Spring 2015 Leadership Team Report to Saint Anne Parishioners
 
The Leadership Team was established in 2012 to serve the Saint Anne’s Catholic Community by ensuring the vitality and growth of our faith and parish family through collaboration and open dialogue among parishioners, clergy and the Leadership Team.
Here is an update on Leadership and the Task Groups as we begin a new phase with Pastor Father Lou Phillip and parochial vicar Father Nathan March.
 
Time and Talent Survey: We recently conducted a survey of parishioner’s Time and Talent to allow those willing to become involved in the missions and ministries of the parish to volunteer.  If you have not yet submitted your completed survey, there is still time.  Those volunteering will be contacted in June.  If you are not contacted by month’s end, please let the office know.
 
Church Environment Task Group:  In addition to our new A/V equipment installation downstairs last year, we witnessed another big change to Saint Anne’s sanctuary as Father Joe was instrumental in soliciting new furniture for our altar.  We now have a beautiful altar, new baptismal font, candle stands, and ambo.  We are very grateful to the Diocese in obtaining theses from a church that was closing up north.  In addition, our new tabernacle in the chapel has been installed and is in use. Please visit after Mass or on Thursday evening’s Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.  Thanks also to those who worked on the gardens and the artist who renewed the statue of the Blessed Mother.   
 
The Hospitality Task Group: This group continues to host many well attended parish events. This past winter, women of Saint Anne’s got together on a number of occasions to chase away the winter blues by creating beautiful craft projects.  They also initiated a Church Photo Directory and an opportunity to have a professional picture taken.  .  That project is wrapping up; watch the bulletin for information on obtaining a copy.  Most recently this group and other volunteers displayed their organizational and culinary skills at the receptions for Father Joe.  This group welcomes new members.
 
Communications Task Group: Our survey last year on the Bulletin did not generate sufficient input and that project is currently on hold but not forgotten.  Having lost one of our members to increased work and home responsibilities, we are looking to recruit additional members to keep our website up to date and even discuss the possibility of setting up a Facebook account to keep all parishioners with this social media outlet up to date on a regular basis. 
 
Most of these task groups meet on a monthly basis or as needed.
 
We encourage you to contact any member of the Leadership Team with questions, suggestions and comments.