PSR Commission May 2016 Minutes

PSR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016

Members present:  Jim Mitchell, Stacy Sanger, Michelle Kelty, Kathy Hammeke, Kristy Mull, Ben Ramsey

Jim opened the meeting with the PSR Committee prayer.

Bylaws—A few minor changes were made to the bylaws draft.  Michelle will type up a revised draft and the committee will vote on accepting the bylaws at the next meeting, May 26^th.

Totus Tuus—A “Protecting God's Children” session is planned for Thursday, May 19, 5:30-8:30. There are three people that we know are going to the session so far.  Adult volunteers will need to attend if they have never been to a session before. A light meal may be provided.

Curriculum—Deciding on a curriculum was discussed.  Jim will call Benziger to request samples. Stacy will work on a simplified syllabus for each grade level. 

PSR Teachers—The need for several replacement PSR teachers for the upcoming school year was discussed. Teachers will need to be practicing members of the church.  The committee will browse parish directories at the next meeting to get ideas of people to ask if they would be interested in teaching.

Confirmation—Moving the Confirmation age up to Sophomore year and creating a 12 week Confirmation class separate from PSR was discussed. TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) might be a good retreat opportunity for the Confirmation class.

Calendar—A tentative calendar for the 2016-17 PSR was created. The year would begin with a Meet the Teacher event on Wednesday August 24, with the first PSR class following on August 31. Events also include Feast of St. Francis blessing of pets on October 5^th, a Christmas pageant with a performance at Diversicare to replace caroling, First Confession January 25, Shadow Stations of the Cross Wednesday April 12^th,  and May Crowning Wednesday May 3. The last class would be May 17^th, and the end of the year BBQ on Saturday, May 20^th following Mass. There would be no class on November 23 before Thanksgiving, December 28 of Christmas break, and March 15 of spring break.

Fundraisers—Fundraising ideas were discussed. Kristy will speak with Carr Auction to make sure the youth group will be in the rotation for consignment sale concessions. Jim proposed the idea of a Mother's Day Champagne Brunch. Mothers Day 2017 falls on Sunday May 14^th. The menu would include breakfast items such as scrambled eggs, sausage, biscuits and gravy, and hashbrowns. Perhaps Altar Society could help with homemade cinnamon rolls. This could be a youth group fundraiser oppurtunity.

Next meeting will be Thursday, May 26 at 6:30p.m in the Conference Room.