St. Isidore Parish Pastoral Council - Meeting Minutes

May 9, 2002  

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

Members Absent: Marshall Cross, Patricia Noone, Margaret Passafiume, Domenique Sexton,

Mass Feast of the Ascension   

Minutes:            Minutes of April 11^th accepted.  

Update from the pastor

            A dozen items touched briefly:  Newsletter for the summer will be coming out in a week or two.  Open Forum scheduled for May 19 at 9:15 a.m.  Some have asked that the activity of Voice of the Faithful in Wellesley be shared.  Good response for the upcoming May 22nd ⁱnformational night for St. Vincent de Paul.  ESL training program scheduled for May 18^th here.  Interest expressed for a forum for the unemployed.  Theology for a Summer’s Eve scheduled for St. Bernard’s in Concord in July.  We are planning a follow-up with a unit by Eileen Snow in August.  AIM is considering sponsoring a unit on Triduum and the Liturgical Year next March here at St. Isidore.  RCIA inquiry evening scheduled for June 5^th.  PPC Election, postponed from May 18^th will now be scheduled for June 8^th-9^th.  Finances have been weakened by a drop in the offertory of late; to be discussed at the PFC meeting Tuesday.

            Discussion on these suggested that in the open forum May 19^th to discuss the Archdiocesan scandal one or two of the PPC share the Voice of the Faithful experience.  If there is interest there might be encouragement then to work with the emerging West Concord votf.

            Encouragement given for movement on the issue of a forum for the unemployed.

            Concern spoken regarding the finances and encouragement (and sympathy) extended to the finance council

PPC Election

            Mike Holt was congratulated for the recruiting for the nominations.  John Colonna-Romano will assist him in moving this forward in a timely manner for the June 8^th-9^th election.

Youth Ministry

            John Slattery and Sharon McCann will invite Jim Flanagan and John Pepi to the June meeting at 8:00 p.m.  Due to the late start of this meeting the item was not discussed further.

Review of the meeting  “good”, “whirlwind”, suggestion that we note action items approved (e.g. open forum, votf, PPC election, unemployment forum, Jim Flanagan and John Pepi invited.)

Next meeting:                                    June 13 2002