Parish Council Mtg Minutes, February 2010

St. Peter’s Parish Council

February 2, 2010 Meeting Minutes

CALL TO ORDER: Meeting started at 7:00 p.m. in the Birch Library.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Fr. Jason Worley, Chuck O’Connor, Mike Riley, Phil Burr, Lew Sherman, Anita Gill, Sandy Gordon, Bob Lilly, Jerry Jennings, and Laura Nisonger.

MEMBERS ABSENT: Mike Horrigan, Ginny Abel, June Schabdach, and Deacon John Martin.

Chuck O’Connor opened the meeting with prayer.

MINUTES: The minutes from the January meeting were approved with one correction (in the Education report: “There has been a request by Anne Mason to have the walls of the downstairs Classrooms of Sullivan Hall painted”). Mike Riley moved to approve the minutes from the January meeting, Bob Lilly seconded, and the council voted unanimously to approve the minutes as amended.

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Jerry Jennings is in formation for the Permanent Deaconate. He is an intern and was assigned to St. Peter’s by the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Jerry is employed full time at NIH. Jerry’s home parish is St. Ignatius in Ijamsville.
Laura Nisonger gave a report for the upcoming Archbishop’s Appeal. Fr. Jason will speak about the Archbishop’s Appeal at this weekend’s masses. An in-pew appeal will be carried out at the weekend masses in two weeks.

COMMITTEE REPORTS:

Communications:

Phil Burr reported that the Communications Committee meeting was held on January 28, 2010.
Fr. Jason suggested that a single ad be sold and placed on the back of the parish newsletter to help offset the cost. The Communications Committee is investigating this option.
Joseph McCormick developed a “brand” sample for the parish.
He also is working on developing a more interactive website for St. Peter’s.
The newsletter will probably be published quarterly. Costs for publication and postage are being investigated. The newsletter will most likely be six pages in length.

Development:

The continuing snowy weather has had a very negative effect on the weekly collections.
Phil Burr mentioned that the EFT is drawing 24 times per year versus 26. Liz Hunter should investigate whether or not this is an option for St. Peter’s.

Education:

The Education Committee has prepared the request, for the Finance Committee, for two laptops and one LCD projector. It was pointed out that the proper procedure is for the Education Committee to place a request, with the religious education staff, for the laptops and LCD projector. From there, the request would be placed in the budget for the following year. For future reference: if a staff member is not on one’s Committee, the budget request must go to Fr. Jason for approval.
The Fair Trade sale in November earned $130 for Catholic Relief Services; and, another sale is planned as a SPY service project for the first weekend in March. A bulletin flyer will ask for preorders during the last two Sundays in February. Distribution of the Fair Trade products will be held in Sappington Hall after Masses the first weekend in March.
The Education Committee has some questions about a lectionary based elementary text. This will be discussed with Anne Mason at the next meeting.

Evangelization:

Sandy Gordon reported that the kickoff weekend for the Lighthouse Catholic Media ministry was a huge success. All 270 CDs were sold, with sales totaling $819.00 the first weekend. Also, 25 subscriptions to the CD of the Month Club were sold. One dollar per month per subscription will be given back to St. Peter’s by Lighthouse Catholic Media.
The parish Lenten retreat will be held on Sunday and Monday evenings, February 21 and 22. Fr. Terry Cramer will be our guest speaker and the title of the retreat will be “The Beatitudes: A Ladder to Heaven”.
Sandy is in communication with FATA to begin the process of developing an informational folder to be given to new parishioners and persons interested in registering at St. Peter’s.

Finance:

The Finance Committee met recently and is in the process of developing the budget for next year.

We will be audited by the Archdiocese in the coming weeks. Our last audit was held at least six years ago.

Liturgy:

No report. (see Liturgy Committee Meeting minutes for 1/11/10 meeting)

Maintenance:

Lew Sherman is planning ahead for possible needs of the parish that will have to be placed in the budget for next year.
Lew will be fixing the cracks in the walls of the Parish Office Building.
The floor of the Thrift Shop (a capital repair) cannot be fixed until the weather becomes warmer.

