Minutes from 12/14/09 Secretariat Meeting
Attendees: Mimi Fitzgerald, Lay Director
John Rausch, Team Selection Committee
Freddie Wall, Fourth Day Committee
Marty Smart, Weekend Committee
Melanie Rigney, Communications Committee (note taker)
Absent: Joan Sheppard, Precursillo
Mary Lou McGonigle, School of Leaders
Mike Green, Treasurer
Fr. Tuck Grinnell, Spiritual Director
The meeting at Mimi Fitzgerald’s house in Arlington, VA, began at 6:55 p.m. after prayer and sharing.
• Cursillo Retreat at Missionhurst. (The Secretariat had decided via e-mail following the November meeting that the fee for the January 22-24, 2010, retreat would be $225 for those who registered by December 15 and $240 thereafter.) Our costs will be $400 in stipends ($100 per spiritual director), $300 in room costs (for three SDs since Father Mike lives at Missionhurst); and approximately $50 per person for meals. Five meals will be included: breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday. The community will be asked to volunteer for cook staff. The Secretariat decided stipends will not be paid for such events in the future.
• 2010 Summer and Fall Weekends. Marty will see if the new diocesan spirituality center in White Post, VA, is available for the August 5-8, 2010, Women’s Weekend. She also will ask whether the center is available for either October 7-10 or 8-11 (Friday through Monday; Monday is a federal holiday) for the fall Men’s Weekend. We are interested in seeing whether offering a Weekend over a holiday would draw more candidates. Mimi will reach out to recent Weekend team members and babe chicks to get their thoughts.
• 2011 Weekends. We are committed to Missionhurst for the Women’s Weekend in early March 2011 and the Men’s Weekend, tentatively set for April 7-10.
• 2010 Calendar. The following schedule was approved for 2010:
January 8: SOL at St. John Bosco
January 9: SOL at Sacred Heart, followed by rector/rectora workshop
January 20: SOL in Fredericksburg
January 22-24: Retreat for Cursillistas at Missionhurst
February 5: SOL at St. John Bosco
February 13: SOL at St. John the Beloved
February 17: SOL in Fredericksburg
February 27: Quiet Day, possibly at St. Louis
March 5: SOL at St. John Bosco
March 13: SOL at St. Anthony of Padua
March 17: SOL in Fredericksburg
March 18-21: Women’s Weekend at Missionhurst
April 2: SOL at St. John Bosco
April 10: SOL at Our Lady of Good Counsel
April 15-18: Men’s Weekend at Missionhurst
April 21: SOL in Fredericksburg
May 2: Diocesan Ultreya, location TBD
May 7: SOL at St. John Bosco
May 8: SOL at St. Raymond
May 19: SOL in Fredericksburg
June 4: SOL at St. John Bosco
June 12: SOL at Our Lady Queen of Peace
June 16: SOL in Fredericksburg
July 9: SOL at St. John Bosco
July 10: SOL at Nativity
July 21: SOL in Fredericksburg
July 24: Quiet Day, location TBD
August 5-8: Women’s Weekend, possibly at the Spirituality Center
August 6: SOL at St. John Bosco
August 14: SOL, St. John Neumann
August 18: SOL in Fredericksburg
September 3: SOL at St. John Bosco
September 10-11 (tentative): Secretariat Retreat
September 11: SOL, St. Mary of Sorrows
September 14: SOL in Fredericksburg
September 18: Oktoberfest or other fall event
October 1: SOL at St. John Bosco
October 7-10 or 8-11: Men’s Weekend, possibly at the Spirituality Center
October 9: SOL at St. Charles Borromeo
October 20: SOL in Fredericksburg
November 5: SOL at St. John Bosco
November 13: SOL at St. John the Beloved
November 17: SOL in Fredericksburg
November 20: Diocesan Ultreya, location TBD
December 3: SOL at St. John Bosco
December 11: SOL at Sacred Heart
December 15: SOL in Fredericksburg
Discussion ensued about whether we are offering the appropriate number and types of events. We will discuss this further in planning the 2011 schedule.
• Next Meeting. The next meeting will be January 11 at Mimi’s house.
The meeting closed at 8:40 p.m. with prayer.
