Gemma Therese

II.        Fred made a motion to approve the agenda and Ron second the motion – all approved. Moving the kitchen discussion up to the beginning so Lois could be involved was discussed and approved. Discussion followed.

• Discussion of the minutes. Could not approve due to the fact that we did not have a quorum.

Board of Education- Sister Gemma reported that 2 nd graders made their 1 st Reconciliation. 1st Communion Students had a meeting. March 9 th there will be a Net retreat for Confirmation students.K-11 will have Safe Environment education with a Safe Haven Instructor. Youth Ministry of the community will have a 20 hour famine at the Baptist church, Amy and several 8 th graders will attend.

Amy will be meeting with other Youth Minters in the Shawano area.

Lois reported that we now have 2 students for the K4 class. Our students will participate in the “books for buddies” reading program. We continue to work on the budget.

Big 6 basketball tournament in Bonduel this weekend!

A copy of the Pastoral Council minutes should be forwarded to the Board of Ed.

• Discussion on the fact that we do not have a quorum. The interpretation of the by laws is that the 2/3’s in attendance is required for discussing new business only. Three items to be discussed are:

1.     The Picnic- the Polka band should be booked so we do not lose the date. The consensus of the group in attendance is to book the band and continue to search for chairpersons for the picnic.

2.     The Golf outing – no chairpersons and no golf course booked yet- after discussion it is agreed to table this until the next meeting.

3.     A new layout for the bulletin – more discussion to follow at the next meeting. The Day of Reflection continues to be on our list of new items – again it should be discussed with the whole group and is tabled again until the next meeting.

V.        Review of the By-laws

            Could not be discussed due to the fact that we do not have enough for a quorum.           

VI.       Committee Updates:

A.    Building & Grounds- The Boiler repair is completely paid. The second collection for a particular item that is clearly spelled out to everyone seems to be a success. A report was given by Herb of the walk thru the church and the Rectory and the committee has recommended a $12-15,000 budget for 2007-2008; the school walk thru will happen in the near future- report to follow.

B.    Finance - Lumen Christi can be used for all Religious Education. Collection, tuition and fundraisers are all down per the budgeted amounts. Finance Council will meet next week.

C.    Activities - Golf outing – looking for volunteers       Picnic – looking for chair person(s) for this year.

D.    Stewardship - Advancing the Mission

E.    Liturgy & Worship - No report

F.    Evangelization - Working on the sign out in front of church – there has been good feed back from the community. There should  be a copy of the Mission Statement in the Bulletin.

G.    Nominations - Troy is working on the rotation

H.    Human Concerns - No report

I.     Communications -Continuing to look for persons interested in helping with the Pulse and improving communication within the Parish. Watch for a request in the Pulse.

VII.       Old Business:

            Olan Mills contract was signed.

Closing prayer: The Youth Ministry Prayer.

Next meeting to be held Thursday March 15, 2007 @ 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Center Lower Level, NW.

Respectfully submitted,

Gemma Niemuth

Pastoral Council Secretary

February 15, 2007

7:30 p.m.

Parish Center , Lower Level, NW

PASTORAL COUNCIL

Agenda

• Opening Prayer
• Reports from School Principal and DRE
• Approval of Agenda
• Approval of January 18, 2006 minutes
• Continue discussion and review of the by-laws. Review proposed changes in by-laws (Randy)
• We should try to wrap this up at this meeting, please review the by-laws in advance and bring any questions or concerns you may have to the meeting to expedite this discussion.
• Review changes made to the constitution from previous meeting.   Determine timetable to present to parish and finalize.
• Committee Updates (5 minutes each)
  

• Buildings and Grounds Committee
• Finance Council
• Stewardship Committee
• Board of Total Catholic Education      
• Activities Committee
• Nominations Committee
• Liturgy & Worship Committee
• Evangelization Committee
• Human Concerns Committee
• Communications Committee
  

• Old Business
• Olan Mills – Parish Directory
• New Business
• Day of Reflection summary
• Concerns on reports from the use of the Sacred Heart School Kitchen during Friday Fish Fries.
• Closing Prayer

Schedule of Pastoral Council Meetings for 2006-2007

If you can’t attend a Pastoral Council meeting, it is your responsibility to contact Lynn by phone at 526-2023 or email at lbraun@sacredheartofshawano.org

All meetings will be held at the Sacred Heart Center (lower level) beginning at 7:30 p.m.

2007:               February 15                March 15                     April 19                        May 17                                                June 21

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