Parish Pastoral Council

- Enhancing our Parish
Meeting Notice

The Parish Pastoral Council will hold their next meeting on Monday, October 15 at 7:00 PM in the Convent Bldg. Meetings are open to all parishioners, however, parishioners who wish to address the Council must submit, in writing, the topic of discussion along with their name and contact information. This information should be submitted to the Council Chairperson, c/o the Rectory, at least 15 days prior to the meeting. Minutes of all meetings are available for review after they have been accepted at the rectory and on the parish website. Written committee reports shall only be available for review at the rectory office during regular business hours.
Minutes of Parish Pastoral Council Meetings

Minutes from all Pastoral Council Meetings shall be posted on the website after acceptance at the following general meeting. All written reports, as well as Meeting minutes, shall be available for review at the rectory office during regular business hours.

Archives-
January 2018 Council Minutes

                 Parish Unifying Statements

Mission Statement:
     St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church is called to foster a welcoming community, to
            form disciples for Jesus Christ and to joyfully evangelize.

Unifying Vision:
    Walking together with Christ, igniting the Spirit within, living God’s Call

Goals:
    *Create a welcoming environment in all aspects of parish life
    *Provide opportunities to grow in knowledge, love & appreciation of the rich
           tradition of our Catholic faith and sharing the Good News of Christ through
           word & deed
   *Cultivate viable & relevant ministries to form disciples of Jesus Christ
*Implement & support the plans of the Ninth General Synod of the Archdiocese of
          New Orleans
                      2018 Transition Team

Ex-Officio Members (6):
Fr. Chris DeLerno, Pastor; Fr. Vincent Phan, Parochial Vicar; Deacon Chuck LeBlanc; Valerie Rodriguez, School Principal; Linda Earle, Parish School of Religion Coordinator; Susie Sullivan, Parish Coordinator

Representative Positions (7):
Lorraine Mylie - Parish Unity Ministry: welcome parishioners to parish as well as to
         parish events; coordinate events which promote unified parish community
Mark Fleming - Faith Formation: plan & implement activities/events to enrich the
         spiritual life of the parish
Jack Biven - Discipleship: work with parish ministries & organizations to promote
         cooperation & support to one another; help develop new ministries where there
         is a need
Kelan Madore - Communications & Social Media: handling all parish publicity thru
         use of the bulletin & website, etc.
Jennifer Edwards - Finance & Stewardship: oversee major parish financial projects,
        reviewing and approving all budgets and passing upon all expenditures; promote
        parish online giving options; coordinate any parish fund raisers (except the
        Annual Fall Festival) or capital campaigns
Mike Condon - Maintenance: provide a preventative maintenance routine;
       investigate the needs for any repairs, reconditioning or replacement of any parish
       property and correct said needs within the limitations of the current budget
Jody Moreau - Archdiocesan Synod: coordinate information from following
       committees: Social Justice; Respect Life; Marriage & Family Life; Evangelization;
       Disabilities; Vocations

3 Parishioners-at-Large/2 Appointed Parishioners:
      Judy Scholzen, Charlotte Bourgeois, Deborah Bradbury, Charlie O’Malley,
      Kevin Burke

Elections & New Appointments to take place in November 2018 in order for Formal Parish Pastoral Council to be installed in January 2019.
April Meeting Minutes-accepted 7/25/18

St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church
Parish Pastoral Council
April 18, 2018
Minutes
Meeting started at 7pm
Opening Prayer
Members Present-Jennifer Edwards, Kelan Madore, Linda Earle, Susie Sullivan, Mark Fleming, Jack Biven, Jody Moreau, Judith Scholzen, Charlotte Bourgeois, Kevin Burke, Fr. Chris, Valerie Rodriguez, Lorraine Mylie
Members absent- Deacon Chuck Leblanc, Fr. Vincent, Deborah Bradbury, Charlie O’Malley, Mike Condon, Jim Heneghan
Review and Approve Minutes of last meeting-Motion to approve by Kevin Burke, 2 ^nd by Jody Moreau. All approved January minutes. Minutes will be posted on the SMM website and kept in Parish Pastoral Council Binder in the Rectory.
Bylaws were presented-Motion to approve by Charlotte Bourgeois, 2 ^nd by Kevin Burke. Bylaws will be included in the Parish Pastoral Council binder which is kept in the Rectory.
Committee reports
Parish Unity-see attached report
Faith Formation-see attached report. Amended to include that since June there have been 5 programs presented to parishioners with a total of 36 meetings and 141 attendees. A special thanks to Patsy Ricou and the Marian Servants of the Father’s Love.
Discipleship-see attached report. Amended to include update on SMM parish picnic on 4/15/18. About 100 people attended. Special thanks to the Knights of Columbus, Men’s Club, K.C. Ladies, Parish Unity Cmte, and Deborah Bradbury of the Fair Cmte. for their contributions.
Communications/Social Media-see attached report
Finance/Stewardship-see attached report. Amended to include that no target date yet for the online giving program to be presented to entire parish. A Capital Campaign task force has been formed.
Maintenance-no report submitted.
Archdiocesan Synod-see attached report. Amended to include that all parish ministries will be invited to evangelization talk given by Fr. Caron.
John Smestad will be invited to the July PPC meeting to discuss updates on the Archdiocesan Synod.
The Social Justice Cmte will focus on human trafficking. There will be more presentations to the parish on this topic with the idea that it will lead to service hours for teens and adults.
School Report-The enrollment for next year is thus far equal to this year’s enrollment and the numbers are expected to grow. School tours are still being given for interested parties.
Executive Committee-Committee reports will be submitted before the Executive Committee meets so that they may be reviewed before the PPC. Reports should be short and concise.
Pastor’s Report-This year’s recipients of the St Louis Awards are Mike Earle and David and Melanie Gaumond. It will be presented to them on May 6. Future recipients will be decided yearly at the January Parish Pastoral Council meeting. This topic will be added to the agenda yearly for the January meeting.
Clergy changes-Fr Vincent is moving to St John the Baptist Parish in Folsom. He will not be replaced at this time. Fr Bob will assist as he is able. Seminarian/Deacon Lee Poche will be at SMM from June-Oct 2018. Because of these changes, there may be a merging of the Sunday 8am and 9:30am Masses to one Mass at 9am. The 6pm Sunday Mass may be moved to 7pm in the hopes of attracting the youth of the area. CYO members will be invited to do the Mass readings.

The Ad Hoc Evangelization team has decided upon the Alpha program. An Alpha Ad Hoc committee will be formed to move this forward. There will also be an Ad Hoc committee to look into a program to follow Alpha.

Old Business-covered in previous reports.
New Business- Jack and Susie will form a list of all SMM ministries with contact name and phone number for Fr. Chris to use for referrals as needed.
Judy presented information about a program offered by Dr. Susie Veters and Dr. Tom Neal. This program helps individuals realize their God given strengths and how those strengths can be utilized in service to the parish. Susie Sullivan will contact Dr. Veters to determine particulars about the program and her availability.
Closing Prayer
Meeting adjourned at 8:15pm
Next Meeting will be on Wednesday, July 25 at 7pm in the Convent Building.
(The next PPC Executive Committee meeting will be Wednesday, July 11 at 6:30pm in the Convent Building.)