Present: Tom Croft, Elizabeth Browne, Rev. Raymond Rafferty (late), Marcia Y. Ruiz, Conchita Gonzalez (late), Mary McDonald, Julie Nsanzurwimo, Therese Miller McQuillan, Ann Plogsterth, Miriam Duran & Rev. William Wizeman

Absent: Bro. Lawrence Lavallee, Joan McCann, Leonard Robertson, Valerie Luizer (in hospital) & Mark Temple-Raston.

Opening Prayer: Rev. Bill Wizeman.

Amendments & Approval of Minutes of April Meeting: Miriam moved that the November Minutes, as amended, be approved. Seconded by Ann Plogsterth. Approved.

Pastor’s Report: Fr. Rafferty submitted his report in writing. It mentioned the following: 1)The profit from the Flea Market was $5,059.50. On behalf of the parish, Fr. Rafferty congratulated the committee & all whose hard work raised this significant sum. 2) Regarding finances, the Finance Committee will be meeting on December 17. At that time a financial statement for the parish will be requested. 3) Next year, because of the many activities of the 100^th anniversary, there may not be either an autumn social or a flea market. The Council must consider how that will affect the parish budget & how additional monies can be raised. 4) He has met with the representative of the Archdiocesan Bicentennial Campaign, and was told again that our goal is $300,000.00 which has to be raised between January 1 & March 31. He was asked to meet with major financial donors before Christmas but the list has yet to be sent to Fr. Rafferty & the brochure is not completed. The representative further told Fr. Rafferty the brochure will include parish pictures, a small history of the parish, a proposal of parish needs & the pledge status. If one or two pages is/are to be in Spanish, which one(s)? He proposed the needs & pledge status. 5) We are not receiving a grant from the Inter-Parish Finance this year. That means we have a budget deficit & must make up that deficit. The grant from the Archdiocese was very helpful as it was not given to us directly but subtracted from the monthly bills for insurance & medical. The school did not request funding, but Fr. Rafferty thinks that it may need additional help. He does not believe that the tuition increase, though steep, will offset the insurance & the increase in teachers’ salaries. 6) Fr. Rafferty called for a Maintenance Committee. While Joe Gilchrist did come to help, and while Fr. Rafferty made it clear that the parish wishes to pay for items, he did some volunteer work, but much needs to be done, & it is difficult to pin down volunteers. Fr. Rafferty is unable to handle all maintenance problems alone (see New Business for more information about a Maintenance Committee). 7) Fr. Rafferty distributed a brochure from the Metropolitan Museum of Art concerning the Museum’s Art-Related Programs in your Neighborhood Parish that a program associated with the Fra. Angelico exhibition. If anyone is interested in trying to get this for the parish (it should be after January 1) he would encourage them to pursue it. Therese McQuillan volunteered to research it. 8) Only one person responded concerning the church doors, & the suggestion was that the patina be left alone. Roland Hiller left information about the bolt (a copy was circulated). Also, with the wetness on the church steps on December 4, it was very obvious how much paint dust has permeated the stone.

Principal’s Report: Betty Browne gave the report in Bro. Lawrence Lavallee’s absence: 1) To mark Advent, each Monday Fr. Rafferty visits each floor of the school with Bro. Larry & light the candles in the Advent wreaths. 2) A kitchen has been added for the Pre-kindergarten class. 3) The Pre-kindergarten & Kindergarten classes hosted a parent breakfast on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. 4) The 1^st Quarter Students’ Honor Roll has been published (a copy is attached). 5) The students finished the Hurricane Katrina Aid Program and raised more than $1,000.00. 6) On December 7 the Manhattan School of Music will give a concert. 7) On December 8 the school will be closed for the feast of the Immaculate Conception. 8) On December 10 there will be a Christmas Bazaar in the gym that is being organized by the parents. 9) On December 15 the students’ progress reports will be sent home. 10) The Christmas Program will take place on December 16. 11) The Church of the Holy Trinity has “adopted” the school as part of its community outreach mission. Bro. Larry spoke at that parish’s Masses on December 4 & the parish has written a letter to its parishioners.

