Blessed
Virgin Mary Help of Christian’s – St Mary
Thursday, October 17th 2013
Future Meetings
February 13th - 7PM Corpus Christi
April 10th - 1PM St Teresa
June 19th - 1PM St Raphael
Thursday, October 17th 2013
Future Meetings
February 13th - 7PM Corpus Christi
April 10th - 1PM St Teresa
June 19th - 1PM St Raphael
In Attendance:
QUEEN OF ANGELS
Very
Rev. Brian P. Dowd - Pastor
Fr. Ricardo A. Perez – Parochial Vicar
Fr.
Nirmal Costa – Part time Associate Pastor
Juan
Rodriguez – Pastoral Associate/DFF/Youth Minister
Carmen
Cruz – CFF
Conrado
Gomez – Parish Council Rep.
ST. RAPHAEL
Fr.
Jerome T. Jecewiz – Pastor
Sr.
Christine Scherer - DRE
Elizabeth
Ciro –
Richard
O’ Connor –
CORPUS CHRISTI
Fr. Patrick West – Pastor
ST. SEBASTIAN
Msgr.
Michael Hardiman – Pastor
Jo Ann
Dolan – Principal
ST MARY - BLESSED VIRGIN MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS
Fr.
Noel Moynihan – Pastor
Fr.
Brendan Duggan – Parochial Vicar
Eileen
Goetzger – DRE
Patricia
Wise – Principal of Religious Ed
ST. TERESA
Rev. Msgr. Steven A. Ferrari – Pastor
Rev. Msgr. Perfecto Vazquez – Parochial Vicar
Deacon
Roberto S. Abundo –
Sr.
Mary Jane Kelly - DRE
Norberto
Saldana – Pastoral Associate/St Vincent de
Paul Food Pantry\
1. Opening
Prayer
2. Approval
of Minutes - Summary of Minutes were approved
3. Communication
in the Deanery
a.
To
better our communication, we are collecting the contact information of Staff
Members, Trustees, and Parish Council representatives within our Deanery, to
inform them of our meetings. It is important to send in the Parish Contact Form by Fax or Email.
b.
Pastors
agreed to email Bulletins to each other.
c.
Fr
Brian informed us that members of Parish Staff have a DioNet account. They must
contact I.T. at the Diocese to activate it. Contact them at 718-965-7377 (Btwn
9:00 AM & 5:00 PM). DioNet is another way to inform the Members of the
Deanery about our meeting and activities. Pastors could use it to post up items
for discussion at Deanery Meetings, and activities of events in their parish.
4.
Couples
Enrichment Workshop
a.
Fr. Ramon Salvedo, one of the Chaplain's with
the VA Hospital, gave a presentation on their services to Catholic Couples who
are veterans. This service is for veterans who served during the Korean War to
the present. Services include: Marriage counseling, communication skills, and
so much more. They could enroll by registering to the VA Hospital. Veterans
would also receive Health Benefits, Home Loans, Insurance, Disability Compensation,
Traumatic Injury Insurance, and more.
b.
Pastors
of the Deanery shared their concerns
i.
Information
provided by way of Pamphlets or Bulletin Blurbs should emphasize
"Catholic Veterans who are married or seeking Marriage in the
Church." It should emphasize marriage
counseling. Lastly, it should state “for spouses”, not “partners”. Fr.
Ramon took the information, and would get back to Fr. Brian.
5.
Faith
Formation
a.
Pastors
and Directors of Faith Formation gave a brief presentation about their parish
programs.
b.
All
Parishes are doing Sacramental Preparations for 1st to 8th grade. BVM- St. Mary
is experimenting with their program to keep youth in Continued Religious
Education.
c.
Parishes
either have a youth group, young adult group, or a developing youth ministry.
i.
Parishes
are working on Continuing Faith Formation for youth who have received
Communion.
ii.
Parishes
are working on Adult Faith Formation as a program (Family Catechesis), or
through parish groups/ministries who can form families at home or within parish groups (Charismatic Renewal,
Cursillo, Youth Group, & Bible Study Group).
iii.
In
the future, parish Directors of Religious Education will come together to speak about
Faith Formation.
6.
School
Report
a.
St Sebastian's has 454 students enrolled. 2
Different scholarships were awarded to families.
i.
The first Scholarship was given to 33 families
(about $33,000). The second was the Bishops
Scholarship, which was given 13 families (about $13,000). Some of these
families had children entering into the 8th Grade.
ii.
6 Families were given an Angel Scholarship (about $1,500)
iii.
Queen
of Angels Church gave a Scholarship ($500)
iv.
A
BVM-St. Mary's Scholarship is being
created.
7.
Old
Business
8.
New
Business
a.
Food
Pantry has seen an increase in Cliental. Directors of the Food Pantry believe it will
grow due to the budget cuts in the city. Some Clients, who are not within our
Deanery, are coming for resources. It was recommended that we inform Clients to
go to their respective Food Pantries, or to seek resources at Catholic
Charities.
b.
St.
Raphael has a candidate for the Diaconate. His name is Rodrigo Mendez (Owner of
Shalom Book Corp).They also have 3 candidates for the Pastoral Institute.
c.
St.
Teresa is hosting "Dancing with the Community Stars" Nov 16th. The Fundraiser is to
help 4 Community Services.
d.
Deacon
Gilligan explained his role within our Deanery
i.
Liaison
for the Vicar and Deanery
ii.
Support
for the Deanery in matters of projects and planning
iii.
For
parish resources
9.
Closing
Prayer
Next Meeting - Thursday, December 12th 2013 at St Sebastian's
