“NONCO” PELAFIGUE FOUNDATION Minutes of the Board of Directors
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AUGUSTE “NONCO” PELAFIGUE FOUNDATION P.O. Box 696 - Arnaudville LA 70512 Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting Home of Henry Charles Taylor 1981 Main Highway, Arnaudville LA 70512 Thursday, April 8, 2018, 6:00 p.m. OPENING PRAYER was read by the Board Members. MISSION STATEMENT was read by Iris LeBlanc. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Henry Charles Taylor, President; Allen LeBlanc, Past President; Jerry Richard, Founder/Incorporator; Mary Belleau, Secretary; Rod Roy, Treasurer; Betty Roy, Website & Facebook Manager; Suzanne Stelly, Membership Chairperson; Sis LaPorte, Director; Iris LeBlanc, Director. BOARD MEMBER AVAILABLE BY PHONE: Charles Hardy, Past President MINUTES: Mary Belleau moved that the Minutes of the January 4, 2018 meeting be accepted, Betty Roy seconded. Unanimously approved by Board. FINANCIAL REPORT: Rod Roy moved for acceptance of the financial report with a balance of $41,772.68, seconded by Sis LaPorte. Unanimously approved by Board. MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Suzanne Stelly moved for acceptance of the following membership totals: Nine Founding Members, 64 Charter Members for a total of 73 members, seconded Betty Roy. Unanimously approved by Board. REVIEW OF TIMELINE: Betty Roy read additions to the timeline and moved for acceptance, seconded by Sis LaPorte. Unanimously approved by Board. COMMITTEE REPORTS BEAUTIFICATION AND CANONIZATION COMMITTEE: On behalf of the Board, President Charles Taylor thanked Sis and her husband Paul LaPorte for the productive and delightful luncheon which they hosted on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. The board met with Bishop Douglas Deshotel to discuss his plans for the opening of the Cause of Canonization of Nonco and for our offer to assist him administratively. Mary Belleau reported to the Bishop (copy of report attached) that 17 Sacred Heart Churches in the six diocese throughout Louisiana as well as 6 other churches in France, Rome, Philippines, Wisconsin and Georgia have agreed to also celebrate a Mass in memory of Nonco and the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Sunday, June 10, 2018 The Bishop requested that the Board contact Msgr. Luis Escalante, Postulator from Rome, and ask him to send a sample form of the letter which the Bishop must send to the Bishops of Region V. That letter, as well as the list of addresses of the Region V Bishops, (also attached) was e- mailed as requested by the Bishop to his assistant, Marian Bourque. She was also contacted by phone to give her details of the Bishop’s request. Mary also reported that Acadiana Catholic, the Lafayette Diocese Magazine will feature “The Nonco Story” in the May issue prior to the June 10, 2018, Mass in Memory of Nonco and in celebration of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. FRENCH MASS COMMITTEE MEETING: A Planning Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 3, 1:00 PM at President Charles Taylor’s residence. An e-mail will be sent out to invite members to volunteer. Annie Hardy Calais will be asked to contact Maddy Taylor to help again this year. Celine Richard will be a reader if she is in country. SCHOLARSHIP: Betty Roy moved and Mary Belleau seconded that the Nonco Foundation donate a $100 Scholarship to the Center for Jesus Crucified in St. Martinville, LA, in the name of Miranda Kidder, granddaughter of Heda Hardy Kidder, her grandmother is a member of the Nonco Apostleship of Prayer Group at J. M. Morrow Nursing Home. The Board unanimously approved this scholarship donation. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS RESOLUTION: Jerry Richard, Past President moved that a KC resolution endorsing Nonco’s Canonization be presented to the Louisiana KC Board, seconded by Sis LaPorte and Betty Roy volunteered to compose the resolution. Unanimously approved by Board. BOARD DEVELOPMENT: Possible new members were mentioned; Sis LaPorte agreed to contact Peggy Vitte and Suzanne Stelly will contact Judy Stoute Frederick. MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: Mary Belleau mentioned that the 2015 Alumni Directory of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette has a list of names and addresses of graduates from Arnaudville which could be used to recruit membership to the Nonco Foundation. HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION: Three Books of 100 Years of the Upper Teche has been placed in the Safety Deposit Box along with the other documents required in triplicates for the Opening of the Cause for Canonization for Nonco. FINANCE AND BUDGET: It was agreed to donate a total of $200, as follows: $100 to the Apostleship of Prayer, the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network; $50 to Radio Maria; and $50 to St. Francis Indian Mission. MARKETING The “Nonco” Story DVDS: Although the DVDs are not selling in great numbers, Mary Belleau has