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Saint Paul Organization Council (SPOC) Meeting Notes
12/5/05 |
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STAFF REPORTS |
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From the President
James
Massey |
Parish Party was Dec 3 and it was fine. We
appreciate The Music Learning Band coming to play and Santa coming to visit
the kids. ***Let’s ask organizations if we should continue Donut Sunday. |
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Father David
pastor@saintpaulchurch.org
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We’re continuing on our Capital Campaign. We
appreciate those who have pledged already. If you haven’t, please do so very
soon. We need to make final and firm decisions quickly to maximize our
possibilities at the new building. |
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Liturgical Commission
Deacon Paul
reittingers@aol.com
Virginia Cardenas
v.cardenas@comcast.net
(Eucharistic Adoration, Eucharistic
Ministers, Lectors, Altar Servers, Devotions, Special Services) |
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The Liturgy Commission put together and
distributed an Advent Spiritual Reflection Booklet for the parishioners to
have as a resource during Advent.
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Looking forward to Monsignor Michael Duca
leading our Lenten Mission planned for 7-8:30 pm, April 2 and 3!
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Hispanic Council
(Deacon Jesse)
joliva01@7-11.com
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A one day pre-Advent retreat was given for
all Hispanic ministry members on Nov. 12th at St. Paul. The one
day retreat was attended by the majority of the ministers. A penitential
service was included as part of the retreat. The retreat ended with a pot
luck dinner.
Preparations are underway for the celebration
of the Virgen
de Guadalupe on December 11th and 12th. On Sunday
December 11th at 6:00pm, there will be a short procession,
followed by a telling of story of the Virgin’s appearance at Tepeyac. Afterwards
there will be reception in the activity center with Mexican hot chocolate
and sweet bread. On Monday the 12th of December there will be
mariachi led mañanitas
at 5:00 am followed by a Mass at 6:00 am. |
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Hospital & Home Ministry
(Deacon Carl)
deaconcarlthelin@comcast.net |
For the month of November, the Pastoral Care
Ministers at Medical City Hospital visited 475 patients. It’s a bit lower
than other months due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. So far in 2005, 2,455
patients visited! |
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Music Ministry
(Bernie Gotway)
bernie@gotway.com |
The third annual Christmas Sing-Along
Concert will be held on December 18th, Sunday evening at 7:00 p.m.
Members of all three choirs are participating and some of the college
students will be back again. There will be a balance of instrumental, vocal,
and sing-along pieces as in previous concerts. The Knights will be accepting
donations for the The Holy Trinity Seminary Restoration Project and Msgr
Duca and Pat Martin from the Seminary will both be present. A special
presentation will be made to Father David. Refreshments will be served in
the cafeteria following the event. All are encouraged to attend and
participate. Invite your friends and neighbors. |
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St. Paul Religious Ed.
(Jerri Brandenburg)
jerri@saintpaulchurch.org
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Grades K-High School collected $578.00 in
their Giving Jars
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to be given to our St. Vincent de Paul
society for Thanksgiving
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The grades also collected stuffed animals
and gave candy canes to various organizations and nursing homes.
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Big Thanks to Karlos Bentancourt “Santa”
who attended the Parish and the RE Christmas party. The kids loved him!
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Confirmation classes are still going
strong.
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Julie McKee, a Catechist in the RE program
and St. Paul school mom, who is managing the 3rd grade Christmas program
for the Childrens’ Christmas Eve Mass. Thanks Julie!
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Dec 11 is last class for season. Classes
begin again Jan 8.
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Youth Ministry
(Mark Knox)
saintpaulyouth@hotmail.com
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Every Sunday night, the Jr. High and High
school will have a bible study/worship. We will be serving a meal at every
meeting. If any individual or organization would like to "sponsor a meal"
once a month, that would be very helpful!
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Meeting about Justice and Service on Jan
10 at St. Joe’s by Mary Lee Becker.
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Mardi Gras Celebration for all youth
6-12th grade on Feb 25. Any organizations that can help are appreciated.
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Now focusing on training teams of adults
to lead the youth in activities, and on what good youth ministry is.
Volunteers, please attend this short training class Dec. 14th.
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St. Paul School Board
Aaron Corey,
corey@bmcwest.com |
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St. Paul Packers
Chris Sanders
c.sanders@saintpaulschool.org |
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St. Paul Home & School
Katherine Berend
katberend@aol.com. |
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Boy Scouts
Melissa Roberts
m.roberts@saintpaulschool.org
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11/12 -- Cross Timbers Trail Backpacking
Campout - Conditioning
hike to help prepare those headed to the Philmont Trek in June.
