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SESSION MEETING
OGDEN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
February 18, 2008
“OUR PURPOSE IS TO EQUIP OURSELVES AND OTHERS TO BE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST AS WE SEEK GOD’S WILL FOR OUR CHURCH AND BEYOND.”
Meeting opened with devotions and prayer by Pastor Sudi at 7:07 P.M.
PRESENT: Pat Everett, Rebecca Mason, Marian Smith, John Caloritis, Harry Pittman and Kristen Kimble, Pat Hutchison, DuWayne Paulick, Marilyn Spilberg, and Sudi Layraman, Moderator.
EXCUSED: Carol Quinn
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Motion was made, seconded and carried that the agenda by approved.
Motion to approve the minutes of January 2008 meeting was made, seconded and carried.
CORRESPONDENCE: Was dispensed to proper committees.
CLERK’S REPORT: Received Building Use request from Troop 92 for April 6th for Eagle Ceremony. Approved by Trustees, motion for approval by Session was received, seconded and carried.
ELECTION: COMMISIONER TO PRESBYTERY 2008- Bob Wallace was unanimously re-elected.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Treasurer Report
January YTD
Total
Income $14,077
$14,077
Total
Expense $11,776
$11,776
Giving Progress
Pledged
for $18,308
Received against above
$19,096
AHEAD $
788
Per Capita
requirement for 2008 $6,645
Per Capita received through $1,798
Heifer
Project $38.
Youth Mission Trip $1709
MODERATOR’S REPORT: Pastor Sudi with Deacons gave Communion to 4 shut-ins (Ashman, Mills, Schenk, the Donnors). Our youth attended the Genesee Valley Presbytery Meeting along with their mentors on January 26th, they attended the workshop and helped lead the worship service. Pastor Sudi is requesting vacation from March 27-April 2nd. This was moved, seconded and carried. The Confirmation Class is scheduled to provide a short worship service and meal on Sunday, March9th, 2008 at Cameron Community Ministries. OPC members are asked to donate food, drink and paper goods. The Confirmation Class will be meeting on March 2nd following the worship service, to work on “The Statement of Faith” of each confirmant. Our Goal: The confirmants would be able to confess their faith and be received as new members on Trinity Sunday, May 18th , 2008.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
ALTERNATIVE WORSHIP SERVICE: First Worship Service is Sunday, February 24th,
5:30 Dinner provided by Mary Saurini, with freewill offering.
6:30-7:30 Worship Service
Theme: “Celebration with Music” Led by church members of Christ Risen Lutheran Church of Fairport.
Session approved a portion of the collection from the Alternative Worship Service on February 24, will go to pay for the cost of advertisement (98.50) in the newspaper. The rest will go to support the Heifer International Project. Seconded and carried.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION - John C. The committee received reports from Junior Youth, Senior High and the Sunday School Superintendents. Much of the meeting was devoted to planning for the Easter Sunday Stations for the Kids. Also, considerable discussion was held about this summer’s mission trip and coordinating five-six fundraising events which have already been put into the calendar.
A letter was prepared for the Clerk’s signature, to be sent to Presbytery requesting grant funding for the Mission Trip this summer for our youth. Motion was presented, seconded and carried.
COMMUNICATIONS – Harry Pittman
DISCIPLESHIP – Rebecca
- No action items.
FINANCE - Dick along with Gene Brendel.- We discussed the Memorial fund and the Endowment fund, and felt that only one change was necessary, that being to the second leg of the Memorial fund portion (undesignated). Currently that is supposed to be a Session generated list of projects, where money could be spent, with Session approval. We recommend that the responsibility for generating and maintaining the list for undesignated memorial funds be assigned to the Endowment Committee. They of course will get Session approval before spending on items from that list. Seconded and carried.
MEMBERSHIP- Pat H-Membership met 2/11/08 to go over annual review of membership rolls. We selected names of members, both active and inactive to be contacted. We also selected dates for new member class and reception.
MISSION- Kristen- Our big project for February is a fundraiser for Heifer International. We hope to raise $1,000. (enough to buy two cows) by Easter. We are also looking into different fundraising ideas for aurora House. Upcoming for the Spring/early Summer are an Ogden Presbyterian T-shirt sale, and a chicken barbecue. We are looking forward to planning an adult mission trip for Summer 2009 (publicity, etc, beginning after Easter). We are delivering cookies to shut-ins for Valentine’s Day. Touch cards, and pop-can collections continue. $330. was donated to the Youth Mission Trip. We discussed starting to sell fair trade coffee in the Fellowship Hall.
NOMINATING - Marian - Have not met. Pastor Sudi suggested that they have a Committee formed for the Celebration of our 200th Anniversary (2011).
PERSONNEL –DuWayne Personnel Committee meeting was held Feb 4th with all members present. Committee members reported that each had contacted the staff member to whom they were the liaison. Certificates were ready, flowers were ordered and would be ready for pickup on Saturday. The full sheet cake was ordered for pickup. Gene Brendel and dick Malloy will serve the coffee and tea while Pat Hutchison and Jean Schult will serve the cake. Pictures will be taken before the service. All is ready to honor our dedicated staff members.
WORSHIP AND MUSIC – Pat E .Most of the meeting was centered on the March 30th worship service. Pastor Sudi will be on vacation that Sunday and the pulpit will be filled by Linda Badger-Becker from the Presbytery office, who will be using a complimentary media presentation along with our regular Sunday morning traditional service. She will be attending our church previous to the service to take some candid photos for use during the service and has assured us that our service will be as it regularly is, but enhanced by the visual presentation.
Both Choir & Bell choirs are having difficulty getting new members and may be taking some time off dur to low numbers of participants. It is getting increasingly difficult for the Senior Choir to be mobile enough to get upstairs to practice and to stand before the congregation to lead the singing.
The yearly worship calendar was discussed was presented to the Session for their approval. Communion will be held the first Sunday of each month, along with two special communions- Maundy Thursday (March 20th and Christmas Eve (December 24th). The motion was made, seconded and carried.
Baptism of Bryce Ewell is set for March 16th 2008.
PRESBYTERY – Marian Meeting will be February 26th at 6:30 PM at Gates Presbyterian Church. The purpose is to propose increase salary package of Co-Presbyter for Pastoral Vitality.
OLD BUSINESS: Harry-- Aurora House land donation. A map was provided to us for review. Motion: Donate 1.85 acres from the 49.7 acres OPC owns at 2477 S. Union St. to Aurora House. Land to be used for building a 2-unit comfort care home. A congregational meeting will be held March 16, following the worship service, for the presentation of this property donation to the congregation for their vote. Failure of Aurora House, all land, buildings will revert back to OPC. Seconded and carried.
NEW BUSINESS: None
NEXT MEETING: March 17th, at 7:00 PM.
MOTION TO ADJOURN: Was made at 8:23 PM. Seconded and carried.
Our meeting closed with prayer led by DuWayne.
Moderator:
Respectfully submitted:
Pastor Sudi Layraman Marilyn M. Spilberg, Clerk