07. Country Music and Cowboy Boots Excerpts

Excerpts – Country Music and Cowboy Boots

 

January 21, 1990.        Annual Meeting

                   President’s Report        Marlene Healey-Ogden

“Pastor Holm and his family will be joining us at the beginning of February, and I know you all share my joy and anticipation.  Let us use our experiences and successes from this year [1989] as a starting point for the journey which lies ahead in 1990.”

*new windows     -Forrest Estate

February, 1990.  Signals

“God created me as an individual, and I act like one.  I like wearing cowboy boots and purple shirts.  I enjoy preaching and country music, and sometimes put the two together.  I like being with people, and can spend a lot of time just by myself.

                             -Pastor Richard Holm”

February 4, 1990.         “Installation Service of Pastor Richard Holm

                             -Presiding Minister: Pastor Gilbert Schaaf

                             -Assisting Minister: Pastor Forrest Mosher

                                                                   -Interim Pastor”

*corn bagging

May 17, 1990.      Property

“7. Shed has been cleaned out at spring clean up so junk from furnace room can be put in shed.”

June 10, 1990.  “baptism of Andrew J. Park”

September 4, 1990.  “Membership ;  Bob & Isabel Nickerson,  Mark & Maryann Wisternoff”

October 1, 1990.  “Membership: Gord and Judy Hammond

                   Business Arising

“a)  Cross Survey -results of 85 responses summarized

Motion by Vic [Jeanson], second by David [Bald] that a cross fashioned as a wooden cross hung from the front wall 6 inches wide in traditional shape with tapered arms and a bevelled surface (raised centre) be commissioned.  Carried.”

*deliberations ongoing for a sound system.

                   Armor ProAudio quote  $6,552.85

December 3, 1990.  “Pastor reviewing membership and providing recommendations re: additions, deletions & corrections”

January 7, 1991.  “list of names to remove from membership roll”

January 20, 1991.        Annual Meeting

                   Evangelism and Social Ministry

“A team of volunteers has been assembled to work for a week at the Adelaide Soup Bowl, a project run by a group of Woodstock churches.  Bethany’s first turn will be in March, 1991.”

                                      --Marlene Healey-Ogden

                   Service

“Our little committee doesn’t want much,

Just more of your presence and money and such,

We call and we ask, we beg and we plead

Come join is when next we serve a big feed.”

                             -Barb Mason

February 4, 1991.                   -“Marriage Encounter”

                                      -“Seder potluck on Maundy Thursday”

January 28, 1991.        Worship and Music

“Pastor Dick will be reviewing problem parts of the second setting during the announcements each Sunday and Irene will only use one finger when playing those parts during the Service until the congregation knows them better.”

“Grace will ask the Property Committee to get a dehumidifier for the choir room this summer so the pianos won’t swell and get out of tune.”

September 8, 1991.       Special Congregational Meeting

-“—Moved, Seconded, Carried

                   -sale of parsonage and incorporation of a housing allowance into the pastoral compensation package in lieu of providing a parsonage.”  -“appraised value: $132,500.00”

January 26, 1992.  “sale of parsonage: conditional offer of $123,500.00 accepted”

February 3, 1992.                   Business Arising

“The communion flagon was repaired at a cost $28.75 because of a leak in the bottom.”

June 1, 1992.       New Business

“g) Eganville Church—Church burned ‘to the walls’. Motion by Marlene, [Healey-Ogden] second by Gerry [Kuss] to support a donation campaign if requested.

September 17, 1992.     Property

“Basketball Net Installation -request for net in parking lot  -install on north side in grassed area distant from vehicle bumpers. ...”

November 2, 1992.        New Business

“A letter of referral for Marlene Healey-Ogden in respect to her admission to Waterloo Lutheran Seminary was completed by cooperative action of council and signed by the President and Secretary for forwarding to the ELCIC.”

January 4, 1993.          Worship and Music

“...The junior choir has been cancelled due to lack of numbers.”

January 31, 1993.        Annual Meeting

                   Pastor’s Report

“The sacramental ministry here is a joy.  As long as we have two services, we are celebrating Holy Communion every Sunday...”

*Note:  Bethany became involved in the Partner in Mission initiative of the Synod by supporting the congregation in Elliot Lake as our partner.

 

 

                   Motions From Council

“d)  Moved by Gerry Kuss, seconded by Gord Hammond that Bethany use $5,000.00 of the funds held as bequest money as an initial donation in support of our Partner in Mission congregation in Elliot Lake.  Carried.”

“f)  Organ funds  -a presentation was given by Irene Stickel-Connell in the value of the existing pipe organ, the limitations of this unit, and the advantages of an electronic organ.”

“Motion by Henning [Hansen], second by Marlene [Healey-Ogden] to set aside $15,000.00 from the bequest funds for the replacement of the pipe organ and the purchase of an electronic organ and that the pipe organ be disposed of for fair value.  Carried  27 for, 10 against.”

March 1, 1993.    New Business

“Church Council will be preparing breakfast which will consist of back bacon, eggs, toast, coffee/tea and juice.  Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m.”

“Resolution:

Be it resolved that the members of Bethany Lutheran Church, Woodstock, Ontario, applaud and support the position taken by the Oxford County Board of Education to allow the Christian Service Centre and other Christian groups to operate within the school system on a voluntary participation basis by the students

                   ...and further that the Church members petition the Honourable Bob Rae, Premier of Ontario and the Honourable Dave Cooke, Minister of Education to table amendments to the Education Act to allow religious clubs and programs to operate on a volunteer participation basis in the Ontario Public School System...”

March 3, 1993.    Disposition of Pipe Organ    

-from Chris Houthazen, Principal Pipe Organ, 424—9494

                   -a company in the Burgessville area.

“We supplied the organ to the old church [62 Graham Street] and it was moved to the new church [Springbank Avenue] when it was built.  The organ came from a Peterborough church where it had been originally purchased from a widow.  Your cost if I recall was $1.700.00.  The organ is over 100 years old.  It has very little value today.”

March 7, 1994.    Pastor’s Report

“Pastor Dick is celebrating his 25^th anniversary this year.  A dinner honouring those celebrating anniversaries of 25, 30, 40 etc. years will [be] held at the Brock Hotel in Niagara Falls on June 4, 1994.”

March 21, 1994.  Worship and Music

“Confirmation—Pentecost Sunday

Confirmands are Mandy Allen, Melissa Grills and Dwayne Barnes

-Choir to sing—RuthAnn  [Jeanson] to check with Phyllis Allen to look after flowers for altar and hymn selections.  Elaine Nowack will check with ELW to order the corsages for confirmands.  Confirmands will sit on altar side of church with families behind them.”

“A discussion was held about some sort of cushions for a couple of pews for some of our older members who find the wooden pews very uncomfortable.”

 

April 29, 1994.  *The pipe organ sold for $600.”

*-an Alberta person backed out of $500.00 because of transporting cost

-a Catholic Parish in London was offered $500.00 but didn’t get back within 10 days as promised.

-sold for $600.00 to Christ Lutheran, Waterloo”

                             --Thanks  to Lyle Rosnau

 

June 6, 1994.       -“funeral Friday for Mr. Hansen”