Church of St. Philip

Parish Administrative Council

 

Date:  October 16, 2008

 

Location:  Parish Rectory

 

Present:  Fr. Joe Steinbeisser, Gary Halbur, Dave Daeges, Gene Nonweiler, Ken Ludvigson, Dwight Lorensen, Cathy Michaud, Lynn Mergen, Jean Halbur

 

Not in Attendance:  Mary Piepenburg, Ray Doering, Ken Zachman

 

I.          OPENING PRAYER

The meeting was called to order by Fr. Steinbeisser.  He led the Council in prayer.

II.        REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Motion by K. Ludvigson, second by G. Halbur, and carried, to approve the minutes of the September 18, 2008 Administrative Council meeting.

IV.       REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Motion by G. Halbur, second by D. Daeges, and carried, to approve the agenda as presented

V.        REPORTS

The reports were reviewed and accepted.  A copy of the written reports will be included on the website and with the copies of the minutes on the kiosk for parish information.

VI.       OLD BUSINESS:  DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

1.  Bell Tower Update

The Bell Tower remains on hold.  Ray Doering was going to contact the architects, but he was not in attendance to report his findings.

2.  Playground Status

The playground has been completed and the parking lot has been painted for games.

3.  Parish Investments

The parish investments that had been discussed at the September meeting were done.  Further discussion indicated that the other investments should be left where they are to ride out the current financial downturn.

4.  Future Building Plans

It was determined that the input data that was collected at the time of the previous capital campaign needs to be reviewed.

VII.     NEW BUSINESS:  DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

1.  Stewardship Program

Fr. Joe spoke about the Christmas letter that he will be sending to the parish members.  He also made the Council aware that the Litchfield Area Ministerial Association (LAMA) will be raising funds for the chapel in the hospital.  He will promote that project to the parish in January. 

2.  Diocesan Ministry Appeal

Motion by D. Daeges, second by G. Halbur, and carried, to designate the excess funds for 2008-09 DMA appeal for cry room enhancements and to establish a library in the gathering space.

 

VIII.    FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THE NOV. 20, 2008 MEETING

1.  Building Timeline Documents

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The meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

 

 

Respectfully submitted by Jean Halbur