Stewardship Council

October 9, 2104
PARISH OFFICE

Call to Order:

Members Present:
Fr. Warren
Sister Rebecca
Mary Klinge
Donny Kazmaier
Mary Mitchell
Elaine Coulson

Absent:
Brenda Langdon
Sheryl Giesel

Old Business

1. Lay witness talks
   1. Donnie offered to write a personal testament to include either in the bulletin or the newsletter which was based on his reading about it. The oral presentations will be given by Regis and Stacy Sanger and her children.
   2. Fr. Warren would begin the Stewardship discussion on October 25, 26.  The weekend presentations will be November 1 and 2^nd, 8^th and 9^th and 15^th and 16^th.
   3. Fr. Warren will not be here on November 2^nd.  Regis will be gone that weekend as well. 
   4. Donnie spoke with Regis and confirmed his availability for November 15 and 16.
   5. Mary K. suggested Doug and Mary Smith as another possible couple to do a stewardship presentation.  Fr. Warren asked if Jim and Mary Mitchell would consider a stewardship talk; we accepted.
   6. Finalize Commitment forms
      1. Mary K checked with Pam about sorting the mailing list for children ages 10-18 and learned that was possible.
      2. The forms will need to be mailed to all families.  Mary K plans on writing a letter to include with the booklet and commitment forms.  We discussed ways to get the information to everyone with a suggestion of trying to hand them out after mass.  We agreed that it would be best to mail the items to all families.  Donnie prepared a list for Pam to get the number of adults and number of children so that the forms can be sent to the printer by October 13.  Donnie will take the forms in electronic form to Great Bend.
      3. The Ministry Directory was reviewed again and additional corrections suggested.   Mary K. will take the Directory with the corrections to Brenda on 10/10 so she can provide the final draft in electronic form to Donnie.
      4. Stewardship Banner – Fr. Warren ordered banners that will likely be placed in the sanctuary.

New Business

1. Explanation to Parish – October 25 and 26.
2. Distribution of forms – Planning on October 27
3. Follow-up on forms not returned.   Will plan on focusing on following up on the forms that were returned and develop a plan to reach out to individuals who haven’t responded in the 2015 Stewardship year.
4. Mary M suggested that we bring all of the Church councils together periodically to share information and clarify direction of each committee to avoid duplication of effort.
5. Mary K gave a copy of the book “Grateful and Giving” by Deacon Donald R. McArdle to each member.

Next Meeting: November  13^th at 6:30 PM

Stewardship Council

September 11, 2104
PARISH OFFICE

Call to Order: Mary K led the group in prayer reading a stewardship prayer that she had obtained at one of the conferences.

Members Present:
Fr. Warren
Sister Rebecca
Mary Klinge
Donny Kazmaier
Sheryl Giessel
Mary Mitchell
Brenda Langdon
Elaine Coulson

Stewardship Fair Feedback

1. Mary K. talked about the Dodge City stewardship conference.  She shared a book called Stewardship MD which has many suggestions for the development of a stewardship way of life.  She said that the author said to welcome new participants, not to invite because that means that they have to respond.
   2. Sr. Rebecca talked about the breakout session that she attended that talked about spiritual development.
   3. Donny attended the session on media development which could be a way to encourage participation of the youth.
   4.  The Great Bend Fair also good.  The themes were very similar.  The 2^nd day was more about sustainability while the 1^st day was more about development.  Stewardship is a way of life, it’s not a program.  Hospitality is of huge importance.   It was mentioned the importance of the annual renewal of commitments.  If someone wants to do something, make room for them.
   5. Mary K. provided a copy of the Bishop’s Pastoral Letter.

Old Business:
A.           Donny did speak with Regis.  He also went to the website to get ideas for the lay witness talks. He suggested Rebecca Ford as another possible speaker.   Fr. Warren welcomes as many as who would like to speak.  Sheryl said she spoke with Tom and he would like to respectfully refuse at this time. David and Stacy Sanger were suggested as a potential couple to share. Brenda will speak with them.  We are looking at 3 masses, 2 in Larned and 1 in Belpre.   It was suggested that Fr. take the 1^st Sunday to lay out what the 4 Pillars of Stewardship are and lay the foundation for the next 3 weeks of Lay Witness talks.
B.           Brenda brought samples of the form for review. A few corrections were suggested.  Donny suggested having 2 weeks lead time for optimum.  Fr. Warren suggested 750 copies to allow that 1 would be mailed to each household and includes a copy of the Stewardship Booklet.  Donny volunteered to assist with the printing since that is his expertise. We need to get corrections to Brenda prior to the next meeting.
C.           Mary K. will email Eric and ask about the Stewardship Posters.  If all will agree, we’ll need to know what date they would be available.
D.           Mary K. asked about the language of the Heart to Heart Ministry. We agreed that it captured the intent of the proposed ministry.  Sheryl offered a suggestion to add another line that says it could be displayed in many different manners. 
E.            Directory of Ministries

Next Meeting: October 9^th at 6:30 PM

July 10, 2014 
Stewardship Council

The meeting was called to order and Fr. Warren opened with a
prayer.

