Council Minutes 7/28/22

Minutes for All Saints Church Council

Call to Order
A monthly meeting of the All Saints Church Council was held on July 28, 2022 at All Saints
Lutheran Church. The meeting was presided over by John Barnes, Council President. A quorum was declared by John Barnes.

Attendees
Voting Members in attendance included: John Barnes, Art Mory, Kenny Lee, DJ Schoneweis,
Mary Rosas,
Absent Members: Stacey Welch, Ginya Anderson
Staff in attendance included: Mara McGee, Karolyn Havener
Guest in attendance: Bev Byers

Approval of minutes:
– Motion made by Mary Rosas, seconded by D.J. Schoneweis, to approve June minutes
with corrections. The motion carried with 5 yea’s in favor and 0 nays against.
Staff Reports
Youth & Family Ministries report was presented by Mara Welch
– Mara added to her report – We have a new Girls Scout Troop interested in using the
facility. That will bring a total of 5 Boy and Girl Scout Troops meeting at ASLC
– Bev – Need to make sure that the events are celebrated
– Art – The All Saints Mission trip was recognized by the NALC in the June-July
Newsletter
Children’s Learning Center Report was presented by Karolyn Havener
– CLC is still struggling with hiring staff
Financial Reports were presented by Bev Byers
– Bev – Market is weak so she is trying to delay expenses that require funds from the
investments
Trustee Reports
Board of Ministry Report was presented by DJ Schoneweis
Property Report was presented by Mary Rosas
– Mary additions to report
– Irrigation – Sprinklers are running behind the cedars. Mary will work with Lee to
adjust.
– We are out of the Pastor’s Apartment
– Wondering if the dry grass and shrubs on back lot are a fire hazard.
Motion made by Kenny Lee , seconded by John Barnes, to accept June Meeting minutes with
corrections. The motion carried with 5 yea’s in favor and 0 nay’s against.
Minutes for All Saints Church Council

Old Business
– Wedding Packet – Art needs to get Council edits to Julia for review and corrections
– Sanctuary and Bathroom Lighting – We were provided with one estimate for both
projects. Bev and Mary working on splitting up the estimates between the two. We
determined that we might save by renting the lift ourselves instead of through the
contractor

-Call Committee 
– No new candidates
– met Wednesday the 27th to update our profile. They will also update our video.
– Reaching out to Brite Divinity School for possible support
– Will meet again August 25th

New Business
– Council would like to see the Crosses put back up in the Atrium.
– Would let Property Team determine which crosses do not need to go back up.
– We need to get a note to the Hispanic church about taking care of the facility.

Announcements
– None

Executive Session
– A Motion was made by Mary, seconded by John, for the Council to go into
Executive Session for the purpose of discussing a personnel issue. The motion
carried with 5 yea’s in favor and 0 nay’s against.
– The issue discussed was the details of Mara’s Maternity Leave
– A Motion was made by John, seconded by Mary, for the Council to go out of
Executive Session. The motion carried with 5 yea’s in favor and 0 nay’s against.

Adjournment
– A Motion was made by Art, seconded by John, for the meeting to adjourn. The
motion carried with 5 yea’s in favor and 0 nay’s against. John Barnes closed in
prayer

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