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PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING

October 4, 2022

Father Wolford opened the meeting with “The Prayer Before A Meeting” and the “Pastoral Council Mission Statement at 7:00 PM.

Roll Call was then taken.  Members Present were Father Don, Mary Ann Costanzo, Shelley Fitzgerald, Linda Miller, Sandy Ventimiglia, Steve Erslon, and Ron Wright.  Members not present were Jeff Lister, Joyce Tite and Jeanne Trent.

Steve Erslon made a motion to accept the minutes of last month’s meeting as written and Shelley Fitzgerald seconded the motion.

OLD BUSINESS:

The KC will have their Donut Sunday on October 16 (8:30 to 10:10 AM) and will again be in the front of the church.

The members of the KC will be working on the church grounds on November 5 to clean up the weeds and all the surrounding areas.  This is a chance for anyone wanting to help spruce up the church grounds to bring their lawn tools for a couple hours of work.

Blessing of Nativity sets will be held this year on Sunday, December 4^th in the Parish Center with a cookie exchange.

Movie Night will be on Sunday December 11^th at 6:00 PM in the Parish Center.  The movie chosen is “The Nativity Story” and it was decided that everyone could bring their own snacks and drinks.

Christmas Caroling will be on Sunday December 18^th.  Those wishing to attend please meet in the church parking lot at 1:00 PM.

The Christmas Party for Children with be on December 11^th at 12:00 PM.

Instead of a Spaghetti Dinner, it was decided to have a Pancake and Sausage get together on March 19, 2023.  The menu will consist of pancakes, sausage, coffee, orange juice and milk.  Further details will be coming at a later date.

Jeff Lister is working on another Trivia Night but a date has not been set.

NEW BUSINESS:

Father Don said that he would like to schedule a special day to celebrate the 3 year Eucharist Revival.

Father Don closed the meeting with a prayer at 8:00 PM.

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PASTORALCOUNCILMEETING

August 2, 2022

Father Wolford opened the meeting with the Our Father at 7:00 PM, followed by the Mission Statement, and A Prayer Before A Meeting.

Members present were: Father Wolford, Mary Ann Costanzo, Shelley Fitzgerald, Linda Miller, Sandy Ventimiglia, and Steve Erslon.

Members not present were:  Jeff Lister, Joyce Tite and Ron Wright.

Steve Erslon made a motion to accept the minutes of last month’s meeting as written and Shelley Fitzgerald seconded the motion.

It was stated that David Ayres has resigned his position on the council.  Colleen or Shelley will put an announcement in the bulletin of the vacancy to fill his seat.

OLD BUSINESS:

Trivia Night and Movie night both were a success.  There were about 19 people that attended Movie Night.  It is tentatively planned for another Movie Night On December 11, 2022 at 6 PM.  The movie will be Nativity Story.  Bring your own snacks.

The Bingo and Ice Cream Social date has been changed.  It has been tentatively set for September 18, 2022 at 1 PM.  It was suggested to have a basket raffle for the Ice Cream Social.  We will ask volunteers to make baskets for the raffle.

Also the Spaghetti Dinner has been canceled until further notice.

NEW BUSINESS:

The Doughnuts and Coffee was another success.  The awning and chairs helped to make it a success.

The next Doughnuts and Coffee is tentatively planned for November.

Christmas Caroling has been tentatively set for December 18, 2022 at 1 PM.

Fr. Don was asked if there was anything else we needed to discuss.  There was nothing else to discuss.

Fr. Don closed the meeting with Prayer at 7:55 PM.

The next Pastoral Council Meeting will be Tuesday September 6, 2022 at 7 PM.

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PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING

March 1, 2022

Jeff Lister opened the meeting with a prayer at 7:30 PM followed by a prayer before a meeting and reciting the Mission Statement.

Members present were:

David Ayres, Steve Erslon, Jeff Lister, Joyce Tite, Sandy Ventimiglia, and Ron Wright.

Members not present were Fr Don Wolford, Linda Miller, Shelley Fitzgerald and Mary Ann Costanzo.

Minutes of last month’s meeting were read by all members and were accepted as written.

Steve Erslon made a motion to accept the minutes as read and Joyce Tite seconded the motion.

OLD BUSINESS:

The Mask Mandate has been lifted and we will abide by local government rules for meetings.  We will plan ahead with caution.

