Governing Council Meeting Notes

These are the items that were discussed at the March 9th Governing Council Meeting:

New Ministries

• The Shack- book study- coordinated by Mark Smith
• Deaf ministry-  Spearheaded by Sandi Lerman
  
• Knitting ministry- Suzi Jarman
  
• Soup ministry and Food Drive- off to a great start- Leslie Baum
  

Music visioning
Agreed that Chip Bramlage will be (remain) Music Coordinator.  Music visioning sessions got a lot of participation and we reached consensus.  Make announcement on the blog and update the website.

Month of Wonder
Working title for the Easter/Post Easter Sunday series.
Ask for financial assistance from SONKA for advertising.  March 17 Church Development meeting
Easter is best time to reach out to people seeking a new church.

Sunday topics

• Easter Sunday
• Breakfast
• Easter egg hunt
• Special music
• Recommitment of couples Sunday
  
• Music & arts Sunday
  
• Stories, dance, poetry
• Social Justice- 
• adoption? Equal Opportunity?
  
• Diversity

Asked Dana Johnson to help with marketing of Month of Wonder.

501c3 tax exemption rules- talked about our 501c3 status and what that means concerning communication with the congregation both orally and electronically.