Town Hall Meeting

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Town Hall Meeting 2 Parish Merger
PresentationSt Maria Goretti St Teresa Parishes

• Presented by Core Team
• St. Teresa Hall
• 6/9/2009

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Last Town Hall meeting was held on 1/28/2009 at
St. Maria Goretti Hall
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BEGINNING TO BUILD A NEW LIFE TOGETHER The goal
of this event is to assist in the merged parishes
to come together in a non-threatening environment
in order to reflect and remember what has passed
and to begin to celebrate what lies ahead in a
new faith community.
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. . .it remains my intention to merge Saint
Teresa and Saint Maria Goretti with the seat of
the parish being Saint Teresa. However, it is
also my intention to include Saint Maria Goretti
as an additional worship site for the newly
merged parish. Bishop Galante letter dated
11/20/2008
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What is the function of the home (seat) of the
new parish?

• The pastor, the administration, the parish
  office, the staff, the coordination of
  ministries, and the sacramental and business
  records are located at the home (seat) of the
  parish. It is recommended that events that affect
  the life of the new parish such as the Sacraments
  of Initiation be celebrated in the home (seat) of
  the parish including the entrance of RCIA
  candidates on Holy Saturday and the celebration
  of First Eucharist and Confirmation. However the
  pastor may determine that there are sufficient
  pastoral reasons to allow baptisms,
  reconciliation, weddings, and funerals at a
  parish worship site(s).

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Will all worship sites function the same way?

• No, there are various options for how a worship
  site(s) might function.
• This would vary according to the local needs.
  For example, it could be
• any of the following as long as there is someone
  to oversee the facility
• while it is open
• 1) a church kept open for daily mass or daily
  mass on a rotation schedule with the parish
  church or other worship site(s)
• 2) a church where the sacraments of Baptism,
  First Eucharist, Reconciliation may be celebrated
• 3) a church kept open on a limited basis for
  weekend liturgy, some daily masses and
  Eucharistic adoration
• 4) a church where services are limited to
  weddings, funerals and special liturgies and
  devotions
• 5) a church used for some worship services (e.g.
  school) and some outreach ministry
• 6) a church that is used only seasonally
• 7) a church that combines some of the options
  above

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PARISH MERGER PROCESS
Priest Convener Core Team
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What is the role of the PRIEST CONVENER with the
CORE TEAM?

• Their role is to prepare all that is needed to
  establish the new parish so it can begin to
  function canonically and civilly under its new
  name, with a new pastor and staff and the newly
  merged parish community. They also plan for the
  first year of operation of the new parish.

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CORE TEAM MEMBERS RESPONSIBILITIES

• Priest Convener Fr. Raymond Gormley
• Liturgy Cathy Lewandowski Lisa Scaramuzzo
• Pastoral Ministries Diane Walker JoAnn Rossi
• Finance Joe Skowronski Mike Root
• Communications AnneMarie Loggia Bob Chominski

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Liturgy

• Eucharistic Ministers Lectors Meeting
• Meeting held on 4/22/2009
• 60 people attended, SMG Hall
• The purpose of the meeting was to get a
  commitment to serve one parish from both
  ministers and lectors, stressing the importance
  of serving at both churches
• Commitment was received from 50 members

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Liturgy
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Liturgy
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Pastoral Ministries

• Religious Education
• 3/4/2009 5/18/2009 meetings, with multiple
  phone conversations in April May
• Sr. Marguerite, Rose, Diane Winkler, JoAnn Rossi,
  Marie Hopkins, Connie Rutkowski
• Discussion started with directors of both parish
  programs
• Actual merger of two programs will take place in
  September 2010
• RCIA
• Discussed with Father ODonnell 3/13/2009
• Diane Winkler Father ODonnell
• Father ODonnell will accept responsibility for
  this program for both parishes effective
  immediately.
• All interested candidates may contact him
  directly at St. Teresas Rectory
• New session to begin this September

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Pastoral Ministries

• Mens Club
• Discussed with Tony Rappa 3/26/2009, follow up
  phone call with Tony in May
• Diane Winkler Tony Rappa
• Tony Rappa, President
• All men of St. Maria Goretti Parish are welcome
  to join the men of St. Teresa Parish
• Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of the month in St.
  Teresas Parish Hall at 730pm
• June will be the last meeting until the Fall
• Watch bulletin for announcement of next meeting
• Hospitality
• Discussed with Margaret Pollizzi and Tony Rappa
  in April
• Diane Winkler Margaret Pollizzi
• Diane Winkler Tony Rappa
• St. Maria Goretti Parish sponsors Donut Sunday
  2nd Sunday of the month
• St. Teresas Mens Club sponsors Donut Sunday 2nd
  Sunday of the month
• All parishioners are welcome to attend either
  event

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Pastoral Ministries

• Legion of Mary
• 4/15/2009 meeting (following AR meeting)
• Diane Winkler, Doris Wooten, Theresa Farrell,
  Claire McGrail
• Neither parish currently has an official chapter
  at this time
• Five remaining members from St. Teresas continue
  to unofficially devote service to this ministry
• New members would be welcome
• Future plans to expand this ministry

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Pastoral Ministries

• Parish Nurses/Health Ministry
• 4/15/2009 Diane Winkler and Denise Mansfield
  (following AR meeting)
• 5/22/2009 meeting Pat Coddington, Erin
  Coddington, Denise Mansfield, Diane Winkler,
  JoAnn Rossi
• Blood Pressure Clinics will continue to be held
  at both Parishes , members of both parishes are
  welcome to attend at either location
• Health Education literature will be provided to
  both parishes through the bulletins
• Future events may include Health Fair, Guest
  Speakers