Members present:
Mary Kling
Brenda Langdon
Donny Kazmsier
Sheryl Giesel
Mary Mitchell
Elaine Coulson
Absent: Sister Rebecca

Mary Mitchell volunteered to serve as Secretary.

Old Business:
Assignments were reviewed from the meeting with the Bishop.
Donny - he identified 3 potential candidates
Maurice Schaller
Regis Lopata
Tom Giesel
- Article for Bulletin
Stewardship is about gifts to share, Time/Talent
The reward is not for yourself, it's helping others.
Involvement makes you part of the family.

Mary -has not prepared the Stewardship notes for the
Bulletin.  Pam publishes the bulletin on Thursdays, so
the submission needs to be done with that deadline in mind.

Brenda - Requested clarification regarding the Commitment
forms. Fr. Warren suggested Googling the internet to look at
different forms for varying formats. Donny noted that the
DOC service was not listed on the Stewardship Activities. 
Mary noted that she and Sr. Rebecca plan
on attending Great Bend's stewardship Fair on 8/16. Mary
will email the date and time in case anyone wants to attend.
We discussed ways to share stewardship ideals and agreed
that Sacred Heart Parish is not large enough to support a
fair. Fr. Warren shared an option to have short
presentations after Communion. Mary K. prepared a directory
with contact people listed and requested help in confirming
names.

Sheryl and Mary K. - Mary passed out a copy of the Directory
to each member. She based the format on a directory she had
from St. Anne's Parish in Wichita.
Sheryl asked if any of the different committees have their
own Mission Statement.
Liturgy Commission contact needs to be changed .
Endowment Board - new person has not yet been assigned.
Adult Religious Formation - Sr. Rebecca or Sr. Irene
Property - Bob Haymaker
*Need to add RCIA - Regis Lopata
*Ministry to DOC/LJCF/LSH - Parish Office. Should be
separate from Ministry due to different skill set than home
bound, elderly, sick.
Knights of Columbus contact is Brian Haberman, 620-285-5507
*Administrative Support
- Clerical Support, newsletter assistance
- Webpage Editor
- Social Media
Ministry to Elderly/Sick/Homebound - Sr. Rebecca
Ministerial Duties - Pam
    Discussed inclusion of teens becoming lectors.
    They would need training and would need to be
    available for regular
    scheduling. Eucharistic Ministers require commissioning. No
    age requirement to be an Usher.
*Environmental Enhancement - Altar flowers, outside
maintenance
*Food Bank
*Church Cleaning - discussed semi-annual.
Youth Activities -Coaches and Assistants for Sports

Mary will revise and email to members who should review and
comment.
If any other categories are identified, contact Mary K.

Donny will prepare an article for the Parish Newsletter.

New Business:

a) Rotation for Stewardship Council was discussed and determined that members will be elected.  Numbers were drawn with the 2 1 year members being eligible for reinstatement if they choose to run again.
Mary Kling - 3
Brenda Langdon - 3
Mary Mitchell - 1
Donny Kazmaier - 2
Sheryl Giessel - 2
Elaine Coulson - 1

b) Include youth in Stewardship Program? 
We discussed initiation of a monthly youth mass
We discussed incorporating youth activities in teh Time/Talent form.  Fr. Warren suggested making a different colored line that is geared toward the youth.  It was brought out that during the Young Adult social, mothers requested year round Children's Liturgy of the Word.  This would be an area for youth to sign up to volunteer rather than being assigned.

c) Elaine will work on writing a Stewardship Prayer.

d) Dates to remember:
August 23rd - Stewardship Conference in Dodge City.

Mary Mitchell
Secretary
Stewardship Committee
620-804-3578

sample article one

 April 17, 2017

 Minutes

Meeting attendees:  Barbara Hammond, Mary Klinge, Ann Haremza, Sally Dreiling, Melinda Axman, Fr. Warren, Kathy Kazmaier

Opening Prayer

Prayer for Divine Mercy

Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself.                 Concluding prayer of the Divine Mercy Chaplet

I.  Minutes of 3-20-17 Meeting– approved as presented via email

II.  Old Business                                                                    

  Report on Youth Ministry Activities

A. none at this time

 Report on Adult Ministry Activities

A.  Meals for Fr. Warren and Deacon Mark – Father thanked everyone for the much appreciated meals.

 B.  Volunteers for Driving to Doctors – no drivers were needed during the past month; however, a couple of recently hospitalized parishioners may need assistance in the near future.

