Unapproved Pastoral Council Minutes
August 16, 2022
Present:  Bruce Millershaski, Mike Bucher, Moe Ptacek, Dee Dee Dewell and Father Jim.
Pastoral Assistants:  Judy & Steve Dewell
Guest:  Dave Weber
Call to Order,  Opening Prayer & Introductions:
The meeting was called to order by Bruce at 7:08 pm with prayer by Father Jim.  New members Moe Ptacek and Dee Dee Dewell were welcomed.  Dave Weber was welcomed as a guest.

Approval of Minutes:

• Minutes of the 7/19/22 meeting were read in silence.  Motion made by Mike to approve the minutes and seconded by Bruce.  Motion passed.

• Secretary position is open.  Mike Bucher nominated Dee Dee Dewell.  No other nominations were made and Dee Dee agreed to serve.  With no opposition, Dee Dee Dewell was approved as new secretary.

• Fr. Jim shared that a $25,000 donation from the Devine family toward the building fund was received.  The building committee sent a thank you card.

• Assumption of Mary masses went well on August 15. About 20 attended in Fowler at 7:00 a.m. A $50 honorarium needs to be sent to Fr. Michael Robison for the Assumption of Mary mass.  Fr. Jim will visit with Pam Milford to handle.

• Totus Tuus went well with several Plains kids and a few Meade kids attending.
• The DRE search continues with advertising in the bulletin and announced at masses. Fr. Jim visited with Dee Boyd, but no commitment yet.  No others have come forward, but Fr. Jim is considering others to approach.  While the desire for the PSR program is to be weekly, Fr. Jim is willing to be flexible with the new DRE.
• RCIA brochures were handed out by Fr. Jim after masses.  Pastoral Council members were asked to consider who may be good candidates to be invited into RCIA. No candidates are signed on yet.

• Discussion of having a Meade County parishes fundraising dinner at the Forst Center to raise funds for building project. Need to identify a group to take it on, what kind of meal and when.  Continue the discussion at the next meeting.

• More discussion that the church windows need to be cleaned and need to identify a company to do it.
• Several trees need trimming and need to identify a professional with liability coverage to do it.  Fr. Jim suggested the Reimer tree service in Meade. Steve will contact him to get a bid and update at the next meeting. 
• Fr. Jim advised that the building committee would like to have the Michael the Archangel statue and base moved south to be more centrally located in the middle of the church, school and parish center.  There was consensus among the Pastoral Council to move forward with that plan.

• Fr. Jim is still looking for someone to provide an estimate and install the wheelchair/handicap accessible door at the top of the west ramp in the front of church.

• Schedule a fall cleanup day for the grounds to occur after the trees are trimmed.
• All seems to be going well with the permanent mass schedule in place.  Plains is adapting to the 5:30 pm mass with a few challenges with teachers/families involved in school activities.  Fowler mass attendance has been up consistently since changing to 10:30 am.
• Over half of the Eucharistic Ministers attended the August 14 meeting in Meade. A second meeting will occur on Sunday, August 21.

• Scheduling of November 1^st All Saints Day masses.  October 31^st – 5:30 pm Meade, 7:00 pm Plains; November 1^st, 7:00 pm Fowler.

Adjournment & Closing Prayer:
Meeting adjourned at 7:50 pm with Father leading the prayer. Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 20^th, 7:00 pm.