MAPA Convening Board February 18, 2005

The Milwaukee Archdiocese Priests Alliance (MAPA) got a little behind on posting the minutes of what it calls its convening board, that is, its executive committee. I last posted about the minutes of its November 5, 2004 meeting. Now, along its revamped web site, the local priests union has also posted some more board minutes. Let's start with the meeting of February 18, 2005.

There was a January 28, 2005 meeting for which minutes apparently have not been posted.

They discerned officers for the upcoming year. My former pastor, who was involved in founding MAPA but not much in evidence in the minutes since, reappears.

Membership - Dick Aiken

Given the Death Before Evangelization approach of my parish, I assume he's not going to be recruiting.

The Priests' Rights Focus Group, actually a committee, was working on its brochure on What To Do When You're Accused Of Sexual Abuse.

The board set an agenda for the March 3, 2005 General Meeting. The Board's next agenda includes

Constitutional Committee, process, and presentation (We have promised to deliver this to the membership in early 2005)

Makes me wonder how much they're going to look at that constitution when, or if, it's ever finished. Reminds me of when our parish council and committees were working on a Long Range Plan.