Corpus Christi
Thursday, October 16th 2014
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In Attendance:
QUEEN OF ANGELS
Very Rev. Brian P. Dowd – Pastor
Rev Msgr.
Jonas C. Achacoso – PT Parochial Vicar
Juan
Rodriguez – Pastoral Associate/DFF/YM
Carmen Cruz – CFF
Conrado Gomez – Parish Council
Rep.
ST. RAPHAEL
Fr. Jerome T. Jecewiz – Pastor
Sr. Christine Scherer - DRE
Elizabeth Ciro – Food Pantry
CORPUS CHRISTI
Fr. Patrick West – Pastor
Augusto Lucero - DRE
ST MARY - BVM HELP OF CHRISTIANS
Rev. Christopher O’ Connor – Pastor
Rev. Evans Julce – Parochial Vicar
Mrs. Patricia Wise – DRE
ST. TERESA
Rev. Msgr. Steven A. Ferrari – Pastor
Rev. Msgr. Perfecto Vazquez – In
Residence (Retired)
Norberto Saldana – Pastoral
Associate/
St Vincent de Paul Food
Pantry
ST. SEBASTIAN
Rev. Kevin
Abels – Pastor
Rev. Carlos Velasquez
1.
Opening Prayer
2.
Approval of Minutes
- Summary of Minutes were approved
a.
Correction – Miss
spelling of Bazar for the Sept Deanery
Minutes.
3.
Presenation of Agenda Items:
a.
Recreational
Program for the Youth in the neighborhood:
Kenny from St. Raphael, who worked with the Boys & Girls Club of Sunnyside
& Woodside, has expressed interest in starting up a sports program within
our Deanery. Kenny contacted Fr. Dowd again to discuss ideas and ways to create
a Recreational Program within our Deanery. There was little response from the
parishes within our Deanery. Kenny is looking for space to have these
activities. Parishes in our Deanery lack sufficient space due to other
activities or programs like CYO. Pastors voted not to support at this time.
b.
Directors
of Faith Formation Meeting Report: The Directors and
Coordinators of Faith Formation discussed about networking resources, sharing
ideas, collecting data, support and formation for fellow Catechists,
registration fees, text book and materials for students, and boundaries. Our
next meeting will highlight the Structure of our Programs, Parent Formation, Continual
Faith Formation, and formation for Catechists. Pastors, DFFs, and CFFs agree
that we need to be on the same page. The standards were set by
the Office of Faith Formation – it’s up to the Pastor/DFF/CFF to apply it to
their parish life. Modifications can be implemented based on the Pastoral needs
of a parish. We will be meeting on December 18th.
c.
Deanery Planning Process: (Part 2) Deanery planning process: The
Episcopal Vicar Support team is encouraging our Deanery to create a 5 Year Plan
with goals. Ellen Rhatigen will be our representative. This Deanery Planning Process must address the
Real
Needs of our Deanery. Details of the Deanery Collaboration Process will
focus on 4 things:
i.
Identify our strengths
and challenges as a Deanery
ii.
Identify areas where we
can collaborate as a Deanery
iii.
Develop and Foster a
system Communication and Collaboration in our Deanery
iv.
To implement our shared
goals, strategies, and development of a core leadership within 2 Years
Details can be found on the attachment that was sent by
email.
Our
Deanery will be part of the Pilot Process. A decision was made by the Pastors to
have 2 meetings – 1st on January 15th at 7PM, and March
19th at 7PM. 2 Parish lay representatives from the Parish Pastoral
Council are asked to participate at the January 15th meeting.
d.
Parish Reports:
i.
Queen
of Angels: Friday Night Youth Center opened up in the
beginning of October. The Parish held a Swing Band Concert on Sept 28. Our next
event will be Ocktober Fest on Saturday, Oct. 25th with special
guest “Spatz Donovan.”
ii.
St
Sebastian – Korean Community is asking the Fr. Abel to start a
once a month Mass. The Pastors gave suggestions and concerns about the process.
Deanery already has a Korean Mass celebrated at St. Raphael’s. Still to be
discussed.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament schedule will be Monday - Friday, 7:30AM to 7PM. They are adding an extra time for Confession after the 7PM evening daily masses.
St. Sebastian School
– is accepting an award at St James Cathedral. School will be closed on Monday,
Oct 22nd for a Formation Program on Bullying. They are planning to
resurrect a Parents Board for the School. Mrs. Dolan passed out a flyer about
the Diocese Emergency Alert Program that is being provided by DeSales
Communication. Details can be found on their web site @ http://desalesmedia.org/alertsystem/.
The 8th graders will be receiving their ring/pins at the 9 AM Mass
on Friday, November 7th. Mrs. Dolan invited all the Pastors to
join in the celebration. A celebration will follow for the students and
their parents in the school auditorium.
iii.
St.
Mary's: BVM Help of Christians: Fr. O’Connor will be
installed as Pastor on Saturday, Oct 18th. We congratulate Fr.
O’Connor, and offer our prayers and support.
iv.
St.
Raphael’s: The Director of the Mexican Apostolate, Fr. Jorge,
visited the parish to discuss plans and activities of the Apostolate. There are
plans to have regional masses in the future for the Mexican Apostolate. Much of
the activities, events, or lectures for the Apostolate will take place at the
Co-Cathedral of St Joseph. The distance presents a problem for members of St.
Raphael’s.
v.
Corpus
Christi: Hired a Youth Minister to start a youth group on
Thursday Evenings.
vi.
St
Theresa: Annual Parish Mission will be on Oct 19th
to Oct 21st. The parish leased out the school building to the Board
of Ed. Construction began in June, and should conclude by September 2015 – They
moved their Religious Ed program down to the Auditorium, due to the
construction. They rented partitions to help create classrooms. The Parish is
part of a Pilot Program called Generation
Faith Campaign – their goal is to raise $445,000. Dancing with the
Community Stars will not be held at the Parish, but at the Boys and Girls Club
Center in Long Island City. They started a Monthly French Film Festival to help
inspire people to join in the Trip to France – It’s free and everyone is
welcome to participate.
5.
Other Business
a.
A Teen Safety concern was presented by Dr. Conrado Gomez, who
explained to the Deanery the necessity of informing parents and leadership
about present dangers that can affect our families. He explained that Sexual
Predators can groom teens into doing things with simple instruction, sometimes
even complex, just to trap them in a dangerous situation. Families seem to have little control of the
activities that their teens enter into with strangers, especially when it comes
to the Social Media Networks and Emails. Child and Teen Lures have topics and articles
on this issue. Several sites can be used to help Pastors, Parish Staff, Catechists,
Youth Ministers, Parish Leaders, and Parents be informed:
b.
Bulletins are emailed to every Pastor in our Deanery by the
Secretaries of the Parishes.
c.
Diocesan Pilgrimage Washington D.C. – St Sebastian’s is going
and will inform Pastors about the trip
d.
March for Life – Jan 22nd – St. Mary’s is
interested in collaborating with other parishes to get a bus to go to the
march.
Details will be
presented at the next Deanery Meeting.
6.
Closing Prayer
Jan 15th - 7PM - Blessed Virgin Mary Help of
Christians - St Mary's
March 19th - 7PM - St Raphael – UPDATE (Decided on Oct 16th)
May 21st - 1PM - St Teresa |
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