St. Theresa Catholic Church Pastoral Council Meeting
September 14, 2011
Meeting Minutes
Attendees:
Pastor: Father Joe Aquino
Members: Shannon Castille
Bill Stetz
Keith Ellender
Trustee: Shelly Mathews
Charlotte Trahan
The meeting was opened with a
prayer led by Shannon.
Minutes from the June, 11, 2011
meeting were reviewed and accepted.
Old Business:
 | Father Joe discussed the
LaSalette work shop he recently attended. He
explained how good things were in the parish and
discussed possible areas to work on included an
Evangelization Program. He discussed about the new
liturgy and a renewed focus on the Eucharist. |
| The Bishop Service Appeal fell
short in 2010. Father would like to send out
commitment cards. If parishioners committed we
would know where we stood in advance in order to
make proper plans to meet the parish goal. |
| Father discussed about the
start of the Stewardship program, but he was going
to delay due to having to move on the Evangelization
program. |
| It was mentioned about Kent
Savoie attended a workshop on Stewardship. It was
felt this ministry would help make the parish
vibrant. Father felt the parish was moving from a
rural setting to a more suburbanized setting. |
| Discussions about the Bon Ton
Festival and how successful it was. The festival
made in the neighborhood of $103,000.00. Father
said he was happy with all the camaraderie. |
| Father discussed about the
recent vandalism on church property. Garbage was on
the grounds and some statues were tipped over and
broken. |
| October 1, 2011 was the date
for the 40th anniversary of St. Theresa
the parish. A celebration at the KC hall was
planned after the 16:00 mass on that Saturday. The
bishop would be at mass. |
New Business Discussion:
·
St Theresa was having its second women’s
ACTS Retreat. This was to be held on September 29, 2011
- October 2, 2011.
·
November 10, 2011 was a date selected to
have a meeting about forming an ACTS Core Team. 5 Men
and 5 Women would be selected from the parish to lead
this new Ministry.
·
Adult class on church history was to begin
on Sunday September 18, 2011. It was to be lead by
Keith Ellender, Mike Field, and David Hughs.
·
We were informed that Father Jeff would be
leaving the parish and going to work in Washington DC.
The parish wanted to do something for him. On October
1, 2011 during the 40th anniversary
celebration of St. Theresa, Father Jeff would be
recognized for his service. There would be a table set
up for him. Father was planning to have it advertised
at several of the parishes he helped support.
·
Father wants to have a town hall meeting
to discuss and help develop a 5 year plan.
·
We discussed a second time about
stewardship and the values of time, talent, and
treasure. We also discussed about the various
ministries and the need for collaboration among them
all. This could possible begin in November or possibly
move until the Lenten season.
·
Shannon was advised to begin sending the
approved council minutes to Le Roy Cates for posting on
the web site.
·
October 22, 2011, Father Joe would be
attending meetings in Orlando, FL to elect a new
Superior General.
The floor was opened for prayer
request.
Closing prayer was said.
The Next Meeting is to be
held on Wednesday, October 26, 2011.
Sincerely
Shannon Castille
