Congregational minutes
30 January 2011
A quorum of exactly 30 and more besides was gathered and we came together in God’s name at 11:45am.
Brian Sniffen gathers us in prayer.
The agenda was accepted.
The minutes of 2010’s meeting were accepted with a clarification about what Thrivent had wanted for $10000.
Pastor Goodman starts his report in video form, A
Pastor’s Leap of Faith out the windows of the office
into the fifteen antagonists high snow drifts. The
Arlington Messenger has contacted us in regards to an
article about the life of faith in Arlington. St. Paul is
apparently the only thriving mainline Protestant
church in Arlington—there are other thriving churches
(Orthodox, Catholic, Unitarian-Universalist). The sound
of the singing every Sunday reminds him of our
community’s strength and life.
President Olson thanks clergy, Kirsten Leinhard (treasurer), Don Mitchell (financial secretary), Ken Heyda (treasurer-in-waiting). Also those who are leaving the Council: Marilyn Waehler and Marianne Brown, and other positions: auditors Todd Hay and Heikki Topi, nominator Norma Ofsthun, and New England Synod delegates Helen Payne Watt and Mark Olson. We have received overwhelming financial support; now it’s time to follow that up with time and effort in person.
A member thanks Mark, Colleen, and the leadership of the church for their hard work in sustaining the community.
The committee thank those who now end their service, those who continue to serve, and those who have agreed to begin new service. They nominate the following slate to the council to serve until January 2014:
They also nominate Valerie Devine as Auditor, Lena Olsson-Noonan as Nominator, and Bruce Grunwald and Rebecca Pontius as delegates to the New England Synod.
Dan Ries is nominated from the floor as an auditor.
Marilyn Waehler is nominated from the floor to the nominating committee.
The slate is moved, seconded, carried.
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President Olson briefly discusses the proposed budget. The budget is moved, seconded, carried.
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Pastor Goodman and President Olson thank the budget committee for their hard work.
Peter Schmidt mentions that the church guest wireless network is now running; the password will be posted in the narthex.
We gather to sing On our way rejoicing (537) and Brian Sniffen leads us in prayer at 12:10pm.
Respectfully submitted, Brian Sniffen
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Next regular council meeting has been re-scheduled to 7 February 2011 at 7:30pm.
These minutes can be found online
at http://evenmere.org/~bts/Church/.
