St. Margaret of York Church

Vision

We will provide an environment which is open and welcoming for all parishioners to participate in our community through connections and interactions with one another.

Mission

St. Margaret of York Community is a unified body of all parishioners who are linked by their faith and other common goals. We will provide an environment which is open and welcoming for all parishioners to participate in our community through connections and interactions with one another.

2006-07 Accomplishments

• Developed a Community Life social activity team

• Created a self-funded activities program

• Worked with ministries within Community Life to implement social activities

• Red’s Family Outing including pre-game picnic and bus transportation end of August

• Fall Harvest Fest catered BBQ dinner/hayride/balloon artists/face tattoos last Friday in October

• Contacted parishioners identified through Stewardship weekend to become involved in the Community Life Commission

• Developed an activity calendar for 2008

• Provided vehicle for open communication with individual ministries and Commission leadership

• Developed opportunities for various ministries within Community Life to cross volunteer and help support other ministries (Knights of Columbus BBQ for Red’s Family Outing, Girl Scouts for Fall Harvest Fest, Ministries in support of St. Mark’s)

2007-08 Goals

Plans

Challenges/Needs

Continue to provide self-funded activities for parish community

• LaComedia Dinner/Play—West Side Story May 17th

• Red’s Family Outing--TBD

• Fall Harvest Fest—TBD

• Self-funding—budget difficult to predict—shortfall becomes personal debt

• Late additions/deletions from an activity (parishioners want refunds or be added requiring the need to order extra tickets/food/ transportation) LaComedia--we took reservations and payments upfront, communicating no refunds.

Increase volunteer base

• Contact those interested in Community Life (Parish Picnic)expressed through Stewardship/New Members

• Personally invited others within Parish to join Community Life (method used for initial team)

• Have contacted all individuals who expressed interest and have found the number to be much smaller once contacted.

• Will continue to contact individuals who express interest through Stewardship/New Parishioner.

New leadership for the Commission

• Megan Mull has stepped up and will work as a team with Cheryl Fry to lead the Commission.

• Megan and Cheryl will meet with the team on 5/19 to discuss upcoming events for Summer/Fall.

Other relevant items from the LRP

Change the name from Parish Picnic to Social Activity Team; the Parish Picnic has not been in place since new construction of the church.