08-09/5/S
TRINITY UNITED
CHURCH SESSION MEETING
Tuesday, October 7th,
2008
WELCOME:
Millie
Cuthill, Chairperson, constituted the meeting in the name of Jesus Christ the
only Head of the Church, at 7:01 p.m.
GUEST ANNABELLE TWIDDY:
Annabelle
Twiddy spoke to us regarding some new music ideas for our two
churches,
beginning first Sunday of Advent through Easter Sunday.
* November 30th,
2008, Advent 1,
combined 5th Sunday Service at St. Paul’s,
at 9:15
a.m. and also Communion. She proposed that (as much as could be)
of the
Choir Concert that will be held at Trinity, December 5th, 2008, be
given in
this service November 30th, 2008, at St. Paul’s.
* April 10th,
2009, Good Friday, Voices of Easter Concert will be held at
one of the
churches in Napanee, is a Benefit for the Canadian Food
Grains
Bank.
* Sunday,
April 12th, 2009, Easter Sunday
Annabelle proposed that rather than having an early
lakeshore service,
to have a Community Choir Concert Benefit for the
Canadian Food Grains
Bank, at Trinity Church, at 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. or 7:30
– 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast (after service – food to be
decided) Donation
Combined Worship Service, at Trinity at 9:30
or 10:00 a.m.
This Community (Ecumenical) Choir will consist of
people from Harrowsmith,
and Verona area, or anyone who wishes to take part.
We discussed these
services.
Barb Joyce/Marg Smith motioned we are agreeable to
these changes, for at
least one year, if St. Paul’s agree. Carried
MEMBERS
PRESENT:
Millie Cuthill, Hannes Friedli, Barb Joyce, John
McDougall, Lynda Price,
Gord Ramer, Marg Smith, and Elfleda Watson. (a
quorum)
Regrets: Darlene Nicol.
OPENING
REFLECTIONS:
Marg Smith gave each of us a copy of a “DESIDERATA”
(which means Desire
Things in Latin) it was very interesting.
Volunteer for November – Hannes Friedli.
ADOPTION OF
AGENDA:
With one addition under Business Arising, Millie
Cuthill/John McDougall
approved the agenda. Carried
MINUTES OF THE
LAST MEETING SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2008:
Barb Joyce/Millie Cuthill moved the adoption of
these minutes as printed
and circulated. Carried
BUSINESS
ARISING FROM MINUTES:
a) Window Plaques – will be on and dedicated
Sunday, October 12th, 2008.
b) Wayside Pulpit Plaque – the McKeever
Family name will be on it.
c) Summer Services – was discussed at the
Official Board, Sept. 22nd, and
was agreed
to take it to both churches Annual Congregational Meeting.
d) Altar Committee – Marg Smith spoke with
chairperson, Lucy Spain, says
she enjoys
this committee, and will contact Jane Adamson, and Dorina
Friedli,
to see if they want to continue.
e) Tickets – Lynda Price reported that she
spoke with Jillian at Rural
Visions,
who said they told different people about the (free) tickets
to our
Fish Supper, but apparently no one took advantage of them.
Note – When we met with
Stewards, it was decided we would not give
Rural
Visions any more tickets, as Trinity donates all food that is
left over
from our church functions, which is a good Outreach.
CORRESPONDENCE:
There was a letter from Bay of Quinte Conference, re
Audio License Renewal.
John McDougall will speak to Glenda Turner, as he
wasn’t sure whether they
were going to be showing any more movies.
WORSHIP AND
SACRAMENT:
a) Minister’s Report – since last meeting
Lynda Price has made 15 visits;
attended 5
meetings; attended 1 wake; attended 2 funerals; conducted
Harrowsmith Cemetery Service; conducted 1 wedding.
Working
On – Dedication of Windows, Oct. 12th,
- St. Paul’s Anniversary Service, Oct. 19th,
- Living the Question 2 Study, begins Oct. 22nd,
- Remembrance Day Service (Annabelle bringing trumpeter)
MEMBERSHIP
PASTORAL CARE:
a) We went over our lists again, and checked on how
we could best care for
the
persons, that are assigned to each one of us.
CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION:
At the present time the Sunday School seems to be
fine.
OUTREACH:
Glenda Turner is working on a program, hopefully to
begin in January 2009.
NEW BUSINESS:
a) Greeters - for January is Hannes Friedli,
February is Millie Cuthill.
b) Order of Service – we decided it was time
for another evaluation.
Lynda
Price will put together a questionnaire, which will be passed out
to the
congregation.
c) Scripture Reading – Linda Brown gave
Session a letter requesting that we
continue
to read (slowly and clearly) the King James Version of the
Bible so
the children will understand it. (copy of letter att’d)
d) Decorating the Church for Thanksgiving –
Millie, Marg, Hannes & Elfleda
will
decorate at 9 a.m. Sat. morning.
e) Remembrance Day Service, Nov. 9th,
- will discuss next meeting.
f) Fellowship for Nov. 9th, Men of the
Church – Millie will speak to Andy
Adamson,
to see if he will cook the sausages.
g) Article from Sept. Observer, re Safety in our
Sunday School – we brought
this up
with Stewards, and decided there were a couple of avenues we
needed to
research, and the time, we would postpone until next meeting.
h) Church Wheelchair – Barb Joyce ask, if she
could use one of the wheel-
chairs, to
take Inez Code visiting, etc. and permission was granted.
NEXT MEETING: Tuesday, November 4th,
2008, at 7 p.m.
CLOSING
PRAYER/BENEDICTION:
ADJOURNED: 9:15 P.M.
__________________________________ ___________________________
Millie
Cuthill, Chairperson
Barb Joyce, Secretary