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MEETING MINUTES

St. Isidore Parish Pastoral Council

January 10, 2008

Members Attending: Fr. Dave, Deacon Charlie Cornell, Bill Sullivan, Laureen DeBenedetto, Ed Reverdy, Dave Goulet, Marcia Melone, Brian Perreault, Charlie Corley, Sue Ormond

Members Absent: Cara Schomp, Jack Waldie

Parish Finance Committee Liaison: Rosario Rizzo (in attendance)

Evening Prayer

  • Led by Fr. Dave

Minutes

  • Meeting of November 8, 2007 reviewed and minutes approved.

PPC Minutes from 01/10/2008.

Notes

  • December 13, 2007 PPC meeting canceled due to weather.

  • Fr. Dave stated Parish Directory Photos have gone to print, therefore, cannot accept any additional photos.

  • Need to add additional note to checklist for hall users – please check ovens to be sure they are emptied!

  • Building and Grounds Committee meeting soon. Dave Goulet spearheading

St. Isidore Parish Finance Committee

  • Rosario Rizzo will represent the PFC at the PPC meetings.

  • Parish finances are looking good, audit was just completed last week.

  • Looking for volunteers to count collections after each mass.

  • Looking for more fundraising events to plan for a “rainy day”.

  • It was suggested that rather than simply fundraising in general, it may prove more favorable to fundraise for a certain cause, event, item (example given is the fundraising efforts for the church renovations).

  • Looking for about six new members. Many members have lengthened their term to accommodate small number in committee.

  • Annual Cardinal’s Appeal has been moved up to avoid summer, therefore St. Isidore has moved up Grand Annual Collection to February 3 to adjust as well.

  • Rosario suggested that the PPC supply the PFC with a representative as well, they meet quarterly.

  • Charlie Corley volunteered to represent the PPC at the PFC meetings.

Pastoral Planning Committee Report

  • Allows parish committees to work together.
  • St. Isidore would need someone outside of the parish to instrument this.
    • PPC gave the approval to Deacon Charlie to move ahead with this request.
    • Deacon Charlie will bring it to the attention of the St. Isidore staff to move forward.
    • Deacon Charlie gave an overview of the five regions of the Archdiocese of Boston. Stow is in the West Region – Vicariate I.
    • For more information on the regions, how they are divided up, overseeing Bishop and map, go to http://www.rcab.org/Information/vicars.html .
  • Ed R. suggested that each PPC member take a few minutes before our next meeting to email him our thoughts regarding “why there should be a St. Isidore”. Things to consider:
  • What is the future of our parish?
  • Who are we as a parish?
  • Are there things that are currently being done to grow our parish community?
  • What is our pastoral vision?
  • an awareness of what it takes to run a parish through the PPC
  • Parishioners need to take ownership – but what does this mean (keeping it canonically and theologically correct)?

Meeting finished at 9:08 PM. Next meeting – February 14th @ 7:30 PM

Respectfully submitted,

Laureen DeBenedetto, 11/9/2007