St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Council Minutes
December 15, 2011
Members Present: Sheri Barker, Frank Carson, Mike Collins, Pastor Ron Hovick, Karl Larsen, Mark Lechner, Pat Milliken, Ann-Marie Pering, Alicia Saenz
Members Absent: Mark Becerra
Non-Voting Member Present: Brett Perkins
Guest: Karen Martin
The meeting convened at 6:05 p.m. with prayer by Pastor Ron.Continue reading
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Council Minutes
November 17, 2011
Members Present: Sheri Barker, Mark Becerra, Mike Collins, Pastor Ron Hovick, Karl Larsen, Mark Lechner, Pat Milliken, Ann-Marie Pering, Alicia Saenz
Members Absent: Frank Carson
Non-Voting Member Present: Brett Perkins
Guests: Crystal Clumfoot, Karen Martin, George Stallard
The meeting convened at 6:10 p.m. with prayer by Pastor Ron.Continue reading
Members Present: Sheri Barker, Mark Bacerra, Frank Carson, Mike Collins, Pastor Ron Hovick, Karl Larsen, Mark Lechner, Pat Milliken, Ann-Marie Pering
Members Absent: None
Non-Voting Member Present: Brett Perkins, Diane Flint-Wages
The meeting convened at 6:15 p.m. with a prayer from Mike Collins.Continue reading
Members Present: Frank Carson, Pastor Ron Hovick, Karl Larsen, Mark Lechner, Ann-Marie Pering
Members Absent: Sheri Barker, Mark Becerra
Non-Voting Members present: Brett Perkins, Diane Flint-Wages
Council President Karl Larsen convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. and called on Pastor Ron Hovick for prayer.Continue reading
Members Present: Sheri Barker, Mike Collins, Pastor Ron Hovick, Karl Larsen, Mark Lechner, Ann-Marie Pering
Members Absent: Mark Becerra, Frank Carson, Pat Milliken
Non-Voting Members Present: Brett Perkins
Guest: Karen Martin, reporting for Diane Flint-Wages
Council President Karl Larsen convened the meeting at 6:10 p.m. and called on Pastor Ron Hovick for prayer.Continue reading
Members Present: Sheri Barker, Frank Carson, Mike Collins, Pastor Ron Hovick, Mark Lechner, Pat Milliken, Ann-Marie Pering
Members Absent: Mark Becerra, Karl Larsen
Non-Voting Members Present: Brett Perkins, Diane Flint-Wages
Council Vice President Sheri Barker convened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. and called on Brett Perkins for prayer.
Motion by Frank, seconded by Mike: To approve the Minutes of the June 16, 2011 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.Continue reading
Members Present: Sheri Barker, Mark Becerra, Frank Carson, Mike Collins, Pastor Ron Hovick, Karl Larsen, Mark Lechner, Ann-Marie Pering
Members Absent: Pat Milliken
Non-Voting Member Present: Barb Atwood, Brett Perkins, Diane Flint-Wages
Pastor Ron convened the meeting at 6:34 p.m. with prayer.
Motion by Mike Collins, seconded by Frank Carson: To approve the minutes of the May 19, 2011 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
Treasurer Diane Wages provided the financial report as of May 31, 2011, noting the Net Income to date is at -$20,727.08 as compared -$15,029.96 last year at this time, a difference of $5,697.12. Diane also reported that to date we have spent two times the budget on worship materials which was due to the purchase of three digital microphones at the low cost of $600.00 each (74400). Insurance has been paid in the amount of $13,020.34 (54200). Utilities are down again by $1083.72 (57400). Loan balance to date is $590,000.00. The alter flowers was down $141.70 and Mike Collins offered to pay the amount (32030). Currently there is still $9,346.00 in the designated for loan repayment (49902). There is $101,898.16 in assets in the church bank account.
The Council heard reports from the Strategic Planning Action Teams, Council Representatives, as follows:
Frank Carson reported on his team, Expand Outreach and Service. The team came up with fourteen ideas. Some of them are to expand Project Hand to include families with children, serve a weeknight meal for both the congregation and community, revitalize the care teams (greeters, welcome new visitors, in-home visitation for visitors, etc., fully staff coffee hour, offer support for a week-long, half-day, VBS during the summer, etc. (Report documents are maintained by secretary for review.)
