ST JOSEPH/ST PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCHES
PASTORAL COUNCIL MINUTES
2/21/2017
to change the meeting dates from the 3rd Tuesday to the 4th Tuesday at 6:30 pm. Motioned
was seconded by Lon Richard. All approved. Motion carried.
b. Lent, Holy Week & Easter Schedule: The schedule is as follows:
i. Ash Wednesday: St. Paul – 9 am Mass and Ashes, Msgr. Flach; St. Joseph - 12:10 pm
Mass and Ashes, Msgr. Flach; St. Joseph – 6:30 pm Mass and Ashes, Msgr. Flach; St.
Paul – 6:30 pm Prayer Service and Ashes, Deacon Ken Hilliard;
ii. Holy Week: The Liturgy on Palm Sunday is long, so the Mass times will need to be
adjusted to allow time to travel to St. Joseph. Mass will be at 8:30 am on Palm
Sunday and Easter Sunday at St. Paul.
There will be two Masses on the Wednesday with the exception of the 1st
Wednesday of April and the Deacon will do a Scripture reading. Mass times will be
12:10 pm at St. Paul and 6:30 pm at St. Joseph. Friday Stations of the Cross will be at
5:00 pm at St. Joseph and 6:00 pm at St. Paul. Msgr.Flach and Deacon Ken Hilliard
will alternate Services.
Holy Thursday Mass will be at St. Joseph at 7:00 pm. Msgr. Flach is asking to identify
6 people from each parish to participate in the Foot Washing Service.
Good Friday there will be two Services. One at St. Joseph at 1:00 pm and one at St.
Paul at 6:30 pm.
Easter Vigil will be at 8:00 pm at St. Joseph. There will not be a 5:00 pm Mass that
Saturday at St. Joseph.
Easter Sunday Mass will be 8:30 am at St. Paul and 10:30 pm at St. Joseph.
Since this is the first time for this schedule since the two Parishes combined, Msgr.
Flach requests that notes are made surrounding attendance, issues, etc.
c. Report on Liturgical Ministers Retreat: Deacon Ken Hilliard reported that overall it was very
good. There were 32-35 attendees out of approximately a total of 100 and he felt that they
didn’t advertise earlier enough. Those who attended also felt that it was good and
recommended that it be held again. He felt that they may need to increase the time to 2
hours in the future. He wants to take each section for training sessions, i.e. Lectures,
Extraordinary Ministers, etc. He said that he may need to tweak a few things but will wait
until after Easter before he re-visits it.
d. Formation of Vocation Committee: Based on information received by Msgr. Flach there will
be a serious shortage of personnel by 2020. Beth Roberts and Steve Huhman will partner
and discuss and formulate a plan to address this. Steve reported that he attended a meeting
earlier this year with Father Junker and at that time, it did not appear that others had a
Vocation Committee either. There was a discussion with a variety of ideas offered. Will
consider coordinating an event quarterly and alternate between St. Joseph and St. Paul, have
speakers, show movies and try a variety of different things and see what works. There was
mention that those in the Seminary work with parishes and then when through, they may
contract with them and work with them. There was a discussion regarding building
relationships with them and possibly adopting a Seminarian. Some other suggestions were
to take a trip to a Seminary and tour it- start with the young ones and cultivate the seed; put
notices in Bulletin to inquire if Parishioners would like to participate and form a committee;
attend the Knights of Columbus meetings, support their events and, make a presentation at
those meetings.
8. Standing Committees: The following committees will be discussed and one member of the Pastoral Council will be a liaison to the committees. A schedule will be worked out for a quarterly reporting.
For couples celebrating milestone anniversaries was held on February 11th at the Family Life Center.