11/18 -- Cycling Campout [Lake Ray Roberts]
Troop 728 Weekend Campout. Scouts enjoyed
riding the jeep roads and singletrack bike trails that loop through the
hills of Dogwood Canyon. The scouts also completed a 2-mile orienteering
course.
12/2 -- OA Ordeal [Camp Cherokee]
The Order of the Arrow is Scouting's National
Honor Society. It begins with a scout being elected by other scouts in their
unit. Then, at summer camp, the elected scout is called out. The scout's
Ordeal weekend begins with the Pre-Ordeal ceremony before an unlit fire, and
ends with the Ordeal ceremony before a blazing campfire where the scout
accepts the Obligation and receives their Ordeal sash. At this OA Ordeal,
Jack Bobzien, Andrew Skaras, and Dean Leonard accepted their full membership
in the Order of the Arrow.
Upcoming Events:
12/29 -- Winter Campout [TBD]
Troop 728 scouts are planning to camp at a
state park, departing Thursday morning and returning on Saturday. |
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Catholic Daughters
Mary Cullen
mcullen@jcpenney.com |
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Jr Catholic Daughters
Mary Cullen
mcullen@jcpenney.com |
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Communications
Jane Koenecke
jane.koenecke@ibsa.com or
jane@koenecke.us |
Working to get newsletter out this week if
possible. Please send photos from parish events or news to me any time! |
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Girl Scouts
Suzanne Delcambre
Suzanne_N_Delcambre@raytheon.com
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A Daisy Scout troop has been formed with
nine girls. In November they held a special Investiture Ceremony and
Family BBQ. The girls earned petals.
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First grade Brownies. They also had a field
trip to the Richardson Animal Clinic and worked on Try-It badges.
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The 3rd grade Brownie troop participated in
the Richardson Christmas parade.
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The fourth grade troop (Troop 382) earned
the Jeweler badge and will earn a badge for learning to make pottery in
Dec. They recently learned how to kayak.
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11 girls in the cadette troop doing various
service projects.
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As a cross troop project, the Girls Scouts
provided Christmas stocking stuffers to nursing home residents. Cookie
sale season will begin Jan 6. Please support the Girls Scouts!
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Greeters
Marcia Weidenfeller
Weiden10@aol.com |
We can always use some more greeters - for
all masses! |
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International Committee
(Ed Butschek) |
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Right to Life
(Ed Butschek) |
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Knights of Columbus
Bob Sudar
sudsll@earthlink.net
Robbie Wilson
iguade@hotmail.com |
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Veteran’s Day
–Nov. 11 event was featured in Richardson paper.
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Trains at Northpark
– Nov. 19 helped with the Trains at Northpark exhibit that benefits the
Ronald McDonald House.
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Corporate Communion
- Memorial Mass for Deceased Members Nov. 20 followed by a breakfast at
the String Bean.
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Men’s Club
Rick Florance
rickflo@floranceandassociates.com |
Breakfast with Santa is Dec. 10. |
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Silver Set
Regina Burton
walburt@flash.net |
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Parish Pastoral Council (PPC)
Ed Butschek |
In the planning stages for a parish-wide
picnic (that will be in addition to the banquet in April) to celebrate our
50th anniversary of Saint Paul the Apostle parish. |
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St. Vincent de Paul
Lou Neeb
Jelo6914@aol.com
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During November we financially assisted 12
families (27 people) and referred 19 other families to other assistance
sources. The later total includes our referrals to Network for food. During
the month the parish was again very generous to the Network food drive.
The financial support totaled $4,490.42. This
includes $1,364.93 that was spent on household items for hurricane
evacuees. This money was the balance of the over $2,300 that was received
from the KoC Katrina fish fry. With the KoC funds, we were able to fill out
home setups for more than 70 families.
NOTE: NETWORK NEEDS FOOD!
They are especially in need of baby food in jars and paper products. Please
bring your donations to the Narthex the weekend of Dec. ___. |
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Women’s Guild
Susan Anderson
Trish Rawlings |
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Bazaar was not as profitable as last year,
but more than the year before; community attendance was up.
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Dec. 14th is our monthly
meeting.
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Communion breakfast for Mothers and
Daughters is Jan. 22 after the 8 am Mass. Talk Show Host Colleen Hammond
is speaking.
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