Glebe St James 2021 Annual Congregational Meeting

March 18, 2021

Documents and Links for GSJ ACM - March 21, 2021 @ 1pm

Here are some important documents for the 2021 Annual Congregational Meeting which will be held on March 21 starting at 1 PM. Note these documents have also been distributed to many members by email. 

Agenda (see also laid out below)
Zoom connection for ACM (starting around 12:45). 

0. Opening of Zoom link for sign-in (12:45 p.m.) (Meeting ID: 862 6486 1992, Passcode: 845118)
1. Opening prayer (Rev. Teresa Burnett-Cole – 1:00 p.m.)
2. Welcome
3. Election of a chair and secretary (Jim Louter - motion)
4. Attendance
5. Motion to permit voting by Adherents
6. Approval of the meeting agenda (draft attached here
7. In memoriam: 2019 and 2020 (Jim Richardson)
8. Report from Council (David Brown)
a. Developments during the COVID-19 pandemic
9. Approval of decisions taken by Council in lieu of a 2020 Annual Congregational Meeting (motions) (background document here)
a. Council continuation
b. 2019 Annual report, including minutes of the 2019 ACM and 2018 Financial Review
c. 2020 Budget
d. 2020 Land Use fee
e. 2020 Mission and Service goal
Break
10. 2019 Financial Review (motion)
11. 2020 Treasurer’s financial report (motion)
12. 2020 Financial Review (motion)
13. Approval of the 2020 Annual Report (motion)
14. Moving forward
a. 2021-23 Nominations report (motion)
b. 2021 Budget (motion)
c. 2021 Land Use Fee (motion)
d. 2021 Mission and Service target (motion)
e. 2021-22 Living Ministry Profile (motion)
f. Organ renewal (motion)
g. Interim report of the Futures Task Force
h. Interim report of the Governance Working Group (motion)
15. Handover to the new Council and Council chair
16. Vote of thanks (Liz Elton)
17. Close (closing prayer – Rev. Teresa Burnett-Cole)



Community of Faith Profile as approved at March 21, 2021 Annual Congregational Meeting.

April 11, 2025
Yes it is Palm Sunday! Come celebrate with us this Sunday at 10:30 (in person or on-line as you are able).
April 4, 2025
Happy April and welcome to Glebe St James for this fifth Sunday of Lent - join us in person or on-line as you are able. Peace be with you. REMINDER: there is a potluck after church for all that extra food you prepared for last weeks cancelled service! And games!
March 28, 2025
Join us on-line, be welcomed among us as we gather for the Fourth Sunday in Lent at noon on zoom
March 23, 2025
Either in person or on-line, be welcomed among us as we gather for the Third Sunday in Lent
March 16, 2025
Either in person or on-line, be welcomed among us as we gather for National Affirming / PIE Day and the Second Sunday in Lent
March 9, 2025
Either in person or on-line, be welcomed among us as we gather and for International Women's Day and the First Sunday in Lent
March 2, 2025
Either in person or on-line, be welcomed among us as we gather and celebrate Transfiguration Sunday
February 23, 2025
Either in person or on-line, be welcomed among us as we gather and reflect on the seventh Sunday of Epiphany
February 14, 2025
Due to the weather, the service tomorrow (Feb 16) is cancelled.
February 7, 2025
This is the fifth Sunday in the season of Lent; join us as we celebrate Black History. You can come in person or join our livestream at 10:30.
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