Queen of Apostles Parish to Lay Community Transition
As the Queen of Apostles Community moves into a new season and ceases to be a parish, we are full of hope born from building something new while retaining the core spirit of our community: radical hospitality and the pursuit of social justice.
The people of the Queen of Apostles Community parish will create a new Catholic, Marianist Lay Community to be formally established and operational in January 2024. Fr. Chaminade taught that “new methods for new times” are needed, and the signs of our times point to the need for this new way of living our commitment to each other and the common good. There is no other community in the Marianist family just like ours, and we are excited to evolve our mission-centered way of living our faith!
New Season Committee
The New Season Committee, including Meghann and Matt Naveau, Tom Zawodny, Kelly Bohrer, Linda and Kevin Skinner, and Marilyn and Tom McCrate, will lead the establishment of the new lay community, in conjunction with the current QAC community, its leadership, and the Marianist family. The New Season Committee can be reached at qacnewseason@gmail.com.
Committee Working Documents
- New Season Gathering Survey Results – NEW!
- Mission, Vision, Values Draft – NEW!
- Additional comments and explanation for Mission, Vision and Values – NEW!
- Glossary of terms for Mission, Vision and Values – NEW!
- Branding Task Force Timeline
- New Gatherings Recommendation
- Work Plan
- Detailed Schedule (Gantt Chart)
- Draft Charter (In Work)
- Here is the Queen of Apostles Parish to Lay Community Transition Overview presented at the Feb 26th 2023 Town Hall meeting.
- QAC Survey Results August 2022
- New Season Recommendation September 2022
Community Meetings and Gatherings
- Here is the audio file from the February 26 Town Hall Meeting.
- May 21 Community Meeting
- June 25 Community Meeting
- August 20 Town Hall (New Gathering Recommendation)
- September 24 Community Meeting (Branding and “When” Updates)
- October 28 Community Meeting – NEW!
Frequently Asked Questions
New Seasons Task Forces
As we continue to work together to build our new season, it’s time to welcome some
additional helpers! Over the rest of the year, the New Season Committee will introduce short-term task forces to work on specific areas of building our new Marianist lay community.. The primary job of the task force teams will be to gather information and make a recommendation to the New Season Committee, who will facilitate consensus-building with the community. To express interest in joining a task force team, please email the New Season Committee at qacnewseason@gmail.com. For more information about how the task forces will work, see the below document.
Task Force Members:
New Gatherings: Kelly Bohrer, Matt Naveau, Amy Lewkowicz, Sharie McKenny, Linda Folmar, Katy Keenan, Steve Guilfoos, and Cathy Dempsey
Faith Formation: Marilyn McCrate, Carolann Cannon, Amie Herbert, Chris Sitko, Fr. Ted and Meghann Naveau
Community Branding: Kevin and Linda Skinner, Michelle Petrie, Tom Quakenbush, and Meghann Naveau
Social Justice: Cathy Adler, Chris BohmerStewart, Kelly Bohrer, Tom McCrate, Anita Smith, Jack Simpson, and Mary Rice
Intercommunity Partnerships (begins 2024): Tom McCrate, Matt Naveau, Darlene Stout, Nimfa Simpson, Chris Sitko, Linda Folmar, and Linda Skinner
Completed Task Force:
Facilities: Tom Zawodny, Tom McCrate, Dave Chesar, Joan Ivory, Marilyn Nagle, Bob Brookey, Linda Folmar, Lisa Nordemeyer, Marti Quakenbush, Tom Quakenbush, Terri Blanken, and Mary Guilfoos
Facilities Task Force Recommendation June 2023