Minutes
February 21,
2008 Members Present: Deb Klaassen; Pat Rosa; Rev.
Robert Raedeke; Rev. Robert Bellin; Rev. Mark
Chamberlain; Tim Hunt; Karen Ferkinhoff; Rev. Leah
Hauser, Kathy Terpstra-Liaison from Council and
Executive Presbyter, Rev. Sue Coller. Members Absent: Laura Kohler, Carrie
Colvin-Murphy, Rev. Bev Modlin and Katie
VandeBrake. Deb Klaassen opened the meeting, with Prayer and
Devotion by Rev. Robert Bellin. Introduction of new members Election of Secretary, Pat Rosa
accepted. Minutes of November meeting accepted. Budget is $10,000, accepted. No monies have been
spent as of this meeting. Correspondence: Jerry Frieborg from the Ebenezer
Presbyterian Church of Renville spoke on Missionaries
from Bangladesh, with a possibility of them speaking at
May Presbytery. Kathy Terpstra asked us to read and
review, for next meeting, an article about Riverside
Administrative Commission. Rev. Sue Coller gave us an update on MASH
Committee. Either Rev. Robert Bellin or Rev. Leah Hauser
will do invitation and Prayer for offering at May
Presbytery meeting in Winnebago Karen Ferkinhoff will get information about
offering in Presbytery packet and Valley
Bridge. Sub-committee assignments
are:
Christian Education: Karen
Ferkinhoff; Laura Kohler; Patricia
Rosa
Mission: Rev. Mark Chamberlain;
Tim Hunt, Rev. Bev Modlin; Rev. Leah
Hauser
Stewardship: Rev. Robert Raedeke;
Rev. Robert Bellin; Rev. Leah Hauser
Evangelism: Rev. Rober Raedeke;
Rev. Mark Chamberlain Karen Ferkinhoff gave a report on the APCE
convention she attended.
Camp Scholarships will remain as
last year: Budget $3000 - $50 per camper, $250 per
church. Synod School: Budget $1000 - $100 per person,
$250 per family.
Valley Bridge: April and May
issues will have articles. Evangelism Surveys, Mission Emphasis for November
Presbytery Meeting and Stewardship Research, which Rev.
Robert Raedeke will do, were discussed. The remaining Pentecost money was divided between
"The Connection" at Canby, Hope Presbyterian at Spicer
and Big Buddies of Rock County(mentor books). Making another trip to Louisiana in Spring of
2009 was discussed We adjourned with the Lords Prayer.
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