Technology Committee Report
Next Meeting:
General Agenda Items (discussion points, action items,
follow-up items, etc.)
Members able to attend – Laurie Gartner, Mark Manges
1) Discuss Folwer projector system proposal – expensive system but a very detailed proposal. Other bids certainly needed before any action can be taken.
2) ‘Clean up’ old computers for give away – 3 system units available … contact Mark Manges or Pastor Chris for more information.
3) Discuss problems with Shepherd Staff 7.4 upgrade – Finance committee and secretary are having problems with the upgrade. Finance committee has chosen going back to version 3.0 without contacting Shepherd Staff to resolve 7.4 problems. Going back to 3.0 is against the advice of the technology committee. Tech committee suggested Shepherd Staff Support be contacted and given a chance to resolve the problems first. Then, if Shepherd Staff Support is unable to resolve, move back to 3.0.
Finance committee plans to perform the down grade steps against tech committee advice. Tech committee made the 3.0 media available to Finance committee 07.18.2005 PM. Finance committee will also need to contact Shepherd Staff for a refund on 7.4 purchase.
Agenda Items Requiring Assistance from Council
1) Nothing at this time.
Status Report on GSLC Visioning Implementation Plan (use this
space to share with council current status, accomplishments, new developments,
or outstanding issues relevant to the goals your committee is tasked with as
one of the champions)
1) Bid on worship projection system available and provided to technology and worship committees. This ties in with getting youth involved and providing more visual aids during worship.
Does your committee need assistance from the
Not at this time.
Date submitted: 07.18.05
Council Liaison: Mark Manges
Next Meeting:
Present: Duane Grosz, Barb Misselt, and Doug Tollefson
General Agenda Items (discussion points, action items,
follow-up items, etc.)
1.) We met with Education and Property Committees to see how they were doing on reaching their goals of the Visioning plan, and to see if any assistance was needed from the LRP Committee. Both Committees were doing a great job, and did not need any assistance from Long Range Planning at this time.
2) We decided not to hold a meeting in
July. Our next Long Range Planning
meeting will be August 8.
Agenda Items Requiring Assistance from Council
None
Worship
Committee Report
Present: George Price, Pastor
Chris,
Next
Meeting:
Date:
General Agenda
Items
1) Youth Committee - Youth Committee representative, Becky
Fluegel, requested dates for youth-led services for next year. Cynthia will investigate and provide possible
dates at the August meeting. George will
speak with Becky on the types of services the youth would like to do.
2)
3) Concert Piano Bench - A recent
suggestion was received to have the church purchase a new concert piano bench,
as the current bench is too tall.
George called both Schmitt Music & Hamilton Music and found price
range $600-$1,000. Bruce saw a bench
online for approx. $300 and he’ll recheck on the exact info. When the appropriate bench is found and
funding is discussed, the bench will be purchased. (George or PC will speak with Grant C. on
memorial fund usage.)
4) Sanctuary Chairs- John stated
the check has been sent to purchase 60 new chairs. Delivery date is not known, as
5) Organ Dedication - Cynthia discussed possible ideas of
organ dedication (i.e., recital, A.G.O. organists, done during worship, hold
special event, etc.) More
discussion at next meeting.
6) Organ Console / Piano Switch - Cynthia asked to move the organ console
to where the piano is now, in order to hear the organ better. Switch will require only one cable, which
has already been paid for. Committee
agreed this was ok to do. Before
switching, Cynthia will speak with Michelle S. about chimes interference.
7) Communion Intinction vs. Cups - Worship Committee has agreed to commune
with cups at both Sunday services starting this fall. The change will be reassessed by the group
after a few months.
8) Eternal Candle - The Eternal Candle has not been
working or lit during past few services.
This could be due to either using too much oil,
the wrong type of oil, or the difficulty in filling the candle with oil. PC will discuss possible pulley system with
Zack Klaus to lower/raise candle for filling.
Committee will also need to look into oil issues.
9) Renewing Worship - Cynthia shared documentation of new
worship & hymns that will be coming out fall 2006 (currently available
online). More
discussion next month.
Agenda Items
Needing Assistance from Council
1) None at this time
Council
Liaison: George Price
Date
Submitted:
Volunteer Coordinator’s Report to GSC Council
Activities
Completed:
1)
Greeter survey
2)
Help Education Comm. contact potential Sunday School teachers
Activities in
Progress:
1) Plan
training sessions for volunteers to use sanitizer for communion cups
2) Plan
training sessions for sound system operators
3)
Process information from Time and Talent forms
4)
Fill open spots in June – August worship assistant schedules – no sound
operator for
Vicky Mulvihill
Volunteer Coordinator
Finance Committee
Next Meeting:
Present: Grant Christiansen, Joleen Mainz, Tim Olson, Wayne Peterson, Molly Schmidt, Sue Titus. Michele Saack, unable to attend the meeting, provided a detailed written report
General Agenda Items
(discussion points, action items, follow-up items, etc.)
1) Reviewed Financial Summary for June. Expenses exceeded income by $2,386, but there is a year-to-date balance of $4,807.
2) Reviewed audit committee report (
• Property – land value is now listed as cost at purchase, not assessed value
• Tellers – Grant is trying to recruit additional volunteers so at least 2 tellers are counting the offering at any given time.
• Organ – a final report of donations/expenditures will be prepared and submitted with the 2005 Annual Report
3) Budget worksheets – Michelle will hand out forms to committee Chairs at the next Council meeting.
4)
Savings – The Council
approved placing a portion of savings into CDs. Michelle submitted the
appropriate paperwork on
5) Shepherd Staff Software – Unfortunately, the recently installed upgraded software has been fraught with problems including: a) the finance module does not balance accounts properly, b) the membership module requires additional manual processing, and c) the export batches to diskette function in the contributions module does not work, giving an error message. There was concern about ensuring backup of existing data and the potential need to reenter new financial data if the problems cannot be rectified. Application of all available “patches” has not seemed to help. After much discussion about potential solutions, it was decided to ask the Technology Committee to assist in reverting back to the old version, requesting a refund from the company, and finding out what financial software other local congregations are using and are happy with.
Agenda Items
Requiring Assistance from Council
Item #3 – budget worksheets to formulate 2006 budget.
Date submitted:
Council Liaison: Tim Olson
REPORT TO CHURCH COUNCIL JULY,
2005
Cynthia
It’s good to
be back after my 3 month sabbatical! It was a wonderful time for study
and travel and I want to thank all of you once again for your support.
You can find a brief report of my experiences on the Council bulletin
board. However, I would be happy to visit with any of you if you would
like to know more of the details.
July and
August are busy months as plans are made for another year of programming.
The Ed. Committee is working hard on filling several teaching vacancies in our
S.S. and on scheduling activities for Rally Day. We are still in need of
teachers for grades 4 and 6 as well as for volunteers to assist about 6 Sundays
during the year in the computer lab.
Fenris Organ
continues to work on voicing the organ. It is very close to being
completed.
A couple of
years ago, the Synod put together a 5 year plan to strengthen congregations in
a variety of ways. This year, the focus is on worship. I am part of
a Synod team that will be exploring ways to increase and maintain vitality in
worship in congregations across our Synod. We will be working to find
creative ways to teach hymns old and new as well as ways to introduce the
Renewing Worship resources which will be published by fall of 2006.
As you and
your families plan your fall schedules, please save time for involvement in one
of our many musical groups. We have excellent leadership and good
resources and we can accommodate a variety of schedules! It is so
important to continue singing the hymns of our faith and to teach our children
to carry this tradition! See you in choir! Thanks for your support!!