St. Mark Parent's Club

About Us

The St. Mark Parent’s Club includes all parents and legal guardians of students enrolled in St. Mark Parish School.

The 2009-2010 Officers are:

President: Julie Perez

Vice President: Don Stark

Treasurer: Maggie Hemmen

Secretary: Corinne Favero and Monica Welch

Volunteer Coordinator: Mary Svendsen

School Commission Liaison:  Pending Appointment

The Parent’s Club operates according to the articles set forth in their Constitution.

Elections for new officers will be held in May, 2010.

 The Parent Club officers want to encourage you to volunteer for as much or as little as you feel comfortable doing.  We recognize that your time is valuable and we don’t want to waste it in any way. We will do our best to stay organized, communicate early and often and provide many ways for you to get involved and have fun at the same time.

Minutes from Meetings:

Minutes from the January 13th Parent Club Meeting
 
This open roundtable meeting included St. Mark School Parents, Kathy Keck, Rick Altenhofen, and Father Harris.
 
Father responded to issues presented to him in the December Roundtable meeting and answered all questions from the audience.
 
Reporting of Faithful Stewardship Plan (Mass attendance via envelopes) 
 
Father believes that putting an envelope in the basket at mass is an outward sign of your participation in the Faithful Stewardship Plan. As such, he will continue verifying Sunday and Holy Day mass attendance via this method. Father clarified that the participation requirement is 75% of Sundays and Holy Days during the school year. No attendance will be verified during the summer.
 
This requirement will be updated in the School Handbook as well as in the covenant that will be signed by all parents on the Faithful Stewardship Plan.
 
There will be no exceptions to this requirement, even for parents who belong to Parishes without a school.  
 
Non-compliance will be addressed initially with a phone call from the Parish Office.
 
Policy decisions made by various councils, no visibility or notice, and changes made after contracts are signed
 
Father agrees to publishing minutes for appropriate councils and meetings. There are some decisions that are his alone.
 
It was acknowledged that the handbook came out late with some last minute changes. It is currently being updated and will be available prior to or during registration.  
 
Friday Mass - additional weekly Mass for children
 
Mass on the scheduled Fridays (not every Friday, but most Fridays) will continue. Children have been participating in the 10:00 am masses in the Children's Choir, and Father has been talking directly with the children during the homily.
 
Parents have suggested that he come to the classrooms to teach religion and said he would be happy to when invited. Kathy Keck will work the teachers to get him invited into the classrooms.
 
Father said that he will not add additional mandatory masses for the children in the coming years.
 
In closing: Father and Mrs. Keck said that they are always available to discuss issues with families.