The Secretaries meet every two months to exchange ideas

and with a speaker for their continuing education.

 

Meetings on Fourth Wednesday of the month

begin at 10 am and end with lunch at Noon.

 

The meeting place is rotated throughout the deanery.

 

Please go to current calendar for schedule.

 

For Secretaries and Parish Office Staff                                  updated 2 18 09

 

Please put these dates in your 2009 calendar

 

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The Secretaries and office staff meet every two months to exchange ideas and with a speaker for their continuing education.

 

Meetings on Fourth Wednesday of the month  beginning at 11 am & end with lunch at Noon.

The meeting place is rotated throughout the deanery and so this year we will visit the parishes we missed last year.

 

Jan 23, 2008 at St. Jerome at 11 am,  Call 648-2694; Sec., Jerry Lichtenberger

Theme: Planning 2008: Needs, Wants, Hopes, skills training or helpful information.

Facilitator: Fr. Maury Smith, ofm, SED Resource Coordinator.

 

March 26 at St. Benedict ,  648-0123 Sec: Evelyn Holt

Theme: Hispanic Traditions and Customs

Speaker: Sr. Rosa Maria from MACC 732-2156

 

May 28 at St. Gerard 533-0161 533-0170  Sec: Alice Gomez

Theme: Baptismal Issues and Questions

Speaker: Msgr. Terry Nolan, Vicar Judicial

 

July 23 at Holy Name 333-5020  Adm. Asst, . Yolanda Ledon

Theme: Responding to Emotionally Disturbed Individuals

Speaker: Fr. Jim Rutkowski, Director of Deaconate Program

 

Sept 24 at Santo Niño648-1705 Office Manager Evelyn Sotelo and

                                                             Secretary Dr. Connie Nepomuceno

Theme: Parish Nursing Program

Speakers: Sr. Constance Hummel, DC, RN; Pat Groff, BSN, Espada Clinic

 

Nov 19, at Espada  627-2064 Sec: Leslie Price

Theme: Security for Parishes

Speaker: Office Fidel Villegas, Safe Office.

 

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List of Topics for Secretaries Continuing Education

1999-2007

 

These topics were chosen by the secretaries. 

We have had outstanding speakers who have taught the secretaries many things they wanted to know.

The secretaries meet every two months at 11 am with lunch afterward to network, to support, to solve problems, to deal with common situations.

They get to know one another and then feel free to call one another for help.

 

It is time after ten years to make attendance at the secretary’s continuing education

a part of the secretary’s and office staff’s job description.

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Sr. Rosa María Icaza, CCVI,  MACC

“Hispanic Religious Customs”

 

Pastoral Canon Law for Baptism and Marriage:  how pastoral decisions are made.  

Msgr. Terence Nolan, Chancellor

 

“Understanding Personalities”

Deacon Joe Ocampo (twice)

 

Jose  Gaylin Norris Professional

Speaker and   Consultant,

“Dealing with Difficult People”

 

Sharon Whitley, Office of Family Life.

“Important Resources for Secretaries”

 

Proper Handling of Records

(Especially records from Mexico)

Br. Ed Loch, SM (twice)

Archivist San Antonio Archdiocese

 

Day of Recollection

Franciscan Praying

Maury Smith, ofm

 

Christ Grasso

Practical Procedures on Fund Raising

 

Spirituality at a Hectic Time

Judy Poston, Counselor

St. Matthew’s Parish

 

A Pastor’s View of the Parish Office

Msgr. James Henke

 

Stewardship

Msgr. Patrick Cronins

Some SED priests attended this one.

 

Spirituality of the Liturgical Seasons

Mark Banasau, Worship Office

 

Shop Talk on Parish Festivals

Marylyn Rivas, Thirteen Years as

Parish Secretary, St. Jerome’s.

 

Free Services of the Methodist Family

Health Center.  Chris Rodrigues.

 

Business Office Questions

Carmela Martinez, Archdiocesan Business Office.

 

Services of the Office of Family Life

John Romo

 

Parish and School Accounting Procedures

Jesse Garcia, Archdiocesan Accounting Coordinator (22 attended)

 

Interruptions and Efficiency

Yolanda Fuente, St. Leo’s Parish.

 

Baptism Policy for the SED

Sharing among the secretaries.

 

Being a secretary is your Ministry to the Church.  Sr. Mary Teresa Cullen, CSB

 

Parish Staff Retreats

Fr. Enda McKenna

 

In the early years beginning in 1999 the secretaries met to share helpful ideas

and to support one another. A lot of problem solving was done.

 

Jan 23, 2008 at St. Jerome at 11 am,

Theme: Planning 2008: Needs, Wants, Hopes, skills training or helpful information.

Facilitator: Fr. Maury Smith, ofm, SED Resource Coordinator.

 

March 26, 2008 at St. Benedict ,

Theme: Hispanic Traditions and Customs

Speaker: Sr. Rosa Maria from MACC

 

May 28, 2008  at St. Gerard Theme: Baptismal Issues and Questions

Speaker: Msgr. Terry Nolan, Vicar Judicial

 

July 23 at Holy Name Theme: Responding to Emotionally Disturbed Individuals

Speaker: Fr. Jim Rutkowski,

Director of Deaconate Program