The start of a new year . . . and better coverage

I just realized how long it has been since I last posted. My apologies. Anyway, we have a new slate of officers! They are:







President: Mr. L



VP: Sm W



Secretary: M R W



Prayer Leaders: E G, K L, and C S



Scrapbooker: K L and K T



Treasurer: as of this time, it's a tie. This is an arduous, tiring, mind numbing job, and must be filled!

And then there's yours truly, the unofficial technology coordinator. I will post some pictures from the All Saints Day Party after the party.

Until then,

Gandalf

Oops . . . .

I just realized that I've been a bit lax in posting. My apologies. I will get some pictures from Stations up as soon as possible.

January Meeting Minutes

St. Therese Missionary Meeting

Date: Friday, January 16th

Location: Schoenstatt Center

Opening Prayer: The Prayer of Mother Theresa

The meeting started at 3:17 PM.

Present

Anna F

Isabella F

Paul F

Matt L

Clare M

Andrew S

Claire S

Mary S

Brandon T

Mrs. T

Gabe Y

Tom Y

Absent

Michelle B

Sarah H

Katie L

Mary L

Jessica S

Josh W

Mary R W

Samantha W

New Business

Ø The Missionaries choir will be singing at the Mass during the St. Valentine's Day Event

o The Mass starts at 9:30 AM

Ø The Lending Library is up at the GMCHE site

Ø Dance for graduates in June

o Have Joanna F's dance group

o Formal dance

o To be located at the Country Springs Hotel, if at all possible

o A small entrance fee is necessary

§ There are currently $80 in our coffers

§ $5 ticket per graduate

§ $10 ticket for family

§ If the graduates want a café, they must pay for it

o Luke F for DJ

§ The type of dance is to be announced before each dance

Ø Stations of the Cross

o Currently 18 members in the S T Missonaries

Tentative Assignments

Michelle B – Meditation Leader or Blessed Mother

Anna F – Mary's Companion

Isabella F – Prayer Leader

Paul F – Meditation Leader or Pilate

Sarah H – Narrator

Katie L – Veronica

Mary L – Mary's Companion

Matt L – Simon or Pilate

Clare M – Prayer Leader or Music Director

Jack M – Crowd

Mary R W – Narrator

Andrew S – Props Manager

Claire S – Pilate's Maidservant and Crowd

Hannah S – Crowd

Jessica S – Crowd

Mary S – Mary's Companion

Brandon T – St. John

Matt VH – Guard

Josh W – Guard

Tom Y – Our Lord

Music

Clare M – Piano

Brandon T – Drum

Karissa T – Clarinet

Discussed the possibility of a pilgrimage in May

The meeting ended at 4:46 PM

Closing Prayer: The Hail Mary

Some pictures from the Christmas Craft Day

December Meeting Minutes

Missionary Meeting

December 6th, 2008
Schoenstatt

Roll Call:

Present

Mrs. T
Brandon T
Angelyn vR
Claire S
Mary S
Andrew S
Michelle B
Marie vR
Matt L
Tom Y
Paul F
Gabe Y
Josh W
Bella F
Anna F

Absent

Katie L
Mary L
Sarah H
Clare M
Mary H
Jacinta vH
Mary R W
Samantha W

The meeting was called to order at approximately 1:10 by President Paul F

The opening prayer was The Prayer of Mother Theresa

Business

• Discussed Tree decorating and Advent party - mosaic craft, snowflakes
• Discussed particulars about the Mass - petitions, offertory, servers
• Discussed skit - pictures in doors, how to have the little girl realistically wake up and fall asleep or open the doors. Included suggestions were temporary amnesia, bouts of selfishness and/or greed, a really long night, forgetfulness, and a rooster. Also discussed were the possibility of the saints fighting, and the Grinch coming and stealing everything.
• Discussed how the saints will appear. It is decided that they will come around the side of the cabinet. After all the saints have told their stories, all Missionaries will get on stage and sing.
• Mrs. T asks the time. It is 1:30
• Discussed Stations vs. Joan of Arc play. Came to the conclusion that both cannot be done in one year. Stations won.
• Discussed how to set up Stations and where to preform. Possible locations included but were not limited to Schoenstatt (definitely), Holy Hill (doubtful), a church in Wauwatosa (undecided), St. John the Evangelists in Greendale (maybe), Cardinal Stritch (maybe).
• Discussed possibility of using last year's DVD to help in rehearsal
• Paul F is commissioned to make a list of all Missionary members listing name and grade level of each
• Discussions ended
• Started making decorations - snowflakes, strings of popcorn and cranberries, large star for the top of the tree, and pieces of paper for the mosaic craft
• The Closing Prayer was The Prayer of St. Francis
• Meeting ended at 3:19 PM.

Tenative Schedule

9:00 : Confession
9:30 : Mass
10:15 : Gifts are placed under the tree
10:30 : Craft
11:15 : Craft Clean-up and skit

Skit Assignments

Blessed Mother - Michelle B
St. Francis Xavier - Brandon T
St. Elizabeth of Hungary - Angelyn vR
Little girl - Anna F
Our Lady of Guadalupe - Bella F
St. Nicholas - Paul F
St. Catherine of Alexandria - Clare M
St. Cecilia - Marie vR
St. Lucy - Jacinta vH
St. Catherine of Siena - Samantha W

Prayer of Mother Theresa

Dear Jesus, help me to spread Thy fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with Thy spirit and love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of Thine. Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Thy presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others

Prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;

to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

November Meeting Minutes

St. Therese Missionaries
Meeting Minutes
Thursday November 20th 2008

Start time: 3:25pm

Opening prayer

Business

Officers were elected at this meeting. The results were as follows:

§ Prayer Leaders: Jacinta vH and Claire S
§ Treasurer: Mary S
§ Secretary: Mary R W
§ President: Paul F

Discussed Bread Sale.

Discussed Advent Day-event.

Discussed Tree Cutting date.

Discussed Joan of Arc Casting.

Closing prayer

End time: 4:30pm

Respectfully Submitted,
Paul F

Tree Topping on 6th

Here's some info from the Secretary.

This here's business about THIS Saturday the 6th.
If you would like to help cut the tree you need to be at the Schoenstatt center at 11:00am where
Mrs. T will be there to take you. Then you will go back to Schoenstatt where there will be a meeting from 12:30-2:30.
For those who are not interested in cutting the tree (or can't make it), and would like to come to the meeting, please do so!
IMPORTANT~ you NEED to e-mail Mrs. T by Friday! what ever you decide on.

Thanks a whole bunch and hope you have a GREAT time!

MRW