January 14, 2020 Minutes

Holy Trinity Council Meeting Minutes

January 14, 2020

Present: Tim Krick, Dave Smith, Cristina Dolcino, Linda Edwards, Julie Moore, Joan Bauer, Paul Karl, Krissy Thistleford.

We Gather In God’s Name

  1. Opening Prayer
  2. Blessings
  3. Thank You Cards
  4. Devotions – Krissy
  5. Meeting minutes Dec. 10, 2019 - approved on line

We Celebrate and Give Thanks for the Past

  1. Reconciling in Christ
    • Positive response so far. Committee feels the church is moving toward a vote, but there is no official timeline yet.
  2. Treasurer Report
    • There was a jump in our checking account this week, possibly due to end of year expenses and gifts for which the paperwork only went through this week. Linda will follow up and make sure everything is in order.
  3. Secretary Report
    • Janet Maleski will be taking over as the Worship Assistant Scheduler from now on. Dave Reinhard has been training her on the position. She will start at the end of the month when she works on the Feb/March Worship Assistant Schedule.
    • Krissy has been going through some old binders in the copier room. Some things Mark will digitize, a few things have been discarded, and some will need more work to sort through.
  4. Pastor’s Report
    • See attached report.
    • New member class on Thursday. Council is welcome to come introduce themselves.
  5. Investment Committee’s recommendation Update
    • CD purchases will hopefully be made before next council meeting, and certainly this quarter.
  6. Ministry Team Reports
    • Serve the Lord – Joan
      • No report.
    • Grow in Faith – Julie
      • No meeting last month.
      • Julie attended the Isimani Christmas celebration.
      • Faith Formation coordinator job has been publicized in bulletin. We have at least one person interested; they are in talks with Pastor and Heidi.
    • Come Together – Paul
      • An EMT in the congregation has volunteered their time to lead a training on how to use the defibrillator. Schedule TBD.
      • Jill Larson is stepping down. Cheryl will run it in the interim as we look for a new volunteer .
      • Caring Connections: Discussion around how to make sure people in need do not fall through the cracks. Suggested that we could put a blurb in the bulletin once a month, reminding people to look out for their neighbors and reach out if they don't see them.
  7. Nominating Committee Update
    • Judy Evans has been nominated for the Vice President position on Council.
  8. Annual Meeting Agenda
    • Added to proposed agenda: Recognition of prior and introduction of new volunteers, right after voting in the council members (Cristina leads it as new council president).

We Seek God’s Direction for our Church

  1. Budget Discussion
    • Discussion of proposed budget. Agreed to balance final anticipated budget income with anticipated budget expenses by (1) applying unused 2019 Funds money that was designated for anticipated 2019 budget deficit ($11,900), and (2) reducing original 2020 budget expenses, primarily in the Come Together, Grow in Faith, and Serve the Lord budget sections (approximately $14,500.)

We Look to the Future

  1. Upcoming calendar review (next two months)
    • Council Meetings: Feb. 11, 2020, March 10, 2020
    • Adult Forum – Budget Presentation, January 19 2020
    • Annual meeting – January 26, 2020

Closing Prayer