Immanuel Lutheran Council Minutes
Date of Meeting: January 12, 2021
Start Time: 7:42 p.m. End Time: 8:01 p.m.
Attendees: Monica Eggert, Pastor Bob Dahm, Matt Main, Jan Anderson, Brad Voeltz, Laura Briesemeister
Absent: Roxie Anderson, Dena Cress, David Rosen, Geoff Phillips
Agenda
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Pastor’s Report
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Treasurer’s Report - Laura made motion; Jan seconded; motion carried
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Secretary’s Report – Monica made motion; Jan seconded; motion carried
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Sunday School Committee Update: Pastor recommended waiting to start Sunday school until VBS or after. Sunday school leadership team will be included with the planning/discussions of restarting. Laura will send a note to the Sunday School Committee.
Old Business
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Furnace was checked, propane tank was just filled, lights need attention
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Cleaning/ushering duties need to be assigned. Laura offered to develop a Google Docs format to allow members to sign up for tasks. This will be linked to the Facebook page as well as a hard copy posted in the back of the church.
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Monica continues to work on accessing the Thrivent fund.
Unfinished Business
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In-person church service continues to be postponed. The new goal is be possibly be in-person by Palm Sunday. When it is appropriate, Immanuel and Wilson will work together to open at the same time. Pastor is considering continuing to offer online worship when in-person starts.
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Ladies Aide– invite the ladies of the church to a round table talk about reviving Ladies Aide. Consider inviting Laurie Wells to come and speak about the topic. Tabled for now.
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Consider having one Sunday a month to be a contemporary service. It was recommended to have a meeting setup with the worship committee, to discuss further. Tabled for now.
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First Communion at the 5th grade level (up to parent’s discretion). Tabled for now.
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Feed My Starving Children work, tabled for now.
New Business
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Annual meeting date TBD. The meeting will most likely occur after Easter.
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Pastor reported on confirmation classes resuming tomorrow (1/13/21) in-person. He also reminded the group of outdoor drive-through communion continuing with the next date set for this Sunday, 1/17/21 starting at 9 a.m.
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A suggestion was made to have the Wilson secretary mail out the Immanuel newsletters along with the Wilson newsletters. This will save on mileage cost.
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A budget meeting at Matt’s house is TBD.
Brad made motion to adjourn the meeting; Jan seconded; motion carried.
Next Meeting: February 9, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by Laura Briesemeister, Church Council Secretary
