Annual Conference

Program

April 25 - April 28
2004 New Orleans, Louisiana

Hosted By

Most Reverend
Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes
Archbishop of New Orleans Louisiana

Most Reverend Carl K. Moeddel
Episcopal Moderator
Archdiocese of Cincinnati

Kenneth McGinity, President
Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana

Douglas Cissel, Executive Director
Conference for Catholic Facilities Management

Board of Directors

Kenneth McGinity, President Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana	Jim Detrick, Corporate Alliance Archdiocese of Miami
Lawrence Murtaugh, Vice President Diocese of Cleveland	Tim Tillman, Legislative Concerns Diocese of Fresno
Barry Vollmer, Secretary Diocese of Jefferson City	Andre' Villere, Jr., Host, 2004 Annual Meeting Archdiocese of New Orleans
Thomas Walmsley, Treasurer Diocese of Springfield Cape-Girardeau	Maureen O'Brien, Development Archdiocese of Chicago
George Barrie, Membership Archdiocese of Atlanta	David Hodde, Past President Archdiocese of Indianapolis

April 24, 2004 Saturday

Room

12:00 pm to 5:00 pm	Optional Golf Outing (Ken McGinity)
3:00 pm to 7:00 pm	Registration Desk Open

April 25, 2004 Sunday

10:00 am to 7:00 pm	Registration Desk Open
11:00 am to 3:00 pm	Exhibitors Move-in
12:00 pm to 2:30 pm	Board of Directors lunch meeting
2:45 pm to 3:00 pm	Welcome & Orientation for exhibitors
3:00 pm to 7:30 pm	Exhibits Open
5:15 pm to 6:00 pm	New Member welcome with Board of Directors- Sponsored by Siplast Roofing
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm	Welcome to New Orleans wine/ cheese reception with exhibitors - Sponsored by GAF Materials Corporation
7:30 pm to 9:30 pm	Board of Directors Dinner Sponsored by Tandus (Collins & Aikman Floorcovering, Inc) Balance of the group on their own for dinner
9:00 pm to 11:00 pm	Hospitality suite opens

April 26, 2004 Monday

7:30 am to 8:15 am	Mass- Immaculate Conception Parish
8:30 am to 5:00 pm	Registration desk open
9:00 am to 10:00 am	Business Meeting Breakfast- Sponsored by Western Group
9:00 am to 10:00 am	Spouses/Guests gather - light refreshments served
10:00 am to 10:15 am	Break - Sponsored by Milliken Carpets
10:15 am to 12:00 pm	Conference opening remarks followed by Plenary Address

April 26, 2004 Monday

Speaker: Dr. Elinor Ford: "An Energized and Faith Alive CCFM!"

Dr. Elinor R. Ford has long been a friend, a supporter, a champion and a challenger of those who so valiantly serve and lead the various ministries within Catholic education and parishes.

Dr. Ford received her doctorate from Columbia University, New York. She served as Superintendent of Schools for the Archdiocese of New York. She was the first woman appointed to this system that at the time served about 200 elementary and 80 secondary schools across ten counties in New York State.

Following this she chaired the New York Archdiocesan Council for Religious Education, and established NCEA's first national Catholic parent organization. At the same time she was a full professor in the graduate education department at Fordham University in New York. While there she directed the nonpublic school program for administrators, and founded the doctoral program for church leaders in collaboration with Fordham's Department of Religion and Religious Education. This program attracted students from all over the world. Dr. Ford then became publisher, president and chief executive officer of the William H. Sadlier Publishing Company.

Dr. Ford has written many leadership, educational, mathematics, and catechetical articles, books and materials. She has conducted numerous church leadership, teacher, catechist, clergy and parish family programs for various dioceses and groups.

Dr. Ford has also received many honors and honorary degrees. In 1995 she was honored by the Canadian Catholic School Trustees Association for her contributions to and support of Canadian Catholic education. In 1996 she was given the Monsignor John Meyer Award by the National Catholic Educational Association. In 1997 Dr. Ford was named by Today's Catholic Teacher as one of the 25 most influential people in Catholic education in the past 25 years. In 2003 Fordham University, New York City awarded her its Catholic Education Executive Leadership award.

Dr. Ford is a renowned international speaker. She has spoken in almost all of the dioceses in the United States, and at various educational, catechetical, stewardship and health conventions in the United States, Canada and Europe.

