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ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH STEWARDSHIP: Time, Talent & Treasures January 2016 THE PULSE Friends in Christ, Yesterday we as a congregaon approved an operang budget, bylaw changes to the St. Paul Endowment and minutes from our last meeng. Thank you for being present, to doing this im- portant work so that we as a congregaon can move forward. It is because of your me, talents and treasures that we are able to have such a posive outlook into the future as we “Make Dis- ciples, Live Faithfully, Serve Others.” This past quarter some excing things have happened. The Cait- lyn E. is new! As you come to church you cannot miss this im- pressive playground unit. Thanks to the hard work of Sco and Nancy Schermerhorn, Brandon Smith, Jill Long and Carol Rack- ley, our youth have a new place to play! Special thanks to Russ Gorsuch who provided a crane to unload this large playground boat! Work sll needs to be accomplished. New rubber mulch and edging will surround not only the Caitlyn E. but the exisng playground too! A dedicaon is being planned for our first out- door service! This year we also started a new tradion with the Gabriel Tree. A tree with nothing but angels reminding us of the upcoming birth of the Christ Child. Ornaments were donated by members of St. Paul. Look for this tree to be an annual event! Our scholarship commiee has been hard at work. This year three young adults were awarded scholarships. To be eligible for a scholarship award, you must be aending an ELCA School or majoring in a church related field. Scholarships were awarded to Brian Schindehee, a freshman at Wienberg University studying Music performance; Gretchen Michaels, a freshman at Roanoke College studying Physics; and Sarah Bull, a senior at Capital University with a double major in Children Youth and Family Ministry and Worship Ministry and a double minor in Theater and Psychology. Congratulaons to Brian, Gretchen, and Sarah! Keep on the lookout for more new and excing events at St. Paul! Go with God, Pastor Jon At the December congregaonal meeng,, the Endow- ment Commiee made its first grants. They went to the Lin- den Lutheran’s Wednesday Night Fellowship and to St. Paul’s Inreach/Outreach Commiee .for a project that de- scribes our ministries to visitors. Representaves of the Lin- den Fellowship were present to receive their check. RACKLEY RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS INTRODUCED At the first Council Meeng of the year, Ryan Rackley was re-elected President of the congregaon. Karla Kruse be- came Vice-President, Amy Drake, Secretary, and Andy Schall, Treasurer. Sco Becke, Jean Forsythe and Tom Michael were intro- duced as new members, as well as Karla Kruse, having been re-elected to a new two- year term. Amy Drake, Ryan Rackley, Andy Schall and Gretchen Zody remain on council to serve a second year of their term. Thanks to Phil Baden, Peg Kennedy and Lisa Michaels as they finish their terms. ENDOWMENT FUND MAKES INITIAL GRANTS YEAR-END FINANCIALS FOR OUR CHURCH Thank you to the congregaon of St. Paul for being faithful stewards of God’s infinite grace. We are indeed invesng for me and eternity. The operang budget for 2016 finished on the posive side for income versus spending. This was largely due our members stepping up in their giving and to our com- miees in doing a great job in holding down expenses and not having an Associate Pastor on staff when we expected in mid year. We ended 2016 with a surplus of $28,452 in our budget that was allocated to our General Fund. This was aſter we made a $21,000 conngency allocaon in Decem- ber -- $15,000 for building repairs and $6,000 for potenal moving expenses for an Associate Pastor. SCOTT JEAN TOM KARLA THE PULSE HAS 3 PAGES