Centennial Committee Report: Minutes of October 18, 2005 & November 15, 2005 meetings received (a copy of November’s meeting is attached). Ann Plogsterth encapsulated the Minutes but see them for details. Betty announced the Centennial Mass celebrated by the Cardinal of New York will take place on Sunday, October 22, 2006.

Parish Social Committee: Betty reported that $3,494.00 was raised. The procedure of handling the raffle tickets has to be re-organized. Finally, Antonio wants more involvement in preparation of the food.

Flea Market Report: Miriam said there was a very good attendance on both days & Conchita told us that about $5,100.00 was raised (a few small amounts have still to be accounted for).

Parish Council Elections: There will be 3 vacancies but all current holders of these positions, Ann Plogsterth, Julie Nsanzurwimo & Mary McDonald, indicated they will run again. In addition, Frank Paz has mentioned that he would like to be a candidate.

New Business: After some discussion, the following members agreed to become members of a Maintenance Sub-Committee: Therese McQuillan, Fr. Bill Wizeman & Elizabeth Browne. They will be calling several people & Betty will ask Bro. Larry to send a letter to the students’ parents asking for the help of any who are qualified to undertake various maintenance tasks.

The next meeting will be held on Monday, January 9 at 7:30 PM.

The meeting then adjourned.

Submitted by Tom Croft.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF PARISH COUNCIL OF CORPUS

CHRISTI PARISH – February 6, 2006 at 7:30 PM.

Present: Tom Croft, Elizabeth Browne, Rev. Raymond Rafferty, Marcia Y. Ruiz, Conchita Gonzalez, Ann Plogsterth, Mary McDonald, Julie Nsanzurwimo, Theres Miller McQuillan, Bro. Lawrence Lavallee, Rev. William Wizeman, & Mark Temple-Raston.

Absent: Joan McCann, Miriam Duran & Leonard Robertson.

Opening Prayer: Rev. Raymond Rafferty.

Amendments & Approval of Minutes of October Meeting: Therese Miller McQuiilan moved that December’s Minutes be approved. Unanimously approved.

Pastor’s Report: Fr. Rafferty mentioned that Fr. Carney is out of hospital & is making a good recovery. Also, we should remember Dolores Garcia in our prayers because she has had a stroke. He then reported the following: 1) The financial statement requested by the Council was published in last week’s bulletin. 2) Thank you to Therese Miller McQuillan for investigating the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s program about Fra Angelico. After talking to a few people, Fr. Rafferty decided that we could not get the number of people they wished us to have & no good date existed in January.3) The Archdiocesan Bicentennial Campaign has begun in our parish. Fr. Rafferty has been instructed by the campaign coordinators to speak with parishioners who hav contributed large amounts to previous campaigns & appeals. When a significant part of the $300,000.00 goal has been raised, letters to all parishioners will be sent, hopefully by late February. People are asked to make pledges. Any gift under $10,000,00 may be pledged over 3 years. Larger gifts may be paid off over 5 years. 80% of the amount will be allocated to the parish with the remaining 20% earmarked for needy parishes. 4) Has Jane Hart spoken to anyone about a possible pancake breakfast after some Masses on February 26? If not, can someone contact her? The problem is the use of the auditorium after the 1:00 PM Mass because of a concert. Betty Browne & Tom Croft will speak to Jane. 5) Rob Meadows Rogers has agreed to chair the committee for the 100^th Anniversary Mass which Cardinal Egan will celebrate on Sunday, October 22 at 10:00 AM. There will be no 11:15 AM & 1:00 PM Masses that day. Some of the issues include: invitations to dignitaries, publicity within the parish, ushers & reception.

