E-BOARD MEETING MINUTES
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Meeting Minutes: Oct. 17th 2009 By Tito Paul Di Vito
The following reports were given and issues were discussed.
Those in Attendance- Ken O'Piola, John Weber, Quinto Andriola, Steven Gibbone, Frank Coyle, Sean Clarke, Joseph Gilorma, Carlos Ortiz and T. Paul Di Vito
Meeting called to orderby thr president 12:40 pm
Banquet- Date April 25th 2010- Deposit of $500 has been sent to the banquet location- Speaker to be determined- Price of the ads to be determined- Program booklet to generate all of the profit from the banquet and the members are urged to get behind the selling of all ads
Monthly Mass- Next Mass to be held at Holy Name of Jesus Church- November 14th 2009- December 12th- St High Church
Possible trips- Spring Time, Casino in Allentown- Baltimore Harbor in March 2010
House-Everyone thanked Frank Coyle for the pretzels etc. and a job well done each month
Decade of Rosary prayed
Memorial Mass- Location, St. Hugh Church- Date Sunday November 1st 2009, time 10:30 am all were urged to attend
30th Annual Mass for the canonization of BJV-Date Sunday November 22nd, 2009, time 3pm, confession at 2:30pm invitations have been sent to 8 clergy and 3 positive responses to date, Fathers Groake, Janton and Msgr Shields- One feature will be the start of a Novena on November 22nd and conclude on November 30th 2009, a fourth strong favor has been received from South Jersey- Flyers were both distributed in both English and Spanish
WebPage- To include a home page, include positive information- Deceased members- New favors granted as a result of prayers to Blessed John
Roman High School Alumni Raffle- 6 booklets (10 tickets each ) were distributed to members and in some cases 10 books wer taken.
Retreats- Holy Hour was discussed-possible start time 11am-12:30 pm, not finalized
2009 NAHNS Convention 2009- to be distributed at November meeting
Bible Study Group- At BVM Church, start date January 2010, telephone 215-673-8127 for additional information
Meeting concluded 2:05 pm
Minutes of Executive Board Meeting 8/16.09
Meeting was called to order by Pre. Steve Gibbone and opening prayer said.
Minutes of July meeting were read by John Bradley.
The following new Business and Old Business was discussed:
OFFICERS Steve Gibbone graciously accepted the presidency of PAHNU for the upcoming year.
Annual Blessed John Mass & Annual Holy Name Mass Taping John Bradley has confirmed that Msgr. Shields will be the celebrant for the Annual Blessed John Vercellie Mass in November. John also thanked all members who attended the taping of the annual Holy Name Mass at Channel 6 on Aug. 9th. Even though the taping time had been changed, there was still a decent representation at the studio. This Mass was aired on Sept. 2nd.
Annual Banquet Carlos Ortiz called a finalization meeting for the Banquet committee to get together either the week of 8/16 or the following Wednesday to make a determination on the plans for the Annual Banquet. The course of action will be announced at our September E- board meeting and notification to all members will be forthcoming shortly after that. Notification in both Spanish and English is being investigated by Jerry Alfaro and Carlos and cost and feasibility will be determined. The Ad book for this important event will also be bi-lingual if possible. Sean Clarke is working feverishly to update the mailing list to coordinate all efforts to make this Banquet and the Annual Blessed John Mass as successful as possible. All Members are requested to pass on any relevant information to Sean or Paul DiVito in order to cover all the bases. Current Phone Numbers or E-mail addresses are needed for all active members or past active members who have not been in touch recently for one reason or another.
Publicity and Advertising Paul DiVito has contacted The Catholic Standard and Times to instruct them on the newer posting of our Society in their Annual directory.
A motion was made by John Bradley and passed by attending e-board member to by an advertisement in the National Convention program book. The cost of the advertisement will be $100.
Monthly Holy Name Masses Carlos Ortiz reported that the Mass in July at Saint Martins was attended by about 10 Holy Name Members. The September Holy Name Mass will be on SEpt. 12th at Holy Innocents Parish at M & Hunting Park Ave. and the October Holy Name Mass will be on Oct 10th at Our Lady Help of Christians in Abington. This Mass will also be tied into the dedication of their Holy Name Society living Rosary, so it is important to have as many members as possible present. Paul and Sean will have more details at September e-board meeting.
Casino/Sports/Trips or events Jack Weber has looked into a Casino trip and it is not feasible presently due to the economy. There are other avenues , such as trips to Washington or Baltimore, or other tourist venues that may be available and economical, so Jack is looking into these areas for the future.
Meeting was concluded with the new Blessed John prayer and an invocation to help us in our work.
