SACRED HEART PARISH

ADULT RELIGIOUS FORMATION TEAM

February 12, 2013

 PRESENT:  Sister Rebecca Otter, Father Warren Stecklein, Lynne Eck, and Regis Lopata

            ABSENT:  Sister Irene Hartman, Elaine Coulson, and Diane Dodez

 The minutes of the meeting of November 13, 2012 were reviewed and approved.

 Future subjects of the “So Glad You Asked” column in the Sacred Heart Beat were discussed.  Lynne reviewed the article for the March issue about how Catholics view our relationship with the Blessed Virgin Mary.  Sister Irene will have the April issue on the papacy, and Sister Rebecca will write an article on May crowning for the May issue.  For the June issue, we may ask a guest columnist for an article regarding stewardship and global warming.

 There was discussion about study groups in the parish for the Year of Faith.  Groups will be hosted by the following individuals or couples: Mary Klinge, Lynne and Roger Eck, Michael and Marissa Klemens, Joan Molleker, Dee and Roger Myers, and Colleen Carlson.  There was some discussion about parishioners who could be invited to attend one of the groups.  Copies of the material will be provided for each person and/or couple participating in the groups. 

 The Holy Hour/Adoration for this month will involve Vespers and quiet time for prayer.  At the March Holy Hour, we may have a presentation on the seven last words of Christ, and in April we will focus on spring, planting, farming, and Earth Day.  At the May Holy Hour/Adoration, we may focus on issues related to employment, unemployment, underemployment, and health insurance.

 The next meeting of the Adult Religious Formation Team will be on April 9, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sisters’ house.

 ARF

SACRED HEART PARISH

ADULT RELIGIOUS FORMATION TEAM

November 13, 2012

 PRESENT:  Sister Irene Hartman, Sister Rebecca Otter, Diane Dodez, Lynne Eck, and Regis Lopata

            ABSENT:  Father Warren Stecklein, Elaine Coulson

 The minutes of the meeting of September 4, 2012 were reviewed and approved.

 Future subjects of the “So Glad You Asked” column in the Sacred Heart Beat were discussed.  Sister Rebecca will have the December issue on Advent; Sister Irene will write for the January newsletter about welcoming people back to the Church; Diane will do the February article on the Sign of the Cross; and Lynne will have the March issue about Catholics not worshipping the Blessed Virgin Mary.

 The team discussed the recent parish centennial celebration.  The team members thought that the celebration was beautifully done and many positive comments were received from parishioners.

 There was discussion about developing study groups in the parish for the Year of Faith.  The materials for these groups were reviewed during the meeting.  Lynne indicated that she and her husband would be hosting one of the groups.  Sister Irene reported that she visited with Mary Kerns about hosting a different group.  Diane will talk to a couple (the Carlson’s) from Burdett about doing so; Sister Rebecca will speak to LuAnn Pankratz about this; and Regis will visit with Michael and Marissa Klemens about hosting a group.  There was discussion about how to involve other parishioners who might want to be in such a group, but are not specifically invited by one of the hosts.  No specific decision was made about this, however.  We also have magnets for the Year of Faith which we will hand out to parishioners after the Masses on the weekend of January 5^th and 6^th.  Regis and Lynne will hand out the magnets after the Saturday Mass, while Diane and Sister Rebecca will do so after Mass on Sunday. 

 The Holy Hour/Adoration for this month will be devoted to reviewing the blessings that were written by parishioners earlier this month, and the team members sorted these blessings in preparation for this.  There will not be a Holy Hour/Adoration in December, and the one in January will focus on church unity. 

 It was decided that we would not do an exchange of names in the parish for Advent this year.  Plans are being made for processions with Advent candles for each of the Masses during that season.  This will be done differently than in previous years. 

 Some of the team members will be involved in bell ringing for the Salvation Army next month.

 The next meeting of the Adult Religious Formation Team will be on January 15, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sisters’ house.

