Parish Administrator’s Notes
By Phil Grant, Administrator and Safe Environment Coordinator
pgrant@st-matts.org or 651-224-9793
August 3, 2025
PACE & PRISM (P&P) - 2025
Phil Grant, Pastoral Administrator and Safe Environment Coordinator
I recently completed our annual PACE & PRISM report to Catholic Mutual (CM), our insurance company. It involved all sorts of documentation. By doing P&P, we reduce our insurance costs by several thousand dollars each year.
PACE refers to personnel items. For example, are our job descriptions up to date? Have staff members completed required training in cybersecurity and other matters?
PRISM refers to facilities. A major component of our August 1 submission to CM was a lengthy Capital Repair spreadsheet. That spreadsheet details our major projects, in all of our five buildings. It’s very useful for planning purposes.
Another component of P&P is keeping up with annual insurance inspections of all our buildings. A CM representative came in June for that purpose. He followed up with a 13-page report a couple of weeks later. I submitted our response a few days ago. Check that off the list!
I value the whole P&P process, as CM guidelines are basically good practices we should always be doing. The rebate is like very nice frosting on the operational cake
Family Camps
I attended both the June and July sessions of Danebod Family Camp in Tyler, Minnesota again this year. I’ve enjoyed this camp for many years, as it features many of my favorite things: friends, food, conversation, singing, dancing, games and crafts.
Danebod has given me much over the years, including skills I’ve applied in school settings—and now, in a parish setting. (One example is our First Friday Community Band.) Feel free to ask me for details. I’m happy to talk at great length about Danebod. (You’re now warned!)
Again, thank you for your support. Have a great week!
Parish Administrator’s Notes July 27, 2025
