Next Board Meeting: Sunday, March 9, Following Soup & Salad Luncheon (parlor)

Upcoming Meetings:
2007 - 2008 Board Dates
[NOTE: THIS CALENDAR IS NOT COMPREHENSIVE: it only represents Board
and Congregational Meetings.]

August 2007
     23 - Thursday, 7 p.m. - Special Worship Service for FCCC Board (NEW this year... I'd like to begin our year off with something that is nothing but worship and praise!)
     25 - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 12 noon - Leadership Retreat (to get started on the right foot, get to know one another, set our calendar dates, etc.)

September 2007
     23 - Sunday, 12:30 p.m. - Board Meeting

November 2007
     18 - Sunday, 12:30 p.m. - Board Meeting (incl. 2008 Budget)
    
December 2007
     2 - Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - Congregational Meeting (2008 Budget)

January 2008
     12 - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 12 noon - Leadership Retreat (NEW!  To assess midyear the state of the church, to prepare for Pastor Allen's Sabbatical, to gain new skills?)
     27 - Sunday, 12:30 p.m. - Board Meeting

     (Ash Wednesday: February 6 - EARLY!)

March 2008
     9 - Sunday, 12:30 p.m. - Board Meeting (start E/D/T nominating process)

     (Easter Sunday: March 23 - EARLY!)

     (May/June/July: Pastor Allen on Sabbatical)

May 2008

      ? - Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - Brief Board Meeting to receive the Evaluating Committee Nominees (Elders/Diaconate/Trustees)
     18 - Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - Congregational Meeting (to vote on Elders/Diaconate/Trustees)

June 2008
     22 - Sunday, 12:30 p.m. - Board Meeting (incl. election of Officers)

July 2008
     13 - Sunday, during worship - Installation of Board/Officers



 

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Welcome New Board Members!

On Sunday, May 6, 2007 the congregation elected new and returning Board members.  They are:

Diaconate: Allan Brown (1 year); Andrew Byrd, Jay Cheiky, Mary Hardison, Peter Jimoh, Colleen Munley, Michael Reed, Bev Wurm, Cheryl Yurcak (3 years); Jessica Bessner Bryant, Karrie Rhode-Dugger, Victoria Scheeff (Junior Diaconate)

Elders: Jane Cheiky (1 year); Michelle Brown, Patty Groetsch, Claire Munley, Sharon Thomas (3 years)

Trustees: Patty Groetsch, Brenda Torrey (3 years)

They will be installed and begin their terms on Sunday, July 1, joining with those already elected.

CONGRATULATIONS!

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The Official Church Board of
FRANKLIN CIRCLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008
Approved by the congregation on Sunday, May 6, 2007
 

Diaconate ~ Elders ~ Trustees ~ Officers

DIACONATE - Joe Stanley & Beverly Wurm, Co-Chairs
Class of 2008 - 1 Yr
Marcello Alicia
Allan Brown
Eleanor Eyring
Andrea King
Cliff Porter
Amy Dolzine [moved]
Tammy Sanders [on leave]

Class of 2009 - 2 Yrs

Joey Bobak

Sharon Fakadej [on leave]

Susan Raspe

Joe Stanley

Brenda Torrey

Class of 2010 - 3 yrs
Andrew “Tiny” Byrd

Jay Cheiky

Mary Hardison

Peter Tunde Jimoh
Colleen Munley

Mike Reed

Bev Wurm

Cheryl Yurcak


JUNIOR DEACONS
Jessica Bessner Bryant
Karrie Rhodes-Dugger
Samantha Raspe
Victoria Scheeff

HONORARY DEACONESS
Virginia Collins

Cynthia Harris

Leila Murduck

Ada Smith

[For upcoming serving schedule, Click HERE!]


ELDERS - Sharon Thomas, Chair
Class of 2008 - 1 Yr
Al Betts 
Mary Brogan 
Jane Cheiky 
Leila Streidl

Class of 2009 - 2 Yrs

Jean Borrelli

Randy Buckingham

Ralph Eyring

Class of 2010 - 3 Yrs
Michelle Brown

Patty Groetsch

Claire Munley

Sharon Thomas

HONORARY ELDERS
Patty Adams - Ted Brogan - Claude Pitman

[For upcoming serving schedule, Click HERE!]

TRUSTEES - Ralph Eyring, Chair


Class of 2008 - 1 yr

Ted Brogan (vice-chair)

Jane Cheiky

Class of 2009 - 2 yrs

Ralph Eyring

Leila Streidl

Class of 2010 - 3 yrs
Patty Groetsch
Brenda Torrey
 

TRUSTEES BY VIRTUE OF OFFICE
Chairperson of the Official Board - Al Betts
Treasurer of the Church - Randy Buckingham
Chairperson of Upkeep Team - Claude Pitman


Officers of the 2007 - 2008 Official Church Board
Chair ..... Albert Betts
Vice-Chair ..... Beverly Wurm
Secretary ..... Claire Munley
Treasurer ..... Randy Buckingham

Additional members of the Official Board by virtue
of their respective offices:
Chairs of Functional Teams
President, Vice-President, Directors of Worship, Study,
and Service of the Christian Women’s Fellowship
President or representative of the
Christian Youth Fellowship - Joe Bobak & Ronda Wenzel

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Old News

Two Leadership Opportunities THIS WEEK

Two important leadership opportunities will be offered in the month of August.

NEW! Leadership Worship Service: On Thursday, August 23 at 7:00 p.m. Pastor Allen will host all members of the Church Board, and any others who wish to join us, for a special service of worship celebrating the gifts of leadership God has given us and offering those gifts back to God in grateful praise.  It will be held in the Chapel/Media Center.

Leadership Retreat: Then on Saturday, August 25, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon all members of the Board are urged to attend our annual Leadership Retreat.  This will be an important time to get to know other Board members, get calendars coordinated for the year, receive necessary resources, and prepare ourselves for the exciting challenges of the year ahead.  The retreat will be held in the church's parlor.

Board members will receive more information in the mail about both of these events.
 

Congregational Meeting Called For July 1 Following Worship

The Board of our church has called a special Congregational Meeting for Sunday, July 1 immediately following worship service. The purpose is to receive the By-Laws Revisions approved by the Board. Copies of the proposed changes are available at church on Sundays or can be mailed by calling Carole Sauer in the Church office.

Briefly, the proposed changes include:
- The creation of four Permanent Ministry Teams: Worship, Education, Evangelism, and Upkeep and the ability for the board to create temporary teams as the need arises;
- The establishment of the Mission Council as a settled group, but now with 5 "at-large" members and then one additional member from each Ministry Team (permanent as well as temporary);
- The establishment of the Personnel Department with the Senior Pastor as Head of Staff (excluding interim and associate ministers), and with provisions for appeals;
- A process to remove members of the Diaconate from the active roster if they are unable or unwilling to fulfill their duties.

For a complete list of the changes, please refer to a copy of the Proposed By-Laws changes and speak to any member of the Board present at the meeting.
 

***The Proposed By-Laws Changes were approved!****

Below: Jane Cheiky, 2005-2006 Board Chair, passes on the leadership to Al Betts, with Pastor Allen looking on, June 2006.