The Council met on Sunday, August 18. The following are highlights from the July Council meeting. 

 • Council Announcements

o Council would like to thank all members who completed the Time and Talent survey for Children, Youth and Family Programs support. Additional volunteers are always welcome. Please see Debbie Steinheimer if you are available to serve as a substitute teacher, help in the kitchen or volunteer in another capacity. 

• Rally Day

o This year’s Rally Day will take place on Wednesday, September 11. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend. There will be pizza, games and parent meetings for FDL and Confirmation students. Look for additional information in the Friday email. 

Committee Reports

• Call Committee

Tyler Mabrey and Pastor Will provided Council with an update of the call process. Please continue to look for updates about the Call process in Friday email communications. 

• Children, Youth and Family Ministry

o The search process continues for a Director of Children, Youth and Family Programs. Potential candidate credentials continue to be screened as they are received. 

o The Children, Youth and Family Programs Committee is working hard to provide leadership in the absence of a Director. Debbie Steinheimer has agreed to chair the committee, which has been working very actively throughout the summer months. 

o Registration for FDL, Confirmation and Youth Group is actively underway. Please look for details in the Friday email about signing up for Wednesday evening programs. 

o Sunday school programming will be on hiatus for the first quarter of the program year. Additional assessment of the demand for Sunday School will be conducted this fall. 

• Property Team

o Matt Greising reported that work has been completed on the flat roof sections of the building.  

o The new parking lot light posts have been ordered and we are waiting for delivery. 

 • Congregational Support Ministries (CSM) 

o Pastor Paul reported that six new Lay Deacons have joined the ministry to help our homebound members. 

• Outreach

o The Dominican Literacy Center will be featured as our Outreach partner for the month of September. Look for more information about how you can help support this ministry and the important work being done by the DLC. 

o ESSE is now serving 22 clients on a regular basis. There are volunteer opportunities associated with ESSE. 

 • Stewardship Committee

o Council approved the Stewardship Committee’s recommended changes to the congregational roster based upon the results of recent outreach efforts. Our resulting member count is now 542 active members. 

o The Stewardship Committee has started to plan the fall stewardship campaign. More information will be provided in the coming weeks. 

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.

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