September 2013
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MQHR Communication Committee Meeting Minutes for September 16, 2013, 7 PM
Those in attendance were Ron Wedding (Chair) Jill Heink (minutes, articles), John Mitchell (LED, website), Jenny Poole (newsletter), Pat Johnson (library), Laura Soldato (Parish Life), Jane Tucker (office staff, bulletin), John Tibe (new member). The meeting opened at 7:01 PM with a prayer. There were no corrections to the
minutes from August.
Website/Social Media - Joe was unable to attend, but sent a report. Minutes for the Web Committee are posted on the website. The committee has adopted a style guide for fonts, colors etc. Jennifer Longworth attended the meeting and has agreed to set up a Facebook (FB) page for the parish and be one of the administrators. Jill has also agreed help with administration. Jennifer and Jill will set up a meeting with the parish staff to coordinate the FB page start up. Laura reported that the Fall Festival has started a FB page. John Tibe noted there are some broken links on the web page. He will pass along any problems to John M and Joe for fixing.
Library - Pat will catalogue the "coffee table" books as "oversized" and will store them higher up on shelves so that these books are not as easily taken (without check out). Pat has placed another order for Care Notes. The cost is $71 every 2 months. She can place custom orders for titles. The latest titles set out included Teen Notes and coping with grief during the holidays. Pat receives many book donations, but she knows some of the titles, for example, books about liturgy, may not have the latest norms if the books are over 5 years old. The committee suggested that Pat consult with Deacon Bill Rood about books that may be out of date. Pat has one copy of "Rebuilt" in the parish library.
Suggestion Box - no suggestions this month.
CD Rack - Melissa Sloan is coordinating and updating replacement CD's. Ron will add Melissa to the e-mail list.
Info Center/Bulletin Board - Everything is current on the Bulletin Board. The Info Center appears to be neat and tidy.
Newsletter - The next deadline is Friday, Oct. 11, for the Oct. 25-26 publication.
LED Screen and A/V - Jennifer M. continues to provide the reflective slide for Sunday. Becky Brown has provided several slides from the school. John encourages everyone with news to submit a slide,
Outdoor Sign - board updates continue to go well. Jane says that MQ Principal Becky Brown lets Jane know if something for the school needs to go up.
Bulletin - Jane's computer is updated with MS Office software, including Publisher. She needs to update her contacts and finish some other details before she contacts Diocesan Publications about training on Publisher.
Before she can produce the bulletin on Publisher, Jane warned us that she may need a new PC. The new software seems to have caused her system to crash several times.
Upcoming Events
Laura reported that along with the FB page, there is a festival volunteer page for sign ups. Bingo returns to Festival, with Family Bingo and pull tabs. There will be a Dunking Shower as well.
The Knights of Columbus will present Pumpkin Fest on Oct. 19. All MQ children 3rd grade and under can register to receive a free pumpkin. There will also be lots of free activities for kids.
Old/New Business - none Next Meeting The next meeting is set for October 21, 2013 at 7:00 PM.last updated 02/17/2014 tk