Leadership Team Report
Summary Report
Issues that LT has discussed
over the past month include:
·
Youth Sunday School for
Fall - Joyce held a meeting with possible teachers and parents
of the youth and they came up with several ideas and activities for the class.
Joyce will put together a schedule. We will follow up after each
session/activity .
·
Youth Mentoring Program – We would like to implement a youth mentoring
program to be started in the early autumn. Joyce will draw up information
sheets for prospective mentors and mentees.
·
Co-Op Homeschool
Organization - A
group has contacted the church to use it one day a week for a co-op home school
program beginning this fall. We will explore this further with the group and
trustees.
·
Idaho Churches Hosting
PNMC meetings June 2008 – LT agreed that HPMF would commit to assisting the
Idaho churches in hosting conference meetings in June 2008.
·
Ada County Guardians – Linda will respond to their request and offer them
a few minutes time to share in an upcoming worship service.
·
Pastoral Review– DC will compile the results.
·
“No-Drive Mondays - Linda
would like to make Mondays a “No-Drive” day and work from home. LT approved
this.
Leadership Team –DC Whitenack, Charlie Honsinger, Ernie Bachman,
Joyce Bowman, Linda Nafziger-Meiser
July
Birthdays
1 Allison Whitenack
5 Andrew Chrisman
9 Isaac Hassalblad
9 Katrina Nafziger-Meiser
10 Linda Nafziger-Meiser
11 Kate Branam
11 Terri Oesch
14 Conrad Piper Ruth
17 Jeffrey Whitenack
August
Birthdays
1 Russ Buschert
1 Renee Johns
5 Isabelle Bowman
12 Tyler Burkholder
15 Jody Lee
17 Trevor Burkholder
17 John Wargo
25 Sophia Bowman
25 Natalie Ung
30 Mark Mering
31 Azlyn Summervill
Idaho Mennonite Relief Sale
THANK YOU to everyone! The sale was a great
success again and we couldn’t have done it without all of your support in the
many ways you gave and contributed. The day’s proceeds were around $60,000. A
more detailed report will be available later.
Tracking
Volunteers at the Church
Please record
your name and hours whenever you volunteer at the church. There is a log on the
back door of the sanctuary as well as in the kitchen. Thank you for your help
with this.
Congratulations
to Frieda Nafziger-Meiser
Frieda
graduated from Capitol High School in the last month. Her plans for the future
are still in the works but she hopes to include some travel as well as
eventually attending Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg, Manitoba to study
international development. We wish the very best in her future endeavors!
Jemma Hatab
Now Lives in Nebraska
Jemma has moved to Omaha, Nebraska and will start her graduate
program in physical therapy at Creighton University in the middle of
August. Her fiancé is in his second year of dental school at Creighton as
well. Her program will be completed in the spring of 2010.
Her new mailing address is:
Jemma Hatab
1524 Cuming St. Apt 410
Omaha, NE 68102
Congratulations
to Caitlin & Curt Deaton
Caitlin (Burkholder) Deaton shared with the church
that she and Curt have purchased their first home in Kentucky. Their new
address is:
1007 Caroline Drive
Richmond, KY
40475
San Jose 2007 Mennonite Convention, July 2-7
Mennonite Church USA convention meets for times of business,
discernment, planning, worship, learning, and fellowship.
2nd Sunday Soup – July 8
Host Linda
& Kat Nafziger-Meiser
Vegetables Karen
Nolt
Bread Cornelia
Sprung
Cleanup Everyone
Camp
Palisades (July 12-29)
Held
In the Palisades area of eastern Idaho and sponsored by the Mennonite church in
Aberdeen, Idaho. Here is the schedule:
Youth Camp July
12 – 15............. $70
(completed
grade 9 through college)
Jr. High Camp July 19 – 22............. $60
(completed
grades 6, 7 or 8)
Junior Camp July 26 – 29............. $55
(completed
grades 4 or 5)
All Camps will leave Aberdeen at 5 PM on Thursday and return at 4 PM on Sunday.
There
will be water bottles for early registration by July 4. Registrations on the
back table. Please call Tim Satterfield at 208.397.5277 or Lura Schroeder at
208.226.5361 for more information.
Peace
Village, July 23-27, 9 AM – 4:30 PM
Interfatih, Multiracial, Multicultural Summer Camp
Activities for children ages 8-13; held at First Congregational United Church of Christ, 2201 Woodlawn Avenue, Boise; and Keener Retreat Center, 3423 N 39th St, Boise. Cost is $60 by July 10. They are also recruiting volunteers, volunteers, and facilitators. See back bulletin board for more information and forms.
Bike Oregon’s Willamette
Valley – Aug 12-17
Oregon Mennonite
Residential Services (OMRS) is partnering with West Coast MCC to offer a
benefit ride at the Linn County Waterloo Park near Lebanon, Oregon. Each day’s
route will be 40-60 miles along rivers, lakes, and through covered bridges. See
the back table for a brochure and registration due by June 1.
Sister Church
Delegation, Spring 2008
Mennonite Central Committee is planning a
delegation for those who have a Sister Church in Colombia to come to Colombia
to learn about the Colombian context and have the opportunity to personally
visit your Sister Church. Our church
has been invited to participate. If there is enough interest, they will plan
the delegation. Let Rob Hanson or Rick Skinner know if you have interested in
attending the delegation.
Planning Ahead….
Mennonite World Conference, July 13-19, 2009
The next Mennonite
World Conference will be held in Asuncion, Paraguay. It will include Assembly
Gathered, Global Youth Summit, Global Church Village, tours, and special
activities for children and youth. Assembly Gathered will be held in a
Pentecostal facility that is being built to accommodate 10,000 persons. Each
day will include worship, songs from around the world, prayer, Bible study,
eating together, playing, and visiting. There are about 32,000 baptized
Mennonites in Paraguay. Registration forms will be available April 2008. For
those from North America, it is estimated that $2,500 - $3,000 will cover the
costs of travel, registration, food, lodging, and some local touring. For more
information you can go to their website at www.mwc-cmm.org.
