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Pastoral Council Minutes, January 2012

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St. Charles Borromeo Pastoral Council Meeting

January 10, 2012

Meeting Minutes

 

In attendance: F. Berges, P. Briggs, A. Castro, F. Chin, Fr. Doran, P. Murray, S. Nowicki and

J. O’Brien

Excused:  C. Duffy, C. Newcomb, J. O’Malley, D. Rosado, D. Whiteford

 

Diocesan Planning Process-Phase IV

  • All churches in Phase IV must develop a plan on how their church will successfully move forward over the next few years.  The churches in Phase IV are Assumption, Cathedral of St. James, St. Boniface and St. Charles.  A meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at the Immaculate Conception Center, in Douglaston, that will provide information on the next steps in the strategic planning process. Fr. Ed would like 4-6 parishioners to attend the meeting and assist with the preparation of the plan for St. Charles.

 

Parish Lenten Program

  • Living the Eucharist is a new program for Lent, coordinated by Fr. Ed and John O’Malley. The program will start on Sunday, February 26. Fr. Ed and John are looking for volunteers, who will be trained, to facilitate the workshops.  Please telephone the rectory at 718-625-1177 or send an email to [email protected], if you are interested in facilitating a group.

 

Parish House/Rectory

  • Fr. Ed reported that the contract with the construction company renovating the convent was terminated. The Parish Building Committee is seeking new bids.

 

Marketing & Community Outreach

  • Fr. Ed reported that during the past year there has been an increase in weddings, baptisms, etc. Moreover, St. Charles Parish now has 214 “friends” on Facebook and that there continues to be a significant increase in traffic on the Parish website. During the Christmas season, the Church hosted two holiday related events that were successful.

 

Church Piano

  • Fr. Ed informed the Council the church piano needs to be replaced. One possible solution is to lease or rent a baby grand piano. It would cost $900-$1,200 a month but the rental/lease payment could count towards the purchase price.

 

Parish Pastoral Council Meetings

  • The Parish Pastoral Council voted to have their meetings every 6 weeks instead of every 4 weeks. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 21 at 7:30 P.M.

 

 

Respectfully submitted

Patricia Briggs

 

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Christmas/New Year Mass Schedule

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Christmas/New Year’s Schedule

Sat., Dec. 24: Christmas Eve
5 PM Children’s Mass and Nativity Pageant,
11:30 PM Free Christmas Eve Concert with Tenor Ulises Solano, Music Director Sergio Sandí and the Choir
followed by Midnight Mass
Sun., Dec. 25: Christmas Day
Mass at Midnight, 9 AM and 10:30 AM; No 7 PM Mass on Christmas Day

Sat., Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve
7 PM Vigil Mass

Sun., Jan. 1: New Year’s Day/Mary, Mother of God
9 AM Family Mass; 10:30 AM Morning Mass; No 7 PM Mass on New Year’s Day

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Theology on Tap

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Once again SCB will be sponsoring Theology On Tap at Eammon’s Restaurant located at 174 Montague St.

 

The topic for 9/27 is: Can You Do Good ($) By Being Good At Your Job? The speaker is Dr. Robert Brancatelli from the Fordham University Graduate School of Religion. Dr. Brancatelli is a distinguished speaker who will explore the role of ethics in the marketplace and whether you can be profitable by doing good.  It certainly is a topic that has been in the news and it promises to be an evening that will evoke much discussion and raise important questions.

Theology on Tap is a place to discuss ideas and events in a relaxed setting. It isn’t church. It isn’t preaching. It is a way to have a dialogue that might help you in your life.