09/08/08

2004 Archive

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St. Mary’s Navilleton Parish Council 8-21-08 Meeting Minutes

Meeting opened with a prayer

Present:  Fr. John Elmer, John Schellenberger, Keith Miller, Gayle Schrank, Phil Keisler, Nick Smith, Mary Drury, Kathy Harbeson, Gary Schmidt, Butch Krieger, Leo Messmer, Krista Yankey

Not Present:  Brian Zipperle, Denise Konkle

Excused:  Sheila Zoll

Others: Stephen Welp

Krista Yankey was welcomed to the council.

Minutes from June meeting were approved with amendment to the attendance.

St. Anne—Mary Drury, NO REPORT

Social Justice—Brian Zipperle:  NO REPORT

Spiritual Life—vacant:  (still no commission at this time)

Stewardship—Phil Keisler:  NO REPORT

(Phil informed Council the United Catholic Appeal is being discussed.)

Youth Ministry—Sheila Zoll, NO REPORT

Faith Formation—Kathy Harbeson:

1.       Commission is gathering information on “Choosing Paths on the Journey” program.  *see Pastoral Report #4.

2.       Two couples are participating in the Marriage Preparation program and will be married in 2009.

3.       RCIA meeting is scheduled for 8/24/08 for anyone interested in being on RCIA team.

4.       St. Mary of the Knobs Catholic School theme for new school year is “TEAM JESUS: Building TEAM in all we do.”  The school continues to have very high ISTEP scores.

5.       Navilleton Faith Formation still needs catechist for 8^th grade, 10^th grade and the First Reconciliation program.  (A listing of catechist/grade was given—could potentially have 146 kids attending.)

6.       “Into Great Silence” retreat being offered the morning of 8/30/08.

Finance—Denise Konkle:

1.       June 2008 YTD report was passed out and reviewed.

2.       No July/picnic report at this time.

3.       Finance Commission mtg. minutes passed out:

a.       Year-end financial report is complete—Denise Konkle will review before it is sent to the Archdiocese.

b.       Bids were received for pest control and the Finance Commission agreed that Father would make the decision as to how the buildings are to be sprayed.

c.        The commission agreed the salary for the new Administrative Assistant position would be an S-5 on the Archdiocese recommended pay range.

d.       Denise Konkle, Bob Naville and Debbie Naville will be leaving the commission in December.

Holy Name—Gary Schmidt:

1.       Work party scheduled for 8/7/08 to replace NE side of church foyer shingles

2.       Mt. St. Francis Picnic will be 8/30/08—they are looking for chicken fryers/contact Norman Miller if interested.

3.       Fish Fry scheduled for September 20.

Pastoral Report—Fr. John:

1.       The Legacy for Our Mission & Restoration of Our Church savings account has $47,186.27 at the end of June 08.

2.       A deceased friend of the parish bequeathed money to the parish—two separate amounts totaling $30,000.  The first check was put into the main pairsh account and the monies helped to pay for the cost of painting of the exterior of the church. The second check The money was put into our Legacy for Our Mission—Restoration of Our Church fund as “restricted funds” meaning the money can only be used by the parish for parish needs, i.e. restoration of church projects.

3.       The upgrade of our audio system is still being evaluated, and the restoration of our church steeple is still being discussed.

4.       The Council agreed we should evaluate our parish Faith Formation program.  The Archdiocesan Office of Catholic Education offers Choosing Paths on a Journey—Living Out Our Call to Discipleship Through Commission Life, which will provide guidance to the commission in order to develop a strategic long-range plan.  Father and the Commission are in discussion regarding these plans.

5.       Bids have been received for the painting of the exterior of the Activity Center, and Koetter Construction has been asked to assess how many of the outside metal panels are in need of replacement.

6.       The Finance Council will recommend where the money will come from for the necessary “face-lift” needs:  exterior painting, painting of kitchen and restroom walls, replacement of floor tiles on gym floor, kitchen and restrooms.

7.       The members of the Parish Pictorial Directory Team are Rose & Jamie Schilmiller and Steve & Linda Smith.  The target date for pictures is the last week of October 2008.

8.       Father is in the process of trying to find four parishioners to form the leadership team for this year’s United Catholic Appeal and parish stewardship renewal.  Please call Father if you have suggestions.

9.       Three of the four members of the Finance Council are now in their third term (they should get a break after two terms.)  Father is searching for at least three parishioners who could serve a 3-yr term.  Ideally Father would like to have five member on the Finance Council.

10.    Denise McMillin resigned as Administrative Assistant as of July 30, 2008.  A search committee was formed (Barb Barger, Denise Konkle, Cheryl Tansey and Father) and interviewed 5 applicants.  Vicki Waterbury was asked to accept the position and is now the new Administrative Assistant.

11.    Father is now the new Knights of Columbus Chaplain to the Cardinal Ritter Council of the Knights of Columbus in New Albany.

Other Agenda/Discussion Items:

1.       A new updated Council Contact list was passed out for corrections/additions.

2.       Gary Schmidt informed the Council he is now the IN Catholic Men’s Conference parish contact, and a fundraiser for this organization is being held on September 27 in Indianapolis.

3.       Gayle Schrank informed the Council the first annual Friends of the Poor Walk is being held for the Society of St. Vincent DePaul at Churchill Downs on September 27.

4.       The Constitution and past meeting minutes are being sent to the new council members, Butch, Leo and Krista, for review.

5.       Steve Welp came to the meeting to discuss our church website options:

a.       Our current registrar-hosting site is Godaddy.com, and stmarysnavilleton.com is our domain.

b.       Custom Web Solutions from WebSuccess LPI is being compared and investigated, and we have until February 2009, to decide if we want to use their services.

c.        Our staff could need more technical training. 

d.       Bulletins from the past year have been saved.

e.        Advertisers pay for our bulletins, and it was suggested we put those advertisers’ email links on our web page.

6.       John Schellenberger reviewed the year:

a.       The council was commended for its commitment and success.

b.       John encouraged members to attend meetings as much as possible because the council cannot vote when a quorum is not present.

c.        He expressed hope for the possibility of our church partnering with other churches in the future to provide more diversity to our youth—mission trips or other outings.

d.       John thanked the council and challenged everyone to continue to grow.

7.       Fr. John thanked John Schellenberger and the outgoing members for their service to the council, he welcomed the new members, Butch Krieger, Leo Messmer, and Krista Yankey, and congratulated the newly elected Executive Council:

a.       Nominations for Chair:  Phil Keisler and Keith Miller—Keith received the majority vote/Keith is our new Council Chair.

b.       Nominations for Vice Chair:  Phil Keisler, Butch Krieger and Leo Messmer—Phil received the majority vote/Phil is our new Council Vice Chair.

c.        Gayle Schrank accepted nomination for Secretary with no other nominations/Gayle is our Council Secretary.

8.       Meetings will continue to be held the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 in the Parish Residence.

Meeting was closed with a prayer

The next meeting will be 9-18-08

Respectfully submitted by Gayle Schrank