Council Meeting Summaries

If you like the more nitty-gritty stuff, take a look at our recent Council Meeting Summaries that highlight the most important decisions that the Council has made.

HIGHLIGHTS OF the SEPTEMBER 2022 COUNCIL MEETING

• Pastor discussed the need for volunteers to the Young Disciples sermon. She announced that new members would be joining the church on 10/2 and that there were several more people who would be joining at a later date.
  
• The AED machine and equipment donated by Bill and Joan Berresford will be installed in the hall just outside of the Pastor’s study door. Training for the AED and CPR is scheduled for October 20 from 7-9pm in Miller Hall.
  
• There was discussion about updating and replenishing the first aid kits located in the office, the nursery and the kitchen. Pastor suggested that the Stewardship Committee be responsible for maintaining these kits.
  
• The phone situation is now the priority and should be rectified soon.
  
• Council voted to accept the group of new members listed who will be joining St. John’s on October 2 
  
• There will be a Congregation meeting on October 23 after worship for the purpose of recruitment for Council as well as filling the open positions.
  
• $1,273 is still need to fulfill the obligation to Rise Against Hunger.
  
• There will be no Octoberfest this year; fellowship events are planned for November 13, 2022 and also for January 22, 2023; a date in the Spring of 2023 and in July of 2023.
  
• There will be a Temple Talk on 9/25 regarding the deficit.
  
• *The Mission Outreach committee will be teaming up with the Stewardship Committee for a soup sale on September 25. They are still in need of some soup makers. It was agreed that each customer be limited to 2 quarts of soup. 
  
• The Property committee contacted 4 roofing companies to get estimates to replace the flat roof and was still waiting to get responses.
  
• St Afterschool thanks everyone that cleaned the St. Afterschool room. The refrigerator has been delivered and everything is in place to begin on September 21.
  
• Stewardship Time and Abilities Sheets as well as the first Stewardship letter have been mailed. The Time and Abilities form can be completed on line, by using a QR code, or by paper. A second letter is set to be mailed in early October followed by a third letter with the pledge cards.
  
• Thank you notes were received from Lutheran Senior Life and Lutheran Disaster Response.