CCC Jan '10

Review - Where are we right now?  Need to regroup and start planning events for the new year!

• Small groups update and future direction
  
  • Kim’s Book Study Group
    
    • Has one or two more sessions to finish their book
    • Will then take a break until after Easter
  • Andrea’s Parenting Book Group
    
    • Took a break over the holidays
    • Need to meet and assess needs
    • Maybe move onto a new book?
  • Pat’s Bible Study
    
    • Meets every other week
    • On second lesson of six lessons
• Prayer Team update
  
  • Planning Lenten services
  • “Table Talks” around the “I am…” statements
  • Wednesdays starting February 24^th through March 24^th
  • Looking into sitters for young children, which would incorporate the same lesson that the adults were discussing
  • Will put out Soup Supper sign-ups after the 24th
• 2010 budget?
  
  • $350 projected
  • encourage all involved to submit receipts this year so we have a record of what is actually spent

Discussion

• Honduras Send-Off
  
  • Kim will coordinate with the Rays and the Tanners to incorporate a tropical theme to support the team heading off to Honduras.
  • She will also arrange for prayer partner sign-ups
• Senior Gatherings
  
  • Looking to hold 4 a year
  • The spring will be the next one…plans?
• Visitation
  
  • Bridgette Palmer met with us to share a set of books on bereavement from Stephens Ministry.
  • She requested that 4 sets be purchased to be used with members who have lost a loved one and to be incorporated into visitation.
  • Will present it to council to be considered for the education grant to fund.
• Family Movie Night
  
  • When? Saturday, February 6^th at 5:30 pm
  • Hold it at the church
  • Ask Wally to handle equipment – all set!
  • Sign-up? Publicity?
    
    • Mail postcard flyer to entire congregation
      
      • Andrea will get to Joanne this week
    • Colored insert in bulletin
    • Announcement in the scroll
    • Mass email a week prior to the event
    • Sign-up in community room
  • “Bruce Almighty”

• Welcome Event for the new minister
  
  • Sponsored by Young Family group
  • Thoughts and ideas?
    
    • Family Game Night
      
      • Pizza
      • Board games
      • Wii on big screen
      • Saturday, April 10^th from 5-7pm
      • Sign-up/publicity after lent

• Road rally
  
  • Tabled until spring
• Easter Brunch
  
  • Post sign-up after Soup Supper sign-up is underway
• Lenten Services
  
  • See above
• Progressive Dinners?
• Paw Sox Game
  
  • Look into the tent?
• Roger Williams Zoo

 January 12, 2009 - In Attendance:     Pat Sousa, Kim Bergstrand, Andrea Sprout