In addition to offering graduate leadership, educational and catechetical courses at different Catholic universities, Dr. Ford is presently a consultant and speaker for national and international catechetical, educational, parish, stewardship, clergy and health care groups.

12:15 pm to l:00 pm

Lunch

Sponsored by NETSIAN Technologies Group

April 26, 2004 Monday

 

Session I

 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm                               Track 101 (one of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                          

(One-hour presentation followed by 30 – minute roundtable discussion)

Topic: Implementing a Software Solution “A Case Study to Implement Computer Data Base”

Speaker: Gang Chen, Applications Manager, IT

Maureen O’Brien , Manager, Real Estate

Archdiocese of Chicago

The Catholic Church is said to be the largest landowner in the world.  For most dioceses, real estate is their largest asset, and it is managed with very limited resources. After years of searching for a software solution, the Archdiocese of Chicago implemented a database to manage property more effectively.

This discussion will include:

·        How to research and identify a software solution

·        The process of developing a scope of work and setting realistic goals

·        Selecting a company and a software solution

·        Gaining approval from upper management

·        Creating a realistic budget

·        Building an implementation team

·        Coordinating and managing the implementation process

 

1:15 pm to 2:45 pm                                Track 201 (one of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                          

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic:  Built of Living Stones and the New Revised Roman Missal - Recent Church Documents and the Church Building

Speaker: Msgr. James Moroney (US Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Washington, DC

Monsignor Moroney will review the impact of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and other recent Church documents on the building and renovation of Catholic churches.  The presentation will begin with a review of Built of Living Stones: USCCB Guidelines on Art and Architecture and concentrate on the practical implications of Church law and diocesan practice.  Participants will be urged to present specific pastoral challenges which will then be explored within the context of the Church's teaching on building a domus dei and a domus ecclesiae for the People of God and the Lord they worship.

April 26, 2004 Monday

 

 

1:15 pm to 2:45 pm                  Track 301 (three of three concurrent breakout sessions)                      

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic:  Stained Glass – What’s Right --- What’s Wrong, - maintaining, repairing, protecting, valuating

Speaker:  Ron Bovard, Martin Rambusch, and Bob Rigali

At this track, we are presenting a panel presentation about stained glass. The three panelists are all experts in this area and have been exhibitors at past conferences.

 

Ron Bovard will discuss maintenance, Martin Rambusch will discuss repairs and Bob Rigali will cover protection. Then all three will present their ideas about accurate valuation of your stained glass inventory. The last 30 minutes will be open for your questions with responses from the panelists. As we struggle to maintain our older churches and we try to sell churches in areas with fewer families, we need to pay more attention to these beautiful works of art. This session will help you do just that.

 

2:30 pm to 6:30 pm                  Exhibits Open                                                                                      

2:45 pm to 3:30 pm                  Refreshment Break with exhibitors & exhibitor                                                       raffle                 

 

Track One - Repeated

 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm                 Track 102 (one of three concurrent breakout sessions)                        

(One-hour presentation followed by 30 – minute roundtable discussion)

 

Topic: Implementing a Software Solution “A Case Study to Implement a Computer Data Base”

 

Speaker: Gang Chen, Applications Manager, IT

Maureen O’Brien, Manager, Real Estate

Archdiocese of Chicago

 

The Catholic Church is said to be the largest landowner in the world.  For most dioceses, real estate is their largest asset, and it is managed with very limited resources.

 

After years of searching for a software solution, the Archdiocese of Chicago implemented a database to manage property more effectively.

 

This discussion will include:

• How to research and identify a software solution
• The process of developing a scope of work and setting realistic goals
• Selecting a company and a software solution
• Gaining approval from upper management
• Creating a realistic budget
• Building an implementation team
• Coordinating and managing the implementation process

April 26, 2004 Monday

 

Track Two - Repeated

3:30 pm to 5:00 pm                Track 202 (one of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                                          

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic:  Built of Living Stones and the New Revised Roman Missal - Recent Church Documents and the Church Building

Speaker: Msgr. James Moroney (US Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Washington DC

Monsignor Moroney will review the impact of the General Instruction of the Roman Missal and other recent Church documents on the building and renovation of Catholic churches.  The presentation will begin with a review of Built of Living Stones: USCCB Guidelines on Art and Architecture and concentrate on the practical implications of Church law and diocesan practice.  Participants will be urged to present specific pastoral challenges which will then be explored within the context of the Church's teaching on building a domus dei and a domus ecclesiae for the People of God and the Lord they worship..

