June 8, 2021

Holy Trinity Council Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 6:00pm

Held online via Zoom

Present: Tim Krick, Cristina Dolcino, Kristen Crawford, Judy Evans, Linda Edwards, Paul Karl, Erlinde Beliveau Absent: Julie Moore

We Gather In God’s Name

Opening Prayer

  1. Blessings
  2. Thank You Cards - to Franklyn for helping out when Mark was unavailable and to Mark for putting together the service.
  3. Devotions - Pastor Theme: Discussion focused on the fourth chapter of How To Lead When You Don’t Know Where You’re Going by Susan Beaumont, titled Deepening Group Discernment. Pastor shared video clip on meditation. Discussion followed and he invited us to engage in 5 minutes of stillness or quiet awareness each day.
  4. Meeting minutes May 11, 2021 - approved on line

We Celebrate and Give Thanks for the Past

  1. Treasurer Report • See attached report • Offering is a slightly lower, despite there being 5 weeks in May; however, expenditures are down. Nothing significant, but will monitor giving. • Kristen also said she will delay some changes in investment policies. She is monitoring these as well. 
    2. Secretary Report
    • See attached report. • This Friday 6/11 the alarm system will come to completion. • Erlinde will plan a follow-up with Dave regarding a task board (such as picking 2 tasks) and/or ask Pastor to make specific announcements when help is needed for a specific project. • Regarding vacant tent on church property, Pastor and Mark will take it down and leave a note, should someone return to it and claim it. Also Pastor knows Monica; a woman who is living out of her car and at times stays in the church’s parking lot. He has reached out to her.
    1. Pastor’s Report • See attached report. • Synod Assembly is virtual and coming up. • Pastor has a full weekend which includes a funeral and baptism.
    2. Ministry Team Reports a. Serve the Lord - Paul • See attached report • Paul and Pastor met with Cheryl and came up with a plan. Mark will be helping to recruit members as needed. • October is designated as Social Ministry month with the intention of increasing members’ awareness of the programs in place and how to be a part of them. • God’s Hands Weekend maybe 9/12? b. Grow in Faith- Julie • Backyard Wednesdays organization going well. C. Come Together - Linda • See attached report • Sign up for Tables of 8 to begin. • Discussed food for gatherings/worship. Council will provide food on Sunday June 20th. • Len Klein’s funeral set for July 22nd.
      We Seek God’s Direction for our Church
  2. Review of Covid Data: Protocols will remain in place for now.

We Look to the Future

  1. Redundancy of the church – Cristina spoke about how having other people as backup to carry out the various tasks of the church is needed. Two examples were discussed: the task of the handling the finances which Barry carries out and the role in technology that Mark performs. Franklyn filled in for Mark one week. Plan may include asking Barry and Dan to interchange information, should an emergency arise. Erlinde will forward Cristina and Mark the responsibilities that Dave Mercer outlined recently for the Property Committee. The plan also includes asking Julie for guidelines at a later date. The goal of writing the responsibilities or guidelines on how things get accomplished will help us in times of transition or when unexpected needs arise.
  2. Semi-Annual Meeting 6/13/21 • Plans are in place. Since Erlinde will not be present, Judy offered to take minutes. Thank you!
  3. Summer Events – Discussed different ideas – Council hosting a picnic or make your own sundae event. Another possibility is a smaller gathering at a restaurant/pub.
  4. To do’s for next month • Constitution and Bylaws review: Russ Hilliard is organizing a smaller group to develop a plan to do this. • Audit review will occur in August.
  5. Agenda Items for next month: None identified.
  6. Council Meetings – Will meet at church: Tuesday July 13th (Cristina may not be here), Tuesday August 10

Closing Prayer