2018 Annual Meeting Agenda

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Annual Meeting Agenda 2018

January 2018 Church Council

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January 2nd, 7:00 pm – Marvin Lounge

  1. Opening prayer – Rev. Mendes or Rev. Simon
  2. Changes to the agenda
  3. Approve December 5, 2017 Council Meeting minutes
  4. Capital Campaign Update – Kaki McGeary
  5. Organist/Choir Director/Coordinator search update –  Judy Pomainville
  6. Budget Discussion
  7. Nominating Committee Update – Carl Wermer
  8. Adjourn

Approved meeting minutes are available from the church administrator.

December 2017 Church Council

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December 5th, 7:00 pm – Marvin Lounge

  1. Opening prayer – Rev. Mendes
  2. Changes to the agenda
  3. Approve November 7, 2017 Council Meeting minutes
  4. Approve November 19, 2017 Special Church-wide Meeting minutes
  5. Budget discussion – finance committee
    1. Reaffirm balanced budget
    2. Status of the budget
    3. Budget surplus
  6. Capital Campaign Update – Dave Johnson
  7. Organist/Choir Director/Coordinator search update –  Judy Pomainville
  8. Annual Meeting – proposed By-Law change
    1. Article III: Membership, Section 1, Category A: add the following text at the end of the paragraph “Under special circumstances, the Deacons, by majority vote, can waive the New Member’s Class requirement.”
  9. Nominating Committee Update – Carl Wermer
  10. Agenda items for January Meeting
  11. Adjourn

Approved meeting minutes are available from the church administrator.

November 2017 Church Council

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November 7th, 7:00 pm – Marvin Lounge

  1. Opening prayer – Rev. Mendes
  2. Changes to the agenda
  3. Approve October 3, 2017 Council Meeting minutes
  4. Approve October 22, 2017 Special Council Meeting minutes
  5. Capital Campaign Update – Dave Johnson
  6. Organist/Choir Director/Coordinator search update – Rev. Mendes
  7. Associate Pastor Hiring Update – Joanne Irwin and Rev. Mendes
  8. Nominating Committee Update – Carl Wermer
  9. Agenda items for December Meeting
  10. Adjourn

Approved meeting minutes are available from the church administrator.

October 2017 Church Council

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October 3rd, 7:00 pm – Marvin Lounge

  1. Opening prayer – Rev. Mendes
  2. Changes to the agenda
  3. Approve September 5, 2017 Council Meeting minutes
  4. 150th Anniversary Committee update – Beth Volker
  5. Organist/Choir Director/Coordinator search update – Judy Larrabee
  6. Associate Pastor Search – Committee representative or Rev. Mendes
  7. Capital Campaign Update – Kevin Meilleur
  8. Agenda items for November Meeting
  9. Adjourn

Approved meeting minutes are available from the church administrator.

September 2017 Church Council

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September 5th, 7:00 pm – Marvin Lounge

  1. Opening prayer – Rev. Mendes
  2. Changes to the agenda
  3. Approve August 1, 2017 Council Meeting minutes
  4. Architect information/discussion – John Alden
  5. Member in Discernment process – Josh Sharp
  6. 150th Anniversary Committee update – Ann Gray, Church Historian
  7. Organist/Choir Director/Coordinator search update – Judy Larrabee
  8. Associate Pastor Search – Committee representative or Rev. Mendes
  9. Capital Campaign Update – Kevin Meilleur
  10. Agenda items for October Meeting
  11. Adjourn

Approved meeting minutes are available from the church administrator.

August 2017 Church Council

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August 1st, 7:00 pm – Marvin Lounge

  1. Opening prayer – a volunteer at the meeting will lead
  2. Changes to the agenda
  3. Approve June 6, 2017 Council Meeting minutes
  4. 150th Anniversary Committee update – Ann Gray, Church Historian
  5. Jamaica Trip – Sharon Dettenrieder
  6. Organist/Choir Director/Coordinator search update – Judy Larrabee
  7. Associate Pastor Search – Joanne Irwin
  8. Finance Committee updates regarding Endowment requests
  9. Food Pantry – Val Gabert
  10. Capital Campaign Update – Kevin Meilleur
  11. Agenda items for September Meeting
  12. Adjourn

Approved meeting minutes are available from the church administrator.

June 2017 Church Council

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June 6th, 7:00 pm – Marvin Lounge

  1. Opening prayer – Pastor Mark
  2. Approve May 2, 2017 Council Meeting minutes
  3. 150th Anniversary Committee update – Ann Gray, Church Historian
  4. Organist/Choir Director/Coordinator search update – Judy Larrabee
  5. Associate Pastor Search – Joanne Irwin
  6. Finance Committee updates regarding Endowment requests
    1. Christian Education
    2. Jamaica Mission Trip
  7. Capital Campaign Update – Kevin Meilleur
  8. Agenda items for August Meeting (there is no meeting in July)
  9. Adjourn

Approved meeting minutes are available from the church administrator.

May 2017 Church Council

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May 2nd, 7:00 pm – Marvin Lounge

  1. Opening prayer – Pastor Mark
  2. Approve April 4, 2017 Council Meeting minutes
  3. 150th Anniversary Committee update – Ann Gray, Church Historian
  4. Organist/Choir Director/Coordinator search update – Judy Larrabee
  5. Associate Pastor Search – Joanne Irwin
  6. Capital Campaign Update – Kevin Meilleur
  7. Nominating Committee update – Carl Wermer
  8. Agenda items for June Meeting
  9. Adjourn

Approved meeting minutes are available from the church administrator.

April 2017 Church Council

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April 4th, 7:00 pm – Marvin Lounge

  1. Opening prayer – Pastor Mark
  2. Approve February 7, 2017 Council Meeting minutes
  3. 150th Anniversary Committee update – Ann Gray, Church Historian
  4. Associate Pastor Search – Joanne Irwin
  5. Capital Campaign Update – Kevin Meilleur
  6. Thrift Shop proposal for improvements – Judy Allen and Elaine Raymond
  7. Organist/Choir Director/Coordinator search update – Judy Larrabee
  8. Nominating Committee update – Carl Wermer
  9. Agenda items for May Meeting
  10. Adjourn

Approved meeting minutes are available from the church administrator.

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