Events that have been tentatively planned are as follows:

Trivia night has been planned for April 29, 2022

Movie night with popcorn planned for May 15, 2022 at 6 PM

Bingo and Ice cream Social has been set for June 26, 2022 beginning at 3 PM

Doughnuts and coffee after 8 AM mass on July 10, 2022

Blessing of Pets October 2, 2022 from 2PM to 2:30PM

A chili cook off will be planned for the fall

A spaghetti dinner will also be planned for the fall

NEW BUSINESS:

A water leak was discovered in the Parish Hall and will be brought to Fr. Don’s attention.

Jeff Lister closed the meeting with Prayer at 8:40 PM

The next Pastoral Council Meeting will be April 5, 2022.

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Holy Angels Pastoral Council

May 5, 2021

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Father Wolford opened the meeting with a prayer at 7:00 P.M. followed by reciting our mission statement and a prayer before a meeting.

Jeff asked Father to share any information concerning opening our parish following the restrictions enacted due to the corona virus.  Father said that Bishop Paprocki would like each parish to begin to open very carefully, to continue to follow safety regulations according to their location.   Also, he will be taking away some dispensations.  If a parishioner needs to continue with a dispensation they should contact Father Wolford.  Some restrictions that will be restored are the missals and Holy Water. Father Wolford said that 3 standing dispensers for Holy Water has been given to Holy Angels by Father Jeremy from St Mary’s in Alton,   Doesn’t know when lectors will be returning.  Rosary leaders can continue to lead from their seats or stand at the ambo. Also the possibly of starting funeral luncheons was discussed.

Some parish activities discussed were donuts after Masses and trivia night.

Roll call was taken.  Members present were Father Wolford, David Ayres, Shelley Fitzgerald,

Jeff Lister, Linda Miller and William Schroeder.  Members not present were Gloria Hoormann,

Steve Izard, Sandy Ventimiglia and Ron Wright.   Jeff Announced that Gloria Hoormann has

resigned from the pastoral council.

There will not be a pastoral council meeting in June and July.

Meeting was closed at 7:35P.M. with a prayer.   

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PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING

AUGUST 3, 2021

Fr. Don opened the meeting with a prayer at 7:00 PM followed by a prayer before a meeting and reciting the Mission Statement.

Members present were David Ayers, Linda Miller, Ron Wright, Jeff Lister and Sandy Ventimiglia.  Those members not present were Shelley Fitzgerald and Steve Izard.  Bill Schroeder passed away on July 23, 2021.

We had no old business to discuss.

Our sister parish in Haiti is in trouble.  The President was assassinated, and it is believed that some members of his cabinet may have been involved.  Please keep Haiti in your prayers.  Missions International is doing great work there.

The Diocese regarding Covid was discussed.  Fr. Don informed us that Bishop Paprocki informed the priests of the diocese that he would never close the churches again and he is fighting for mask free schools.  Even though we have returned to Mass without restrictions, it is still advised that we should not share the cup for obvious reasons.

The Knights of Columbus will be having a Tootsie Roll drive on September 17 and 18.

Donuts and coffee will be offered after 8:00 AM Mass possible starting in October.  Donuts and coffee will be served for approximately 30 to 45 minutes after the Mass giving parishioners time to go to the 10:30 AM Mass and still observe the 1 hour fast.

We have 2 open positions on the Pastoral Council.  If anyone is interested, they should contact Pastoral Council Chairperson Jeff Lister or Fr. Don.

We will have Trivia Night maybe the end of September.

There was no further business to discuss. 

Fr. Don dismissed the meeting with a prayer at 7:30 PM.

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DECEMBER 2019   

 With Father Wolford unable to attend, Chairman Jeff Lister opened the meeting with the Our Father and reciting the Mission Statement at 7:00 PM.

     Roll call was then taken.  Members present were Shelley Fitzgerald, Steve Izard, Jeff Lister, Linda Miller, William Schroder and Sandy Ventimiglia.  Members not present were Fr. Don Wolford, David Ayres, Gloria Hoormann and Ron Wright.

     After asking everyone if they had read the minutes from the November meeting, Chairman Jeff Lister asked if there were any additions or corrections.  With no additions or corrections, Jeff asked for a motion to accept the minutes as written.  The motion was made by Bill Schroeder and Shelley Fitzgerald seconded the motion.

OLD BUSINESS

     The Parish Potluck was held on Nov 10th after the 10:30 AM Mass. The turnout was about 30 to 40 people.  A suggestion was made to set a future date when more of the council members are able to attend.