Minutes of Executive Board Meeting 7/18/09
Meeting was called to order by Pres. Steve Gibbone and an opening prayer was led by John Bradley
Steve Gibbone announced the necessity to appoint some new officers and committee chairpersons to serve our current needs Effective immediately the following men will act in these positions
Jerry Alfaro will continue as Vice President and will become Chairperson of the Visitation Committee for Sick or Deceased Holy Name Members
Carlos Ortiz will become a Vice President in addition to his other duties as Monthly HN Mass Coordinator
Bill Derham will become Secretary
John Bradley will be Awards Chairperson
Jack Weber will become Casino chairperson and Parades Co-chairperson with Quinto Andreoli
Carlos Ortiz will become Banquet Committee Chairperson
Paul DiVito will continue to be chairperson for the Deceased Members Mass and Breakfast Committee
Sean Clarke will become chairperson for Revitalization and Recruitment. Sean will also undertake the revitalization of our PAHNU Web Site in addition to his duties as co-chairperson with Paul DiVito in organizing this years Annual Mass for Blessed John of Vercelli at the Holy Name of Jesus Church in November. _____________________________
The Treasurer report was read and distributed by Bob Leso _____________________________
The following events and activities were discussed and acted upon: Banquet Committee Carlos Ortiz has been in touch with the people at Guidos to come up with a suitable price and time for the event. Because of Cost and timeliness the most probable outcome seems to be for a luncheon on a Sunday in April 2010. With the luncheon menu and a cash bar, we can possibly get by with a $25 ticket cost. This will be decided upon once everything is confirmed. Through a contact of Carlos’, the programs, publicity & Newsletters for the event will be printed in both Spanish and English; solicitation for the Ad book will also be bi-lingual. Sean Clarke is working on a master Mailing list for this event in conjunction with his organizing the Blessed John of Vercelli Mass in November.
Annual Holy Name TV Mass (Change of Taping Time) John Bradley has announced that due to technical/scheduling difficulty with the station, the taping of the Mass will now be on Sunday August 9th, at 4:00 PM. Please plan to be at Channel 6 studios, 4100 City Line Ave. at or before 3:30 PM to participate in the taping. The Mass will be aired on September 2nd with Father Janton celebrating and Dr. Annette Di Medio, coordinating the music for this beautiful Mass of Holy Name Members and friends.
Sunshine Committee Jerry Alfaro has asked that we form a Sunshine Committee to visit Sick and homebound Holy Name members throughout the area. This would usually involve visiting some member on a weekday, possibly Wednesday afternoon. Anyone who can volunteer to help in this endeavor is encouraged to contact Jerry and let him know so that we can set-up and schedule this important activity. All members are welcomed to input their opinions as to how to best bring this about.
Blessed John of Vercelli Mass Paul DiVito and Sean Clarke are working feverishly on a comprehensive mailing list to invite all members to this important annual Mass at The Holy Name of Jesus church in November. This mailing list will also be invaluable to our banquet committee in the planning of our Annual Banquet in April.
Retreat Committee Frank Coyle is trying to coordinate our efforts in have a retreat with other parish organizations throughout the diocese. He will keep us informed as information becomes available.
Other Business John Bradley has announced the Deceased members Award will be presented at the annual Decease members Mass. Frank Coyle will check with St. Joan of Arc Parish to see if we can have the annual Mass there.
Jack Weber will be investigating possible Casino trips for the future. He will report as information becomes available.
Jerry Alfaro will be looking into a possible bilingual, Spanish-English PAHNU Newsletter.
March 21, 2009
The President called the meeting to order at approximately 12:30PM. In attendance: Gerardo Alfaro, John F. Bradley, Francis J. Coyle, T. Paul DiVito, Steve Gibbone, Joseph J. Gilorma, Nick Gulli, Robert Leso, Mike Mays, Carlos F. Ortiz, Francis Platchek
Paul DiVito led the opening prayer. The prayer from the new Mass card with the Prayer for the Canonization of Blessed John of Vercelli was recited by all.
Paul DiVito spoke briefly on the topic of the new Mass card, their cost.
Three HNS members joined the executive board meeting this month: Frank Coyle from St. Joan of Arc parish, Mike Mays from St. Agnes-St. John & Presentation BVM parishes, and Frank Platchek from St. John’s parish in Manayunk. Each man has been an active member of their respective parish’s Holy Name Society for many years, and have expressed an interest in either learning more or becoming active member of the executive board at the Archdiocesan level. Additionally, Frank (Dutch) Platchek petitioned the board for help in reviving the Holy Name Society at his parish.
Treasurer Robert Leso reported an income of $514.14 and expenses of $240.00 over the past month, with the Treasury balance of $3,049.12 as of March 20, 2009, which includes $2,000.00 in the Exchange Merchants Fund. His report was accepted by the executive board.
Secretary Nick Gulli only had a single copy of the meeting minutes on hand, and requested that any member with access to the internet and the PAHNU web site make copies for there records. At the break, Nick made copies of last month’s meeting minutes and submitted them to the executive board for review.