 ARF

SACRED HEART PARISH

ADULT RELIGIOUS FORMATION TEAM

September 4, 2012

 PRESENT:  Sister Irene Hartman, Sister Rebecca Otter, Father Warren Stecklein, Diane Dodez, Lynne Eck, and Regis Lopata

            ABSENT: Elaine Coulson

 The minutes of the meeting of June 12, 2012 were reviewed and approved.

 We have not heard anything from Elaine about her membership on the team.  There was discussion about several individuals who might be considered as possible team members.  These people will be contacted to determine if they might be interested and available as future team members.

 The team discussed themes for upcoming Eucharistic adorations:

            September 19^th: prayer for students, teachers, and parents

            October 17^th: gratitude for the past 100 years of Sacred Heart Parish and initiating             the Year of Faith

November 20^th: this will be on a Tuesday, as the regular Wednesday adoration for             that month would be the evening before Thanksgiving.  The theme for this       adoration is thanksgiving for the many blessings we have received.  We            will ask parishioners to write blessings on pieces of paper at the masses on the weekend of November 3^rd and 4^th.  We will then give thanks for these         blessings at the adoration.

 There was discussion about the “So Glad You Asked” articles published recently in the Sacred Heart Beat.  Sister Irene wrote an article for the October issue, which the team reviewed.  Regis will write one on what parishioners can do to assist with RCIA.  There was some discussion about future topics.

 The Year of Faith begins in October of this year.  As part of celebrating this, we will use a faith prayer during masses beginning that month.  In addition, during January, we will give parishioners magnets with information about increasing our faith.  The team also discussed asking some couples in the parish to invite friends to their home on several occasions to discuss faith issues.  These discussions could occur during Lent or on a quarterly basis through the year.

 The team discussed the recent “Fortnight for Freedom”.  Our parish complied with the request of the Bishop that we do something for this, as we prayed a rosary on a daily basis for religious freedom.  A couple of parishioners offered their thanks for these daily rosaries. 

 The team was asked to address invitations for our parish centennial celebration, which was done after the meeting.

 The next meeting of the Adult Religious Formation Team will be on November 13, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sisters’ house.

 ARF

SACRED HEART PARISH

ADULT RELIGIOUS FORMATION TEAM

June 12, 2012

 PRESENT:  Sister Irene Hartman, Sister Rebecca Otter, Father Warren Stecklein, Diane Dodez, Lynne Eck, Regis Lopata, and Tylan Ricketts    

ABSENT: Elaine Coulson

Team members welcomed Tylan Ricketts to the meeting.  He is currently a seminarian in our diocese, and is spending the summer with Father Warren.

The minutes of the meeting of April 10, 2012 were reviewed and approved.

It was noted that Elaine Coulson has been unable to attend meetings recently due to other obligations.  The team considered whether another individual should be asked to be a part of the team, but no specific decisions were made at this time. 

The team completed the review of our original charter, which still appears to be appropriate at the present time. 

There was discussion about a series of articles about baptism and returning Catholics written by Sister Irene called “So Glad You Asked”.  The articles were reviewed and a few minor changes were suggested.  These articles will be printed one at a time in the Sacred Heart Beat.  Suggestions for additional articles were made, such as on making the Sign of the Cross, using holy water, and RCIA.  These articles will be written for future editions of the Sacred Heart Beat.

The team agreed that we will not attempt to have a parish mission this year due to our centennial events. 

