Present: Sheila Anthony, Liz Bruce, Rev. Patsy Henry, Liz Hughson, Nancy
Moore-Carr, Marni Pedersen, Jeannette Pixley, Dawn Sieben. Trustee:
Erma Bracken
Regrets: Mary Barr, Dan Bell, Brenda
Crawford, Robert Galbraith, Elaine Lazier
Call to order: 7:00 p.m. by Sheila
Anthony.
Opening devotion: Marni Pedersen. Next month’s devotion: Liz
Bruce
Adoption of Agenda: As amended, moved by Jeannette
Pixley, seconded by Dawn Sieben. CARRIED
Minutes of September 13, 2011
meeting: Jeannette Pixley moved, Liz Bruce seconded the adoption of the minutes
as amended. CARRIED
Business Arising / Discussion from
the minutes:
a)
The Vice-chair position on council remains vacant. The names of Erma Bracken and hopefully at
least one other will be presented at the next congregational meeting as recommended
new members of council.
b) A report on the updating
of the roll was tabled to the December meeting.
c)
Anniversary weekend preparations under control. Liz Hughson will get a cake for the pot luck
lunch following the service. Rev. Patsy
Henry will introduce our guest speaker, Judy MacGillivray.
d) Rev. Patsy Henry will put
a notice in the bulletin regarding a congregational meeting to be held Nov.
6. The congregational meeting concerns
the 45%-55% allocation split; presentation of new members of council; request
for volunteers to organize the Christmas hampers and the Christmas Cookie
Drive.
Correspondence: Rev. Patsy Henry will post any flyers she received
that may be of interest to members of the congregation.
Reports:
a)
Minister’s Report: Rev. Patsy Henry continues to work on
organizing her very busy schedule. Full
report: Appendix A
b)
Worship & Pastoral Care, Education & Outreach: Plans for the next PA day are in the works, plus a Sunday school
bike-a-thon. Report submitted by Marni Pedersen . Appendix B.
c)
Finance: General Fund deficit as of October
1st: -$6,176.28. Bank balance end of September: $15,789.95
Nancy Moore-Carr moved adoption of financial report. Jeannette Pixley seconded. CARRIED.
d) Property & Maintenance:
The
banister to the upper room has been repaired.
The manse and office phones are now working properly. Problems with the water system are being
dealt with by a plumber. Jeannette
Pixley expressed her desire to see a tall faucet with an attached sprayer
installed in the kitchen. Work remains
to be done on the bell tower.
e)
Social Planning &
Fundraising: Marni Pedersen and Dawn
Sieben will organize the Christmas Craft sale, November 12th,
9-2. Liz Bruce has agreed to organize
the bake sale. Rev. Patsy Henry will
donate a large teddy bear for the craft sale.
Marni Pedersen will ask for ‘basket’ donations again this year. Sheila Anthony and Dan Bell will be making chilli
for the ‘cafe’. Costco will once again
be donating the turkeys for the Christmas hampers.
Liz Bruce will ask her card group whether they would like the church to
prepare their Christmas dinner again this year.
f)
Presbytery: Dawn Sieben will take the minute
books back to this month’s meeting of Presbytery in hopes they will pass
inspection. Report submitted: Appendix
C.
g)
Manse: Discussed under Property & Maintenance.
h)
Joint Needs Assessment: Five applications received to date.
New Business:
a) Rev. Patsy Henry has requested that a “Messages for the Minister” box be
placed in each church to assist her in remembering important information people
would like to pass on to her. Sheila
Anthony will make a box for St. Paul’s.
b)
A
concerted effort will be made to try and balance Sunday announcements, joys,
and concerns. Announcements concerning
money and fund-raising will be kept to a minimum.
c)
The
Joint Worship Committee recommended that our charge have 2 services on Dec. 24th
(6:00 p.m. Family service at Trinity:
7:30 p.m. Communion Service at St. Paul’s). No services on Sunday, Dec. 25th (A take home service
will be provided for those who would like it), and regular services on Sunday,
January 1st. Marni Pedersen
moved, Liz Hughson seconded, that the recommendations of the Joint Worship
Committee be accepted. CARRIED
d)
Nancy
Moore-Carr will update our phone tree for the next meeting of council.
e)
As
Rev. Patsy Henry is away from Nov. 7-21, the next meeting of council will be
held on December 13th.
Adjournment: 8:15 p.m.
Next
Meeting: December 13th, 2011
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Clerk of Council Chair
of Council
Nancy Moore-Carr Sheila
Anthony