1. Fr. Bolte has received a suggestion to convene an unemployment round table.  The idea is to provide some networking opportunities and resume training.  He is looking for someone to oversee the project.

2. Another of our Eagle Scouts has volunteered to assist with the walking path around the pond.  The materials he would need would retail for $1371.  Through donations and price cuts, he is able to obtain them for only $708.  The PC voted to approve his use of part of the restricted funds available for the project.

3. Through careful use of funds, kindergarten will operate close to a balanced budget, and will have the same tuition as St. Paul School.  Deb Thomas is also looking into ways to provide extended care for four-year-olds, and kindergarteners.  She has collected sufficient funds to begin constructing a playground this summer.

4. There were a large number of nominees for the parish and finance councils.  Discernment will be held this month, and new members will take their places at the June meetings.

6. The next PC meeting will be June 3.  Karen Riegler volunteered to offer the opening prayer, and Kathleen Thompson the closing prayer.

7. Jerry Beatrice offered the closing prayer, and the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,

Randy Herbert
Parish Council Secretary

PILLAR REPORTS

Formation Report

ADULT FAITH FORMATION MEETING: Wed.April 8, 2009

Present: Ric Berndsen, Faye Gosney, Deacon Mike Keller, Joan Klahr, Pat TenBrink,
            Pat Rigney, Stephanie Schenk

Our meeting opened with the Our Father prayer

Old Business

Mission

• Deacon Mike said job well done on the mission.  We got a lot of great compliments. Fr. Carl loved the flyers with the doves on the church windows.  He even took one back with him. 

• We noted in the Mission file all the people that help this year. 

• We discussed sending out thank you cards.  We decided that Colleen Meiman and her children, Senior Group, Bible Study Group, and Faye’s sister will receive thank you cards.  Faye said she would get them out for us.

• Six week follow up will start on Monday May 4. Dottie Due will be in charge of the followup program.

Tapping into Theology

• Set up for Dr. Hill will be at 6:30 on the 13 in Brodnick Hall. 

• We will put the power point on the wall of the nursery. 

• 8 good readers are needed. 

• Email blast will go out for this event.

• Our snacks are in the storage room.  Any left over wine from the Seder Dinner can be used. 

New Business

Marriage Enrichment

• October 24, 2009 is reserved for this event at Brodnick Hall. 

• We all decided we would want this to be a sit down meal with china and silverware.  We discussed all of us bringing our good dishes and silver for this event.  The senior group has cloth table cloths we can use.

• Pat T. had an idea to try and get the culinary school to cook this meal for us.  She has a contact she will get a hold of.  She will also do some checking with the local wineries to see about getting some of there wine.  She will also be checking into seeing if we can get some wine glasses for each couple. 

• Two young men at Pat T.'s work have agreed to help design the invitations.   They have also said they would help with what ever designing we need.

• We talked about music and we will be asking around to see if we can get some one to play for a donation.  

• We will all bring a piece of our good dinnerware to the next meeting.

• We will get together a list of couples who would make a talk on their married life.  We will then start asking around who would be willing to do this.

• We will ask the youth group to help serve the meal and do the dishes. 

Bible Study

 Little Rock Bible Study was discussed.  We will look in our library to see if we have any tapes so all we have to do is get the books.  Deacon Mike will check with some of the other parishes and see if they have any.  We hope to do this in the fall.

Fr. Judie

Pat R. will check with Fr. Judie’s schedule.  We are hoping to get him for Lent 2010.

Fr. Bolte and Fr. Jacob Day

This coming Church year is the Year of the Priest.  We would like to honor Fr. Bolte and Fr. Jacob with a Potluck Dinner.  We will see if they will both give a talk on what the priesthood has meant to them.  We are looking at doing this in January 2010.

Committee

Stephanie has decided she is leaving the committee.  She has been with the committee since the beginning.  She will be around to help with any questions.  We all want to thank her for all her help.  We will miss her.  But we wish her well.  May God Bless her.  

Next Meeting:  May 6 at 7pm in the PCC room.

Respectfully submitted by,
Patricia J. TenBrink

Finance Council  

Report presented by Jim Lockhart

The Finance Council met on April 15, 2009.

• Proposed budget to be ready for Finance Council approval at May 20 meeting.

• The Responsibilities of the Finance Council were discussed. A draft version of By Laws will be presented for approval at the May 20 meeting.

• 2009 Offertory Pledge Drive:
  796 pledges – 329 stayed same; 134 decreased;141 increased; 192 new pledges. Jan-Mar contributions are at pledged level.

• The March 2009 and Fiscal Year-to-Date results were reviewed and discussed.

                   March                  Year to Date (July-Mar.)

             Actual    Budget        Variance    Actual       Budget      Variance

Income   188,110   173,749       14,361   1,816,081   1,940,392  -124,311

Disburs.  188,889   218,019       29,129   1,731,620   1,951,010    219,390

Net            -779   -44,270        43,491      84,461    -10,618        95,079

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March Summary

Total income/receipts were $ 14,361 over budget.

Items Over budget –

1) Contributions were $ 7,448 over budget.

2) Fund Raising Events - $ 7,162

3) Non-Revenue Receipts - $ 4,127. Subsidy from Diocese of $ 3,927. 

Items Under budget–

1) School Receipts - $ 4,311 includes 2 tuition postings.

2) Other Receipts – $ 1,431 reflects $ 1,500 Church Bulletin bonus in Feb.
 

Total disbursements were $ 29,129 under budget.

 Items Under budget –

1)  Non-Operating Exp. - $ 9,074

2)  Plant Operations/Maintenance - $ 8,477

     No invoices paid for snow removal or A/C repairs.

3) Pre-School - $ 7,482 Registration fees moved from Deferred Income.

4) Worship – $ 2,882

5) Religious Education - $ 1,486. Savings in adult education.

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Year-to-Date Summary

Total income/receipts were $ 124,311 under budget.

 Items Under budget
1) Contributions $ 114,492;

2) School Receipts - $ 37,551;

3) Fund Raising Events - $ 10,090;
4) Diocesan Collections - $ 1,678

Items Over budget
1) Other Receipts - $ 14,928;

2) Restricted Funds - $ 14,671;

3) Non-Revenue Receipts - $ 6,896;

4) Rental of Parish Property - $ 3,005.

Total disbursements were $ 219,390 under budget.

Items Under budget –

1) Non-operating expenses - $ 164,844.

  1a) Diocesan & Secondary School Assessments under budget by $ 26,520

  1b) Diocese share of Offertory Program under budget by $ 5,205

  1c) Capital Expenses under budget in the amount of $ 133,146.

2) Pre-school - $ 22,275; Tuition received was $ 20,376 greater than budgeted.

3) Worship - $ 8,927

4) Religious Education - $ 8,120

5) Outreach & Evangelization - $ 5,890

6) Diocesan Collections Remitted - $ 2,513

7) Plant Operations/Maintenance - $ 2,375

8) Communications - $ 2,106

Year-to-Date
– Income/Receipts were 6.4 % under budget
- Expenditures were 11.2 % under budget.
- This equates to a Net Variance from Budget of $ 95,079.