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| September 11, 2007 Council Meeting Minutes |
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Councilors present: Kimberly Brya, Debbie Cogan, Steve Dyer, Georgie Geraghty,
Susan Gillette, Steve Huels, Jack Jadel, Bob Lyn, Gina Logan, Brek Peterson and
Jodie Stewart.
Councilors absent: Betsy Holden, Peggy McNamara, Sarah Woodburn.
Pastors and Staff present: Joseph Shank, Connie Stewart, Jennifer Gleichauf,
Floy Schrage.
Gathering—Little Chapel
At 7PM, the Councilors present, along with Connie and Jenny, gathered in the
Little Chapel for a brief worship service and communion. Following this, the
Council gathered in the Centennial Room for its scheduled monthly meeting.
Preliminary Matters
Connie Stewart presented the current cares and concerns of our congregation
regarding health issues and other stressful matters. Steve Dyer acknowledged
that this is the sixth anniversary of the attack on the United States by Al
Qaeda, and that we still have thousands of people in harms way in Iraq and
Afghanistan.
Joe Shank announced a new Adult Enrichment opportunity for this year to be put
on by the Center for Christian Leadership, under the auspices of the Chicago
Theological Seminary, with the cooperation of four area churches, including WCC.
A six-week session will cost $300.00 and require pre-paid registration and
required minimum enrollment. There will be a weekly lecture, computer sessions,
and homework requirements. This is intended as a serious adult Christian
education offering, and information is currently being distributed to our
congregation and to the general public.
A correction to the minutes of the July 10th Council meeting was made by Jenny
Gleichauf, Kimberly Brya moved and Bob Linn seconded that the minutes be
approved as corrected. Approval unanimous.
Treasurer Kimberly Brya handed out the Variance Report, ending August 31st She
asked that one councilor in each group serve with her on the budget committee
which will be meeting in November. She pointed out that our pledge income is on
track. Expenditure-wise, she acknowledged that how the dollars flow during the
course of a year is important information for councilors to have, and she is
working on providing this information The fact that Council has spent 343% of
its income already can be explained by survey costs and pastoral search
committee expenditures. There was discussion about the timing of pledge phone
calls and it was requested that leadership pledges be made by the end of
September.
Business
Fall kick-off review: There were good feelings generally about the service on
Sept. 9th~ The “egress issue”, which was a non-issue for some people, will be
examined by staff for improvement. Joe reminded us that with one service, some
subsequent services will “feel” different, as both traditional and
non-traditional styles are implemented. There needs to be some way developed to
collect for the pastors the names of new people attending services during the
next five week& The church school had 95 children attending, out of 108
enrolled, which is very good, and the Servants are also off to a promising
start. Next Sunday we will be unloading a moving van full of organ parts and
pipes and carrying them into the Narthex during the fellowship hour. We were
reminded that parishioners must stay out of the sanctuary during this process.
Work is not yet complete enough for extensive foot traffic.
Community and commitment task forces: Because community and commitment are
important aspects of church membership, we need to provide a structure for
considering ideas and having discussions among members of the congregation about
how all members can “find their niches” and participate actively in the life and
work of WCC. How can we avoid the perception of “winners and losers” in
decisions that are made? How can we remove barriers that members feel they must
overcome in order to participate? How can we develop constructive actions?
Councilors need to be involved as leaders, but the task forces are intended to
provide all members with an opportunity to be heard. Councilors were asked to
think about people in their respective groups who might be interested in this
opportunity to serve.
Please remind your group that the fall leadership meeting will be held from 8:30
to 11:00AM on
Saturday, September 29th in Tolman Hall.
The pastoral search committee is still interviewing candidates and will have a
report when these
interviews are completed.
Jack Jadel gave a brief Support Group report, with a handout containing
information about pastoral search committee activities, Covenant Society
activities, and the shortfall in the Sanctuary Renewal project. He also
distributed a letter from the HOC board president regarding a financial
proposal. This proposal will be referred to the Financial Management Committee
for review.
The meeting was adjourned after a closing prayer.
Respectfully submitted,
Jodie Stewart, Acting Secretary for Peggy McNamara
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