Fellowship Report
September 7, 2006
After a summer break, the Fellowship Committee is currently scheduling their
first fall meeting.
I recently spoke with Barbara D'Addario regarding the classical concert series
and how the Fellowship committee can support her at this time. She
reported that all is progressing as scheduled. She will be contacting
Gordon Bergh for his input (or referral) as to building the ramp to move the
piano to the altar. This will need to be done for the January concert.
She is currently organizing the reception for the October concert and may be
formally asking for help through the Grapevine if necessary. She has also
contacted the activities director at Villa Las Posas to invite interested
residents to the concerts at no charge as a community outreach program.
Respectfully submitted,
Melinda Sheller
Fellowship liason
Date of meeting: May 21, 2006
Those in attendance: Melissa Henry, Patti Stouch, Melinda Sheller,
Charlene Sakioka.
Past events:
1. Make-it-Bake-it - What were the total funds
raised from the event?
2. Hockey Party - Big success. Thank you
to Scott Fajnor and committee.
3. Kendall Payne concert - those in attendance
very positive about the
event. Enough
money was not raised to cover entire cost.
Fellowship committee is
planning to reimburse Char through extra
money raised from the
Thrivent -sponsored Dodger game and Santa
Paula campout.
Discussion was held as to how to generate more
interest and support for
a similar event in the future.
4. Wine/Food Pairing at local bistro- cancelled
due to low response.
Discussion held as
to how to promote this more successfully in
future.
5. June 2-4 Church Campout was a big
success. About 130 people in
attendance. Thank
you to Kathy Bergh and committee.
Upcoming events:
1. June 20 - Lutheran Night at Dodger
Stadium. A group of 18 will be
attending.
Attendees will carpool and use the church van. As a
built-in fundraiser
through Thrivent, $81 was generated. This will
most likely go to cover
the cost of the Kendall Payne Concert
short-fall.
2. July 4 - BBQ and fireworks viewing at Mt.
Cross. Char Wall is in
charge. She has
advertised in Grapevine and started taking
sign-ups on patio.
3. Santa Barbara Zoo trip - July 22. This
will be a "meet there" event
with carpooling
encouraged. A picnic area will be reserved for our
group. Bring your
own picnic. More info to come.
4. Saturday movie and discussion - Carol Paul
has organized this. See
Grapevine and bulletin
for specific dates and times.
Planned events with no date set:
1. Progressive Dinner - most likely combine with
Annual Meeting in Jan.
2. Hollywood Bowl- late summer. Schedule
is out. Details to be ironed
out. More info to
come.
3. Camarillo Concerts in the Park - perhaps our
members can meet
there at scheduled
concerts if desired?
Next meeting: June 25 at 9:30 on the Church patio
Respectfully submitted,
Melinda Sheller, Council Liaison
Fellowship Committee Report from Sunday, March 26, 2006
Agenda Items for April 11, 2006:
1. Fellowship would like responsibility for confirming the
Make-it-Bake-it with the committee to rest with Service and Missions because
they feel this is a Service and Missions event rather than a Fellowship event.
2. Fellowship is willing to take on the Ladies/Young Ladies Luncheon but
not for this year. They are investigating changing the format somewhat to
increase interest.
3. Kathy Bergh has contacted Stephanie Edwards (former newscaster,
celebrity) about possibly speaking at the Ladies/Young Ladies luncheon (before
it was tabled for this year). She is a member of Shepard of the Hills
Lutheran Church in West Hills and does inspirational speaking. They
thought that maybe the entire church congregation would like to hear her
instead of just the women. Maybe she would be a good speaker for the
Stewardship Event or another event? I have info on her.
4. Fellowship is currently planning a progressive dinner. After
looking at the calendar, it was thought maybe it could be tied in with the
January Annual Meeting. The last stop could be the church for the
meeting. Could this be a possibility?
Events on the Calendar
1. April 29 - Hockey party at Scott Fajnor's house - sign-ups currently
being taken
2. May 6 - Kendall Payne Concert at Mount Cross - Char Wall is in charge
of this. Fellowship Committee will help as needed. Kendall will
join us for Sunday Services on May 7th.
3. May 22 - Wine/Food Pairing at Enoteca Toscana - currently being
advertised. Sign-ups will be taken on the patio on April 9th and 23rd.
4. June 2-4 - Church Campout. Sign-ups have been taken and over 90
people are scheduled to go.
