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Results of the The Council Meeting February 27, 2010
Purpose: To gather and brainstorm how we will work together to reach our goals.
Committees/Ministries of St. Timothy’s
| Altar Guild |
Contact: Rita McMahon, 256-0963 |
| Education & Sunday School |
Contact: Becky Lee, 858-1472 |
| Evangelism/Outreach and Stewardship |
Contact: Casey Den Hollander, 266-3148 |
| Facilities |
Contact; Ken Sherrell, 266-1291 |
| Finance, Stewardship, Investments |
Contact: Dan Rader, 858-1472 |
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Michele Benton, 272-8426 |
| Living Water Spiritual Formation |
Contact: Pastor Pat, 255-8001, 344-8221 |
| Mutual Ministry |
Contact: Mona Sherrell, 266-1291 |
| Preschool Board |
Contact: Judy Jacobson, 765-1406 |
| Women of the ELCA (WELCA) |
Contact: Rita McMahon, 256-0963 |
| Worship |
Contact: Marie Henkel, 255-4290 |
- Pray
- Bring a Friend to Church Sunday
- Special Worship events
- Invite neighbors
- Topical series for sermons / worship planned way ahead with publicity
- great music those days with broad appeal like "ethical eating"
- promote to other groups like Autobon
- Environment
- Global warming
- Include special speakers
- Summer workshop for school aged kids - summer / spring break
- Blessing of the animals
- Vacation Bible School
- Picnic services
- Mother's Day & Father's Day Services
- special focus on inviting pre-school parents and children
- Musical entertainment - recitals
- Visiting musicians to participate in our services - student and community musicians
- Jazz Sunday
- Blue Grass Sunday
- Student and Community musicians
- Albuquerque Youth Symphony
- More presence in weekly (week-time) meetings at St. Tims
- make and use connection
- let them know who we are
- AA
- Autoban
- neighborhood association (Marie suggests we invite Nob Hill and other vs ours
- Extend a welcome to people who meet here - invite them to worship
- Youth put cookies or refreshments along with information on activities
- Get ourselves out there
- Outward focus stuff takes priority over inside stuff - Reaching Out
- Office staff
- Volunteer time
- "Reconnect with former members"
- to members in need
- to lapsed members
- to disgruntled members
- to prospective members
- Designate Pairs
- home visits
- help people to come back
- Follow up with past members
- extend "Network" to include inactive and shut-in
- Invite people of other faiths to worship and participate in our services
- instead of sermon allow them to inform & teach about their faith
- Join with other churches for fundraiser - Haiti
- Family events - hike, bowl, golf,
- Movie Night - monthly
- Adult and kids movie - convenient for family event
- International flavor - learn about another culture
- Food from other country
- Humanistic discussion with more religious to follow in Sunday school
- Conversational English gathering - emphasis on international students
- Photos displayed of people with names and/or name tags
- Banners - planned ahead
- Journal - religious calendar
- Duke City fix - blog
- Advertising
- Banners - on corner and particularly pre-school sign old and faded
- Website
- Electronic Sign
- FaceBook
- Journal
- KUNM Fundraising - answer phones (March) - get credit while serving
- Easy Entry Points for new people
- Kids things
- Volunteer for IHN work
- topical interest things
- Rethink Preschool and Church as one community
- Plan some dinner / event
- Easy entry stuff - book club
- Pieces of ELCA "stuff" we could use "God's Work,Our Hands"
- slogans
- topical info they use
- Increase Revenues
- Special appeal
- More members
- Preschool scholarships for members only
- Special events
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