     Christmas Caroling is scheduled for December 15 with everyone meeting at the church at 1:00 PM.

     Parish Bingo was discussed with a possible date of either April or May.  It was suggested that we have small gifts to win.

     Mardi Gras Party / Chili Cook Off were planned tentatively for Feb 23, 2020.  This will be discussed more at a later date.

NEW BUSINESS

     Planning Coming Events was discussed.  Trivia Night will be in April.

     Social Events and Program Suggestions were discussed.  Father Wolford mentioned earlier a Lenten Parish Mission.

     St. Vincent DePaul calendars will be on sale next weekend.

     With no questions or comments, Jeff thanked the pastoral council members for their service to the Parish and wished them a Merry Christmas.  Jeff then asked for a motion to adjourn the meeting.  Shelley made a motion to close the meeting and Sandy seconded the motion.  Jeff closed the meeting with a prayer at 7:30 PM.

     Next Pastoral Council Meeting will be Tuesday January 7, 2020 at 7:00 PM.

JANUARY 2020

Fr. Don opened the meeting at 7:00 PM followed by a prayer before a meeting and reciting the Mission Statement.

Roll call was then taken.  Members present were Fr. Don Wolford, David Ayres, Steve Izard, Shelley Fitzgerald, Jeff Lister,  Linda Miller, Bill Schroeder and Sandy Ventimiglia.  Members not present were Gloria Hoormann and Ron Wright.

Jeff asked if everyone had read the minutes from the December 3rd meeting and if there were any additions or corrections.  There were no additions or corrections needed.  The minutes were accepted as is and approved as read.

It was noted that Ron Wright had heart surgery and is doing well but not up to par as yet.  The Council said a Hail Mary for him and for all that need our prayers.

OLD BUSINESS
Christmas Caroling was scheduled for December 15th but because of inclement weather, it was canceled.

It was decided that the Parish Bingo would be after the 10:30 am Mass on May 3, 2020.

There will be a Mardi Gras Party/Chili Cook Off on February 16, 2020 at 2 PM in the Parish Hall.  A sign-up sheet will be put in the bulletin of the church for all masses on the weekend of January 12, 2020.  Any person wishing to enter the cook off should submit a sign-up sheet and bring a crock pot of chili with their name on the bottom.  The Council will put a number on each crock pot so the people can vote for their favorite chili without knowing who made it.  Parishioners may bring snacks of their choice and board games and cards to play.

Fr. Don is planning a Lenten Parish Mission for the week of February 23 through February 26.  He has invited a Passionist Priest to hold the Mission.

NEW BUSINESS
The Knights of Columbus had an amazing time with 30 children for their Christmas Party on December 8.  It was wonderful to see all the children having so much fun and being so excited. 

The Knights of Columbus also bought 60 really nice coats for needy children.  It was reported that the coats were very nice and there were no tags on the coats saying the coats were free.  They did not want any child to be embarrassed. 

The Knights of Columbus are planning a Pancack Breakfast soon.  
Also they will have another clean-up day in April or May.

There were no questions or comments and no further business to take care of.  Jeff asked if there was a motion to adjourn the meeting.  David Ayres made the motion and Shelley Fitzgerald seconded the motion.  The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 PM.

The next Meeting is Tuesday February 4, 2020 at 7 PM.

FEBRUARY 2020

Fr. Don opened the meeting with a prayer at 7:00 PM followed by a prayer before a meeting and reciting the Mission Statement.

Fr. Don introduced Fr. Rafal Pyrchla to the council and everyone gave Fr. a warm welcome.

Roll call was then taken.  Members present were Fr. Don, David Ayres, Shelley Fitzgerald, Steve Izard, Jeff Lister, Linda Miller, Ron Wright, William Schroeder, Sandy Ventimiglia and Fr. Rafal.  Members not present was Gloria Hoormann.

Jeff asked if everyone had read the minutes from the January 7th meeting and if there were any additions or corrections.  There were no additions or corrections needed.   The minutes were accepted as is and approved as read. 

Jeff then asked if there were any prayer requests.  We said a Hail Mary for those in need of prayer.

OLD BUSINESS:

The Council then discussed having a Parish Bingo.  It was decided that the Parish Bingo will be held on May 3rd, 2020 at 2 PM.  We will have about 2 hours of Bingo with prizes being awarded. It was also decided that snacks may be brought. 

