February 2017 ppc

PPC 02-28-2017 MINUTES            
FACILITATOR:  Karen Morgison  RECORDER:  Dave Bernard
ATTENDEES:  Cora Mudd, Grace Michels, Walter Leachman, Will Hoctor, Kevin Lister, Lee McGrath, Brian Bratten, Fr. Dan Noll, Tony Kernan, Fr. Vitner Martinez
OPENING PRAYER:  Brian Bratten
January meeting minutes approved without amendment

UPDATE ON STATUS AND DISPOSITION OF LARGE DONATION:  BRIAN BRATTEN
Donation will go to cover operating losses to be incurred in the next few years allowing the school to maintain tuition at the current rate next year and provide additional need-based financial assistance, including some new families migrating from 50% discounted rate to the full rate in the next year.

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PPC FROM TASK FORCE REVIEWING PPC COMMITEES AND REPRESENTATION:  TONY KERNAN
RECOMMENDATIONS: 

1. Establish a communications liaison.
2. Establish 3 year terms, no more than 2 consecutive terms.  Subsequent terms would be acceptable after a 1 year hiatus from the PPC.
3. Stagger member terms to better manage attrition and turnover.
4. Per the by-laws, retiring member is not responsible for finding a replacement but can make suggestions for same.

1. Of the committees currently enumerated in the by-laws, which ones are active?
2. Which ones are a committee of one person? 
3. Would a census of current committees be useful?
4. Are the activities of these committees requiring oversight from the PPC? 
5. What standard is a threshold for a direct report to the PPC?
6. Are the way things are working right now truly reflected in the by-laws, or are the common practices conforming to the by-laws?
7. How is the PPC ensuring that the pastoral plan developed through the round table meetings is being implemented?
8. How are MQHR staff and parish committees interacting?
9. Does every Committee Representative need to attend every PPC meeting, or should it be by request or need?

1. Next meeting is on 03/28/17 @ 1900hrs in the ELC.
2. Task Force Presentation – Tony Kernan
3. Evangelization Committee Update – Lee McGrath
4. Council members are all asked to review the 5 Year Plan and suggest 1 or 2 questions for the PPC to review

OPEN DISCUSSION:  KEVIN LISTER

DISCUSSION:  MQHR Youth Ministry presented an update of its activities:

FINAL PRAYER:  Lee McGrath:  PRAYER TO DO GOD’S WILL, St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous; teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest;  to labor and not to seek reward, save that of knowing that I do your will through Christ, our Lord.  Amen.

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