The 2011 Lutheran Church of the Resurrection council held our first official meeting for the year on Sunday February 20th.
New members were welcomed as our new president Jennifer Cronk began the meeting. The following questions were posed to the council members: why did you say yes to joining council and what do you expect from the experience? As we went around the table and shared our answers there were some common themes. We said yes to serve God, LCR and each other. We expect to deepen our relationships with Jesus, the LCR community and our fellow council members. We all feel a strong commitment to continue to work for God through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Motions were made and both the meeting minutes and financial reports for December and January were unanimously approved.
Pastors Report: Pastor Dave had five different items to share with council.
1.). He will be participating in Via De Cristo weekend at the end of March.
2.). Through Rick Barger the Pastor from Epiphany Lutheran Church in Suwanee. LCR is hosting a Haitian song and dance troupe on 4/15 @ 7 pm for a free concert. Their home was lost in the devastating earthquake in 2009 and is in need of rebuilding.
3.). Pastor Dave reminded council on the small group opportunity for lent, The Story of God, The Story of Us. Pastor is encouraging all council members to be a part of the small groups during Lent.
4.). Pastor Dave shared with us an email he received from Bishop Gordy regarding the ELCA and the human sexuality issue. There are currently 10,300 as part of the ELCA. As of February 4th, 716 congregations have had first votes to leave the ELCA. Two passing votes from a congregation are required. There are 532 congregations that passed the first vote and of those, 375 have passed their second vote. A few questions were asked after Dave shared this information. How many of those congregations would have left without the ELCA statement? Have there been any congregations that have joined since the statement?
5.). Dave and Kerry were both very excited to report that LCR has a new coordinator for children’s ministries. Sharon Leon will be taking on this new position and reporting to crystal. Council was thrilled to hear the news! Welcome Sharon!
President’s Report: Jennifer shared how encouraged she was from the council retreat and provided us with a retreat synopsis that detailed goals for the year.
In continuing business, council passed two annual resolutions. The first for Pastor Dave to manage the ministry teams until February 2012. The second was for council officers to sign checks for banking purposes.
Dean Ely updated council on the LCR Child Safety Policy. While the new policy was approved in 2009, the overnight and first aid policy needed updating. The council goal is to vote on the updates at the March meeting.
The communications team is putting the finishing touches on the new website. The site is planned to launch at the end of March. The team is planning on having laptops in the lobby after services on the date of the new launch to help the congregation familiarize themselves with the new site.
In other new business, the Balance the Budget Team has the following information to report: the team had already had one in person meeting and many discussions through email. The team is in charge of looking at different ways that we can balance our budget through both internal and external revenue sources. The team will present recommendations to council at the March meeting.
Mark your calendars for Sunday 3/27 for the first quarter “Coffee with Council” between services in the gathering room.
May the Peace of the Lord be with you all!
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