Parish Commissions

The Pastoral Council of St. Boniface Parish and St. Meinrad Parish in Spencer County serves as a collective group of parishioners, from both parishes, as an advisory body to the pastor, establishes the mission, goals and pastoral plan of our parish family, and provides counsel concerning both parish and pastoral matters with faith and morals, civil and church law and archdiocesan policy.
 
The council is composed of seventeen voting members (twelve commission chairs, two at-large members, three officers) finance commissions chairs, pastor, and ad hoc commission chair are ex officio members, non-voting members.
 
The Pastoral Council annually meets for a day of facilitated strategic planning and hosts the annual state of the parish meeting on the last Sunday in February.

January – December: Key Agenda Items to Include for Commission Meeting

1st meeting of the year: Approval of the 2021-2022 proposed commission programs and activities to be reviewed and affirmed at the next scheduled meeting of the pastoral council, to be forwarded to the parish coordinator to incorporate in the parish-based online calendar
2nd meeting of the year: Review master calendar confirming dates set for commission’s ministries, programs, and activities (chair is responsible for this task). The chair also reviews the commission membership roster and extends invitations to fill positions for the ministries, program, and activity advocates. As well as review, confirm, and submit or assign information o to be featured in the weekly bulletin, Flocknote, news and media release request a minimum of six weeks in advance through the website platform
3rd meeting of the year: Review and submit all budget requests for the next fiscal year
4th meeting of the year: Review and submit gaming commission paperwork, review financial reports (if applicable)

• Commissions do not meet if scheduled on a Holy Day or Federal Holiday. Commission’s chair to communicate with commission membership (a.k.a. program and activity advocates) via Flocknote for meeting reminders and other commission business). Commission chairpersons are selected from among its commission membership and serve on the pastoral council for one three-year term and are eligible to be re-nominated for an additional one-year term. Commission terms begin in July and end in June

• The commission secretary is to submit meeting minutes no later than ten days following the scheduled meeting to parish coordinator info@myparishfamly.church to be forward to the pastoral council to review and affirm. The chair is to review and discuss with commission members forthcoming agenda and update old and new business items and submit updates to parish coordinator no less than ten days before a meeting to be forward to commission members with other meetings materials no less than seven days before a scheduled meeting

• On the occasion that a commission’s scheduled meeting date has a conflict due to a Holy Day, Federal Holiday or the majority of the members cannot meet for a given meeting, the chair may reschedule the meeting in consultation with the pastoral council chair and parish coordinator.

Amy Dilger, chair
Kelly Greulich, vice-chair
Sue Kloeck, secretary
Ellen Haefling, Member-at-Large (SB)
David Fromme, Member-at-Large (SM)
Michelle Blalock, Evangalization
Neil Collignon, Facilities & Grounds (SB)
Jerry Sitzman, Facilities & Grounds (SM)
TBD, Faith Formation
TBD, Finance (SB)
Gervase Ebert, Finance (SM)
TBD, Heritage, Fundraising & Marketing
Sally Gravatte, Long-Range Planning & Stewardship
Pam Davis, Pastoral Ministries & Activities
TBD, Service & Outreach
Taylor Blalock, Worship
Judy Colby, 20/20 Vision for 2020: Parish Activity Center (SM), ex officio
Father Anthony Vinson, OSB, Pastor, ex officio