Parish Council Meeting Minutes
January 11, 2015
Members Present:  Mary Ann McLane, JoAnn Hedrick, Donna Ramage, Tom Leitch, Joan Budd, Patty Zaza, Patricia Szwed, Kat Edwards, Bob Straub, Dolores Lepori , Joe McClory, Fr. Bill Graney, Tom Burns for Jim Nolan, Mike Reis, Deacon John Falkowski, Rich Mayes, Selvam Mascarenhas, Ruth Sanders
Members Absent: Mike Duffy(Excused), James Davidson(Excused)
Visitors: Dick Schwer
Opening Prayer:  Dolores Lepori offered a prayer for Saint Joseph which was a variation of the Hail Mary.  St Joseph is the patron saint for both carpenters and real estate.
Parish Buzz:  1) Received report that welcome from parish members on Christmas Day made impact on young adult who promised to come back.  2) Strong Coffee-still strong but somewhat a personal preference so no solution reached.  3) New music difficult example the Gloria-we will revisit in 6 months after a chance to practice it more.
New Business:  Rich Mayes Large screen TV installed in Gathering Space and it is connected into wireless network.  Discussed how we this tool could be used most effectively.  Some ideas are to advertise coming events, tie it into Resurrection website so that photos of recent events can be displayed, used to show videos for youth group.  It is likely that a member of staff will have to coordinate use.
Finance Committee Update:  Tom Burns reported that both attendance and offertory collections were down 4% for first six months of fiscal year.  This was offset by large offertory collections during Christmas Masses.  Income has kept up with expenses for the six months of the year.
Pastor’s Comments:   Input into Family Synod. Handling shortage of parish priests, Parish Administrator run day to day operations and bring in priests to celebrate Mass and perform other Sacraments.
Parish Council Christmas Party: Donna Ramage hosted party at her home.  All enjoyed good food and fellowship.  A special thanks to Donna for providing the environment for a relaxing time for all.