The team decided that the theme for Adoration on June 20^th will be on religious liberty.  The next day begins a two week “Fortnight for Freedom” in which the nation’s bishops are asking Catholics to pray for religious liberty in our country.  The team decided that our parish will pray a rosary every day during this period.  Most of the rosaries will be before masses and the schedule and leaders for them is as follows:

                        June 21            8:00 a.m.         Sister Irene

                        June 22            12:00 p.m.       Tylan

                        June 23            4:30 p.m.         Regis

                        June 24            10:00 a.m.       assigned parishioners

                        June 25            7:00 a.m.         Dr. Brenner

                        June 26            8:00 a.m.         Sister Rebecca

                        June 27            6:00 p.m.         Regis

                        June 28            8:00 a.m.         Tylan

                        June 29            12:00 p.m.       Sister Rebecca

                        June 30            4:30 p.m.         Rita and David O’Gwin

                        July 1               10:00 a.m.       assigned parishioners

                        July 2               7:00 a.m.         Dr. Brenner

                        July 3               8:00 a.m.         Sister Irene

                        July 4               10:30 a.m.       Tylan

            The team agreed that the Adoration scheduled for July will be a quiet time of prayer and adoration.

It was announced that the Church will be having a Year of Faith from August, 2012 through July, 2013.  The team will be considering some things to do for this period.

The next meeting of the Adult Religious Formation Team will be on September 4, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sisters’ house.

ARF

SACRED HEART PARISH

ADULT RELIGIOUS FORMATION TEAM

April 10, 2012

 PRESENT:  Sister Irene Hartman, Sister Rebecca Otter, Father Warren Stecklein, Diane Dodez, and Regis Lopata                        ABSENT:  Elaine Coulson, Lynne Eck

 The minutes of the meeting of February 21, 2012 were reviewed and approved.

 The team reviewed the presentation of the video on Reconciliation, which was shown in the parish several times during Lent.  We did not have a lot of parishioners attend the showings, but the video was appreciated and enjoyed by those who attended.

 The team also reviewed our faith-sharing sessions during Lent, using the “Disciples on the Journey” booklets.  The team had a positive response to these sessions, and will consider using the same program for faith-sharing sessions for the parish next year in Lent.  We will do some planning for these sessions before the start of the Lenten season.

 Sister Irene announced that we have not been informed at this time of any involvement of this team in the parish centennial celebration.

 There was some discussion about membership on the ARF team, but no specific decisions were made at this time.  This will be discussed again in a future meeting. 

 The team members reviewed the charter that had been developed with Father Bernard Felix when he appointed this team.  The team has completed some, but not all of the expected outcomes that were listed in our charter. 

 Adoration is scheduled for the parish on April 18^th from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.  The theme of the adoration will be on vocations.

Regis announced that there will be a diocesan-wide training on RCIA presented on the ITV network on April 18^th from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.  Several members of the ARF team plan to attend the training.

 There was considerable discussion regarding the possibility of having a parish mission or some type of speaker for the parish in the future.  No specific decisions were made at this time, but this will again be considered in future meetings. 

 The next meeting of the Adult Religious Formation Team will be on June 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sisters’ house.

 ARF

Stewardship Council

May 11, 2017
PARISH OFFICE

Call to Order:

Members Present:                                                                 
Mary Klinge
Mary Mitchell
Brenda Langdon
Elaine Coulson
Donnie Kazmaier
Shane Sundahl
Sr. Rebecca
Kristi Mull
Fr. Warren

Mary Klinge called the meeting to order and shared a special prayer.

1. The February minutes were approved.

2. Old Business

1. Mary K. shared that she has 3 ideas to add for the Altar Society section on the Time/Talent form.  She will check with the other Councils/Commissions to see if they want any additions or deletions to their portion of the form.

2. Grill – Mary M advised that Jim would prefer to get the grill from Pheasants Forever.  Kristi will cal Jamie Holopirek.

3. Pumpkins – Mary M checked with Kathy Hammeke and she is not growing them this year.  Kristi said that she can get pumpkins from the place where the Episcopal youth group get theirs.

4. Parish elections:  Pastoral Council has an opening that will need to be filled. 

1. New Business

2017 Stewardship Council Calendar – Per the calendar, we are on schedule.  We are on track to have the forms ready for printing in July.  We need to be thinking of people for the Witness Talks in November.

