Guidelines for the
Use of Parish
Facilities
1. Any proposed use of parish facilities should be in
keeping with the mission of the parish or, at least,
should not conflict with
either the
mission of the parish
or the
mission/teaching of the
Catholic
Church.
2. The proposed use
should be
open to the
parish at
large or at least to a
significantly
large segment of the
parish.
3.
The
proposed use should not
be
a means
of
generating income
for individuals, families or groups
outside of the
parish.
4. No
parish
facilities (meeting
rooms,
activity
center,
religious
education
rooms, etc.) are leased or rented
for
the use of individuals or
groups.
5.
Parish activities,
worship
events, religious education
and
youth ministry events always
take
priority in
scheduling of
space. Use
of parish
facilities by any other
individual
or group is
contingent on
availability of
space
and the larger
needs of the parish
(for parking,
for
example).
6.
Individuals, groups and
activities
that
are not immediately a part of Saint Joseph
Parish
meet and/or
use parish
facilities at
the discretion
of the parish staff
(in
consultation
with the Parish
Pastoral
Council, as
needed).
7. All
events involving
children require:
- a. One adult chaperone for every 5-7 youth;
- b. Monitors for halls, bathrooms and outdoor pick-up area;
- c. Every adult who may have unsupervised access to children must have given authorization for a criminal history background check. Every adult who may have unsupervised access to children must participate in the Archdiocesan-sponsored Protecting God?s Children Workshop.
- d. Completed and signed medical releases, as required by the Archdiocese of Detroit, will be on hand in case of an emergency; the person responsible for the activity is responsible for securing the signed releases.
8.
Individuals and
groups using
Saint
Joseph Parish
facilities
will
be responsible for:
- e. Using only the room(s)/area(s) agreed on and arranged for in advance.
- f. Providing a certificate of liability insurance naming the archbishop of Detroit, the Archdiocese of Detroit and Saint Joseph Parish as additional insureds or purchasing Special Events Insurance from Michigan Catholic Conference ($100 per event per day).
- g. Arranging in advance for tables, chairs, other equipment (white board, television, VCR, etc.).
- h. If necessary, picking up key(s) the day of the event and returning them as soon as the event is over.
- i. Setting-up room and restoring room to the set-up in which they found it.
- j. Collecting and taking all trash to the dumpster; dry mopping or vacuuming the areas used.
- k. Checking bathrooms, lights, etc.
- l. Security: locking and unlocking doors and the general security of parish buildings and property.
9. In addition to the guidelines of Saint Joseph Parish, all norms and guidelines of the Archdiocese of Detroit and Michigan Catholic Conference will be complied with at all times.