Parish Family Council Notes
- Fr. Hess reported a review of Q&A Meetings Main Questions/Concerns:
- No Sunday Mass at St. Aloysius and St. Wendelin
- Finance Questions
- Confusion of Latin Mass
- About 140 people total for both evenings
- Building & Grounds projects as we move forward:
- Planned projects go on as anticipated.
- New large projects, unless completely necessary, should be put on hold.
- Immediate needs should be decided by finance councils with input from buildings and grounds.
- Building and grounds committee should make a priority list of each campus.
- Finance Councils:
- Finance councils stay separate until the merger.
- After merger, there will be 1 finance council whose members will need to be determined containing representatives from each current parish.
- Giving Tuesday: The Archdiocese is not doing it this year due to not having the staffing to run the program.
- More discussion on the music at Mass.
Parish Family Council Notes
The Family Council will focus on assisting the pastor in addressing pastoral concerns within the family, especially regarding Beacons of Light in the first year. Moving forward, this council will work together to nourish, increase, and spread the Faith within the parish, and beyond. The following parishioners are members of the family council:
- SA: Ann Hemmelgarn Dave Wuebker
- SB: Carol Niekamp Adam Stammen
- SF: Mara Hibner Scott Hartings
- SH: Ann Stammen Rick Osterholt
- SW: Kris Meier Mark Dues
Please see the bulletin for contact information.
The Parish Family Council met on September 12th where the Q & A evenings were reviewed. A large portion of discussion was on the changes our Family faces and what that looks like from different view points. Questions were raised on what changes are coming and what we can do to transition those changes. Some specific talking points were:
Finances-
- Meetings are being set up with the Archdiocese to gather information and procedures.
- Planned projects should proceed as anticipated while new large projects should not be started unless necessary.
- Each parish will continue to have finance councils until the merger, which at that time one finance council will be developed with representatives from each of the current parishes.
Latin Mass -
- The anticipated Latin Mass is a bonus Mass for our Family as it is not counted as any of our Sunday Masses.
- The Archdiocese would like there to be three Latin Mass Chapels: one in the Cincinnati area, one in the Dayton area and one in the Northern area.
- The priest or priests for this Mass have not been announced nor has the schedule been determined.
Sunday Mass Schedule -
- Discussed what determined the utilization of each church. St. Henry and St. Bernard churches host Sunday Masses because of their seating capacity. St. Francis was designated for a Sunday Mass because of its slightly larger seating capacity and the availability to host social gatherings. St. Aloysius was chosen for the Latin Mass Chapel because of its location. St. Wendelin was chosen for the Perpetual Adoration Chapel for its beauty, stillness, and proximity to other area parishes.
Faith Formation -
- There was unanimous agreement that parishioners need to know their faith better, and what opportunities can be offered to help deepen their understanding.
Please pray for our council members as they work together to discern how we will all become saints.