President Steve Gibbone called for a report on the monthly Mass and schedule. Paul DiVito passed out the monthly Mass schedule for the last six months of this year, created by Carlos Ortiz. Paul DiVito reported that there was a strong turnout last week at Maternity BVM. Maternity BVM is a little different than other parish monthly Masses in that the Rosary was recited prior to the 8AM Mass, celebrated by Fr. Paul Quinter, the pastor of the parish. Paul reported that next month the Mass will be celebrated the Saturday after Easter, 18 April, 8AM, at St. Agnes-St. John Church at 4th and Brown Sts. in Philadelphia. Paul DiVito requested of the members in attendance that they bring someone with them to the Mass.
Paul DiVito reported plans for the Annual PAHNU Banquet. The newly formed committee consists of John Bradley, Jack Weber, Jerry Alfaro, Carlos Ortiz, and Paul DiVito. Carlos Ortiz has accepted the responsibility of chairman for this committee. The Banquet Committee made the decision to forego this year’s event and focus on the event in 2010. After deliberation for the best time to hold the event, a date of Friday, 23 April, 2010, was submitted. The motion was accepted and seconded by the executive board. The next decision that will be discussed and presented to the board will be the location of the banquet. Paul petitioned the membership for banquet location suggestions. The next meeting is scheduled for Friday, 8 May, 6:30PM, at the Catholic Institute for Evangelization. Additionally, Paul provided to committee chairman Carlos Ortiz several banquet books from past years to get ideas for creating the 2010 book.
Jerry Alfaro reported on Pro-Life issues; he provided several handouts during his report. Jerry handed out the TV schedule for Father John Corapi on EWTN, who often preaches and reports on the efforts and progress made in the name of Pro-Life advocates. More information may be found at http://www.fathercorapi.com. Also, at St. Veronica’s church, every first Thursday of the month there is a 1 hour Adoration at 7PM; every first Friday there is Divine Mercy Chaplet and Mass at 6:15PM; every first Saturday of the month there is Adoration starting at 10AM til 4:30PM. Jerry reported that next Saturday, 28 March, there will be a concert at 7PM in St. Veronica’s church. Cardinal Rigali will be celebrating Mass at St. Veronica’s on Sunday, 29 March, at 9:30 and 11:00AM, in honor of the church’s 100th year anniversary. All are welcome.
A decade of the Rosary for the intention of the Canonization of Blessed John of Vercelli was led by Frank Coyle and a short intermission followed.
President Steve Gibbone called the meeting back to order and called on Carlos Ortiz to report on the PAHNU Monthly Mass schedule. Carlos pointed out that Maternity BVM, is the only church that we visit in our schedule, which recites the Rosary before the 8AM Mass; the Rosary starts at 7:30AM. Subsequent schedules he provides will highlight this difference. The schedule for the second half of 2009 was provided to the membership.
Paul DiVito reported that Jack and Sophie Weber will be visiting Our Lady Help of Christians Holy Name Society, in Abington, on the second Tuesday in April, the 9th, to speak about Mary Mother of Captives Pen Pals program that they actively run. Paul called on the membership to promote Jack’s & Sophie’s efforts by inviting them to speak at their HNS meeting sometime in the near future.
Frank Coyle volunteered for the Retreat chairman position and will begin organizing a Sick & Vigil Retreat sometime this year at Malvern, St. Joseph’s on the Hill Retreat House. Frank Coyle will assume the Sergeant at Arms and House chairman positions, providing refreshment starting at the next meeting.
Paul DiVito reported that Sean Clark had a set back in collecting a complete list of current Holy Name Societies in the Philadelphia Archdiocese in that the database file has been lost. Curtiss McGaffin and Paul DiVito are assisting Sean recreating the compilation of this list, which will become a valuable source of networking for our union. The goal is to have the list complete by August, 2009. Upon completion, the list will be posted to the PAHNU Web Site.
Paul DiVito reported that the 30th Annual Mass for the Canonization for Bless John of Vercelli will be held on Sunday, November 22nd, 2009, at Holy Name of Jesus Church, 701 Gaul St. in Philadelphia. The goal this year is to have at least 200 people in attendance at this Mass. Two meetings have been held for the organization of the Mass, and another meeting will be held in two weeks.
A Letter from The National Association of the Holy Name Society and two prayer petitions were handed out by Paul. He asked that we fill out the petitions and mail them with any intentions, which will be set on the Alter in the Prayer Room for 1 year and will be remembered at every Mass at the Holy Name of Jesus Church.
Paul DiVito spoke with Carl Knot in Brooklyn, NY, who has started a program to get Hispanics involved in the Holy Name Society. Paul provided flyers to Carlos Ortiz and Jerry Alfaro with information pertaining to this program to see if it may be of interest and use for the Hispanic community in Philadelphia.
Paul DiVito spoke about strong favors documented by way of Blessed John of Vercelli, and their use as the basis for the Canonization of Blessed John.
President Steve Gibbone mentioned the Phillies game on Wednesday, 27 May, 2009 at 7:05PM. He asked that members to promote the game at their local parish.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, a motion to adjourn was made. There was a closing prayer by Carlos Ortiz in Spanish.