1. Renewal Formation Conference in Dodge City is on 8/26.  Mary K tried to check the website for the Agenda, but it wasn’t available.  All in the Stewardship Council are invited to attend.  Donnie recommended attendance as he gained good information last year.

2. Councils/Commissions meeting on 8/23/17.  Mary K has spoken with Norm to ask the Knights of Columbus to prepare dinner again.  A hamburger feed is planned.

3. Elaine brought a beautiful iris vase to Mary K,Kristi and Mary M.  Mary K shared what joy has been generated by the flowers and cupcakes taken to shut-ins by the Heart to Heart members.  We agreed that the Heart to Heart Committee is a very visible example of year round stewardship.

1. Date of next meeting: 6/8/17 at 6:30 p.m.

2. Closing Prayer – Adjournment - The meeting was adjourned with Fr. Warren leading us in The Glory Be.

Stewardship Council

January 12, 2017
PARISH OFFICE

Call to Order:

Members Present:                                                                 
Mary Klinge
Mary Mitchell
Brenda Langdon
Elaine Coulson
Sr. Rebecca
Fr. Warren
Members  Absent:
Shane Sundahl
Kristi Mull
Donnie Kazmaier

Mary Klinge called the meeting to order and shared a special prayer.

1. The December minutes were approved.

2. Old Business

Mary K provided an update on the status of sending out Thank You cards.  She has sent cards to both those people who are discontinuing a ministry and those who signed up for a new ministry.  The new ministers were told they would be receiving a call from someone to schedule training.

1. Mary suggested that we remove the option of discontinuing Altar Society membership since all women over the age of 18 are automatically members.  She suggested that there might be options for the type of involvement in that column. 

1. New Business

1. 2017 Goals were discussed.  We discussed the timeframe and thought the 2^nd weekend in October might be a good time.  (October 14^th)  Mary M. will check with the County Clerk’s office for availability.  An alternative date would be 10/7.

2. Reminder for Annual church cleaning dates agreed upon in May, 2016 were March 11, 2017 for the Spring cleaning and October 21, 2017 for the Fall cleaning.

3. Brenda asked if we would want to have the Update dinner where all the Commissions and Committees met to provide a status update.  August 16^th was the date suggested.  Mary K will check with Mo Schaller regarding availability.

4. Update on streamlining the Stewardship Forms was tabled secondary to Donnie’s absence.

1. Closing Prayer - Adjournment

Date of next meeting:  February 9, 2017 at 6:30 PM

The meeting was adjourned with Fr. Warren leading us in The Glory Be.
 
 

                                  STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL  MEETING

Met DEC. 8, 2016                Sacred Heart Parish Center                                   7:30pm           

Attending: Fr. Warren, Sr. Rebecca, Mary Klinge, Kristy Mull, Brenda Langdon, Don Kazmaier, Shane Sundahl, Elaine Coulson

Unable to attend: Mary Mitchell

Mary opened the meeting by reading a Christmas reflection.

Minutes of Nov. 10 meeting were approved.

Old Business:

a. Reviewed stewardship witness talks. Both speakers were very well received. Mary has sent thank you notes to Kathy & Shane for sharing their story.

b. Usher checklist has been devised. Fr Warren will look over it for additions or corrections.

New Business:

a. Steward Ship Form Analysis--Jim Mitchell has updated the spreadsheet with new data.

Results totaled 90 new ministry sign-ups. Jim had also compiled category listings of participants for each ministry, which the group found helpful for review.

We have 4 new Eucharistic ministers. Mary will email these names to Fr Warren & Pam.

We have 2 new volunteers for the Food Bank. Mary will let Sharon McGinnis know so she can begin orienting.

b. Pam & Mary devised a note to be mailed to each parishioner who signed up for a new ministry. This postcard format was unanimously approved.

c. The postcard will thank these new volunteers, & inform them they will be contacted in early January if orientation is needed. This plan should insure that new ministers can be scheduled to begin in Feb.

