SAN MARCO PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING
Fr. Tim opened meeting with a prayer at 4:40 PM.
Present: Fr. Tim, Chairman Mike
Minozzi, Vice Chairman Jerry Katchmar,
Lynne Minozzi, Nancy Fine, Karen Adams, Joe Granda, Mike Sbertoli, Bill
Roche, Hilda Brosky, Terry Ward, Elaine Middelstaedt, Andy Wallach, Tom Walton
and Carolyn Katchmar.
Excused Absence: Steve Imm,
Roseanne Christ, Peter Vale, Ed Dalzell, Deacons Minicozzi, McEnaney and
Cristoforo.
Approval of Minutes: Minutes of
March 10, 2010 were approved.
Comments from Chairman Mike Minozzi: Mike
mentioned to the board members that we had a great Easter Season. There seemed to be a much larger crowd that
he has seen in the past. Our Liturgy
Chairwoman, Hilda Brosky, did a magnificent job in setting up and coordinating
all of the events for the entire Easter celebration. Since we are in the beginning of our slow
season this might be a good time for our members to help us identify and try to
make some improvements that might be necessary in order to be properly prepared
for our next season.
Mike also mentioned that he would like the meetings to be completed no
later than 6 PM. This does not mean that
he would want to deny anyone the opportunity of speaking on a specific issue. Lets try to be as clear, direct and concise
as possible when addressing the council.
Mike also mentioned the Outreach Committee that Bill Roche has put
together. Bill will give us his thoughts
on this during the meeting.
Comments from Fr. Tim: Fr. Tim
complimented Hilda Brosky and the Liturgy Committee for doing an excellent job
during Easter Week. Fr. Tim said that it
was truly a parish effort and thanked everyone involved. It was truly a prayerful celebration.
Fr. Tim received a letter from the Bishop advising that on Holy
Thursday only men will have their feet washed. Unfortunately, Fr. Tim said that this
decision made by the Bishop was not open for discussion.
As always our Deacons did a superb job in participating in Holy Week
Services. Fr. Tim said that attendance
at the schools were very good. Many of
the young families attended.
Committee Reports:
(a)
Grounds and Landscaping: No Chairman has
been appointed. Tom Walton said that
there is much to be done. Tom will submit a list of recommendations to the
council for the next meeting. There are
some trees that need to be replaced and Tom feels that since the money is there
we should go ahead with this project.
(b)
Youth Ministry:
No Chairman has been appointed.
Nancy Fine and Bill Roche met to discuss our youth at San Marco Church.
Unfortunately, Peter Vale was not able to attend, but, he emailed his thoughts
and views on the subject to Nancy and Bill. Some of the recommendations that
were made by the committee members were as follows: hiring a full-time paid
youth minister; setting up various programs that would keep our youth
involved. The new youth minister must
have a clear vision as to what will be needed for our youth. His/her primary
job would be to recruit Junior High and High School children.
Bill Roche is scheduling a meeting with a
youth leader at St. William Church. Attending the meeting will be Nancy Fine,
Peter Vale, Fr.
Outreach Program Bill Roche said that there are 16 members in the
Outreach Program, some are going through the Just Faith Program. We have 20 people who have volunteered in the
Literacy Program of Collier County. They
will be starting their training in a few weeks. The snowbirds will be going
through their training sometime in the Fall.
Habitat for Humanity will be included as will the soup kitchens of the
county and other programs that assist the poor.
Bill
Roche also mentioned the Justice for Immigrants initiative. Committee
volunteers have placed postcards in the pews of our Church for the parishioners
to fill out and forward to our Senators. Bill and the committee are working
very hard to have this legislation passed so that immigrant families can stay
together, to educate them and help them begin a life toward citizenship
Presentations and/or Parishioner Comments: Chairman Mike Minozzi mentioned that our
parishioners are always welcome to attend the parish council meetings. We should think about putting the dates and
times of council meetings in the Church Bulletin so that it might encourage
people to attend.
I will advise Maureen Seabasty to include a notice in the bulletin.
Old Business:
(a)
Addition of Holy Family to the Constitution.
Hilda Brosky made the following suggestion
to acknowledge the representatives from Holy Family on the Council in our
Constitution to be put under Article V Membership, new item g.
The Council welcomes representatives from our
This item will be discussed further and
voted upon at the next parish council meeting.
Other Old Business:
(a) Andy Wallach reported on the income
for St. Vincent de Paul Society. With the various events that took place,
$13,207.00 was collected for The St. Vincent de Paul Society. Andy thanked Fr.
Tim for allowing a second collection on Palm Sunday as well as Joe Granda for
the monies raised during the Knights of Columbus Social and Dcn. Mike
Cristoforo for money raised from the
New Business:
(a)
Storage Building(s)
It was mentioned by the building staff that additional storage space is
needed. A discussion ensued as to where
we would put the pre-fabricated building.
Chairman Mike Minozzi said that if we did go ahead with the storage
building, the most likely place would be near the rectory or the garage. The building(s) must be humidity
controlled. This request needs
additional discussion by the council members.
Also, a new golf cart is needed. Joe Granda said that the Knights of Columbus
would be happy to donate one. There was no further discussion on this item.
Mike Sbertoli, Chairman of the Finance
Committee advised the members that all of the projects mentioned at the meeting
are worthwhile, however, he needs to know the amount that is needed for each
project before a decision is made.
(b)
Parish Directory
Maureen Seabasty is working on the
directory.
Other New Business:
It was suggested by Nancy Fine that instead
of weekday Mass being held at 8 AM that it be changed to 8:30 am. This request will be discussed at the Liturgy
Committee meeting.
.Make a Wish List available to our parishioners.
.Memorial trees planted on church property, In Memory Of
.Discuss whether council will meet in June, July and August
.Arrangements to be made for a bus to pick up the parishioners who
are unable
to drive to attend
Mass
.It was suggested that someone from Holy Family meet with the
Financial Committee
Adjournment; The meeting was adjourned at 6:05 pm with a
closing prayer by Fr. Tim
Respectfully submitted,
Lynne Minozzi
Recording Secretary