Summary Minutes of STM's Parish Council (PC) Meeting
The 2013 - 2014 PC year draws to a close with a successful calendar of events and planning for the next. Since Sep 2014, the PC held seventeen events, excluding the weekly Family Mass Coffee Hour, directed at increasing parishioner involvement, enhancing parish life and deepening our parish community. Musical accompaniment at the masses will also be evolving expressly to increase congregational voices. Efforts to encourage Children?s and Adult Choirs will also be underway. At this year?s last meeting, Fr. Madigan encouraged the PC to turn its attention to identifying new initiatives aimed at enhancing the spiritual life at STM. Stay tuned for details as these new opportunities are developed.
In addition to renewing our spirit, STM is undertaking a number of projects aimed at renewing our wonderful church. Over the course of the next several months, parishioners will see and benefit from improvements to the baptismal font, media enhancements in the Rochester Room, more functional meeting room space and improved ease of access into our church.
PC elections for the 2014 - 2015 year were successfully concluded with voting enabled using traditional paper ballots and website electronic voting. The PC thanks its out-going members who have completed six years of dedicated service: Rosario Baldwin, Anne Binstock, Alice Casey, Maria Hermida, Ed Reilly Jr and Anne Yoakam. Seven new, enthusiastic members are welcomed to the council beginning Sep 2014: Kathleen Dana, Cinthia Fernholz Gil, Olivia Fleming, Nancy Hu, Colette Iagrossi, Anna Lee and Nilsa Santiago.
Last, the Sunday Cocktail Hour, our newest parish social gathering, is developing momentum nicely and will continue during the summer. Mark your calendars and join us on Jul 6, Aug 3 and Sep 7 following the Sunday 545pm Mass.
The 2013 - 2014 St Thomas More Parish Council wish you and yours a wonderful summer!