Parish Council Meeting
Members Present: Fr. Michael, Jack Harvey, Myrna Wharton, Melody
Zimmer, Pam Driver, Alma Salinas, and Mary Pat Samuels (Absent:
Ray Hopson)
1. Fr. Michael opened with a scripture reading.
2. Minutes presented by Mary Pat Samuels.
3. Security System update: Installation has begun.
4. Stained glass window update: No new information to report.
5. White house on
6. Festival:
May 18 date set. Committee chairs
now in place. The weekend of Feb 9/10 is
set aside to present the needs to the parish (including donations of time,
talents, and items of all sorts) in survey form.
7. Ministry Fair Day: Date set: Sept 13/14. A list of ministries/groups in the parish has
been made. The idea of including a
pancake breakfast on that Sunday morning is being considered.
8. Parish Hall Cleaning Status: The list of tasks to be accomplished is being
translated into Spanish.
9. Eagle Scout Project: The Eagle Scout is fundraising to pay for
materials needed for the sand volleyball court at the
10. Balance sheet reviewed.
11. Electrical work: Fr. Michael has made a list of needed
repairs. An electrician will be called.
12. Front of Bulletin changes: New bulletin will include all council members
and heads of many organizations.
13. Suggestion Box items: Suggestion box items discussed.
14. Fr. Forge’s Super Bowl Sunday schedule: A priest from Food for the Poor will cover
all Masses on Feb 2 and 3.
15. Hail Mary prayer: It was suggested that our parish include this
during the Prayer of the Faithful at Sunday
16. Bowl of Ashes for Lenten decoration: Suggestion as seen at another church.
17. Funerals:
A few council members mentioned that notification of deaths in the
parish by E-mail is not working. After
discussion, it was concluded that it is working, but that the E-mail is only
used for funerals that are held at St. John’s, thus it is really a funeral
notice rather than a death notice.
18. Next Meeting will be
19.
Meeting ended
with an Our Father.