Three Things from Administrative Council

Administrative Council held their last formal meeting of 2014 this past Sunday immediately following the worship service.

Here are "The Three Things You Need to Know" from that meeting!

1. Dedication Sunday is November 23! We will complete our "Worship, Mission & Ministry" Stewardship Campaign this coming Sunday when we bless and dedicate our Pledge Cards. Please remember that we have a $10,000 Matching Grant for increased pledges -- that is to say, if you increase your pledge for the coming year it will matched, dollar for dollar, in the coming year up to a total of $10,000! This is a wonderful opportunity for us at the church! Please prayerfully consider your pledge this week and then join us on Sunday for Dedication Sunday as we turn over our tithes and offerings for the new year. Oh, and if you forget to bring your Pledge Card on Sunday morning, have no fear, we'll have plenty in the pew racks this Sunday!
   
2. The Annual Congregational Meeting is scheduled for December 14! The Nominating Committee has been working hard on the slate of Officers, Elders, and Ministry Team Leaders for the coming year. The Finance Team has worked hard to prepare our 2015 Budget. Now, we need your buy in as well! The most important decisions in the life of our church revolve around who will lead us and how we will spend our stewardship dollars. We reserve those decisions for the most important deciding body in the life of our church: The whole congregation! We will meet in the sanctuary after worship on December 14 to formally approve our Slate of Nominees and officially adopt the 2015 Budget. Then right after the meeting DWM will be hosting a Christmas Luncheon in the Fellowship Hall complete with all sorts of wonderful food and entertainment!
   
3. Speaking of Christmas Events here in the church, I need you to remember these important dates as well:
   -- We'll be kicking off this year's Adopt-A-Family Program on November 23.
   -- The Worship Ministry Team will host The Annual Hanging of the Greens on Saturday November 29 starting at 9AM. Come out and join them in decorating the Sanctuary, Fellowship Hall, and Church Grounds for the Advent and Christmas Seasons! Lunch will be provided.
   -- We'll introduce The Christmas Bag Outreach Project on November 30.
   -- We will celebrate Global Ministries Sunday by having our Global Ministries Missionary Mark Behle as our guest preacher on Sunday December 7.
   -- The Christmas Cantata will be performed during worship on December 21.
   -- Our Christmas Eve Worship Service will be Wednesday December 24 at 7PM in the Sanctuary.