5. July 4 - BBQ and fireworks viewing at Mount Cross - Char Wall is in
charge. Details still forthcoming.
6. July 22 - Santa Barbara Zoo Family trip - a picnic spot will be
reserved but participants will be responsible for own transportation and picnic
lunch. Will be advertised soon.
Pending Events:
1. Progressive dinner - date still being discussed. Perhaps tied in
with the Annual Meeting as noted earlier in the agenda items.
2. Hollywood Bowl - date TBA depending on Bowl schedule
3. Concerts in the Park - dated TBA depending on release of schedule from
city.
4. Catalina Island boat camping trip - checking on dates in October
5. Family softball day - dates and details are being investigated
6. Long Beach Aquarium trip - may be linked to the Catalina Island trip -
details still being discussed.
7. Saturday movies and discussion - Carol Paul is running this. We
will check with her to see if she needs any assistance.
Other business:
1. Fellowship received $250 from Make-it-Bake-it funds
2. A reminder was given to members to check any Grapevine advertising
with Marilyn as soon as possible to determine if items can be left "as
is" to meet with Post Office non-profit regulations.
Next meeting: May 21st in PLC
Respectfully submitted,
Melinda Sheller, Fellowship Council Liaison
March 28th 2004
Kathy agreed to continue as
chair of fellowship.Ê
Caroline agreed to act as
secretary.
Kevin Churchill has accepted
position as our liason to Church Council.
We welcome Desta Goehner as
a regular member of fellowship committee.
Car
rally is
still a go, per Pastor John.Ê Sometime in the spring or summer, but no firm
date at this time.
AnÊ ãEvening at Holden
Villageä was again discussed in brief, but no date has been set.Ê Diana
Hagen will work on this.
Sunday
Morning Coffee
ö Char needs regular helpers and is bearing the responsibility of coffee set up
more often than not.Ê Her regular helpers include Gail Baird, Mary Goodenough
& Gayle Johnson.Ê Caroline suggested Char set up the coffee pots on timers
on Saturday, to come on Sunday morning.Ê Char will ask Todd Goehner to help
her look into this.ÊÊ This may help the job not look so daunting to new
prospects. We discussed and felt that it was fine for the coffee to stay in the
kitchen at this time, again, as Char is having a difficult time getting people
to help with it on a regular basis.Ê
Caroline
suggested Char have regular helpers assigned, similar to the library system.Ê
Each volunteer has a ãregular Sundayä they are in charge of (every 1st
Sunday of the month, etc.)
Patio
Tables w/ Umbrellaâs were discussed as a way to help people visit more and offer a place
for them to sit and visit, as well as use the library.Ê Caroline will
research and provide styles, colors & pricing for Kevin to take to church
council.Ê Per Kathy, both pastors have approved this idea in the past.
We
discussed asking the Cooks Club to make breakfast burritos on Sunday
mornings, as they have done in the past.Ê How frequently can this be done?Ê
Quiet
Guitar playing or church library music between services could also help
bring people together.Ê Char and Caroline described a recent Sunday where Pete
Johnson played guitar to some of our Cont. Service songs on the patio.Ê
Date
for next meeting not yet scheduled.
3/28/04
Minutes prepared by Caroline Hobbs
Important addition April 7, 2004
Learning
Committee minutes included notes pertaining to fellowship and are included
below.Ê Please read, as they directly affect many of the things we discussed at
our March 28 meeting. (Caroline also takes notes at learning, so this is
convenient to both committees)
*Fellowship notesÊ
from Learning Meeting
*We talked about the
coffee service being moved back
outside.Ê Snack for Sunday school is being disrupted by people clogging up
kitchen, and many felt it was unwelcoming to visitors, even with the signs
telling that coffee was in the kitchen.Ê Caroline (member of fellowship
committee) told learning that at the most recent fellowship meeting, we discussed
getting the coffee pots set up on timers to avoid the ãcoffee tableä volunteer
having to get to the church so early on Sundays.
Ê
*Spirit CafŽ ö Pastor Erik has scheduled Guy Irwin, May 3rd
7:00 to lead us in a discussion of the book ãThe DaVinci Codeä ö Coffee &
dessert will be served.Ê We discussed who is helping put this on.Ê Scott has
lead on refreshments.Ê He will call Char Wall to discuss coffee &
Caroline told him to have Char Wall do follow-up on desserts (Caroline, Gayle
& Sharon agreed to do a dessert). The workshop/discussion is planned to
be held in the Parish Life Center.Ê A promotion and sign-up was suggested so we
could determine if we need the sanctuary or the PLC & also how many
refreshments we would need.
