Building Community, Strengthening Connections with Membership Committee

Many thanks to those who participated in the Membership Committee’s (MC) brainstorming meeting on July 9^th when we identified priorities for building community and strengthening connections with visitors as well as new and longtime members of the church. We hope you will notice the following new MC efforts in the coming weeks:

(1)  We will be “invigorating” our Sunday morning welcoming practices with more attention given to our greeting and hospitality experiences after Sunday services. Watch for details on how you can be part of this effort.

2)   We are introducing a new table in Fellowship Hall on Sunday mornings beginning August 24^th. This Connections Hub table will include information about the many ways to connect within our congregation. Be sure to stop by!

3)   We are updating the church’s Photo Directory, which was last published in 2011. Portrait sessions will be conducted during the week of October 7^th through 11^th, so mark your calendars! Sign-ups for portraits will be available at the Connections Hub table in Fellowship Hall beginning August 24^th.

4)   Finally, to offer members more opportunities for connection, we are changing our procedure of notifying members about Sunday Crew needs (which includes welcomers, announcers, and ushers). In the coming weeks, all members of the church will be added to the Sunday Crew email list to receive information about opportunities and needs to assist with this important activity of our church. While all members will be added to the list, members can ask to be removed from the Sunday Crew emails at any time. 

Feel free to contact Peggy Patten (m-patten@sbcglobal.net) or Karen Retzer (karenfooteretzer@yahoo.com) with your comments and questions or to be included on the Membership Committee listserv.