6) Several other programs are being planned for the 100^th anniversary year beginning in October. Parishioners will be asked to help with many things. 7) Flyers for the Lenten Sunday Vespers are available here. 8) Members of the Parish Council & 100^th Anniversary Committee are invited to supper on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at 7:00 PM. It is the anniversary of the actual day of the incorporation of the parish. 9) Fr. Rafferty will defer remarks about maintenance until the report of the Maintenance Committee.

Principal’s Report: Bro Lawrence Lavallee reported: 1) A brochure for visitors to the School has been prepared. 2) The School’s website now has a picture gallery. 3) During Catholic School Week there were daily activities: On Monday there was Mass followed by a Religion Quiz Ball; On Tuesday the activities included a Faculty/Students Volley Ball competition; On Wednesday there was preliminary preparation for the student speeches & a dance performance by the 8^th graders; There was an Open House on Thursday to which many visitors came; On Friday there was an Awards Ceremony at which the honors rolls were distributed. 4) The student population is now 204; 75% of the students come from within the parish while 25% are from outside the parish. 5) Report Cards were distributed on February 6. 6) Difficulty in getting the issue of leaking skylights resolved. 7) On February 15 there will be a concert by the Manhattan School of Music. 8) Mid-Winter break, for one week, will start on February 20.

Centennial Committee Report: Ann Plogsterth distributed the Minutes from the prior meeting & mentioned it was exciting to discover the Dedication Booklet for the first church on June 30, 1907. It has photos that have not been seen in many years as well as interesting advertisements of that era.

Election Committee Report: The elections are now scheduled for the weekends of February 25 & 26 & March 4 & 5. There are 5 candidates for the 3 positions; Julie Nsanzurwimo, Mary McDonald & Ann Plogsterth have agreed to run again while Brenda Faraday & Frank Paz will be the new candidates. Therese Miller McQuillan, Tom Croft, & Mark Temple-Raston will assist at the various Masses.

Old Business: Betty Browne reported on her efforts with maintenance. She called several parents who were not interested. Betty will also call the person in charge of Morningside Gardens to get his input about Maintenance Companies. Mr. Dave Morgan suggested we interview maintenance companies that could take care of all repairs. He also mentioned to Therse Miller McQuillan that he can’t take care of the repairs. Fr. Wizeman had passed along some names as possibilities. Fr. Rafferty added the following information: i) The Building Commission visited following the serious flood damage in the School/Convent that occurred in October. The Commission promised to get back to Fr. Rafferty & Bro. Lavallee within 2/3 weeks but there has been nothing so far. ii) Bro. Lavallee walked another person through the areas & this person promised to get back to him by last week – again no response. More leaks are showing up in different places.

iii) A plumber has come to fix several minor problems. iv) The boiler broke down on the coldest days in January. Sergio came & repaired it. Also, Fr. Rafferty called for a service contract from the Company that serviced the School boiler two years ago.

New Business: Marcia thanked the 3 members have who agreed to run in the elections & also for the preparation of printed materials on the candidates. Marcia also mentioned that Larry Mendes of Queen of Angels parish has recorded a special CD of religious music. It costs $20.00 which will be contributed to the Katrina Fund of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York. The CD can be purchased either at the Church’s bookstore, 232 E 113^th St., or by mail order from Larry Mendes, 353 W 57^th St., #2038, New York, NY 10019. Checks or money orders should be payable to Catholic Charities.

The next meeting will be held on Monday, March 6 at 7:30 PM.

The meeting then adjourned.

Submitted by Tom Croft.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF PARISH COUNCIL OF

CORPUS CHRISTI PARISH – March 6, 2006 at 7:30 PM.

Present: Tom Croft, Elizabeth Browne, Rev. Raymond Rafferty, Marcia Y. Ruiz, Conchita Gonzalez, Ann Plogsterth, Mary McDonald, Julie Nsanzurwimo, Therese Miller McQuillan, Bro. Lawrence Lavallee, Rev. William Wizeman, Joan McCann, Miriam Duran& Mark Temple-Raston.

