Spiritual Life and Worship

Meeting Minutes of September 2, 2010

Attending: Elaine Brownell, Dana Wiggins, Debbie Riley, Frank Arsenault and Rick Angell (excused: Tex Haeuser and John McCall)

Opening Prayer – by Dana.

Review of June Minutes - approved as written.

Homecoming:
• On Sunday September 19
• Sunday School Open House will be at 11:30 for children and parents to find their classes, meet the teachers and ask questions about the curriculum.
• All church school registration will be online this year- with Teachers Orientation on Sept. 13.
• EF&G will host an extra special coffee hour in the Wright Pavilion.
• SL&W met with the EF&G committee (Jennifer Fetting, Carolyn Foster and Karen Pierce Souza) to work on plans for the traditional homecoming fair, how many tables and where they will be placed – but after hearing of the church school open house, we thought sign up tables would not be necessary as the parents will be upstairs primarily.
• In lieu of a table we will host the coffee hour in Wright Pavilion on Sunday, October 10
to tell about our groups and encourage sign-up volunteers.
Dick will communicate our coffee hour hosting date of Oct 10 to the point person of EF&G.

Update on Usher Team:
• Team C has confirmed Zachary Culver as new point person for Team C starting October

Beacon Concern: Are enough people reading the Beacon?
• SL&W asks if we read the Beacon as much now as when it was delivered to our homes - the answer was "No" from all present- none like to take the time to read longer documents when going through email volume.
• We'd like to direct this question to the Council to hear their opinion.
• We suggest a simple survey of our congregation to find when/how to make reading it more accessible. Would we benefit by a re-choice offered to members?
• If it were decided that the printed version gets read more often and if we would like to offset costs, it was discussed that businesses from our referral directory could purchase ad space.

Front Sign:
• After checking on the sign in front of the church on Cottage Road, we know that we need a flexible, double-sided, 2.5' X 6' grommeted vinyl sign with scoop cuts to allow wind to move through.
• Debbie Riley and Bryan Wiggins will get prices for comparison.

Acolytes:
Sandy Hansen would like the office to mail letters to the 3rd and 4th graders as a reminder that they can sign up to be an acolyte. She will schedule a date for training the new recruits.

Next Meeting: October 7, 7:00 p.m.

Team Leadership:
•Agendas: Dana/October, Frank/ November, Elaine/December, Debbie/January, Tex/February, Rick/March, Dana/April, Frank/May, Elaine/June
• Minutes: Frank/October, Elaine/November, Debbie/December, Tex/January, Rick/February, Dana/March, Frank/ April, Elaine/May, Rick/June
• Opening Prayer: Elaine/October, Debbie/November, Tex/ December, Rick/January, Dana/February, Frank/March, Elaine/April, Debbie/ May, Tex/June

Adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Dana Wiggins