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 Minutes of Diocesan Service Committee Meeting

 

Diocesan Service Committee for the

Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Memphis

October 20, 2006

 

Terms--

1.      "DSC" will refer to the "Diocesan Service Committee".

2.      "CCRM" will refer to the "Catholic Charismatic Renewal of

         Memphis".

3.      First names of Officers will be used.

 

Present:  Werner Rose, Carlene Inzer, Velera Faison, Jan

                Courtney, Joe Solaas, Suzanne Johnson, Mike Yarbrough,

                and Helen Lenahan.

 

7:15PM - The meeting was opened with Praise and Prayer.

 

 

Committee Reports--

 

Chair:

Carlene presented a letter of response from the Bishop

 

Secretary:

Secretary presented the minutes from the September 15th meeting.  Four amendments were made.  DSC approved minutes as amended.

 

Treasurer:  

Velera presented her Treasurer's report showing two expenditures and one Mass Collection.

 

Communications:

  1. Committee agreed to provide either stamps or money for postage for mailings.
  2. Mike Yarbrough agreed to place flyers in the window of his business establishment.
  3. It was agreed that Werner needs to see all articles before they are submitted to Judy Gray for publishing. The deadline for submissions to WTC is the Monday a full week before publication.  We are to get input to Jan well before that.
  4. Carlene will assign someone to look into the CCRM Website link on the Diocesan web page (http://www.cdom.org).
  5. Our CCRM mailing address continues as:  "Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Memphis, C/O The Catholic Diocese of Memphis, 5825 Shelby Oaks Drive, Memphis, TN 38134-7389".
  6. Email addresses that needed changing on the "DSC Catholic Charismatic Directory:

 

 

Activities:

  1. Mike will use Suzanne's credit card to secure the web-hosting service, that we have to purchase the services for a full year, and that Suzanne will be reimbursed from the CCRM funds for this expense.
  2. Joe will make the picture, Prayer Group Listing, and email address updates to the website as needed, and will then give the updated website files to Mike for installation on the new web hosting site.
  3. November DSC meeting is changed to November 11th from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM at St. Louis Pastoral Center.
  4. We agreed to replace the December DSC meeting (December 15th) with a Charismatic Mass at St. Louis Pastoral Center on November 30th, 7:00 PM until 9:00 PM.  Jan is to contact Fr. Jim Martel about celebrating the Mass.  Walt Bolton is to prepare Lectors, Eucharistic Ministers, Materials and Vestments for the Mass.  Joe will provide music for Praise and Worship and for the Mass.  Werner said he would assist at Mass if no prior commitment.
  5. Carlene mentioned that the Filipino Prayer Group will be doing a Novena of Masses just prior to Christmas this year, so they will not be doing their annual Holy Hour on the Feast of the Holy Family (December 31st) at St. Joachim's Chapel in Bartlett this year.  She said that instead, the Sunday Night Prayer Meeting will have a Holy Hour from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, December 31st at St. Louis Church, pending OK from Parish staff.

 

 

Old Business--

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  1. Music Ministry.  All agreed that the music at Charismatic Functions could be handled easily by an "Ad Hoc" music ministry.
  2. Report on October 6th Mass.  Carlene noted that we need to allow time after Communion at Charismatic Masses for the use of the gift of Prophecy.  She stated that Walt Bolton will ask Fr. Martel about this for the November 30th Mass.  Mike reminded us that the conduct of the Mass is up to the Priest Celebrating.  Helen noted that there are several places during the conduct of a Charismatic Mass where the Gift of Tongues can be used:  
    1. After the Priest enters
    2. After the Confiteor
    3. During the Consecration
    4. After Communion
  3. Born in the Spirit Leadership Training.  Helen said she would like to do the "Born in the Spirit" Facilitator training on November 18th from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at her house, and would like to do a "Born in the Spirit" Seminar over 5 Sunday afternoons starting in January of 2007.  Carlene suggested inviting the DRE from St. Peter's Church to the training and to the Seminar in January.  Helen said the training is primarily for those who have been Baptized in the Holy Spirit.
  4. 2nd Saturday Praise and Worship.  Suzanne reported that we have had anywhere from 2 people to 10 people in attendance.

 

New Business--

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  1. Stand up and Be Counted.  Carlene passed along a flyer for the Men's Morning of Spirituality, October 28th from 8:15 AM to 12:30 PM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church.
  2. National Charismatic Conference.  Carlene asked if Suzanne could pick up some tapes or CDs of the talks in Spanish for our Spanish Prayer Groups.  She said that Suzanne would be reimbursed from the CCRM funds.
  3. Possible June 2007 Retreat.  Carlene reported that she had spoken with Fr. Mark Stengel who said that he would be better able to discern the June 2007 Retreat possibilities after he gauges the success of his upcoming retreat at Subiaco.

 

9:11PM - Meeting adjourned at 9:11 PM.

 

 

Respectfully submitted,

Joe Solaas, Secretary

 

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