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Pastoral Ministries

• Bereavement Ministry
• 4/15/2009 Diane Winkler and Denise Mansfield
• 5/15/2009 Diane Winkler and Father ODonnell
• 5/22/2009 meeting Pat Tracey, Denise Mansfield,
  Diane Winkler, JoAnn Rossi
• An 8 week Greif Support Group is offered by
  Denise Mansfield twice a year and is open to all
  parishioners
• Refer to bulletin for dates and location
• Remembrance Mass celebrated on November 2nd in
  memory of all decease members in the current year
• Once the merger is complete, Pat Tracey will
  assist Father ODonnell with preparations for
  funeral masses

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Finance

• Income
• 40000 ORDINARY INCOME
• 40110 Ordinary Offertory
• 41000 PASTORAL REVENUE
• 41700 Other Pastoral-Parish Revenue
• 41800 Organizatns, ActivityFd Raiser
• 41900 Pastoral-Beyond Parish Revenue-other
• Total 41000 PASTORAL REVENUE
• 42000 EDUCATION REVENUE
• 44000 SOCIAL SERVICE REVENUE
• 49000 CHURCH UNIVERSAL COLLECTIONS
• 41713 Music
• 59999 Clearing Acct
• Total Income

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Finance (cont)

• Expense
• 61000 PASTORAL
• Total 61620 Other Pastoral Program Expenses
• Total 61600 Other Pastoral Programs
• 61700 Other Pastoral-Parish Expense
• 61710 Religious Articles Resale Expenses
• 61720 Other Pastoral Parish Expenses
• 61730 Memorial Expense
• Total 61700 Other Pastoral-Parish Expense
• 61800 Organizatn, ActivityFd Raisers
• 61810 Organization Expense
• 61850 - Fund Raiser Expenses
• Total 61800 Organizatn, ActivityFd Raisers

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Finance (cont)

• Expense
• Total 61100 Pastoral-Parish
• Total 61900 Pastoral-Beyond Parish
• Total 61000 PASTORAL
• Total 62000 EDUCATION EXPENDITURES
• Total 63000 CLERGY PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT Exp.
• Total 64000 SOCIAL SERVICES
• Total 69000 CHURCH UNIVERSAL REMITTANCES
• Total 81000 ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
• Total 82000 RECTORY
• Total 83000 FIXED COSTS
• Total 84000 UTILITIES
• Total 85000 CUSTODIAL/MAINTENANCE/GROUNDS
• 89000 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
• Total 89000 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES

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Renaming of New Parish

• Letter went out on 5/6/2009 with ballots to
  parishioners from both parishes.
• Ballots collected at Masses at both churches on
• 5/16 5/17
• 5/23 5/24
• 5/30 5/31
• 225 ballots
• Top 6 names chosen from ballots
• Service on 6/14/2009 at 1 PM at St. Teresas
  Church to vote again to select top 3 names
• Last chance to vote tonight for new Parish name
• Any ballots with SMG or STS on them were/will be
  thrown out. (40 ballots had versions of one/both
  names)

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Top 6 Names so far?
St Rita of Cascia
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Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
The daughter of a Mohawk warrior and a Catholic
Algonquin woman, was born in the Mohawk fortress
of Ossernenon near present-day Auriesville, New
York. When she was four, smallpox swept through
Ossernenon, and Tekakwitha was left with
unsightly scars on her face and poor eyesight.
In 1666, Alexandre de Prouville burned down
Ossernenon. Kateri's clan then settled on the
north side of the Mohawk River, near what is now
Fonda, New York. While living here, at the age of
20, Tekakwitha was baptized on Easter Sunday,
April 18, 1676 by Father Jacques de Lamberville,
a Jesuit. At her baptism, she took the name
"Kateri," a Mohawk pronunciation of the French
name "Catherine". Tekakwitha literally means "she
moves things."
Unable to understand her zeal, members of the
tribe often chastised her, which she took as a
testament to her faith. Because she was
persecuted by her Native American kin, which even
resulted in threats on her life, she fled to an
established community of Native American
Christians located in Kahnawake, Quebec, where
she lived a life dedicated to prayer, penance,
and care for the sick and aged. In 1679, she took
a vow of chastity, as in the Catholic expression
of Consecrated virginity. A year later, Kateri
died at the age of 24, with her last words being
"Jesus, I love You!" Kateri exercised physical
mortification as a route to sanctity.
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Father Damien of Molokai
Joseph De Veuster, the future Father Damien, was
born at Tremelo in Belgium, January 3rd, 1840.
In 1863, his brother who was to leave for the
mission in the Hawaiian Islands, became ill.
Since preparations for the voyage had already
been made, Damien obtained permission from the
Superior General, to take his brother's place. He
arrived in Honolulu on March 19th, 1864, where he
was ordained to the priesthood the following May
21st. He immediately devoted himself, body and
soul, to the difficult service of a "country
missionary" on the island of Hawaii, the largest
in the Hawaiian group.
At that time, the Hawaiian Government decided on
a very harsh measure aimed at stopping the spread
of "leprosy", the deportation to the neighboring
island of Molokai, of all those infected by what
was thought to be an incurable disease. The
entire mission was concerned about the abandoned
"lepers" and the Bishop, Louis Maigret ss.cc.,
spoke to the priests about the problem. He did
not want to send anyone "in the name of
obedience", because he knew that such an order
meant certain death. Four Brothers volunteered,
they would take turns visiting and assisting the
"lepers" in their distress. Damien was the first
to leave on May 10th, 1873. At his own request
and that of the lepers, he remained definitively
on Molokai.