CHOIR RESUMES THIS MONTH
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Starting on September 8th our choir will be rehearsing once more. We gather each Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the choir room. Anyone and everyone are welcome to come join us!
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POTLUCK ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
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The Blessings Committee would like to invite you to a congregational potluck meal following worship on Sunday, September 18th. We will provide barbecue and hot dogs. Please bring your favorite brunch/lunch dish to share.
Here is a sneak peek into other events we're planning in the coming months: a chili feed in November, an Advent Workshop in December. Stayed tuned for more information! -Diane Renner |
MORAVIAN WOMEN
The Moravian Women will be meeting on Wednesday, September 21 at 1 p.m. in the lounge. All women are invited to join them in a time of fellowship and Bible Study.
PASTOR BETH ATTENDING CONVENTION + ON VACATION
Pastor Beth will be participating along with 65 other Moravian clergy for Racial Justice Pilgrimage September 13-16. This pilgrimage will take place in Montgomery, Alabama which will include a visit to the Legacy Museum. It will also include a time to celebrate the Moravian Clergy Cup of Covenant where pastors recommit to their ordinations. We ask that you be in prayer for this pilgrimage and all involved.
She will also be taking a few days of vacation (September 22-27).
She will also be taking a few days of vacation (September 22-27).
BOARD OF ELDERS - UPDATE - JULY + AUGUST 2022
The Elders met on the evening of July 19 at 6:30 p.m:
The Elders also met on Tuesday, August 16 at 6:30 p.m.
Our next meeting will take place on September 20 at 6:30 p.m.
- We received reports from the pastor and various committees.
- We discussed feedback from the congregation which led to the moving of communion to be indoors and to put out cones at outdoor worship to reserve a space of concrete right by the grass to be used for seating.
- We designated our August Joyful Noise offering to go to You Belong, an emerging ministry of the Moravian Church in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
- We decided that with so many new members joining the congregation that we would resume wearing nametags at our services beginning on September 11.
- We approved the membership request of Patty Beyer.
- We closed ourselves with prayer.
The Elders also met on Tuesday, August 16 at 6:30 p.m.
- We received reports from the pastor and various committees.
- We discussed feedback from the congregation.
- We continued our conversation about Confirmation and since there is only one student that might be interested, made the decision to hold off offering this program for this year when more might be able to participate.
- We started the process to update our congregational pamphlet/brochure.
- We designated our September Joyful Noise offering to go to the Rapids Backpack Program.
- We discussed the Moravian Day of Service, September 18, and that since it would coincide with our Stewardship Series we would encourage people to take some time to write a thank you card to our frontline workers and include an insert with other ways we can continue to serve beyond just that day.
- We approved a request from the Tech Team to begin also streaming our services on Facebook Live.
- We closed ourselves with prayer.
Our next meeting will take place on September 20 at 6:30 p.m.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES - UPDATE - JULY + AUGUST 2022
The Trustees met on July 12th and on August 8th. Our expenses continue to exceed our income. In the first half of this year we have averaged $1,960 in the red per a month. We continue to monitor every expense diligently and are in prayer about our income. We ask for your continued prayers in these matters.
In July we had our annual July 4th cookout. This was the first full cookout since the beginning of the pandemic. This year we added the availability of using credit or debit cards for payment. Those card purchases at this event were about 21% of our total sales dollars. Because there isn’t any monthly cost for the service, the credit card processing payment system will remain available for the book sale and any other time it is desired. If any in the congregation wish to use their debit or credit card for church payments, please speak with us. The weather wasn’t with us and the rain depressed our sales, but with all of the donations by this congregation plus our sales, the proceeds should be close to $1,000. We decided to put 70% of the net proceeds from the sale into the general fund and the remaining 30% divided equally between our outreach ministries of One Note, Cleansing Waters, and our mission trip. The Trustees wish to extend a huge thanks to the congregation for all their donations and another huge thanks to all the many persons who helped in the planning and work to make this a success!
In June we addressed correcting wiring for the cross lights and the front sign. At our meetings the past two months we continued work on planning for the parking lot replacement and for concrete work for the church and parsonage. We began the task of soliciting for bids for our HVAC maintenance and for snowplowing. We addressed the miscellaneous needed replacement for the small meeting projector and small plumbing repairs for the kitchen sinks. Soon our Blessings Committee will publish a “needs list” for the congregation. By donating items to the church from this list, you help us as we continue to find a path towards meeting the expense needs of our church to serve the mission God has called us to. In August we reviewed end of season Camp Scholarship report and will pass that along to the Elders.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael Barnes, Chair
In July we had our annual July 4th cookout. This was the first full cookout since the beginning of the pandemic. This year we added the availability of using credit or debit cards for payment. Those card purchases at this event were about 21% of our total sales dollars. Because there isn’t any monthly cost for the service, the credit card processing payment system will remain available for the book sale and any other time it is desired. If any in the congregation wish to use their debit or credit card for church payments, please speak with us. The weather wasn’t with us and the rain depressed our sales, but with all of the donations by this congregation plus our sales, the proceeds should be close to $1,000. We decided to put 70% of the net proceeds from the sale into the general fund and the remaining 30% divided equally between our outreach ministries of One Note, Cleansing Waters, and our mission trip. The Trustees wish to extend a huge thanks to the congregation for all their donations and another huge thanks to all the many persons who helped in the planning and work to make this a success!
