Parish Staff

Pastoral Council

Members serve in an advisory role to the parish priest. They plan for the future of the parish, review parish policies, promote faith formation and parish activities, coordinate parish groups, and accept and consider comments and suggestions from parishioners.

Kevin Owens -Chair 509-336-9501
Rob Cassleman
Lorraine Farrand
Aurora Horstkamp
Jim Lincoln
Judith Orozco
Eric Patera
Mary Schweitzer
Charlotte Snekvik - Vice Chair
Charlotte Worthy

Minutes: Sacred Heart Pastoral Council -
June 2, 2019
 
Members present: Mike Bradley, Fr. Steve Dublinski, Lorraine Farrand, Aurora Horstkamp, Jim Lincoln, Kevin Owens (Chair), Charlotte Snekvik and Charlotte Worthy. Also present: Mary Sutherland, Parish Secretary.

The meeting opened with the Our Father.

Old Business:
Building committee: The committee is still considering options

Next pastoral council meeting and retreat: The next meeting is Sunday, September 8. The council retreat is Saturday, September 28, at the Palouse Federated Church.

Pastoral Council Nominations: Judith Orozco agreed to be on the council. She is a native Spanish speaker and can help us with the dialogue with the Spanish speaking community. She attends both the English and Spanish Masses. Kevin is working on contacting the top nominee decided upon by the nomination subcommittee.

Sacred Heart shirts: They did not arrive in time to be given out this weekend. People can pick them up during the week in the office and at evening meetings.

Security: We need to work on security and first aid. We should call the ushers together before the end of June for beer and conversation. Mary Sutherland will find out whether one of the Pullman police officers can come and talk. We need to purchase first aid boxes. One could be mounted on the wall in the stairwell at the church entrance. One should be in the classroom area and one in the kitchen. Is it worth the cost to purchase a defibrillator?

Oktoberfest: The first planning meeting is next Wednesday, June 5.

Parish Auction: The next auction committee meeting is Tuesday, June 11, at 6:30 p.m.

Stairs outside the church entrance: The members noted that the main staircase people climb after crossing the street from the parking lot is difficult to climb. Fr. Steve has seen at least eight people trip on it since he arrived. On Palm Sunday a woman tripped and hit her head. The stairs are too high and not deep enough. The stairs leading to the side entrance on the right are bad, too.

Prepares: The committee met with the new diocesan director, Denise Routt. She told them that there is a diaper bank in Spokane that may be able to send 500 to 1,000 diapers to Pullman each month. Denise brought 1,000 diapers with her to the meeting to be distributed.

Next meeting: Sunday, September 8, 9:45 am.
Submitted by Mary Sutherland.

June 2, 2019 council minutes
May 5, 2019 council minutes
April 7, 2019 council minutes
March 10, 2019 council minutes
Community Outreach Commission Report to Council 3/10/19
February 10, 2019 council minutes
January 13, 2019 council minutes
Faith Formation Board Report to Pastoral Council 1/13/19
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November 11, 2018 council minutes
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June 3, 2018 council minutes
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April 15, 2018 council minutes
March 18, 2018 council minutes
February 25, 2018 council minutes
February 2018 council minutes - February 11
January 2018 council minutes
December 2017 council minutes
November 2017 council minutes
October 2017 council minutes
September 2017 council minutes
May 2017 council minutes

Faith Formation Board

Parish Faith Formation serves preschool through adults. Board members provide oversight and support to the Faith Formation staff for curriculum, hiring, adult education topics, and the parish library. Individuals will be chosen to form a diverse group representing all parish members.

Penny Zimmerman - President, 509-330-0736 
Tammy Barry 
Linda Heidenreich 
Jane Hommel 
Dan Jinguji 
Mary Johnson 
Bonita Lawhead 
Wendy McCann 
Jon Parrish 
Dave Schneider

Faith Formation Board Meeting
June 4, 2019
 
Present: Jon Parrish, Jane Hommel, Linda Heidenreich, Bunny Lawhead, Laura Lavine, Dan Jinguji, Tammy Barry, Linea Johnson, Dave Schneider, Theresa Paul, Mary Johnson, Fr. Steve and Hally Rohla.
 
Linea led the opening prayer
 
Youth Report: Youth group is starting the end of the year wrap up. The mission trip is fully funded, and the team is in the final stages of getting ready. They will attend the 4:30 Mass on Saturday, June 22, to receive a blessing. They leave early the following morning. There is a welcome home event Sunday, June 30, after the 11 am Mass. Ice cream sundaes will be served and the team will give a presentation about their experience.
The end of the year BBQ is June 16 at 6 pm. There will be food and games.
The last event of the summer is Steubenville Northwest, in Spokane, at the end of July. Eight high schoolers are going this year.
 
Faith Formation: Fr. Steve led the second “Disciples in Dialogue” Thursday night and it seems to be going well. The VBS committee continues to meet and plan for the week long camp.
Welcome to new members Bonita Lawhead, Wendy McCann, and David Schneider! Everyone is very glad to have you on the board and hope you enjoy your time here. Lots of help is need for all levels of Faith Formation at Sacred Heart and we all value your input.
Appreciation was shown to the outgoing members, Laura and Diane. Thank you for serving. The board hopes that you enjoyed your time serving and that you will consider coming back after a few years!
 
Coffee & Donuts: For the past few years we haven’t offered coffee and donuts in the summer, but we will try to continue this year. The hope is to help make newcomers feel more welcome and help them get involved sooner. Jane and Dan are taking care of the bulk of this. But we need people to play host each weekend to welcome newcomers and be a friendly face. It can be a fun family event. It is a great way for the kids to be involved and they enjoy helping. Jane will pick up the donuts and assist with set up - Dan will oversee the clean-up. Both will help teach newbies the ropes.
 
Lentil festival: We will have a booth August 16. Last year the most frequently asked questions were about religious ed. They had some forms but didn’t have much else to offer to families with questions. They connected with a few families who didn’t even know where the church was. It would be great to have people who can help with questions and help invite newcomers. Having a card or something with schedules and info would be good. 
 
Sacrament Class Feedback: Theresa asked the parents what they thought of the sacrament experience, the books, the Mass, the retreat, etc. The comments from parents varied. The board members had a lengthy dialogue about it.
Theresa was recently at a conference and picked up a book about the Pope’s recent synod. It talks about the big issue in our world right now. Which is that we do pretty well with kids, and with parents getting ready to have their children baptized, but struggle with young adults. Disciples in Dialogue and Theology on tap were started to try to help with this issue. The board was asked to think about ways to make events such as these more accessible to adults, especially those with kids.
A young adult group is growing out of Theology on Tap. Hally is trying to get the group going so it doesn’t fizzle out when she leaves. She is hoping someone will step up and take over the text list and organization
 
Next Meeting is September 3 at 7 pm   Diane closed with prayer

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December 2017 faith formation board minutes
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June 2017 faith formation board minutes

Members research charities and decide which ones will receive money from the parish. In 1990 Sacred Heart's Pastoral Council decided the parish would spend a percent of its income on charity, gradually working up to 10%. It established the Caritas committee to disburse the funds. The percentage has varied over the years. 

Mary Johnson, chair
Ken Casavant
Michelle Chapman
Jessica Ortiz
Tim Paulitz
Robin Saam

Finance Council

This council is appointed by the pastor, and is responsible for ensuring the financial stability of the parish.

Erik Coats - President, 509-334-7772
Dennis Guettinger
Bernie McEldowney
Miho Nam
Very Rev. Brian Mee, diocesan representative