The Mardi Grad Party/Chili cook-off was discussed.  It will take place on February 16, 2020 at 2 PM in the Parish Hall.   Sign up sheets are in the bulletin.  It was also mentioned that no one has signed up yet.  Council members will decorate and set up for the party on Saturday morning at 10 AM.

NEW BUSINESS:

Fr. Don told us that he will have Lenten Books available in the church for private prayer for those that are interested. 

Fr. Don also mentioned that we will be having Stations of the Cross on Wednesday nights of Lent at 6 PM and Mass at 6:30 PM.  Ash Wednesday Mass will be at 7 PM.

There will be a Parish Mission given by Fr. Bob Weiss February 22 - 26.  Fr. Weiss will be at all the weekend.  The mission will start at 7 PM.

Trivia Night is planned for April 17, 2020 at 7 PM.

Suggestions for coming events were:  outside Mass with a Pot luck following, a Parish walk or hike.

There were no questions or comments and no further business to take care of.   Jeff adjourned the meeting at 7:30 PM.

The next meeting is March 3, 2020 at 7 PM.

MARCH 2020

PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING

March 3, 2020

Fr. Don opened the meeting with a prayer at 7:00 PM followed by a prayer before a meeting and reciting the Mission Statement.

Roll call was the taken.  Members present were Fr Don, Shelley Fitzgerald, Linda Miller, Sandy Ventimiglia, David Ayres, Jeff Lister and Bill Schroeder.  Members not present were Steve Izard, Gloria Hoormann and Ron Wright.

Jeff asked if everyone had read the minutes from the February 4^th meeting and if there were any additions or corrections.  There were no additions or corrections needed.  The motion was made to accept the minutes as read by Bill Schroeder and seconded by David Ayres.

Jeff asked if there were any prayer requests needed.  A Hail Mary was said for those in need of prayer.

OLD BUSINESS:

            The Mardi Gras Party / Chili Cook Off was discussed.  There were about 50 people or so that attended and participated in the Chili Cook Off.  We had 7 contenders.  First place was awarded to Nancy Ayres, second place was awarded to Fr. Don and third place was awarded to

_____________.  People brought games while some visited with others.  It was a great turn out and everyone said they really enjoyed the day.  We are hoping to make it a yearly event.

            Our Lenten Mission was very intense and rewarding with Fr. Bob Weiss as our guest Priest.  Everyone commented that they would love to have him back.

            Trivia Night will be April 17 at 7 PM.  Everyone is invited to bring family and friends for a fun filled night with no charge. 

            Our Parish Bingo will be May 3^rd at 2 PM.  We will have popcorn on the tables and everyone is invited to bring their own snacks. 

NEW BUSINESS:

            It was suggested that we have an Ice Cream Social / Cake Walk.  The idea was discussed and was very favorable to everyone.  We discussed the possibility of doing it like our pot lucks.  We would have a sign-up sheet for those that want to come.  The first half of the alphabet would sign up for what flavor of ice cream they would bring and the second half of the alphabet would sign up for what toppings they would bring.  The date for the Ice Cream Social is tentatively set for June 14^th at 2 PM.

Another event that was mentioned was a Parish Festival Get Together with games.  It was also discussed a Parish Movie Night, Parish Potluck, a walk or hike with the parish. 

Jeff mentioned having a Doughnut Hour after 8:00 AM Mass and ending before the 10:30 mass.  He will ask The Altar Society, St. Vincent DePaul and the KCs to help host it each month.  This will be probably the first Sunday of each month.  The cost will be donations only.  The first one is tentatively set for April 5, 2020.

Jeff also mentioned starting and Internet Prayer Chain.  Holy Angels Prayer Group was mentioned as a possible name for the prayer chain.  This will be discussed more at the next council meeting.

There were no questions or comments and no further business to take care of.  Jeff adjourned the meeting at 8:10 PM.  Shelley made the first motion to adjourn with Linda seconding the motion.

The meeting was closed with Fr. Don leading us in prayer with a Hail Mary for the Tennessee Tornado Victims.

The next meeting is April 7, 2020 at 7:00 PM.

APRIL 2020

PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING

MAY 5, 2020

            Fr. Don opened the meeting with a prayer at 7:00 PM followed by a prayer before a meeting and reciting the Mission Statement.

            Roll call was then taken.  Members present were Fr. Don, David Ayres, Shelley Fitzgerald, Jeff Lister, Linda Miller, Bill Schroeder, Sandy Ventimiglia and Ron Wright.  Also present were Charley Delano and Becky Scanlon.   Becky is an SIUE graduate with a communication degree and she is running our Facebook page.  Members not present were Steve Izard and Gloria Hoormann.  We gathered in the Parish Hall and sat according to social distancing regulations.