Absent: Leonard Robertson.

Opening Prayer: Rev. Raymond Rafferty.

Approval of Minutes of February Meeting: Therese Miller McQuillan moved that February’s Minutes be approved. Unanimously approved.

Pastor’s Report: Fr. Rafferty reported: 1) A difficult time in getting the Inspection Report from the Building Commission of the Archdiocese. It was received 2 weeks ago. The proposed cost for repairs is in excess of $600,000.00. Ann Plogsterth interjected that recently she contacted WNYC radio; one of whose regular features highlights building problems. The radio station sent an inspector to the Parish today & a report will be issued within a week. The radio station would provide inspectors to monitor the contractors doing the repairs should we decide to utilize their services. Fr. Rafferty said he would expect that report will also state the necessity of a large amount of money to make the repairs. 2) Maintenance remains a problem; for example, a recent repair to a toilet in the Rectory cost $500.00. 3) The boiler broke down during the week the School children were on vacation. Those repairs cost $1,100.00. 4) There are electrical problems in the Church – the person who said he would come on Tuesday did not arrive. 5) The School needs to be rewired. 6) A painter will be coming to assess the floors & pews. Fr. Wizeman suggested the pastors at the nearby parishes of Ascension & Holy Name be called to find out who they use for maintenance. Betty Browne said she would call the pastors. 7) Archdiocesan Campaign update: letters have been mailed to parishioners. Fr. Rafferty must do the campaigning. He had to approach 10 parishioners who normally donate larger amounts & now has to speak to another 10. There are daily calls from the Commission for progress reports on the amounts raised. 8) This May 28^th will be Fr. Rafferty’s 40^th anniversary of Ordination. A discussion ensued about the best way to celebrate the occasion. It was decided there will be a celebration after the 11:15 AM Mass. 9) Fr. Rafferty also mentioned that he has been diagnosed with high blood pressure, angina & blockages of his arteries.

Principal’s Report: Bro. Lavallee reported: 1) Planning for next year is underway & included a day’s meeting with the Faculty. The need to raise money without increasing tuition was one item discussed. 2) Tests will be conducted over the next couple of weeks. 3) The School’s population is OK but not at the maximum. Students are still being accepted; for example, two were this week. 4) Promotional materials are being sent to professional offices of various institutions, businesses, etc. 5) There is no fixed Registration Date but there is a need for an announcement that registration is on-going. 6) Holy Trinity Parish’s interest in the School is yielding good tangible results. Several examples are: a librarian from that Parish volunteers at the School twice a week, $13,000.00 has been donated by their parishioners & a Family Counselor is available free of charge. Also a large amount of art supplies has been given to the School. A newsletter is being printed for Holy Trinity Parish & 3 school children will speak at that Parish’s Masses. 7) The annual alumni appeal has raised $11/12,000.00 so far.

Centennial Committee Report: Ann Plogsterth distributed the Minutes from the prior meetings of January 17, 2006 & February 21, 2006. Ann mentioned the highlights of an author of the history of the Parish has been found & planned events with neighborhood institutions are going well. The Music CD is being re-released & a new one will be recorded.

Election Committee Report: Marcia Ruiz thanked all people who covered the elections. There were 102 votes cast 2 of which had to be eliminated & 5 were blanks. But there were no “hanging chads.” Julie Nsanzurwimo & Ann Plogsterth were re-elected while Frank Paz has been elected to his first time. Retiring member, Mary Mc Donald was thanked for her work on the Council. Fr. Rafferty also thanked everyone involved.

Supper: The supper to commemorate the 100^th anniversary will take place on Tuesday, March 7 at 7 PM.

Old Business: Mary McDonald raised the issue of accessibility to the Church via the elevator. Mary recommended we get a person to operate the elevator for the Sunday Masses (or some thereof). Conchita Gonzalez & Miriam Duran will research the issue for coverage for the 10 AM & 11:15 AM Masses.