Track Three – Repeated

 

3:30 pm to 5:00 pm                                Track 302 (three of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                       

(One-hour presentation followed by 30 minute roundtable discussion)

Topic:  Stained Glass – What’s Right --- What’s Wrong, - maintaining, repairing, protecting, valuating

Speaker:  Ron Bovard, Martin Rambusch, and Bob Rigali

At this track, we are presenting a panel presentation about stained glass. The three panelists are all experts in this area and have been exhibitors at past conferences.

 

Ron Bovard will discuss maintenance, Martin Rambusch will discuss repairs and Bob Rigali will cover protection. Then all three will present their ideas about accurate valuation of your stained glass inventory. The last 30 minutes will be open for your questions with responses from the panelists. As we struggle to maintain our older churches and we try to sell churches in areas with fewer families, we need to pay more attention to these beautiful works of art. This session will help you do just that.

 

5:00pm to 6:30pm                          Reception with exhibitors –
Sponsored by Masonry Solutions                                  

 

6:30pm to 9:00pm                           Dinner as a group and hospitality
Sponsored by Pella Corporation                       

 

 

6:30pm to 9:00pm                           Exhibitors and decorators move out

                                                       

 

April 27, 2004 Tuesday

 

 7:30 am to 8:15 am                               Continental Breakfast                                                                                                         

 7:30 am to 5:00 pm                               Registration Desk opens                                                                                                   

 

Track Four

8:30 am to 10:00 am                              Track 401 (one of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                          

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic:     Adaptive Re-Use/Disposition of Church Property

Speaker: Matt Messier, SIOR, CCIM

Senior Vice President, Trammell Crow Co.

Orlando, FL

 

Matt Messier is senior vice president with Trammell Crow Company and head of the Specialty Brokerage Division.  To date, they have represented over 1000 churches, schools and special use property owners in the disposition and/or purchase of real estate.  He currently has numerous church owned properties for sale in 8 different states.  He is a CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) and a member of SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors), two of the leading commercial real estate organizations in the country.

Discussion will include:

·        Issues affecting the disposition and value of church owned real estate.

·        Historical and Landmark designations (a specific landmark case will also be presented by the Archdiocese of San Francisco).

·        Factors to consider in evaluating

·        Lease vs. sale

·        Conversion to another diocesan use

·        Who buys church owned real estate and what will they pay?

·        National trends and governmental regulations affecting church real estate.  (This would be relevant to each diocese regarding purchasing and holding property as well).

·        Why a diocese may not want to accept certain “gifts” of real estate.

 

Track Five

 8:30 am to 10:00 am                             Track 501 (two of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                          

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic: New Construction Masonry, Masonry Design and Construction

Speaker:  Scott Conwell, AIA, CDT

Chicago, IL

Scott Conwell is the Illinois Director of Market development with the International Masonry Institute Scott’s presentation will give the participants an understanding of specific design and construction techniques that will contribute to successful performance of masonry walls, specifically with respect to moisture control and movement control. This is something that we all need to know and understand.

 

April 27, 2004 Tuesday

 

Track Six

8:30 am to 10:00 am                              Track 601 (three of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                                    

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic: Building Commissioning

Speaker:  Howard McKew, PE, CPE

Massachusetts

The "National Conference on Building Commissioning" defines Commissioning as the systematic process of assuring by verification and documentation, from design phase to a minimum of one year after construction, that all building facility systems (heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, etc.) perform interactively in accordance with the design intent and documentation, and in accordance with the owner's operational needs, including training of operation personnel.

Commissioning is being driven by building owners because the systems are:
1. more sophisticated/complex then in the past
2. due to indoor air quality problems based on sick buildings
3. building systems that just don't work to owner expectation

10:00 am to 10:30 am                            Break                             

 

Track Four - Repeated

10:30am – 12:00pm                               Track 402 (one of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                          

(One hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic:     Adaptive Re-Use/Disposition of Church Property

Speaker: Matt Messier, SIOR, CCIM

Senior Vice President , Trammell Crow Co.

