Parish Outreach Committee

October 14, 2012

Members Present: Ann, Connie, Tammy, Stacy, Don, Fr. Warren

Not Present: Joy, Brian

Old Business: None

New Business:

No Baptisms – we have received more blankets – now have a total of 5. Will plan to get thank-you’s out to Mary Beth Herman and Jane Kelty.

No Marriages

No New Parishioners

Centennial Celebration – POC will be helping with decorations for the centennial dinner. If anyone has fall décor, please start to bring that so we will have plenty to use for decorating. Mark your names on things so they are given back afterward. Elaine Coulson has given Ann several boxes of decorations that we will be able to use. We will plan to decorate on Sunday the 28^th at 10:00 at the community center. The Alter Society will be helping – Ann will check to see if they have two volunteers that can help. Ann, Connie, Don, Stacy, and Tammy will be available to decorate. We will also need to be there at the end of the dinner to help clean up the decorations.  Ann will contact the flower shop so that we have two bouquets. After the celebration – we will give one of the bouquets to Fr. and the other to the Sisters.

Coffee Hour:  October 25^th at 9:30 at the Library. The church will be presenting the Centennial Book to the Santa Fe Trail Center. Would love to have as many representing the church as possible – come if you can.

POC will provide hot cocoa and cookies to the PSR students after they are done Christmas caroling on Wednesday, December 5^th.

NEXT MEETING – November 11th at 11:30.

Thanks all – have a great week!

Parish Outreach Committee

04/01/2012

MEMBERS PRESENT: Connie, Diane, Ann, Tammy, Brian

NOTE: Ann and Brian do not have e-mail – need to get them a copy of the minutes.

MEMBERS NOT PRESENT: Father Stecklein, Don, & Joy

NEWCOMERS:

None – Diane took care of the Holoperiks

BAPTISMS:

No new baptisms

MARRIAGES:

• Joel Kelty and Morgan will be married in April – group decided to wait until after the wedding to give them anything.

WELCOME HOME:

Jeff Greathouse is home from the military – Diane will check on this.

EVENTS:

• Mothers Day: Assorted Flowers in dixie cup, to hand out after mass to mothers.  May 13th.

• Tammy will pick up flowers, approximately 156 (packs of 6), a bag of garden soil, and cups.
• flowers, a bag of garden soil, and cups will be dropped off at Diane’s house on 05/12/2012. 124 West 10^th street, 285-2921. Ann will plan to help pot the flowers – 527-4419.
• Tammy and her boys will help pass flowers out on Sunday, Ann will plan to help hand out on Saturday night.

• Fathers Day: decide at the May meeting
  • Diane will get up to date catalogues.

- NEXT MEETING 04/23/2012 to go over last minute details for the Bible Bingo.

-Next regularly scheduled meeting will be on May 6^th, 2012 after mass.

OTHER:

Barb Hammond meeting on Bible Bingo

• Larned Community Center: Bible Bingo May 5th 2012
• Each member will get 15 fliers to put around town. Be sure to pick up tickets to sell.

Tally sheet to keep track of who has tickets and sold tickets.  Need to have accurate ticket count to be able to settle up at the completion of event.

Diane sell Tickets 4-22 after mass and at Belpre after mass on 4-29

Connie Sell tickets after mass 4-22 and 4-29

Ann sell tickets 4-21 and 4-15 after mass

Brian sell Tickets 4-14 and 4-28 after mass

Barb Hammond 4-15, 4-22, 4-29

Concessions

Talk to Brenda about PSR/HS youth group students doing a concessions.

1. Guest Tickets for Dominican Sisters and Priest ?

Collection taken up could be used for a recumbent bicycle for the Infirmary- for donations taken after performance of Bible Bingo.