            Jeff asked if everyone had read the minutes from the March 3^rd meeting and if there were any additions or corrections.  All had read the minutes and there were no additions or corrections needed.  The motion was made to accept the minutes as read by David Ayres and seconded by Charley Delano.

            It was mentioned that since the March meeting was cancelled, the Trivia Night scheduled for April 17 and the Parish Bingo scheduled for May 3^rd  were also cancelled.  They were cancelled due to the Corona virus. 

            Fr. Don mentioned how difficult it was to pray the Mass in an empty church.  He really misses the entire congregation praying with him.  He also mentioned how much of a help Charley is to him.  He is very happy the Bishop has sent him to us.

            Fr. Don announced the schedule of the devotions he and Charley are doing by live streaming.

                        Monday - The Divine Mercy Chaplet is at 3 PM

                        Every day - Rosary is at 1 PM

                        Wednesday - Rosary is at 1 and then at 2 PM is Adoration until 3 when Fr. Don closes with Benediction.

There was no New or Old Business to discuss.  We immediately started discussing how we were going to proceed when the church reopens.  Since we are still on hold, no concrete date for re-opening nothing was really decided on.  We mentioned several options but nothing was decided.

It was also mentioned that when the church does re-open we will need to have about 4 groups of 4 people to clean in between the masses.

  There were no questions or comments and no further business to take care of.  Jeff adjourned the meeting at 8:05 PM.  Bill Schroeder made a motion to close and Linda Miller seconded the motion.

Fr. Don led us in prayer to close the meeting.

The next meeting will be Tuesday June 2, 2020.

JUNE 2020

PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING

JUNE 2, 2020

            Fr. Don opened the meeting with a prayer at 7:00 PM followed by a prayer before a meeting and reciting the Mission Statement.

            Roll call was then taken.  Members present were Fr. Don Wolford, David Ayres, Shelley Fitzgerald, Bill Schroeder, Sandy Ventimiglia, Ron Wright, Charley Delano and Padrick Mulligan.  Members not present were Gloria Hoormann, Steve Izard, Jeff Lister and Linda Miller.  We welcomed Colleen Knueven as a guest and also we welcomed Padrick Mulligan, our Seminarian. We gathered in the Parish Hall and sat according to social distancing regulations.

            David Ayres, taking the place of Jeff Lister, asked if everyone had read the minutes from our last meeting and if there were any additions or corrections.  There were no additions or corrections to be made.  Charley made a motion to accept the minutes as written and Shelley seconded the motion.

            OLD BUSINESS:

            There was no old business to discuss.

            NEW BUSINESS:

            We will have no meeting in July and our August Meeting we will be beginning the planning for the following year activities.

            We have been given permission from Bishop Paprocki to reopen for public Mass with a full schedule.   The regulations that we must follow are:

            25% of our capacity for each mass

            Wearing a mask will be mandatory

            There will be no singing – we will have an organist and a cantor

            There will be no books

            We will not have any lectors or servers – Charley and Padrick will fulfill those duties

            We will not have any paper products in the church or any bulletins to distribute

            Bulletins may be viewed on our Parish Website – www.holyangelsparish.com

            Fr. Don and Charley will distribute communion

            We will have ushers helping parishioners to their seats in order to maintain the social distancing regulations. 

            We will need “Clean up Crews” after each Mass to wipe down the pews, door knobs and kneelers and bathrooms. We will need 3 groups of maybe 4 or more people.  Linda Miller will be in charge of getting the cleaning crews together.  If anyone is interested in cleaning they can contact Linda.  We will be getting cleaning supplies from a company recommended by the Diocese.  They sell in bulk at lower cost.

Ushers will be seating people in every other pew and segregating by family.

Going to communion we will go up the side aisle and come over receive communion and then going back to the seat via the center aisle.

            Fr. Don will continue to live stream the mass for the parishioners that do not feel comfortable coming to mass.  The Dispensation is still in place.   Also Fr. Don will continue to distribute communion at ll:45 AM on Sundays.

            There was no further business to discuss.  Charley made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Shelley Fitzgerald seconded the motion.  Fr. Don dismissed the meeting with prayer at 7:25 PM.

            After the meeting was adjourned we went over to the church and took all the books and cards and stored them in the bride’s room.