The ten couples were treated to an extraordinary evening. Piper Bragee and Marla Aikman
transformed the welcome room into an enchanting dining setting with their elegant and whimsical
decorations. To help set the right atmosphere wedding pictures of each couple were displayed in
the room and a playlist was created of each couples special song which was played throughout the
evening. Great Boars of Fire delighted the couple with an excellent meal that included Lobster
Bisque, Beef Tenderloin, Chicken Breast and potatoes followed by an excellent desert. The food was
served by 5 couples from the past years. The wine was graciously donated by Mr. Bill Heidbreder.
Four Signs Book Study: The six week book study concluded on February 16, 2017. The average
weekly attendance over the course of the program was 52 participants. This study program has
bourn great fruit in a short period. Many attendees gained a greater appreciation for the beauty
and truth of our faith and have shown a greater commitment to it. Also the Diocese granted 2
catechist certification credits per session for a total of 12 elective credits for catechists that attended
the entire program.
Dynamic Catholic Presentation: Final preparations for the presentation by Jonathan Fanning on the
“Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic” on March 4th are proceeding on schedule. Over 280 tickets for the
event have already been sold and further sales are expected. Arrangements have also been made
for a soup and salad lunch open to all the attendees after the presentation.
The luncheon after the presentation was well attended and enjoyed by everyone. Donations were
received from individuals at the lunch to help offset some of the cost of the event.
10. Coordinator of Youth Ministries – Shannon Sullins – Fish Fry every Friday at the Knights of
Columbus 3/3-4/7 with the exception of God Friday. The kids provide desserts and serve and help
anyone in need. On April 4th the youth will be working at the Four Signs presentation from 8:30 am
– 2:30 pm. And they will listen to the presentation. During Spring Break they will be doing yard
work. On April 1st the youth will be traveling to Mt. Vernon for a one day rally and on April 8th they
will participate in the Walk for Life. The Women’s Guild put out a challenge to sponsor a group and
one woman will walk with them. Child Protection education has been completed. There will be an
Easter Egg Hunt after the 10:30 Mass on Easter Sunday. A breakfast honoring the graduating
seniors will be on April 30th including both parishes. Shannon is getting the names and will be
sending out invitations. She is also contacting the schools to have it placed on their web page.
Shannon reported that she is still working on the summer calendar. There are 10 teens that are
going to a conference in Steubenville, at Missouri State University for the second session in July.
There will be 10 students and 2 adult chaperones. They are also discussing having car washes to
help with the cost of the bus. Shannon announced that her last day will be April
30th.
11. Coordinator of Religious Education – Angela Lees-
13. Other – A suggestion was offered to change the meeting time to 6:00 pm from 6:30 pm. This will
be addressed at the next meeting.
14. Adjournment/Prayer – Closing Prayer was by Msgr. Flach.
PASTORAL COUNCIL MINUTES
2/21/2017
- Opening Prayer – Msgr. Tom Flach. Msgr. Flach read the Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent and all reflected upon and shared the meaning of “What does the reason of Lent mean to you?”
- Present: Msgr. Thomas Flach, Deacon Ken Hilliard, Betty Blades, Rosemary Gribble-Trustee, Elizabeth Huhman, Angela Lees - CRE St. Joseph, Cindy Pulsford - CRE St. Paul, Lon Richard-Trustee, Beth Roberts, Bruce Steh - Vice President, Shannon Sullins - CYM St. Joseph, Cindy Yong - CPM, Patti Zanotti-Trustee, and Debra Bertrand – President & Acting Secretary for this meeting
- Guests: Steve Huhman
- Absent: Bob Cooksey (Ex), David Haas, Monica Jones,
- Approval of Meeting Minutes: Minutes were approved as written. Motion was made to accept the minutes by Elizabeth Huhman and seconded by Betty Blades.
- Old Business:
- Resignation of Curt Cox & Election of Secretary & Appointment of PC Member from St. Joseph – Curt Cox resignation accepted. Motion was made to nominate Bob Cooksey for Secretary for the Pastoral Council by Bruce Steh and seconded by Betty Blades. All approved. Motion carried.
