Seton Moms Executive Council
7/21/15 Meeting Minutes
· Attendance
o EC members: Lori, Catherine, Jill, Claudia, Jessica, Melinda, Josephine H., Josephine D., Nikole
o Other members: Olivia
· Opening Prayer
· Fall Playdates & MNO Schedule
o Playdates Schedule
§ Sep 18 – Fort Worth Botanic Garden (3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107); 10am-12pm
§ Oct 16 – Flower Mound Pumpkin Patch (5100 Cross Timbers Rd., Flower Mound, TX 75028); 9-11am
§ Nov 13 – Parr Park, Grapevine; 10am-12pm
§ Dec 11 – Cookie/Ornament Exchange or Gingerbread building at Claudia’s house
o Other playdate ideas
§ FW Museum of Science & History
§ Keller Chick-fil-a
§ Capp Smith Park/Callahan Field
§ Bear Creek Park
§ Johnson Rd Park
§ Harvest Ridge Park
§ Arcadia Trail Park North/Arcadia Trail Park
o MNO Schedule
§ Aug 13 – Real Catholic Art painting party
· Open up to ladies of the parish
· Jill to confirm prices ($30/10 or less participants; $25/11 or more participants)
· Possibly collect money ahead of time
· Lori – Reserve PCC cafeteria w/Pauline
§ Sep 24 – Inzo Italian Kitchen (101 S Oak St, Roanoke, TX 76262)
§ Oct 22 – Fresco Cocina (7432 Denton Hwy, Watauga, TX 76148)
§ Nov 19 – Hard Eight BBQ (205 S Oak St, Roanoke, TX 76262)
§ Dec 17 – Mi Cocina (9369 Rain Lily Tr, Fort Worth, TX 76177)
o Other MNO ideas
§ Babe’s Chicken Dinner House (Roanoke)
§ Mug’s Café & Bakery (Roanoke)
§ Houlihan’s (Fort Worth, Alliance)
§ Thai & Fusion Ave (Fort Worth, Alliance)
§ Razzoo’s (Fort Worth, Alliance)
· Semester Family Potlucks/Prayer
o 1/semester – Fall, Spring, Summer
o Aug 16 – Jill’s House
§ 4-7pm
§ Eat at 5pm, pray at 6pm
o Melinda & Lori also willing to host
o Format
§ Informal potluck followed by family rosary, hosted at a member’s home; includes husband and kids
§ Afternoon-evening on Saturday/Sunday works well for most, specific date/time up to the host
· General Notes
o Shout outs
§ Great work on all the ideas shared recently!
§ New members on Facebook
§ Sympathy card sent to Ellie – thank you Melinda!
o Get Well card for Deacon Klaus
§ Jill made $50 donation on behalf of Seton Moms
§ Card passed around during the mtg; children colored pages to include with the card
o Confession w/ childcare provided
§ Regnum Christi retreat, 1 Wednesday each semester
§ Jill will coordinate with Regnum Christi/Msgr Hart
o Mother’s Day Out
§ Happy to have Wendy host
§ Council will not plan anything additional at this time
§ Aug 7 play date hosted by Wendy
o Quiet Book donation to Ladies’ Guild
§ Jessica – will take care of binding the book and corresponding with Ladies’ Guild
o Mail Chimp
§ Seton Moms Mail Chimp account created
§ Will be used for distributing newsletters
§ Less work, can email out to everyone, see who’s viewed the newsletter, etc.
o Logo
§ Positive responses
§ Voted for new font
o Parish response to neonatal death
§ Receptionist response, ceremonial options, burial options
§ Mary’s Angels – Jill following up
§ Msgr Hart – Jill following up
§ M.E.N.D. Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death (non-Catholic)
o Contacted Matt Gill
§ Resources (Momnipotent, speakers, etc)
§ Discussion & Date Night Fall schedule
§ Weekday Msgr Hart bible study
· Look into nursery availability (typically met about the same time as Endow/book studies in past semesters)
o Date Nights
§ Want to ensure there’s no conflict with parish date nights
§ Sep ? – Bowling Date Night, Nikole
o Liaisons
§ Staying connected w/parish as a whole, share news with other organizations
§ SEAS school families; RE families; Homeschool families; parish organizations
§ SEAS school – Josephine D.
