Minutes for
ACPM COORDINATING COMMITTEE MEETING
January 12, 2005

Present: John Guzman, Mary Camarata, Margaret McDermott, Mary Jo Wilt, Kathy Kelley, Jennifer Sims, and Cynthia Newman.

Call to Order:
Mary Jo

Opening Prayer:
provided by Laurie Metzler

Approval of Minutes and Agenda – not discussed

Reports

Treasury / Membership (Lucille faxed report to Mary Jo)
Ending balance $2,151.72

Membership
NPCD Group registration

Only four registrations have been submitted. Five are necessary for a group rate. Registration deadline is in March.

Contacting absent representatives
Mary will call Debbie Davis. If she is not willing to be a representative, Mary will call Vicki Cortez and Laura Hinton; Jennifer will call Beatrice Green to offer our prayers for her son, Alberto, and family, and to ask if we should find a replacement for her. If so, Jennifer will contact Rosemary Muñoz; John will contact Maria Fernandez about being a vicariate representative.

Collaboration
CCE – not represented
OYM – not represented
NPCD/NCEA

Kathy reports that “Shepherding the Shepherds” is ready to go and will be presented in Dallas the first week in February, provided they have the funding. Kathy had not received any applications for ACPM scholarships. It was discussed that Kathy may submit an application for herself, which will be reviewed by the coordinating committee.

Old Business

ACPM Business Meeting, March 17, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., at St. Theresa
Possible theme: “Celebrating St. Patrick.” Anticipated attendance: 30-35 members

Assignments

• Ginger is in charge of hospitality and presented 3 menus from a caterer/parishioner at St. Theresa
  • The committee chose a sandwich bar menu that includes tea, set up, and paper goods. Cost per person is $6.50. The committee will provide the decorations, desserts and clean up.
• Margaret – provide some decorations, and e-mail text reminder to Yahoo group members of the Business meeting.
• Mary – green table covers. Contact Mary Jo with information, since she will not be present at the February meeting.
• John – a finger-type dessert and 2 orange juices for breakfast
• Mary Jo – scones for breakfast, muffins. Mary Jo will contact Coadjutor Archbishop DiNardo. The title of his presentation will be “Catechists are Handing on the Faith.”
• Jennifer – scones or a finger-type dessert
• Kathy – finger-type dessert
• Cindy – shamrock cookies. Will prepare the invitations to be mailed by February 17 th Will get labels for all DRE/CRE/YM from the CCE Office. Mary Jo would like the invitations to be eye catching, ½ sheet postcard or letter size. Return labels to Cindy. RSVP to MaryJo by March 10, 713-840-8213. No fee for ACPM members, $10.00 for nonmembers. Wear green. Nonmembers are invited to stay for the business meeting and discernment of representatives following lunch. Put out a reminder of the meeting on the website. Invite CCE Office, OYM, and Brother Jim Barrette to the Business meeting, too. E-mail rough draft to Ginger for preview.
• John Boyles will provide St. Basil coffee in exchange for promo time at lunch. The coffee is free trade coffee, $10-12 a pound. Sales go directly to the growers. Ginger will provide creamers, etc.

Youth Ministry Luncheon, February 10
ACPM is providing pizza and soft drinks. Kathy will find out where the meeting will be and where to order the pizza. She will bring the drinks. Jennifer will help, if Kathy sends an e-mail. Brochures needed for the luncheon. Mary Jo will run the copies.

Catechetical Conference
Thu., January 27 – need help stuffing 1200-1300 bags, 10AM–3:00PM. Fri. & Sat., January 28 & 29 th – Need host/hostesses to help with hospitality

Fri.
8-10 Margaret and Mary Jo
10-12 Mary and Cindy
12-2 John and Veronica 12-2 John and Veronica
2-4 __________________
4-6 __________________

Sat.
8-10 _______________
10-12 Mary and Cindy
2-4 _______________
4-6 _______________

Wear your ACPM name tag, if you have one.

Discernment of Representatives and Election of Officers
Officers

• President – Nannette agrees to run
• Vice President – Kathy Kelley is discerning

Representatives

• Central – John Guzman
• Northern – Gina?
• Western – Sally, Jennifer?
• Southern – none needed

New Business

Clergy representation at ACPM meetings
To encourage collaboration between ACPM and Clergy, Members are asked to consider possible clergy representatives to invite to ACPM meetings. To be discussed at the February 17 th meeting. Consider a positive approach for opening this up for discussion at the March Business meeting and to ask the Bishop if he would support making this connection to foster collaboration and respect between DRE/CRE/YM and clergy.

NEXT MEETING: FEBRUARY 17, 10:00 a.m., St. Dominic, Room 102 in Morkovsky Hall