ST. ANDREW CHURCH
708 10TH AVENUE
ROCK FALLS, IL
MEETING MINUTES APRIL 13TH 2026
TIME OF MEETING: 5:03 P.M.
LOCATION: ST. ANDREW SCHOOL LIBRARY
IN ATTENDANCE
President Mary Kay Hernandez, Vice President Pam Drane, Secretary Gwen Doane, Spiritual Leader Marge Jackley-Koehler, Treasurer Katherine Nelson, Rosemary Pizarro, Karen Nelson, Marianne Hardt, Wanda Schmitt
Vice President Pam Drane called the meeting to order at 5:03 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 March meeting. Karen Nelson made a motion to approve the minutes and Treasurer Katherine Nelson 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
Check # Description Debits Credits
3/31/2026 Deposit
(March Interest) $1.52
4/7/2026 Deposit
(Membership Dues) $395.00
4/7/2026 Totals 0 $396.52
There were no receipts for PADS reimbursement or Funeral Dinners. Treasurer Katherine Nelson said some of the Dues envelopes had extra money in them. Some envelopes also had ministries checked but no name was written on them. Secretary Gwen Doane made a motion to approve the Financial Report, and Vice President Pam Drane made the second motion. President Mary Kay Hernandez brought the motions to a vote and it was approved.
Treasurer Katherine Nelson reminded everyone of the Ladies Luncheon on April 17th.
OLD BUSINESS
President Mary Kay Hernandez read a thank you note from Gianna’s House for our donation. She also passed around another thank you note with a class picture and names from the pre-school class for their letter boards.
Church Women United are meeting again. Marianne Hardt passed around a flyer of their next event. DCCW
has not been meeting as churches have been charging a price to meet.
NEW BUSINESS
Treasurer Katherine Nelson informed everyone of the prices of individual flowers to hand out for Mother’s Day: Behrz Blooms are $1.50 for a stem, Lundstrom’s are $1.25, Krogers and County Market’s was $1.00 a stem. Selmi’s was $2.00 a stem. Secretary Gwen Doane made a motion to use Krogers as a parishioner runs the Flower Shop. Vice President Pam Drane made the 2nd motion. We will purchase 15 dozen Carnations. President Mary Kay Hernandez brought the motions to a vote and it was approved. Vice President Pam Drane and Secretary Gwen Doane will hand out flowers at the 5 p.m. Saturday Vigil Mass, President Mary Kay Hernandez will hand out flowers at the 7:30 a.m. Sunday Mass, and Treasurer Kathy Nelson will cover the 9:30 a.m. Sunday Mass.
Treasurer Katherine Nelson made a motion to donate $1,000 to St. Vincent de Paul to help with community needs. Secretary Gwen Doane informed everyone that the utility bills were extremely high this winter and made a motion to donate to the church utility bills. Discussion was had and agreed to donate $1,000 to each cause. President Mary Kay Hernandez brought the motions to a vote, and they were approved.
President Mary Kay Hernandez contacted St. Andrew School about exact tournament dates. We will be having the Cookie Exchange on December 12th this year.
Secretary Gwen Doane made a motion to adjourn the meeting; Vice President Pam Drane made the 2nd motion; President Mary Kay Hernandez brought the motions to a vote and it was approved.
Spiritual Director Marge Jackley Koehler led the Closing Prayer.
NEXT MEETING
The meeting was adjourned at 5:56 p.m. The next meeting will be May 12th as school students have their Award Dinner on May 11th.
Submitted by Gwen Doane