· Finances
o Current balance and budget for next year – Catherine
§ Waiting to hear back about current account balance
§ Items to include in budget:
· Speaker fees ($50) 1/month
· Welcome bags/packets
· Fundraising expenses
· Misc
o Fundraising Goals
§ Don’t want to fundraise more than we need
· Welcome Bags
o Budget?
o Informational Content
§ Calendar of Events
§ Directory forms
· Name, family info, contact info, consent to be contacted
· Favorite things
§ Nursery info
§ Blank pages for notetaking
§ Nice folder for keeping everything together
o Gift content ideas
§ Saints bracelet ($3?)
§ Prayer card/holy card
§ Chocolate bar w/Seton Moms wrapper
§ Rosary “how-to-pray” cards
o In charge: Josephine D. & Catherine
o Bags – clear plastic w/tissue
o Everyone attending kick-off mtg gets a bag (both current & new members)
· Directory
o Used to hand out a paper directory to all members
o Ideas
§ Photo album in the Facebook group
· Post a photo of your family and write a short bio/intro
· Kick-Off Party
o Planning Committee
§ Chair – Jill
§ Co-chair – Josephine D.
§ Volunteers – Lori, Olivia, Jessica
o Promotion
§ Bulletin Announcements – Lori
· Aug 23
· Aug 30 – Full page (Lori – put together flyer)
· Sep 6 – Similar format to KoC w/ name, web address & list of Sep events
§ Table after Mass
· Aug 30
· After 9 and 11am Masses
· Have volunteers outside the church, and maybe 1 or 2 at nursery
· Paper invitation to give out to moms
· Something for the kids
· Basket of toys/stickers
§ Personal messages on Facebook
· Want every member of the Facebook group to receive personal message with invitation to kick-off mtg
· Volunteers: Lori, Nikole, Melinda, Jessica
· Send out by Aug 30
· Sample message:
o “Hi [Anna]! Seton Moms is having our kickoff meeting for the fall on September 8 from 9:30 – 11:00am. We’ll be able to chat, eat brunch, have a devotional, pray, and more! I hope you can make it – I’d love to meet [catch up with] you! Here’s the link to the event on Facebook: [insert link]. Let me know if you have any questions!
· Update website
· Create Facebook event
o Theme
§ “Come Grow with Us – Planting Seeds of Faith through fellowship, prayer, and service”
§ Blooms, flowers, planting, growing, seeds
§ Colors – Josephine D, Melinda
o Scripture Focus
§ Ps 128:3
§ “Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house, Your children will be like olive plants around your table.”
o Refreshments
§ Sign-up Genius – Melinda
§ Council members, be sure to volunteer!
o Décor
§ Josephine D., Melinda
§ Centerpieces with flowers or potted plants; w/ Seton Moms card with contact info and scripture verse or prayer
o Doorprizes
§ In charge: Olivia
o Icebreakers
§ Ask everyone to name their favorite flower or describe their wedding bouquet
§ See how many state flowers everyone knows – divide into teams
o Activity
§ Possibly skip? Just do icebreakers and devotional
o Devotional
§ Ch 1 from Momnipotent
§ Other ideas, maybe save for later:
· Ps 128 with explanation from Navarre Bible and discussion
· Excerpts from The Catholic Girl’s Guide on the Maiden’s Wreath
o Agenda
§ 9:00 – Nursery opens, EC members arrive to prepare
§ 9:15 – 9:30 – Nursery drop-off for all members
§ 9:30 – 9:45 – Opening Prayer; Welcome; Table Introductions
§ 9:45 – 10:00 – Overview; Council Introductions
§ 10:00 – 10:15 – Icebreakers
§ 10:15 – 1045 – Devotional
§ 10:45 – 11:00 – Praise Report, Prayer Requests, Closing Prayer
o Other Notes
§ Overview of each area we address throughout the month: service, prayer/study, and fellowship
· Upcoming Events
o Tues July 28, 10am – Whites Branch Sprayground Playdate, hostess: Lori
o Tues Aug 4, 9:30-11am – Executive Council
o Tues Aug 11, 9-11am – Pool Playdate at Jill’s house
o Thurs Aug 13, ? – MNO Real Catholic Art painting party (see earlier notes)
o Tues Aug 18, 9:30-11am – Executive Council
o Tues Aug 25, 10am – Altitude Trampoline Park, hostess: Catherine
· Future Business
o T-shirts
§ Melinda will check w/ a friend about prices
o Business cards
o Fall Fest
o Nametags
o Child CPR
§ Demonstration by Nicole Reins during a playdate, possibly? Or schedule an info session on another day of the week (not during a Tues mtg)
· Closing Prayer