*Last day of Sunday School
is June 13th.Ê Hot dog bbq is planned.Ê We discussed a longer SS
opening with teacher appreciation.Ê We later discussed doing ãlibrary
donationsä as teacher gifts, as we have done in the past.Ê Caroline offered to
provide a selection of ãgiftä books & plackets.Ê Caroline also offered
help from fellowship with the bbq, but told Char that Kathy & Caroline
would be out of town the weekend of the 13th
*Gayle suggested we promote the Sunday adult ed by
having a ãtestimonyä from someone who regularly attends.Ê We also discussed
the problem of attendance for people who attend 11:00 service and have to
ãwaitâ for 1 hour to start their service.Ê This is where promoting a
ãcoffee hourä might be a great benefit.Ê Fellowship is currently working on
this by researching and asking council to consider purchasing tables
w/umbrellas and also having occasional breakfast burritoâs provided by the cooks club.
Fellowship Committee Meeting
August 27, 2003
7:00 PM
Members Present:Ê Kathy Bergh, Diana Hagen, Marilyn Gardner,
Renae Rhodes, and Char Wall
Members Absent:Ê John &
Deanna Armstrong, Caroline Hobbs, and Sharon Korzan
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊRally Day at church (September 14) ö Char Wall is handling the coordination of Rally Day events on the patio. Table requests forms are coming in.Ê Char will get 4 volunteers (2 for set up and 2 for take down).Ê A suggestion was made that she make a map for the volunteers to follow and also label the tables with the group name.Ê Marilyn & Renae will look for stuff from Oriental trade for the fellowship table.ÊÊÊÊ
Rally Day Picnic (September 14) ö Charlene Sakioka is coordinating this event.Ê Char Wall will assist her.Ê It will be at Mission Oaks Park and begin at 12:00 noon.Ê Char Wall & Todd Goehner will be at the park at 11:00 AM to hold our space and tell people where to put things as they arrive.Ê The cookâs club is cooking burgers.Ê ÊÊSign ups are currently underway on the patio after services.Ê
Coffee Hostess on Sunday Mornings --Ê Charlene Wall has agreed to coordinate the coffee on Sundays.Ê She will be purchasing two new fancy coffee pots, biscotti, muffins for each Sunday and will be putting a freewill basket out each Sunday.Ê Her goal is to make it nice so people stay around and socialize during the coffee hour.Ê
Car Rally ö Pastor John has agreed to coordinate this event in early November.Ê A date will be confirmed with Pastor John before the next meeting.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊHanging of the GreensÊ -- Event to happen in early December.Ê Fellowshipâs involvement will depend on whether a dinner is scheduled.Ê The music staff will need to determine the plan and notify the Fellowship Committee.Ê Char Wall will speak with Jenny Christensen & Carol Randolph.Ê
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Future Fellowship Events
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊBonkers and a Book club were suggested as future ongoing fellowship events.Ê We decided that we would put a signups at the Rally day Fellowship table for the following:
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊBook Club (night or day) genre
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊBonkers Group (couples, singles, ladies only)Ê night or day
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊGame Night (type of game) monthly, every other month
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊNew
Yearâs Eve Party at church
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊAdult Fellowship (Monthly group) What night?
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊMomâs Club Ê
ÊÊ ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊChar Wall also came up with a great idea of having a Fellowship table on the patio for on Sunday mornings.Ê Members of the committee will be willing to man the table.Ê It wouldnât be every week but as needed when events are coming up or we need input from the congregation.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊMarilyn and Renae will make a sign for the fellowship table at Rally day and also the signup sheets.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊNew Yearâs Eve ö Game Night.Ê A family event to be sponsored by the Fellowship committee and Crossbeams (possibly).Ê 6:00 PM ö 11:00 PM.Ê Bring your favorite game.Ê Bring an appetizer or dessert.Ê Charge a minimal amount to buy drinks & New Yearâs Eve poppers, etc. We will discuss it with members of the congregation and bring it back to the next meeting.
Progressive Dinner ö Will be postponed until the Spring.Ê
Momâs Club öTabled for now. Will put a sign up at Rally Day.Ê
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊThe
next meeting will be Wednesday, October 22 at 7:00 PM in the Parish Life Center
at church.