- New Business:
- Meeting Date Change: Discussion regarding the need to possibly change the dates of the
to change the meeting dates from the 3rd Tuesday to the 4th Tuesday at 6:30 pm. Motioned
was seconded by Lon Richard. All approved. Motion carried.
b. Lent, Holy Week & Easter Schedule: The schedule is as follows:
i. Ash Wednesday: St. Paul – 9 am Mass and Ashes, Msgr. Flach; St. Joseph - 12:10 pm
Mass and Ashes, Msgr. Flach; St. Joseph – 6:30 pm Mass and Ashes, Msgr. Flach; St.
Paul – 6:30 pm Prayer Service and Ashes, Deacon Ken Hilliard;
ii. Holy Week: The Liturgy on Palm Sunday is long, so the Mass times will need to be
adjusted to allow time to travel to St. Joseph. Mass will be at 8:30 am on Palm
Sunday and Easter Sunday at St. Paul.
There will be two Masses on the Wednesday with the exception of the 1st
Wednesday of April and the Deacon will do a Scripture reading. Mass times will be
12:10 pm at St. Paul and 6:30 pm at St. Joseph. Friday Stations of the Cross will be at
5:00 pm at St. Joseph and 6:00 pm at St. Paul. Msgr.Flach and Deacon Ken Hilliard
will alternate Services.
Holy Thursday Mass will be at St. Joseph at 7:00 pm. Msgr. Flach is asking to identify
6 people from each parish to participate in the Foot Washing Service.
Good Friday there will be two Services. One at St. Joseph at 1:00 pm and one at St.
Paul at 6:30 pm.
Easter Vigil will be at 8:00 pm at St. Joseph. There will not be a 5:00 pm Mass that
Saturday at St. Joseph.
Easter Sunday Mass will be 8:30 am at St. Paul and 10:30 pm at St. Joseph.
Since this is the first time for this schedule since the two Parishes combined, Msgr.
Flach requests that notes are made surrounding attendance, issues, etc.
c. Report on Liturgical Ministers Retreat: Deacon Ken Hilliard reported that overall it was very
good. There were 32-35 attendees out of approximately a total of 100 and he felt that they
didn’t advertise earlier enough. Those who attended also felt that it was good and
recommended that it be held again. He felt that they may need to increase the time to 2
hours in the future. He wants to take each section for training sessions, i.e. Lectures,
Extraordinary Ministers, etc. He said that he may need to tweak a few things but will wait
until after Easter before he re-visits it.
d. Formation of Vocation Committee: Based on information received by Msgr. Flach there will
be a serious shortage of personnel by 2020. Beth Roberts and Steve Huhman will partner
and discuss and formulate a plan to address this. Steve reported that he attended a meeting
earlier this year with Father Junker and at that time, it did not appear that others had a
Vocation Committee either. There was a discussion with a variety of ideas offered. Will
consider coordinating an event quarterly and alternate between St. Joseph and St. Paul, have
speakers, show movies and try a variety of different things and see what works. There was
mention that those in the Seminary work with parishes and then when through, they may
contract with them and work with them. There was a discussion regarding building
relationships with them and possibly adopting a Seminarian. Some other suggestions were
to take a trip to a Seminary and tour it- start with the young ones and cultivate the seed; put
notices in Bulletin to inquire if Parishioners would like to participate and form a committee;
attend the Knights of Columbus meetings, support their events and, make a presentation at
those meetings.
8. Standing Committees: The following committees will be discussed and one member of the Pastoral Council will be a liaison to the committees. A schedule will be worked out for a quarterly reporting.
- Liturgy – This committee will address Minister formation and training as well as the music for
- Stewardship Committee - Elizabeth Huhman and Monica Jones will remain co-chairs for St. Joseph and Lon Richards for St. Paul. They wanted to wait for a short period of time after the merger and they will re-evaluate and then decide on an action. Next report due in July.
