SONBEAM VIA DE CRISTO

SONBEAM VIA DE CRISTO

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August 23, 2008

St. David’s Episcopal Church

The following members were in attendance: Wayne Baker, Jan Foster, Roberta Haak, Chuck Ott, Betts Huntley, Kaiwa Miller, Bill Sistar, Dennis Galbreath,= Keith Hand, Chris Klafs, Debbie Alexander, Janice Todd and Billi Ott

Guests: = Nancy Baker, John Foster, Paul Sabatier-Smith, Karen Emerson, Patti Strong and Ma= rie Nobile

Excused: Darwin Reedy, Dale and Dianna Voss

Meeting called to order at 3:02 p.m. with prayer by Be= tts

Meditation by Wayne from “Word for Today”= . As Christians we need to wake up e= very morning and be “anointed with Grace Oil everyday”.

Wayne read a letter of resignation from Alex Haak indicating he will step down as co-chair in the Local Palanca position.&nb= sp; Roberta will continue on in that position. Betts made a motion that we regret= fully accept the resignation; Dennis seconded. Approved.

Minutes were presented from the 06/28/08 Secretariat meeting. = Approved on motion by Bill, second by Dennis. Minutes were presented from the 06= /28/08 Business meeting. Approved with changes on motion by Jan, seconded by Dennis.

Treasurer Report not available. Discussed issues with treasurer &#= 8211; Lisa has not been well and is in need of surgery, prayers offered.

COMMITTEE = REPORTS

Purchasing

Chris will not be here on the men’s weekend and = will purchase as much as she can ahead of time.= The trailer was unpacked and items belonging to camp were removed. Chris reported there has been a ch= ange in the camp staff and she is trying to make contact with them to return the items. Bridget is the new director. Chris has priced new plates and platters ($907). S= he will check with suppliers to see if she can find a better deal. Discussion held. Patti will put a note in Readers Exchange to see if we can find some. Suggested buying smaller increments to make up difference in what ca= mp has and what we need.

Rector submitted menu choices. Chris will get with Phyllis to see= if she has any requests. Rectora= has asked for oatmeal for one breakfast rather than grits.

Leaders

Kaiwa reported on behalf of Darwin. Everything ready for Leaders workshop but some responses have been s= low for workshop presenters.

Pre-Via de Cristo

Checking on holdovers. Currently have 1 man and 2 women.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Keith addressed the concerns of transportation to send off and closing.&nb= sp; Discussion was held. C= hrysalis community was questioned and they shared problems they have.

Debbie made a motion we table this discussion and have= a separate Secretariat meeting to discuss send-off and closing transportation issues. Chris seconded. Approved.

Discussed asking team and communit= y to help transport candidates.

Dennis made a motion that we hold a special Secretariat meeting on September 6, 2008 from 4-6 (or immediately following women’= ;s team meeting) to discuss transportation issues only. Seconded by Ja= n. Approved. Patti will check availability of c= hurch and report if a problem. Keith requested that suggestions be e-mailed to them prior to the meeting.

Rectora Report

First team meeting has taken place and it was wonderful. “Meat”= was given to all. The focus was on Thursday dynamics.

No rector report was given.

Old Business

Bill and Katie attended NLS. Seminars were excellent. 2009 NLS will be at Barry University in Miami. All Secretariats in Florida will be called upon to assist.= The dates are July 23-26, 2009. Concerns expressed about financial situation.

Update was given on Charlie Tucker.

Motion by Keith, seconded by Denni= s to adjourn. Approved. Adjourned at 4= :25 p.m.

Closing prayer by Bill

Submitted by Billi Ott, Secretary