Attention Ministry Team Members: All team members please check with your chairs concerning your summer meeting schedule. Many of the traditionally held meetings in July and August have been cancelled or moved to a different time.
September 20 Event: A special musical program, “Your Kind of Music,” featuring 40 years of popular music by the Johnny Dyson Band in McPhail Hall has been scheduled for Sunday, September 20. Mark your calendar and plan to attend this great fun event!
Project Update: The Mustard Seed Project kicked off at the beginning of the month with nine participants: Kay Greer, Mary Sterner, Michael and Felicity Bisase, Mark and Shannon DeSouza, Lynne Parsons, Ann Hardy, and Jennifer Durand. These participants were given $100 each to serve an at-risk child, or several children, in his/her community through acts of compassion. For the Project, one person has chosen to collect English and Spanish children’s books, another is collecting donations for the Covenant House (a home for run-away youth), and yet another person is using the grant money to provide aptitude testing for a troubled youth. Thank you to these participants who are giving of themselves and their time!There is still room for one more participant. If you are interested in participating in the Mustard Seed Project, please contact Jennifer Durand at 713-726-0425.
At their meeting on June 25, your Session ...
●Heard an update on plans to refurbish the Session Room.
●Approved St. John’s involvement in Week of Prayer for our Children in August.
●Elected Katie Coughlen and Marie Kutz to serve as elder representatives at a called Presbyety meeting on July 14.
●Approved a motion to increase the number of elders in each class from four to five beginning with the 2012 class. And approved a motion to increase the elders in each currently serving class from four to five by staggered terms, adding an elder to serve a one year term for the 2010 class and an elder to serve for two years for the 2011 class. These two motions require a congregational meeting for approval. This congregational meeting will be held on July 5, 2009 during worship.
