Board & Session Matters


	Board & Session Matters


	BOARD MATTERS The following was discussed at the November meeting of the Congregational Board.

Disability Presentation: A paper had been circulated to Church groups some time ago regarding our legal obligations in meeting the needs of disabled people. Presbytery recently appointed a Disability Champion, Susanna Bichard, who made a presentation on the issue to Presbytery. Board were asked how to effectively pass this updated information on to relevant people – it was agreed a workshop/presentation evening.
Old Photocopier: A letter of thanks had been received from Rev. Rosemary Legge of Cushnie and Tough, for the gift of our ‘old’ photocopier.
Challenge to Church: It was agreed at General Assembly, May 2011 that every Church would take part in a National Stewardship Programme. The Finance and Stewardship Committee responded to this through a paper detailing our good practice in the past, what we are doing now and our plans for the future. Part of our plans is to have a Stewardship Season in the Spring of 2012 with a series of services looking at our gifts, talents and money offering to the Lord.
Facebook: Publications committee have been looking at the use of Faceboook and prepared a paper for discussions at a future meeting.
Archiving: as part of the ongoing archiving in the office, paper copies of the Kirk News will no longer be kept as it is available on pdf and will be stored digitally.
New Photocopier: there are very good colour reproductions available now through the new copier. The new copier is also helping to reduce costs of cartridges etc by using the inkjet printers in the office less.


		SESSION MATTERS The following was discussed at the meeting on 23 August 2011.

SESSION CONFERENCE: The theme is Building a vision/ Building a Plan in response to a Presbytery Plan review asking us as a congregation to look at where we think we should be going as a Church. The conference was held on Sat 27th Aug. OUTREACH WORKING GROUP: Approval was given for the purchase of equipment to create a production team to make a DVD of the life of the Church as part of a Parish Mission in the Spring of 2012. WORSHIP WORKING GROUP: Progress was reported on the repair/replacement of small pipes in the organ. This should be completed next month and enhance the ’voice’ of the organ. YOUTH WORKING GROUP: The Session agreed in principle to a ‘School of Rock’ being set up by young people in the church. This would encourage young people playing together in a band using both secular and Christian music. The Session also asked the Children’s and Youth Coordinator to look at the ‘Messy Church’ programme with a view to setting up a ‘Messy Church’. PRESBYTERY ELDER: The session approved the appointment of Mrs Margaret Maclean as our representative Elder at Presbytery. The Session thank Mr Mike Mair for his three year service to Presbytery. LEGACY: A legacy has been received from the estate of Mr Frank Ross of £3,000. The Session are most grateful for this gift and agreed to add it to the Special Project Fund until it was agreed how to use it. Mr Ross was an Elder here at Kemnay. A short tribute was printed in a previous magazine. FACEBOOK: The Session agreed that an unofficial ’Facebook’ that was set up in the name of Kemnay Church should be ‘taken down’. The Publications Committee have now been invited to investigate the possibility of setting up a ‘Facebook’.

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