Present – Frank Pugliano, Pres, Dan Slavin, Tom
Christman, Jean B Zongo, Marlene Papa, Frank Hughes, Joe Tamer, Fr. Farano,
Tracy Coffey, Steve Morgan, Pat Tobin, Rudy Paulsen, Paul Kutey and Danielle
Cox, Asst. Principal Absent –SandyZelka, Jackie De Santi, Peter Ranalli,
Dennis Mullahy, Jeanne Pitkin, Julianne Ruff. Frank called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M... Frank led the opening
prayer. Because Jackie could not be at this meeting Frank said that the executive
committee decided to postpone discussion of proposed changes to the constitution
and to the parish web site until the Oct6ober meeting. He asked that everyone
read through the St. Pius Constitution and the Web Site and send comments
to Jackie De Santi by October ll. The proposed additions/and or corrections
will be discussed at the October 18, 2006 meeting. Frank stressed the importance of attending meetings if at all possible. Minutes – Frank called the members attention to
the minutes of September 20. He made a correction regarding the opening
prayer. Frank invites anyone who would like to say an opening prayer for
the next meeting to e-mail him in advance. The minutes were adopted as
amended. Frank reviewed the Action Report from last month School Report – Danielle Cox, Assistant Principal
presented a verbal report to the Parish Council. In 2005 there were 610
students enrolled at the school. In 2006 there are 625 students enrolled
at St. Pius School. St. Pius School is the largest Catholic elementary school in the surrounding
26 districts. The school is always open for a tour by prospective families. Parish Picnic Sue Krosky, picnic chairman, sent Frank a report on the Parish Picnic
held on Sunday, September 17. Between 250 and 300 people attended. Sue
suggested that the celebration be held on a different weekend next year
since there was a large affair held at “The Crossings”the
same day as our picnic. A good time was certainly had by all. Parish Convening – Brian reported on the “2006
Parish Convening” to be held on Saturday, October 28 at LaSalle
Institute. It is sponsored by the Diocesan Pastoral Council. If you wish
to attend please complete the registration and give to Brian Evers by
October 15, 2006. Father Farano – Father discussed the Bishop’s
information regarding “Called to BE Church. The “Town Hall”
meetings will be held in October and November. Frank will be chairing
the committee. Meetings will be held with 5 or 6 parishes to discuss the
results of each meeting. The first “Town Hall Meeting” will be held on Monday October
16 in the Parish Hall. The topic to be discussed will be Mission
of the Church. The second “Town Hall Meeting will be held on Thursday, November
16 in the Parish Hall. The topic to be discussed will be Ministry. There will be formal discussions after January l with a few representatives
participating from each parish. Again, all committee reports should be e-mailed to Marlene by October
10 if possible. Frank went over the Committees to make certain that each committee had
a Parish Council person as either a chairperson or a member. All members
should make a commitment, if possible, to join a committee. Mission of the Contemporary Parish Frank opened up the discussion of Part I of the Mission of the Contemporary
Parish. Frank will send a summary of the discussion to all Council members by
e-mail. Action Items Frank will send a complete list of all Action Items to Council members
by e-mail. Pastor’s Comments The next meeting will be held on October 18, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. Again,
if you wish to lead the opening prayer please e-mail Frank. Respectfully Submitted, Marlene Papa
September 20, 2006
All Committee Reports have been submitted and e-mailed
to all Parish Council members. There were no additions or corrections.
This e-mailing is working out well since all members have reports before
meeting.
There was some excellent discussion and Paul Kutey hit a “home run”
summing up our discussion with Evangelizationas a definition of the mission
of the parish.
Secretary