St. Raymond Catholic Church

PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

February 1st, 2007

Meeting Location: Moran Hall Conference Room @ 7:00pm

Attendees:

Laurianne Behrens

(P)

Dave Conley

(P)

Eric Hom

(P)

Bonnie Kramer

(P)

Fr. Bob McCann

(P)

Connie Spence

(P)

Bob Reguilon

(P)

Kevan Blanco  

(NP)

Key: Present (P), Not Present (NP)

Eric Hom called the meeting to order.

1.) Opening Prayer

Dave Conley

led the council in prayer.

2.)

Approval of January 2007 Minutes – Eric Hom & Pastoral Council

January 2007 minutes were approved as amended

3.) The upcoming Town Hall meeting was discussed.

Approximately 150 people are

anticipated to attend.

The Hospitality Committee will provide refreshments.

The meeting is expected to last for about 2 to 2 1/2 hours.

A folder per person will be provided containing the findings from the input sessions. The findings

will be listed on sheets possibly attached to the walls. Each person will be provided with three dots to

place next to the items. This will help identify the top 10 items. Small group discussions can then be

held to have each group identify their top 3 items.

It will then be the Council's task to identify these items and review for fit into the 10 essentials,

include meetings with the Parish Staff, and implementation.

 The 5 year plan can then be reviewed

and adjusted as needed with one or two of the essentials being reviewed by each council member.

4.) Pastor's Report:

This Sunday, February 4, 2007 will be the commissioning of the Pastoral Council at the 10:30 mass.

Photos of the members will follow.

The school is holding Grandparents Day on February 2, 2007.

Catholic School Management was discussed.

An annual maintenance fund is needed.

The Thank You party

was very successful. People have reported that they have met people that they

have seen for years and have had the opportunity to get to know each other.

5.) Unfinished Business

The LED sign to display announcements is pending further action.

New larger nametags for the council members are

ready.

6.) New Business:

A discussion was held regarding becoming more active in the Dublin Chamber and in local events.

This is to be done in an attempt to have the Church more visible.

Bob Reguilon and Connie Spence will be reviewing the local events for possible attendance.

When able to do so, Council Members are encouraged to attend mass at different times than they are

accustomed. Rotate masses possibly 1 different mass per month.

Formal and informal council and staff meetings are encouraged and possibly a couple of retreats per

year both social and faith sharing.

The council will be involved in a Donut Sunday

March 18, and Lenten soup

February 22.

Michael Reardon is speaking February 15, 2007.

7.) Sacrificial Giving:

Connie Spence is working on a spreadsheet as to where gifts were distributed in the past.

As a reminder, people in the Katrina area are still in need.

St. Vincent de Paul in the local area is to have a 2nd collection on each 5th Sunday of the month

during the year. There are as many as 4 months per year with 5 Sundays. This will give the local area

$12,500.00 plus four collections this year.

The food barrels in the vestibule are not being used as expected.

It was suggested that we give to A Freindly Manor, which is a homeless women’s' shelter in Oakland.

We now have the Pastoral Council Corner in the bulletin where donations can be announced and

charities promoted.

The next council meeting will be held on

March 1, 2007.

8.) Closing prayer

Connie Spence

offered the closing prayer.

The

meeting adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted by __________________________________

  Kevan B. Blanco, Secretary