Mary will address these postcards so they can be mailed within next 2wks, prioritizing the Mass ministries.

d. Colorbook Project—Brenda Langdon shared an idea submitted to her by a parishioner, involving the parish providing color books & crayons in the pews to entertain small children. A lengthy discussion ensued, with a general consensus for it to be a parental decision as to what small stuffed animals etc they might allow the very small children to bring to Mass. Fr Warren informed that the idea had also been submitted to the pastoral council. They are reviewing, & will have the final say.

e. Jim Mitchell has worked very hard in compiling a spreadsheet of current ministry participants. Mary will send him a thank you note.

Next meeting: Jan. 12, 2017

Fr. Warren led the closing prayer.

Stewardship Council

November 10, 2016
PARISH OFFICE

Call to Order:

Members Present:                                                                 
Mary Klinge
Mary Mitchell
Brenda Langdon
Donnie Kazmaier
Kristi Mull
Elaine Coulson
Sr. Rebecca
Fr. Warren
Shane Sundahl

Mary Klinge called the meeting to order and shared the Stewardship prayer.

1. The September minutes were approved.

2. Old Business

1. Reviewed the Fall Festival.  Had positive comments.  The Sonic paid for all of the buns and someone else paid for the meat.

2. Stewardship forms.  Mary K counted the forms that have been returned: 88 adults and 12 children have been received.  Kristi shared that she had a few comments from individuals who had signed up and then had a lengthy time frame between the sign-up and the start of their participation.  Fr. Warren suggested that perhaps consider contacting the new person and making personal arrangements for the training.  We agreed that we will organize the training to occur by mid-January.  Mary K asked if a job description/checklist was developed and placed in the back.  Fr. Warren suggested that it be laminated.  Mary M volunteered to have the checklist developed.  

1. New Business

1. Stewardship speakers.   Cathy Grover will be speaking this coming weekend.   Shane will speak on the weekend of the 19^th and 20^th.

2. Stewardship spreadsheet has been revised by Jim Mitchell.

1. Closing Prayer - Adjournment

Date of next meeting:  December 8, 2016 at 7:30 PM after Mass

The meeting was adjourned with Fr. Warren leading us in The Glory Be.

Stewardship Council

October 13, 2016
PARISH OFFICE

Call to Order:

Members Present:                                                                 
Mary Klinge
Mary Mitchell
Brenda Langdon
Donnie Kazmaier
Kristi Mull
Elaine Coulson
Shane Sundahl
Sr. Rebecca
Fr. Warren

Mary Klinge called the meeting to order and shared the Stewardship prayer.

The August minutes were approved.

1. Old Business

 Reviewed the list.

1. Mary questioned whether she needed to confirm the grill use with Tyson.

   Elaine has the glow sticks.

   Brenda will order the pumpkin decoration stickers.

   Donnie has the pumpkins.

   Sign-up sheets were reviewed and it appears that the desserts and side dishes are equal.

   Paper goods were ordered.

   Donnie said he would volunteer to be in charge of manning the firepit for the S’mores.

   Meat has been ordered.

   Beverages will consist of lemonade and tea in the Gott coolers.

   Elaine will have the First Aid kit.

   Alvin is bringing his keyboard for music. 

1. New Business

Shane Sundahl will be one of the Stewardship speakers.   Cathy Grover will be a 2^nd speaker.   The weekends would be October 29/30, November 5/6 and 12/13.  Donnie said he will speak with Melinda Axman.

1. Stewardship envelopes were stuffed.  Donnie suggested that we consider changing the booklets to having the sign-up sheets in the back so that it would be easier to send them out and less expensive in postage.

Closing Prayer - Adjournment 

Date of next meeting:  November 10, 2016

The meeting was adjourned with Fr. Warren leading us in The Glory Be.