Mission and Outreach Team

Meeting Minutes of June 4, 2009

Present: Laurie Cary, Sarah Randall, Greg Wyman, Carol Scheffler, AnnElissa Leveque, Linda Skinner, Maureen Clancy, Sandy Dyer.

Laurie opened the meeting with a meditation from The Upper Room booklet. A thank you note from the Cathedral Church of St. Luke Soup Kitchen was noted. Thanks were expressed to AnnElissa and Linda, who are leaving the team. Richard Parker and Mike Kasputes were announced as new members. Refreshments were enjoyed during the meeting.

The minutes of the May meeting were accepted.

The treasurer’s report was presented. $639.84 had been dispersed to the Elder Ministry program.

Disbursements of $750 were voted to:
• The Center for Grieving Children
• Serenity House
• Wayside Evening Soup Kitchen
• Andover-Newton Theological School
• Spurwink Services
• The Protestant Hospital Ministry

The planned painting project at Friendship House was cancelled because of wet weather.

The Micah Project was discussed. We hope to form a subgroup of volunteers to organize projects. An all-congregation mailing is planned for the fall to create lists of interested people and ideas for projects. Sandy will prepare a draft of the letter for the September meeting. Possible projects were discussed, including reading at elementary schools, the Iris Network, and helping at the PROP office.

The Food Pantry bags will be collected this coming Sunday.

Laurie is following up on the request from the Parish Host program for descriptions of programs and subgroups, for information to be given to new members.

Sandy and Maureen agreed to take over the monthly purchase of birthday cakes for Long Creek Youth Center.

Laurie distributed lists of members, service assignments, officers, and the schedule for devotions and recorders.

Plans for Homecoming Sunday (September 13th) will be reviewed at the September meeting.

Members expressed thanks to Laurie for her hard work as Chair of the Team.

The meeting closed with a reading from Psalm 29.

NEXT MEETING:
Thursday, September 3rd, at 7:30 p.m.
Opening/closing devotions: Carol Scheffler
Recorder: Sandy Dyer