Hope Lutheran Church seeks to strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ,
to proclaim the
gospel to others, and to strive for unity in Christ.
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Hope Lutheran Church
113 South Jefferson Street
P.O. Box 87
Minneota MN 56264
(507) 872-
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Annual Report of 2020 Business
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES (CON’T)
Board of Education Report
- GLOW would like to request additional money for the 2022 GLOW year; $1800 is being requested in total. We are going to continue to purchase boxes for both the Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 curriculum. GLOW has walk around offerings throughout the year, as well as free will donations for food costs. This helps with the costs, however, it doesn’t cover the costs entirely. Erin and Jess feel that a $600 increase (regularly budgeted $1200; $1800 total with $600 increase) would help with some additional costs as well as promoting our program to the community and gaining new members.
- Breakdown of costs:
- Curriculum -
$1,130.74 (Hands on Bible Super Value Set for Fall 2021 and Spring 2022) - Food -
$3400.00 (This is the amount from 2019 as 2020 isn’t a good year to reference.) - Christmas Program -
$200 to $250 (Costumes, props, program costs) - Family Activity Night -
$350 (Monthly activity costs. Some parents/families do donate supplies, but not everyone does, AND we do not expect them too.) - Supplies for Teachers -
$100 (Includes markers, paper, crayons) - Balance of GLOW account is currently $1,029.49. It was agreed that we would do the
walk-
around offering in October for GLOW and asking the Endowment Committee about matching it 2 to 1. - Gayle Van Vooren suggested letting the HLCW women know about needing any help with providing food for GLOW.
- Teen Power: Teen Power will also start September 22nd with the GLOW kick off.
- Minneota Area Mission Trip: An e-
mail was sent out to previous Mission Trip participants and current Hope Lutheran 8 th graders to inquire about possible interest in going on the 2023 Mission Trip. Fundraising for the 2023 mission trip has begun. - Food and Football: The Minneota Area Mission trip will be teaming up with the Minneota Dollars for Scholars to serve a hamburger meal prior to the Minneota home football games. Home football games will be on September 2 & 17, October 1 & 20. We will also be requesting 2 for 1 matching funds from the Endowment Committee for these fundraisers.
- Bug Days – Roast beef and pulled pork sandwich meals will be served after the community church service on September 12, 2021.
- ELCA Youth Gathering: Minneapolis, MN July 24–28, 2022 (Sunday – Thursday)
- https://www.elca.org/Resources/ELCA-
Youth - Gathering#GettingReady - We should plan a time to gather the youth to get the information out to them and discuss interest in attending.
- We are looking at possibly September 8th or 15th to have a Youth of Hope Fun Night.
- Youth of Hope (Youth Group)for 7th -
12th graders - The Youth Gathering will be for 8th -
12th graders - Bible presentation: We normally hand out Bibles to the 3rd and 7th graders in the fall. We need to decide on a date to do this, so this item will be added to the agenda for October.
- Motion made by Barry Gronke to approve the Board of Education report. Rose Van Uden seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Other Business
- 150th Anniversary Committee: The Anniversary Committee has been meeting to continue developing plans for this celebration.
- Building and Grounds Committee: The committee met in September, and they are planning on a congregational work day, date to be determined.
- COVID Committee: The COVID committee has not been meeting as we have not been receiving a lot of direction from the synod. Some other area churches are following what the local schools are doing, and there is a request to do the same at Hope rather than having a separate COVID committee. Motion made by Dave Dovre to follow the school’s guidelines regarding COVID restrictions with the exception of, unless mandated, we will continue to have in person worship service. Barry Gronke seconded the motion. Motion carried.
