Ministry Council Minutes January 10, 2011

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by leofigini in Council Minutes

FIRST TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH

Ministry Council Meeting – Regular Session

Monday, January 10, 2011

At Joel Rockensuess’ Home

Attendance: 

Present:             Pastor Whited                            Jason Christ – Attract

Marlene Carr – Treasurer                                   Mary Lou Hartnett – Care

Jenny Cascio – Member at Large                    Sue Steege – Transform

Leo Figini – Secretary                                         Dick McKie – Serve

Kim Kwietniewski – Member at Large          Tim Hartnett – MOM

Jonathan Morris – President

Jim Passage – Vice President

Joel Rockensuess – Member at Large

 DEVOTIONS:

The meeting was opened at 6:30 PM with devotions by Leo Figini

APPROVAL:

Motion by Joel Rockensuess, second by Kim Kwietniewski to accept the minutes of the December 13^th, 2010 Ministry Council meeting.  Motion passed and approved unanimously.

EMT REPORTS:

Preliminary Reports from Pastor and the EMT were presented and approved with some corrections.

• Final Reports will be included in Congregational Meeting Packet.
• Jason Christ reported that he will be Redesigning the First Trinity Web site within thirty days.
• Mary Lou Hartnett announced that Pastor Streufert will be retiring from Individual Care Ministry.
• Sue Steege discussed the Director of H.S. and Young Adult Ministry position and the need to continue it next year.  She recommended the MC consider making it a full time position.

 

FINANCIAL REPORT:

 First Trinity Lutheran Church Treasurer’s Report  January 10, 2011

• Weekly Giving ended the year at $37,179.00 under budget.
• We ended the year with a net income of $7,717.29
  • SCRIP card inventory was completed. The value of the inventory less the increase for the holiday season is $7,140.15. This amount is not material enough to warrant a change to the current carrying value of the inventory which is $7,000.00
    • Balance sheet is still showing some negative numbers representing designated funds that have been overspent. Kathy Passage and I are working to clean this up before statements are published for the voter’s meeting if possible.
  • The contra fund is not adjusted yet. Kevin Cross is reviewing the information I sent him and hopefully we can have this adjusted before the statements are published.
  • Per the request of the CPA firm that reviews are financial statements, we have added a password to Kathy Passage’s log in for our financial software and the Treasurer now has a log in. Others with access are Kevin Cross, Assistant Treasurer and Tim Hartnett.
  • Would like to see “Shelia’s Fund” on the balance sheet changed to “Adoption Fund” to more accurately describe what the fund is for.
  • 2011 Proposed Budget is being sent under separate cover.

Respectfully Submitted, Marlene Carr

 OLD BUSINESS / UPDATES:

Capital Campaign / Building Committee Update:

• LBM costs forthcoming for the renovations to the basement.
• The contract will be ready to vote on at the January 29^th voters meeting.
• Elections, June 2011
• Tellers and Counting Team tabled until the February MC meeting.

 Director of H.S. and Young Adult Ministry:

• Discussions took place regarding the need to continue next year with this program.  The MC  made a motion to recommend to the congregation, that we extend a call for the position of Director of H.S. and Young Adult Ministry. A motion was made by Kim Kwietniewski and seconded by Marlene Carr to accept the recommendation from the EMT.  The motion was passed unanimously.
• This position will add an additional $15000 to the 2012 Budget.

 The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod constitutional Amendment Ballot was signed and mailed to St. Louis as instructed.  Attached.

 NEW BUSINESS:

 Coordination of the January 29^th voters’ Assembly Meeting.

• Final packets with all reports to be assembled within the next two weeks.

 CLOSING PRAYER:

Jonathan Morris

Respectfully Submitted,

Leo Figini

Ministry Council Secretary

Next Meeting is Monday, February 21^st at Kim Kwietniewski’s Home

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