Evangelization Minutes
November 10, 2026Minutes from the 10/27/26 Evangelization Committee Meeting
Evangelization Meeting Minutes
6:30 p.m. October 27, 2026, Christ the King Parish Center
Attendance: Fr. Cory Pius, Janet Hauth, Mary Ann Hockman, Monica Morroni-McMahon, JoAnn Seltzer
Old Business
Frank Runyeon spoke in September, receiving a positive response and keeping the audience engaged throughout his presentation. A portion of his fee was funded by a grant from the Catholic Foundation of Northwest PA. The Rosary Altar Society provided refreshments afterward.
The committee discussed ideas for next year’s speaker. Fr. Pius suggested Dr. Daniel Baillargeon, of Mission Driven Catholics in Ohio. Seltzer will reach out to him. The committee suggested having him come during the Easter Season (after Lent since Easter is so early in 2027). This is due to the number of Fall Festivals done by all of our area churches.
Other thoughts for the Lenten season include doing the Soup for the Soul event again in 2027.
Morroni-McMahon reported that Millions of Monicas is going well, with a dedicated group of about 10 women attending weekly. Each week, someone thanks the leaders for offering the program.
Theology on Tap has continued to be held monthly. Attendance continues to be low for this event although the program has received good reviews from those who attend it. A similar event, inspired by ours, is now being held in St. Marys.
Bible Study has about 10 people who have been attending weekly. Hockman said this includes a young man that attends the Judo class. He wanted to join and has been attending.
Cindy Slifko is working on a grant through the Catholic Foundation of Northwest PA to purchase Bible Study materials in January. Hockman said they plan to discuss the Book of Revelation in 2027.
New Business
The St. Nick party will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday December 5, 2026. There was some discussion about moving it to the following weekend to be part of the community event taking place in the parish center, Dec. 12, but the committee decided against it since they are having Santa at that event.
Seltzer will contact the Country Café about getting pizzas for the event. Someone will need to pick up the pizzas. Eight will be ordered since we may get a larger number of participants due to the joining of the parishes/churches. Hockman will get cookies and drinks.
Deacon Gene Miller will be St. Nick. Crafts and cards for the children to color have been purchased. Seltzer will check with the deacon to see if he will be doing treat bags for the kids.
Fr. Pius recommended setting up the large screen tv with a Christmas songs or atmosphere that could be decorated to go with the theme. Morroni-McMahon will set up a Christmas tree.
Looking forward to 2027 Fr. Pius said he would like the committee to think about how we can get the other parishes involved in events. The committee discussed moving the Women’s (March 13) and Men’s Conferences (March 7) to other parishes.
The next Evangelization meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026, at the Christ the King Parish Center.
10-27-2026 Evangelization Meeting Minutes.pdf
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