Sewer Repair Begins Wednesday

The sewer line repair project will begin on Wednesday, April 1st. A trench will run from the sewer cleanout, located next to the basement door, to the city's sewer main across the street. The goal is to complete the project on Thursday. During this time the restrooms and the kitchen will be closed.

Message from the church council treasurer

Patrick Adams here. I'm your new council treasurer. I've had a couple of months to familiarize myself with the church finances. Our books have been loaded into the latest version of Quicken. I'll use Quicken to track our income and expenses, maintain the budget, generate reports, and reconcile our check book. I've also learned how to use our bank's website for paying bills and making deposits.

Please me know if you would like a copy of the 2015 budget that was passed at the annual meeting.

The 2015 GLP Church Directory is now available. Hard copies will be available in the narthex at St. Johns. Let me know if you would like a .pdf version. If you have any additions or corrections please email them to me.

If you have any questions about the church finances please feel free to send me an email or text message or give me a call. You can also stop by my house but be warned I may put you to work in the garden.

Peace,

Patrick

February 2015 Council Minutes

 Genesee Lutheran Parish Council Meeting

February 10, 2015

Courtney Scharnhurst, Amy Peterson, Patrick Adams, Jennifer Parkins, Linda Chilson and Pastor Dave Deckard

Meeting called to order at 7:00PM

Jennifer did the devotional and Amy Peterson will do the devotional in March.

Pastor’s Report:

Lent services will start on Wednesday 18th out at the valley and will be soup meal prior to services.

Holy week starts on March 30^th Easter is on April 5^th.

Pastor Dave will be gone on Palm Sunday so the congregation will be handling Palm Sunday Services.

Spring break starts on March 27 with no Sunday School on Easter Sunday.

Pastor Dave would like us to come up with a policy for Funerals, with him giving an idea of what he would like. We will look over his suggestions and vote on it during March’s meeting.

Discussion on new council members, Jennifer said that Alice Bevins has agreed to become the new council member.

Patrick made a motion that Alice be the new council member. Amy seconded it. Motion carried.

In the future we have a few other members that are interested in joining the council as positions are open. Carly Stutzman , Steve and Susie Edwards have all said they would be interested.

Financial Report:

Patrick reported that he has gotten the Quicken program and working with it now.

He has asked that when counting the offering that he has 2 people count the money and then hand it to Patrick in an envelope to deposit.

There were three accounts with several names on them and those names have now been removed with only Jennifer and Patrick remaining on the accounts.

Meeting  adjourned at 8:00 PM

Annual Meeting Minutes

Genesee Lutheran Parish

Annual Meeting

January 18, 2015

Jennifer called the meeting to order at 11:45

Prayer was led by Jennifer to get the meeting started.

Committee Reports:

Building and grounds: Doug gave a report of Building and grounds-It has been an easy year when it came to maintenance with the Parkin’s taking care of the grounds out at the Valley church and Pastor Dave taking care of them here in town.

The biggest problem is going to be the sewer here at St. John’s Doug and Brent did a report on what that is going to entail. Roaches construction came and cleaned out the pipes for us and did and estimate on what it is going to cost to fix it. Everyone agreed that we should get a second bid ad make a decision after that on which company we will have fix it.

Education: Kaycee Gregory is heading up Sunday School and doing a very good job.

Activities: Different activities that we have ongoing are Inspire, Theology on Tap, Bible Study, Youth group, Young Woman’s group with many other single activities throughout the year.

Worship: Music-Pastor Dave comes up with the focus for each Sunday, then Patrick and the other musicians come up with music according to that focus.

Outreach: Habitat for Humanities- we have provided lunches and are in the process of gathering kitchen supplies and other essentials for the new family that is moving into the home. Verna and Rosanna are helping to put together a couple of quilts aslo.

Cemetary: Holly Sampson has been taking care of the St. John’s cemetery and Dan is not sure she is going to want to continue so if there is anyone who would be willing to do it, there is an application process to go through. The Parkin’s family is taking care of the one out at the Valley church.

By Law Changes:

We would like to change the by law’s from having to have three quarterly and one annual meeting each year to just having to have one annual meeting a year and calling special meetings when necessary.

Gayle Rossebo moved to change the meeting requirements to only one annual meeting a year. Susan Riggs seconded.

Discussion opened, no one had any discussion. Put to vote and passed unanimously.

The bylaws change

a.      The annual meeting of the congregation shall be in January between the dates of January 15^th and January 31^st.

b.      Quarterly meeting of the congregation will be help in the months of April and October. (this line is now being eliminated from the bylaws)

The second change we would like to make, to change the required number of council members from nine to seven.

Current reading:

1.      The Church Council shall consist of nine (9) members elected for a term of three (3) years but elected in such a manner that after the first election one-third (1/3) are elected each year, No members shall be eligible for more than two (2) successive terms in the same elective office.

Proposed change would read: seven (7) members elected for a term of three (3) years’…and continue as previously written.

Our current council consists of the following members:

Pastor David Deckard

Jennifer Parkins (Chair)

Susan Riggs, Treasurer (term ending this meeting)

Linda Chilson, Secretary

Gayle Rossebo, council member (term ending last year)

Doug Cartwright, council member (term ending this year)

Patrick Adams, council member (Term ending this year)

Courtney Scharnhorst, council member

Amy Peterson, council member

Dana Carter, council member

Jennifer explained that we are currently having trouble filling the council with nine members and that we have four positions that are being vacated this year.

Linda Chilson moved we change the number of required seat to seven. Tezra Barnes seconded.

Discussion opened with no discussion, voted and carried unanimously.

From this day forward we will only be required to seat seven members on the council.

Patrick has offered to fill the positon of treasurer. Floor opened to others who would like the position of treasurer.

Verna Studer moved to name Patrick as the new treasurer and Rosanna Cartwright seconded. Motion carried unanimously. After this meeting Patrick Adams will be our new treasurer.

Benevolences:

Christmas Eve offering went to the Emergency Fund

Easter offering: Suggestions for offering benevolence:

Lutherhaven, Emergency Fund, Lutherhaven Scholarship, Alternative’s to Violence, and University of Idaho Campus Ministries.

Verna Studer moved to give the Easter offering to these five projects.

Marilyn seconded

Opened to discussion, no discussion.

Motion carried unanimously

Pastor’s Report:

Talked about the BINGO card we did in church was to show what all we have been doing and how so many people have been involved, and how our passion (the whole congregation) brings it together with our passion. We just need to keep this passion going and keep furthering our mission.

BIG PICURE!!!

Financial: Funding our mission

Susan Rigg’s presented this past years financial report and this next year’s proposed budget.

We were $24001.08 short this past year so we are taking some out of savings to cover this amount. That will leave us with $24000 in savings.  We have 41 households with 84 members, if 30 families could increase offering by $67 per month we could be break even.

Pastor Dave’s medical insurance is requiring him to put $214 a month into a Medical savings plan. This will come directly out of his pocket. Susan purposed that we increase his pay by this amount each month to help cover the cost.

Tezra Barnes moved that we approve the budget with the increase to Pastor Dave’s salary of $2568 annually be included in it.

Dana Carter seconded. Opened to discussion it no discussion

Motion carried unanimously

The BIG PICTURE is that we need to come up with some better ways to fulfill our mission and not just pay our bills. 

Susan Riggs has volunteered to fill a new position as Fund Raising Coordinator. There are three projects already in the works for this coming year.

Some future projects are:

An Appeal Letter to the Community

Bake Sale at Easter

Garage Sale in August

Any and all suggestions are welcome and open to consideration.

Meeting adjourned with the Lord’s Prayer