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 Right next to Morrell Park on Major Avenue |
February 2008 |
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Right next to Morrell Park on Major Avenue |
February 2008 |
February and Lent
Yes, Lent starts about as early as the season can this year with Ash Wednesday on February 6, 2008.
The church will start the February schedule on Sunday, February 3, 2008 with our annual Scout Sunday. Come and hear about AND support our scouting program. Communion will be served by Church Elders and Deacons who are Scouts. Be here to hear about the Principles of Scouting.
Then, on Sunday, February 10, Preacher Doyel will preach his greatest sermon of the year. Yes, Preacher Doyel will preach a sermon by Charles Colson, convicted Watergate burglar, lawyer, and pastor. He is the head of a very large prison ministry. Preacher Doyel felt in this year of presidential politics it might be good to hear from one who has been there.
On Sunday, February 17th, Presidents’ Day weekend, Preacher Doyel will take a look at God’s hand on our nation’s history. Just how did the United States get a president? From whence flow the stream of our system of government? By whose authority? Who gives rights to people? For your edification, please read up on George Washington.
Saving the best for last, our own Parish Associate, the Reverend Hilda Pecoraro, will preach on Sunday, February 24th. Tell friends and neighbors because Hilda always delivers a wonderful message.
~Parson Doyel
Presbytery meets at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4601 West Lake Mead Blvd. The meeting will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 27 and 28, which you are invited to attend. You are urged to attend the worship service on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m.
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Please contact the office if your name does not appear or if we have the wrong date for your special day.
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SINGERS
The Church Choir is looking for new members, both amateur and professional. If you like to sing and want to have some fun and fellowship, just come and join in. Practices are on Thursday evenings at 7:00 PM in the sanctuary. For more information contact Adrienne Garcia-Mondeau at 456-4782.
Our church has two special funds.
We still are collecting money for the RENOVATION Fund. This fund has been established by the Session to offset the cost of needed interior and exterior repairs and replacements. If you can help, please write "FUND" on your check and place it in the offering plate.
The second fund is the New Sign Fund. This fund has been established to pay for new signage on all corners of the grounds of our church property. Approximately $10,000 will be needed for this project. If you are able to help, please put "SIGN" on your check and place it in the offering plate.
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If you haven’t been to the church lately, or even if you have, you may not know about the "learning bags" for the children to use during the church service. There are bags full of Biblical learning materials on the table in the Narthex. Please keep the papers, but return the bags with the coloring supplies at the end of the service.
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Pick up your giving envelopes in the narthex of the church. If you don’t find any there for you, write your name on the sheet next to the envelopes and we’ll provide them for you. |
The following poem has been circulating in e-mails throughout the nation. Please take a moment to ponder its meaning in your personal life and it’s meaning to our Church as a whole… TEN THINGS GOD WON’T ASK ON THAT DAY:
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Henderson Presbyterian Church
Minutes of a Special Session Meeting
Sunday, January 6, 2008
The Session met in quorum in the Fireside Room at Henderson Presbyterian Church. The meeting was opened with prayer at 2:04 p.m. by the Moderator, Rev. Ross Doyel. Active Elders present: Fred Cox, Karen Fallon, Tom Mack, Ken Meats, Rick Miller, and Carole Null. Also in attendance were Anne Mack, Clerk, and Dennis Wagner, Elder-elect. Elder Jim LaVeck and Youth Elder Laura Wagner were excused. The purpose of the meeting was to establish a church budget for 2008.
Clerk’s Report
The Clerk distributed copies of the minutes of the Congregational meeting held on November 18, 2007 and the annual meeting held on January 21, 2007. Those minutes were approved as read, although the congregational meeting minutes were deemed to need amendments. The Clerk will make the corrections and present them at the next meeting. She reminded all serving elders that their annual report was due January 1st. There was discussion as to whether or not the year-end statements would be mailed or available for pick-up at the church. The latter procedure was adopted. The Clerk questioned whether or not Rev. Doyel had taken study leave, as this information was unavailable in the minutes taken in 2007, and such leave must be approved by Session. Those in attendance agreed that said leave had indeed been voted upon; Rev. Doyel attended classes at Eden Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO in June of 2007 and also took preparatory classes from Stephan Ministries. The Clerk asked the Membership Chairman if she had been notifying the new communities to which members of HPC had moved in 2007 and it was ascertained that neither the Clerk nor the Membership chairman had been doing so.
