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President’s Report to Lay Readers'
Association
Annual
General Meeting
May 7th, 2008
Many Lay
Readers attended Jan’s funeral.
Pleased to
have Tim appointed as Pastor
Executive met
approximately bimonthly through the year,
with good attendance.
Meetings held
over a fellowship meal, after participation
at evening service
- Thanks to St George Place du Canada and
latterly CLE
Toolkit grant
awarded – 2007 fully spent; extended to
include Bible Commentary
- Great cooperation from the Diocesan
Bookroom
- well received by members
- grant ‘request for information’ for 2007 –
Do Members support an application?
All
significant items with Synod Office were
resolved
Simpler financial structure for 2008.
Budget via R4M (Synod Operations)
We went ahead
in faith with the Retreat and new approach
to New Reader Training.
- Now budget essentially unchanged from 2007
for 2008
training money will be flowed through CLE
new - Bernice
as Auditor
Sing-Along at Trinity Memorial
Study Day and
Annual Commissioning Service held at St
Andrew & St Mark, Dorval
Retreat held
at Manoir d’Youville, Chateauguay – highest
attendance
Thanks to Sue
for finding speaker and doing so much to put
the event together.
Positive
comments from all events – more publicity
for Sing Along
Questionnaire for 2009 proposal. Potential
speaker
Thanks to Gloria esp R4M link, Marcel
faithful at registration desk and on phone
chain.
Congratulation to Frank Dottin on his
appointment as Chair of R4M; glad that is he
is continuing as R4M’s link to LRA
Based on
recent experience, propose modified
Executive posts for coming year.
Following Ken
Gray advice at Retreat:
2-year term as President is completed;
willing to stay on for a third, then leave Exec.
Thanks to you
members for continuing support shown in so
many ways.
Praise the Lord!
Respectfully
submitted,
Simon
Hartropp
7 May 2008 |
