Council next Tuesday
Our January meeting is Tuesday at 7:00 pm. I'll send out the Zoom invitation before the meeting for those attending remotely.
Funeral for Vera
The funeral for Vera Beiler was held on Tuesday at 1:00 pm. There was a one-hour period of visitation prior to the service. There were many more people in attendance than I was expecting -- an approximate count was 90. My personal feeling is that this was too many for the current coronavirus environment -- another problem was that so many people were gathered in the narthex at the same time. That so many came was a very nice tribute to Vera, but I'm wondering if, until things get better, we should limit attendance for possible future funerals. Let's talk about this at Council Tuesday night.
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Updating Quickbooks
Shaun worked four long days this week, so was available to come to the office to do Treasurer stuff. One of the items on his list was to renew our QuickBooks license/software, which is done every three years. Shaun will not be able to do the end of the month payroll until this is done. The last time it was renewed was when Terri was still on the job, who was able to renew by creating a new "subfolder." What Shaun needs this time to renew is to do so using the original name on the account, which is David Wietelman.
I was able to find Pastor David's phone number and give him a call, and as he had just sat down for lunch and the phone number in the caller-id was vaguely familiar, we were in luck, so Shaun and I were able to do a quick conversation with Pastor David to see how he could help us. He gave us his current email, which Shaun will use to send Dave any documentation he needs to transfer ownership of the account to Shaun at stjohnstres44811.
Shepherd's Fund
Carol Stout, as a member of the Evangelism/Outreach Team, has been diligently working on some administrative items for the congregation's Shepherd's Fund. This fund is technically disbursed at the discretion of the pastor, but what Carol is doing is developing a list of guidelines that the pastor can use in administering the fund, along with an application form for those requesting help to complete, and a form for recording and tracking help. Carol will also look into purchasing such items as vouchers for gas, and making arrangements with local grocery stores for food purchases. When we get things finalized, we'll share the documents with Council. Thanks, Carol, for your hard work on this!
Wednesday Night Zoom Meeting
Six of us were present on Zoom Wednesday evening to discuss the events of the January 6 and its aftermath. Our conversation lasted about 45 minutes, and we closed with prayer for our nation, its leaders, those injured, the families of those who were killed, those affected by Covid-19, and the vaccination rollout.
Interim pastors meeting
Synod transitional leaders met via Zoom on Thursday afternoon. Sherry Krieger was rather blunt in her assessment that Northwestern Ohio Synod is not getting many interviews from candidates outside our synod because so few parishes in our synod are able to compensate at a rate necessary to attract those persons to come.
Offering Statements
End of Year Offering Statements did not get sent this week but the Stewardship Team will be here on Tuesday to fold, stuff and apply postage to the statements. You should receive yours soon after that. Again and always, thank you for your generosity!
Reading the New Testament Chronologically
Here is the next group of links in our chronological read of the New Testament 2021, a project which Bishop Daniel has challenged us to undertake. The year-long reading guide is also linked below.
- January 14 Galatians 1
- January 15 Galatians 2
- January 16 Galatians 3
- January 17 Galatians 4
- January 18 Galatians 5
- January 19 Galatians 6
- January 20 1 Corinthians 1
- January 21 1 Corinthians 2
- January 22 1 Corinthians 3
- January 23 1 Corinthians 4
Worth the read
One of my Facebook friends shared this, and I'm passing it on to you.
Hold on Loosely to Your Politics
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