February 1st, 2007

Members Present: Vicki Underland-Rosow, Pat Murphy, Jean Chagnon, Jerry Hartlaub, Mark Abeln, Mike McClosky, Christopher Hermann, Peter Eichten, Marc Bromaghim-Oropeza, Jim Cassidy, Jim DeBruycker.

  1. Opening Prayer:
    Was led by Marc. All read mission statement.
  2. Approval of Minutes: Minutes from the Jan. meeting were approved. There were several additions to the agenda.
  3. New Business:
    1. Liaison Reports: Jean, Mark, Christopher, Pat, Marc, and Mike all had reports. Highlights: All areas doing well, Youth Steering Committee meetings were very good with Elaine Gaston as facilitator and youth vision statement created. “Dangerous Stories” is the theme for Lent
    2. Pastor's Report: Jim is working with Jerry and Jeff Rholl to have more control over web site. Finance and Personnel Committees are looking at possibility of hiring a communications director. Feb. 11 there will be a new arrangement in the gym.
    3. Space Use Update: Contract with LHB has been signed. Next action item is finding out from LHB what is possible from a zoning perspective and from a construction perspective. Committee will also meet with Hal Johnson to help in creating parishioner involvement. Council created a sub-committee to investigate ways SJA can work with the new school.
    4. Theology and Language: Lengthily discussion on how language can be either hospitable or inhospitable and how SJA can work on become more hospitable. Vicki will put together a document on shame for the Council to read and Jean will create discussion questions for the next meeting.
    5. Goal Setting Process: Goal forms from the various areas of parish life should be into Peter by March 1.
    6. Strategic Plan: Council felt Space Use is like a strategic plan and that doing both wasn’t realistic. Strategic plan tabled until May or June.
    7. SJA Email: there have been problems, and Jeff Rholl is helping to solve these issues.
  4. Closing Prayer: was led by Marc.
Meeting adjourned at 7:00 PM.

Next meeting is March 1, 2007, 5 pm in the Upper Room

Respectfully submitted,

Peter Eichten

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