Mission Statement (Approved 6/15/2004) The mission of Corpus Christi Parish Pastoral Council, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and God, Our Father, through the light of the Gospel, is to help the Pastor serve his people better by investigating their needs relating to pastoral activities, formulating practical recommendations and providing assistance as and if needed to implement these recommendations once accepted by the pastor. Members

Carol Achiro, Michael Henriques, Patricia Lebreton, Joe Lemus, Nina Mead, Jim O'Brien, Stanley Rupiper, Barbara Schlumpf, Jaime Sharbrough, Carol Marie Siedenburg

Parish Pastoral Council Guidelines

"The Parish Pastoral Council is a consultative body, pastoral in nature, because it strives to discern the movement of the Holy Spirit among God's people in the parish. A Parish Pastoral Council gives its help to the pastor in fostering pastoral activity; it investigates, under the authority of the pastor, all those things which pertain to pastoral works to ponder them, and to propose practical conclusions about them. It is essential that Council meetings occur in the context of prayer and openness to the Holy Spirit, so that at all times the common good will prevail. Specifically, the Parish Pastoral Council's purpose is to enhance the process of:

a. pastoral planning

b. developing pastoral programs

c. improving pastoral services

d. evaluating the pastoral effectiveness of various programs and services"

Next Parish Pastoral Council meeting: TBD Highlights from the February 15, 2006 Meeting

St. Patrick's Day Dinner - To make this event possible, we need a volunteer to step forward and commit before March 1st. The parish secretary is to contact several likely candidates to determine their availability and interest in assisting. There will be a fee to attend the event of $5/person or $15/family which will cover the costs of the dinner. There will be a no-host bar available.

Stewardship recruitment efforts are to be made for additional Ushers, Lectors, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, a Spring Clean-up Committee and Winter Snow Shovelers. All are encouraged to consider how you can contribute to the support of our parish. There will be a push to encourage increased stewardship beginning in Lent.

Father O'Connor will offer a Study Program during Lent, to go through the Deus Caritas Est (God is Love) Encyclical recently released by Pope Benedict XVI. For additional information, contact the Parish secretary.

We are looking for anyone with an unused, serviceable Snowblower to consider donating it to the parish.

Agenda from the February 15, 2006 Meeting

1. Opening Prayer
2. Minutes approval
3. Reports:

   Religious Education----Barbara Schlumpf

   Adult Education----Barbara Schlumpf

   Dinners / Socials / Hospitality----Joe Lemus / Patricia Lebreton

   Church Restoration / Repair ---- Fr. O'Connor

4. Diocesan Synod

   Synod Pastoral Initiatives:

   1. Evangelization
   2. Vocations
   3. Collaborative Ministry and Shared Responsibility
   4. Eucharist and Sacraments
   5. Formation for Lay Ministry and Lay Apostolate
   6. Youth and Young Adults
   7. Social Service and Social Justice Ministry
   8. Cultural Diversity

   Implementation of Pastoral Initiatives

5. Stewardship of Time, Talent and Treasure (e.g. Hospitality, Ushers, Lectors, Holy Communion ministers, Choir, Maintenance, Adult Ed., Tithing et. al., Parish Men's Group, Parish Women's Group --- Fr. O'Connor
6. Parish Finances - Status --- Fr. O'Connor
7. Parish Properties - Status --- Fr. O'Connor
8. Recruiting Liturgical Ministers

Agenda Items from Members: Next Meeting: Day ___ Date ____ Time ____ Agenda Items Closing Prayer Approved Minutes from the December 07, 2005 Meeting The following members were in attendance: Patricia Lebreton, Jim O’Brien, Fr. O’Connor, Barbara Schlumpf, Carrie Siedenburg I) Religious Education – Report from Barbara

CCD program: 35 students – 10 are preparing for first confession, 4 for first Communion and 7 for Confirmation

RCIC – 3 are attending, one preparing for Baptism, 2 for Confirmation and the Eucharist

RCIA – 2 teenagers preparing for Confirmation and the Eucharist

II) Dinners/Socials/Hospitality

Christmas dinner – thank you to Joe and Joanne Lemus, Carrie and Charlotte, and all those who brought dishes and wine (and Joe Leininger for being the bar tender).

Donuts and coffee this past summer – Patricia Lebreton

Next Event: St. Patrick’s Day Dinner on Friday, March 17th (Carrie and Charlotte have volunteered to decorate, we need more help to organize the event and Irish music).

III) Church Restoration/Repair – Status Report from Fr. O’Connor IV) Diocesan Synod

2nd session will take place on January 16th, 2006 (see list of Synod Pastoral Initiatives in meeting agenda).

V) Stewardship of Time, Talent and Treasure

we need to educate parishioners about stewardship (during our next meeting, let’s discuss further and schedule a presentation).

we need to organize after Mass hospitality, have 4 ushers at each Mass, and offer training to our lectors and Holy Communion ministers

VI) Parish Finances – Report from Fr. O’Connor

checking account = $49,000

savings account = $113,940

VII) Parish Properties – Report from Fr. O’Connor

property owned by parish in Penn Valley needs to be appreciated