Orlando, FL

 

Matt Messier is senior vice president with Trammell Crow Company and head of the Specialty Brokerage Division.  To date, they have represented over 1000 churches, schools and special use property owners in the disposition and/or purchase of real estate.  He currently has numerous church owned properties for sale in 8 different states.  He is a CCIM (Certified Commercial Investment Member) and a member of SIOR (Society of Industrial and Office Realtors), two of the leading commercial real estate organizations in the country.

Discussion will include:

• Issues affecting the disposition and value of church owned real estate.
• Historical and Landmark designations (a specific landmark case will also be presented by the Archdiocese of San Francisco).
• Factors to consider in evaluating

Lease vs. sale

Conversion to another diocesan use

• Who buys church owned real estate and what will they pay?
• National trends and governmental regulations affecting church real estate.  (This would be relevant to each diocese regarding purchasing and holding property as well).
• Why a diocese may not want to accept certain “gifts” of real estate.

 

 

April 27, 2004 Tuesday

 

Track Five - Repeated

10:30am – 12:00pm                               Track 502 (two of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                          

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic: New Construction Masonry, Masonry Design and Construction

Speaker:  Scott Conwell, AIA, CDT

Chicago, IL

Scott Conwell is the Illinois Director of Market development with the International Masonry Institute. Scott’s presentation will give the participants ands understanding of specific design and construction techniques that will contribute to successful performance of masonry walls, specifically with respect to moisture control and movement control. This is something that we all need to know and understand.

 

Track Six - Repeated

10:30 am – 12:00 pm                             Track 602 (three of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                       

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic: Building Commissioning

Speaker:  Howard McKew, PE, CPE

Massachusetts

The "National Conference on Building Commissioning" defines Commissioning as the systematic process of assuring by verification and documentation, from design phase to a minimum of one year after construction, that all building facility systems (heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting, etc.) perform interactively in accordance with the design intent and documentation, and in accordance with the owner's operational needs, including training of operation personnel.

Commissioning is being driven by building owners because the systems are:
1. more sophisticated/complex then in the past
2. due to indoor air quality problems based on sick buildings
3. building systems that just don't work to owner expectation

12:15 pm to 1:00 pm                 Lunch                   EMG and Everest Columbarium

                                                                                                                                  

 

April 27, 2004 Tuesday

 

Track Seven

1:15 pm to 2:45 pm                                Track 701 (one of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                          

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic: Strategic Asset Management (Leases)

Speakers: Les McDonald, Diocese of San Francisco and Mike Davitt, Archdiocese of Los Angeles

 

This will be a panel presentation by a few Dioceses to encourage and explore various options with property no longer used for parish purposes.  There are always times, (past, present and future) where selling the asset may not be the best alternative for the parish.

 

Discussions will include:

 

·         Ground Leases

·         Alternative types of Leases

·         Insurance Requirements

·         Should we Lease?  Should we Sell?

·         Purchasing Property in order to Maximize Value of an Existing Asset

 

 

Track Eight        

1:15 pm to 2:45 pm                   Track 801 (two of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                          

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic:  Aging Masonry churches: When to consider an operation to properly diagnose the patient

Speaker:  Bob Nickola. AIA

Jaeger, Nickola + Associates, LTD Architects

Park Ridge, IL

As masonry buildings age, and begin to show signs of stress, or failure, what should be the proper procedures for identifying the source of the problem and the proper solution? Some of the areas addressed in the track will be: (a) typical masonry church design, masonry bearing buildings, steel frames masonry clad building (b) lack of construction documentation, how to determine (c) visual inspection, what to look for, typical problem areas, when to look further (d) destructive testing & evaluation, selective dismantling of key components, what to look for, testing (e) corrective measures, understanding building behavior(f) putting the building back together, cost of corrective measures and much more. This track will also include a case study of St. Linus Church, Oak Lawn, IL.

 

April 27, 2004 Tuesday

 

Track Nine

1:15 pm to 2:45 pm                  Track 901 (three of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                       

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic: HVAC – Systems and Applications

Speaker:  John Wells, III, PE

This presentation will discuss the following:

 

·         Why do you need an engineer?

 

·         What types of HVAV Systems are there?  Which is right for your building?

• Water Chillers
• Packaged DX rooftop units
• Split DX systems
• Heating Systems

 

·         How do the different types of systems perform?  What system has the best inherent humidity control?  What system uses the most energy?

