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St. Anne's Pastoral
Council Meeting

March 3, 2010

Opening Prayer:
Emily led us in the opening prayer.

Minutes and Agenda:
The minutes of the January 13, 2010 meeting were accepted as circulated. The agenda was approved as outlined, with the addition of Update on the Rectory, Parking/Fire Lane, Holy Week and Poverty Meals to be added to New Business.

Business Arising from Minutes:
2010 Marriage Enrichment Conference –March 19-20, 2010
-There will be funding available for those who wish to attend as the Finance Committee has agreed to sponsor 3couples, the CWL will sponsor 1 couple and the K of C will sponsor 2 couples,

Holy Yoga Workshop
-Shirley Berthelet will be holding a Holy Yoga workshop on March 20th. Donations will be accepted. She will be setting up a table for sign-up after weekend liturgies prior to this.
-John will be contacting Chuck Schmidt in regards to charging the rental fee as parish guidelines and policies should be followed.

Dinner for Year of the Priests
-The K of C would like to recognize all priests that have served at St. Anne’s Parish over the years. To this end, a dinner is tentatively booked for May 14, 2010. The dinner will be open to all parishioners.

New Business:
Update on Rectory
-As the rectory is presently unoccupied and no interior renovations have been done for quite a while, the opportunity to do so is now. There will be renovations to the cabinetry, flooring, basement ceiling, kitchen renovations, etc.
-The Finance Committee and the K of C have contacted Warman Home Centre regarding these renovations. The renovations will start once Diocesan approval is obtained.

Ecumenism Report
John read the report submitted by Margot Taylor:
-On January 21st during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, St. Anne’s hosted Morning Prayer and continental breakfast for approximately 50 people. Thank-you to Karen Schreiner who assisted in writing up the order of service and to several parishioners who volunteered to help with hospitality.
-On Wednesday, March 24th at 7:00 p.m. at St. Paul’s Cathedral, there will be an Ecumenical Prayer Service on the eve of the Episcopal Ordination of Msgr. Donald Bolen. All are welcome to attend.
-On Thursday, February 11th, St. Anne’s hosted a meeting of the Saskatoon North-End Interchurch Group, chaired by Margot. Due to poor attendance at these meeting since September 2009, it was decided to suspend further meetings until which time clergy and their congregations showed more interest and support for ecumenical endeavors.

Co-ordinating Committee Meeting Update – February 18th
- St. Anne’s will be receiving a rebate for $42,000 from the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Our target assessment was increased to $89,000.
-The schedule is to pay off the debt in 5 years.
-A new speaker system has been purchased for the hall so there is not so much echo and feedback. Acoustic paneling may be put up on the drywall to help with the sound quality.
- A budget update was circulated.

Confirmation of Representation at Episcopal Ordination
- A raffle will be held for the 4 tickets available to attend the Episcopal Ordination on March 25th.

Saskatoon Deanery Diocesan Congress Day Report
-John circulated a report, outlining the Congress Day. The theme was building and sustaining community. Each parish is asked to understand and be aware of who our parish community is so that we can best help, serve and meet the needs of our faith community. The outline of the report is available at: www.saskatoonrcdiocese.com/congressday2/

Parking/Fire Lane
-Cars are parking in the driveways to the north and east of the church building and are blocking access, especially for ambulances that are unable to get to the building.
-No Parking signs will be erected and Father Darryl will address this issue at liturgies.

Holy Week
-The members of Parish Pastoral Council will have their feet washed at the Holy Thursday liturgy and will then wash other people’s feet in the congregation.
-A coordinator is needed for the Agape Meal, as well as for the breakfast on Good Friday and Holy Saturday. A call for volunteers will be put in the bulletin.

Correspondence:
Spectrum Core Community Services
-There was a request for financial support. No decision was made and this request was tabled. Rosemary mentioned that Station 20 West is also seeking financial support.

Resurrection/St. Anne’s Alpha Report (submitted by Jack Dowling)
-The Alpha group has been inactive for a few years. The bank account needs to dealt with. The original amount of money that each church contributed will be returned and the additional monies will be divided equally between the churches.
-The many resources such as books, DVD player, Alpha tapes, etc. will have to be divided as well.
-Thanks were given to the churches for contributing to resources.

Justin Gerein’s Inquiry Regarding Technical Purchases
-The decision regarding technical purchases was deferred and will be discusses further at a later date.

Next Meeting:
Our next meeting will be held May 5th at 7:30 p.m. Father Darryl will lead us in the opening prayer and Wayne will lead us in the closing prayer.