ST. PIUS X PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING Jackie DeSanti – Sister Parishes Special thanks to Jackie for all of her work setting up the appointments for pictures, etc.
JANUARY 21, 2009
The January 21, 2009 meeting was called to order by Frank Hughes, President, at 7:05PM. Special intentions were addressed and Frank led an opening prayer.
IN ATTENDANCE
Kate Burns, Dick Connery, Lisa Semmes (School Board Rep.) Cindy Pettit, Frank Pugliano, Father Farano, Frank Hughes, Father Moore, Justyn Bates, John DeFilippo, Mary Nardolillo, Jackie DeSanti, John Baptiste Zongo, and Marlene Papa.
December Meeting Notes were previously e-mailed. December Meeting Notes were reviewed, discussed, and approved as drafted with changes that included: the name of the Evangelization committee is the Bishop’s Task Force on Evangelization and some clerical errors. The edited meeting notes have since been posted on the Parish web-site.
Review of Action Items – Last month’s action items were reviewed, highlights include:
A bulletin note was placed asking parishioners for their input on Agenda Items for the Parish Council Meetings. All members of St. Pius X are invited to attend any Parish Council Meeting. The dates are posted on the Parish web-site. This note will run monthly, several weeks prior to the Council meeting.
Frank Pugliano obtained and has passed on copies of the power point slides used for the Parish Survey Feedback Forum as requested.
There will be a meeting of the Bishop’s Task Force on Evangelization on January 27 and then another one in mid-March. There will be three sub-committees and the results will be passed on to Bishop Hubbard.
Committee Reports were distributed to PPC members prior to the meeting and discussed. Highlights include:
Lisa Semmes – School Board Representative
Tom Christman left word with Frank concerning Christian Work and Service
Tom would like to set a date for the homeless shelter collection. Fr. Farano will talk with Tom to co-ordinate a date. The goal is to not have too many collections at the same time.
Prayer and Worship Committees recommendations concerning last month’s parishioner comments were discussed. The Council reviewed the recommendations and added two comments. The recommendations along with the two comments (italicized to separate out the committee’s thoughts from the Council’s additional comments) were personally delivered to the parishioner several days after the meeting.
Christmas Mass seating was discussed by Marlene Papa. At Christmas Mass, many people were standing at the 4:00 Mass but at the same time there were several empty seats. Not all people moved over as they could have. Marlene suggested that perhaps the ushers could make announcements and ask that people please move over in their seats. Several options were discussed. The subject along with several possible solutions was turned over to the Prayer and Worship Committee for consideration.
The Parish Web Site was discussed. Each Council member should review the site and provide input to Peter Hines or Frank Hughes for recommendations on improvements.
St Francis de Sales pastoral associate for evangelization will be attending the February Parish Council meeting. She has been effective in reaching out to the non-responders of their Parish Survey and could provide valuable insight on how St Pius could do the same.
Called to be Church status was discussed. Father Farano said that CTBC has resulted in the closing of several parishes, particularly in the cities, and the realignment of other parishes and their schools. We also discussed how this will affect St Pius directly and what happens with any closed church’s property.
Father Moore closed the meeting with a prayer.
Respectfully Submitted
Marlene Papa