Members Present: Teresa Besl, Lisa Brackman, Cindy Engelhardt, John Hadden, Kathy Humbert, Bonnie Mack, Jen Reker-Murphy, Joe Staneck, Fran Vanarsdall-Schwartz, Vivian Wagner, Fr. Kroeger, Mr. Bill Benvie, Kathy Rothschild

AMOS: Bill Benvie

Summary of Listening Project 2003 sheet was passed out. Seems people like the community for the warmth and support and the high level of lay involvement. Finneytown and College Hill's chief strengths are it's central location, good people, various community assets, and racial diversity. **Results between the 2002 Listening Project and this year's project are comparable after excluding comments about the pastor change and Bill Lonneman's dismissal.

Public Meeting to discuss AMOS issues is going to city council on Sunday, November 16, 2003 at 2:00. A bus will be leaving from church.

PPC Goals:

What has been done in PPC that is liked?

Connect with people, Random phone calls to parish members. Lets the parish know what we are doing.

 

Communication: (this is an ongoing goal)

Revive Communication Commission

Jump start fellowship commission Quicklets

Publicize location of suggestion box

Brown envelope sent home to school parents

 

Idea: Put 1/2 piece of paper at the of the pews and have people write down any of their concerns. Leave it as an open ended thing for them to do.

Twinning Project:

As PPC we need to come up with a decision on how to incorporate it into the parish

Relook at the points and come up your own ideas; present at next meeting.

Starting a Family Mass once a month to make mass special for families. Have kids saying reading, and participating more during mass. This was a goal from 3 years ago and is reintroduced.

Twinning: Teresa Besl

Brother Mark needs money to pay for children's tuition. Fr. Kroeger said we need to write a letter to the Bishop of Lexington letting him know that Brother Mark's parish is having financial problems. How can our PPC help them with out donating money to them? (If we agree to support them who's to say we will be able to help them year after year?)

Donut Sunday:

Fran said the response was positive and there was no food left. Amy Hagedorn is going to schedule and have groups be in charge of individual Sundays.

Building & Grounds: Kathy Rothschild

PPC approved the Network and switches for the computer and new phone system.

$29,000.00 to install, but saving $12,000.00 with volunteer time.

Applying for grants when the entire project is complete.

Festival outcome was published in the church bulletin.

Statement about Bill Lonneman was passed out and will be published in the parish bulletin.

Liaison Assessment:

Status report on contacting ministries Everyone needs to continue to contact the people under their name.

New Business:

Kathy passed out old PPC constitution. We need to come up with new guidelines for a new constitution. John, Joe, and Vivian will sit on this committee.

An email from a past parish member was read and wants a response to his email. We will not be responding to an email that is not signed by the writer.

 

Next month Tim will "bring us on board" about the development and what our role is.

No Suggestions

Meeting was ended with prayer