In Attendance: Tom Jones, Chuck Linders, Sherry Schaefer, Sandra Tesch, Pat Madison, Bill Swedberg, Jane Gootherts
I. Opening Prayer – “Our Father” – all
II. Next Steps - Chuck
reviewed timeline –
·
Town
Hall forum tentatively scheduled for January 2014, by which time most of chosen
objectives should be in process or completed.
·
Spring
2014 – ME25 will be completed, and selected objectives should be completed
·
Phase
II commence by 2015
§
Include a “look back” section for final report and evaluation of
the process for each Core Value Team – (no reinventing the wheel)
III. Support & Tools
·
Contact
list of Core Value Teams Leaders – sent
·
Volume
II of Pastoral Plan – source material for Core Values
·
St.
Stephen the Martyr Resource Guide – located on parish website
·
Annual
Stewardship cards - Called &Gifted listing – Clare Ettonsohn has
Review of Core Value Teams
·
Communications –
o
Bill reported that 2 purposes have been
identified:
§
How
to facilitate easier communications between groups
§
How
to communicate out to the parish
o
Tools
§
Flocknote.com
§
Blog
–
§
Website
that is a hub of all ministries at SSTM
§
Newsletter
§
Bulletin
space
·
Graphics
·
Comments
§
Parish
Annual Report
·
First
Parish-wide report on the Pastoral Plan
o
The
CV team is discerning on the proper direction of the “Strategic Parish
Communication Plan”
·
Outreach – Jeannine Kuolt reported that they
are waiting for the staff position for the Outreach ministry to be filled. She is extending an invitation to the St.
Vincent de Paul organization to come and educate interested parishioners about
this ministry. This could be an
alternative to administering the Direct Aid office. Jeannine will contact Clare
to see if there are any people interested in Outreach that Jeannine can
recruit.
·
Pastoral Care – needs to be split out from under
the Outreach portion of the Convocation – Sherry will contact them about their
interest/willingness to become the Pastoral Care Commission.
·
Faith Formation – Pat Madison reported that they chose
the objective “Small kids disrupting mass”
·
Welcoming – Jane Gootherts reported that they
are having a meeting next Sunday after 8:30 a.m. mass. Actions:
o
Pulpit
announcement – “welcome to visitors”
o
Direction
– table in Narthex
o
Narthex
Ministry – Pastoral Council supporting Father, currently
·
Stewardship – Sherry reported that the group’s
objective is to witness Stewardship in action.
Goal is to do so in 12 different ways by Easter of 2014.
·
Evangelism – Sandra Tesch reported for T.
Mullner -
o
Objective
is finding ways to welcome people. Areas of exploration:
§
“Ambassadors”
program in Peoria IL
§
“Legion
of Mary” group in Arlington VA
§
Neighborhood
ministries
o
Next
step is finding more recruits
·
Parish Life – No representation, no report
·
Lay Involvement – No representation, no report
·
Worship & Spirituality – No representation, no report
Next meeting of PPI team ?
IV. Meeting Closed with
“Our Father”