- Organ Lessons: Autumn Dovre is going to start taking organ lessons, and Dave asked for permission for her to use the church organ for both lessons and practice. Motion made by Barb Knutson to allow Autumn to use the church organ as requested. Deb Belaen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
- Motion made by Dave Dovre to adjourn. Barry Gronke seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Next Executive Discussion on Agenda: To be determined
Next Council Meeting – Wednesday, October 6, 2021, Trustees/Deacons 6:30 pm; Education-
Respectfully Submitted,
Deb Belaen, Council Secretary
Church Council Notes -
Attendance:
·Attending in Person: Terri Myhre, Deb Belaen, Rose Van Uden, Barb Knutson, Emily
Hennen, Dave Dovre, Shane Bordewyk, Moriah Reiss, Gayle Van Vooren, Barry Gronke,
Pastor Allen Campbell, Chris Pesch-
·Attending via Phone:
·Absent: Lori Dyce, Clark Corbin, Bryce Denney
Pastor’s Report
- 1 council meeting, 1 pre-
wedding meeting, 1 wedding and rehearsal, 1 worship service at Minneota Manor, 5 home visits, 1 funeral, 1 committee meeting, 1 Synod Pastors’ meeting, 2 baptisms, and 1 new members’ class. The new member class went well with 10 in attendance representing 5 families. - Pastor has been contacted by another family about joining the church.
Board of Trustees Report
- Bills: Bills for the month of September were provided. Total General Fund bills are estimated at $10,662.83. The bill for piano tuning by Dallas Kluksdahl was received for $280.00, and this will come from the building fund.
- Parking lot: There is still some water standing in the parking lot near the handicap parking spots, and this will be monitored to determine if additional work needs to be done. There will be stripes painted in the parking lot, and we will get a written estimate prior to this being completed.
- Permanent Care Fund: Work is still being done to determine where and how the Cemetery Permanent Care funds should be invested.
- Video Equipment Update: The first two rows of pews have been removed, and carpeting will be needed for the space where the pews were removed. The estimated size of the carpeting needed is 8’ x 20’ feet. The plan for our video program is to record the service and then have it posted to social media immediately following the service.
- PPE 2nd Loan: Chris has applied for the 2nd PPE loan forgiveness, similar to what had been done previously.
- Motion made by Barb Knutson to approve the Board of Trustees’ report. Moriah Reiss seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Board of Deacons Report
- Walk Around Offerings: The walk around offering was missed in June, so we will do VBS for both July and August.
- September 12 – During Bug Days at community church service
- October 24 -
GLOW - November 28 – Church Directory
- Church directory: A committee is working on a church directory, and they are planning to use Brian Jeremiason to take photos. We are planning to start taking pictures in early January for this directory, and the walk around offering will be used to help cover some of the expense for the directory.
- Usage Fees for Weddings: The form for usage fees for weddings was reviewed, and it will be reviewed further at our next meeting. We are going to contact at least one other church in Canby to get their information to potentially update our form.
- Motion made by Dave Dovre to approve the Board of Deacons’ report. Shane Bordewyk seconded the motion. Motion carried.
- Confirmation: Pastor Allan will begin meeting with the five 10th graders who will be confirmed in October on Sunday, Sept 19, at 4:30 pm at church. 10th graders will then be invited/able to attend Teen Power on Wednesday nights during GLOW. Confirmation Sunday will be Sunday, October 31, 2021. Statement of Faith night will be Tuesday, October 26th at 6:30 pm. The meal will be lasagna, lettuce salad, breadsticks, and bars. The rest of the confirmation group (7 – 9th graders) will continue to meet Wednesdays during GLOW, with classes starting September 29th.
- GLOW: Kick off is set for Wednesday, September 22nd with entertainment provided by Jett Skrien, who is recognized as one of the fastest growing young illusionists (www.jettskrien.com). Supper will be provided starting at 5:30 pm.
- Teachers for this year are Amie and Trevor Ascheman, Lizzy Davis and Jenny Pohlen, Keven Larson, Kathy Opdahl, and Matt Myhre. We have not identified which teachers will be doing which classes as we are waiting for the numbers to come in. We have additional help this year, which is a great way to start with more people willing to help!
- Christmas Program Coordinators are Emily Hennen, Tegan Gillund, and Jess Gronke.
- GLOW Food Coordinators are Sally Campbell and Linda Nuytten. Jess Gronke will also be assisting.
- We would like to start a family night once a month, possibly Potluck evening (this
would be similar to Covid style). We would have a family, or one of the teachers,
lead our evening with the same/similar format as what we did with GLOW nights in
the 2020-
2021 school year. 2020 was a tough year for our families, and our GLOW families really enjoyed the time together and helping their children learn about God in a family motivated atmosphere.
