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Notes from Adult Leader's Meeting 02-21-06
In attendance: Mike and Jill Taylor, Karen Binder, Stacy Rowe, Linda
Kuhlman, Frank and Sue Fitzsimmons
Trip planning for 2006 - extensive conversation about trip planning
including the following decisions:
Even if w don’t have specific dates, we can/will post approximate
dates and time for coming annual trips in September based on past year’s
costs. This give parents an idea of total costs.
Parent letter at the beginning of the year explaining trips and expected
costs for the year
Options for parents to pay off and/or deposit cash for kids in a separate
cash account to be used for trips throughout the year. The cash would
be refundable and the funds earned from youth benefits would not be
refundable.
All money paid for a youth trip becomes non-refundable any time a person
pulls out of a trip It would be up to the student/parent to find a person
to replace them and in a sense buy them out of that trip in order to
get a refund.
Print payment due dates in the church / sanctuary bulletin for parent
notification.
High School Ski Trip - A wonderful trip -- well planned by Mike and
Jill -- no glitches. The kids had a blast and returned home safely.
Mike and Jill reported coming in about $300 under budget.
Confirmation Classes - got off to a good start two weeks ago: 28 students
and 7 student mentors.
True Love Waits Sunday, Feb 28 - 4:00 p.m.. We had a discussion on having
snacks or dinner based on the number of student sign-ups we have/or
don't have at this time. Mike and others will assist Stacy by going
table to table on Sunday morning eliciting students to attend on Sunday
afternoon. Stacy will also have Lea print up a small invitation to be
given to kids on Sunday morning in worship. Linda said there is a $350
budget for this event. Dinner will be catered from DiSalvo’s
Summer Trips Planning [ Due dates – Adults]
Work Camp Jun 11-18 McClellanville, SC Chaperones: Mike Bierman, Mike
and Jill Taylor, Frank, Scott Schroeder, Kari Diamond, and Donna Phillips.
Donna has graciously offered us her new horse trailer to haul luggage
and tools.
Impact Jun 25 – 29 Orlando Chaperones Frank and Sue. Others to
be enlisted from MS parents and adults working on Wacky Wednesday.
Quest Camp Jul 9 – 15 Hiawassee, Tn Chaperones Frank, Karen Binder
- others to be enlisted/invited from parents. We are attempting to invite
new parents to take part in youth ministry. It was thought that Impact
and Quest Camp would be a good way for new adults to become familiar
with youth ministry.
Student Retreats:
High School Retreat: suggested we hold this in late August and have
the new Student Leader’s assist in the planning. Frank asked that
someone else pick the date to avoid hurricanes!
Middle School - Sue recruiting adults/student mentors for retreat Apr
19-23rd at Gold Coast
New Building
Sound, Video, Lights [DB Prod Services – Team Productions]. DB
Production Services proposal received at $104 K covering lights. sound
and video. It has been looked over by Ray and Peter, and presented to
building committee Russ Morris. Mike Taylor located another local company
[Team Productions] and Frank will contact to meet with them and get
another proposal for the space.
Program planning: very lengthy discussion on program planning for the
new building: how to divide the HS/MS groups; what other churches are
doing and how; using the space to provide a quality youth ministry program;
the two youth service proposal vs. one youth service; new ideas/visions
not envisioned 5 years ago when the space was designed.
It was noted that MS and HS do meet differently but that worship was
a communal experience -- it is not teaching but it is worship and all
that is attendant with community worship.
The committee members present were resolute in saying we want to continue
to provide a single student worship at 9:15, Wacky Wednesday for middle
school -- but also provide a MS night, a HS night, and a night the 18-25
year old group. We also realized there are others not present who’s
input is important to our planning. So .......
There is a meeting of all adult volunteers to formally plan our new
program on
Saturday, March 11th at 8:30 a.m. until it’s done in the Fellowship
Hall.
D-Team Problem: Last week several of the HS kids left Linda Kuhlman’s
house and were found by Mike Taylor hanging around outside his home
at 7:40 p.m. Some of the kids actually walked out of their D-Team meeting
leaving the facilitator alone, never said where they were going, nor
did they return.
One of our students raced his car through the Taylor’s neighborhood
as he left.
Besides the fact that their actions were rude to their D-Team Leader,
and Linda Kuhlman, and offensive to the generosity of the Taylor's,
parents expect that when their students go to D-Teams, they are where
they say they will be and that we will be responsible for them.
Both Linda and Mike are going to prohibit students from hanging around
outside their homes before D-Teams start, requiring fellowship to be
inside the homes. Students will be told that D-teams start at 7:00 for
fellowship and they will not be allowed to hang out at the other D-Team
home before D-Teams, and they must be inside the homes when they arrive.
Because of the lateness of the hour we tabled discussion on the following:
Garage Sale March 17-18th
Cake Auction Apr 22
Mission Proposal from Liz Tracy
Adult Leader’s
Recruitment
Training Session Apr 29 YS Core [Frank, Sue, Karen …??]
D-Team Leader’s Meeting
Next Meeting: Program Planning Meeting - March 11th 8:30 a.m.
Adult Volunteer Meeting - March 21st 7:00 p.m.
Meeting adjourned at 10:00 p.m.
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