St. Francis Xavier altar society minutes march 5, 2026

The Altar Society meets the first Thursday of the month in the Parish Hall, September – May.All parishioners are welcome.

Officers:Arlene Osterlund – PresidentMary Jo Uhlenkott – Vice PresidentKathy Johnson - SecretaryJudy Kuehn - Treasurer

The meeting was opened by Arlene with a prayer.

Secretary minutes: Kathy Johnson.Minutes accepted by Terri Collins with a second by Maureen Josephson. 

Treasurer report was given by Mary Jo Ulenkott in Judy’s absence. Checking: $1,678.89 Savings   $ 928.55Total:      $2,607.44

Salad bar proceeds not finalized at this point. 

Sunshine report was given by Lorie Frink. Three sympathy cards and two get well cards were sent out. Thanks was given to March’s hostesses Marilyn Johnson and Linda Bergstrom. Thanks to those who provided raffle prizes in Janet Walroos' absence

Salad bar wrap up: Discussion about changes for next year. Price change to $15.00 discussed. Further discussion next year. Discussed cutting the cash prizes given by the Altar Society with the thought that we have plenty of prizes. We had 51 raffle prizes and 22 door prizes. Will think about new method for procuring door prizes. Cut chicken salad in half due to costs and leftovers. The proceeds from the raffle go directly to the church. An announcement with final numbers will be placed in the bulletin. 

Cleaning of the church kneelers will be MARCH 16 @ 10:00. This is an update to the previous date that was entered into the minutes. Lori will make a rag bucket. Please bring a bucket and rags. One clean bucket and one dirty bucket. 

The Lenten Supper served approximately 25 people.

 Trimming the beef, left from the roast beef dinner, to make soup will be March 30 @ 9:30 am. Baby shower will be at our May meeting. 

Kitchen concerns:

A. Let's try to do laundry (dish towels, dish cloths, and aprons): either take it home after an event or throw it in the washer and dryer at church if there is enough time.

B. Some of the towels are especially soiled because they have been used to wipe up the floor, etc. Could we have a separate spot for rags for that purpose?

Arlene will order 100 loaves of Vienna bread from Johnson's Bakery for Holy Thursday.

April Hostesses are Kathy Johnson and Mary Jo Uhlenkott. April raffle will be donated by Dorothy Johnson

The meeting ended with a prayer and a light lunch.