Sunday, the 24th of January our annual meeting was well attended in spite of the fact that we were meeting over Zoom. It was wonderful to see so many of the faces of our Congregation, and to turn the page and see even more! Many people in the Congregation have contributed to the life of the church during this unusual time, so that we’ve had many opportunities to chat in small groups and stay connected. In addition, we’ve been able to continue with our mission outreach and social justice ministries. Please take time to read the reports in the Annual Meeting PDF that Jacob put together for us and sent out last week. Remember to check for the 2nd version with revisions. We’ll soon have available a few printed versions of that report for anyone who is interested, please let me know. It’s a good resource for seeing what we accomplished In 2020.

If you were not at the meeting – the Bylaw changes regarding notification of members for Congregational meetings were passed, and the suggestion for change on Nominating Committee selection has been tabled.

All of the Council members have been re-elected for 2021. They include: Moderator, Linda Young; Vice Moderator, Faith Abel; Treasurer, Randy Laferte; Financial Secretary, Elena Caruthers; Secretary, Sara LaFerte; At Large members, Joe Pratt, Eleanor Crump, and David Hertzer. New Endowment Board member Susan Russell was elected to serve with Tom Dean, Roger Abel, David Hertzer, and Bill Day. Our Minister, Rev. Nate Klug was happily approved for an extension of his Designated Term Ministry for at least one more year. We’ll re-visit this before March of 2022.

Thanks to all for your good work,

Linda Young, Moderator