Men's Club August 26th, 2004 Meeting Minutes

Saint Ambrose Men’s Club

Meeting Minutes

7:30 p.m. August 26, 2004

at the home of David & Julie Blatnik

• Call to Order - Mike Baumann
• Opening Prayer – Norb Tennessen
• Roll Call - 26 members present – Officers present: Baumann, Rebholz, Schiferl, Tennessen
• New Member Welcome – Brian Tracey
• June 24 th Minutes : Approved Treasurer's Report: Cash on hand = $21,500, Pledges outstanding = $34,000. These pledges include an approved allocation of $25,000 for the ball field irrigation system.
• Old Business
• Event Coordinator Signup Status - per table below –

Event	Date		√
Minnesota Twins Family Outing	30-Jul	Bischel, Tennessen	√
2004 Parish Golf Outing	21-Aug	Blatnik	√
Fall Pancake Breakfast	Early Nov.	Black, T. Donovan
Oktoberfest	25-Sep	O'Neill, Breon
Wine Auction	TBD	Best, Juarez, Tracey, McCabe
2005 Cadillac Dinner	TBD	D'Agostino, P. Tinucci
2005 Spring Pancake Breakfast	TBD	Bovitz, Fritz
2005 Lenten Fish Fry	18-Mar	Rebholz, Brino

 

• Windshirt Update – Pending orders = Lejcher, Breon, new orders = Blatnik XXL, Tracey (2) XL, Brino XL.
• August 21 st SAW Golf Scramble Report – 40 signed up, 34 played. Food and refreshments were served at the home of Gus and Lisa TInucci. Prizes were available for everybody.
• Venezuelan Mission Celebration – call for bartenders to serve at this event on Sept 18 th. To date, 3 have signed up, 2 "maybe's"…we need to confirm a minimum of 6, preferably 8 to 10 to provide adequate coverage.
• Athletic Field Project Update – The new irrigation system is in. Thanks to significant contributions of equipment and services by Steve Pallas, a close friend of Jim Boerjan we expect to realize savings of between $6 and $9,000 with reference to our $25,000 budget. The installation of new ball fields is 90% complete.
• Men's Club Directory Update – The activity to validate and update member records and publish a directory for all members is in process. To date, 50 of 140 members have responded to the questionnaire. The question came up as to whether we would publish selected member information on our website. Decision was reached to stay on the plan for providing it only hardcopy due to security/privacy concerns.
• Oktoberfest Status – Preparations are well underway…tickets to all members and request for donation of one silent auction/raffle item donation from each member have been sent. We are asking each member to buy and or sell as many tickets as they can…request more tickets if needed and return what you can't use. Members not responded by Sept 10 th will be called as advance purchase and/or return of unused tickets is very important. A number of significant donations have come in…we still need more! We have the liquor permit…training for bartenders has been done. There will be a mailing to all parishioners within the next week.
• Youth Ministry – Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Mission Trip – Members of the mission team have asked to present their experiences and appreciation to the Men's Club for helping fund the trip at the September meeting.
• Prayer Breakfasts & Scripture Study Update – Based on feedback to the directory questionnaire as well as from other sources including the small faith sharing group that met during Lent, 15 members have expressed interest in participating in some form of spiritually based endeavor. Norb is in the process of preparing a list of options to meet diverse interests and schedules.
• Upcoming Events –
• Fall pancake breakfast – between now and next meeting, Ed Black will check with parish staff to set a date.
• Two landcape grooming and pruning work sessions (by the "Landscape Maintenance Subcommittee") scheduled 6:30 am and 6:30 pm Tuesday August 31 st with goal to complete all cleanup before school opening Sept 1 st
• New Business
• November new membership meeting – As in 2004, the focus of our November meeting to be held at Tinucci's in Newport will be on new members…more information to follow.
• Leading with Faith Awards – Archbishop Flynn is hosting a recognition luncheon at the University Club in St. Paul on Wednesday, September 15 th to honor those who live out their faith life in the workplace and in their parish and community. Motion made and carried for the Men's Club to sponsor a table for 10 at a cost of $250. Notice will be sent inviting members to register for this luncheon. Mark, John and Gus TInucci are finalists in the Small Business category.
• "Unashamed Self-Promotion" – In keeping with our stated intent to have members share their own personal experiences and endeavors, Paul Rebholz announced his candidacy for an at large seat on the Woodbury City Council and asked members for their support.
• Next Meeting 7:30 pm, September 30 th – Fellowship Hall
• Adjournment at 9:00