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Pastors' Reports:
Winnetka Congregational Church Council Meeting October 11, 2011 Members Present Peggy McNamara, Steve Huels, Bob Smith, Bruce Kelly, Bob Ebersole, Brad McLane, Ed Katzman, Chuck Dowding, and Clyde McGregor. Staff in Attendance Pastor Joseph Shank, Pastor Jenny Gleichauf, Pastor Bill Mueller. The meeting was opened at 6:35pm with reflections and prayer by Joseph Shank. 2011/2012 Goals - Chairman Steve Huels gave a review of the agenda for the evening and presented the revised goals for 2011/2012. The priority goals are: Increase membership and member engagement - Membership clarity determine members and clarify expectations of members. - Ask all members to be involved in a ministry service or educational role - Create and initiate specific programs to activate new members - Increase our visibility and accessibility to prospective members Improve financial health - More communication of financial information at least three times a year. - Broaden the pledging base and increase pledge income to cover most of the annual operating budget over time. - Create long range financial plans. - Create an endowment for supplementing financial resources to support church and missions. Engage and energize leadership - Strengthen the connection councilors and committee members through quarterly meetings of groups and an annual meeting for each group within council. - Increase the participation in committees by 50% through engagement initiatives. - Increase the clarity and contributions of committees to the missions and work of the church. A motion to accept the goals as presented passed (Ebersole/McGregor). Council Minutes -The minutes of the September 13, 2011 were approved as amended to update the statement of goals. (Ebersole/McGregor) Reports - Support (Bob Ebersole) Bids were accepted for replacement windows in the tower. Installation will be made the week of 10/17. Outreach - (Bruce Kelly) WCC hosted Family Promise the week of 10/2. Outreach group meet last week. Worship - Group committee chairs presented their goals and plans to Council. Worship met on September 25. Each team has been tasked to establish goals for the next year. The following committees made presentations: Design and Environment (Susan Davis) New banners are being designed with the maker of the original banners. The hope is to have them in place by January. The goal is to have different looks within the church at different times in the church year. They are using existing materials from the churches storage areas. Music (Laura Kohler and Diane Rasmussen) Current successful activities include: § Engaged choir members with skilled leaders. § Growing membership in childrens choirs. § Special Sunday programs, eg. Christmas pageant, Irish musicians, etc. § Music interns funded by the Dorothy Jones fund. New Ventures for this year include: § Youth Bell Choir Junior and senior high school ages. § Contemporary Choir Adult and senior high school ages. Goals and Challenges Increase congregational membership in adult choir Concert Subcommittee Successes Increased attendance through a variety of programs; successful fund raising activities. Challenges- Fund raising, more publicity, search for new concert activities. Liturgics (Dinny Cosyns and Jody Stewart) The current functions have included the recruiting and training of greeters, baptism support, ushers, readers, communion servers. Activities include: Organizing seven members to be the lay participant in baptisms. - Organizing 40 members (including Servants and Confirmands) to be ushers. - Organizing volunteer readers for scripture during services. - Challenges Staffing communion teams with additional members. Financial Report September was a weak contribution month as it often is. Spending is within budget limits. The first budget committee meeting is scheduled for October 23, 2011. Pastors Reports Joe, Jenny, and Bill presented pastoral reports. Bill presented a program overview of Adult Education programs being presented on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings. Leadership Team Meeting October 25, 2011. All committee heads are included plus council and staff. Action Items Steve distributed the action items list and updated. (Handout) The meeting was closed with prayer by Bill Mueller at 8:40 pm. Bob Smith, Clerk of the Congregation
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