GRFACC Youth

Greater Rockford Filipino American Catholic Community


April 13, 2007 Youth Officer Meeting Minutes

Meeting starts at 6:00

Prayer

Tito Jovie discusses with us on:

  • Making sure we understand what our jobs are and what we'll be doing
  • How we are the 3rd generation of this group
  • How to make this year better
  • How to inspire the Big Community
  • How Fr. Buds explained the logo to a few officers on Easter Sunday
  • Activity Plans
  • -We are a religious community, not a civic one.
  • -Activities must enhance our spirituality
  • -Activities should include god in them

Starting Next Week (maybe Sunday @ ?3?): New officers will meet with the Big Community

Sheet of all of 2007's activities and calendar passed out.

Sructure of Community discussed:

  • Youth is one Big group that does individual activities, but is still connected to the rest of the community.
  • Youth helps out with physical appearances such as, decoration of church activities. (ex. Simbang Gabi)
  • Youth is also including in all fund-raising

(All Money will be recieved from the Commuity's money)

  • We currently have somewhere around $2000+, but we (maybe) need around $7000
  • We just need enough money to get what we want done.

There are still very many filipinos that are not registered with us yet, so in 2 weeks:

  • On a Sunday we will be covering 3 different parishes
  • Booths will be set up in front of the parishes
  • Our first assignment is to set up a collage to put on that booth.

Executive officers and youth president (AC Garcia) will be included in the Worship/Education unit.

GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING

  • Need to update data base 1st.
  • learn to invite filipino youths who are not a part of us yet.

Secretary, PRO, and Sargeant of Arms are included in the Secretarian Committee

  • These positions will be helping with getting the word out on upcoming activities.

Treasurer always present in Budget committee and fund-raising meetings.

Goals are set up for every quarter

Rules/Acts need to be set-up

  • so new following officers won't be lost

Officers, once selected:

  • only serve 2 years of terms, so there will be improvement every year

General Assembly Meeting renamed as ~Leaders (Assembly) Meeting~

  • there are 4 meeting every year
  • one every quarter

Jan-Mar is the 1st Quarter

Apr-June is the 2nd Quarter

July-Sept is the 3rd Quarter

Oct-Dec is the 4th Quarter

*November 17* - Recollection for Officers/Leaders @ St. Bridget.

Every activity must be checked and go through Fr. Ariel first.

Youth cannot hold any activity without Parent Supervision.

~*Presentation of our Logo presented*~

  • presented by Meryll Cornejo (Vice-President) and Charles Jalla (PRO)

1st Activity

Taize Prayer

  • new experience for the new officers
  • activity for spiritual enhancement

Friday, April 20th, 2007 @ 7:30(?) in NIU Dekalb centre.

HAVE FUN!

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