Council Minutes

Parish Council Minutes

Sts. Mary & Hedwig’s in Holdingford

January 7, 2010

Meeting called to order by President Kathy Ebnet. Role call taken ,members absent were Bob Warzecha, Sharon Hadrich, Donald Breth,Kathy Bruns and Dick Struzyk.

Fr. Gregory started with a prayer.

Minutes were approved and accepted.

Additions: under maintence “d” St. Hedwig steps

Motion made by Bob Pueringer to keep the same officers for now. 2^nd by Rodney Adolph. Motion passed.

Consensus to keep Parish council officers the same for now. We are needing a recording secretary, but for now Cindy Schwinghammer will continue. We are looking for possibly a youth in our parish that is comfortable with a laptop to help with this. If you know of anyone please contact the parish office or Cindy.

        Finance reports: St Hedwig’s Checking$49,973.36. ($32,340.03 from Catholic Mutual-$2,780.00 for gutters,$5,474.64 for Centennial) Regular checking available funds $9,378.69. Cemetery $10,452.25. St. Mary’s checking $57,576.92($18,870.98 for shingles) and Cemetery fund $3,778.11. Money counting is going well calculator was needed and found.

Maintenance for the churches is it’s under $100 let Deb Rudolph know. If $500 and up you need to check first to make sure there is money in the account for this. Finance councils decide how money is spent.

        Maintenance report:Insurance inspection on St Hedwig’s and St Mary’s . Reports given to maintenance committee to take care of. Roofing is in the process. Discussion about steps We need to remember it is Minnesota so use the railings and go slow when it’s cold and slippery out! We are being asked to keep a Snow Removal Log. All churches will have this. We ask you to sign and date and initial this whenever snow has been shoveled or salt put down.

        Parish and Liturgy report

        Discussion held about Feast Day attendance, Father decides which will work best. Talked about how we need to keep encouraging each to support all the parishes with breakfasts, fundraisers etc. We need to remember we are all invited to support each other and to help out in any area ,anytime. May you always feel welcome!

        Realizing thru the puzzle sent out , there are still many of our friends and neighbors that are missing. With this in mind please remember sometimes all it takes is a simple invitation to come back.

        Christmas Eve mass times were discussed and we’ll be holding off on times until Father Mark returns and we know how many priests we have.

        St. Hedwig Centennial Committee Report N/A

        Building Community and Vibrant parish life. We as your parish council members are committed to play an active part in helping our parishes continue to grow together. Any ideas or concerns, you know you can let us know.

        Fr. Mark’s Medical leave/Sabbatical; The report came back confirming the cancer is in full remission!! He’ll be gone until May 2010. Father made it known that he is so very grateful for Fr. Grey Ombok! He’s been a blessing to our communities.

Meeting Adjourned @9:10p.m.

Next meeting to be announced.

Respectfully submitted,

Cindy Schwinghammer

7:35pm St. Anna Church Basement  Opening Prayer- lead by Fr. Gregory Roll Call: Rick Pogatschnik, Shirley Burg, Mike Peters, Mary Kay Eiynck, Pete Scegura, Joyce Hess, Brenda Dobis, Russ Wolters Jeff Symanietz, Fr. Greg, Deb Rudolph Members Absent: Ed Ertl, Brenda Scepaniak Parishoners: Joe Scepaniak

Minutes - to be emailed to Five Parish website - binsfeld@stcloudstate.edu

Finance Report - money counting proceedures doing fine -cemetery checking-$2,723.00, general checking-$1,866.00, Bazaar - $20,170.00, Cemetery Fund - $49,804.00, Church Fund - $53,195.00. An amount of $13,774.00 is due for mission monies, textbooks, third quarter assessment, and Catholic Schools assessment. This will come out of the bazaar account and 2009 Christmas collection. Money to be returned to bazaar account later.

Maintence Report - insurance inspection from Catholic Mutual is in process

Parish Life and Liturgy Report - "Come Home for Christmas" - evangelization within the parishes. Discussion on someone taking over the Parish Life Committee, right now only one person takes care of many needs. Decided to have a meeting the third Thurs. in January to discuss options.

Additions to the Agenda

a, Lack of lighting in the sacristy and choir area, Pete and Rick are looking into it.

b. Mass schedule was set according to church size and surrounding parish Mass times.

c. Bazaar needs 2 new chairs and Pete made a motion to continue with the Bazaar this coming summer and Mike second the motion.

d. St. Anna Athletic Club is wanting to build a storage shed near the ballpark, everyone in favor. e. Minsitries are lacking - encourage people you know to volunteer

Future Agenda Items - Fr. Mark is doing well, has check up Dec. 31st. If all goes well he will be talking his Sabbatical on Jan. 10 in San Antonio Texas at the Oblate School of Theology. We will then be responsible for 1/3 of his salary (1/3 split 5 ways).

- -next meeting to be announced

Adjournment and Final Blessing - by Fr. Gregory 9:45pm 

submitted by Mary Kay Eiynck  _________________________________________________________________