December Stewards Minutes 2011

December 4, 2011

Present: Marjory Bankson (notetaker), Peter Bankson, Lewise Busch, Pat Conover, Cynthia Dahlin, Emily Gilbert (emerita), Jill Joseph (diaspora Steward), Muriel Lipp (emerita), David Lloyd, Sandra Miller, Trish Nemore, Will Ramsey, Brenda Seat (moderator), Keith Seat, Margreta Silverstone, Deborah Sokolove (worship), Jacqie Wallen.

Absent: Ken Burton.

Housekeeping: Stewards will meet on January 8 at 5:00pm

Moderator: Cynthia                        Worship: Sandra

Notetaker: David                        Angels: Lewise & Will

Worship was offered by Deborah in the absence of notes from last month.

Signing Checks: Deborah was approved as an official signatory for Seekers checks.

2012 Budget Approved (Marjory for FOG)

Income

Interest ………………….3,000

Building use…………….38,000

Sunday offering………. 250,000

            TOTAL:                291,000

Expenses

Giving to others………. 113,000 + earmarked funds [about $70,000 in 2011]

Community life………… 31,000  [includes 3,000 for accounting help]

Ministry of Place……….  52,150

Ministries of Seekers……   1,900

Staff…………………….  60,000

            TOTAL:              258,050

2011 Year-end Surplus (Marjory)

Current policy is to use all year-end surplus funds toward paying off the building debt of id=”mce_marker”50,000 which is due in January to close Kate Cudlipp’s estate.

Decision: to use it that way and consider a food-bank contribution later in 2012.

Christmas offering (Brenda)

Envelopes will be in the bulletin the next three Sundays and on Christmas Eve. Money will be divided as follows:

25% for person 1 for travel or family relocation

25% for person 2 toward a new apartment

30% for person 3’s family thru Judy L and Sharon L

20% for person 4 thru Mary Carol

CHRISTMAS PARTY (Cynthia)…. began with appreciation for the decorating by Koinonia and Cynthia, a Christmas-memory story by each Steward, then “guess who that baby picture is,” contest, singing Happy Birthday to Jesus and a lovely dinner supplied by all.