DEANERY OF KENT
COUNCIL MEETING
HOLY TRINITY, CHATHAM
TUESDAY, 24TH FEBRUARY, 2015
WECOME: Rev. Alan Knight
Gathering
Prayer : Rev. Dave Fuller
MINUTES OF 18TH
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 1st, 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 25th, 2015 – St. James, Ingersoll
BAC “BE at
Camp” – Clean up Day at Huron Church Camp – 9 to 5, June 20th, 2015
BREAK
Diocesan Synod
May 24-26th
Deanery
Confirmation- Christ Church, Chatham May 31st
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