Sheri Barker reported on her team, Expand Marketing and Communication. Some of the ideas that were brought up were to develop an active website, receive member feedback, schedule two family ministry events per year and provide t-shirts to increase visibility and awareness, improve our public image (appeal and clarity) via signage and paper documents, etc. (Report documents are maintained by secretary for review.)
Karl Larsen and Barb Atwood reported on their team, Expand Worship Opportunities. Karl spoke first about the opportunity of having a Spanish Language Service at St. Mark’s Lutheran, and Barb spoke about the proposal of having a more thriving and rich children’s music program. (Report documents are maintained by secretary for review.)
Mark Becerra reported on his team, Enhance Support for Children and Youth. His team came up with a number of ideas such as providing a relevant and meaningful Sunday school program, interchurch sports teams, music ministries, a weeklong VBS program, etc. (Team report to follow.)
Mike Collins reported on his team, Strengthen Membership. A few of this teams ideas are to provide invitations for members to hand out to potential visitors/members, revise the member packets, develop small groups for activities, foster a welcoming environment for our church with the opportunity for member comments, etc. (Report documents are maintained by secretary for review.)
Mark Lechner reported on his team, Fiscal and Infrastructure Sustainment. A number of the teams ideas were to identify the costs of the proposed core strategies, update budget to reflect core strategies, conduct property inspection, obtain a property line-of-credit, etc. (Report documents are maintained by secretary for review.)
Old Business:
Brett reported that the personnel committee had completed the background check on Angelica Garcia and family.
Motion by Frank Carson, seconded by Mike Collins: To offer a job of nursery aide to Angelica Garcia. Discussion followed and it was decided that Angelica and her family would provide nursery services on Sundays from 8:45am-10:45pm. Motion passed unanimously.
Pastor Ron reported on the Spanish Speaking Ministry and that he has not spoken to Alicia in weeks. He has been waiting for more concrete information and to get more buy in from the St. Mark’s Lutheran Congregation. It was then discussed by the Council that there needs to be more information provided to the congregation regarding bringing a Spanish Language Service to St. Mark’s Lutheran. Pastor Ron also reported that if Alicia came to St. Mark’s Lutheran and wanted to be ordained, it would take approximately six years for her to be ordained and then the Church would have to decide if we would want to call her into service at St. Mark’s Lutheran.
Pastor Ron reported that the $500.00 a month support that St. Mark’s Lutheran is providing, for a total of four months, is helping the Church tremendously. He has been meeting and coaching the interim Pastor at College Lutheran Church and that the congregation is meeting with a strategic planner and is experiencing a 180 degree shift in motivation to keep the Church open and thriving.
The Clear Wire cell tower proposal has been put on hold by Clear Wire.
Brett reported that in light of the Charter School’s decision to not start operations until next year, he will be meeting with the Charter School people next week to discuss the use of the office space.
New Business:
Mark Becerra discussed the possibility of having a Boy Scout Troop Chartered at St. Mark’s Lutheran. He reported that the Troop would be a re-starting of Troop 855, which was at St. Mark’s Lutheran until the mid-1970’s.
Motion by Sheri Barker, seconded by Pastor Ron: To approve Chartering Boy Scout Troop 855. Discussion followed and the motion passed unanimously.
Pastor’s Report:
Pastor Ron informed the Council that he will be going on vacation from July 31-August 11, 2011. He will be traveling to Norway.
Director of Operations Report:
Brett reported that employee evaluations and job descriptions are being written and will be ready for the Council to review in October.
Brett also reported that he was approached by Nancy Dreesen regarding an internet safety presentation that her and Bob attended and the possibility of it being presented to both the Congregation and the community. A discussion was then held regarding the need for a process in which proposals can be submitted and approved without having to wait for the next Council meeting. The discussion is ongoing and a process will be proposed in the future.
