Saint Peter’s Parish Council Minutes

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Tuesday, June 5, 2007= , at 8:00 p.m. in the conference room.<= /p>

Members Present: Father Chuck, Jim Beck, Mark Beckman, Marian Brown, Sheryl Garst, Rebecca G= aw, Anne Rohling.

Members Absent:= Dan McGinn, Mary Brockelsby, Gladys Michalski.

8:05 = p.m. by Sheryl Garst. Father Chuck said the opening prayer. The members present = read the mission statement. Motion by Anne Rohling to approv= e the May 1, 2007 minu= tes. Seconded by Rebecca Gaw. Motion carried.

June 5, 2007.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007, at 7:00 p.m. in the social hall. Anyone wishing to join a committee is welcome to attend.

Saint Albert School Board- Father Chuck/ John Cool/ Tom Liston. The building campaign has reached $5,000,000. Hopefully, the building project will begin this fall. We have 31 new students who are interested in St. Albert and we have 15 to 20 more students who have expressed an interest in attending. Scrip profits for the school year have = exceeded $61,000. There is over $97,000 of financial assistance available for next y= ear through the Catholic tuition organization for St. Albert’s students. The discus= sion continues on ways to reinforce the Catholic identity of= St. Albert.

Parish Life-Rebecca Gaw. The committee discussed Summerfest. We are proposing a less expensive baske= t to get more bids. Commitees will have the silent auction baskets completed for display in the church by June 10^th. We are having an oral auction with 10-12 items. We will have margaritas, a keg, soda, food, snacks, and s= ide dishes and desserts will be provided by parishioners. The St. Peter’s Summerfest pa= rty will be June 23^rd from 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Tom Weihs wi= ll BBQ pork for this event. Any left over pork will be sold at the end of the part= y. The theme is luau and parishioners are encouraged to dress Hawaiian.=

Religious Education- Sheryl Garst. The committee discussed the Summerfest baskets. We are currently putting together 2 baskets: One with golf items and another with jewelry. We discus= sed possibilities for the women’s retreat. We are hoping to hold this eve= nt in October or November and are discussing guest speakers. Bulletin Trivia Questions were completed for June, July, and August. Vacation Bible School details were discussed. Set-up and decorating will be June 14^th at 7 p.m. at St. Albert. Registration will be from J= une 4^th – June 15^th. Bible School will be from= 5:30 p.m.-= 8:30 p.m. June 18^th- 22^nd with dinner provided. Jennifer Hundto= fte and Father Chuck scheduled the religious education event dates. There are 3 Religious Education teacher positions available. Anyone interested in teach= ing Catholic faith to our children should contact Jennifer at the parish office= s. We are discussing topics for the parish mission. The mission will be the fi= rst weekend of Lent. Generations of Faith events will be on Sundays from <= /o:p>

Social Concerns- Marian Brown. The committee prepared 3 baskets for Summerfest: Hawaiian, Mexican, and Iowa. 80 adults = and 5 children were served at Mohm’s place on June 3rd .

Worship and Spirituality-Mary Brockelsby. The com= mittee planned the liturgy for June 24- July 15, 2007 and the Liturgy Corner for the church bulletin.

Youth Ministry- Mark Beckman. We held a Virtus Child Protection training class on May 29^th. We will hold a server training on June 16^th for anyone who has completed 4^th grade and up. We will offer a Mass ministry traini= ng this summer for our high school students. A trip to Adventureland for any student entering the 4^th grade and up in the fall will be on Jun= e 26^th. We are planning our high school Leadership Institute program and our high school service group projects for= the 2007-2008 school year. We are providing informat= ion packets to parents with some Internet Safety information to keep their chil= dren safe when they are searching the internet.

Altar Society- Gladys Michalski. The Altar Society meeting was held on May 3^rd with 46 people present. Because of Mother’s Day, all the ladies in the parish were honored. A chicken dinner was provided by Popeye’s and entertainment = by the Men of Grace. We discussed = the baskets for the Summerfest auction. The decision was to make 2 baskets- a stationery basket and a gardening basket. In order to hold the costs down, members will bring items for the baskets. The Father’s Day brunch was discussed and plans will be finalized at the June 7 meeting. Carol Larson w= as introduced as the newest member. Presently, we are participating in the retirement reception for Bishop Charron being held at Queen of Apostle̵= 7;s on June 10^th. All four officers will retire in December and new officers will be elected at that time.

Knights of Columbus- Father Chuck. Two new members, Brian Corzine and Trapper Zuehlke, were inducted into the first degree of the Knights of Columbus. We have met our quota for members = for the star council award and need two new insurance members to achieve our 8<= sup>th star council award. The Mother’s Day brunch was a huge success with approximately 400 people. Two scholarships totaling $1,000 were given to St. Albert to help students with their tuition. The next meeting of the Knights will be June 1= 2^th and will begin with a cookout in conjunction with the meeting.

Buildings and Grounds- Jim Beck. The committee met June 5= th at 7 p.m. in the social hall. =

still being discussed.

Father’s Report- Father Chuck.

Finance Council: Our monthly financial report was issued. We remain slightly ahead of budget.

St. Patrick’s. There is a nice representation from both parishes.

St. Albert.

and he has finished fixing = the ceiling.

St. Albert assessment fairly soon. I expect that our assessment will be over $300,000 = for the coming school year.

Tuesday, A= ugust 7, 2007, at 8:00 p.= m.

Tuesday, A= ugust 7, 2007, at 7:00 p.= m.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007, at 6:15 p.m.

Next dessert: Jim Beck

Respectfully submitted by Jim Beck, secretary