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Gardner
Fellowship Committee Meeting
June 25, 2003
7:00 PM
Members Present:Ê Deanna Armstrong, Kathy Bergh, Diana Hagen, Marilyn Gardner,
Renae Rhodes, and Char Wall
Members Absent:Ê John
Armstrong, Caroline Hobbs, and Sharon Korzan
Kathy Bergh called meeting to order.Ê
4th of July Picnic öLast signups are this Sunday (June 29).Ê Bring a picnic dinner and dessert to share.Ê
Bonkers Night öSaturday, August 2 at 6:00 PM.Ê Space is limited. Caroline Hobbs is hosting this event at her home.Ê Sign ups begin this Sunday after services.Ê
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊRally Day at church (September 14) ö Char Wall is handling the coordination of Rally Day events on the patio.Ê Marilyn Gardner gave her a copy of the letter, distribution list and Rally day table request form so she can get started.Ê She will need people to assist her with set up and take down of the tables on the patio.Ê
Rally Day Picnic (September 14) ö Charlene Sakioka is coordinating this event.Ê Char Wall will assist her.Ê It will be at Mission Oaks Park and begin at 12:00 noon.Ê Char is looking for two people to get there at 11:00 AM to make sure we donât have a problem holding the reservation.Ê She will speak with Paul Christensen about possibly cooking for the event. Charlene Sakioka coordinated the picnic last year and has everything under control.Ê Sign ups will be taken on the patio three Sunday prior to the event.Ê August 17, 24 and September 7.Ê
Car Rally ö Pastor John has agreed to coordinate this event.Ê The committee would like to see this event on the calendar for Early October.
Pastor Appreciation Sunday ö October Event (Congregational Events). A date should be on the calendar by September.Ê A lot of ideas were discussed.Ê Char Wall will come back to the next meeting with a plan.Ê Sunday School kids can be involved.Ê
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊEvent for Early NovemberÊ -- Kevin & Angie Churchill have agreed to host an event.Ê The event is to be determined but will take place early in November.Ê
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊHanging of the GreensÊ -- Event to happen in early December.Ê Fellowshipâs involvement will depend on whether a dinner is scheduled.Ê The music staff will need to determine the plan and notify the Fellowship Committee.Ê Char Wall will speak with Jenny Christensen & Carol Randolph.Ê
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊNew Yearâs Eve ö Game Night.Ê A family event to be sponsored by the Fellowship committee and Crossbeams (possibly).Ê 7:00 PM ö 1:00 PM.Ê Bring your favorite game.Ê Bring an appetizer or dessert.Ê Charge a minimal amount to buy drinks & New Yearâs Eve poppers, etc. We will discuss it with members of the congregation and bring it back to the next meeting.
Progressive Dinner ö Will be postponed until the Spring.Ê We need to speak with the Cookâs Club as to when they will be available to help cook.
Momâs Club öMembers of the committee will be asking around to see if there is an interested in starting a Momâs Club for moms with small children.
Hike öPostponed until next spring.Ê However, Pastor Erik is planning a hike for the entire family on August 22 at 5:30 PM.Ê
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊThe
next meeting will be Wednesday, August 27 at 7:00 PM in the Parish Life Center
at church.
Meeting adjourned at 8:15 PM.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Gardner
Fellowship Committee Meeting
May, 28, 2003
7:00 PM
Members Present:Ê Deanna Armstrong, John Armstrong, Kathy Bergh, Renae Rhodes, and Caroline Hobbs
Members Absent:Ê Char Wall,
Sharon Korzan, Diana Hagen
Kathy Bergh called meeting to order.Ê Karen Gramacki was unable to make the meeting.Ê Kathy will serve as committee chair if no one else steps forward.
Progressive Dinner ö Marilyn spoke with a several people and ran articles in the Grapevine and Worship folder looking for a coordinator(s). No one came forward to coordinate.Ê The Fellowship Committee agreed to coordinate the dinner if we can get the cookâs club to prepare the food.Ê
ACTION ITEM:Ê Marilyn will speak with John Wascher and see if they are available. If the Cookâs Club agrees to participate, we will schedule a fall Progressive Dinner.Ê Date and time will be discussed at next Fellowship Meeting and coordinated with the availability of the Cookâs Club.
