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Minutes of Holy Angels Parish Council Meeting
June 19, 2008
Parish Rectory, 7:30 PM 

In Attendance:  Fr. Jerry Brittain Fr. Rick Wendell, Paula Beine, Don Felix, Marilynn Gundrum, Harry German, Jack Trzebiatowski, Tim Briscoe, Carol Bednarek, Earl VanderWielen, Mike Nowack.  Guests:  Mark Jansen, Tom Nosacek, Ralph Willburg, Tim Casper, Jenny Casper, Paul Fichtner 

Absent:  Colleen Mas, Dan Hanrahan, Steve Albinger, Sandy Lang 

Opening Prayer / Scripture Reflection / Personal Prayer:  Led by Paula Beine. 

Guest Discussion Regarding Parish Festival: 

Paul Fichtner raised 3 areas of concern regarding the parish festival.

1. Friday and Saturday Night Music Selection
   1. Inquiring into the band selection process to understand if there is pastoral oversight into this area.
   2. Concern over music lyrics (provided lyric copies to council of some songs the bands played).
   3. Concerns over protecting children and others from the lyrics that project beyond the walls of the tent.
   4. Inappropriate merchandise being sold by the bands.

2. Gambling
   1. Pull Tabs – as a parish, do we have a responsibility in this area? Are there individuals with gambling issues that we are further tempting?

3. Do we have an Alcohol policy?
   1. Several intoxicated individuals were observed.
   2. Does the parish take on liability for alcohol related issues?
   3. Do volunteers get places in positions of responsibility for alcohol related issues?

A request was made to determine if appropriate oversight is being applied to these areas to coincide with the mission of the parish.  

The council concluded that the Festival Committee would be invited to report on the 2008 festival at one of the next council meetings and these issues would be discussed. 

Approval of Previous Minutes: Motion to approve May Minutes by Jack Trzebiatowski , Second by Mike Nowack and approved by consensus.   

Discussion of HA School Past Due Tuition  

1. Fr. Jerry raised the issue of families with past due tuition is an issue that needs to be addressed in the school

2. For the 2007/08 school year there is currently approximately $50,000 of past due tuition.

3. Fr. Jerry provided 10 anonymous examples of past due tuition situations.

4. Mike Sternig is looking for guidance from the council on how to manage past due tuition.

5. There is currently a mechanism for families to request tuition assistance which some families have done, however some families have not attempted to make those arrangements.

6. Discussion continued on the billing and collection process, tuition assistance available, and process for obtaining tuition assistance.

7. Council concluded to establish a committee which will research and develop policy and report at an upcoming council meeting.

Update on Vision 21^st Century – Living Our Faith Directives relating to West Bend Cluster Parishes

1. Fr. Jerry shared excerpts from Fr. Jim Connell’s final report Living Our Faith in the 21^st Century which was sent to Archbishop Dolan in June.  The content and status of the report stand simply as recommendations.  Archbishop Dolan will make the final determinations and present his pastoral plan at a time that he deems appropriate.  The report includes a directive that Holy Angels and St. Mary’s develop a proposal for the consolidation of the two schools using both sites but a common governance. The proposal is due by April 2009.

2. If Archbishop Dolan includes this directive in his pastoral plan, the Council will discuss developing the committee that will develop the proposal for consolidation.

Archdiocesan Capital Campaign:  Faith in Our Future: 

1. Fr. Jerry provided an outline of committee’s that will be formed for the Capital Campaign as provided by the campaign consultant.

2. A schedule was also presented for the Capital Campaign beginning with a deadline of the Case Statement submission which is due 7/29/08 which outlines our use of the funds generated by the campaign.

3. An initial meeting for Case Statement development was set for July 10^th at 6:30 in the Rectory.

Intra-Parish Communication 

1. Paula raised an issue that was discussed during the visit with the School Committee of seeking better Intra-Parish communication.

2. After much discussion the council concluded that with our experience in posting Council Meeting Minutes on the Parish Web-site and open access, that this would be a good venue for open access to all committee minutes.

3. The council committee liaison’s will contact all committee chair-people and request that effective in August 2008 minutes be sent to Jack Trzebiatowski for posting after each meeting.

Gratitude to Exiting Council members:
            Marilyn Gundrum – parting reflection
            Steve Albinger

Welcoming of New Council Member’s
Carol Bednarek            Tim Briscoe            Paula Beine (Re-elected) 

Election of Council Officer’s
Council Chairperson: Paula Beine (Re-elected)
Council Vice Chairperson: Dan Hanrahan
Secretary: Colleen Mas  

Liaison Assignments:

            The following committees were assigned the named liaisons.    Liaisons for Parish Life, Christian Formation, and Quad Parish will be determined in the future.
Prayer and Worship – Jack Trzebiatowski
Human Concerns – Carol Bednarek
Finance – Mike Nowack
Parish Life –
Dominican Republic Sister Parish – Earl VanderWielen
Christian Formation –
School – Dan Hanrahan and Tim Briscoe
Quad Parish –
Quad Parish Seniors – Harry German

Committee Reports:

 Finance- Mike Nowack reported that the Building and Grounds committee is requesting $41,667 for Tuck pointing of the exterior of all of the parish and school buildings as a routine preventative maintenance item.

Jack Trzebiatowski made the motion to approve.

Harry German Seconded the motion.

The motion was further approved by Council consensus.

Quad parish Senior’s – Harry reported that 55 senior’s attended the June trip to St. Josaphat’s and Crocus, St. Mary’s and St. Antonia’s Orthodox Church.

Closing Prayer:  Led by Don Felix.

Adjourned:  10:08 pm 

Respectfully submitted by Mike Nowack