1. Barb making reservations at Rodeway Inn.
2. Jerry and Julie Ford booked for technical support.  have several parish high school students
3. Stage Props
4. Mass at Fort Larned: June 2nd

Centennial Celebration October 24th with meal @ Community center

• Sponsored by Businesses of Parishioners??? (acknowledgement on Programs) Check on whether or not the business might be able to make a donation for Ads, hotel costs or for a door prize.
  • Simmons and Simmons – Diane
  • Wilson Auto Center - Barb
  • Tanner Barber Shop  - Brian
  • Doerr’s Hardware/ Amy  - Connie
  • 1st State Bank/ Matt Watkins - Connie
  • Regalos/ Isaac and Sherry Lemuz  - Barb
  • Avon/ Linda Lemuz - Barb
  • Bank of the West - Ann
  • Dress It Up (Tama) - Connie
  • Progressive Thearpy (Kevin Soupeese) - Barb
  • Pawnee Valley Spine and Rehab (Luke Geer) - Diane
  • Sonic (Elizabeth and Matt Fischer) – Tammy
  • American State Bank – Connie
  • LarShar/Delicious Creations – Brian
  • Bliss – Brian
  • Bangs – Diane
  • Simply Unique – Barb
  • Burdette – Rozel – Ann
  • Edward Jones – Diane

PSR will be ending on May 9^th. POC will do Thank You Cards for the cathechist teachers. Tammy will check with Brenda for the names of the Teachers and the Sunday youth ministers. Tammy will also check with Sonic for $5 gift cards for each of the cathechists and youth ministers.

February 12, 2012

Members Present:  Diane, Ann, Connie, Tammy, Don, Fr. Warren

Guests:  Tom Geissel and Barbara Hammond, Pastoral Council

Unable to Attend:  Joy, Brian

Mary Klinge came to take a picture of the Outreach Committee for the Centennial Book. Mary needs pictures from Sister Irene's birthday. Tammy has those and will get copies to Mary.  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Tom Geissel gave another update on the progress for the centennial book. He figures there are about 100 families that have gotten in their family history and a family picture. The committee is still in need of first communion and confirmation pictures. Tom will get the list of names together so that the POC members can divide up those families that need to be contacted regarding getting in their information.  The list will be given to Diane - copies will be made for each member with the phone numbers and information.

Barbara Hammond came to work with the POC members on the Nuns for Fun program.  The community center has been booked for the evening of May 5, 2012 @ 7p.m.  After discussion with the group - the following ticket prices were agreed upon:  Student Rate Advanced sales $10, Student Rate At-the-Door - $15, Adult Rate Advanced sales $20, Adult Rate At-the-Door sales $25.  Don would be able to work on getting the tickets printed for the event but needs to get working on that as quickly as possible.  750 max tickets will be printed.  It will take at least 2 weeks to get things printed and ready for selling.  The POC members also decided that a door prize would be offered the night of the event - an item or cash prize will be decided at a later time.  Ann and Barbara will do some checking on getting some free advertising for the event - posting fliers, SW KS Register, local newspapers, and possibly radio. Many more items still need to be covered as this event gets closer.

It was decided that the POC would focus on helping the other parish committees with the Nuns for Fun event and details for the Centennial celebration.  No "official" parish outreach business will take place for the next several meetings.

NEXT POC MEETING FEBRUARY 19 @ 11:30.  Main priority will be to get the flier/advertising together for the Nuns for Fun event and finalize the tickets. Please come if your schedule allows!

Parish Outreach Committee
January 8, 2012
Members Present:  Ann, Diane, Don, Brian, Tammy, Connie, Fr. Warren
Guests:  Barbara Hammond and Tom Geissel from Pastoral Council
Unable to Attend:  Joy

We opened with a quick informational presentation by Barbara about the Nuns fo Fun program.  They have been scheduled for May 5, 2012 at the Community Center.  Outreach decided on no dinner and to have the program at 7 p.m.  Barb will be the contact person for the group and Outreach will help with the event.  Barb and Diane will get together to determine what Outreach is to do before the next meeting in February.

Connie and Tammy had to leave for another commitment.  We prayed for guidance and to be a welcoming group for the parish.

Tom Geissel gave us an update on the parish history book and photos.  He asked our group to help by calling families to remind them to get their stories turned in.  We agreed to help and will hand out call lists to members at the February meeting.

NEWCOMERS

Diane will call on Rebecca Hulsey, 633 East 3rd, 804-1028.

BAPTISMS

There are none at this time.


MARRIAGES

There are none at this time.



Our next meeting will be on February 12 at 11:30 after Mass.