Summary of Session Actions
Below are the actions taken by the Session at its regular stated meeting:
- Approved minutes of February 22 meeting.
- Received Dave Bush’s resignation from the Session because of his upcoming ordination.
- Peggy is taking vacation May 4-7. Will vote on a guest preacher for May 7 at the April meeting.
- A motion from the Nurture Committee concerning changes to our child protection policy was postponed until April to give the Session more time to review the policy and changes.
- Approved allocations of our 2023 budget from the Outreach Committee:
Allocation of Mission Partnership Budget for 2023
Shared Mission Support (Presbytery, Synod & General Assembly) - $2,000
United Crescent Hill Ministries - $1,500
Hope Buss and/or Hope Village - $1,000
Gun Violence Prevention team - $200
Cedar Ridge Camp - $500
Build-a-Bed (funding already approved and spent) - $600
Mission Co-Worker Honors (Jeff & Christi Boyd, Eliane Menezes - $1,000
Guatemala Partnership - $1,750
Covenant Network - $50
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary - $50
PC(USA) Theological Education Fund - $50
Bread for the World - $50
Other Mission Partners, as needed over the year - $600
Total Mission Partnerships Budget - $9,350
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Approved a motion from Outreach Committee to remove the "Draft Policy Statement on Wish List of Projects" from the list of Policy Statements of our church.
- Approved a motion from Stewardship Committee to remove the three street lights in the parking lot and in front of the old office and replace the lights over the fellowship hall side doors with motion sensor lights. We pay about $75.00 a month for the street lights.
- Approved sending a letter to the congregation as an invitation to dialogue about what the Session has learned and commitments they plan to make for the future. The vote was 4 – yes, 1 – abstain.
- After much discussion over the past few months, approved by consensus to seek a part time pastor rather than full time. It was noted that Peggy has been serving part time for the last 1.5 years. The Session also discussed how we should seek a new pastor. Peggy will write an article about the two options and Session will seek feedback from the congregation.
- Elected Eva Stimson and Jack Marcum to the 2023 Nominating Committee. Jack volunteered to chair the Committee again this year.
Treasurer’s Report
Total income February: $22,304.63
YTD: $35,378.90
Total expenses February: $18,366.69
YTD: $35,316.73
Difference This month: $3,937.94
YTD: $62.17
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