Pastoral Relations Committee Report The Pastoral Relations Committee met several times in 2008 to discuss joys and concerns of the pastor and the church family.    The “God is Still Speaking” sign which hung in front of the church was … Continue reading →

Minister of Music’s Report During the spring of 2008, we continued our practice of “Global Vespers” on the third Sunday of the month.  It was fun, and a good learning experience for all involved, besides its validity as worship.  But … Continue reading →

Membership and Parish Life Committee Report Membership and Parish Life had an active and convivial year with the following activities: -Round Robin Dinners:  Over 50 people participated in this continuing tradition during January, February, and March -A Spring Souper Sunday … Continue reading →

Librarians’ Report The highlight of the 2008 Library year was attending the 50th  anniversary National Church Library Association Convention in Minneapolis, Minn. in November. Rutledge and Arletta Currie participated in 2 days of workshops on topics including classification and cataloging, … Continue reading →

Koinonia Report Koinonia members try to act as a liaison between our church community and the pastor.  Each of us has adopted a number of members and friends with the hope of being aware of concerns and needs of each … Continue reading →

Hospitality Committee Report The Hospitality Committee, a part of the Membership and Parish Life Committee, organizes receptions after Memorial Services held in the church if the family involved wishes our help. This year the committee had no requests for receptions. … Continue reading →

Flower Committee Report Co-chairpersons: Arletta Currie, Deborah Currie Committee: Nancy Alden, Jytte Brooks, Donna Chenail, Deborah Crabbs-McDonald, Arletta Currie, Deborah Currie, Suzanne Dewey, Marilyn Faulkner, Rita Hoar, Dedee Durham Hynes, Katherine Myers, Pat Short, Gwen Steege, Carol Stein-Payne, Carolyn Umlauf, … Continue reading →

Christian Education Report In August the Board of Christian Education appointed Kathy Noble to be the new Director of Christian Education responsible for Infants through Eighth Grade. Due to the high number of our high school youth who are attending … Continue reading →

Congregation Cluster Report Our new cluster system incorporates three primary functions under the umbrella of the Congregation Cluster; they are discipleship, worship and parish life.  We’ve tried to attend to each area with due diligence and without neglecting any part … Continue reading →

The Congregation Cluster includes representatives from the Choir, Christian Education, Coffee Hour, the Deacons, the Flower Committee, the Hospitality Committee, Koinonia, Membership and Parish Life, the Librarians, the Pastoral Relations Committee, and all efforts at congregational photography. CO-CHAIRS: Lynn Chick … Continue reading →