Stewardship Meeting Notes 4/15/08

Stewardship Minutes Meeting 4/15/08

In attendance: Steve M, Kara B, Pastor David Newhouse, & Carole B

Highlights:

Reflection Centers focus will change to Service 5/3

Fall Financial Stewardship Campaign- important to have a personal touch and to celebrate!

Reflection Centers-

We will continue 3 stations: SonRise Room, Tower, and back of Sanctuary each one focusing on a different aspect of the stewardship of service using SSS as a spring board for it.

Ideas- Job Jar, branch with ideas attached, hall tree w/ balloons attached having opportunities for service on them(along the line of the giving tree)

Ideas for Service-

“Mainly Man” theme for one?,

note writing with addresses attached,

making of knit items to be used as gifts,

garden planting,

shut ins-offer them opportunities

travel w/David to serve communion

Talk to Trustees about physical jobs around church(Steve will contact Al Rohde, Carole will contact Brad Bohner)

Promote in worship thru interviews or skits- thought needs fine tuning

Taste of Epworth, June 21^st- 3-7 We discussed appetizers- assted skewers but we may be asked to do a different course so will work out at next meeting

Fall Campaign- We looked at various programs, will future discuss next meeting when everyone is in attendance but do feel that the personal touch and celebration aspects are very important!