TRINITY UNITED CHURCH COMMITTEE OF STEWARDS MEETING, DECEMBER1, 2009
Attendees
Rachael
Henry, Ann McDougall, Linda Brown, Diane Buchanan, Connie Shibley, Don Coleman,
Andy Adamson.
Regrets – Glenda Turner, Jane
Adamson, Jennifer Bennett, Dorina Friedli. A quorum was present.
1.
Call to Order
Ann
McDougall called the meeting to order in the name of Jesus Christ, the one and
only Head of the Church at 7: 11 p.m.
2.
Ann McDougall led the meeting with the opening prayer.
3.
Agenda approved with 3 additions.
4.
Minutes – Moved by Diane Buchanan, and seconded by Linda Brown that the
November 3, 2009 minutes be accepted. Carried.
5.
Business arising from the minutes
a)
Ann McDougall thanked Don Coleman for sending the Special Christmas Appeal
letter to Trinity congregation.
b)
Ann McDougall awaits a reply to her phone calls to the Boy Scouts re: the
April 24 2010 Scouts Dinner.
c)
The November 18 church cleaning bee was very productive. The windows that open
to the inside are so easy to clean.
6. Financial
Report- moved by Don Coleman and seconded by Diane Buchanan that the report be
accepted as presented.. Carried.
Treasurer’s
Report (proposed budget for 2010) – moved by Don Coleman, seconded by
Andy Adamson that the report be accepted as presented. Carried
7.
Counters for December/ January 3
December 6 ___Linda Brown
December 13___Diane Buchanan
December 20___Connie Shibley
December 27___Andy Adamson
January 3, 2010___Connie Shibley
8. Correspondence
– a) Sharon Sole wrote requesting the use of Fellowship Hall for Scrapbooking.
Participants are almost all members of Trinity and will contribute $2 each per
session to cover hall use costs. Request granted for every Monday until June 21.
b)
Jennifer Bennett sent Bert Mountney’s M& P report of his interview
with Caretaker Joyce Casement. She has been informed of her recommended raise
of 2.3% .
-Joyce
is concerned about the standing water in the basement sink. Carl Turner
(Property) will be informed.
-Joyce
noted that the carpet at Fellowship Hall entrance is worn out, and uncleanable.
Diane Buchanan and Ann McDougall will oversee purchase of a new carpet.
-Joyce
feels that the snowplow agreement with Darrel Snider needs to be revisited to
refine clearing between her tasks and Darrel’s –referred to Carl Turner for
action.
-Joyce
plans to continue as caretaker and is pleased to be working with us.
9.Maintenance
and Renovations –deferred until next meeting
10.New
Business
a) Going Greener – Linda Brown
proposed that we consider a more environmentally friendly arrangement for
tablecloths used for church dinners. She will purchase 8 lengths of heavy clear
plastic from Home Hardware (BMP) for use at our January breakfasts. If they
seem practical, we will purchase enough for all of our tables, as they last a
long time, and colourful cloths can be used underneath that don’t need any
special care. Andy Adamson will investigate using blank newsprint from leftover
Kingston Whig Standard rolls, for meals. He will report his findings at
the next meeting.
b) Midwinter ALL CANADIAN
DINNER – Linda Brown has proposed a fund-raising meal, for which advance
tickets would be sold. A committee has been struck to find an all-Canadian
menu, some Canadian musical entertainment, and (possibly) square dancing, or
line-dancing to follow. Proposed date is February 20: committee volunteers so
far are Linda Brown, Rachael Henry, Connie Shibley, Diane Buchanan.
c) Local Outreach – Dorina
Friedli has requested that we give financial support to a local
Senior who needs extensive dental work, but can’t afford it. Local
Outreach will donate $500 of her overall $2800 costs.
d) Bell-Ringing – Moderator
Mardi Tindall has sent a letter to all Canadian United Churches, suggesting we
ring our church bell 350 times on December 13, at 3 pm. The ringing , being
promoted by the World Council of Churches, will be in solidarity with the UN
Summit on Climate Change taking place in Copenhagen , Denmark at that time. 350
is the upper limit of the number of parts per million for carbon dioxide
concentration in our
atmosphere .Moved
by Linda Brown, seconded by Andy Adamson that we ring our bell on this day, and
invite members of Verona area churches; St. Paul’s; the Boy Scouts, and others
to join the relay of ringing. We will serve hot chocolate and cookies to
participants.
11. Adjournment 8:27 p.m.