 

·         Are system selections different for new construction and retrofit?

 

2:45 pm to 3:00 pm                    Break                                                                                                                                                                

Track Seven - Repeated

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm                                Track 702 (one of three concurrent breakout sessions)                          

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

Topic: Strategic Asset Management (Leases)

Speakers: Les McDonald, Diocese of San Francisco and Mike Davitt, Archdiocese of Los Angeles

 

This will be a panel presentation by a few Dioceses to encourage and explore various options with property no longer used for parish purposes.  There are always times, (past, present and future) where selling the asset may not be the best alternative for the parish.

 

Discussions will include:

 

·         Ground Leases

·         Alternative types of Leases

·         Insurance Requirements

·         Should we Lease?  Should we Sell?

·         Purchasing Property in order to Maximize Value of an Existing Asset

April 27, 2004 Tuesday

 

Track Eight - Repeated

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm                                Track 802 (two of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                          

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

 

Topic: Aging Masonry churches: When to consider an operation to properly diagnose the patient

Speaker:  Bob Nickola, AIA

Park Ridge, IL

As masonry buildings age, and begin to show signs of stress, or failure, what should be the proper procedures for identifying the source of the problem and the proper solution? Some of the areas addressed in the track will be: (a) typical masonry church design, masonry bearing buildings, steel frames masonry clad building (b) lack of construction documentation, how to determine (c) visual inspection, what to look for, typical problem areas, when to look further (d) destructive testing & evaluation, selective dismantling of key components, what to look for, testing (e) corrective measures, understanding building behavior (f) putting the building back together, cost of corrective measures and much more. This track will also include a case study of St. Linus Church, Oak Lawn, IL.

 

Track Nine - Repeated

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm                                Track 902 (three of three concurrent breakout sessions)                                       

(One-hour presentation followed by 30-minute roundtable discussion)

 

Topic: HVAC Systems and Applications

Speaker:  John Wells, III, PE

This presentation will discuss the following:

 

·         Why do you need an engineer?

 

·         What types of HVAV Systems are there?  Which is right for your building?

• Water Chillers
• Packaged DX rooftop units
• Split DX systems
• Heating Systems

 

·         How do the different types of systems perform?  What system has the best inherent humidity control?  What system uses the most energy?

 

·         Are system selections different for new construction and retrofit?

 

6:00 pm                                    Buses depart for Cathedral

6:30 pm                                    Mass at St. Louis Cathedral in French Quarter

8:00 to 8:30 pm                        Reception                                                                                

8:30 pm to 12:00 am                Dinner/entertainment                                                                

 

 

April 28, 2004 Wednesday

 

7:30 am to 8:15 am                  Mass with Bishop Moeddel                                 

8:30 am to 9:30 am                                Full breakfast (with comments from Bishop Moeddel)  

Wrap up

Topic: Legislative Issues:

9:30 am to 10:15 am                             

Speaker:  Michelle Doyle                                                                                                                                                   

US Conference of Catholic Bishops

Washington, DC

Effective monitoring of and involvement in state and federal legislation with everything you have to do, who has time for monitoring legislation?  Yet, to help ensure that legislation that would put undue burdens on your institution or be unfair to your institution is not imposed on you, you may have to get involved in legislative issues from time to time.  This session will give tips on how to effectively monitor legislation on the state and federal levels (without committing you to another full time job!) and give highlights of what to expect from Congress over the next year in the areas of health, environment, and safety.

 

10:30 am to 11:30 am                            Roundtable discussions                                                                                                

Each year you have requested time to sit with your peers and discuss issues or to see how they are doing it. Well, here it is

1.        Real Estate – Katie Haley, Archdiocese of San Francisco

2.        Construction – Greg Veith, Archdiocese of Chicago

3.        Maintenance – Bill O’Connor, Archdiocese of New York

4.        Contracts – Mike Lee, Diocese of Salt Lake City

5.        Environmental Issues – Larry Murtaugh, Diocese of Cleveland

 

11:30 am to 1:00 pm                              Board of Directors Wrap up session with lunch                                                            Southdown

12:00 pm                                                 Group has lunch on their own/ or departs

1:30 pm to 4:30 pm                                Depart hotel for tour of area Churches and historic properties (optional)

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