- Faith Formation (PSR, YM, RCIA, Adult) – Interim CRE’s –Angela Lees and CPM Cindy Yong
- Vocation – Steve Huhman and Beth Roberts. See 7. D for report. The next report will be in July.
- Welcome /Hospitality - Betty Blades and Steve Bly. No report. Next report due March.
- Outreach – Sue Sena chairs this committee and Cindy Yong and Betty Blades will be the liaisons. No report. Next report due in March.
- Other
For couples celebrating milestone anniversaries was held on February 11th at the Family Life Center.
The ten couples were treated to an extraordinary evening. Piper Bragee and Marla Aikman
transformed the welcome room into an enchanting dining setting with their elegant and whimsical
decorations. To help set the right atmosphere wedding pictures of each couple were displayed in
the room and a playlist was created of each couples special song which was played throughout the
evening. Great Boars of Fire delighted the couple with an excellent meal that included Lobster
Bisque, Beef Tenderloin, Chicken Breast and potatoes followed by an excellent desert. The food was
served by 5 couples from the past years. The wine was graciously donated by Mr. Bill Heidbreder.
Four Signs Book Study: The six week book study concluded on February 16, 2017. The average
weekly attendance over the course of the program was 52 participants. This study program has
bourn great fruit in a short period. Many attendees gained a greater appreciation for the beauty
and truth of our faith and have shown a greater commitment to it. Also the Diocese granted 2
catechist certification credits per session for a total of 12 elective credits for catechists that attended
the entire program.
Dynamic Catholic Presentation: Final preparations for the presentation by Jonathan Fanning on the
“Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic” on March 4th are proceeding on schedule. Over 280 tickets for the
event have already been sold and further sales are expected. Arrangements have also been made
for a soup and salad lunch open to all the attendees after the presentation.
The luncheon after the presentation was well attended and enjoyed by everyone. Donations were
received from individuals at the lunch to help offset some of the cost of the event.
10. Coordinator of Youth Ministries – Shannon Sullins – Fish Fry every Friday at the Knights of
Columbus 3/3-4/7 with the exception of God Friday. The kids provide desserts and serve and help
anyone in need. On April 4th the youth will be working at the Four Signs presentation from 8:30 am
– 2:30 pm. And they will listen to the presentation. During Spring Break they will be doing yard
work. On April 1st the youth will be traveling to Mt. Vernon for a one day rally and on April 8th they
will participate in the Walk for Life. The Women’s Guild put out a challenge to sponsor a group and
one woman will walk with them. Child Protection education has been completed. There will be an
Easter Egg Hunt after the 10:30 Mass on Easter Sunday. A breakfast honoring the graduating
seniors will be on April 30th including both parishes. Shannon is getting the names and will be
sending out invitations. She is also contacting the schools to have it placed on their web page.
Shannon reported that she is still working on the summer calendar. There are 10 teens that are
going to a conference in Steubenville, at Missouri State University for the second session in July.
There will be 10 students and 2 adult chaperones. They are also discussing having car washes to
help with the cost of the bus. Shannon announced that her last day will be April
30th.
11. Coordinator of Religious Education – Angela Lees-
- First Reconciliation - will be celebrated on February 22 during Wednesday night PSR.
- First Communion – Parent meeting is scheduled for March 8. A retreat will be held on March 25 from 9-12pm at the Family Life Center.
- Lent Project – Collect hygiene products and make Blessing Bags for Lighthouse Shelter. Items such as tissues, socks, wash cloths, etc.
- Child Protection – Child Protection Child Component will be March 22 for grades K through 6.
- Family Mass – Family Mass was Sunday February 19th. Several PSR kids served in the ministries of the mass.
- Faith, Family and Fellowship – March 29 will be the next family dinner; it will be a Lenten focus. The new format for our dinner in January received positive feedback.
13. Other – A suggestion was offered to change the meeting time to 6:00 pm from 6:30 pm. This will
be addressed at the next meeting.
14. Adjournment/Prayer – Closing Prayer was by Msgr. Flach.
