DEANERY OF KENT COUNCIL MEETING

                                           DEANERY OF KENT COUNCIL MEETING

HOLY TRINITY, CHATHAM

                                                   TUESDAY, 24^TH FEBRUARY, 2015

 

WECOME:  Rev. Alan Knight

 

Gathering Prayer : Rev. Dave Fuller

 

MINUTES OF 18^TH November 2014:

   Moved by: Jane Cartier – Seconded: Steve Currie.  Passed

 

TREASURER’S REPORT: Wayne Garrett (absent)

Bank Balance - $2830.60

Expenses Since Last Report- Bank Service Charge       $3.90

                                                                                             2826.70

 

Moved by: Jane Cartier Seconded: Dave Fuller  Passed

 

ELECTION OF DEANERY OFFICERS:

REGIONAL DEAN: REV.  LEN MYERS

LAY CO-CHAIR: HARVEY GERMAN

VICE CO-CHAIR: RANDA SPELLER

SECRETARY: REV. ALAN KNIGHT

TREASURER: WAYNE GARRETT

DEANERY EXECUTIVE MEMBERS:

LAY:  SHERRI BURKE

            Two more to be appointed

CLERICAL: REV. DAVE FULLER, REV. JOHN MARONEY

DIOCESAN COUNCIL:

CLERICAL: REV. LEN MYERS. ALTERNATE: REV. DAVE FULLER

LAY:  HARVEY GERMAN.  ALTERNATE:  SHERRI BURKE

YOUTH: ARTHUR SINCLAIR

 

Moved by: Ann Russchen Seconded: Evelyn Bilton  Passed

 

 

ARCHDEACON’S REPORT – a reminder for all congregations to submit annual vestry forms to Church House by Feb28th, 2015.  There was a conversation around the Safe Church protocols and a reminder that the reporting document is due March 1^st, 2015. 

 

Report from Diocesan Council- as no one was present who had attended, there was no report.

 

MINISTRY PRESENTATION – Shirley Sewell & Jane Cartier offered an excellent presentation of Lenten materials available to us as provided by both the Diocese and the National Church.  Those present divided into smaller groups and spent a few minutes reflecting on our own faith journeys and our hopes and joys within our churches.

 

RENEW REPORT – Randa Speller reported that the Sunday School at Holy Trinity had offered a Valentine Fund Raiser with proceeds going to the National Youth Initiative.

 

Lay Readers- Rev. Dave Fuller offered a report from the workshop with Canon John Hill held in 2014 and reported that we are looking to host the second of these in 2015.  There will be a Diocesan Lay readers Workshop help this May to which all are invited.

 

Deanery Round Up

Ann Russchen offered a report of the Ministry of Trinity, Blenheim.

 

Upcoming Events:

BAC Conference 2014 – Saturday, April 25^th, 2015 – St. James, Ingersoll

BAC “BE at Camp” – Clean up Day at Huron Church Camp – 9 to 5, June 20^th, 2015

BREAK

Diocesan Synod May 24-26^th

Deanery Confirmation- Christ Church, Chatham May 31^st

 

NEXT MEETING: 21 APRIL, 2015 – CHRIST CHURCH, Chatham 7 PM

 

REFRESHMENTS FOR 21 APRIL:  TEAM 1: ST. JAMES WALLACEBURG, ST. JAMES PORT LAMBTON, CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER HIGHGATE