enclosed them in the packets sent to the 17 pastors of the Sacred Heart Churches in Louisiana and asked that the DVDs be shared with the parish organizations, i.e. Knights of Columbus and Catholic Daughters to be shown at their meetings. They will also be included in the mailing of the Acadiana Catholic May issue to the Louisiana Bishops. PROGRAMS: Again, the Board discussed having a Guest Speaker Series. Continue having the Apostleship of Prayer/PWPN Nonco Group Programs. NONCO MEMORIAL PRAYER GARDEN: Jerry Richard held a meeting on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 1:00 p.m., in the St. John Francis Regis Parish Office. He reported on his Monday, February 28, 2018, meeting with Father Travis Abadie, Pastor of the St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church of Arnaudville, La. Both meetings were about the locations to consider for the Nonco Memorial Prayer Garden (minutes and related information attached). At the April Quarterly Meeting, Jerry presented a copy of an email (attached) written to him by Celine Richard, his daughter, regarding her meeting with the LSU School of Landscape Architecture proposing the Nonco Memorial Prayer Garden as a senior project for Fall, 2018 and listing the items needed for further consideration of the project. Discussion followed including the pros and cons of the three possible locations of the Nonco Memorial Garden: 1) Behind the parish office, 2) On the bank of Bayou Teche behind the church, and 3) At what was The Little Flower Convent. It was agreed that we provide the LSU contacts what they requested in the letter and we invite them to come to view and assess the sights mentioned above. LITERATURE DEVELOPMENT: The board members met prior to the meeting to place relics on the recently printed Nonco Prayer Cards now ready for distribution. Jerry Richard presented a request that 1,000 invitations to the Nonco French Memorial Mass costing $257, $.19 cents apiece, be printed by Bodemuller’s, The Printer. Sis Laporte moved that Jerry’s motion be accepted and Rod Roy seconded. Unanimously approved by Board. SIGNATURES OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES: Each Board Member signed the questionnaire. WEBSITE/FACEBOOK COMMITTEE: Betty Roy reported that the website is being evaluated for improvement and suggested that members add items of interest on the Nonco Facebook Page. AD HOC COMMITTEES: AUDIT: Betty will ask Mike Lofton to serve as Chair of the Audit Committee. EVENT: See French Mass above CAMPAIGN: See Letter Soliciting Donations in Old Business below. 9. OLD BUSINESS: SAMPLE LETTER TO SEND TO NONCO RELATIVES: The effective letter Allen LeBlanc sent inviting members of the Pelafigue Family to the 2017 Memorial Mass will be shared with members to send to their families. NONCO HOUSE: Two Concerns are: 1) Allen LeBlanc reported that Mervin Savoie, who was going to repair Nonco’s house, is not a licensed contractor. A possible solution would be that the Board would ask that Mervin Savoie sign a release of liability to the Nonco Foundation. 2) Land where the Nonco house is situated is privately owned. There is no public access to the property. Bill Fontenot, St. Landry Parish President, seems willing to help and has agreed to look at the property known as Sam Hardy Lane owned by Sanders in front of the Nonco House. It was agreed that we hold off on anything being done to the Nonco House until after we get a report from Bill Fontenot. It was also mentioned that Kirk Hebert owns the Nonco House and does not want to sell the house which could then be moved to another location. LETTER SOLICITING DONATIONS TO NONCO FOUNDATION: A sample will be sent to the Nonco Board and members to request donations to the Nonco Foundation once Bishop Deshotel formally opens the Cause for Canonization of Nonco. NEW BUSINESS: COMMENTS FROM DIRECTORS: Mary Belleau suggested that the Agenda of the Quarterly Meetings be as follows: The January Meeting be for Miscellaneous Topics, the April Meeting be for the June Mass and Limited Topics, the July Meeting be for Miscellaneous Topics, the October Meeting be for the Annual Meeting and Limited Topics. Charles Taylor relayed to us his recent phone visit with Charles Hardy about Fr. Tom Collins, a pastor of a Pensacola Church. They met a year ago when Fr. Tom anointed Charles and he told him the Nonco Story. Charles has kept Fr. Tom informed of his cancer and of his recent good news about his cure. Recently while at Mass, Fr. Tom recognized that Charles Hardy, from Louisiana, whom he had anointed a year ago was in remission. He also said, “We can consider that as one of ‘our’ miracles.” Following the Board praying for the sick, deceased and military on the Nonco Prayer List, the vision statement was read and the closing prayer was recited. The meeting ended at 8:45 PM. The next quarterly meeting is scheduled for Thursday, July 5, 2018, and will be hosted by Rod and Betty Roy. Suzanne Stelly will host the October 4, 2018 meeting at 6:00 PM at the Jim Huval Home.