Minutes from the Steering Committee Meeting October, 2010

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Lord
of
Love
Lutheran
Worshiping
Community
Steering
Committee
Meeting
Minutes
(Unapproved)
October
13,
2010
Present:
Nancy
Peterson,
Milan
Blaho,
Duane
Olivier,
Rev.
Dennis
Hill,
Paul
Murphy,
Judy
Dixon,
Diane
Beemster,
Zach
Gronewold,
Jim
Lynn
Absent:
Liz
Mitchell
Nancy
Peterson
called
the
meeting
to
order
at
6:03
P.M.
Pastor’s
Report
Rev.
Hill
discussed
the
possibility
of
having
the
Alpha
Program
at
Lord
of
Love
in
the
spring.
This
program
is
an
outreach
to
the
community,
as
well
as
those
who
want
to
review
basic
Christian
faith
practices.
Reformation
Sunday
is
October
31st
with
“Martin
Luther”
visiting
Lord
of
Love,
and
Pastor
John
Califf
will
be
conducting
educational
classes
as
well
as
preaching
on
November
14th.
This
day
will
provide
the
congregation
with
information
regarding
the
Northern
Illinois
Synod,
LOMC
and
work
in
Tanzania
as
well.
Dennis
also
reported
that
the
United
Churches
of
Galena
Thanksgiving
service
will
be
on
November
21st,
the
Sunday
before
Thanksgiving,
and
that
Lord
of
Love’s
Christmas
program
is
planned
for
December
9th.
The
Christmas
Eve
service
is
being
planned
and
will
be
held
at
the
Ramada.

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It
was
reported
that
grant
money
in
the
amount
of
$2,500
has
been
given
to
Lord
of
Love
by
the
ELCA.
Dennis
indicated
that
a
key
factor
in
our
continuing
to
receive
grant
money
is
that
the
church
gives
15%
of
ordinary
income
back
to
the
Synod
for
its
ministries.
Dennis
also
indicated
there
are
six
people
who
have
expressed
an
interest
in
joining
Lord
of
Love.
Dale
Freres
is
working
on
a
series
of
ads
for
Lord
of
Love.
The
Kids
Club,
which
includes
children
in
5th
grade
and
below,
meets
on
Wednesdays.
The
next
Women’s
Bible
Study
will
focus
on
the
Book
of
John.
The
Mutual
Ministry
Committee
will
begin
to
meet
every
other
month
and
will
handle
any
conflicts
between
church
members
that
may
arise.
Treasurer’s
Report
Duane
provided
his
monthly
report
as
well
as
a
report
summary
of
all
funds
and
accounts
year
to
date
through
September.
While
Lord
of
Love
has
continued
to
operate
in
the
black
in
its
short
history,
we
are
more
or
less
breaking
even
on
our
operating
expenses.
Duane
also
reported
that
he
is
working
on
procedures
for
the
counters
who
will
process
church
collections.
He
requested
that
members
of
the
Steering
Committee
volunteer
to
do
this
task
and
reiterated
the
need
for
confidentiality
regarding
members’
donations.
Approval
of
the
Treasurer’s
report
was
moved
by
Diane
and
seconded
by
Paul
and
was
approved
unanimously.
Action
Items
• Walking
with
Jesus
giving
program
will
begin
this
week
with
a
letter
of
introduction
from
Pastor
Hill.
This
letter
will
take
the
form
of
both
an
eblast
and
a
bulletin
insert.
The
actual
program
will
begin
October
24th
and
end
November
14th
with
a
brunch
after
Pastor
Califf’s
programs.
Part
of
the
program
involves
testimony
from
congregational
members.
Ed
Schmidt
and
Marilyn
Huszar
were
named
as
possible
participants
in
this
program.

