Minutes

Minutes - Highlights

Outreach - 10 January 2008 - a group of 9 people met to brainstorm ideas around raising awareness of missions.  We reviewed some of the many missions supported by our Church:

• African missions:  Jesse's and Franklin's
• Habitat for Humanity
• Canadian Bible Society
• Wycliffe Bible Translators
• PWRDF
• Kairos Prison Ministries
• Mary Sherwood
• 30 Hour Famine
• Operation Christmas Child
• Council of the North?  a future link through Bishop Ron?

We then brainstormed how to proceed:

• begin with the African mission on February 3rd.  5-10 minutes presentation about primarily Jesee's since we have already had Franklin recently with us
• jar for loose change campaign
• could this be Loonies for Lent?  Need Advisory Board permission
• Youth Group is already collecting money to support one of Franklin's children
• get a list of Franklin's children's name and we could start a prayer partner program with them
• Check with Jesse about whether he wants money for the clinic and/or books

Mission presentation during family services each month?  Sometimes, there will be donation jars; but some missions need other support -- prayer, cookies, clothes, etc.

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Outreach - 12 March 2008

• The committee discussed how to disperse the $365 raised through the African Missions jar
• There was a discussion about how we make decisions on which charities to support?  Would we support any charity that's important to a parishioner? or does the charity have to line up with the core values of the Church?
• There are many ways to support a charity - in prayer, with money, with publicity, etc.
• There are limits to how much money we can donate to agencies that are not registered charities
• The Outreach Committee reports to the Advisory Board.
• Next meeting:  Wednesday 09 April at 4:45 pm

Outreach - 09 April 2008

• Review of how African Missions money was distributed to the Medical Clinic in Mthatha and the Korogocho Mission in Nairobi
• Listed some of the past and current outreach and fundraising efforts being conducted
• We are going to list those outreach groups currently receiving prayer and/or money and determine whether there are members of the congregation who have a personal interest and would be willing to spearhead some education.  We are still hoping to highlight different outreach projects each month focusing on educating ourselves about the W5s of each group.
• Idea that we expand the Loonies for Lent canister idea to have canisters available for these various outreach projects so that people have a choice
• There was consensus that we should recommend to the Advisory Board that new fundraising and/or outreach activities be coordinated through the Board
• Next meeting:  Wednesday 07 May 4:45 pm