GLEN WAVERLEY UNITING CHURCH

MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION

To be held in the Worship Centre at 11:30am on Sunday 9th July 2017 - following the 10:00am Combined Worship service.

AGENDA

1. Welcome and Apologies

Apologies: Rewa & Blair Feenaghty, Warren and Judith Greenwood

2. Prayer

3. Confirmation of Minutes of Meeting held on 5th March 2017

The minutes of the December meeting of the congregation are at CongMeetingMinutes20170305.

4. Matters arising from the previous Minutes

5. Correspondence

6. Reports and Recommendations

6.1. Ministry Team Report

Some good news about some of our programmes (for information)

6.2. Finance Report

Treasurer or delegate (for information)

6.3. Property Report

Property Committee chair or delegate (for information)

6.4. Congregational Outreach Projects in 2017

Consider recomendations from the 2017 Congregational Outreach Projects selection committee (for decision).

2017 Congregational Outreach Projects selection committee chair or delegate.

Pre-meeting note: It is proposed to include a link to a brochure containing proposed project details here when it is available.

Proposed resolutions

1. The congregation resolves that all profit from the 2017 Fete is to be distributed to Charity.
(To be proposed by a Congregational Outreach Projects committee member.)

2. The congregation resolves that the 7 charities listed in the distributed Congregational Outreach Projects brochure shall participate in the distribution of 2017 Fete profits.
(To be proposed by a Congregational Outreach Projects committee member.)

3. The congregation endorses the Distribution of 2017 Fete profits as shown in the Congregational Outreach Projects Brochure for Profits of $20,000, 25,000 & 30,000.
(To be proposed by a Congregational Outreach Projects committee member.)

4. The Congregation resolves that the Congregational Outreach Projects Committee be authorised to allocate profits intermediate to, or beyond those now approved.
(To be proposed by a Congregational Outreach Projects committee member.)

5. The Congregation resolves that the Congregational Outreach Projects Committee advises the Congregation of the final allocation to all 7 charities, in the first available Bulletin after final Fete profit is known.
(To be proposed by the meeting chair.)

7. Other Business

7.1. Planning for the election of Church Councillors

Congregation meeting chair.

It is proposed to conduct an election for church councillors on August 20. This year there are quite a few current Church Councillors whose terms are expiring. While some may renominate, there will be nine vacancies to fill.

As has been the practice in the recent past is is proposed to hold allow voting following each worship activity on the designated election Sunday.

8. Benediction