ST. JOAN OF ARC CATHOLIC CHURCH
Indianapolis, Indiana
PARISH COUNCIL
Minutes of Meeting
Wednesday February 12, 2025
Members Present: Matt Duffy, Nichelle Leavell, Teresa Hodgins, Josh Matthews, Carol Stephan (via video), Jim Turner
Also Present: Fr. Tom Schliessmann, Melinda Rivelli, Meghan Archer, Katie Matsoukas, Nancy Kmiecik
The meeting began with prayer at 7:03 p.m. Fr. Tom led us in a reading of the Gospel for the upcoming week – the “Sermon on the Plains” (Lk. 6:17, 20-26) - and asked each person present to share a reflection.
Approval of Minutes. The minutes of the January 8, 2025, meeting of the Parish Council were unanimously approved.
From the Pastor. In his update, Fr. Tom reported:
Discussion of Recommendations of Short and Simple Survey.
The Council next engaged in a lengthy discussion of four focus areas identified in the Short and Simple Survey parishioners completed last year. The Council heard reports from each of four working groups assigned to tackle these focus areas. The following suggestions were discussed, and communication regarding final decisions will be published in the coming months
With regard to the Liturgy focus area, the Council discussed items such as:
With regard to the Communications focus area, the Council discussed items such as:
With regard to the Parish Engagement focus area, the Council discussed items such as:
With regard to the Parish-School Coordination focus area, the Council discussed items such as:
Next Meeting. The next meeting of the Parish Pastoral Council will be Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 7 p.m.
The council closed with the Prayer of St. Joan of Arc, and the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 p.m.
Jim Turner,
Secretary