Old Business
Tom Mack, Chairman of the Nominating Committee, asked permission to extend an apology to Laura Wagner, who had been presented on the proposed slate of officers for 2008 as the official candidate for Youth Elder. Laura was defeated in an election held at the congregational meeting when there was a nomination from the floor. Mr. Mack felt that as the committee’s choice for that office, she had been embarrassed by the results of the election. Session concurred and authorized Mr. Mack to speak to Laura.
Pastor’s Report
Rev. Doyel reminded the Session that he would be at a Council meeting for the Presbytery of Nevada from January 9-13. The meeting will be held at Spanish Springs Presbyterian Church in Reno. Rev. Hilda Pecoraro, Parish Associate, will be on call for emergencies and the telephone will be answered by office volunteers during Rev. Doyel’s absence.
2008 Budget
Karen Fallon distributed a chart of accounts produced by the new Church Pro computer program, which included proposed budget figures for each category, compiled by herself and Rob Bumann, Church Treasurer. This proposed budget totaled $229,023 and included a $25,000 contingency fund and $5,000 extra for building repairs (both figures would eventually be reduced or eliminated). There was discussion, led by Rev. Doyel, with regards to his attempts in previous years to augment some figures in the budget, in anticipation of unexpected expenses, and to pre-pay some bills whenever there were surplus funds at the end of any given year. Mr. Cox asked for the income figures for 2007 and Ms. Fallon responded that HPC took in approximately $188,000 and spent approximately $175,000. Mr. Cox asked about pledging income and Ms. Fallon responded that pledges accounted for approximately $60,000 of last year’s income. Rev. Doyel felt that giving was somewhat higher than the figures reported by Ms. Fallon and based on that, Mr. Cox then stated that if the contingency fund was eliminated, and with income figures equal to what Rev. Doyel projected, a budget of approximately $200,000 was not out of line.
Discussion followed as each line item was examined and figures were provided by the various committee chairmen. Rev. Doyel excused himself from the meeting when it was time to discuss his salary for 2008, and Elder Ken Meats served as Moderator. Session voted to accept Johnnie Doyel’s letter of resignation as church secretary, and to add her proposed salary to Rev. Doyel’s, giving him a total $92,060, which includes salary, study leave, auto coverage, pension, medical benefits, and housing. It was moved, seconded, and passed unanimously that this package be extended to Rev. Doyel as an expression of appreciation for his continued service to the congregation at HPC. In addition, Mr. Miller announced that Boy Scout Troop 37 has purchased an office chair for Rev. Doyel, as an expression of their appreciation for his ongoing support of their program.
Mission giving was discussed at some length and Session voted to eliminate those funds being donated to UNLV Ministries and to FIRM, a refugee support group in Fresno, CA, and to give $500 instead to Amazing Grace. HPC members are becoming more active in volunteer work at Amazing Grace and Session wished to support their efforts for this local program.
Mr. Mack asked that a report from the Committee for Preparation for Ministry (for the Presbytery of Nevada) be obtained before the budget meeting for next year, in order for Session to properly evaluate HPC’s donation to that group. In anticipation of possible misuse of the contingency funds if that item was left at $25,000, it was decided to list only a $1 amount in that fund in order to present a more feasible budget. Session did agree that if funds were needed, a minus figure in the contingency column would be acceptable. This figure may be changed as needed, drawing additional funds from the general operating budget. The final budget will be voted upon by Session at the scheduled January 15th meeting.
New Business
The Clerk read a letter of resignation from Ken Meats, effective immediately. Session voted to accept Mr. Meats’ resignation, with regret. The matter of replacing Mr. Meats will be referred to the new Nominating committee, once officers are installed on January 27th.