Planning:

The Planning Committee will be meeting in February to discuss the construction of the rooms in the basement of the church.
The plumbing fixtures in the church will hopefully be installed by February 8^th .

Social Concerns:

The Thrift Shop was featured in last weekend’s bulletin.
The Food Pantry will be featured in the bulletin in two weeks.
Phil Burr spoke with Mary Beth Terrell regarding the AEDs. Certification must be obtained by the users. The CPR and AED training will cost approximately $40/person, with a minimum of eight persons signing up for training.

OLD BUSINESS

Coffee and Donuts Sunday:

The Ladies’ Club was to be featured at the Coffee and Donut Sunday this past weekend. The Ladies were planning to speak at this week’s masses to encourage enrollment. However, because of the impending weather, we have decided to postpone this effort until Coffee and Donut Sunday in March.
Mary Rash is the new president of the Ladies’ Club.

Time and Talents Survey/Checking the Pulse of the Parish:

Bob Lilly will meet again with Fr. Jason to discuss the Time and Talents Survey.

“Open Meeting” Date:

The “open meeting” date for the parish will be held on March 2nd. We will begin advertising in the middle of February. Laura will ask the Knights of Columbus if we can have the meeting in Sappington Hall.

NEW BUSINESS:

Budget Request Procedure:

Budget requests should be made ASAP.

PRESIDENT’S REPORT: no report

PASTOR’S REPORT:

A representative from “The Catholic Review” will be coming the day after tomorrow to interview Fr. Jason and to write an article to showcase St. Peter’s parish. The date of publication of the article has yet to be determined.

Bob Lilly ended the parish council meeting with a closing prayer.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m.

Minutes respectively submitted by Sandy Gordon.

Parish Mission Statement (rev. 3/05)

We the people of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Community are called by our Lord Jesus Christ to grow in faith, celebrate hope, and experience His loving presence in our midst. Drawing our life from the Eucharist and guided by the Holy Spirit, we seek to follow God’s Word by supporting one another, continuing our faith formation, promoting social justice, reaching out in service, and inviting others to share in our journey.


