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Meeting Notes: Wednesday, December 7, 2005 - 3nd
Meeting
Opening prayer – Father David
Bulletin inserts – due to the busy Christmas time we will
print inserts and put them in bulletins during Christmas season but also have
them available for people such as at the upcoming Town Meeting
PR Committee held a meeting
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4 members so far |
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communication needs to improve so they can get the info
out to parishioners |
Survey Results
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See results in November 18, 2005 Minutes packet |
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More quiet time before mass |
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Choir to practice earlier or provide meditative music |
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We need to balance getting people fired up and looking
toward the future changes |
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We don’t want to bring our current problems into a new
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Letter from Holy Name Society at St. John’s
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This is what we do and why you should join |
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We could have each of our group send letters looking for
new members |
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Post a directory of groups – see Joe Carrus or Barb for
old directory
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Post directory once a month, once every other month |
Increasing Spirituality – your relationship with God
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The Unseen Friend
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Put in Christmas bulletin along with examples |
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Pulling Back From The Brink article
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Churches turned themselves
around by taking the Scriptures seriously and living them |
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When you lose your purpose,
you lose your direction |
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Churches wrote letters of
apologies to pastors for not working well with them |
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Marks of declining church –
we resemble these |
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CCD classes have not been
strong in any of the local churches and now we are seeing the repercussions
of this – we’ve lost the kids, the parents |
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We can’t look back, we need
to look forward |
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Small groups discussing their faith |
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Renew – 8 to 10 people, private discussions at an
individual’s home, couples & singles
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call the
diocese to see if renew is still running or if there are small group
programs available |
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have a
beginning and an end to the program |
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advertise
heavily to get people excited |
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allows to speak about
religion, become part of your community, and evangelize (speak about faith)
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Lent might be a good time to
begin |
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Info to be found Marie Cecala
by Family Life Department Tom & Ginny Schultz 847-8700 |
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Reschedule prayer service for restructuring
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Service is for entire parish |
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Was supposed to be Friday,
December 2, 2005 |
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Will reschedule at next
meeting |
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Town Meeting
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Have meetings after each of the masses
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Provide a presentation and then question/answer discussion
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Saturday, January 14, 2006 & Sunday, January 15, 2006
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Breakdown of ages of priests in diocese
Ages # of Priests
26 – 35 7 (all active)
36 – 45 24 (all active)
46 – 55 60 (all active)
56 – 65 112 (all active)
66 – 75 100 (almost all active)
76 – 85 66
86 + 12 (all retired)
20 are currently in the seminary
Vicariate Meeting on Monday
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20,000 Catholics in our Vicariate
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Last year: 36 marriage in entire Vicariate (14 parishes); 108 baptisms
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Each parish will have a representative to speak about what is
happening with their Task Force and the evaluation within your parish life. All
Vicariate members will listen.
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Handouts: Active vs. Inactive Parishioners
April 1999: What will and
what won’t change in the future parish
Parish Council received group reflections – will be
discussed at the next meeting
Next Meeting: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 7:00 p.m.
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