Minutes of the Board
Meeting of
Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church
1. Rev. Pebbles Lindsay-Lucas welcomed the
assembly and called the meeting to order.
She introduced Father Dan McLellan, pastoral
leader at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
ICCC's first
church was built in 1906, with 100 worshipers.
In 1956 it had 400, and has grown much in the last several years. ICCC is dedicated to enhancing the quality of
life for all people in
2. The DCIA Affirmation was read.
3. Treasurer Bill Youngblood reviewed the
Finance Report. He pointed out that 51out
of 58 member Congregations donated to DCIA in 2005. To date, 16 Congregations have matched or exceeded
their 2005 donations. Eleven
Congregations have donated less than their 2005 donation. There are 31 Congregations who donated last
year who have not yet donated in 2006.
If these 31 match their last year's contribution, income for 2006 would
have a shortfall of about $4000 from budget.
Bill asked Congregations to please consider how they can help DCIA reach
its target for 2006.
The Finance Report was approved.
4. Youth Projects.
A. Maryann Crea
updated the status of YO:
Discussions with other youth programs
are continuing regarding possible collaboration.
We are advertising again for a Program
Director. A summer facility search is
underway. A mentoring team has
begun. The Fundraising Committee is hard
at work.
Lucy Haagen
mentioned that we are also forming an Internship Committee, which includes
Robin Miller of BlueCross BlueShield
of NC and Kathy Hoffmeier of the Chamber.
Others are welcome to become part of the Internship Committee, to
realistically determine what workplace experiences will be most helpful to teen
participants and employers.
B. Rev. Lindsay-Lucas said that DCIA's Teen Teams Building Bridges is bringing teens 13-17
together to do Meals on Wheels and/or another community project on November 21. Good relationships are being built.
Nancy Safrit
praised Rev. Lindsay-Lucas for her unflagging work with TTBB. Trinity UMC, St. Stephen's Episcopal Church,
5. Guests were welcomed:
Eric Breit, Development
Director with Housing for
Ashley Pickeral and Missy Allen, students at Duke Divinity
interning with Interfaith Hospitality Network.
Cynthia Avail, St. Bart's Episcopal
Church in Roxboro.
6. Bob Newlin
pointed out that we are making available YO:Durham Fact Sheets and Bulletin Inserts.
7. Announcements
Mark Prokop:
Meals on Wheels has an upcoming fundraiser on November 17 and 18, a Santa
program for seniors, and an open house at the
Rev. Laurie Hayes Coffman: The film
"An Inconvenient Truth" will be shown at Calvary UMC on the evening
of October 18. Also, on October 26
health care issues will be discussed in workshops at the church. Fill out a Registration form today.
Rev. Duke Lackey: If you like
bluegrass music, Trinity UMC is sponsoring an event on November 4 with proceeds
to go to YO:
Maurice Ritchie: World AIDS Day is December 1.
From
Vic Moore: If you like to eat out, Tuesday, November 14 is RSVVP day. Restaurants
give 10% of their proceeds to the Community Kitchen at Urban Ministries of
Olive Joyner: Saturday, November 11 is the
annual gala of Interfaith Hospitality Network. Tickets are $50. The keynote speaker will address spirituality
and medicine.
8. David Winer, Executive
Director, provided the following report:
A. DCIA ran an advertisement for Program Director for YO:
We have already received some promising
responses. If anyone knows of qualified people, please encourage them to apply.
B. For the past several weeks David has greatly enjoyed being
part of a weekly Bible study group at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, led by
Rev. Bob Kaynor.
The presence of people of different faiths enriches the discussion and
learning for everyone, and reveals many more commonalities than
differences. David encourages Congregations to invite people of other sects or faiths
to participate in their study groups on a regular basis. David would be glad to help organize this if
that would be helpful.
9.
David introduced Bea Laney and Alisa
Huffman.
In 2002 many groups from government
and Non-Profit-Organizations came together to develop a System Of Care (SOC) in
SOC is a team based way to work
together – organizing realistic, practical affordable services. Most people appreciate that systems don't
work as effectively or efficiently as they could.
Child and Family Teams are made up of
people working with the families; and parents and older children are part of this. The Teams develop an individual plan for the
family, and design the services to be coordinated with family involvement. Spirituality is recognized as an important
part of a family's values.
The main principle is collaboration -
of management, support and accountability.
Objectives are to measure improvement and foster change. There are protocols regarding whom to contact
within agencies to clarify how they work, and make agencies more user-friendly.
Teams meet on the 4th Thursday
of every month at the
The Durham Faith Web, a message board
for the public, helps connect providers with congregations. Providers post needs of families and the
impact of meeting them, and Congregations can fulfill them. For example, a young girl needed a violin
that a congregant found in their attic. This
is a result of recognizing that the faith Community wants to be involved in
ministering to specific families.
Alisa is administrator of Family
Court. She sees youths with problems and
lacking basic needs very often.
People
are invited to be part of the faith-based work group that is part of SOC.
10. Prayers for those in need
Claire Bowen.
A young mother, Tanisha, who is in
Kaaren Johanson, who was in hospital this weekend.
11. Rev. Duke Lackey offered a Closing Prayer
Minutes
by David Winer