Council Updates
Here are the latest newsletter articles from our Council President.
Council Highlights - February 2023
by: Joyce Bloomquist
02/24/2023
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Greetings from your new council president! I will be following some big shoes (I don't mean literally but figuratively) of former president Bennet Bloomquist. Let's hope I can live up to all he has and continues to do for our church congregation and community we live in. Let's all give him a huge thank you for his tireless work!
I am honored to have attended and ran my first council meeting on February 14, yes you heard that correctly, on Valentine’s Day, but in the evening
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Council Highlights - January 2023
by: Joyce Bloomquist
01/30/2023
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It has been great serving as your council president. Here is a picture of one of the activities I will be doing in my free time.
Grace,
Bennet Bloomquist, Outgoing Council President
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Council Highlights - December 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
01/02/2023
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Greetings everyone! I hope you all had a Merry Christmas. This month the council did not have its regular meeting, but instead gathered for a Christmas get together. I would like to take this time to thank the members of the council for all their work in the past year. I would also like to thank all of the members of Gethsemane that spend countless hours making a difference, not only here at Gethsemane, but in our community as well.
I know sometimes we might feel kind o
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Council Highlights - November 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
12/03/2022
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Merry Christmas!
At our church council meeting in November, the biggest thing on the agenda was going through the 2023 budget. A budget was agreed upon and will be presented to the congregation for their approval at the annual meeting. I can’t thank Bruce Kniivila, our Treasurer, enough for all of his hard work preparing the proposed budget and for the amazing job he does all year. Gethsemane is blessed to have him.
We are looking for two individuals to represent our c
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Council Highlights - October 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
11/05/2022
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Greetings all!
At the October Council meeting we went through the reports from the various ministry teams, financial reports and discussed new and old business matters. We are considering work on the church doors as well as some improvements to the sound system in the church.
Our nominating team is looking for members to fill open spots on the church council and, if you are approached, please prayerfully consider joining the council. Our council is made up of a group of ind
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Council Highlights - September 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
10/01/2022
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Happy Fall,
It was so wonderful to see so many familiar faces and new ones too at our “Welcome Back Sunday.” We also had a number of new kids register for Sunday School and Confirmation.
Letters have been sent out to folks that have not attended church in some time. We are requesting information to enable us to update our church roll.
We are working on several other items, which have not been finalized but we will share with you later. Some things that have been up for discu
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Council Highlights - August 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
08/28/2022
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Greetings everyone! At the August council meeting we heard about the planning going on for the Rock The Block Picnic to be held on Wednesday, August 24. I hope you are (or were) able to attend and help out. We also discussed Rally Sunday which will be on September 11.
I hope you can make it as we kick off the Fall season, the beginning of Sunday School, Confirmation, and get back into full swing after the Summer.
Updating the church rolls is in the planning; this needs to be
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Council Highlights - July 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
07/31/2022
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Council Highlights - June 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
07/05/2022
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Council Highlights - May 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
05/29/2022
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Council Highlights - April 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
05/01/2022
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Council Highlights - March 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
04/01/2022
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In February, our Council and Pastor Amy enjoyed a one day retreat at Camp Hiawatha. Our discussions involved ways to improve the council and visions for our congregation's future.
At our March meeting, we had reports from our various Ministry teams and reviewed our budget. We decided to actively seek out a teen/young adult to join us as a council member. Currently, we do not have a member in that age category. If you know someone that would qualify, please encourage them t
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Council Highlights - February 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
02/27/2022
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Council Highlights - January 2022
by: Joyce Bloomquist
01/30/2022
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Council Highlights - December 2021
by: Joyce Bloomquist
01/03/2022
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