Minutes          

 Mandeville-Owensboro Sister Diocese Committee Meeting

                                                                     April 20, 2008

                                                                    Saint Joseph Parish Hall, Central City, KY

Present:  Richard Murphy, Dr. Drew Ward, Suzanne Rose, Kim Doss, Sr. Marietta Wethington, Sr. Marie Moore, Don Page, Mary Danhauer, Ken Trowbridge, Dorothy Wurth and Martha House

Meeting opened at 2pm with a prayer lead by Sr. Marietta Wethington

Minutes of January 27, 2008 were reviewed and accepted by all as submitted.

 1. Proposed Fundraiser for Mandeville Diocese- Mary Danhauer and Ken Trowbridge:  The idea of a fund raiser cruise on Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, February 1-8, 2009 was proposed by Mary Danhauer and Ken Trowbridge (Faith in Travel). The 7 day cruise would leave from Galveston, TX with the final port of call being Montego Bay, Jamaica. The day in Jamaica would be a mission day to Maggotty, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.  Travel time by bus being a total of 4 hour.  The missionaries would plan on taking items to be given to the people of Maggotty.  Also, fund raisers would be planned during the cruise to raise money to be given to the Jamaican people.  The money donated would be shared between Maggotty and the diocese of Mandeville.  This type of trip would be a vacation and mission trip.  This trip is thought to give individuals who were unable to take the week long immersion mission trip to have the opportunity to meet the Jamaican people and do a one day mission trip.   Cost of the cruise estimate $810 plus airfare round trip from Nashville estimate $250.  For each cabin booked on the cruise $125 will be donated to Jamaica by cruise line/travel agent.  Need to make first deposit by July 1, 2008.   The committee discussed sponsoring or supporting this as a private fund raiser.  Dr. Ward motioned the committee would approve but not officially sponsor a Caribbean Cruise planned as a mission trip/ fund raiser to Jamaica via Faith in Travel for February 1-8, 2009.  Sr. Marietta Wethington seconded the motion.

Mary told the committee she would be in Kentucky till April 30 and return to Jamaica till July 5.  She will then leave her work in Jamaica and begin working at the Mcauley Clinic, Owensboro.  We thanked Mary for her 3 years of work in Jamaica, saying she has been a witness and inspiration for us.  We will pray for her and for someone to continue her work in the clinics of Jamaica.  Mary and Ken then left the meeting.  

2.  Reports / Discussion:   a) Presbyteral Convocation Follow Up on Priorities for Diocesan Effort.  We discussed the need to have exact guidelines when sending aid.  The list of needs should come from the Jamaican people.  We need to know exactly what they need.  Example: how many sewing machines and who will receive these sewing machines.  The same with farm equipment, ect..  Fr. Peter of Jamaica may be able to assist with this list.

b) Ash Wednesday Collection:  $90,000 was collected.  This is top priority that should be continued.  Kim Doss is going to contact Jeanette Ward and work on new posters for 2009 Ash Wednesday collection. 

c)  Mission Immersion Trips:  The May,2008 Diocese trip was cancelled because only 5 scheduled to take the trip.  The extension of the school calendar was one reason some were unable to make the trip.                                                     

Oct. 1-8, 2008 trip is in the making, 2 dentists are signed up to go on this trip.                                                                                                             St. Joseph and Paul Catholic Church, Owensboro is making a mission trip Sept 23-29, 2008.  Fr. Richard Powers is working on a trip in February 2009 for a group of local farmers.  The 2009 diocesan trips are scheduled for May 20-26 and October 6-12.

d) VOSH:  Dr Ward will be going with 20 people, 4 Dr. May 24-June 2, 2008.  They will take 4-6,000 pair of glasses to be given out in Mandeville and Maggotty.

e) Shipment of goods:  Pat Halverson will send a container from Paducah on May 15, 2008 this will include many supplies from nursing homes.   The diocese will send a container October 2008.

Sr. Marie Moore announced this would be the last meeting she attends.  Thank you Sr. for your service.  God Bless.

Proposed future meeting dates:    July 13,2008 ,October 19,2008 and January 25,2009, April 26,2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Next  meeting July 13, 2008,  2:00 in Central City at St. Joseph Parish Hall.   Prayer leader:  Dick Murphy .                                           

Snacks:  Sr. Marietta Wethington                                                                                                                    

Respectively submitted:  Martha Kurre House