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Gathering

Wayne opened the meeting at 7:05 p.m., and Matt Cermak (Stewardship Committee) provided devotions.

Preparing

Review of April 7, 2003 Council Minutes:

MOTION by Fred Koos, SECONDED by Dan Landry:

TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 7, 2003 COUNCIL MINUTES AS WRITTEN.

UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED.

Review of May 4, 2003 Special Congregational Meeting:

Wayne advised the results of the congregational meeting: 48 yes, 1 no and 1 abstention.

MOTION by Fred Koos, SECONDED by Bill Paulins:

TO RECEIVE AND PLACE ON FILE THE MINUTES OF THE MAY 4, 2003 CONGREGATIONAL MEETING.

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

MOTION by Orv Erickson, SECONDED by Matt Cermak:

TO DESTROY THE BALLOTS OF THE CONGREGATIONAL MEETING OF MAY 4, 2003.

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED

Treasurer's Report:

Fred reviewed the April 2003 financial statements.  At the end of April, we were $511.25 in the black!  Additionally, the Synod thanked us for our support last year, in excess of the amount pledged. 

MOTION by Matt Cermak, SECONDED by Heath Buckley:

            TO APPROVE THE APRIL 2003 TREASURERS REPORT.

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

Committee Reports:

Memorial & Special Gifts: No written report, no Council action required.

Outreach Committee: No written report, no Council action required.  May not have a church directory this year, a conflict has developed with the photographer.  Some discussion on a potential shirt sale – does it need to be in conjunction with the directory?  We can do it now, and save the funds until the money is needed, or carry to next year, or redirect to another need.

Parish Education: Written report, no Council action required.  Teacher appreciation luncheon yesterday.  Confirmation & Vacation Bible School in the planning stages.

Property Committee: No written report, great turnout for spring clean-up date. Bulletin boards will go up on the 3^rd Saturday of the month, and they are planning for the landscaping activities.

Worship Committee: Written report, Council action needed to approve “Give-A-Bell” campaign.

MOTION by Fred Koos, SECONDED by Matt Cermak:

TO SUPPORT THE WORSHIP COMMITTEE’S GIVE A BELL CAMPAIGN.

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

Youth Committee: Written report, Council action needed:

MOTION by Mike Pitchford SECONDED by Matt Cermak:

TO APPROVE THE YOUTH CAMP FUNDRAISER OF SPARTAN COUPON BOOKS.

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

Additionally, Teresa Barcy offered space on a tour bus for the Youth to go to Cedar Point.  Approved by Youth Committee, no Council action required.  Also, for the Youth who were involved in assisting a member in helping with lawn clean up, $35.00 was provided to each one!

Health Ministry Committee: No written report, as there was no meeting in April so consequently no Council action required.

Management Committee: Written report, still working on finalizing Trust document. It appears that we are down to just a few points to work out before finalizing.  Management next meeting is May 21 at 7:30 p.m. on 501 Building, and it was requested that Marlaine Teahan attend to provide her input.  This will ultimately be a constitutional change, and requires two congregational meetings.

Stewardship Committee: Written report, Council action required:

MOTION by Matt Cermak, SECONDED by Mike Pitchford

            TO APPROVE THE DIRECT DEPOSIT PROGRAM AS PRESENTED.

UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED.

Pastor Rick’s Report: Written report (calendar).  April was very worship-oriented with Lenten Vesper services, and Holy Week, as well as new members brought in on Holy Saturday.  Confirmation upcoming and he will be individually interviewing each student.  Also, he is aware of 3 teenagers who have joined after the confirmation process, so he will be contacting them to go through this education.

Serving

Correspondence:  None

Old Business:

·        Discussion regarding rotation of council representatives making announcements.  It was decided to try this, with the notation provided to the Congregation that any announcements need to be in Wayne’s mailbox by Friday @ 5:00 p.m.   We could also try posting a schedule as to who is making announcements so people will know who to give their announcements to.  We will use the communion assistant schedule, so the Council representatives will make announcements on the communion Sunday’s they serve.

·        Names and phone numbers of Council & committee chairs in the Manger.  This will begin with the June edition.

·        Update on Vision Task Force – while initially there was a significant sense of urgency to complete this task, it is also important that it is completed accurately.  A working draft exists, but not quite ready for presentation to the Council.  It is anticipated that it will be brought to the Council in July, then to various committees for their input.  We want to keep it simple and brief, to the point.  The Youth aspect still has not been addressed, and they are not certain of what our next step is (task force, continued meetings, etc.).   Additionally, remember that previous task force members should be consulted (Youth & Family Ministries Task Force document), as a lot of groundwork has been completed.  Wayne will forward copies of this document to interested parties.  Wayne suggested that at least phone conversations take place between Lyn, Matt, Orv & Chris Frysinger, and perhaps one or more of these individuals attend a Youth Committee meeting to gain some momentum.   Should Worship & Parish Education Committees also be involved in these discussions?  Significant discussion ensued on this topic, including the definition of “Youth.”  Still to be determined.

New Business:

·        Mutual Ministry Support Task Force.  Committee structure is: Den Graeber (chair), Sherry Wellman, Fred Roush and Wayne Christiansen.  They will need a suggestion for a committee member from Council, and the staff will also have to recommend an individual to sit on this committee.  Wayne indicated that we should consider someone with human resources experience, or a business owner, or someone with experience in this area.

Reference to Church planning calendar for June & July.

We closed with the Lord’s Prayer.

MOTION by Matt Cermak, SECONDED by Dan Landry

            TO ADJOURN.

UNANIMOUSLY CARRIED.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

Next meeting is scheduled for June 2, 2003.