• Heard reports from the following committees: Board of Christian Education, Finance, Cemetery. Mission Committee will meet April 10th and the Worship Committee did not meet.
• Appointed Christina Boyer to the Board of Christian Education to finish the term of Deanna Terpstra, due to her recent move. This term will expire August 31, 2012.
• Approved the recommendation from the Cemetery COuncil to award the mowing bid to Mark Mashaw. His contract will start April 1st.
• Pastor Scott gave dates that he will be away from the pulpit and will being working on Pulpit Supply for those dates. Denny Buss will preach on May 27th while Pastor Scott is in NY for Kyle’s college graduation.

Next meeting was set for April 17th at 7pm.

If you’d like one mailed (or emailed) to you, please contact the church office.

• December 31, 2011 – Church books close. All recorded membership contributions should be made by this date.
• January 4, 2012 – All committee reports for the Annual Report due to the office.
• January 8, 2012 – Annual Reports ready for pickup at the church or received via email.
• January 22, 2012 – Potluck and Annual Meeting following worship.
• January 23, 2012 – 7pm Council meeting with newly elected members attending
• January 29, 2012 – Installation of newly-elected council members

Please be in prayer as to how God may be calling you to serve at St. Paul. The Nominating Committee has met and will be looking for members to serve on the Church Council and various other committees. Should you be asked to serve, please take the time to pray about it and see if this is where God is asking you to serve.

Thank you for considering this option as a way to help cut costs here at the church!

• The purchase of a new copy machine for the office.
• Newsletter mailings – decided to see if people would be willing to receive via email or pick it up at church the last Sunday of the month. This would help reduce expenses.
• Offerings for bicycles for pastors in India totaled $1,617.00 or approximately 30 bikes. Thank you to all those that contributed to this mission outreach.
• Dianna Geiseman will serve on the Worship Committee. All committees have been filled! Thank you to those that have chosen to serve the Lord in this way.
• Fred Smith is willing to make wooden markers to mark the different sections of the cemetery.
• Discussed some wrok that needs to be done on the boiler. Wayne Blocker has been checking on the boilers regularly.
• Okayed the Sunshine Club from Davis to meet at the church due to future construction at the State Bank of Davis.
• Looked at proposals for projectors and screens from Raymond Electronics.
• Confirmation Sunday will be on April 26th with Statements of Faith being presented that day also. Holy Communionon April 26th will serve as our Communion for the month of May.

The next meeting is set for Monday, April 20th at 7pm.

• Cemetery map and the current layout/labeling. This wil be further discussed at the next meeting. Also appointed Richard Meinert to the Cemetery Committee  to help out as needed until Fred Meinert’s health improves.
• Greg Raymond of Raymond Electronics in Davis will stop by the church to put together an estimate as to costs for a screen and projector for the sanctuary.
• Discussed boiler room issues and settings on controls.
• Mission Committee will give us recommendations for missions to support for the coming year.
• Discussed the carpet problem at the entry doors to the sanctuary.
• Mowing prices for 2009 will be teh same price as in 2008 with services being provided by Schmerse Lawn Care.

The next meeting is set for Monday, March 16th at 7pm.

• December 31, 2008—Church books close—all recorded contributions should be made by this date.
• January  4,  2009—All reports due to the church office (If you can have them to the office earlier, that would be greatly appreciated!)
• January 5, 2009— 6pm Council meets to assemble Annual Reports
• January  6,  2009—Annual Reports mailed.   If you would like us to keep yours here for pick up, please let April know!
• January  18,  2009— Annual Meeting Potluck with meeting following at approximately 12:30pm.   Please bring a dish or two to share and your table service.   Drinks will be provided.

With the onset of winter, we would like to let you know that the church will now be locked until 8am each day. If you have an early morning need at the church, please talk with a Council member or the church office and arrangements can be made to have it opened earlier. And, beginning after Christmas, the north doors will be locked for the winter and will be opened once the snow is gone.

We are also looking for someone that would be willing to check on the boilers when the temperatures are extremelly cold. It would be just checking to make sure they are running. Please talk with Adam Boyer about this job, as it is not as difficult as one might think.

Thomas and Rhonda Curry are scheduled for deployment to India this coming September. Sponsored by contributing individuals and churches, they will be under the supervision of two mission agencies – Friends of Hope and OMS International.

The Currys have been involved with Christian missions in India since 1991. In 1998 they assisted with the starting of Hope Home, a home for destiture children in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Thomas is an ordained minister with the Conservative Congregation Christian Conference having pastored two churches in twenty-seven years of ministry. Recently, he completed an M.A. in Global Development through William Carey International University. His book God’s Heart for the Nations, is used widely throughout India in the training of Christian workers. He has coordinated many missions conferences and pastor conferences, having received an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity from the India Bible Institute, New Delhi, in 1995.

The first order of business, however, was making Pastor Dick our Transitional Minister instead of our Interim Minister. The motion was accepted and ballots were passed resulting in 56 “yes” votes and 0 “no” votes.

After a review of the changes that were made to the proposed constitution, President Randy Filer asked for any questions or discussion. Seeing none, a motion was made and seconded to accept the changes to the constitution. Ballots were passed resulting in 61 “yes” votes and 0 “no” votes. So, the constitution that you all received in the mail, is now the official constitution of St. Paul Church of Epleyanna.

Please bring a dish or two to share and your table service for the potluck. Drinks will be provided. Remember to bring your proposed amended Constitution, too.