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Parish Council Meeting

August 20, 2007

7:00 PM

Parish Center

 

 

Members Present:  Fr. Forge, Jack Harvey, Leslie Voorhies, Myrna Wharton, Liz Wigzell

Members Absent:  Ray Hopson, Luisa Lopez, Rudy Lopez

 

 

I.                     Opening Prayer- Fr. Forge

II.                   Minutes- Leslie Voorhies

III.                 Old Business

a.       Courtyard Tile.  Project complete.  There was a $200.00 discount from estimate.  Thanks to Myrna. 

b.       Security System.  Update by Fr. Forge.  Fr. Forge has submitted a grant request to the Catholic Foundation for $30,000 to pay for the installation of the security cameras.  The Foundation will send a representative to the parish for evaluation and a decision should be made by October (when the grants are awarded.)  There was a question as to why George Lawshe was not contacted for a bid.

c.        Stained Glass Window.  Update by Fr. Forge.  Fr. Forge talked to the artist in June.  The window is currently in the design stage.

d.       White House status.  Update by Fr. Forge.  The parish closed on the house in June and is currently waiting on the family to move out, hopefully by the end of the week.

IV.                New Business

a.       Balance Sheet.  Not Available. 

b.       2007 Parish Picnic Proposal.   Update by Leslie.  The Biggie family is unable to host the parish picnic this year.  The Picnic Committee suggested having a parish clean-up day followed by a cookout at the 801 N. Frances house as a way to give back to the parish and foster community building among parishioners.  Sign up information will be available in the church at a later date.  The event will occur on October 27^th form 8AM-4PM.

c.        Christ Renews His Parish (CRHP).  Fr. Forge requested that the Council consider this opportunity for the parish and spend some time thinking about whether the parish could benefit from the program at this time.

d.       Parish Survey Prioritizing.  Council has addressed the immediate recommendations from the survey.  Mass Ministry training update is this month.  Changes will be made to the Call to Worship so that it remains effective.

e.        Suggestion Box Items. Council reviewed the items in Suggestion Box and made recommendations.  The information will be available on the church website.

V.                  Misc.

a.       Fr. Forge will continue to celebrate Mass for the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday evenings prior to home games following the 5:00PM Mass.

b.       Fr. Forge’s dad sustained a leg injury and will be recuperating at the Rectory.

VI.                Next meeting September 17, 2007 at 7:00 PM.

VII.              Closing Prayer.  Hail Mary.