St Bernard’s Parish
HUMAN NEEDS COMMISSION MEEETING
Monday, January 22, 2018 – 9:30 A.M.
Present: Georgine Jacobs, Jane Maly, Jan Clauss, Bev Scullion, Carol Savage
The meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. with our prayer.
Minutes from the October 2017 Meeting were approved.
OLD/ONGOING BUSINESS
Community Meal Programs
•Multi-Cultural Center Meal – No report available.
•Luke House meal – Aletha Burrier sent report to Bev. Due to the very cold December the numbers were down. We do have a few more volunteers signed up for Luke House meal.
Snack Pack Blessings – Georgine Jacobs
•We are now serving two schools for a total of 31 children
•Last fall MOM dropped out of supplying food for this program.
•A grant of $15,000 was made available thru Second Harvest and distributed thru St Luke’s. We passed a Second Harvest food storage inspection so we are being served by them for part of our snack packs.
•Denny Sweeny and other volunteers pick up the food from St Luke’s and bring to St Bernard basement kitchen.
•St Luke’s has asked us to send volunteers to help unload the truck from Second Harvest once a month. We can see if our shopping list volunteers would be willing to do this.
•Because there has been some confusion of what the procedures are for packing and delivering Snack Packs Georgine will write up procedures and have them laminated and posted in the basement kitchen.
Middleton Outreach Ministry – Barb Roberts
Barb Roberts was not in attendance.
St Vincent de Paul - Barb Roberts
•As far as we know the December Cookie Sale was a success.
•There is a Blanket Drive “Recycle the Warmth” will be held this weekend January 26-28. Bins will be located outside the church parking lot doors.
Giving Tree Update
•Ornaments were made on Nov 15th after mass. Fr Brian asked for volunteers from mass to help and we had a great turn out.
•There were 457 ornaments made and 26 ornaments left on the tree - not taken.
•Gifts were sorted after 11:00 mass with lots of volunteers. We created a human chain from the old cry room (storage) to the truck and it went very fast.
• Distributed as follows:
o 140 gifts to St. Vincent’s
oInfant gifts and 25 full size blankets went to Elizabeth House
o260 gifts to St. Francis Parish - plus 20 full size blankets and 12 lady’s shawls.
NEW BUSINESS
Easter Baskets - Georgine Jacobs and Barb Roberts
•Shopping will be done by Georgine Jacobs and Bev Scullion. Have the list from Barb B.
•Barb Roberts will contact the Nursing Homes to determine the number of baskets we should make.
•Bev Scullion will contact both Kevin Sullivan and Jenna to coordinate the participation of students.
•On Sunday, March 11, 2018 the students will decorate baskets during their religious education classes.
•Participating on that Sunday from the Human Needs Commission will be Jan Clauss, Bev Scullion, Carole , Georgine Jacobs, Barb Roberts (?).
•Baskets will be delivered on the same Sunday, March 11th. We will have two volunteers lined up to do this.
•Georgine and Bev have access to the supplies needed to decorate the baskets (bags).
The Beacon
Jane Maly will discuss with Fr. Wilk regarding Human Needs Commission
involvement with particular food requests.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 with a closing prayer.
Next meeting is Monday, February 19, 2018 in the School Library at 9:00 a.m.
Minutes submitted by Jane Maly