Committee
News
Redeemer
Lutheran Church
Richland,
WA
July 2008
Board
& Committee Minutes on Pastor's Website
Several have commented to me they like having meeting minutes on the
website. They say it's a great way to keep in touch with what's going
on at Church. With that said, sometimes these minutes may have personal
information of some of our members and we want to respect the privacy
of all.
Therefore, these meeting files will be on the Pastor's website and will
password protected. In order to download them you will need to enter a
password, The password has been emailed to members and is available
from the church office. Please do not give it out to nonmembers, etc
until you first have permission to do so.
Council Retreat
This past June, Redeemer held its first annual council retreat.
The retreat was held near Fish Hook Park on the grounds of Broetje
Orchards. They have a wonderful retreat house which allowed us to focus
on three major objectives without the "distractions" of daily life. The
first was gathering around His Word and enjoying Bible study as a
council. Second, was ensuring a smooth transfer between old and new
board chairs. Finally, the new board chairs talked about our mission
along with issues pertaining to Voter's and the parsonage.
Overall everyone had a good time and enjoyed starting the new year with
some direction and guidance. We look forward to next year's retreat.
Board of Congregational Care
The Congregational Care Committee's purpose is to nurture new members
into the congregation and provide for the emotional and physical needs
of members of the congregation. So, a BIG WELCOME to those new members
that were welcomed on Sunday, June 15. As a reminder to all members of
our function, read on!
Our committee is involved with several projects focused on helping
Redeemer"s members. Presently, they are Ride Sharing assisting those in
need of transportation to attend worship services or other meetings or
activities of the church. The Care Casserole program is in place for
those situations when somebody has an illness or has had surgery or
anything that interferes with everyday life and the burdens of having
to feed the family.
The Prayer Shawl project is a great ministry that anybody, even those
who aren't on the committee. Lovely shawls are knit or crocheted of
beautiful yarn that has been donated. One of our committee members will
even teach you to knit. A supply of these shawls is kept available to
Pastor and the Elders for situations when individuals are dealing with
life changing situations and in need of lots of prayers. A shawl, given
at a time when Pastor or an Elder is providing spiritual support,
serves as a present reminder of God's love that has been woven into
this shawl by loving, caring hands of a member of Redeemer's
congregation.
Our newest project is one in which the new members may be interested in
participating. It is called Church Buddies. If you would be interested
in being matched up with a member of Redeemer as a 'BUDDY'to help you
know more about Redeemer or the community, one of our committee members
will help to find you a'good buddy'. We also post pictures of the new
members on the Narthex bulletin board so everybody can get to know you.
We are always open to suggestions of ways that we can share God's
loving care and concern for our members, so let us know of your needs.
In His service,
Shirley Mellick Chairperson
Evangelism
Evangelism Committee is cranking on a Christian concert at the
Grassy Knoll some Friday evening in late July or August. Stay tuned for
further details. Another activity the committee is undertaking is
providing Nursery care for Sunday mornings. With our target audience
being young families with kids (or not) there is a strong need to have
a viable nursery. Please watch the bulletin boards for a sign up sheet
and let's support the Lord's work.
Your bro in Christ
Roy Wolfe, Chairman
Board of Community Service
Blessed are those SERVANTS, whom the
Lord, when he cometh shall find watching: verily 1 say unto you, that
He shall gird Himself, and make THE SERVANTS to sit down to meat, and
will come forth and serve them, Luke 12:37
We are beginning our first full year
of SERVICE to Redeemer as an active board. The currenj members have
been working on the procedures and protocols that will help us to
organize our committee to meet the opportunities that the Lord presents
to us. Angie has brought to the committee a useful resource list, and
Ronda Wolfe has a great contact to obtain a custom made bulletin board
that we will hang in the hall by the member mail boxes. This will help
you keep current with what the Board is doing. We are praying for the
Lord to inspire more of you to join us. We need your ideas and your
energy to bring life to this Board. Please join us and share your ideas.
Now since we have been praying for
direction, the Lord has placed before us an opportunity to help a
sister congregation in Waterloo, Iowa. Emmanuel Lutheran has five
families who are now homeless as they have lost everything in the
recent floods. Pastor Karpenko, was contacted by a church member, Rich
Vance who ascertained their needs. He is the pastor for retired Pastor
Laurence Meyer's mother who lives there. I am learning that COMMUNITY
has no boundaries in God's eyes so the Board organized a Donation
Sunday on June 29 to collect monies used to purchase Walmart gift
cards. These cards will be sent to Pastor Karpenko who will distribute
them to the five families. We will be continuing to keep these families
and all those persons affected by the floods in our prayers daily.
Let us know when the Spirit moves YOU
to Love God by serving others...
Susan McCoy,
Chairperson
Stewardship
What is a steward? A steward is a
manager taking care of the resources owned by another. Therefore,
Christian stewardship is the management of the total resources God has
given His people individually and collectively to carry out His mission
and ministry. (LCMS Bylaws 9.01)
The purpose of Redeemer's Board of
Stewardship is to plan and carry out a continuing program of education
on Christian stewardship. The emphasis of the program is that the
congregation should use their time, talents, and treasures in the
mission of bringing people to be believers and committed Disciples of
Christ.
We welcome Tom Woods and Lynn Bisping
to our board. Tom is already scouring material for an enlightening
Bible Study about being Christian managers. Watch for further details!
The outgoing Stewardship members are;
Al Kelley, Marlene Paris, Kerry Pitman, Bobbie VanBuren, Jay VanBuren,
and long-time chairman Dick Jacluish. Thank you for your service.
Denise Rogers,
Chairperson
Board
of Fellowship
The purpose of the board of
fellowship as stated in the by-laws is "to promote social and
recreational activities to strengthen ties in the congregation." In
other words, get people together so they can get to know one another,
have fun together and enjoy each other's company in Christian
fellowship. This should include activities for both young and old,
separately as well as jointly.
I am excited to be the new
chairperson for the board of fellowship. I enjoy planning fun
activities and seeing people get together, visit, play games and
generally just have a good time. If you have an idea for an activity,
please contact me and let me know. Our first business will be working
on writing the policies and procedures as well as making an initial
plan for activities. I'll keep you posted!
We are always looking for volunteers
to host our fellowship time. This consists of making coffee and if you
choose, providing snacks. Hosts are also responsible for clean up which
includes emptying and cleaning the coffee pots as well as any other
dishes that were used. Fellowship time will run from 9:15-9:45, clean
up can occur any time after 9:45. Limiting our fellowship time to
between services is meant to encourage interaction and fellowship
between those who attend the 8:15 and 11:00 services. Consider staying
after 1st service for fellowship followed by Sunday school or coming at
9:15 for fellowship followed by Sunday school and church. The Board of
Fellowship will monitor this and make changes as necessary to
facilitate fellowship between members and friends of Redeemer.
Again, please contact me if you have
ideas for congregational fellowship activities or if you have any
questions about the Board of Fellowship.
Dian Mauth,
Chairperson
Board of Education
VBS in the Rainforest is coming July
14 - 18, 9:00 am to noon!
We have several spots on the
education board that need to be filled. If you are interested, please
contact Becky Willhoite. A big THANK YOU to Deanna Snider for accepting
the position of Sunday School Superintendent!
We are in the planning stages of a
Sunday school teachers/facilitators workshop. The best date looks like
August 19 from 6 - 8 pm. All teachers please put this date on your
calendar and plan to attend!
Becky Willhoite,
Chairperson