		Parish Council Mtg Minutes St. Peter’s Parish Council February 2, 2010 Meeting Minutes CALL TO ORDER: Meeting started at 7:00 p.m. in the Birch Library. MEMBERS PRESENT: Fr. Jason Worley, Chuck O’Connor, Mike Riley, Phil Burr, Lew Sherman, Anita Gill, Sandy Gordon, Bob Lilly, Jerry Jennings, and Laura Nisonger. MEMBERS ABSENT: Mike Horrigan, Ginny Abel, June Schabdach, and Deacon John Martin. Chuck O’Connor opened the meeting with prayer. MINUTES: The minutes from the January meeting were approved with one correction (in the Education report: “There has been a request by Anne Mason to have the walls of the downstairs Classrooms of Sullivan Hall painted”). Mike Riley moved to approve the minutes from the January meeting, Bob Lilly seconded, and the council voted unanimously to approve the minutes as amended. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Jerry Jennings is in formation for the Permanent Deaconate. He is an intern and was assigned to St. Peter’s by the Archdiocese of Baltimore. Jerry is employed full time at NIH. Jerry’s home parish is St. Ignatius in Ijamsville. Laura Nisonger gave a report for the upcoming Archbishop’s Appeal. Fr. Jason will speak about the Archbishop’s Appeal at this weekend’s masses. An in-pew appeal will be carried out at the weekend masses in two weeks. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Communications: Phil Burr reported that the Communications Committee meeting was held on January 28, 2010. Fr. Jason suggested that a single ad be sold and placed on the back of the parish newsletter to help offset the cost. The Communications Committee is investigating this option. Joseph McCormick developed a “brand” sample for the parish. He also is working on developing a more interactive website for St. Peter’s. The newsletter will probably be published quarterly. Costs for publication and postage are being investigated. The newsletter will most likely be six pages in length. Development: The continuing snowy weather has had a very negative effect on the weekly collections. Phil Burr mentioned that the EFT is drawing 24 times per year versus 26. Liz Hunter should investigate whether or not this is an option for St. Peter’s. Education: The Education Committee has prepared the request, for the Finance Committee, for two laptops and one LCD projector. It was pointed out that the proper procedure is for the Education Committee to place a request, with the religious education staff, for the laptops and LCD projector. From there, the request would be placed in the budget for the following year. For future reference: if a staff member is not on one’s Committee, the budget request must go to Fr. Jason for approval. The Fair Trade sale in November earned $130 for Catholic Relief Services; and, another sale is planned as a SPY service project for the first weekend in March. A bulletin flyer will ask for preorders during the last two Sundays in February. Distribution of the Fair Trade products will be held in Sappington Hall after Masses the first weekend in March. The Education Committee has some questions about a lectionary based elementary text. This will be discussed with Anne Mason at the next meeting. Evangelization: Sandy Gordon reported that the kickoff weekend for the Lighthouse Catholic Media ministry was a huge success. All 270 CDs were sold, with sales totaling $819.00 the first weekend. Also, 25 subscriptions to the CD of the Month Club were sold. One dollar per month per subscription will be given back to St. Peter’s by Lighthouse Catholic Media. The parish Lenten retreat will be held on Sunday and Monday evenings, February 21 and 22. Fr. Terry Cramer will be our guest speaker and the title of the retreat will be “The Beatitudes: A Ladder to Heaven”. Sandy is in communication with FATA to begin the process of developing an informational folder to be given to new parishioners and persons interested in registering at St. Peter’s. Finance: The Finance Committee met recently and is in the process of developing the budget for next year. We will be audited by the Archdiocese in the coming weeks. Our last audit was held at least six years ago. Liturgy: No report. (see Liturgy Committee Meeting minutes for 1/11/10 meeting) Maintenance: Lew Sherman is planning ahead for possible needs of the parish that will have to be placed in the budget for next year. Lew will be fixing the cracks in the walls of the Parish Office Building. The floor of the Thrift Shop (a capital repair) cannot be fixed until the weather becomes warmer. Planning: The Planning Committee will be meeting in February to discuss the construction of the rooms in the basement of the church. The plumbing fixtures in the church will hopefully be installed by February 8^th . Social Concerns: The Thrift Shop was featured in last weekend’s bulletin. The Food Pantry will be featured in the bulletin in two weeks. Phil Burr spoke with Mary Beth Terrell regarding the AEDs. Certification must be obtained by the users. The CPR and AED training will cost approximately $40/person, with a minimum of eight persons signing up for training. OLD BUSINESS Coffee and Donuts Sunday: The Ladies’ Club was to be featured at the Coffee and Donut Sunday this past weekend. The Ladies were planning to speak at this week’s masses to encourage enrollment. However, because of the impending weather, we have decided to postpone this effort until Coffee and Donut Sunday in March. Mary Rash is the new president of the Ladies’ Club. Time and Talents Survey/Checking the Pulse of the Parish: Bob Lilly will meet again with Fr. Jason to discuss the Time and Talents Survey. “Open Meeting” Date: The “open meeting” date for the parish will be held on March 2nd. We will begin advertising in the middle of February. Laura will ask the Knights of Columbus if we can have the meeting in Sappington Hall. NEW BUSINESS: Budget Request Procedure: Budget requests should be made ASAP. PRESIDENT’S REPORT: no report PASTOR’S REPORT: A representative from “The Catholic Review” will be coming the day after tomorrow to interview Fr. Jason and to write an article to showcase St. Peter’s parish. The date of publication of the article has yet to be determined. Bob Lilly ended the parish council meeting with a closing prayer. The meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m. Minutes respectively submitted by Sandy Gordon. Parish Mission Statement (rev. 3/05) We the people of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Community are called by our Lord Jesus Christ to grow in faith, celebrate hope, and experience His loving presence in our midst. Drawing our life from the Eucharist and guided by the Holy Spirit, we seek to follow God’s Word by supporting one another, continuing our faith formation, promoting social justice, reaching out in service, and inviting others to share in our journey.