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FIRST
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Deacons
Board Meeting
May
12, 2005
Deacons present:
Martha Cosby, Dot Lindsey,
Caroline Suppes, Claire Scherer, Dennis Scholes, Judy Wallace, Pricilla
Foos, Gladys Eckman, Rose Rupple, and Gail Brand.
Absent:
Pat Wegman
Martha Cosby called the meeting
to order at 7 PM.
Pricilla gave the opening
devotion.
Secretary’s Report:
It was moved and seconded
that the minutes of the previous meeting be accepted as corrected. (The
correction was with regard to the amount of offering received on Maundy
Thursday; it should have been $444.00.) Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report:
It was moved and seconded
that the treasurer’s report be accepted as printed. Motion carried.
Ministry of Care Director, Jody
Pierce, presented an
overview of the Pennock Counseling Center, including a brief history of
the Ministry of Care (MOC). The center is located at the corner of 21st
and Egbert and has 6 licensed therapists, including a bilingual
therapist. The cost of the services offered is on a sliding scale. Jody
screens all requests and needs and tries to select the therapist best able
to meet those needs. The center offers a ten-week grief support program
in partnership with Tabor Funeral Home. MOC will be offering adult church
school classes in the future, and would be more than willing to offer mini
in-services to the Deacons on such topics as grief and loss, aging, long
term illnesses, family crises, taking care of care-givers, etc. All the
Deacons agreed that these in-services would be very valuable. Jody is
also readily available to answer any questions that might arise as we
“shepherd” the members of our parishes.
Committee Reports:
Communications:
The April 23rd Salad Luncheon
was well attended. The June Ladies Day Out event will be the Cancer Walk
on June 10th and 11th, at Overland Trail Middle
School. The August event will be the “Women of Faith” convention on
August 19th and 20th.
Compassion:
A thank you” note was received
from the Anthony family and the Reynolds family.
Assistance:
A letter was received from Almost Home
Inc., thanking us for our donation to the Ministerial Benevolent Fund.
They will provide a quarterly report of expenditures.
Events:
(See “Unfinished Business”)
Unfinished Business:
The Plant Sale will be May
14th and 15th. All the Deacons signed up to help
with preorder sorting on Friday, or sales on Saturday and/or Sunday.
New Business:
The members of Parish 4 were distributed among the other 11 parishes.
Pastor’s Report:
Lynn asked if anyone would take
on the responsibility of a booth for the Brighton Culture Fest on June 4th.
Martha and Caroline volunteered to chair the planning committee. Church
members will be asked to donate time in the booth on that Saturday,
handing out information about First Presbyterian Church of Brighton and
our community outreach programs: The Children’s Center, and Ministry of
Care, if they do not have a booth.
Lynn asked that we be
especially sensitive to the needs of several in our parishes who are
coming up on the one -year anniversary of a significant loss to them and
to their families. This includes the Gaedes, George Phillips, and Kay
Dreyer. Also, keep John and Margaret Gamble in our prayers.
Pricilla asked if an Elder was
assigned to Parish 9. Due to recent resignations, there is no Elder
assigned to this parish.
We asked again if there was a
need for a Deacon to sit outside the church office on Sunday mornings to
answer the phone. It was decided that there is no need to answer the
phone since the answering machine includes service times, which is the
most frequently asked question, and gives callers the opportunity to leave
a message for any of the church staff. However, Deacons may need to be in
the Narthex during the early service to assist with donut and coffee
set-up.
Session Report:
Since all Deacons were invited
to the last Session meeting there was no special report.
Prayer Requests:
In addition to those already mentioned, we were asked to pray for
Pricilla’s friend, Barbara; Caroline’s son, Eric; Jamie Hosmer; and Judy
and Don Wallace.
Pricilla gave the closing
devotion.
The meeting was adjourned at
8:03 PM. The Deacons then adjourned to the sanctuary for communion
training.
The next meeting will be
on June 13th at 7 PM at MARTHA COSBY’S HOME!
The June Deacon is
Martha Cosby.
Respectfully submitted,
Dot Lindsey,
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