ANTONIAN COLLEGE PREPARATORY   

 

     

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 WELCOME TO THE I. H. S. WEBPAGE

I. H. S. stands for In His Service. This group of parents, primarily, was established as an off-shoot of a strategic planning process that began during the last school year.

The Mission of the I. H. S. group is to

Our group's purpose is to support the mission of ACP (Antonian College Preparatory High School).  We are a group of parents, teachers, staff and supporters of ACP who are dedicated to the students’ faith formation, specifically in the areas of knowledge, community, values and worship.  We offer ourselves for projects and activities involving Christian growth and spiritual development.

 Goals:

 1. Knowledge-Motivate a lifestyle of spiritual and intellectual learning with the integration of a sound knowledge of the Catholic faith.

 2. Community-Enrich spiritual growth by developing gifts and talents in charity, service, and involvement with each other and the community.

 3. Values-Promote the gospel values of Jesus Christ as taught by Sacred Scripture and Tradition of the Catholic Church to enable moral decisions and Christian character.

 4. Worship-Provide ongoing opportunities to experience and actively participate in Eucharistic celebrations and Para-liturgical devotions, which lead to an encounter with the Triune God through Jesus Christ our Risen Lord.

Next Meeting is April 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Antonian

 

MARCH 6, 2003 MEETING

Members present:  Ofelia Jenkins, Lora Matlock, David Mayorga, Cathy Tynan, Michele Watson-Williams, Cecilia Von Bertrab

 
Began in prayer.
Cathy reported on her findings for various retreat site possibilities: Oblate can accommadate our group, but is very expensive if we have to move indoors in case of rain.  $12-15 per head and we must take our meal from them instead of providing it ourselves as we  have done with the other retreats.
St Joseph at Honeycreek-possibly for the Freshmen.  Beautiful grounds, outside stations of the cross,
 gym. 

Will follow up.

        Holy Spirit Retreat Center-can't accommodate our large numbers
        Moye @ Castroville-still checking
        Cordi Marian-worked well for the Sophomores.  Would like to continue using annually.
        St Mary's University-great possibility for the Juniors.  Cathy will check with them and UIW.
        OLLU-for the Seniors seems to be working well.
        St Paul's Auditorium, Ballroom-not much grounds.
        We need to get a list of retreat-masters -Sr. Mary Fagin, SMYRT-which is a youth led team from          Texas A&M University that puts on middle and high school retreats.  Very good.
         Discussed if one of the IHS members might drop in on the senior retreat March 27 to see what is
        covered-particularly the spiritual aspects. Need a contact person at OLLU to get the retreat agenda.     
Second reading of the Mission Statement.
 

We need to check with the Tipps on the Service hour sheet-Lora will follow up on that.

Discussed Extraordinary Ministers again-requirements , etc.  Cecilia will check if they need additonal
        training to serve at the school Mass, must be confirmed, etc.
Discussed school mass:
        Non-Catholic students' reception of the Eucharist
        Students in-and-out during Mass, especially during the Eucharistic Prayer
        Possible seating by homeroom, with teachers seated with their class
        Check on volume of guitar-it is usually too loud, drowning out choir
        Possibly offer service hours for participating in choir and the Mass.  Have an outside sponsor and
        practice for the choir.
Michele is interested in getting the students involved in Perpetual Adoration.
        Discussed how to encourage youth in Adoration-explaining it to them, personalizing it for them.
         Perhaps get the Theology classes involved.
        Perhaps once a month expose the Blessed Sacrament
Questioned when the dates for events for the next school year are secured on the calendar.  Lora will meet with Dr. Saenz to discuss many of the above mentioned questions and will report results at the next meeting.
Next meeting scheduled for April 3.
Closed with reflection/prayer.
Respectfully submitted by Lora Matlock.
 

 

Minutes for February 13, 2003

 

Members present:  Lora Matlock, David Mayorga, Margaret Tipps, and Cathy Tynan.  The meeting began with a prayer led by David.Read an email from Mary Jane Fox.  She and Deacon Tom Fox just returned from the Holy Land and prayed for us, IHS while there. Worked on the Mission statement-listed our goals, which are detailed on the strategic plan- Knowledge, Values, Worship and Community.


Need to meet with Dr. Saenz and present our mission statement to him.  We need to check with him to see what else we need to be an officially established organization on campus. Lora will meet with him.
 

Discussed the possibility of having a website connected with Antonian so our information would be
available to all who are interested. Discussed the possible need for financial aid from the school budget.
       

We need procedures to present to Dr. Saenz. Keep the procedures simple. Get our objectives from the strategic plan. Elect Officers, probably a president, vice-president,  secretary, parliamentarian, treasurer, and a teacher rep. designated by Dr. Saenz
 

Robert's Rules for Order
 

Committee Chairs:   Knowledge, Values, Worship, Community.  Divide projects and duties
under these areas to be the most efficient and effective.
 

Discussed the need to establish meeting dates in advance on some sort of schedule
 

Discussed the music at the school masses-could we get the school band for masses?
 

Discussed the Gospel meditation at the school masses:  Perhaps ask the drama department for assistance.  Try to involve the students in the planning and assisting of mass-perhaps by Theology class.
 

Discussed changing the auditorium to make it feel more Church-like.Checking on the banner poles with Patricia Valadez.
 

Discussed the Senior Retreat. It will be held March 13. Do we have facilitators?  Do they need help?
 

Talked about getting off-campus sites for all of the class retreats for next year.  Need someplace that is large enough to accommodate the students in case of rain.  Mentioned the following sites: Castroville, Oblate, Holy Spirit Retreat Center, Cordi Marian,OLLU, St Mary's
 

Cathy will check on Oblate and Holy Spirit for the freshmen and sophomores.
 

Hope to get a college site for the juniors, which we already do for the seniors.
 

Discussed the importance of having different facilitators for each retreat-less repetition
 

Perhaps have college kids as facilitators if available
Discussed commissioning and requirements for being Extraordinary Ministers for school Masses. Had training at ACP the morning before Mass. Must be trained at their home parish with some sort of proof of training.
 

Ended with a short prayer.
 

Respectfully submitted by Lora Matlock
 
 

 

We place our trust in God and ask for the intercession of our Blessed Mother.

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