BOARDS AND COMMITTEES:
| CHURCH COUNCIL |
Church Moderator is Chair. Members are
Chairmen (or Designees) of all Boards and Committees, the Pastor,
Treasurer, and Clerk. The Council acts as a focal point for coordination and communications between the Pastor, various boards, committees, and organizations within the Church, and with individual Members, and deals with matters not specifically within the realm of other groups. It may act as a grievance committee. |
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| CHURCH COUNCIL AD HOC COMMITTEES | ||||
| Bylaws Committee |
has finished it's work of preparing the presenting new Bylaws for the church. |
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| Hospitality Committee |
Nancy Bridgewater as Chair, secures different people to prepare and serve an all-church coffee the last Sunday of every month. |
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| Wedding Committee |
Rev. Wingate is activating a committee (Andrea Norton, Kristian Casciato, and Bonnie Bolster) to coordinate arrangements for chapel weddings. The church has to be changed from a worship format to a wedding format, and if Rev. Wingate is not officiating, someone from the church has to be present for the rehearsal and for the wedding. Mim Sprague and Nancy Bridgewater, who live near the church, have been active in helping Rev. Wingate. |
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| Website Committee |
Merle Wood has put up Bethany's Website for years. A new website is being designed and implemented by John Grubmuller in cooperation with Rev. Wingate. |
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| Friends of Goffe's Falls |
Oversees Media Ministries of the church. This includes gathering and maintaining historical archives for Bethany Chapel and its surrounding community, historically known as Goffe's Falls. Two historic videos have been produced, a book is planned, and historic community markers are in the works. The chapel itself is on the N. H. State Register of Historic Places. When the hall is 50 years old in 2008, it, too, will be eligible for the historic register. "Friends" will oversee the application process, then apply for both the chapel and the hall to be on the National Register of Historic Places. Preservation of the rich history of Goffe's Falls, alongside the expansion of the Manchester/Boston Regional Airport, is a primary focus of "Friends of Goffe's Falls". |
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| CHRISTIAN EDUCATION COMMITTEE |
Sunday School Supt. is Chair. Sunday School teachers are members. (2006 - Supt. Gail Morgrage, Teachers: Nancy Knight, Diana Bridgewater, Sam Allen, Patti Boyce, and Nancy Hamel) Christian Education Committee oversees the operation of the Sunday School and its programs. It may, from time to time, participate in adult Bible Study and youth programming. |
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| DEACONS |
Chair is elected by Deacons. (2006 - Diana
Bridgewater, Dottie Morgrage, Barbara Cirinione, Pat Smith, and Nancy
Knight) Deacons are involved with spiritual and ecclesiastical matters of the church. They oversee worship services (including laity participation), assist in administration of Sacraments, implement annual Stewardship Drive, nurture members and friends, and promote evangelization. |
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| DEACONS AD HOC COMMITTEES | ||||
| Church Bulletin Editor |
Bonnie Bolster publishes the weekly worship bulletins, coordinating hymns, special music, baptisms, responsive readings, scripture readers, birthdays, anniversaries, and meetings/activities. |
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| Altar Flower Committee |
Gloria Myrdek secures a fresh-flower altar arrangement from Jacques Flowers each week. Sometimes persons will give her a donation and ask that flowers be placed on the altar in memory or honor of someone. Gloria secures memorial flowers at Christmas and Easter, as well as coordinates flowers for Children's Day. She secures a red rose for baptisms and new member celebrations. |
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| Breakfast Committee |
Chairs
- Dottie Morgrage and Gail Morgrage. The Breakfast Committee is made
up of three teams who take turns putting on a
fundraising breakfast buffet the second Saturday of every
month. Other than pledges, this is the largest single
fundraiser of the church. |
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| Parish Nurse Committee |
Chaired by the Parish Nurse - offers health checks, home visits, education, and consultation. |
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| Sunshine Committee |
Chairman Nancy Bridgewater sends get well cards to shut-ins, birthday cards, and anniversary cards to church members and friends. |
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| Email Prayer Chain |
The Pastor oversees and administers a 50-plus-member email prayer chain ministry. Prayer lists are distributed each Sunday morning, including update prayer requests from the entire week. Over fifty persons with cancer are on our list, as well as over thirty on-going prayer needs, and many new requests weekly. |
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| MUSIC COMMITTEE |
Functions under direction of Deacons. 2006 -
Chair Marlene Ambrister, Pat Smith and Bonnie Bolster. Ex-Officio:
Organist & Choir Director |
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| MISSIONS COMMITTEE |
Chairman elected by Committee. (2006 - Barbara
Cirincione, Patti Boyce, Karen Maynard, and Warren Barter.) The Missions Committee educates and
activitates the congregation in mission work within the church, the
community, and globally. A food pantry is maintained for the church and
community, and food baskets are distributed at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The Missions Committee undergirds the Sunday School's annual Heifer
Project fund drive. It communicates with |
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| TRUSTEES | Chair is elected by Trustees. (2006 - Nancy Bridgewater, Sam Allen,
David Bolster, Bill Norton, and Dennis Phelps) The
Trustees oversee the church's property and finances. They administer the
business and financial affairs of the Church, including all trust funds.
They approve expenditures and payments of bills by the Treasurer, oversee
maintenance and repair of church property, provide proper audit of financial
records, recommend salary adjustments of employees, and prepare a budget. |
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| Building and Grounds Committee |
Chairman
- Sam Allen - oversees and |
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| Riccio Garden Committee |
Gloria
Myrdek supervises plantings in the Riccio Memorial
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| Kitchen Committee |
Nancy Bridgewater chairs the Committee:
Roland Raiche, Bonnie Bolster, and Barbara Cirincione |
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| TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY |
Rev. Wingate leads an every-Tuesday-morning Bible Study. All are
invited, and those participating are: Gladys Bennett, Nancy
Bridgewater, Barbara Cirincione, Linda Dickinson, Gloria Myrdek, Laura
Noyes, Marcia Robinsion, and Karlleen Trembly. In addition to Bible study, this active group takes on mission projects such as visitation of shut-ins, meal preparations, and occasional wedding set-ups, and also puts together the MONTHLY NEWSLETTER. They work with with Rev. Wingate in assembling (folding, stamping, and sealing) the Monthly Newsletter, making sure it is mailed at the Post Office on Goffe's Falls Road. |
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