Staff Meeting Highlights - May

STAFF MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
The following are highlights from the Staff Meetinin held on May 18, 2011

Present:Msgr. Mike Yarbrough, Doug Stolo, Eric Dietel, Kristin Casas, Joaquin B. Martinez, Ana Rosa Lane, Lizzette Kranz, Debbie Gray, Sherry Drury, Martha Sandoval, Cecilia Greene, Gloria Barretto. Craig Koett, Fr. Alex Pereida, Rosa Becnel, & John Dulske.

Opening Prayer: Staff shared prayer accenting the beatification of Blessed John Paul II.

Upcoming Parish Activities: Msgr. Mike shared the following dates and times for some upcoming parish activities. They are:

Deacon David Seguin: Ordination, June 4^th, 10AM, St. Mark’s Parish

Deacon David Seguin: Preaches at the 11:15AM Mass

Parish Reception for Deacon David: Sunday, June 5^th, 12:30-2:30PM, Banquet Hall, with Bill Miller’s catering and Rob Swain Band to provide music.

Staff Luncheon w/ Fr.Alex:Friday, June 10^th, with all Staff at the 12:05PM Mass that day; a blessing for Fr. Alex and then lunch.

Fr. Alex’s Despedida (Farewell) Gathering: Sunday, June 26^th, 2-4PM in the Banquet Hall.

Parish Pastoral Council Elections: Msgr. Mike reminded the Staff that this weekend, May 21-22^ndwould be the elections for the new PPC. It will be done at all Masses. Election will be of five (5) women and for (4) men.

Staff Vision Statement: Staff went over the recent Vision Statement draft that had been worked on at earlier staff meetings. After some additional comments, the consensus of the staff was to use the following as our Staff Vision Statement:
We, the Staff members of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, strive to provide a welcoming, hospitable and compassionate, Christ-centered, faith community through effective communication and ministry in an effort to be and to become a place where all can believe and belong.
Decision was made to have this reprinted in various formats for ourselves as well as the parish as a whole. It will be placed on the
website. A large version will be printed and framed to be hung in a noteworthy place in the Parish Offices as well…Msgr. Mike
will look at the evaluation suggested by faith Formation to see how we are implementing and practicing this Vision Statement with
the people we minister to.

Sherry: Men’s ACTS retreat is this weekend, May 19-22, 2011. Welcome Home Mass is to be the 11:15AM…We have added two (2) Spanish ACTS retreats, one women’s and one men’s. The directors have been picked. They are Sheila Rosario and Ivonne Martinezfor the women and Ernesto Martinez and Gabriel Marrufo for the men’s. The retreats will take place at Antonian HS. The time is in November 2011…We will have an Adult Confirmation class here at Holy Trinity, starting in September. Deacon Jerry Micek will be teaching the class. It will be on Thursday nights, 7:15PM-8:30PM, from September 8^ththrough November 20^th. Confirmation would then take place on Saturday, November 26^th, 5PM, at St. Mark’s. Deacon Jerry would like to have a pre-registration because the class begins with the first session. It is for any adult who is 18 years or older and has been baptized and received First Eucharist. The sessions are for ten (10) weeks. YOU CANNOT MISS ANY OF THE CLASSES! Sponsors are welcome to come but it is optional. It is a bible-based Confirmation class. The first two chapters of the book used will need to be read BEFORE the first session. Registration will be in August 2011. The entire topics will be determined.

John:Alcoholics Anonymous has had three (3) sessions thus far. Attendance has been steadily increasing, from 11 to 15 to 18. They meet in the Family Room, off the Banquet Hall, on Monday nights, 7:30-8:30PM. John Walsh is the coordinator and his number is in the bulletin…David Seguin’s reception will be in the Banquet Hall…A reminder: Scheduling of all the facilities goes through John, except for the Church, which is Sherry…He will be a retreatant at the next Men’s ACTS.

Kristin: She offered the following items from Faith Formation. Sacramental Preparation– There are still about 3 or 4 children who will be receiving the Eucharist for the first time in the next following weeks. The First Communion certificates are complete and an email is going out to let parents know that they can come by the Faith Formation Office to pick them up during office hours…Meetings – Kristin and Eric attended the Catechetical Ministry Retreat at Oblate on May 10^th. Eric attended the committee meeting for the Revised Roman Missal Implementation on May 8^thand Kristin will be attending the next meeting for this committee which will be held on June 2^ndat 7PM…VBS– We are currently making final preparations for VBS and we will begin decorating the Faith Formation building this week. The entire Holy Trinity campus will be used each morning (8AM-12:30PM) during the week of June 13-17, including the church on Thursday, June 16 for the mass at 11:30AM. We have enough adult and teen volunteers at this time and we have almost reached the maximum number of participants. Parents must come to the Faith Formation Office to complete registration and pay the registration fee within 3 days of completing the online form or their child may be placed on a waiting list…Faith Formation Calendar 2011-2012– We are submitting a proposed calendar for 2011-2012 which corresponds to the NEISD calendar…Building Needs– There are several items that need attention: 1) The movable wall that divides St. Simon and St. Peter is stillbroken. The broken panel needs to be repaired or replacedbeforeVBS. 2) The Faith Formation Building will need to be cleaned dailyduring the week of VBS. 3) The Faith Formation Building is still being used regularly, but is still not being cleaned on a regular basis. 4) The trash in our workroom, which is where we eat lunch, needs to be emptied daily since food remains are dumped here. Also, adults and teens are still meeting in most of the classrooms almost every day of the week. Pleasehelp us keep the FF building clean and usable. There will be a general overall cleaning after VBS of the Faith Formation building.

Craig: There is an open enrollment for our health benefits, including vision and perhaps dental…He will be on vacation from May 23-30^thinclusive. When a staff member has various changes needed for their work schedule, he needs to be informed of this. That would include the request to leave early for particular reasons.

Cecilia:Please use the tax exempt form when purchasing for the parish. She handed out a copy.

Msgr. Mike:Reminded the staff that another men’s group, That Man Is You, is beginning in the fall as well. The plan is to meet on Saturday AMs from 6:30 or 7AM each week. Brad Wakely and Cary Collins are the coordinators of this. to all.

Closing Prayer: Staff meeting ended with a closing prayer, followed by lunch.

Next Meeting:June 29, 2011, 10AM-12Noon, KC Room