At the next regularly scheduled Session meeting, the elders will discuss the most appropriate way to thank Johnnie Doyel for her years of service as church secretary.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m. with prayer by Rev. Doyel.
Anne Mack
Clerk of Session
Henderson Presbyterian Church
Session Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
The Session met in quorum in the Fireside Room at Henderson Presbyterian Church. A quorum is one-third of the active elders (three of nine). The meeting was opened with prayer at 7:08 p.m. by the Moderator, Rev. Ross Doyel. Active Elders present: Karen Fallon, Tom Mack, and Carole Null. Also in attendance were Anne Mack, Clerk; Jan Pratt and Rita Yeager, Elders-elect and Clinton Brown, Youth Elder-elect; Rob Bumann, Church Treasurer; Betty Rice, Deacon and new member sponsor; Karen Kishpaugh and Carol Finn, new members; and Bill Yeager, guest. Elders Fred Cox, Jim LaVeck, Rick Miller, and Youth Elder Laura Wagner were excused.
Rev. Doyel introduced each member of the Session to the two new members in attendance and discussion followed with regards to Ms. Kishpaugh and Ms. Finn’s personal church history and their interest in HPC. Ms. Finn comes to HPC by Letter of Transfer and Ms. Kishpaugh will be an Associate Member. Her home church is in Brooklyn, MI. It was moved, seconded, and passed that they be accepted as members at HPC. They will be introduced to the congregation at an upcoming worship service.
Deacon’s Report
The minutes of the joint Session/Deacons meeting held on December 4, 2007 were approved as read. Rob Bumann, who is a new Deacon, reported that the following were elected as officers for the coming year: Rick Willson, Moderator; Eric Doyel, Vice Moderator; Joanne Gault, Secretary; Betty Baucom, Treasurer; Betty Rice, Representative to the Nominating Committee. Rob, reporting as Church Treasurer, stated that he had given a check for $2100 to the Deacons for Church and Family Life activities.
Clerk’s Report
Anne Mack reported that William Bruce, member and father of Sandy Willson, had passed away on December 26th. After a question from Carole Null, Membership Chairman, regarding notification of communities to which members move, the minutes of the Special Session meeting on January 6, 2008 were approved as read. The annual statistical report was approved, with the proviso that a copy be available for perusal at the next meeting. The minutes of the Congregational meeting held on November 18, 2007, were approved as amended.
The Clerk read into the minutes those items which must be accomplished by HPC in 2008:
Treasurer’s Report
Elder Karen Fallon will chair the Stewardship and Finance committee in 2008. She reported that new signature cards have not yet been completed for the church accounts; a letter needs first to be sent to the bank notifying them of the changes. She asked that each of the active Elders for 2008 be willing to serve as an observer for those teams counting the collection on Sunday mornings. This duty could also be performed by previously ordained members. Session members preferred to take one Sunday a month rather than an entire month at a time. Karen reminded all committee chairs that a payment request form must be signed by them for any and all reimbursements and that said form must designate the fund from which funds for payment should be withdrawn. She stated that the Church Pro computer program has the ability to give each committee chair a monthly statement. Session approved all previously tabled expense and income reports. Those reports for the first half of January were also approved. The Clerk announced that HPC, thanks to Rob Bumann, was the first church in the Presbytery of Nevada to pay its per capita for the year.
Pastor’s Report
Rev. Doyel reminded Session of the Annual Meeting, to be held on Sunday, January 27, 2008. Rick Miller, Jan Pratt, Rita Yeager, and Clinton Brown will be ordained on that date. He reminded those present that a description of the work that each committee performs is now due. In a discussion on church officers, Karen Fallon asked if the Scout Representative was to report just on the Boy Scout program, or on all scouting activities (Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, etc.). She requested that a report be given monthly, if only to insure that Session sends an appropriate thank you when those groups do work for the church. Mr. Mack stated that John Holman has notified him that HPC falls into a redevelopment area, as designated by the City of Henderson, and thus qualifies for a loan for any beautification projects, of the sort that might be undertaken by a prospective Eagle Scout. He reported that the city has abandoned previous plans to renovate the area in which HPC’s church sign stands.
