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Parish Leadership and Financial Stewardship

Parish Pastoral Council
Our Parish Pastoral Council is a vital instrument in the administrative management and welfare of our parish. According to the Code of Canon Law, eight members are elected for a two-year term and four members are appointed. Current members of our council include:

  • President: Tim Brennan

  • Education: Scott Doberstein, Galen Pittman, Jeff Reinhart

  • Social Justice: Marcia Kolaczkowski, Dave Reinders, Helen Roop
  • Sacred Worship: Mike Vanderploeg, Pete Fiorini, Karen Perry
  • Family Life: Jason Hutzler, Theresa Kivi, Tony Weiss

The Council meets as a whole every other month beginning in September. Each committee meets in alternate months. Elections and appointments for two-year terms.

Parish Finance Council
The challenging responsibility of directing the financial destiny of our parish with a current budget of more than $1 million rests with the Blessed Sacrament Parish Finance Committee who are appointed by the pastor. Appointments are for a two-year term.

The council members include:

  • Jerry Borreson
  • Mark Chamberlain
  • Tim Hall
  • Bob Kelemen
  • Bill Kratt
  • Joe Melde
  • Cheryl Pearse
  • Terri Brennan

Endowment Trust Fund
In 1988 our parish established the Blessed Sacrament Parish Endowment Trust to provide a source of financial support in addition to the Fair Share envelope giving. The Endowment Trust exists in perpetuity. This fund, as of June 30, 2007, has a market value of $2,026,787.99. Endowment Trust Fund Trustees are: Herbert Lee, Robert Skemp, John Smalley, Marge Reinhart, David Allen, Gene Hafner, Tom Kieffer, and Mark Chamberlain.

The following gifts will be accepted by the Endowment Trust:
A. Cash    B. Stock    C. Bonds    D. Real Estate    E. Life Insurance
Gifts may be made via:

  • Present transfer - immediate investments into trust

  • Deferred transfer through use of annuity trust, unitrusts, lead trusts, or retained life interest

  • Life insurance transfers
  • Gifts by Last Will and Testament

The Trustees who manage the fund are recognized as experienced and committed members of our parish. They are willing to assist you and your attorney or accountant or life insurance agent in helping you fulfill your desire to help Blessed Sacrament Parish.

Church and Office Assistance

Office Helpers
Many parishioners volunteer time and talent to assist with parish mailings and with other more specific office tasks.

Sacristan
A very significant job in our parish is accomplished almost entirely out of sight. All one sees of the job of the Sacristan is altar cloths neat and clean, candles properly tended, votive lights constantly refilled, sanctuary lamp renewed every seven days, vestments laid out, chalices and ciboria prepared, vestments repaired, weddings and wedding couples attended to, wine and candles ordered, special celebrations for funerals, First Communion, Confirmations, Christmas, Easter properly prepared. All of these special tasks are prepared by the sacristan.

Church Linens
Volunteers serve in a special ministry of laundering our church linens, such as altar cloths, purificators and so on.

Music Ministry

Adult Choir
The Adult Choir sings every other Sunday at 10:00 Mass from September through May, and for special liturgical events and celebrations. Practice is help every Thursday from 7-8 p.m. The choir welcomes anyone high school age or older who loves to sing. For more information contact Pauline Connell, 782-2953, ext 3.

Cantors
Our talented volunteer parish cantors help to lead us in prayer and song. They are a generous and dedicated group of musicians who give of their time to minister in this special way. To volunteer and receive training to be a cantor, contact Pauline Connell.

Instrumentalists
Anyone who plays an instrument and wishes to help enhance our liturgies should contact Pauline Connell.

8:00 Choir
This choir sings every week at the 8:00 Mass. All people of every age who enjoy singing are invited to join us. Come 10 minutes early to get organized.

Parish Children's Choir
Our Youngsters need the opportunity to be leaders of song at Mass, so we have a standing children's choir. Practices are held every other Saturday, and the choir sings at 10:00 Mass the day after. Pauline Connell directs this choir and Jennifer Kulzer is accompanist and assistant.

St. Cecilia Funeral Choir
The parish's St. Cecilia Choir performs many valuable service to the parish family by singing at funeral liturgies and an occasional Sunday Mass. Visitors at Blessed Sacrament are impressed and laudatory of this choir. It is perfect for people who enjoy singing but cannot meet the demands of a regular practice of performance schedule.