Green Action Group Minutes

April 3

Present: Louise Davis, Leslie Gatcombe-Hynes, John McCall, Barbara Merrill, Dick Merrill, Ed Saxby, Jim Van Hoeven

The focus of the meeting was the worship service for April 20. Participation in the service prepared by Jim follows:
Elsa: Welcome To Worship, Message, Prayers of the People, Lord’s Prayer
Kim: Life of the Church, Call to Confession, Unison Prayer of Confession and Words of Assurance.
Dick: Call to Worship
Louise: Children’s Time and Passing the Peace
Ed: Mission Moment
Janice: The Prayer for Illumination, The Word (Scripture determined by Elsa)
Leslie: Sharing Our Tithes and Offerings and the Benediction

Kim and Janice were not at the meeting and are invited to confirm their willingness to be responsible for their parts as stated above.

Jim will finalize arrangements with John, Elsa, and Shirley. He will work out the details of the Chapel Service with Elsa and will call Leslie and Louise with the information. We might have a single page for Chapel with Chief Seattle, the Call to Worship, and Leslie’s Prayer. We might put Bulletins on the seats in Chapel. Ed and Jim will check regarding Ed’s list of “Twenty Things…” and Kim’s list of kids’ ideas of how to live in a more green way.

Ed will host Anne D. Burt and will introduce her to the group in Davidson Lounge. “Andy” will have literature available regarding environmental programs.

Jim will explore a monetary gift for Andy.

Leslie will write an article for the next issue of the Beacon re: the services on Sunday, April 20. Barbara will write an article re: Anne D. Burt’s 11:30 presentation in Davidson Lounge. Barbara will submit items for The Bulletin relative to April 20.

Leslie will write a Beacon article on Earth Day opportunities in the community.

Dick shared the Annual Report he wrote for the Green Action Group.

There was a discussion of the “Feedback on Governance Structure” distributed by Dan Cummings. Jim will share our thinking at a Social Witness Ministries meeting. That group is working on communication, on sharing information, on having permission to do certain activities, and on financial matters.

Ed shared information about the Portland Trails event on April 11, on the Be a Good Apple program and the Community Supported Agriculture program.

Dick closed our meeting with a Bible reading and a prayer.

Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Merrill