Outreach and Social Ministry Team minutes

Last meeting: Dec. 2, 2008

Attendees:

Judy Snavely

Staff:

Pastor Bauer

Items that may require council action: None

Items that may require budget/finance coordination: None

Important items of information:

• Pastor Bauer informed the Congregational Council about the request from Fox Valley Warming Shelter, Inc. to use the North Site during February. Outreach & Social Ministry Team approved this request. Pastor Bauer will contact the organization. Pastor Bauer will ask those who indicated an interest in the area of hunger on their Time & Talent forms to supervise and prepare hot meals. There will be three shifts for supervision: 8 p.m.-12 a.m., 12 to 4 a.m. and 4 to 8 a.m.
• Reviewed the Time & Talent forms, a list of members who signed up for various OSM offerings and “Ministries Guide.”
• A goal has been set to meet with each specific area within OSM to discuss their particular area of interest and assign a contact person for each group.
• Monthly focuses will be established based on areas of OSM. Temple talks are being considered early in each month throughout the year to inform the congregation of that months’ focus.
• Proposed monthly calendar:

· Mission -- Meet in December, Focus January

· ELCA World Hunger – Meet in January, Focus in February

· Housing -- Meet in February, Focus in March

· Wellness -- Meet in March, Focus in April

· Echoes – Meet in April, Focus in May

· LSS, Lutheran Partners in Global Ministry, ESTHER, ONE Campaign – Meet in May, Focus in June

· Hunger – Meet in August, Focus in September

· Lutheran World Relief -- Meet in September, Focus October

· Social Justice – Meet in October, Focus in November

· Echoes – Meet in November, Focus in December

• In June, the full committee will meet to organize and make decisions for the upcoming year.
• Pastor Bauer will meet with Jean to finalize the names of members of the congregation who signed up in specific areas of interest within OSM and send an e-mail message explaining the plan and solicit their support.

Submitted by:

Judy Snavely