23 January 2006 Pastoral Council Minutes
Attendees: [Use the Meeting Sign-In sheet to assist in completing the attendee list.]
Documents Reviewed: [list the documents presented/reviewed at the meeting]§ 11/14/05 Parish Council Meeting Minutes § Revisioning Pastoral Parish Councils Workbook § 2002 Pastoral Plan § Draft Pastoral Plan Development timeline Agenda: Imbed soft copy of the Meeting Agenda
______________________________________________________________ Discussion [should include all items on the agenda]§ Father Tom opened the meeting at 7:00 pm with a prayer § Minutes from previous meeting were accepted § Update on Action Items: o Contact list distributed but not all reporting as receiving it – will be sent out again. o Amending constitution was not performed. This action item will be put back on agenda for next cycle to allow a vote to change member make-up. o Announcing new members was not completed. This will be completed prior to the next meeting. o Pressure was kept on Sheriff for investigating vandalism. Joe Colello gave an update on the investigation. The sheriff has been continuing to investigate and shared with the parish some of their analysis. They’re still working on it and putting in an effort to crack the case. The issue of putting out a reward was discussed. The issue is complicated. Father does not support the use of church funds but recognizes individuals may elect to post a reward. o New signage on 98 is complete. Additional signs were also prepared. There was some discussion about putting a sign on 98 similar the Helen McCall state park. § Father gave a brief update on the 2006 fund raising strategy. The focus is on CSA. Commitment cards will be distributed in two weeks. In addition to the CSA, the funds would be used for the hurricane deductible fund and security system implementation. Goal is to raise 200K. § Father provided an overview of the pastoral plan developed in 2002. A lot of work was put into developing the Mission Statement. This year, we will look at updating it as necessary, but starting over is not necessary. The 2002 plan also had some goals for the parish. We will use this as part of our baseline analysis, but the mission for our strategic planning this year is to develop new goals and objectives. § An overview of the Revisioning the Parish Pastoral Council Workbook was presented. The importance of prayer and consensus was highlighted. It was agreed to add more structure to the prayer process in council meetings. § Father discussed the seven essential elements to parish life. These are the foundation for developing our goals and objectives. § The process and timeline for developing the Pastoral Plan was presented. The following key points were discussed: o Five work groups have been established to support the process: publicity, history, data collection, prayer and process, hospitality (see decisions for details) o The first public assembly meeting will occur sometime in March. It will be tied to the Diocese Parish Survey project. We will gather some of the information from the diocese survey and present it at the first assembly. o The Pastoral Plan will be finalized and implemented by the beginning of next fiscal year. Publish by 6/10/06, Implement 7/1/06. o Each parish ministry organization will be asked to conduct a self-evaluation to gather information on our current activities to shape our goals and objectives. § Meeting concluded with praying the Our Father and adjourned. Decisions [list decisions made and action items assigned, if any]§ Establish a Spiritual Formation Team responsible for providing structured prayer activities to each pastoral council meeting. David D will lead the team for the next meeting. Responsibility will rotate. § Council members signed up to individual work groups to develop the pastoral plan:
§ Workgroups are encouraged to reach out to others in the parish to join their teams § Next Parish Council meeting will be held 2/20/06 Action Items [fill in as appropriate]
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