American Lutheran Church
Council Minutes, November 10, 2005
(Approved)
Call to Order
President Craig Gifford called the meeting to order. Devotions were led by Craig Gifford. Council members attending were: Pastor Thorberg, Bill Bechtolt, Arlene Buresh, Randy Evans, Craig Gifford, Franklyn Manning, Carol Meedel, Marcia Worth, Paul Welsh, and Bernice Westerholt. Excused: Jodi DeRoos-Horalek Absent: Kara Dermann
Minutes from the Previous Meeting
Minutes of the meeting were reviewed. The minutes were approved as presented. Motion: Manning; Second: Bechtolt
Treasurer’s Report
Discussion. Report was accepted as presented. Motion: Manning; Second: Bechtolt
Committee Reports:
Finance Committee
· Discussed monthly expenses and income. Income is very good and expenses are down. Giving was sufficient to cover all expenses.
· Giving is up $1,800 for the year.
· Proposed 2006 budget was finalized for council review.
Outreach Committee
· Will reinstate the old custom of serving coffee and cookies when new members join our church. New members will be greeted on November 20th.
· Door hangers will be looked at again in 2006.
· In an effort to update church records, the committee reviewed the list of inactive members. Letters will be sent as reminders to those members who have not been attending church or contributing.
Parish Education
· No report
· Michelle Wiggins is coordinating the Christmas program for the Sunday School.
Property and Grounds
· Written report included that light bulbs were replace, hose was put away, and spots were repaired on the walls.
· Motion: Approve Vinsonhaler Snow Removal to remove the snow this winter. Ask them for certificate of insurance. Approved.
Social Concerns Committee
· No written report.
· Barb Anderson will pick up the honey from ARC for Honey Sunday.
· Need to recruit new members for this committee.
Stewardship
· No written report.
· Paul Welsh is compiling the result of the time and talent sheets received at the Stewardship Drive on October 30th. Anyone who volunteered for an office or committee will be sent to the nominating committee.
· The envelopes for 2006 are being printed.
Worship Committee
· Discussion on united the arms of the body of Christ for first and second service. Pastor Henry will review the service outline for Thanksgiving Eve service.
· Michelle Wiggins will line up families to light the Advent Candles.
· There will be two services on Christmas Day.
· Would like council to consider a social event to bring the two services together.
· Motion: Approve Kathy Collier and Kathy Linke as new members of the worship committee. Approved.
Youth Committee
· “Game Night” will be held on November 18th.
· The Youth Committee will pay for half of the registration for the confirmation kids to attend the Middle School Gathering in Aurora in mid December. The goal is to have all nine confirmation youth attend the gathering.
Acceptance of Committee Reports: A motion was passed to accept all committee reports. Motion: Manning Second: Bechtolt
Pastor’s Report
· The Wedding Planning Booklet has been reviewed by the Executive Committee. Wording was changed in several areas. A new Facility Use Agreement for Weddings was approved. There will be two separate contracts, one for members and one for non-members.
· Every Member Visitation is going good again. We have made over 60 calls so far.
· Six new members will be received into membership on November 20th.
· The Altar Guild is being set up.
· Sound system operators are need for the first service.
· Darrell Flueke will be the substitute organist for December.
· Advent Hanging of the Greens will be held on November 30.
· Thanksgiving Eve Service will be held on November 23rd at 7:00 pm.
· The Social Concerns committee is inactive except for Barb Anderson. We need to recruit new members.
· Received an unsolicited bid from Rick Sabatka to stripe the parking lot for $163.60. Rejected. Don Hansen is the one who normally does it.
· The Lutheran Book of Worship and With One Voice that are wire bound for the organist are gone from the choir loft. They are needed for both services.
· Would like to compile a complete list of emails for our members.
Executive Committee
· Still looking for an organist. May just wait now and see about Lilla coming back.
Old Business
· Check the web page for Pastor Henry’s newsletter article for October. Discussion held on putting a pictorial directory online on a secure web site.
New Business
· Accepted Judy Foote’s resignation from the Social Concerns Committee.
