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ST. PATRICK’S PARISH COUNCIL

CARBONEAR, NL

Date: December 13, 2006

Location: Parish Centre

Time: 7:30 p.m.

Present: Bernard Fitzpatrick, Dave White, Paul Baldwin,

James Butt, Anastasia Furey, Jeannie Garland (recording secretary).

Msgr. Bromnley Eleanor Ash, Frank O’Keefe & Gerard Butt

were unable to attend.

Bernard Fitzpatrick acted as Chair in Gerard Butt’s absence and called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. Dave White said an opening prayer.

The minutes of the November 15, 2006 meeting were reviewed. The sentence under Committee reports “The parish will receive a grant of $5000.00 in May, 2007 which will be used for the Catechetical Program.” will be amended to “The parish will receive a grant of $5000.00 in May, 2007 which will be used for the administration of the Catechetical Program”. Dave White moved that the minutes of the November 15 meeting be adopted as amended. Seconded by Paul Baldwin. Motion carried.

BUSINESS ARISING

3.1 The minutes of the Finance Committee’s November 9, 2006 meeting were distributed to the members present.

3.2 A thank you letter has been sent to Concord Paving thanking them for their donation of crushed stone for the cemetery.

3.3 The registration for the land on Bunker Hill has been signed and is being taken care of by Bill Finn, lawyer for the parish.

3.4 Bernard met with the choir and discussed moving the pews on an angle. Monsignor agreed as long as there is no structural changes. The male choir members will take care of the move.

Irene Sheppard is looking into the cost and what is involved in upgrading the audio system. The CWL is presently planning a Memorial Hymn Sing, the proceeds of which will be used to pay for the upgrades.

3.5 Eleanor was unable to attend the Ordination of Bill Pearce on December 8. No parishioners responded to the request for a representative from the parish to attend.

3.6 Bernard believes that the repairs to the eaves of the church may have solved the problem with the leak in the choir loft. He is looking into someone to repair the plaster in the choir loft which was damaged because of the leak.

3.7 Paul attended the Youth Deanery Meeting on November 29, 2006. 6 Youth from the parish also attended: Caitlyn Butt, Emily Hurley, Patrick Butt, Erica Horwood, Jessica Baldwin and Andrew Baldwin. There will be a youth retreat in May 2007 at McCarthy Cabins in Carbonear.

Paul would like to see more youth involvement in the parish, such as a youth choir. He will speak to Anne Whelan, a parishioner who is also a music teacher, and discuss the possibility with her.

NEW BUSINESS

4.1 Bernard received an e-mail from Gerard Butt asking the parish council to get involved with somehow supporting the three youth pilgrims, Patrick Butt, Gerard Butt & Emily Hurley, who will be attending WYD 2008 in Australia. Paul suggested that the three youth be introduced to the congregation by Monsignor Bromley during Mass on a weekend in the near future. Paul also suggested that the announcements from the weekly bulleting be read to the congregation before Mass begins along with a welcome to parishioners as well as guests.

4.2 Bernard reported on a weekly bingo run by parish in Brigus and that they bring in at least $300 a week to their parish. He suggested the K of C building as a possible location and asked the council to consider the possibility of our own bingo to help pay the cost of heating the church. This led to a discussion on the need for a Fund Raising Committee.

4.3 Paul inquired whether the Finance Committee has a budget drawn up for the fiscal year 2007 as well as a business plan for the parish. Bernard will check with Jack George, chair of the Finance Committee.