The Zion Lutheran Church council meeting covered the following key points in their March 20, 2012 meeting: 1) The council approved the previous meeting's minutes and the pastor's report which included plans for a new member reception in May. 2) Committee reports indicated that organ and piano tunings were completed, a new parish nurse was hired, and outreach projects to support those in need were ongoing. 3) The treasurer's report and bills to be paid were approved, including costs for equipment upgrades to the church's computer system. 4) Old business discussed finalizing the church website updates, and new business covered an upcoming synod assembly and decisions around additional church directories.

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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA
Shawano, Wisconsin
Zion Lutheran Church Council Meeting Minutes
Date: March 20, 2012
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER: Time 6:30 p.m.
Present: Scott Glysch, Gordon Holten, Renee` Elertson, Kathy Bruhn, Timothy Herrmann, Ginny
Vraney, Mikki Moesch, Jim Ash, Jim Zimmerman, Pastor Sherven and acting Secretary, Julie
Effenberger.
2. OPENING DEVOTIONS: Mikki Moesch.
3. SOUND OFF: None.
4. MINUTES: Motion made by Renee` Elertson and seconded by Jim Zimmerman to approve the
minutes as printed for the February 21st Council Meeting. Motion carried.
5. PASTOR’S REPORT: Pastor Sherven plans on receiving a group of new members on the 1st
Sunday in May. He had a suggestion for the council once he is retired to take a tour of the whole
church and make a list of things that need attention and things to get done so that we can “spruce”
up the church before interviewing for a new Pastor at Zion.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
a. Worship/Music: Kathy reported that Tom Salzman from Appleton tuned the organ and
Mr. Krueger from Clintonville tuned both pianos, which saved the church money
compared to what they paid Fabry, Inc. in the past and our organist is pleased with the
results. All the robes have been cleaned for the upcoming Easter celebration and look
beautiful.
b. Health Ministry: Ginny announced that Lenten Devotional Booklets have been picked up
by members. 21 Prayer Care Packages were shipped to Zion’s college students and they
have received thank yous from many of them. Their committee contributed a bag loaded
with an assortment of balls titled “Have a ball staying fit & active” for the “Helping Hands
Project”. They served the Lenten Soup Supper on Ash Wednesday and have been busy
scheduling the Need a Lift rides for members of our church. Cellcom has again sponsored
Zion’s Relay for Life Team that will be held March 31st with 16 walkers participating at
Shawano High School from 9:00am until 2:00pm. Nancy Schultz has asked if we could
purchase 2 or 3 new fans for the fellowship hall to help with exercise class and also for
events in the fellowship hall and kitchen. Kathy Bruhn made the motion which was
seconded by Mikki Moesch to purchase new fans for the fellowship hall. Christy Hay
attended a Community AODA Summit at 1st Presbyterian Church and she received a lot of
information that she’s bringing back to their committee for future projects. The Parish
Nurse interviews were completed with 3 people from the Personnel Committee and 3 from
the Health Ministry committee participating and their unanimous decision was Georgia
Stapleton. Georgia has had Parish Nurse training through Marquette University 10 years
ago, has recently retired and lives 3 blocks from Zion Church. Jim Zimmerman moved
that we hire Georgia Stapleton as the new Parish Nurse with a review after a 90 day
probationary period. Gordon Holten seconded the motion and the motion carried. Lastly,
the Prayer Chain has been very, very active.
c. Staff Support: Jim Ash reported that he was at the church today but the only person that
was present was Debbie Bernard and he talked with her regarding the computer situation.
He also had the chance to visit with John Phalen last week.
d. Church in Society: Mikki stated their committee last met on March 6th and at that time
the total they had taken in from their “Helping Hands Project” for the Randy and Ann
Steffen family was $2,194. They have started dispersing a portion of those funds to the
Steffen family by means of a $500 Kwik Trip gas card and a $500 check made directly to
them. They are also working with the WIC Office on a project called “Cuddle With Love”

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which is supplying diapers to families in need. The WIC Office will hand out diapers on
the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month and recipients will have to meet requirements
through their office. Their committee has around $750 that they will use to purchase
diapers and put Zion’s name on along with a Bible verse which will then be given to the
WIC Office for them to make the dispersals. Their committee is also investigating the
possibility of participating in the Community Dinner which is held once a month at the 1st
Presbyterian Church in Shawano. As usual, they will be providing their monthly meal for
Safe Haven.
e. Stewardship: Jim Zimmerman had nothing to report.
f. Property: Keith was unable to attend but Scott reported that there was a water pipe leak
downstairs next to the soda machine which has since been repaired. In addition, the new
sacristy door has been installed by Dearco.
g. Pre-Confirmation Education: Timothy reported they have 12 students attending the
Crossways Camp this coming weekend and all the 8th graders will be attending the
Confirmation Camp this summer. They are close to obtaining all the teachers needed for
next year’s Sunday School. With the increase in enrollment they will probably require one
of the classrooms that the pre-school is currently using.
6. TREASURER’S REPORT: Gordon read the financial update that will be printed in the Focus
stating Zion’s General Fund ended the month about where it began, with a balance of $4,475.70.
He then reviewed the Accounting Fund Balances Report explaining the income and expenses as
listed. A motion was made by Ginny Vraney and seconded by Renee` Elertson to approve the
Treasurer’s Report as written, motion carried.
Renee` then reviewed the bills to be paid, noting the $120 to Krueger’s Piano Clinic for the tuning
of 2 pianos and $287 to Salzman Pipe Organ Service for the organ tuning as Kathy explained
earlier. In addition, the Frontier bill came in just today for $221.34 which will also be added to the
bills. A motion was made by Kathy Bruhn and seconded by Jim Ash to approve the March bills
for payment and the motion carried.
7. OLD BUSINESS: Gordon reviewed the quotes received from Computer Haus in Shawano and
Camera Corner Connecting Point in Green Bay regarding the computer system upgrade discussed
at last month’s meeting. Debbie Bernard did the research and advised since the quotes were
comparable to go with Camera Corner Connecting Point as they offer a 3 year warranty. Jim Ash
moved we approve the upgrading of Zion’s computer system up to $4,500 with Camera Corner
Connecting Point of Green Bay. Ginny Vraney seconded the motion and the motion carried.
Lastly, Gordon mentioned he has received input from members and will continue to ask for more
from each committee regarding the updating of Zion’s website as he works with Keith Milner and
Mason Moesch.
8. NEW BUSINESS: Scott mentioned that all council members should have received information
regarding the East Central Synod of Wisconsin Assembly being held June 1st and 2nd . In the past
Pastor Sherven has attended along with 2 lay delegates. Debbie was contacted by Mortell Studios
advising that if we want additional directories we have to order in increments of 20 at $20 apiece
by the end of March otherwise the price goes up after that. After a discussion, it was agreed to not
order any additional directories.
MEETING ADJOURNED at 7:50 pm.
CLOSING DEVOTION: Pastor Sherven
Completed in God’s Service by:
Julie Effenberger
Acting Council Secretary