Armadale Uniting Church

Church Council Minutes - 6 February 2008

ARMADALE UNITING CHURCH 

 

MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF CHURCH COUNCIL HELD AT RETA BERRY ROOM
WEDNESDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2008

 

PRESENT-   Ian Thomas (chair), Betty Terrell, Robin Ahin, David Fallick, Lyn Ferguson, Bill Rush, Marg Turnbull, Ann Lovell, Graeme Harris.

 

APOLOGIES - Bruce McMullin, Lesley McMullin, Nicholas Barclay.

 

MEETING OPENED at 8.05 pm with prayer.  It was noted that the main business of the meeting was to approve the Parish Profile for submission to the Congregational Meeting to be held on 17 February (with the Profile being distributed on 10 February to allow for it to be reviewed before the meeting).

GENERAL BUSINESS

          Parish profile - Ian Thomas tabled the draft Profile as prepared by the Joint Nominating Committee, which has met on 3 occasions and in addition there have been numerous exchanges of emails.  It was considered that the Profile was in very good shape and reflected the effort that Ian and the other members of the JNC had obviously put into it.    There was general agreement with the overall direction of the Profile, but it was considered with care.  A small number of factual corrections were noted and quite a number of matters relating to style and emphasis were discussed and agreed on.   Ian undertook to incorporate the matters agreed on and to recirculate the document by email in time for comments to be received before David produced hard copies to be handed out on Sunday.  It was noted that Parish Financial Statements and a floor plan of the Manse were to be annexed.

          Resolved – to approve for submission to the Congregation the Parish Profile as tabled, subject to the matters discussed being incorporated.

          Manse – David reported on the enquires he had made regarding options to let the Manse on a short term basis, if the opportunity arose.  These included both a commercial letting and making it available to a minister nominated by Synod from another Presbytery (it being accepted that, all else being equal, the latter approach would be appropriate).  He also commented on the procedure for a Presbytery inspection.

          The thanks of the meeting to the JNC for their work to date was recorded by acclamation.

 

NEXT REGULAR MEETING – Thursday 21 February 2008 (subject to confirmation).

 

MEETING CLOSED with the Benediction at 9.55 pm.