The Pastoral Council is meeting regularly again, generally on the first Thursday of the month. Important information will be included in the bulletin (usually as in insert) and on the website. Detailed meeting minutes are available on request.
Organization The Pastoral Council has a membership of twelve parishioners. Additionally, the two parish trustees (Al Tinger, Ray McGoldrick), the faith formation coordinator (Chrissy Blanck) and the pastor (Fr. Michael) serve as ex-officio members. Here are the current members:
Martha Harris (mmarhar10@hotmail.com) Alice Perkins, Chair (perkinsam62@gmail.com)
Austin Partridge (austinleepartridge@gmail.com) Mary Farmer (mj.farmer@yahoon.com)
Diane Butz, Secretary (dmbutz@twc.com) Walt Heinrich (westwall@peoplepc.com)
Diane Grigoli (dcgrigoli@yahoo.com) Marty Rosenthal (rcknrgby@aol.com)
Roger Davidson (davidsonrh@aol.com) Vince Solomon (solomonvs@gmail.com)
Owen Kennedy (thekennedyfamily8@gmail.com) Martha Wilhelm (mwilhelm414@gmail.com)
Please communicate with them or the ex-officio members regarding any concerns, questions or suggestions.
The pastor presides over and guides final decisions and their implementation. Formal guidelines for how the council functions are available upon request.
December 5, 2024 Meeting Minutes
Attendees: Father Michael, Alice Perkins, Diane Butz, Roger Davidson, Walt Heinrich, Owen Kennedy, Martha Wilhelm, Martha Harris, Austin Partridge, Diane Grigoli, Matthew Perrino, Mary Farmer, Raymond McGoldrick
Absent: Alfred Tinger, Chrissy Blank, Max Koffer, Vince Solomon, Marty Rosenthal
- Alice opened the meeting at 7:00 pm
- Opening Prayer was led by Austin Partridge
- The October meeting minutes were approved. Motion to approve by Diane Grigoli; Father Michael seconded motion; all approved.
- Areas of Focus for 2025
- Liturgical
- Teaching walkthrough of the Mass (Fr. Michael)
- Father has agreed to present this during the Spring or Fall in 2025 when Faith Formation classes are in session
- Folk Mass (Vince)
- Tabled for further discussion when members are present
- Youth Choir (Martha W, Vince, Chrissy)
- Tabled for further discussion when members are present
- Ministries – Increase parishioners thru outreach (Diane B)
- The National Eucharistic Congress has already developed materials for parishes to use.
- Diane B. will forward the links to Father for review and include Marty as part of Evangelization
- Post Confirmation Group (Martha W, Austin, Vince)
- Extensive discussion was held on various options for this group that could include
- Service Projects for the Youth
- Workouts at a Gym with faith sharing
- Dance
- Review of Youth Inc as led by Lisa Mooney years ago
- College prep discussion – Austin
- Evangelization (Marty)
- Father Michael reported that the Diocese has disbanded the committee that Marty was to be our representative on.
- Speakers for Lenten Season (Chrissy)
- Father Michael reported that we will have a speaker for the Lenten Season, and Chrissy will be working to arrange that.
- Parallel Microphone System (Roger, Matthew)
- Will test the microphone with Father Michael to potentially enable the Live Streaming of Mass again
- Extensive discussion was held on various options for this group that could include
- Teaching walkthrough of the Mass (Fr. Michael)
- Liturgical
- Round Robin
Father Michael-
- Reviewed an email from a parishioner recommending painting of the church a neutral color scheme
- Further discussion and a history of various church interiors took place.
- A committee / team was formed to investigate the possibility of painting the interior of the church
- If donations are taken for painting the church, they would be restricted funds and not susceptible to the Bankruptcy proceedings
- Pews and floor renovation were well received by parishioners; the old pews were claimed within 24 hours of posting on Facebook Marketplace
- Please support the St. Nicholas Festival this weekend
- Family Conference was proposed by Chrissy for this Fall and she is looking for volunteers
Roger- pass
Mary F- pass
Martha H- pass
Diane B- pass
Ray- Inquired about a Christmas pageant / A Special Place for Santa
Alice-
- Parish Ministries will be invited back annually to review their progress/ issues and needs
- Strategy Session with Tom Cronin- late Spring
Walt- Questioned update on Scholarship progress
Martha W-pass
Matthew- pass
Austin-pass
Owen-
- Will not be able to attend the January meeting
- Asked to keep a parishioner died and his family in our prayers
- Alice noted that a meal train is being planned for his parents and for his family
- Identify February Prayer Leader- Diane G.
- Closing prayer (Fr. Michael)
- Meeting was closed at 8:10 pm
Future PC meetings: Jan 2 (dinner @ 6 pm), Feb 6, Mar 6