Committee Reports:
A report from the Property Committee was discussed about Ricky wanting to have the wall in the youth center torn down to make the room more open. A look into whether the wall is load bearing or not is taking place and it will be decided in the near future as to whether we will be able to remove the wall. Thanks were expressed for the Committee’s hard work.
Motion by Mark Becerra, seconded by Frank Carson: To adjourn at 9:17 p.m. The meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer.
Respectfully Submitted by, Mark Becerra (Substituting for Pat Milliken)
Our Wish List –
Gift certificates (to McDonalds, Jamba Juice, Starbucks, etc.) of value no more than $10. for prizes
IPOD 160GB from Amazon.com or Target
Home Depot gift certificates so we can finish our stage and youthroom remodel
Projector or money towards purchase
Books (see list)
Every Young Man’sBattle by Stephen Arterburn
Every Young Woman’sBattle by Shannon Ethridge
Live Large, Be Different, Shine Bright by Doug Fields and Josh Griffin
Jess passed away at the age of 93 in his Chula Vista home. He was born in Maumee, OH.
His professional career centered on photography. He served 22 years in the Navy, including four years during WWII, and retired as a Chief Petty Officer. He was employed by Brown’s Motion Picture Lab of San Diego and later by Grossmont College in their photo department.
In 1946, he wed Virginia Lou Follmer and they were married for 61 years. Jess is survived by 2 daughters, 2 sons, a daughter-in-law, 10 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
He settled his family in Chula Vista in 1955 and joined St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in 1956 – where he served in a variety of capacities until earlier this year.
He was active throughout the community and volunteered with the PTA, the Boy Scouts as a Scoutmaster of Troop 855, for Meals on Wheels program, with the Chula Vista Police Department and the Senior Center, where he passionately organized a shuffleboard program.
He practiced the Golden Rule every day of his life, touched many lives, and left the world a better place for having lived in it. He will be missed by friends and family alike.
Jess’ family would like to extend their thanks and gratitude to San Diego Hospice for their kind and attentive care. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name for San Diego Hospice are appreciated. The funeral service was held on July 23, 2011 at St. Mark’s.
Council Minutes
May 19, 2011
Members Present: Sheri Barker, Mark Bacerra, Frank Carson, Karl Larsen, Mark Lechner, Pat Milliken, Ann-Marie Pering
Members Absent: Mike Collins, Pastor Ron Hovick, Eddie Ochoterena
Non-Voting Member Present: Brett Perkins
Non-Voting Member Absent: Diane Flint-Wages
Council President Karl Larsen convened the meeting at 6:35 p.m. with prayer.
Motion by Mark Bacerra, seconded by Mark Lechner: To approve the minutes of the April 28, 2011 meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
Brett Perkins provided the financial report in Treasurer Diane Flint-Wages’ absence. Although income is $23,000 below budget, expenses are keeping pace with budget. The rental fee from theAreumdaunChurchis included in the Facility Use Fees, line item (41100).
Karl noted that a column has been added to the Attendance Report to include attendance at the youth meetings.
Karl reported that Pastor Ron received a recommendation from another Pastor for a Nursery Aide. Brett met with her and provided her with an application. A background check will be run. The Personnel Committee will meet with her when the background check has been completed.
A check was sent toCollegeLutheranChurchto help support it during its time of transition.
A Town Hall Meeting will take place on Sunday, May 22. Topics to be discussed are the Spanish ministry, the nursery, a vacancy on Council, and the Strategic Plan.
Motion by Mark Lechner, seconded by Frank: To remove Eddie Ochoterena from Council until he can return. Motion passed unanimously. It was noted that Eddie has be absent four consecutive months, and efforts to reach him by phone have been unsuccessful.
Brett reported that because theCharterSchool’s options are too far in the future, it would not open this year.
A report from the Property Committee was reviewed, and thanks were expressed for the Committee’s hard work.
Strategic Plan Action Planning Team leaders and members were discussed.
Motion by Frank, seconded by Sheri: To adjourn at 7:35 p.m. The meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer.
Patricia Milliken
Secretary
St. Mark’sLutheranChurch
