- At Our Annual Congregational Meeting...
- by
- Mary Bishop
- Our annual congregational meeting was
held on Jan. 24, 20l0 following the church services and delectable
potluck with strong coffee and stronger fellowship. I don't know
if other churches follow this format but it puts all of us in a
convivial mood for the remainder of the day.
Our meeting began with prayer and Buck Tohill's pastor report.
This has been such a productive year in our church and many reports
followed.
Cecilia Steele announced she is retiring after 8 years of faithful
service and Boyd Bishop is replacing her. Everyone so appreciated
her long service and she received a lovely group of spring bulbs and a
delicious cake which we all eagerly shared. We marvel at how much
has happened in the very short year of 2009.
Suzan Donner was ill and Cecilia gave the treasurer and budget report as
well as the choir report. May I quickly add how tremendous our
choir is, the singers' ages range from l7 to over 80 and their beautiful
gift of music is uplifting for all of us each Sunday.
We had 31 members in attendance and many gave reports on all of our
activities, if someone didn't have a report to give, their names were in many
reports as it takes each and everyone of us to accomplish the variety of
things we do each week.
We had reports on Friday Fun, Tuesday Night Book Club, The Bldg and
Grounds Report, reports for VBS, Children's
SS, Deacons and Social Director, Adult SS report, Women's book study
report and Special Collections Report, Teen SS report with emphasis on
the Samaritan Operation Shoebox with our teens doing a fund raiser to
raise money to fill 26 boxes which are sent around the world. We
had a Worship Committee report and a Youth Choir report and also the
Good Shepherd Mission Report.
Our last report was from the Nominating Committee and we have 3 new
session members whom we voted in, Melissa Colas, Kathy Wonsyld and Larry
Koskela who are replacing Doll Taylor, Rex Morningstar and Candace
Hissong. Tiffany Gendron has served her term for the Nominating
Committee and Cecilia Steele is replacing her.
"Faith never knows where it is being led but it loves THE ONE
leading."
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- You need to pay attention to this if
you want to stay safe...
- How To Stay Save In the World
Today
- 1. Avoid riding in automobiles—they are
responsible for 20% of all fatal accidents.
2. Do not stay home because 17% of all accidents occur in the home.
3. Avoid walking on streets or sidewalks—14% of all accidents occur to
pedestrians.
4. Avoid traveling by air, rail, or water—16% of all accidents involve
these forms of transportation.
5. Of the remaining 33%, 32% of all deaths occur in Hospitals. So...above
all else, avoid hospitals.
- But, you will be pleased to learn that
only .001% of all deaths occur in worship services in church, and these
are usually related to previous physical disorders. Therefore, logic
tells us that the safest place for you to be at any given point in time
is at church!
....And....-
- Bible
study is also safe. The percentage of deaths during Bible study is even
less. So, attend church, and read your Bible IT COULD SAVE YOUR
LIFE!
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