Parish Council
MARY IMMACULATE PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes - May 19, 2008
Present: Kathy Hawkins, Ken Hawkins, Doris Noehren, Nicole Cavaliere, Michael Simon, Doug Kerr, Gary Lombardi, Johanna DiGiovanni, Stephanie Barry, Felix Grucci, Frank Dupointe, Judy Travers, and Fr. Jerry.
We opened with a reading and discussion of next Sunday’s readings.
The minutes of the April meeting were approved.
Fr. Jerry introduced Mark Wetzel, the parish’s new business manager and pastoral minister. Council members welcomed Mark to our parish.
The Soup and Bread evening was a success. Mark will look into the disbursement of the funds from the dinner.
Fr. Jerry announced that there will be a new youth ministry team in the fall. Although Tony Bellizi will continue to serve as youth minister, Patty Longo will join him in working with the teenagers of our parish.
Johanna reports that the Listening Session letters went out. She noted that the members of the General Office Work committee, established under our new stewardship campaign, were extremely helpful in stuffing envelopes and getting 1500 pieces of mail out. She recommends that we consider whether future mailings need to be personalized as it creates much more work in getting out general mailings. Stephanie suggests that we consider acquiring a laser printer for these kinds of mailings. Having our own printer would cut costs and handling time.
As for the Listening Sessions: Fr. Jerry has met and talked with Leona Arpino, who will be the facilitator. Council members are needed to serve as scribes and general helpers. The following people volunteered:
June 7 – 5:00 mass: Ken and Doug, scribes; Felix, helper
June 8 – 9:00 mass: Stephanie and Joe, scribes; Michael, helper
June 8 – 11:00 mass: Joe and Judy, scribes; Doris and Nicole, helpers
Also, Joe will bring the large post-its, Stephanie will supply the sign-in sheets, badges, and easels, and Ken will bring clipboards.
So as not to lose all parish council members at the same time, it was decided that the terms of half of the members would expire June 2010 and the other half in June of 2011. From then on, council members will serve three-year terms and, if necessary, elections will be held to determine future council members.
Joe suggested that the lighting in the auditorium be looked at as the altar is not well lit and it is particularly difficult to read at the ambo. Mark will look at the lighting to see if it can be adjusted.
At the last parish finance meeting, a suggestion was made to fix the ambo and altar in the auditorium. Fr. Jerry talked with Peter, who built our beautiful new altar in the little church, and he is willing to make an ambo and altar for the auditorium. Also, Fr. Jerry reports that the rails for the altar in the auditorium should be installed soon. And after the necessary fundraising is completed, new bathrooms will be installed in the auditorium.
Kathy suggests that we have a magic show for the youth of the parish. She will look into hiring a magician.
Stephanie will contact Ellen Sullivan, the coordinator of the Special Events committee, to discuss a date for the parish picnic.
The parish yard sale will be held on August 9.
Our next meeting will be June 9 at 7:30 in the Mary Hughes Cottage.
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Travers
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We opened with a reading and discussion of next Sunday’s readings.
The minutes of the April meeting were approved.
Fr. Jerry introduced Mark Wetzel, the parish’s new business manager and pastoral minister. Council members welcomed Mark to our parish.
The Soup and Bread evening was a success. Mark will look into the disbursement of the funds from the dinner.
Fr. Jerry announced that there will be a new youth ministry team in the fall. Although Tony Bellizi will continue to serve as youth minister, Patty Longo will join him in working with the teenagers of our parish.
Johanna reports that the Listening Session letters went out. She noted that the members of the General Office Work committee, established under our new stewardship campaign, were extremely helpful in stuffing envelopes and getting 1500 pieces of mail out. She recommends that we consider whether future mailings need to be personalized as it creates much more work in getting out general mailings. Stephanie suggests that we consider acquiring a laser printer for these kinds of mailings. Having our own printer would cut costs and handling time.
As for the Listening Sessions: Fr. Jerry has met and talked with Leona Arpino, who will be the facilitator. Council members are needed to serve as scribes and general helpers. The following people volunteered:
June 7 – 5:00 mass: Ken and Doug, scribes; Felix, helper
June 8 – 9:00 mass: Stephanie and Joe, scribes; Michael, helper
June 8 – 11:00 mass: Joe and Judy, scribes; Doris and Nicole, helpers
Also, Joe will bring the large post-its, Stephanie will supply the sign-in sheets, badges, and easels, and Ken will bring clipboards.
So as not to lose all parish council members at the same time, it was decided that the terms of half of the members would expire June 2010 and the other half in June of 2011. From then on, council members will serve three-year terms and, if necessary, elections will be held to determine future council members.
Joe suggested that the lighting in the auditorium be looked at as the altar is not well lit and it is particularly difficult to read at the ambo. Mark will look at the lighting to see if it can be adjusted.
At the last parish finance meeting, a suggestion was made to fix the ambo and altar in the auditorium. Fr. Jerry talked with Peter, who built our beautiful new altar in the little church, and he is willing to make an ambo and altar for the auditorium. Also, Fr. Jerry reports that the rails for the altar in the auditorium should be installed soon. And after the necessary fundraising is completed, new bathrooms will be installed in the auditorium.
Kathy suggests that we have a magic show for the youth of the parish. She will look into hiring a magician.
Stephanie will contact Ellen Sullivan, the coordinator of the Special Events committee, to discuss a date for the parish picnic.
The parish yard sale will be held on August 9.
Our next meeting will be June 9 at 7:30 in the Mary Hughes Cottage.
Respectfully submitted,
Judy Travers
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Council Mission
The
Parish Council of Mary Immaculate welcomes all parishioners to contact
us with ideas, concerns, suggestions and comments regarding the life of
the parish. In order for Mary Immaculate to meet the needs of its
members, those needs must be identified and addressed. To do this, we
need your help.
It
is the mission of the Parish Council to maintain the integrity of the
parish, not to run the day-to-day activities of the parish. We, as
Council members, are a forum for consultation for both the pastor and
for members of the parish. It is our mission to engage in ongoing
dialogue about the needs, feeling, hopes and reactions of parishioners.
Through prayer, study and listening we begin to identify and prioritize
the ways in which the parish is being called to live out its specific
mission, and we provide information and advice for long-range planning
in the parish. In order to accomplish this, we seek to know the people
of the parish well.
We
encourage you to reach out to any member of the Council, as we are your
representatives in framing the future of Mary Immaculate. Over the next
few months, the Parish Council will be hosting forums to encourage
involvement in the life of the parish, and we hope you will look for
these opportunities, as well as share with us your ideas.
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Council Members
Stephanie Barry 631-289-8567 slbarry@optonline.net
Nicole Cavaliere 631-286-9659 dilligafx9@aol.com
Johanna DiGiovanni 631-776-9038 jmdigiovanni@aol.com
Frank Dupointe 631-831-2571 frank@dewpointenergy.com
Felix J. Grucci Jr. 631-207-0903 fgruccijr@aol.com
Kathie & Ken Hawkins 631-286-2559 kkins620@hotmail.com
Doug Kerr 516-805-1997 wrdkiii@optonline.net
Cynthia Kusa 631-286-8871 ckusa@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Gary Lombardi 631-241-1435 glombardi@ftub.com
Doris Noehren 631-286-9659 hpndln@aol.com
Judy Travers 631-475-1026 jtravers@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Joe Panarello 631-286-1823 harmoniagardens@yahoo.com
Michael Simon 201-965-3365 consultmike73@yahoo.com
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