Anne Mack was elected Clerk of Session, for a one year term, and the following officers/committee chairs were also elected:
The following will serve as officers of the Corporation:
Rev. Doyel reported that he will be away quite a bit this year, in his role as Council Chairman for the Presbytery of Nevada. He will be attending General Assembly in June, he also has a Council meeting that month, and he will be taking vacation during the first part of July and the first part of August. He also will be in attendance at the two scheduled Presbytery meetings. Due to these absences, he does not plan to take study leave this year, which may be accumulated for up to three years.
Old Business
Karen Fallon moved to cancel the proposed study to look into mailing the newsletter on a monthly basis. She explained that the newsletter is displayed monthly on the church website and may also be emailed to members and friends. The motion passed. As no one was present from Buildings and Operations, a discussion on speakers in the nursery was tabled. Karen stated that a notebook is now available in the church office that contains copies of the Facility Usage forms that must be filled out prior to any event, for eventual Session approval. She requested that this be done at least one month prior to the event and that the organizer also list the event on the church calendar. She stated that there is now a Machine Usage sheet posted above the copier and all those who make copies in the church office are asked to list the number made and for what use. A donation of 10 cents per copy is asked from those who use the machine for personal items. Session applauded the introduction of sponsors for all new members. Jan Pratt suggested that a quarterly potluck or special coffee hour would be a nice way to recognize new members, in addition to their introduction at a worship service. This matter was referred to the Membership and Church and Family Life committees.
Church Reports
Daytimers will meet on Wednesday, January 16th.
Committee Reports
Karen Fallon, reporting for Stewardship and Finance, stated that any discrepancies on last year’s budget and the proposed budget for 2008 have been resolved. She said that the contingency fund of $1 is in place simply to create a line item. HPC was $20,000 under budget last year due to a $10,000 figure that was built into the budget for critical repairs, most notably to the air conditioning system, and to monies that were intended for church advertising, which did not take place. HPC is also blessed by several anonymous contributors. Tom Mack commended Karen and Rob Bumann for the job that they have done in reconciling the church’s accounting system.
A lengthy discussion followed on the pastor’s salary. Session had previously voted to combine the pastor’s salary with that of the secretary, when Johnnie Doyel resigned from that position. Unfortunately, the new figure resulted in an increase in the pension dues that the church must pay for the pastor, and would thus result in a decrease in the pastor’s take home pay from what he received in 2007. It was suggested that a 10% raise be added to the combination of Rev. and Mrs. Doyel’s salaries. Tom Mack agreed that this would be appropriate for Rev. Doyel, but not for the money previously earned by Mrs. Doyel as a church employee. He moved that Rev. Doyel be given a 6% raise, using the combined salaries as the base for said. The motion passed. Session voted unanimously to accept the proposed budget for 2008 with the amended salary figure for Rev. Doyel.
Rob Bumann reported for Rick Miller, chairman of Building and Operations. He stated that there is a new light on the cross on the front of the building that uses lower wattage and asked for feedback as to whether or not Session liked it. He stated that the hot water heater in the pastor’s restroom is being replaced.
Rev. Doyel asked for permission to serve communion in March on Easter Sunday only. Communion is normally served at HPC on the first Sunday of every month and on Christmas Eve. Session approved his request.
Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned in prayer by Rev. Doyel at 9:42 p.m.
The next meeting will be held on February 19, 2008.
Anne Mack
Clerk of Session
Addendum:
Following the meeting, Session was polled by the Clerk to gain approval for two Church and Family Life events to be held in early February: a Super Bowl party on February 3rd and a performance by the Star Vocal Academy on February 9th. Approval was granted for both events.
Anne Mack
Clerk of Session
CHURCH CHOIR
