The council met on Sunday, January 11, for its monthly meeting. The following are highlights from the meeting. 

Council Highlights

• Council recognized outgoing members for their service to St. Mark’s. These members’ terms officially end at the Annual Meeting on January 25.
  Mike Bauman
  Jeanne Flynn
  Jon Miller
  Mark Mueller
• Council’s 2025 accomplishments will be shared with the congregation in St. Mark’s Annual Report and at the Annual Meeting.

Action Items

• The Council reviewed and approved the 2026 annual budget. The budget will be presented to the congregation at Budget Forum events on January 17-18, and the congregation will vote to approve the final budget at the Annual meeting on January 25.
• Planning details for the Annual Meeting were discussed.

Committee Highlights

Property Team

• The Property Team has been reaching out to potential concrete contractors for estimates for the patio project. There is no news to report at this time.

Council Happenings highlights verbal committee reports made during the Council meeting as well as actions taken on committee recommendations. Written committee reports are now attached to the meeting agenda and available for viewing upon

request.

Since the January meeting was largely dedicated to the discussion and approval of the annual budget, committee reports were very limited.

Upcoming dates:

Council’s next meeting is Sunday, February 22.

The Council is committed to open communication and ongoing transparency with the congregation.

Please feel free to reach out to a Council member with your questions.