MEETING MINUTES

St. Isidore Parish Pastoral Council

December 13, 2001  

Members Attending: Rev. Richard Butler, Pastor, John Colonna-Romano, Deacon Charles Cornell, , Paul Curley,  Nancy Dome, Jackie Downing, Mike Holt, Sharon McCann, Shirley Ormsby, Rosario Rizzo, John Slattery,

Members Absent: Marshall Cross, Donne Cutting, Richard Martin, Patricia Noone, Margaret Passafiume, Domenique Sexton

Minutes:            Minutes of Novenber 8^th accepted.

Update from the pastor

            Fr. Butler noted the day of fast, almsgiving and prayer to coincide with the Last Day of Ramadan.

            Nov/Dec Newsletter was well received.  Data for January – February should be sent to John Slattery by the weekend or early next week.

            Religious Education program now under way with only one catechist slot problematic.

            Coffee hour planned for 11:00 a.m. Sat. Jan. 19 as onset for joint service project by First Parish, Union Church and St. Isidore.

            Georgia Gojmerac-Leiner is the new chaplain at Emerson and is getting acclimated well.  She hopes to visit the churches of the area soon.

            PPC spring election is upcoming.  Process and details should be attended at the January meeting.

St. Vincent de Paul Society.

                        Nancy Dome contacted Hugo Guidotti of the St. Michael Hudson Conference of St. Vincent De Paul Society who agreed to speak with the Council briefly at the outset of the January meeting.  It was agreed that members of the Stewardship Committee would be invited.  (John Colonna-Romano will extend the invitation.)  Purpose of that brief session (7:30 – 8:00) will be to get a picture of what St. Vincent is; if indicated a later meeting will be held with contact made to the regional level and open to all parishioners.

Youth Ministry

                        Discussion of potential for Youth Ministry here suggested a contact be made with the Office For Youth Ministry (Fr. Thomas Dunne 617 472 0333).  Also suggested that we contact John and Sandy Pepi of St. Bridget’s in Maynard (978 897-5945). Sharon McCann and John Slattery to make contacts looking for a possible February discussion.  Question of joint effort with St. Francis was raised.  We would be open; but best to do our homework first and then see their interest level.

Review of the meeting

            .            “Good to see concrete goals”  “focussed and directed” “made progress”  “good cookies”  “the potential is exciting”.

Next meetings:

Jan 10, Feb 14, Mar 14. Apr 11, May 9 2002

Archdiocesan assembly of parish pastoral councils and parish finance councils  Mar 9, 2002