The Messenger - March 2012 - (Page 2)

The Messenger Making Gentle A Bruised World MARCH 2012 Council’s Corner Minutes from Church Council Meeting February 8, 2012 In attendance: Clydene Edmonds, Ruth Daugherty, Roxanne Edwards, Andrea Brown, Connie Brown, Joyce Robinson, George Swank, Rich Wurst, Mike Alleman, Joe Graeff, Ken Weaber Sharing: Chris and Liz Alleman are the parents of Russell Benjamin Alleman. Ben and his parents are doing well. News: The church received an unexpected Memorial Gift of $500 to ASP and $1,000 to the General Fund. On January 29 Dave and Karen Wolf and Jacquie Reinhold were received into the membership. Lent will focus on a challenge to grow in body, mind, and spirit as we take a Journey to Jerusalem. Rich Wurst presented a slide show with the construction details to date. The slide show will be available in both worship spaces on Sunday. Appreciation for the cleanliness during construction was expressed. Old Business: Council agreed to donate $1000 to iHope. We deviated from the pledge of $3000 due to a change in the structure of the iHope ministry. The exploration of a young adult Christian gathering at the Ware Center was not successful. Finance: Shortage of income is due to January 1 being on a Sunday and three pay periods in January. Utilities are high because it is winter. Finance Team has no concerns regarding our current position. The team is creating descriptions of our money management. There is a beta group testing the automatic giving program. Next month Church Council members will join the test group. The hope is to the role program out to the entire congregation in the near future. In process of bringing a Conference speaker to talk about planned giving as well as financial planning for individuals and for Grandview Church. SPR: SPR welcomed Chere Mairose and Dan Marschka to the team. Interviewed Alex Wirth, a first year seminary student. SPR voted unanimously to support Alex as a candidate for Ordained Elder. Trustees: Steve Brown, owner/operator of Lily on Main, surveyed the kitchen and offered several suggestions for improvement: New commercial grade ovens, clean the grease trap, upgrade the knives and do not buy any with wooden handles, remove any floor mats, run a hot water line to the hand washing sink. Trustees will prioritize and make changes as money permits. There was a recommendation to use Memorial Gift Funds. There is currently $16,000 in the Memorial Gifts account. As we move forward, we cannot charge a price for a meal served in Zerr Hall only suggest a donation. Other: On February 12 the Bishop will be giving a State of the Church report at Leola UMC. We will be receiving a certificate for paying over 100 percent of our CMF obligation. Closed with prayer. Respectfully submitted, Tammy Horning 2

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Messenger - March 2012

The Messenger - March 2012
Contents
Council’s Corner
Youth Minsitry
Journey to Jerusalem
Mission, Faith & Action
College Connection
Change of Address Updates
Reflections of Gratitude
Easter Lily Form

The Messenger - March 2012