Parish Council Meeting January 12, 2009

Father Rolando brought a training video for all to watch. The video explained the role of the parish council within the parish. This is the first part of four training sessions that the council will watch.
After the training session Sister Margie suggested that everyone on the council should come up with a mission statement as homework for our next meeting. At that time we will discuss the ideas and come up with one mission statement for our parish.
General discussion & consideration:
Father informed the council that the parish hall committee will meet this Friday to come up with the rules for use of the hall. Their hope is to have this ready to present to the council at their next meeting.
Discussion was also held regarding the creation of a chairman for a bereavement committee and asking for volunteers to help with this ministry. The bank reconciliation, income report, & expense report were presented for review. A more detailed report will follow next month listing the various bank accounts which the parish has available.
Father Rolando informed the council that he had received a $2,000 donation. The donation is to be applied toward replacing the altar flooring with wood. A discussion was held about this project and whether there were other projects that needed our attention first. Sister Margie brought up the amount of leaking that was going on at the church every time there is a good rain. The council discussed contacting Charles Terry Company to look at the roof and tell us what needed to be done and provide an estimate. Also discussed was the grotto at the front of the church. Everyone present agreed that we want to clean it up and get the lighting back on the grotto. It is a real feature of our church and we want to highlight it for the community.
The council would like to prepare a list of all the projects that need to be undertaken. A plan of action to address the most pressing needs whether they are repairs or new projects will be prepared.
The next parish council meeting will be on Monday, February 2, 2009 at 6:00p.m.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m. Sister Margie led the closing prayer.