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CONGREGATIONAL
MEETING MINUTES July 23, 2006 Bruce Krueger, Council
President, led the group in prayer and called the meeting to order. Minutes
– The minutes
of the January 2006 Congregational Meeting were approved (Earl Tast/Nancy Tate)
as presented. Treasurer’s
Report – A
summary of our financial condition is included in the Annual Reports handout.
Lloyd Pinon pointed out that January through April were pretty good
financially; but the balance of the General Fund has fallen significantly in May
and June to a balance of $10,500. The
Building Improvement Fund is negative $400.
What we have done with that fund is, without borrowing any money, we have
done several projects, the parking lot project, heating and air conditioner
units, and kept current with our obligations to the consultants on the renewal
project. Contributions for the
period January through June totaled $90,600, which is $12,900 under budget. Lloyd
pointed out that we have contributed nearly $16,000 to charities and programs
during the year, something we should be very proud of.
The disbursements for Building Improvement included Vista 3 Design
(consultant) $6,410, parking lot sealer $1,137, and hot water heater $700.
A laptop computer and software was purchased from the Memorial Fund for
$980. The Treasurer’s report was
accepted (Ron Willis/Myron Dunavan) as presented.
Bruce
and the congregation expressed gratitude to Lloyd for serving as Treasurer for
an additional year. Statistical
Report – Interim
Pastor Say shared the statistics of the church membership and attendance.
Pastor Say will verify that the baptism records are complete. Synod
Assembly Report – Lloyd
and JoLana Pinon, along with Interim Pastor Say, represented Our Saviors as
voting delegates at the Synod Assembly and also sang in the choir.
There were 50 workshops available to the 540 delegates who represented
207 congregations. Lloyd and JoLana
presented an overview of the convention as well as sharing a power point
presentation and educational material. Pastor
Say was recognized for his 25th year of ministry.
Our Saviors members Dick Rohlfs chaired and Duane Swanson served on the
committee to adopt salary guidelines. The
theme of the assembly was leadership. Next
year’s theme will be discipleship and will be held May 31 through June 3,
2007, at the Doubletree in Kansas City. The
Pinons said they considered it a privilege to be delegates and enjoyed the
experience. They encouraged others
to consider participating as a delegate in the future. Election of Officers to the Church Council – Members
of the Council completing their term are Bruce Krueger, President; Lloyd Pinon,
Treasurer; Linda Willis, Secretary; and Virginia Monroe, Member at Large.
Lloyd presented Bruce a gift of thanks for his leadership on behalf of
the Council members.
Lew
Ebert was elected President-elect last year, but is unable to accept the
position of President because he and Tammy are moving to North Carolina. The Council has added to the Nominating Committee’s slate
of officers the name of Bruce Krueger as President for an additional year. There
were no additional nominations from the floor.
The slate of officers was accepted (Lloyd Pinon/Earl Tast) as presented.
The newly elected Council members and two returning members, Roberta
Oestreich, Member at Large, and Lee McMahan, Property Chair, were introduced.
Memorial
Committee – The
Nominating Committee submitted the names of Dick Olson and Terry Cuthbertson for
two-year terms to the Memorial Committee. There
were no additional nominations from the floor.
The nominees were elected (Sue Henke/Gary Sims) unanimously. Transition
Task Force Report – Following
Pastor Susan’s announcement that she was moving to Colorado, we were able to
wish her well and send her off with our gratitude for her years with us.
The next step we have taken is to develop a Transition Task Force.
The Council was overwhelmed by the number of people who were willing to
serve. The Council selected a team
who they felt would represent the broad spectrum the church.
The Transition Task Force Members were introduced:
Charlene Swanson, John Brandau, Carol Brown, Kim Burnam, Ruth Jacobsen,
Mike Keil, Roger Moore, Nancy Tate, and Dwight Rumpel as chairman.
The purpose of the task force is to gather information in preparation for
calling a pastor following the Synod’s guidelines.
Dwight reported that the task force has met three times as well as
subcommittee meetings. He developed
a questionnaire for the Dialog regarding the Mission Statement and our
vision for Our Saviors for the next 5 years.
The input of the members on this and on future interviews by the team
members will ensure that everyone has a chance to give their input.
They will also be reviewing the results of the discernment from 2002.
When the task force has completed a request for the Synod of what we are
looking for in our next Pastor, they will submit their report to the Council for
approval prior to presenting it to the congregation.
At that stage, we will be putting a Call Committee together. Worship
Center Renewal Task Force – Lauri Corcoran, JoLana Pinon, and Earl Tast presented an overview
of the Master Plan to remodel the sanctuary, narthex, and fellowship hall areas.
A picture was distributed depicting what the north wall would look like
when completed. Copies of the
detailed report, including cost estimates, were distributed following the
meeting. Bruce
introduced the task force members and expressed the thanks of the congregation
for their time and dedication to develop the concepts for the sanctuary
renovation. Bruce
then indicated that the Council has decided that the next step is to look at
financing options to raise $250,000 to make this happen.
Members interested in being on the Fund-Raising/Financing Committee were
invited to make their intentions known to any of the council members or to
Pastor Say. When the finance team has developed a plan a special congregational
meeting may be called to take action on the renovation project. Interim
Pastor Say’s Report – Pastor
Say invited the group to read his written report, which is included in the
Annual Reports packet. He
emphasized the last paragraph. While
we realize we need to look for a new pastor, we need to see to the work of the
committees, get bills paid, and attend to the ongoing work of the church; not
wait until we get a new pastor on board. He
encouraged the group to be enthused with our present ministry as well as our
future. Pastor
Say announced a new addition to the staff.
Mary Heald has accepted another position.
Mike Keil will be joining the staff as the Parish Coordinator.
He will start the first of August. Lutheran
Fine Arts Council – Myron
Dunavan called attention to Ann Maus’ report in the Annual Report.
He explained that each congregation can have three representatives and we
only have one. If anyone is
interested in writing, music, or graphic arts and would be like to be a part of
this group, they should let Pastor Say or one of the members of the Council
know. Myron invited members
of the congregation to recommend Lutheran artistic groups or college music
groups. He also reminded the group
that all donations to the Lutheran Fine Arts Council are matched by Thrivent. Worship
Committee Announcement – Robin
Tast announced that we have collected funds to purchase 105 hymnals.
A barometer will be added to the hymnal display in the Narthex to record
the progress toward our goal of 200 hymnals. Communication
– Charlene
Swanson reminded the group that not all members have a computer to receive
e-mail announcements. The Dialog
is a valuable means of communication for the church. Youth
Gathering Report – Five
LYO members Keith Krueger, Alyssa Padilla, Joshua Patterson, Kelli Krueger, and
Sydney Tast and three sponsors, Robin Tast, Bruce and Linda Krueger attended the
National Youth Convention in San Antonio. Linda
Krueger explained that the youth worked very hard to raise the money for their
trip and were able to pay for their trip to the convention in Texas without
tapping into the LYO funds. The
congregation can expect to hear more about the Convention in September. 50th
Anniversary Plans – Bruce announced plans to form a 50th Anniversary
Planning Committee. Many people
have already been working on plans. This
Committee will help coordinate those plans.
Volunteers to participate in planning this event were asked to give their
names to any Council member or to Pastor Say. Bruce
closed the meeting with a blessing from the National Youth Gathering.
“Go with God. Please go with God and serve God with everything you do.” The
meeting was adjourned (Charlene Parker/Ane McMahan) by Bruce. Minutes
Submitted by Linda Willis, Council Secretary |
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