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• The
First
Anniversary
Celebration
is
well
underway.
Judy
will
be
handling
the
finances
for
this
event.
Members
are
to
write
checks
out
to
Lord
of
Love
and
indicate
it
is
for
the
first
anniversary
dinner.
We
will
then
write
a
check
to
the
Elks
closer
to
the
event.
The
cost
is
$10
per
person.
This
amount
does
not
include
tips
and
there
will
be
tip
baskets
provided
for
donations
at
the
event.
Steering
Committee
members
are
requested
to
provide
an
appetizer
or
dessert
for
10
people,
and
to
email
Judy
with
information
about
their
contributions.
Nancy
is
to
invite
Bishop
Wollersheim,
Pastor
Nordby
and
their
wives
to
join
us
in
that
celebration.
Dennis
will
invite
members
of
the
United
Churches
of
Galena.
• The
agenda
for
the
Congregational
Meeting
for
October
24th
includes
the
establishment
of
a
Nominating
Committee,
a
review
of
the
church’s
goals
and
comments
regarding
our
progress
against
those
goals,
and
a
reminder
about
the
Walking
with
Jesus
program.
Ideally,
the
Nominating
Committee
is
comprised
of
4
people,
2
of
whom
are
outgoing
members
of
the
Steering
Committee.
• Zach
reported
that
he
has
the
application,
transportation
and
trailer
ready
for
our
participation
in
the
Halloween
parade
October
30th.
There
is
no
charge
for
our
participation.
He
is
developing
a
wish
list
for
donations,
including
bottled
water,
candy
and
invitation
to
the
Martin
Luther
event
the
following
morning,
as
well
as
volunteers
to
be
on
the
float.
Banners
with
the
message
All
Are
Welcome
and
Lord
of
Love
will
be
prominent.
Members
of
the
congregation
are
needed
to
be
in
costume
on
the
float,
with
Dennis
“preaching”.
• Milan
made
a
motion
and
Duane
seconded
the
motion
to
establish
a
pulpit
supply
policy
that
follows
ELCA
guidelines
for
guest
pastors.
Nancy
will
provide
the
Steering
Committee
with
a
copy
of
the
ELCA
guidelines.
The
motion
was
approved
unanimously.
Old
Business
Nancy
provided
the
list
of
six
goals
that
the
Steering
Committee
established
as
our
goals
through
the
end
of
2011
in
our
retreat
early
in
the
summer.
The
Steering
Committee
will
review

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these
goals
and
submit
a
“report
card”
via
email
to
Nancy
by
October
20th,
so
that
she
can
consolidate
the
comments
and
have
them
ready
for
the
congregational
meeting
on
the
24th.
This
will
give
our
members
the
information
they
need
to
not
only
review
what
the
Steering
Committee
is
doing
but
also
how
they
might
participate
in
the
ministries
represented
in
our
planning.
Further,
establishment
of
procedures
will
further
clarify
roles
and
relationships
between
the
Committee
Chairs
and
the
Steering
Committee.
New
Business
Diane
provided
the
Committee
with
a
recap
of
the
Worship
and
Music
Committee
meeting
for
review.
The
committee
will
present
recommendations
for
mid-­‐week
services
next
month.
The
suggestion
was
made
that
Steering
Committee
Minutes
are
included
in
the
new
monthly
newsletter
as
well
as
archived
on
the
website.
The
committee
will
ask
Liz
for
electronic
copies
of
the
minutes
so
that
we
can
communicate
to
our
members
what
the
Steering
Committee
is
doing.
There
was
discussion
regarding
how
some
lack
of
procedures
regarding
committee
reporting
and
some
lack
of
overview
by
the
Steering
Committee
can
cause
some
problems
in
guidance,
communication
and
decision-­‐making.
The
Steering
Committee
will
address
these
issues
and
put
in
place
policies
that
minimize
confusion
or
conflict.
The
review
of
goals
is
the
first
step,
and
then
procedures
will
be
put
in
place
to
help
all
of
us
involved
in
ministries
achieve
these
goals.
These
discussions
will
be
part
of
next
month’s
agenda.
The
meeting
was
adjourned
at
7:45
PM.