Minutes of the Mission Task Force- May 10th, 2012
Noon – 2:00 pm, St. Paul’s Pawtucket
Noonday Prayer in the chapel (15 min.) Ricky Brightman, Jennifer Pedrick (Chair), Gail Peet, Modesta Pellot, Paul Jordan (Secretary) Peter Lane, Bill Locke, Ken Poulton.
Catching up, checking in:
We shared experiences of Holy Week and Eastertide that were particularly nourishing for our congregations and us.
We shared experiences of Holy Week and Eastertide that were particularly nourishing for our congregations and us.
Review of Convocation:
What went well?
Friday night worship and meal well received, especially bi-lingual worship and music.
Saturday morning worship was well prepared and meaningful
Workshops presented multiple viewpoints and voices
Saturday morning worship was well prepared and meaningful
Workshops presented multiple viewpoints and voices
Mission task force members and other volunteers stepped in as needed throughout the day to keep the event moving smoothly
Convocation was a good effort by MTF to follow through on its initial plan for community and ministry building in the Diocese
Excellent assistance from diocesan staff with publicity, registration and planning
Ruth Meteer invaluable.
What could be done better in the future?
More time for audience interaction and participation in workshops
Better written description of workshop content
Better written description of workshop content
Include questions for keynote speaker on the event registration form
Optional lunchtime discussion session with keynote speaker or other
Include with the take-out menu of ministry ideas a schedule of additional follow-up events or mini-workshops to continue building on theme
Include with the take-out menu of ministry ideas a schedule of additional follow-up events or mini-workshops to continue building on theme
Convocation evaluation results
Questions on overall satisfaction with various elements of the event such as speaker choice, theme, program and length indicated a high level of satisfaction. Detailed individual comments were a bit of mixed bag of mostly positive feedback with a few negatives about the speaker included.
Finance Report
Total Event Revenue $18,761
Total Event Expenses $22,952
Net Apportionment $4,190
New MTF Business
Gail Peet has been exploring the potential for a “backpack” feeding ministry that would send children on free or reduced price lunch programs home each Friday afternoon with a discrete backpack full of nutritious meals and snack items. Programs have or currently exist in Providence and Pawtucket via the school lunch providers. Gail and her outreach group at St Martin’s – Providence will continue to investigate the concept. Ideally they would launch a program and then provide the model and methods for others to do the same.
Jennifer reported on a recent event at which dozens of volunteers portioned and packaged 20,000 ready to cook meals for distribution to those in need. We discussed the potential for organizing a diocesan event to do the same.
Discussion led to proposal that MTF produce a catalog of successful church feeding ministries that would include a program description, suggestions for getting started and contact information.
Members were asked to think more about how to feed diocesan leadership.
Meeting adjourned with a brief prayer at 2 pm.
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