Next Town Hall Meeting Announced ...
Our next Town Hall Meeting will be on July 19th at 3 pm.
Town Hall meetings are informal. There is no agenda and the only hard and fast rule is to show respect for one another. The purpose of these meetings is to air concerns, bring out new ideas, brainstorm on current ministries, and help us to get to know each other’s thoughts.
For these very reasons, your participation in Town Hall meetings is essential! Without you in attendance, we cannot know what you are thinking, what you are feeling and what you are concerned about. So, mark your calendar now! Start a list of things you might wish to talk about.
Perhaps these questions will help start your list:
1. “Are there things happening here that alarm, hurt or make me feel sad?
2. ”Are there things happening here that I feel we need to recognize, and perhaps build on?”
3. “Do I have an idea for expanding or enhancing an existing ministry?”
4. “Do I have an idea for getting more people involved?”
5. “Do I have an idea for a new ministry that will be helpful to the community or the congregation?”
From the Vision Team President
Dear New Spirit Family,
As the summer advances, New Spirit has been anything but quiet! I attended the first study session on “The Shack” and found it very interesting. Pat Kelly is working hard to get the Community Garden up and running, and has many interesting ideas. Ask her about them. It will be a great ministry for New Spirit. K-Hall continues to buzz along, and volunteers continue to be needed. We continue to have the summer Wednesday night dinner and activity schedule every three weeks, watch the bulletin.
We had the leadership session with Curt Hahn on June 6th, and there was much food for thought. The strategic planners that gathered so much data last fall are meeting to study the results, and we will discuss this in upcoming Vision Team meetings. Stewart McDonald will meet again with us in the fall to start planning for the next five years at New Spirit. We will be getting together a team to review and update the constitution and bylaws, as well. A review, I believe, is necessary to keep up with a growing church. No changes can be made, however, without congregational approval. We are almost ready with the New Spirit Team’s organization chart, and it will be posted when completed. A phone team is working on calling former members of New Spirit to gather feedback on how we can retain membership.
Please mark Sunday, July 19th at 3 pm on your calendar. That will be our next Town Hall Meeting. Participation is vital so we can talk out ideas and concerns anybody may have. For all the details, check out page one in this newsletter.
Robin Hughes
Vision Team President