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Highlights of Regular Monthly
Consistory Meeting
April 6, 2006

Pastor Rich opened the meeting with devotional “No Strings Attached” and prayer at 7:35 p.m.

Motion to approve March minutes passed. motion to approve March financials passed.

Correspondence:

Request from Borough of Milltown SACC program for use of Social Hall June 22 through August 25. Motion approved use of hall June 22 through August 25 with reminder that SACC program must vacate building during Vacation Bible School July 31- August 4 between 9 am and noon; Rental would remain $800 per month for July and August and $200 for month of June; SACC would also be notified when floor replacement will occur, as children would have to be kept away from removal process motion passed.
Invitation from Parker Home at Quality Inn in Somerset for church volunteers.
Ad request from Milltown PTA for Community Planner Motion passed to place ½ page ad at a cost of $100.
Letter from Elijah’s Promise stating increased need for support.

Finance and Administration:

First Quarter statements will be going out in 2 weeks.
Tidings deadline - April 20th

Church and Family:

May’s communion offering will go to Elijah’s Promise.
National Day of Prayer Service will be May 4th. Letter sent to Town Council to request service at Boro Hall, Town Council approved request. Letters sent to other church’s requesting their participation.

Education:

Meeting for parents and teachers covered most of the issues necessary.
Curriculum for Sunday School should be distributed to teachers in August, so teachers could allot time needed for each segment.
Junior Youth Group painted sun catchers for our shutins; raised $160 at bake sale and will paint Education Building doors on 4/23.
Senior Youth Group retreat was great. Self esteem is a real issue with our teens.
Mission trip will have 38 participants, 7 adults/31 kids. We have exceeded our goal of $30,000 by running several fund raisers; car wash netted $750, Yankee Candle over $1,000; TGIF dinners, etc.
Confirmation will be June 4.
Adult Education continues with a video study on “The Lord’s Prayer”.

Property & Grounds:

Had one contractor inspect Education Building for adding air conditioning, waiting for quote.
Need to remove and replace tile floors in Social hall and upstairs hallway floor in June/July.

After prayer, meeting was adjourned at 8:30. Next Consistory meeting will be on May 11.

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, May 18th

NEXT COMMUNION DATES
May 7 & June 4

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 your 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 (732) 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.