Rehoboth Lutheran Church
Council Minutes
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Members Present: Gil Baker, Donna DuPont, Rob Hicks, Debbie Jasinski, Tom Kuny, Carol Nicoletti, Dee Phillips, , Bill Slingluff , Karen Szatkiewicz, Royce Wilhelm and Pastor Eric Reimer
Guest for Stewardship Committee Report: Jack Dewar
Opening Devotions:
Pastor Eric Reimer opened the meeting with devotions. Donna DuPont will lead devotions in October.
Stewardship Committee Report:
Carol Nicoletti reported that the Stewardship Committee unanimously recommends proceeding with the building stewardship program. There will be information sessions held during coffee hour after church on October 11 and October 18th. The building fund has received $37,442 from January 1, 2008 through August 31, 2009. These funds have paid for the architect’s charges of $$39,135.42. Any monies received from this point will be applied to the cost of construction. Action: Bill Slingluff made a motion reaffirming continuing with the Stewardship Key Leader program. Seconded. Motion carried.
Secretary’s Report:
Donna DuPont made a motion to accept the July 21, 2009, Secretary’s Report. Seconded. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report:
Council members reviewed the July and August 2009 reports. We have $23,498.06 in checking and $48,433.93 in savings. Action: Filed for audit.
Pastor’s Report:
• Distributed July, August and September highlights.
• Pastor wants to make sure that he is notified of our member’s clergy needs. He would like to develop a system for notification of illness, hospitalization, deaths, etc. Music and Worship has been developing a card to be kept in the pews and will forward for fine tuning.
• Confirmation curriculum has been purchased: “Here We Stand.” Total cost for the year is $200. All the resources are available online which allows us to control costs by only printing what we need.
• Distributed “Confirmation Covenant” which will be signed by all students and parents involved in confirmation classes.
• Pastor will divide his time helping with the Confirmation Class and leading some of the adult Sunday School classes.
• Evangelism: Need to develop an evangelism team. Think of members of the congregation that have the gifts to be a welcoming presence and not afraid to go out and meet new people. There is a person, The Rev. Blair Morgan, deployed by the ELCA to help congregations. Pastor will be meeting with him. Council liaison is Bill Slingluff.
• Living Nativity: Lori Shoup, Heather Goncz and Julie Whalen will be organizing a living nativity. Watch for further details.
• Pastor received a request from the Mary Rose Coleman family for the names and addresses of those who donated money in her honor. They would like to send thank you cards. The process for Memorials was discussed. It may be hard to go back and obtain this information.
• Vacation: Pastor will be taking vacation Monday, December 28, 2009 through Thursday, January 6, 2010. For vacation purposes, Pastor’s year will follow his hire date: July 1 through June 30.
Committee Reports
Property:
The drain is the sacristy is clogged. Action: Tom Kuny and Gil Baker will unclog it.
Bright Beginnings – Royce Wilhelm
Eileen Ford resigned. The Bright Beginnings Board is recommending the hiring of Joann Prellwitz. Ms. Prellwitz was interviewed by Pastor Eric and Royce. Action: Royce made a motion to accept Joann Prellwitx’s hiring as a teacher’s aide. Seconded. Motion carried.
Sunday School – Rob Hicks
There might be a need for a 5th/6th grade Sunday School teacher. If you know of anyone who would be interested, please let him know.
Unfinished Business:
Land Lease:
We have a signed contract with Sylvan Energy to drill on the church property.
Open Forum
The open forum conducted by Pastor and Tom was very well received. Pastor attended the open forum held by Bishop Kusserow on Sept. 14th. There is an open forum for all members of the synod tomorrow, Sept. 23rd. Pastor, Tom Kuny and Bill Slingluff are planning to attend.
Dennis Whalen is attending the Lutheran CORE meeting this week. ACTION: Tom will ask Dennis to present the group’s ideas and plans to the congregation on Sunday, October 4th, during coffee hour after the service.
Congregational Meeting
At this time there is no new information from the synod or ELCA.
New Business
Pastor Eric Reimer’s Installation
Pastor will be installed on Saturday, October 10, 2009. The service will be held at 4 p.m. followed by a dinner. The Fellowship Committee is looking for volunteers to bake apple and pumpkin pies.
Shelter
Craig Wicks has built a firepit and put a lot of time and work into developing the area below the playground. He has done a fantastic job! It has been suggested that it would be nice to have a picnic shelter next to the area. The materials would be purchased by the church and Tom would get volunteers to construct the shelter. Action: Royce Wilhelm made a motion to spend up to $3,000 to purchase supplies needed to build a 24’ x 30’ shelter. Seconded. Motion carried.
Adjournment
Bill Slingluff made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded. Motion carried. Meeting ended with the Lord’s Prayer.
Next Meeting: October 20, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Carol J. Nicoletti
Council Secretary
