Minutes

March 3, 2013
Stewards Meeting Minutes

Present: Deborah (moderator), Margreta (worship), Sandra (recorder), Peter, Brenda, Keith, Lewise, Pat, Dave, Trish (angel), Jacqie, Majory (angel)
Absent: Cynthia, Ken
Observers: Elizabeth, Chris

Housekeeping: next meeting is April 7th at 5:30 – Keith, moderator; Lewise, worship; Marjory, recorder; Pat & Jacqie, angels

Reports

Bokamoso – Peter
• career workshop went well despite the weather interfering with the job site visits – Dave recommended that a backup plan for this kind of eventuality be built into the structure – Brenda reported that was already being discussed but that this year the cancellation seemed to be provident as the youth might not really have been ready for that step
• Seekers wrote invitation letter to the embassy in South Africa including detailing how participants were being provided for, for the first time
• Bokamoso Foundation 501c3 was suspended so Seekers once again was the repository for $52,481 raised through 131 donations, and Peter signed a formal agreement outlining how the money was to be handled
• Kathy Tobias has been the Seekers representative on the foundation board which is not entirely appropriate as she is not a regular attendee at Seekers – Roy believes that Elese is willing to step into that role
• Seekers would like to work out an MOU with the Foundation re future Seekers involvement and we’ll either attend their Board meeting (if it does not conflict with Stewards, which it probably will) or have SLT meet with a few from BYF Board.…

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Minutes of the Stewards Meeting
February 10, 2013

Present – Peter Bankson (moderator), Marjory Bankson (recorder), Ken Burton , Lewise Busch (angel), Pat Conover, Cynthia Dahlin, Dave Lloyd (angel), Sandra Miller (worship), Trish Nemore , Brenda Seat, Keith Seat, Margreta Silverstone, Deborah Sokolove, Jacqie Wallen

Worship – Sandra Miller shared a poem by Margaret Atwood, titled “The Woman Who Could Not Live With Her Faulty Heart.”

Housekeeping – The next Stewards meeting will be March 3 at Seekers Church at 5:00 pm.
Moderator: Deborah Worship: Margreta
Recorder: Sandra Angels: Cynthia & Trish

Updates & Reports
1) Rolling Ridge: Margreta requested someone else to be the link between Seekers and RR because of her work/travel schedule.…

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Stewards’ Minutes, January 6, 2013

Present: Keith Seat (moderator), Brenda Seat, Margreta Silverstone (worship), Cynthia Dahlin (angel), Dave Lloyd, Pat Conover, Ken Burton, Trish Nemore, Lewise Busch, Marjory Bankson (angel), Sandra Miller (recorder), Peter Bankson, Jacqie Wallen
Absent: Deborah Sokolove

Worship: Margreta read Howard Thurman’s The Song of Christmas

Housekeeping: next meeting – February 10th
moderator – Peter Bankson
recorder – Marjory Bankson
worship – Sandra
angels – Dave & Lewise

FOG Report: Marjory distributed the 2012 Year-end Summary & Budget for 2013. Worth noting was the fact that building use income was larger than projected, while contributions were down. Expenses for building operations were higher than expected due to the aging of the building, but mission group utilization of their budgets came in below budget.…

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Minutes of the Stewards Meeting
December 2, 2012

Present – Peter Bankson, Marjory Bankson, Ken Burton (moderator), Lewise Busch (angel), Pat Conover, Cynthia Dahlin, Dave Lloyd (worship leader), Sandra Miller (angel), Trish Nemore (recorder), Brenda Seat, Keith Seat, Margreta Silverstone, Deborah Sokolove, Jacqie Wallen

Worship – Dave Lloyd led worship, playing Mary Chapin Carpenter’s Come Darkness, Come Light” and asking us what we want to come this Advent.

Housekeeping – The next Stewards meeting will be January 6 at Seekers Church starting at 5:00 p.m. Keith will moderate, Sandra will record, Margreta will lead worship, and Cynthia and Marjory will serve as dinner angels.…

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Minutes of the Stewards Meeting
November 4, 2012

Present – Peter Bankson (Recorder), Marjory Bankson, Ken Burton, Lewise Busch, Pat Conover, Dave Lloyd (Moderator), Sandra Miller (Worship Leader), Trish Nemore, Brenda Seat, Keith Seat, Margreta Silverstone, Deborah Sokolove

Absent – Cynthia Dahlin, Jacqie Wallen

Visiting: Elese Sizemore & Roy Barber (Bokamoso Youth Foundation); Sharon Lloyd (Bokamoso Career Workshop)

Worship – The meeting opened with worship at 5:00 PM. Sandra offered a prayer by Ted Loder.

Housekeeping – The next Stewards meeting will be December 2 at Seekers Church starting at 5:00 p.m. Ken will moderate, Cynthia will plan our holiday celebration, Trish will record, Dave will lead worship, and Lewise and Sandra will serve as dinner angels.…

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