Craig Gifford led the closing devotions with prayer. Arlene Buresh will have devotions at the December meeting. Meeting adjourned. Motion: Manning; Second: Bechtolt
The next meeting will be December 8, 2005
Respectfully Submitted,
Carol Meedel, Secretary
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American Lutheran Church
Council Minutes, December 8, 2005
(Unapproved)
Call to Order
President Craig Gifford called the meeting to order. Devotions were led by Arlene Buresh. Council members attending were: Bill Bechtolt, Arlene Buresh, Randy Evans, Craig Gifford, Jodi DeRoos-Horalek. Franklyn Manning, Carol Meedel, Paul Welsh, and Bernice Westerholt. Excused: Pastor Thorberg, Marcia Worth and Kara Dermann
Minutes from the Previous Meeting
Minutes of the meeting were reviewed. The minutes were approved as presented. Motion: Evans; Second: Manning
Treasurer’s Report
Discussion. Report was accepted as presented. Motion: Evans; Second Manning
Committee Reports:
Finance Committee
· Discussed monthly expenses and income.
· Phase III giving is up.
Outreach Committee
· No report.
Parish Education
· The Christmas program for Sunday School will be held on December 18.
· A camp-in is being planned for January 14th.
· The Sunday School Walkathon raised $450.00 for the Educational Wing Renovation project.
Property and Grounds
· No report.
Social Concerns Committee
· No report
Stewardship
· Written report included that Paul Welsh is looking into an online subscription to Vanco.
· Numbers for the offering envelopes will be assigned while distributing them rather than reassigning numbers ahead of time.
· Paul Welsh will write the article for the January newsletter, recapping the 2005 Stewardship efforts.
· Motion: Approve Andy Galbraith as new member of the Stewardship committee. Approved
Worship Committee
· Written report included that an Advent Service is planned at the Spilker Tree Farm on December 20th.
· Will start the Second setting for the 8:15 service in December.
· The worship committee and altar guild will meet on December 14th at 7:00pm.
Youth Committee
· Pastor Henry talked to the Youth about putting on a “Re-Birthday Party” in late February or March to celebrate our baptismal birthday.
· The Youth Committee will go Christmas caroling on December 11th. The congregation is invited to attend. Chili will be served later.
· A male sponsor is needed for the Aurora Middle School Gathering. Rosann Keller will be the female sponsor.
· Motion: Colin and Michelle Wiggins would like to donate a ping pong table for use in the Youth room. Discussion held. A posted set of rules for the room will be posted on the wall in the Youth room. Approved.
Acceptance of Committee Reports: A motion was passed to accept all committee reports. Motion: Manning Second: Bechtolt
Pastor’s Report
· No report/
Executive Committee
· Set the date of the annual meeting on January 29, 2005. The ballet for the election on officers will be posted one week in advance.
· The executive committee will meet with Pastor Thorberg and Clarice Riege for their annual review on January 9th.
Old Business
· The 2005 Budget Projections/2006 Proposed Budget was presented to the council for $167,796.
· Renewed the contract with Chemlawn for the same service for the care of the lawn and trees.
New Business
· Motion: The 2006 annual meeting will be held on January 29, 2006 immediately following second service. All annual reports are due to Clarice by December 31, 2005. A lunch will be served immediately following the annual meeting. Approved.
· The nominating committee will need to meet to prepare a ballet.
· Motion: The Memorial committee request funds to pay Vera Albers and Vanessa Welsh for paper board for the Multi-Plex in the amount of $62.12. Funds will be taken from the Gene Meedel memorial in the amount of $47.32, the Ray Martin memorial in the amount of $3.08, and the Carol Flugge memorial in the amount of $11.72. Second: Buresh Approved.
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Motion: Accept the resignation of Dorothy Klein and Vera Albers
from the Memorial Committee. Approved.
Arlene Buresh led the closing devotions with prayer. Paul Welsh will have devotions at the January meeting. The next meeting will be January 12, 2006. Meeting adjourned. Motion: Manning; Second: Bechtolt
Respectfully Submitted
Carol Meedel, Secretary