Minutes from the 2/23/10 Secretariat Meeting
Attendees: Mimi Fitzgerald, Lay Director
Mary Lou McGonigle, School of Leaders
Freddie Wall, Fourth Day Committee
Melanie Rigney, Communications Committee (note taker)
Absent: Joan Sheppard, Precursillo
Marty Smart, Weekend Committee
Mike Green, Treasurer
John Rausch, Team Selection Committee
Fr. Tuck Grinnell, Spiritual Director
The meeting at Mimi Fitzgerald’s house in Arlington, VA, began at 7:05 p.m. after prayer and sharing.
• Retreat. Freddie shared an overview of feedback from the January 22-24 Retreat for Cursillistas. Overall, participants thought it was a good idea and hoped we would do it again. Discussion ensured about possible changes, including whether we should offer both a retreat and a separate overnight social gathering. Freddie will provide a more formal report at the next meeting.
• San Damiano Spiritual Life Center Contract. Those in attendance provided feedback on the agreement received for our summer and fall Weekends. Most of the discussion was about when we might be able to guarantee a specific number of attendees. Mimi will take the comments into account and talk with John Campbell.
• Team Selection. Mimi shared that Carol Eager will be the rectora for the 131st Women’s Weekend in August.
• School of Leaders. Mary Lou shared possible content and discussion questions for the upcoming School of Leaders series that she based on the “Created and Called” program. All of those in attendance thought the program looked excellent. Mary Lou will need any additional feedback in the next week.
• Fourth Day. Freddie said advance interest in the February 27 Quiet Day had been low. Mel will put a more prominent notice on our Web site.
• Weekend Committee. There was discussion about some possible ways for the committee to operate going forward. The possibility of including short outlines in the team formation book also was discussed.
The meeting closed at 8:20 p.m. with prayer. The next meeting will be March 9 at Mimi’s house
