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Councils did not meet in June-July
Pastoral Council Minutes, May 17, 2022 Present: Elizabeth Amsberry, Kris Dunkin,Nathan Heitz, Elaine Lawler, Phil Paladino, Father Doug Wathier, ZOOM: Joe Barber. Not Present: Wayne Green -Meeting called to order by Nathan Heitz at 7:02 pm. Father Doug started the meeting with a prayer -The April 19th Minutes were reviewed. Joe Barber moved to accept minutes, second by Nathan and approved by the Council. -PHASE 2: Phil Paladino reported that we need a proxy from the Diocese for Fundraising. He will take care of this. Phil also reported that the Co-chairperson of the Phase 2 Committee, Tab Ray, will be moving out of town, so Phil is looking for a new Co-Chair for the Phase 2 Committee. -TERMS: We have two other vacant seats on the Council. It is strongly encouraged that Parishioners consider serving on the Council to support the Church, but also to learn more about the inner workings of a Parish. Please be in touch with Father Wathier, Dixie, or any of the current Parish Council members if you are interested in serving.
Finance Council – May 17, 2022 Present: Steve Phyfe, Scott Danner, Becky David, Joe Barber, Kelly Flege, Fr Doug Wathier. Also present: Deacon Phil Paladino, Dixie Jacobs. Monthly Financials: Bequest Update: The family will pick up the tractor previously agreed upon. Proceeds from the estate will go toward the building project as previously determined by the councils. Phase 2 Building Update: The proxy (archdiocesan approval) has been received to begin the fundraising. A proxy and possibly a meeting with the archdiocese will need to be setup to request the building loan. The loan will cover expenses until the pledges are received from donors. Finance Terms: Joe accepted a second term. Becky W. will be contacted to see if she would be open to a second term. Discussion: Angie Beck, faith formation director, has graciously agreed to help us as interim director until we hire a new director. Registration for classes will begin in July. We will start promoting the classes for next year. The Sadie Byrnes Trust has been providing funding for many years. Originally it was designated for seminarians from St Mary. Fr Pepper worked with the councils and the bank that administers the trust to get it amended for seminarians from St Mary, seminarians from the archdiocese, and the upkeep of stained glass at St Mary. It was suggested to approach the bank to determine if it can be amended to also include building projects at St Mary. Aug Meeting: Estate update, Phase 2 update, monthly finances, and Byrnes Trust. Meeting adjourned. Peace & Justice Committee, June 13, 2022 Present: Lindsey Kuhlmann, Becky David, Ted Mulert, Val King Guest: Teresa Moerer
4. Christmas in July
Local: Christmas in July - $1000 to purchase needed items Bremer County Food Bank - $500 Butler County Food Bank - $500 State/National: Retrieving Freedom - $500 Guiding Star - $1000 US Catholic Charities - $1000 NE Iowa Food Bank - $500 International: Caritas - $1000 Self Help International - $500 Catholic Legal Immigration Network - $500 We discussed the increased needs at the food banks with the state of the economy and wanted to give extra money to help locally and in the state. For next fiscal year, we discussed re-evaluating Caritas and the relationship between it and CRS for our understanding. For the next meeting, Val will bring information on The Larrabee Center and Becky will bring information on Waverly Health Center program on helping patients with paying bills. We will consider both of these programs as tithe recipients for the next fiscal year. 8. Val shared an update from the Waverly newspaper on the Waverly Human Equity and Diversity Commission. The seven- member commission was created in February 2021. They offered a couple of programs in June and will be part of Heritage Days this year. Closing prayer : Ted. We agreed to skip a meeting in July. Our next meeting will be August 8, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Parish Life Committee, Apr 12, 2022 Present: Gerri Dix, Mary Jo Stromberg, Helen Melichar, Teresa Moerer, Amy Price, Fr. Wathier Mary Jo opened the meeting with a prayer. Mary Jo reviewed and commented on the April minutes Two Bible study groups are still meeting. Attendance was down at April “Holy Spirits”. Good attendance at the Spring Tea. Agenda Items:
Cards on Thursday afternoons will meet during the summer. Last “Holy Spirits” May 19. Will be scheduled again in the fall. Amy Price will begin her term as chair in July. Mindy graciously agreed to fill the vice-chair post. Parish Life will meet in July and August. Next meeting date: Thursday, June 9, 2022, at 7 PM. Respectfully submitted, Helen Melichar
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Pastoral Council Minutes, April 19th, 2022
Present: Elizabeth Amsberry, Nathan Heitz, Elaine Lawler, Phil Paladino, Father Doug Wathier, Wayne Green. Zoom: Joe Barber. Not Present: Kris Dunkin
Finance Council – April 19, 2022 Present: Steve Phyfe, Scott Danner, Becky David, Becky Willson, Joe Barber, Fr Doug Wathier. Also present: Deacon Phil Paladino, Dixie Jacobs. Monthly Financials: Offertory is still strong; about $8,000 above budget. It is projected the year (net balance) will end about $40,000 due to strong offertory, payroll under budget due to staff vacancy, and the 2nd payroll protection program (PPP) of $54,000. The nave furnace controller was evaluated and was not the issue. The part was replaced was about $1600 installed, which is savings from a $6,000 controller. No other extraordinary expenses are noted. Scott made a motion to accept the minutes as presented; Becky W seconded. The motion passed unanimously. Bequest Update: Family requested and was granted a Super H tractor that was a family item and some boxes of family items. The members also would like a timeline for the liquidation of the estate. Phase 2 Building Update: Townhall meetings are being scheduled, and the architect will be present at them to answer questions and present preliminary drawings. The Archdiocesan Building Commission has received our drawings but have not scheduled a meeting yet. Budget 2022/23: The members reviewed a draft budget. Loose offering is significantly below this year’s budget, but last weekend we began passing the offertory basket again. This will help the loose offering, and the council decided to leave the loose budget the same for next year. The draft budget includes a 3% increase from this year’s actual utility expense. Also, $15,800 in building and grounds projects including 2 furnaces in the office/hall area, crack filling, nave furnace filters and week control. This fiscal year, we will have $39,500 of the PPP remaining. The council will use this savings to offset 2022/23 budget deficit. Motion: Scott made a motion to include a 4% salary increase and the draft budget as presented, and the deficit offset with a savings withdrawal. Becky W seconded the motion; the motion passed unanimously. Mar 15 Meeting: Estate update, Phase 2 update, monthly finances, and member terms. Meeting adjourned. Peace and Justice Meeting Minutes, April 11, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. Present: Lindsey Kuhlmann, Phil Paladino, Wayne Green, Becky David Opening Prayer at 7:04 pm by Phil
○ Money raised to date is April 9th $7914.00 raised towards our $8,526.00 target ○ We still have planned for a tithe of $1000. 4. Ideas for possible education programs sponsored by the P&J committee ● Want to Talk? Communication Tools for Divided Times - JustFaith Ministries ● Speakers, documentaries ● Presentation at “Holy Spirits” 5. Website ● All agree our meeting minutes should be posted on our link on the parish website. Becky will ask Dixie to post the minutes to the website. ● We agreed to list the organizations we usually support with a mission statement or brief description and a link to the organization’s website. Becky updated the spreadsheet with most of the websites and uploaded it to Google drive. Wayne will copy the info we want to make available in a format to have added to the parish website. March Tithe: Local: deferred to next meeting State/National: deferred to next meeting International: Mary’s Meals $1000 Next meeting is May 9, 2022 @ 7:00 p.m. Closing prayer @ 7:45 by Wayne. Minutes prepared by Becky David |
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