MINUTES OF MEETING
St. John Bosco Pastoral Council
April 24, 2007
- The meeting began at 7:10 pm with a prayer led by John.
- Minutes from the March 27, 2007 meeting were approved.
School and Preschool Update
- 245 students are registered for next school year.
VPL II
- A diocesan workshop will be held in June. Dan Zawadzki, Tom Halloran,
Carol Polefko and Marty Zanotti will represent our parish.
- A composite summary was handed out by Father Dave. Parish staff will update the composite by May 15, and it will be presented to Parish Council at our next meeting.
-An assessment of staff and ministries will be done.
-Bishop Lennon will address issues in a letter to each parish stating concerns and challenges. Assessments in arrears will no doubt be a topic for SJB.
Family Life Ministry
- Five couples are now involved with the ministry and are developing new plans and events.
PSR
- No updates
Doughnut Sunday
- Next Doughnut Sunday is May 6, 2007, sponsored by the Support Group and Pro-Life Ministry.
- There has been some discussion about selling school coupons at Doughnut Sunday, (cash sales), to aid the tuition assistance fund. This is a possibility for the fall.
International Festival
- Raffle will be the same as last year.
- A planning meeting for booth captains will be scheduled soon.
- More festival activity will begin in May.
Future Events
- There is good cooperation from parish organizations to plan our farewell celebration for Father John.
- Dan has a list of possible plans.
- Parish Council members will give some thought to a gift from our group.
Other Updates/Items for Discussion
- Discussed the need for new members. Please send recommendations to Father Dave.
- Discussed parish directory, ministry fair, town hall meetings and our mission statement.
We need to develop new ideas like these.
- A new caterer, Bruno DiSienna, has been selected to operate the Bell Tower on a trial basis.
- Our next meeting will be May 22, 2007.
- Richard led the group in a closing prayer.