Minutes of Meeting

St. John Bosco Pastoral Council

November 27, 2007

Present: Teri Coury, Vicki Formanik, Jim Gutoskey, , Kathy Jasany, Father Dave Liberatore, John Powers, Loretta Saintz, Dan Zawadzki, Richard Hahn joined parish council after the RCIA meeting ended.

Absent: Pat Kelly

• The meeting began at 7:06 p.m. with the opening prayer led by Dan Zawadzki.

• Minutes from the October 25, 2007 meeting were approved.

School and Preschool

• Update provided by Father Dave

• The finance report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 was presented and discussed.

• Father Dave would like the finance committee and parish council to meet and discuss our financial challenges and to determine a plan of action on December 11^th.

• Marty Zanotti will be speaking at each Mass this weekend to present the parish finances to the parishioners.

VPL II – Cluster Meetings

• Discussion of a merger between St. Peter the Apostle and Assumption, or closing of one of the Brook Park churches continue, but a decision has not yet been made.

• The four sub-committees formed from the Cluster Committee are:

  • Finance

  • Ministerial Service

  • Properties and facilities

  • Parish Involvement

Family Life Ministry

• No update

PSR

• No update

Committee Visits

• Various council members have scheduled committee visits during December and January.

Doughnut Sunday

• Update provided by Kathy Jasany

• The next doughnut Sunday is on Dec. 2 and will be sponsored by the Family Life and PHAT ministries.

Suggested Goals for 2008

• Various members presented the following ideas and goals for discussion:

  • Start a Youth Ministry program similar to LIFE Teen for high school students. Also include a Youth Ministry program for the 7-8^th graders, similar to “The Edge” program.

  • Increase evangelization within our parish and increase the number of people involved in the various SJB ministries and programs currently in existence Improve communication with our parishioners, educating them about our various groups and encourage them to become more involved. Find out what the parishioners are looking for at SJB.

  • Increase parish enrollment by continuing to Evangelize in the community.

  • Establish a tuition assistance fund with a plan on keeping it funded in the future.

  • Find new ways to make Catholic education affordable at SJB. Continue to find new ways to generate revenue to support the school operating fund with the effort to minimize tuition increases.

  • Publish a Parish Directory to foster “community” through familiarity with each other.

  • Update the look and feel of the SJB website, and try to give a comprehensive look with the Church and school sections so that it has a more cohesive feeling.

  • Start a Community Outreach program from SJB to provide service in the surrounding community. Increase the visibility of SJB in the community by becoming more involved in community events and service programs.

• Submit any other ideas and goals to Dan Z.

The meeting ended at 8:40 p.m. with a closing prayer.

The next meeting is scheduled for January 22, 2008.

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