MEMBER CARE COMMITTEE

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MONTHLY MEETING

February 9, 2004

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Members Present: Trish Bierlich, Chairman, Rosetta Shaffer, Carol Machovec, Karen Adams, Susan Lee<= /span>

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No action re= quested by the Session this month.

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The meeting = began with prayer.

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1. Member Care has responsibili= ty for the Global LOGOS meal next Wednesday, Feb 18.

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2. Prayer request forms were updated.= They will be placed in a basket on= the table outside the Sanctuary doors. Congregation members may use these to ask for prayers.

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3.= Committee members were asked to pray for additional shepherds.

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4.= New Member Recognition Dinner. Date is Saturday, March 20, 6 pm. Some ideas are to pair a new member (defined by us as anyone who has joined our church since Tim became = the pastor) with a seasoned member. This seasoned member would call the new member to write a short biography. The seasoned membe= r will introduce the new member at the dinner, and read the short bio. We also would like to have a pictu= re of all new members. The pictures= along with the bios will be put on a bulletin board. This will be a pot-luck dinner. We are also trying to get some entertainment for this event. &= nbsp;

One challeng= e we are facing at this time is that this event does not have a leader. Trish Bierlich will take care of f= inding a leader.

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5. Sight and Sound Theatre Trip. We are scheduled to see Noah on Oct 16. Rosetta has done a great = deal of work contacting the theatre and Schock . She has set a tentative timeline as follows: (remember, this is n= ot carved in stone):

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March 14—deadline for signing up to attend

April 18 - $= 25 deposit per ticket due (Mark and Rosetta will handle all the money)

May 22 ̵= 1; 5 – 7 pm Spaghetti Dinner/Silent Gift Basket Auction<= /p>

= 7:30 – Distribute Baskets

June 5 ̵= 1; Rosetta will call each person who is going to notify them of their balance = due (remember, after the fundraiser, the final ticket price per person participating in the fundraiser will be reduced)

July 17 R= 11; Final payment due.

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Mark and Ros= etta have done a great job with this. They will also be in charge of the spaghetti dinner. Rosetta has bulletin announcements= and newsletter articles ready to print.

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There are 2 = gift baskets in Tim’s office. These will be used to show various church groups to give them ideas of what kinds= of baskets can be made. After the March 14 deadline, the baskets made will be displayed in the Narthex.<= /o:p>

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6. We identified a communication prob= lem within our Church. As shepher= ds, we are not receiving info about folks who are sick or in the hospital, or in n= eed of some other kind of help. W= e are actively seeking ideas to remedy this.&nbs= p; One of the first places to start is to educate the congregation on t= heir responsibility to inform SOMEONE in church about these things, then the communication network can start to work.&n= bsp; We can not take care of them if we don’t know that they need c= are.

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7.= Karen Adams, Carol Machovec, and Trish Bierlich are now trained Step= hen Leaders. We gave a short talk= about the Stephen Leaders Conference, and how we see this vital ministry fitting in. There will be MUCH more i= nfo on this.

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8. Our next meeting will be Monday, M= arch 8, at 7 pm.

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Our meeting = closed with prayer.

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