Session Highlights for January 2020

With a new year upon us, we are introducing a new feature designed to keep our congregation informed about Session’s activities. Each month we will highlight motions that have been passed by Session – aside from administrative ones such as minutes approval, communion dates, or changes to the rolls and registers - and also use this tool as a way for Session to communicate with the congregation.

During this month’s Session meeting, the elders approved use of the Sanctuary for a concert performed by VoiceGivers to be held on Saturday, February 29, 2020. The concert will benefit the children at Holy Family Institute.

The elders and deacons will gather together on February 8, 2020 for a one-day retreat at the Pittsburgh Presbytery. At the retreat we will hope to do four things:

1) Fellowship and get to know our fellow officers in the church better and have fun
2) Devotional time to grow in our faith
3) Discuss and begin to move forward on some of the initiatives in our Transformation Campaign
4) Preparing for when Pastor Donna is away on Sabbatical this summer

Each month one of our committees is the Featured Committee of the Month. In addition to being responsible for announcements and scripture reading, the featured committee prepares and delivers to Session a presentation focused on how the committee is bringing Christ to the community and the community to Christ. This month, the Nominating and Personnel Committees each presented to Session. This is a wonderful opportunity for the elders to gain a deeper understanding of the various functions within the church, but also to share ideas amongst the group. It also provides new elders with an overview of the activities and roles of each committee.