In June we addressed correcting wiring for the cross lights and the front sign. At our meetings the past two months we continued work on planning for the parking lot replacement and for concrete work for the church and parsonage. We began the task of soliciting for bids for our HVAC maintenance and for snowplowing. We addressed the miscellaneous needed replacement for the small meeting projector and small plumbing repairs for the kitchen sinks. Soon our Blessings Committee will publish a “needs list” for the congregation. By donating items to the church from this list, you help us as we continue to find a path towards meeting the expense needs of our church to serve the mission God has called us to. In August we reviewed end of season Camp Scholarship report and will pass that along to the Elders.
Respectfully Submitted,
Michael Barnes, Chair
JOINT BOARD - UPDATE - JULY + AUGUST 2022
The Board met on July 17th following worship.
This meeting focused on how to address the financial challenges we are facing as a congregation. We approved the creation of a “items we use” list to be published if members would like to begin donating to some of these items to the church. We also discussed that as we have projects that need to be done at the church that we would put it out to members for help to make it happen.
There was also discussion about whether we should suspend our payments to the Common Ministries contribution to the denomination (formerly the Benevolences of the Moravian Church). The decision was made that at this time we will continue our commitment the ministries of the wider Moravian Church and bring information to the congregation as to what these monies help fund.
The Board then discussed what we could do to engage the congregation in giving – time, talent, and treasure. We decided to have a Stewardship campaign that would being mid-September and kick of with the Moravian Day of Service, September 18. Our August meeting would focus specifically on choosing and developing this series with Pastor Beth contacting the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America for program suggestions to bring to that meeting.
The Board also discussed Pastor Beth’s participation at Convo 2023, July 3-11 “Blazin’ Bohemians” as she was asked to be on the planning committee and serve as a leader/chaperone. It was decided that this will serve as her week of camp for that summer.
Our next meeting was on August 16 at 6:00 p.m.
Pastor Beth led us in a conversation about Stewardship, sharing information she received from Laura Watson from the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America (MMFA) about current trends and information she had about what studies have shown about giving. She also presented several programs that the MMFA has to be used as tools in a Stewardship series. The Board stressed that Stewardship does not equal money and that our campaign would focus more on stewardship as being our response to what God has given to us in all areas of our lives. The series we decided upon was, “In all things, Love.” We will kick-off the series on September 18 incorporating the Moravian Day of Service as a part of the series.
At the end of the meeting we received a report from the Blessings Committee and approved their requests to have a Potluck meal following worship on September 18, to host a Chili feed the opening weekend of deer hunting, and hosting an Advent Workshop.
Our next meeting will be held on October 3 at 6:30 p.m.
This meeting focused on how to address the financial challenges we are facing as a congregation. We approved the creation of a “items we use” list to be published if members would like to begin donating to some of these items to the church. We also discussed that as we have projects that need to be done at the church that we would put it out to members for help to make it happen.
There was also discussion about whether we should suspend our payments to the Common Ministries contribution to the denomination (formerly the Benevolences of the Moravian Church). The decision was made that at this time we will continue our commitment the ministries of the wider Moravian Church and bring information to the congregation as to what these monies help fund.
The Board then discussed what we could do to engage the congregation in giving – time, talent, and treasure. We decided to have a Stewardship campaign that would being mid-September and kick of with the Moravian Day of Service, September 18. Our August meeting would focus specifically on choosing and developing this series with Pastor Beth contacting the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America for program suggestions to bring to that meeting.
The Board also discussed Pastor Beth’s participation at Convo 2023, July 3-11 “Blazin’ Bohemians” as she was asked to be on the planning committee and serve as a leader/chaperone. It was decided that this will serve as her week of camp for that summer.
Our next meeting was on August 16 at 6:00 p.m.
Pastor Beth led us in a conversation about Stewardship, sharing information she received from Laura Watson from the Moravian Ministries Foundation in America (MMFA) about current trends and information she had about what studies have shown about giving. She also presented several programs that the MMFA has to be used as tools in a Stewardship series. The Board stressed that Stewardship does not equal money and that our campaign would focus more on stewardship as being our response to what God has given to us in all areas of our lives. The series we decided upon was, “In all things, Love.” We will kick-off the series on September 18 incorporating the Moravian Day of Service as a part of the series.
At the end of the meeting we received a report from the Blessings Committee and approved their requests to have a Potluck meal following worship on September 18, to host a Chili feed the opening weekend of deer hunting, and hosting an Advent Workshop.
Our next meeting will be held on October 3 at 6:30 p.m.
MORAVIAN YOUNG ADULT CONVO - JULY 2023
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Please join us for Moravian Young Adult Convo, July 3 – 11, 2023! More than 50 young adults from the Northern, Southern, and Jamaican Provinces of the Moravian Church are preparing for a Spiritual Pilgrimage to the Czech Republic and Germany, following the Brazen and Blazin’ footsteps of the early Moravians to serve in mission with Czech Young Adults. Registration closes on September 15, 2022.
For more information, please go to https://www.moravian.org/ccd/2023-young-adult-convo/ |
PRAYER OF SERVANTHOOD
O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come. We give you thanks for your constant presence. Through seasons of stability and change, you are with us, calling us out of ourselves into the world to serve others. Grant that we may be united in love for each other and for those we haven’t yet met. Grant us wisdom, patience, and perseverance as we work through the details and challenges of the ministry you have placed before us. Continue, O Lord, to bless the work of our hands. Bless the work of our hands.
Amen.
Amen.
RECYCLE YOUR INK CARTRIDGES
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Thank you to all who donate their used ink/toner cartridges to the church. We get a $2.00 credit for each cartridge turned in. So far this year, we have saved over $320 in office supplies. The used cartridges can be placed in the blue bin in the Social Room.
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