Attendees: Marynka Rojas, Ed Duvalle, Jim Koepf, Vivian Miranda , Glenn Valois, Joyce Harper, Willy Agbayani , Fr. John Sandersfeld.

COMMUNICATION: There were no Commission Meetings for this meeting due to the nature of the topics that needed to be discussed. The subject of Communication at SFOASJ was discussed by asking those present what the desired ideal state would be if “communication “ was effectively and efficiently managed.

The “desired state “ was described as:

A community where the vision is totally transparent to all because of consistency in messaging, a sense of identity, and where everyone knows that each person has a role.

This implies that we are:
Explicitly Hospitable
Really greeting people who come for services
Caring for each other
Involved in the community and are connected to each other
Trusting of each other

Fr. John asked that we continue this discussion when we meet on March 13th and include Pastoral and Faith Formation aspects in “communication”.

NEW BUILDING: Jim Koepf reported that the “fire rating “ issue has still to be finalized and discussed with Seramark. As of now, there is no approximate cost for the building until this issue is resolved. Fund raising for the new building has started with Fr. John personally visiting potential large donors in the parish . Letters requesting for funds have been mailed out to the three categories of parishioners: New registrants, those who did not contribute to the last Capital Campaign but asked for a call back, and those who did not respond to the Capital Campaign. The callout team will start their calls in a week.

NOMINATIONS: The following nominations were made for various open positions in the Council:

Co Chair:
• Vivian Miranda
Commissioners:
• Administration: Steve Volm, Marynka Roxas
• Ecclesial: Tina Graham, Paul Sanchirico
• Faith Formation: Anna Cruz,

Joe Millares will get in touch with them and schedule a day of prayer and discernment.

LISTENING CAMPAIGN: Vivian Miranda mentioned that she has set a day for a house meeting. The next meeting date for the Listening Campaign is set for March 9th at 3:00 PM in the Gathering Space

NEXT COUNCIL MEETING: Scheduled on March 13th at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM and every 2nd Thursday of the month from now on. There will be no commission meetings but we would like to have members of all the commissions and staff to attend. This meeting will be a continuation of the discussion of the Desired State of “communication” in the parish. We will also look at and restate the Vision of St. Francis of Assisi Parish.