St. Paul's Christian Messenger NewsLetter for March, 2006

HIGHLIGHTS OF REGULAR MONTHLY
CONSISTORY MEETING
FEBRUARY 9, 2006

Pastor Rich opened the meeting with devotional and prayer at 7:40. p.m. Motion passed to approve January minutes and January financials.

Correspondence:

Annual Central Atlantic Conference will be held on June 9-11 at the University of Delaware. Volunteer(s) requested to attend.
A Faithful and Welcoming handout was distributed. Meeting on March 5 in Woodbridge. Volunteer(s) requested to attend.
Request from Jeff Vitanza to use our kitchen as he grows his catering business.

Finance and Administration:

Insurance quotes given to Finance Committee to review.
Bull Run Stock info given to committee to review and make recommendations.
Annual Reports due tonight/Tidings due February 16.
We switched to new envelope company. Should receive new envelopes in March for 2nd quarter.
Recommendation that we give April communion offerings to our World Vision Child.
March Communion would be for Special Olympics.

Church and Family:

Communion will always be on the first Sunday of each month.
Easter services will be at 8 and 10 am.
Milltown teacher’s luncheon is on Friday, February 17.

Education:

Completing “Great Banquet”. Sunday School will be in worship this Sunday.
Baptism and Communion lessons will begin in March.
Junior Youth Group made cards for homebound. They will visit Parker Home on Sunday and meet with Adam in March.
Senior Youth Group retreat is March 10- 12. Still some openings.
Mission trip will have 36 participants.
300 Club tickets are selling well. Anticipate exceeding our financial goals.
Miniature Golf will be March 24-26. Looking for sponsorships.
Spaghetti Dinner netted $750.
Received $2,000 donation from Pete Herral for Mission Trip.
Adult Education will be “The Lord’s Prayer” - 9 week series.
Sunday School teachers are not utilizing computer room. Tracy Horvath will be a guest teacher.
Recommendation to dismiss students at Coffee Hour.

Property & Grounds:

Serious need to get together a new Tues. Morning Group to do the odd jobs that crop up in our buildings.
Will get quotes for adding air conditioning to Education Building as well as upgrading electrical.
Need to remove and replace tile floors in Social hall.
Recommending using memorial funds to change church name on sign, looking for estimates.

Spiritual Council:

All Elders (past and present) are requested to attend Spiritual Council meeting on Monday, March 13th at 7:30 p.m.

New Business:

Reminder Ministry Team Meeting this Sunday, February 12.
We need to grow our Outreach Ministry and Hospitality Ministry.
Would like to investigate opening a Thrift Shop with Interfaith Network of Care.
Discussed need to assimilate members into ministry teams.
Motion passed to purchase new office computer for $1,500.00.

Next Consistory meeting will be Thursday, March 9.

Carol Lagowski,
Church Secretary

ST. PAUL’S CHURCH

founded in 1872

So. Main St. & W. Lakewood Ave.

Rev. Richard H. Weyer, Pastor
Paul Villarreal, Choir Director/Organist
Adam Tietje, Student Minister

Church Office 732 828-0020
FAX # 732 828-0027

Our E-mail
stpaulschurch@optonline.net
richstpauls@optonline.net
carolstpauls@optonline.net

Our web site - www.UCCSTPAULS.net

Please leave a message if no one is available.

Social Hall - 732 828-1638

Parsonage Telephone 732 937-9393

Church Secretary Mrs. Carol Lagowski
Office hours: 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Controller Mrs. Carolyn Erb
(address financial inquiries to church office)

NEXT TIDINGS DEADLINE
Thursday, March 16th

NEXT COMMUNION DATES
March 5 & April 2, 13 & 16

2006 CONSISTORY

Elders:

Marisol Ciccone - Jeffrey Conger - Peter Herral
Robert Holzapfel II - Tracy Horvath - John Luttman
Jeff Rumen - Rebecca Sarmiento

Deacons:

Gary Conger - Jim Creighton - Frank Devine
Kathleen Garvey - Michael Keiser - Elana Kircher
Jack Perry - Phil Ruperto

Save time and prevent mistakes
by writing your parishioner number
on every check! Example: W002

Please write your number on your envelopes, checks and communion cards.
Thank you for your cooperation.
(Your number is on Tidings address label, or you may call the church office.)

Please notify the church office if any of the following changes occur
in your household: address change, phone number change, marriage, separation/divorce, death, birth, adoption, adult child(ren) moving out,
or a family member being moved to a Rehab. or nursing home.

We would like to keep our membership list up-to-date,
but we need YOUR cooperation to do so

Spoil your child/ren, bring them to Sunday School
so they may grow in God’s love.
After the Junior Sermon
the children are dismissed to their appropriate classes.
Dismissal time is 11:30 a.m..

Join the group of people who gather to fix,
repair and tend to odd jobs
which need to be done around the church.

We have a network of people who are contacted
and asked to pray prayers of thanksgiving and intercession
for family, friends, members, strangers.

If you would like to be a link in our prayer chain,
please contact the church office at 828-0020.

If you have a situation you would like the prayer
chain to pray for, contact the church office

Should you desire more information
on any of the above activities
call the church office at 732-828-0020.