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Unfortunately, The Church Council was unable to establish a quorum for our March 9th meeting so we could not hold a formal meeting. However, a number of topics were discussed informally by those the Council Members in attendance. Subsequent to the meeting, two items outlined below were passed by the Council through an email ballot.


Grief Share Program
Pastor Brian applied for a grant to fund a Grief Share counseling program to be hosted by our congregation. The program is designed to help people handle their grief about both short term and long-term grief. The program will be open to the Brookfield community in addition to members of our congregation. Pastor Brian also let the Council know that Lisa Mollison has volunteered to lead the Grief Share program. More detailed information about the Grief Share program will be available at a later date.


The grant will cover all the expenses for the program. But the grant works as a reimbursement for the expenses. So, the Council voted to pay for the program materials now and then be reimbursed through the Grant so it will have no impact on our operating budget.


Misson Trip
We received an invoice for partial payment for this summer’s Youth Mission Trip that was due on March 1st. We were given an extension because the Council meeting wasn’t going to occur until March 9th. The invoice was for slightly more than the budgeted amount. The Council approved the payment expecting the fundraising for the Youth Mission Trip to cover the unbudgeted amount.
Bylaws review


As mentioned during the Annual Meeting, our church Bylaws need to be reviewed and updated. The Bylaws are the rules that how our congregation is organized and governed. The current Bylaws have conflicting content and terminology and does not reflect how our congregation has evolved and is actually operating. We have had two members step forward to participate in the review process and would like to add at least two more members. Please contact Pastor Brian or myself if you are interested in being involved in updating the Bylaws.


Sincerely yours,
Matt Mullen
Church Moderator