Pastoral Council Meeting Notes May 9, 2019, 7 PM

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Pastoral Council Meeting Notes May 9, 2019, 7 PM

Present: Fr. Dennis, Father Aaron, Meg Anderson, Dave Marcello, Jerry Buting, Bart Bohne, Dan Jungen, Andy Orgovan, Jeff Sladky, Joel Vandendriessche, Jodee Tlachac, Chris Norton Excused: Matt Bruce, Mario Montalbo

Opening prayer, Joel April Meeting Minutes Approved New Business Weekend Mass Experience update and direction o o

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Bart and Meg summarize (Attachment) Liaison share w/ commissions  Mass Greeters top topic. It would be welcome to have people from each commission promote families and individuals to volunteer. System for volunteering has been set up on website.  Music has the second highest interest. Contemporary music & Teen involvement both highly suggested.  Immediate need for manpower (Sunshine Club) to send letters & cards for anniversaries, contributions, help with hospitality and greeting. Expand hospitality to other mass days/times, beyond Sunday 9am. Mary Lestina will oversee this initially.  Hospitality: expand beyond the 9am mass Estimate 18 month process - PC work with each commission.  Develop/Discuss process to will we monitor results? Expectation that staff will become responsible for and take on development and process of the programs that the commissions develop and Pastoral Council approves. Intent: PC review/ decide what to move forward with / who will be assigned to. June meeting: Review Dave M. Music presentation. Read and discuss next month as council.

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Should this be put into our bulletin, with an explanation by Priest? Document discusses actions taken, promises made and kept, channels for recovery. Diocesan review board (after the civil authorities have reviewed & decided not to prosecute) steps in, does their own investigation. Built of lay people outside of the church. General consensus is that we put into the bulletin. o ResponseBulletinFinalV2.pdf

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Read: The Wounded Body of Christ, A Parish Discussion Guide on Abuse in the Catholic Church  Session 1: Church is the body of Christ  Session 2: Being a Wounded Body  Session 3: Healing a Wounded Body  Session 4: Anticipating a Glorified body

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This appears to address the legal issues, but not the spiritual issues. Somewhat vague rules to follow from a legalistic stand point are given. This came from the Arch Bishop as many people felt that MKE has done nothing after additional scandals were revealed on the east coast. This is our MKE response, to help support open dialog and ensure all are aware we are taking steps to stop this from happening again. Also Dallas charter, pulled together a similar legalistic approach.

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Our next step: mass of atonement, mass of healing. We wonder if our Arch Bishop could put out writings, as our spiritual father. Closure on PC nomination and discernment. o o o

No need to meet May 9 & 16 May 23, Officer & commission discernment with Mary Lestina has been changed to June 13th meeting at 6:30pm. Installation Mass at 9am for all officers and members

Stewardship ideas, vision, meetings

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o New commission, Stewardship From our mission statement, a movement of people to Intentional discipleship: to seek, to know, to become. Everyday stewardship is everyday discipleship. Let’s shift our vocabulary, to shift our culture, to become engaged parishioners, commissions & leaders Stewardship’s involvement: Pastoral Council first, changes our life around it in a visionary way, determining how to disseminate to parish. Stewardship becomes a monitor of how we encourage and engage the church. Stewardship can develop metrics to discern what is working, what needs change. Amazing Parish team is our weekly executive team Stewardship committee is working with Barb V.

Goals for the Stewardship committee. Good group of people. 8-9 people on the committee. No chairperson has been named yet. Don Drees is consultant - Cherie/Bart PC liaison

Common meeting night:   

Twice yearly for this next year. Year two will switch to all common meeting night. Liaison will be a recorder in the first two meetings Tentative dates: Monday Dec. 9th and Wed. April 29th. 6:45pm start

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Mary Lestina would like the Parish Council to be present at different events and meetings. And a written note on what they would like us to do. Speak, just attend, Need more communication between the staff & councils.

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Next meeting June 13th, gather after at Fr. Dennis home. Parting words to Jodee & Jerry, invite Joe King.

Steven Buting - thanksgiving mass: May 19th, 11am. Surprise for the parish. Gathering in PAC after Move to Adjourn: 8:15

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Closing prayer, Joel

Upcoming dates: Pastoral council meeting Jun 13, 2019, 7 pm Prayer Matt Commission Liaisons -Formation: (no commission) Finance: Bart and Matt Prayer and Worship: Dave Human Concerns: Andy School Advisory: Joel Buildings and Grounds: Jeff Youth Advisory: Dan Adult and Family: Chris Trustees: Jerry and Kathy Stewardship: Cherie and Bart

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