St. Theresa Social Concerns Minutes

May 14, 2008 at 7:00 P.M.

Conference Room One

[First Fruits Meeting at 6:30 P.M.]

Opening Prayer: Rick Chabot

Minutes of April, 2008 Meeting (Joan Ferguson)

The April minutes were approved and posted on the Web Site

First Fruits Report (Judy Kendzora)

· $50 St. Theresa’s Pro Life

· $200 Hearing Aid assistance for a parishioner

· $500 Catholic Charities for assistance in Postville

· $500 Catholic Relief for recent earthquake/storm victims

St. Theresa House (Celeste)

· House in good order

· Bills are paid

· 18 Month Lease has been signed

CISS and St. Joe's Homeless Meal

· CISS 8^th of every month

· St Joseph Emergency Shelter 4^th and 5^th Friday of each Month

Coffee Sales Instruction Update (Anita Holub)

· Coffee Sales May 24^th & 25th 2008.

o Verify included in mass announcements before 4:30 Saturday Night Mass

o Coffee prices increased by 50 cents

o Chocolate price increase by 25 cents

DMARC (Rick Chabot)

· May 15th Service Awards Banquet

· St. Theresa to be honored

· Top among all churches in combined contributions

"Peace & Justice" Subcommittee (Anita)

· Will provide information on the latest action alerts and justice opportunities locally and globally

· Members: Anita Holub, Celeste Egger, Judy Kendzora

· Web site on the St. Theresa Web Page: http://www.sainttheresaiowa.org/parish/SocialConcerns/SocialConcerns.htm

Amos Report (John McMichael)

· Job Training Research Team

· Would like a representative from each institution

Other Business:

· Food Pantry Collection – Second Weekend of each Month

o DMART has higher buying power than average consumer

o Visual of items on alter teaches as well as serves

o Have seen increase in participation with reverse collection

· Personal Care Collection – Fifth Weekend of June, Aug., Nov.

· Coffee & Donuts - 5^th Sunday in June, August, November

· Iowa Club Night for Compassion in Action July 19^th

o Silent Auction

· Catholic Relief Services Collection

o Designated Sunday Jul 19^th & 20th

§ Education from alter at end of mass

§ Envelops in the pews

Next Meeting - Wednesday 6/11/08 at 7:00 P.M.

Prayer/treats for June meeting

· Joan Ferguson

Closing Prayer Rick Chabot