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: We will be returning to the regular schedule of 5:30-
6:00 supper / 6:00- th. Attendance has continued to be good6:45 class/confirmation / 6:45- 6:50 closing. The last night of GLOW will be May 5 - Confirmation: This is continuing to go well with good attendance. May 5th will be the last night of confirmation.
- Teen Power: They will continue to collect for “Soles for Shoes” through April 13 and will be bringing them to St. Cloud on the 14th. There was a request for gas money for the delivery of the shoes to St. Cloud, and it was recommended to make a request to the Endowment Fund Committee for this.
- Youth of Hope / Area Mission Trip: The National ELCA Youth gathering is scheduled
for June 24-
28, 2022 in Minneapolis; we are still waiting to hear if it will happen. The Mission Trip will be going to Wall, Mississippi, through Sacred Heart Southern Missions; the date is June 20 – 25. There is some more planning that needs to be done for meals. The Red Barn popcorn sales and Easter Egg fundraiser were successful. - First Communion: Nine students received first Communion on Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021. One student was not able to attend. Their certificates are in the narthex, and Pat Myhre is finishing up their chalices.
- Baccalaureate: Senior Sunday is May 16, 2021. There are 5 seniors, and Roberta is getting photos to give to Jeremiason Photo to do lawn signs for them. A letter will be sent to the seniors requesting an RSVP on whether they will be here. The quilts are ready.
- Bible Distribution: The 7th graders (and some 8th graders) will receive their adult Bibles, and 3rd will receive their Action Bibles on new member Sunday, April 11. The names of those receiving Bibles will be included in the bulletin.
- Bible Camp Requests: Scholarships are still available, and a note about this will be included in the bulletin. Camp Shetek Program Director Amanda Randall will be conducting GLOW on Wednesday, April 28th. She will give them some information about camp, and we hope this brings some interest and excitement about camp.
- VBS plans: Sally Campbell has volunteered to be the VBS Coordinator. She is planning
to use the “Who is Your Neighbor” curriculum through the ELCA. VBS dates will be
May 24th – May 27th. This is the Monday through Thursday right after school is done
from 9 am to noon. It will be for 4 year olds through 6th grade. We will be asking
for helpers from the 7-
12 high schoolers. We are planning to do a registration form (Google form), so people can register online. - Motion made by Gayle Van Vooren to approve the Board of Education report. Deb Belaen seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Other Business
- Shared Ministry: JEC met in March, and we need to renew our contract, and Barry is working on that.
- COVID Committee: No updates from the COVID committee.
- Video system: Dave Dovre has done additional research on options for updating our video system. He has identified another option that we could do for about $5,000, and we could use some of our current equipment. We would need a laptop, a video switching board (potentially), streaming software, and a wired internet connection. They do recommend using a streaming service, which is a monthly fee. Dave has offered to take the class that would help show how we could set this type of system up and run it. The one item that we know we need is a laptop.
- Motion made by Deb Belaen to purchase a laptop for the video ministry that is the same as was purchased for Chris. Rose Van Uden seconded the motion. Motion carried.
- Building/Grounds Committee: Will be meeting again in April.
- Other: Our sympathies go out to Betty Prellwitz’s family. We will need to appoint someone to the council to fill her position, and they would need to fill out her full term. We will reach out to the nominating committee to see if there is anyone who is interested.
- Motion made by Barry Gronke to adjourn. Rose Van Uden seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Next Executive Discussion on Agenda: To be determined
Next Council Meeting – Wednesday, May 5, 2021, Trustees/Deacons 6:45 pm; Education-
Respectfully Submitted, Deb Belaen, Council Secretary
Church Council Notes -
Attendance:
Attending in Person: Terri Myhre, Deb Belaen, Rose Van Uden, Shane Bordewyk, Emily
Hennen, Barb Knutson, Dave Dovre, Gayle Van Vooren, Barry Gronke, Chris Pesch-
·Attending via Phone:
·Absent: Lori Dyce, Bryce Denney, Clark Corbin
Pastor’s Report
- 1 Council Meeting, 2 home visits, 1 nursing home visit, 1 hospital visit, 1 pre baptism session, 2 first communion classes, 3 baptisms, 3 funeral planning sessions, 1 funeral, 1 Synod meeting, the Prairie Conference Annual Meeting, 1 synod meeting, 1 cottage meeting, 4 committee meetings, Maundy Thursday worship, Good Friday worship, 3 Easter Sunday worship services plus regularly scheduled worship services, Confirmation Classes, and GLOW classes.
- Now that Lent is over, Pastor will return to taking Monday as his day off.
- The hospitals and nursing homes have begun allowing visitors, and Pastor is fully vaccinated, so he will be doing more visits now.
Board of Trustees Report
- Bills: Bills for the month of April were presented by Shane Bordewyk. Council reviewed. Total General Fund bills are estimated at $11,743.18. We did get the rebate check from the electric company for the conversion to LED bulbs. The walk around offering for the Food Shelf was $3,250, and the Endowment Fund matched that 3 to 1. Thank you to everyone for your generosity.
- GLOW: Chris has already followed up with Roger Miller at BOW about getting the GLOW account type changed as we have been getting charged a monthly service fee.
- PPE Loan: Chris has filled out the paperwork to apply for forgiveness of our PPE loan. She will also follow up with Roger Miller at BOW on the 2nd round PPE loans. If necessary, Chris will check with Luke at Bremer Bank about the 2nd round PPE loans.
- Lightbulb sales: With the conversion to LED bulbs, we have approximately 150 – 4 foot fluorescent bulbs. There have been no offers on the fluorescent bulbs. Dave Dovre offered to take care of them.
- MIDCO / MVTV / Internet: Router was purchased, but we still don’t have a stable, consistent connection throughout the church. Midco will not set up wireless in a business. Chris will contact MVTV to come in and provide a quote to get internet throughout the church.
- Bell Tower: We will need to check to make sure there is no water leaking in by the Bell Tower.
- Motion made by Deb Belaen to approve the Board of Trustees’ report. Barb Knutson seconded the motion. Motion carried.
Board of Deacons Report
- New Member Sunday: This will be Sunday, April 11th. Names of the new members will be included in the bulletin, and they will be given a choir CD and welcome card.
- Walk Around Offerings:
- April 25 – Bible Camps
- May 23 – Mission Trip
- Baptisms and Weddings: Baptisms and weddings are now listed in the bulletin.
- Summer Planning: There was discussion about doing outdoor services again during the summer as people did enjoy them. It was agreed that we would do them once a month on the 2nd Sunday starting in June.
- Pulpit fill: We will need pulpit fill on Sunday, June 20th as Pastor will be on the Mission Trip that day.
- Motion made by Dave Dovre to approve the Board of Deacons’ report. Rose Van Uden seconded the motion. Motion carried.