New Business: 1) Fr. Rafferty reminded everyone about the Spring Social/Brunch. The best time would be Sunday, June 11. It could be combined with the School’s Music/Art Show. Conchita, Julie, Marcia & Joan volunteered to serve on a committee. Jane & Tony will be asked to join the committee. 2) Julie suggested that the capability for people to make online donations to the Parish be added to then website. Ann will look into the matter.

The next meeting will be held on Monday, May 1 at 7:30 PM.

The meeting then adjourned.

Submitted by Tom Croft.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF PARISH COUNCIL OF CORPUS

CHRISTI PARISH – May 1, 2006 at 7:30 PM.

Present: Tom Croft, Elizabeth Browne, Miriam Duran, Julie Nsanzurwimo, Marcia Y. Ruiz, Conchita Gonzalez, Rev. Raymond Rafferty, Francis Paz, Bro. Lawrence Lavallee, Rev. William Wizeman, Mark Temple-Raston & Therese Miller McQuillan.

Absent: Ann Plogsterth, Leonard Robertson & Joan McCann.

Opening Prayer: Rev. Raymond Rafferty.

Approval of Minutes of March Meeting: Moved by Miriam to approve Minutes. Approved unanimously.

Pastor’s Report: Fr. Rafferty reported on major work that has to be done: 1) $11,000.00 to replace the Sound System which needs to be done very soon because the existing system is broken & needs to be replaced; 2) Pews restoration to start in mid June by Victor & Zucchi & Son; 3) An electrician visited &, while inspecting the church, fixed the timer on the light illuminating the stained glass window; 4) The clock inside the church is broken & needs to be replaced because it is considered not worth fixing; 5) $7,000.00 had to be spent on boiler repairs before Easter.

Finally, mentioned that $1,300.00 was raised from the Mini-Flea Market held on April 30. Fr. Rafferty thanked all those who worked on it.

Principal’s Report: Bro. Lawrence Lavallee reported the following: i) Re- registration by those children already in the School is proceed and, so far, about 150 had indicated they will return next year. The kindergarten class is already at 17 so it should be filled; ii) The Science Fair will take place on Wednesday, May 3 & Thursday, May 4; iii) The work of 27 art students will be exhibited at St. Luke-Roosevelt Hospital will take place on May 11; iv) The application to the City for computers was approved so the School will receive 16 laptop computers with wireless connection; v) A reading program under Title 1 or Title 2 will provide 3 new computers for Grades K & 1. Teacher training is included; vi) Planning for the Middle Schools Accreditation will be taking place next year; vii) Graduation for the 8^th Graders will take place on June 16, for kindergarten on June 15 & for pre-kindergarten on June 14; viii) The City is continuing to offer scholarships to children moving from public schools into catholic schools. The scholarships are awarded on income need; ix) A foundation has given a grant for the refurbishing of the bathrooms near the auditorium. The foundation will pay for one bathroom outright & will match other contributions for the second bathroom; x) Some Columbia University students cleaned the chapel in the convent; xi) $94,000.00 was grossed by the School Board fundraiser. Costs of approximately of $10,000.00 will have to be deducted from the gross receipts.

Centennial Committee Report: The latest report was not available & Ann Plogsterth was absent.

Spring Raffle Report: Marcia reported the raffle tickets are available & are being distributed at all weekend Masses. A volunteer will be needed to help with preparing the tickets for the drawing.

Old Business: Betty said that the maintenance man from Ascension parish has provided the numbers of an electrician & a plumber.

The next meeting will be held on Monday, June 5 at 7:30 PM.

The meeting then adjourned.

Submitted by Tom Croft.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF PARISH COUNCIL OF

CORPUS CHRISTI PARISH – June 5, 2006 at 7:30 PM.

Present: Tom Croft, Elizabeth Browne, Rev. Raymond Rafferty, Marcia Y. Ruiz, Conchita Gonzalez, Julie Nsanzurwimo, Francis Paz, Bro. Lawrence Lavallee. Miriam Duran, Joan McCann, Rev. William Wizeman & Ann Plogsterth.

