PEA Meeting Agenda September 17, 2010 1pm
Place: Lourdes Room
Prayed the Rosary and Stewardship prayer
Present: Jeanine Schmolt, Grace Schmidlin, Sally Schroder
Feedback on the Science and Eucharistic Miracles (Sunday evening):
We noted the zeal that Tim Francis, the presenter, had for the Eucharist in general and were inspired by the video presentation. It added depth to our belief in the True Presence of Christ. We remarked on the need for confession. PEA put a new book with Reconciliation stories in the chapel last week. Two other ideas were directly related to what Tim said: we’d like to order tee shirts for Spring with a monstrance and the words: Ask me about adoration. (spring time of evangelization!) He also mentioned billboards/electronic signs to spread the word. Two days later, we were delighted to see the e-sign with the words: “Seeking a personal relationship with Jesus? Spend some time in our chapel”. The picture accompanying it is the face of Jesus. Very effective. Thanks to Dave Auxier! www.youshallbelieve.com has wonderful information and a free booklet you can download “Down to Heaven”. We got 7 new adorers after the presentation and three people bought ‘kits’ to enthrone their homes. One adorer/parishioner asked us to expand the hours of exposition.
Sally Schroder and Grace Schmidlin met with Dave Auxier on September 15. Highlights include:
New padding and material has been purchased for our kneelers in the chapel. Steve Green will recover them. Also, there was a good cleaning planned for this week as regards the spider eggs under tables, etc. and Brad Puckett is looking at contracts to have all of the carpeting in the church and chapel cleaned.
Floral arrangements will be placed in the chapel at Easter and Christmas and The Feast of the Sacred Heart as long as we care to their watering. Sally volunteered to do this. (If there is an extra poinsettia, it will be placed in front of the enthroned Sacred Heart picture.)
Regarding the third annual Rosary Rally for Peace honoring Our Lady of Fatima’s request: The date was approved for Saturday, October 16, at noon in the East parking lot. Watch for information in the bulletin, listen for it on Sacred Heart Radio, and find it on our church bulletin boards. Please join us to honor Our Mother’s request to pray the Rosary. St Louis De Montfort says that our prayer has strength when people gather in groups.
Regarding the catechesis for personal consecrations to the Immaculate Heart of Mary via St. Maximilian Kolbe or St. Louis M. De Montfort: Dave saw value in our parishioners having knowledge. Mary always leads us to her Son. The outline for the bulletins in October and the first week of November was approved. Articles about the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue (who is scheduled to be with us at Immaculate Heart of Mary Wednesday, November 10) will bookend the bulletin pieces. Consecration will be even more relevant as that is the main purpose of the IPVS statue . Our parish consecration will be renewed.
Tentative plans were approved by Dave. The school children and their parents will have a procession (Knights of Columbus?), the custodian of the statue will speak, and Mary will be crowned. There will be a Rosary, etc. along with a Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Dave will explore about the scapular ceremony. Then, veneration of the statue will be silent punctuated with devotions to Our Lady until 7pm when the parish at large is invited to hear the talk, pray a Rosary, and renew our parish consecration. At 10pm, the statue will go on to the next parish.
End of meeting with Dave. ******************************
Grace and Sally need clean, updated copies of each Hourly Chart. We’ll wait until the October 1 deadline for all of our captains to ‘track” the attendance of their adorers and to update their charts. This is so important to the functioning of our ministry.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on Thursdays: Brother Edward trained a young man who exposed the Blessed Sacrament on September 16. Dave Auxier exposed today.
Fyi: Johnathan Phillip, security guard, will be checking the angel doors between 11pm and 2am on Saturdays ( just in case someone may be visiting) and Sundays.
Change in meeting time: The third Monday evening of every month at 7pm will be our new meeting time.
Coordinator’s report: Drops: 9 Adds: 9 Changes: 6
Total # of Adorers: 386
Reminders: DLs, upcoming are: All Saints Day Nov. 1 and December 8 (Immaculate Conception). Please contact your adorers who are impacted by the change in schedule.
Tracking sheets: Check for present, 0 absent, S= sub. Division folders are in the Fatima Room in the far right, upper closet. Please be sure that yours are there by October 1. If you identify someone as missing, please follow up with a call. Tracking is only effective when we use the information. We need every adorer!
Division Leaders’ reports
Morning: Pat Tekulve Needs a 7am adorer on First Fridays and 2 people for 11 am on Thursdays for exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Please ask a relative or friend if they would like to try out these hours
Afternoon: Jeanine Schmolt needs 2 adorers for Thursday at 5pm.
Evening: Barb Smith Tracking sheets are due by Oct. 1. Please update your HC’s and send to her.
Midnight: Steve Green Captains, please update your HCs through tracking.
Elijah Cup: Scheduling for December: Deacon Bill Mullaney has asked the PEA ministry adorers to give him a call to sign up yourself/family for the Elijah cup starting in December. You receive the cup at Sunday Mass. The commitment is to pray for a few minutes each day for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life. This would be very special during December and the New Year. Please call now!
Holiday hours: As always, if you stay in town, delight the Lord with your visits even when formal hours are canceled.
Thanksgiving- Stop formal adoration on Tuesday, November 23 @6am and re-start on Sunday, Nov. 28th @8pm Christmas- Stop formal adoration on Tuesday, Dec. 21@ 6am and resume Sunday, January2 @8pm
Other: Regarding expanding hours of exposition, we need over 100 new adorers to be ready for more exposition. Suggestion was to send a letter to neighboring parishes. Also, to have tee shirts made.
Suggestion to put “The Infinite Value of the Mass” in the bulletin. Grace will be responsible.
Next meeting: October 18 at 7pm God bless and keep all of you! Thank you.