C.  Volunteers for Driving Saturday and Sunday to Mass – none at this time                    

D.  Volunteers for Cooking, Housework for Ill Parishioner – none at this time                 

 3.  Card Ministry Report – Barbara & Rit

During the past month, Barbara sent four healing cards; one date of birth remembrance; fourteen Easter cards. 

III.  New Business

 1.  Correspondence – two thank you cards were read 

2.  Spring Cupcake Project – We will do a May cupcake project – decorating and some of the deliveries will be on May 4 with the parishioners in care facilities and home bound communicants receiving theirs on May 5.  Bakers are Mary, Barbara (gluten free), Ann, Sally and Kathy.  Melinda will make the icing. Decorating will begin at 2:00 in the PEC.  Kathy will call Lee to see if she can help with decorating and deliveries.

IV.  Next Meeting – May 15, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

V.  Closing Prayer

May the Spirit of unity and peace be with us and transform the will of all people to goodness and love.  Amen.

Our Father . . . . . .

 HEART TO HEART MINISTRY

 February 20, 2017

 Minutes

Meeting attendees:  Barbara Hammond, Mary Klinge, Sally Dreiling, Lee Gilcris, Fr. Warren, Kathy Kazmaier

Opening Prayer

As we begin our meeting, let us make our prayer these words written by St. Ita (d. ca. 570):

“Three things that please God most are true faith in God with a pure heart, a simple life with a grateful spirit, and generosity inspired by charity.  The three things that most displease God are a mouth that hates people, a heart harboring resentments, and confidence in wealth.”   

 I.  Minutes of 1-23-17 Meeting– approved as presented via email

II.  Old Business                                                                    

 I. Report on Youth Ministry Activities 

A.  Kristen Snodgrass and children, Lauren and Lane, baked and delivered cupcakes to the Burdett and Rozel “home bound” for Valentine's Day

 Report on Adult Ministry Activities

                     A.  Valentine's Day Cupcake Project

1.  Bakers – Sally, Lee, Kathy; Icing - Melinda

   We baked, decorated, and delivered about 65 cupcakes for Valentine's Day to Larned “home bound” parishioners.  Due to a flu outbreak at Diversicare, we were unable to treat our residents living there.

                           

   B.  Volunteers for Driving to Doctors – none at this time

                           

   C.  Volunteers for Driving Saturday and Sunday to Mass – none at this time

                           

   D.  Volunteers for Cooking, Housework for Ill Parishioner– Melinda, Lee, and Kathy cleaned one afternoon for a parishioner who has had ongoing health issues for a year.                     

                                                              

   3.  Card Ministry Report – Barbara & Rita

    Barbara reported that she has sent out eight Valentine cards, two sympathy cards, and one birthday anniversary card since our last meeting.  Rita, via email, stated that her card project to those needing prayer mentioned in the Sacred Heart Beat is going well and that she has received two thank you cards from card recipients.  Rita is enjoying this ministry.

    

   4.  Lenten “Random Acts of Kindness” Calendar

    We reviewed the Lenten calendar and made a few additions to it.  The final version is attached and will be included in the March Sacred Heart Beat.   

                             

   III.  New Business

    

   1.  Correspondence  - one thank you note was read

    

   2.  Request from Helping Hands – since the last meeting, the director of Helping Hands Ministry contacted Heart to Heart about providing a ride for a person to catch a bus in Hays.  We could not provide a ride at that time.  We discussed the matter if a similar request should be made in the future. 

    

   3.  Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day – we decided to do cupcakes for parishioners in the local care facilities and our home bound. Barbara (gluten free), Lee, Mary, and Kathy will bake cupcakes.  Kathy will check with Melinda on icing.  She will also check with Kristen Snodgrass about the Burdett and Rozel residents.  We will decorate at 2:00 on March 16 with deliveries being made later that afternoon and on March 17.

                   

   IV.  Next Meeting – March 20, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

               

    V.  Closing Prayer

    

   May the Spirit of unity and peace be with us and transform the will of all people to goodness and love.  Amen.

                  

                  Our Father . . . . . .

Heart to Heart Ministry:  The purpose of this ministry is to reach out to parishioners who need a listening ear, some emotional support and friendship.  The possibilities for reaching out are endless and it is the role of the commission to determine the focus and how to best reach out to those in need.

This new ministry is currently under formation and the first contact person is the parish secretary.  The number is 285-2025.