Absent: Mark Temple-Raston. Therese Miller McQuillan & Leonard Robertson.

Opening Prayer: Rev. Raymond Rafferty.

Amendments & Approval of Minutes of April Meeting: Frank Paz moved that the Minutes of May 1, 2006 be approved. Moved.

Pastor’s Report: Fr. Rafferty thanked everyone who organized the celebration, on May 28, of his 40^th anniversary of Ordination. Also, for the presentation by the School on June 2. He then reported that: 1) A new Sound System has been installed in the Church at a cost of $11,000.00 which was financed by the Centennial Committee; 2) There will be a cash flow problem in the near future because the funds from the Archdiocese will not be distributed until July; 3) The restoration of the Church floor, kneelers & pews will begin on June 19. The project will take 6 weeks; 4) The showers in the Rectory need major renovation. The firm of Rocco du Spiritu has been recommended by the Archdiocese. Other churches have given favorable reports on this company. The estimate for one of the showers is between $9,000 & $10,000. It is hoped that money can be raised to cover the cost of the second shower. The company requires a down payment of half the cost but is not available until September. During the renovation weekday Masses during the week of June 19 will be in the Sacristy while after that week they will be celebrated in the Auditorium; 5) The events planned, at this time, for the Centennial are: Sunday, October 22 – Cardinal’s Mass; Saturday, November 11 – Mass for all the deceased of the Parish; Sunday, November 19 – Celebration of Our Lady of Providence; Saturday, December 2 – Advent afternoon of prayer; Sunday, December 3 – Vespers with all Westside Parishes; Friday, December 8 – School Centennial Mass; Saturday/Sunday, December 9/10 – Flea Market with Raffle.

Principal’s Report: Bro. Lawrence Lavallee reported: 1) On June 6 the Archdiocesan Religion exam for 3^rd to 8^th grades will be administered; 2) The 8^th grade Social Studies test will be on Wednesday/Thursday; 3) The 3^rd, 4^th & 5^th graders will be taking a trip to Ellis Island on Wednesday; 4) The celebration of the Arts, by all classes, will take place on Sunday, June 11 at 2 PM. During the festivities the Parish Raffle will be drawn; 5) The 8^th grade graduation will be on June 16 with Mgsr. Leonard as the speaker; 6) On June 15 the graduation of Kindergarten will take place; 7) The Pre-Kindergarten will celebrate their end of year on June 14; 8) The Baccalaureate Mass will be on Tuesday, June 13 at 9 AM; 9) Fr. Wizeman asked about next year’s enrollment & Bro. Lavallee said that the number is currently in the 170s with capacity set atb 250 (25 children per class). Enrollment dipped to 205 which was down from 215-218 of the previous year; 10) The School is preparing for the Middle States certification which is scheduled for next year.

Centennial Committee Report: Ann Plogsterth reported: 1) Preparations for the Cardinal’s Mass on October 22 are underway; 2) The Friends of Music have commissioned the composition of a Communion antiphon; 3) The old CD is being re-issued & new one will be ready in October; 4) There will be a Mass on November 11 for all the deceased of the Parish..

Spring Raffle/Celebration of the Arts: The gross, as of June 5, was $2,055 which is noticeably less than other years. Selling of tickets will continue during the Arts Festival in hopes of boosting the amount raised. The raffle will be drawn at the end of Intermission.

Mini Flea Market Report: Conchita said that this event grew larger than originally thought. $1,400 was collected.

New Business: It was decided not to run a Fall Social because of all the activities planned for the celebration of the Parish’s centennial. Instead, there will be a flea market during which a raffle will be drawn. It was strongly suggested that clothing & shoes be eliminated from the market.

The next meeting will be held on Monday, September 11, 2006 at 7:30 PM.

The meeting then adjourned.

Submitted by Tom Croft.