ST. ANDREW CHURCH
708 10TH AVENUE
ROCK FALLS, IL
MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 14, 2026
TIME OF MEETING: 5:00 P.M.
LOCATION: 6TH GRADE CLASSROOM
IN ATTENDANCE
President Mary Kay Hernandez, Vice President Pam Drane, Secretary Gwen Doane, Spiritual Leader Marge Jackley-Koehler, Treasurer Katherine Nelson, Karen Nelson, Rosemary Pizarro, Marianne HardT
President Mary Kay Hernandez called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
Spiritual Leader Marge Jackley-Koehler led the Opening Prayer and led the Holy Rosary.
REVIEW OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Secretary Gwen Doane read the minutes of the August meeting. Karen Nelson made a motion to approve the minutes and Marge Jackley-Koehler made the 2nd motion; President Mary Kay Hernandez brought the motions to a vote and it was approved.
Treasurer Katherine Nelson gave the Financial Report.
FINANCIAL REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER
| CHECK | DESCRIPTION | DEBIT | CREDIT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/31/2026 | Deposit | ||
| Interest - August | .82 | ||
| 9/11/2026 | Deposit | ||
| Membership Dues | 10.00 | ||
| 1066 | VOID | ||
| Interest - June | |||
| 1067 | Katherine Nelson | ||
| Dynamic Books | 652.50 | ||
| TOTALS | 652.50 | 10.82 |
Secretary Gwen Doane made a motion to approve the Financial Report, and Rosemary Pizarro made the 2nd motion. President Mary Kay Hernandez brought the motions to a vote and it was approved. We had a discussion about Fr. Russo paying an amount for the books as we didn't want him to pay anything. There was also a reminder that we voted to raise the School Expense to $1000.
Fr. Russo does not want us to put a Deanery Priest dinner on for the priests in November. He has decided to take them to the Candlelight restaurant. There was a small discussion about making at least $3000 a year for the Cookie Exchange.
NEW BUSINESS
We will bring back Coffee & Donuts on Sunday, October 11th after the Sunday Masses. We will do it again in November, and it there is a good turn-out, we will continue Coffee & Donuts once a month. President Mary Kay Hernandez will pick up the donuts and bring them on Saturday. We will start out with 5 dozen. We will use styrofoam cups for coffee and plastic cups for juice. Vice President Pam Drane will make the coffee on Sunday, and we will set a donation jar out for donations to help with continuing the program. We will make posterboard signs on the easels and put them in the Vestibule to announce Coffee & Donuts date.
Secretary Gwen Doane made a motion to donate 5 $20 gift cards for prizes for the Glo Bingo event at the school. Vice President Pam Drane made the 2nd motion. President Mary Kay Hernandez brought the motions to a vote and it was approved.
Treasurer Katherine Nelson will give the school future dates for our meetings.
Secretary Gwen Doane made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Rosemary Pizarro made the 2nd motion; President Mary Kay Hernandez brought the motion to a vote and it was approved.
Spiritual Director Marge Jackley-Koehler led the Closing Prayer.
NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be October 12, 2026.
Submitted by Gwen Doane
September 22, 2026