Organizational Chart -- The organizational chart was discussed that we came up with at the last meeting.ÊÊ We decided to use the chart as a guide with people serving in the different areas.Ê Some of the categories may overlap with others.Ê
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊThe different areas under Fellowship are as follows:
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊRetreats ö Caroline Hobbs
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊFellowship öKathy Bergh, Deanna Armstrong, Marilyn Gardner
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊCongregational Events öChar Wall
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊOutdoor Recreation/Camping ö Renae Rhodes, John Armstrong
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊSports ö
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊCamping/Hiking
ÊACTION ITEM: John Armstrong has agreed to schedule a Hike/Campout to the Punch Bowl in Santa Paula.Ê Camping would be optional.Ê He also wants to plan two weekend campouts at a Lake.Ê
Adult
Fellowship
ÊIt was agreed that we should try to plan an Adult fellowship event every couple of months.Ê
ACTION ITEM: ÊDeanna Armstrong has agreed to ask people about the following possible events:
Card Night öÊ Ask La Jean Wenzel
Car Rally -Ê Pastor John has agreed to coordinate
Bowling ö Angie & Kevin Churchill have agreed to coordinate
Bonkers night ö Possibly Armstrongs or Hobbs
Billards Night
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊ4th of July Picnic
ACTION ITEM:Ê Marilyn will ask Gramackiâs if they will be willing to host.Ê She will also speak with Crossbeams and see if they are willing to help.Ê This will need to be advertised ASAP.Ê
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊRally Day ö Rally Day is the day in September we annually launch a new year of church activities andÊ learning at Mount Cross. The date will be determined at the next Church Council meeting.Ê Char Wall (Congregational Events) will be notified of the date.Ê More discussion at the next Fellowship meeting.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊRally Day Picnic ö The same day as Rally Day we hold a picnic that continues at a local park.Ê Last year Charlene Sakioka coordinated the picnic.
ACTION ITEM:Ê We need to ask Charlene Sakioka if she is still interested in coordinating the picnic as she has taken on the job of Sunday School coordinator. Also, the Cookâs club will be asked to barbequed hamburgers and hot dogs.Ê A park needs to be reserved ASAP if we are interested in planning a picnic.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊPastor Appreciation Sunday ö October Event (Congregational Events). A date should be on the calendar by September.Ê
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊMomâs Club ö If anyone is interested in organizing a Momâs Club, please encourage them.Ê Update the committee if you hear anything.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊYouth Fellowship ö Caroline Hobbs is trying to get a group of kids to go to El Camino Pines this summer at the end of July.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊPunch Bowl Hike ö John Armstrong will coordinate a day hike to the Punch Bowl in Santa Paula.Ê More info at the next meeting.
ÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊÊFellowship meeting times/dates ö It was discussed that the fourth Wednesday was a good day for our Fellowship meetings.Ê The next meeting is Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00 PM at Kathy Berghâs.
Meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Marilyn Gardner
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MINUTES OF FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2003
7:00 P.M.
A
handout was provided by Karen Gramacki from the ãHandbook for Church Council
Membersä which provided a brief description of the ministries of Mt. Cross that
are under the umbrella of this Committee.
Many
events were identified that are working and happening presently such as:
El
Camino Family Weekend Retreat
Hockey
Night at the Fajnor home
Crossbeams
Hollywood
Bowl (WELCA)
Softball
teams
Flinke
Handed
4th
of July picnic
Rally
Day all church picnic
Other
items were discussed that need ongoing leadership/chairmanship such as:
Friendship
Connection or something similar
Pastor
appreciation Sunday
Bishop
visits to Mt. Cross
Sports
Nights ö bowling, billiards, etc.
Blackjack
Night
Bonkers
Camping
Progressive
Dinner
Car
Rally
Holden
Village Retreat
Other
retreats
The
following organization chart within this Committee was devised to be discussed
at a future meeting:





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Char
Wall volunteered to serve in the area of Congregational Events; Kathy Bergh,
Deanna Armstrong and Marilyn Gardner agreed to serve in the areas of Fellowship
Events.Ê Caroline Hobbs will be asked about serving in the area of Retreats.
The
Committee agreed that all members of the Committee would support all areas
within the Fellowship Committee umbrella.
Several
members will prayerfully consider chairing or co-chairing this Committee.
The
next meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, May 28 at 7:00 p.m. at the home of
John and Deanna Armstrong.