THE ARLINGTONIAN
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May 2018
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ARLINGTON CHRISTIAN CHURCH DIRECTORY
Copies of the directory is available in the church office. Stop by to pick up your copy,
or give us a call (859) 252-4393, and we will get one to you.
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DISCIPLES WOMEN MINISTRY
No Meeting of the circle is scheduled.
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MAY 2018 MEETINGS
Tue., May
8
| Stewardship Committee Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
| Tue., May 8
| Board Meal, 6:30 p.m.
Meeting, 7:00 p.m.
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Sun., May 27
| Elders
Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
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SPECIAL TASK COMMITTEE REPORT
Dear Members of the Congregation,
As you probably remember, you voted to have
a Special Task Committee develop recommendations to implement new ideas to address concerns selected by the congregation in
our small group meetings.
The Special Task Committee is made up of Brother Lee, Barbara Sharp, Beverly Bowman,
Jenny Brown, Pam Proffitt, Paula Jackson, and me as the moderator. We decided that our main goal is "To make positive
changes to our church that will support our members and the work of our Lord."
We have been working very
hard including attending several meetings and doing homework between meetings. We decided to focus on the top three
concerns as we saw them. We selected Membership, Building Usage, and Church Organization. So far, we have worked
through ideas to enhance the support of our membership and best ways to use our building. In our most recent meeting,
we reviewed three lists of names and contact information we had on file. We grouped people into Active Member, Active
Member Shut-in, Inactive Member, Transferred to Another Church, No Recollection, and Deceased. Our recommendation will
be to support the Active Members by keeping in touch with them through the attendance slips we complete on Sunday and/or a
silent role system if necessary to have 100% coverage. We will recommend a way to keep in touch with our Active Members
that miss one or two Sundays. Of course, we will also want to maintain constant contact with our Active Member Shut-ins
so we can assist them and pray for them. We have discussed contacting Inactive Members by sending them a letter with
a reply postcard. We will recommend additional steps to encourage them to return to Arlington.
We will
recommend striking from our church membership rolls those who have moved to another city and cannot attend our church, those
who have transferred to another church, those for whom we have no recollection, and those we know for sure are deceased.
We will maintain a separate list for each of these groups so that we have this information if needed for another purpose other
than supporting our membership. All of the names and their groupings will be available for your review before we finalize
the lists.
We are also developing a plan for the use of our church building by charitable organizations.
This will be a set of rules to make sure we treat those who use our building fairly and with respect. We will also recommend
ways to encourage additional charities to move into our unused space.
Next, we will tackle church organization.
Our goals are to simplify our organization so we have the appropriate number of officers for a church our size, have fewer
business meetings, and have more participation by the congregation in our church's business while maintaining the safeguards
necessary to insure the Lord's money is doing the most good.
If you have something to contribute on any of these
concerns, please contact a committee member and tell them your thoughts.
Thank you for your support,
Joe
Jones, Moderator
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MOTHERS DAY BLANKET ORDER FORM
Give your mother a different kind of gift this year and help others at the same time.
On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13, we honor our mothers for their devotion and care for their children. As
a way to honor your mother, you are invited to give a "Blanket of Hope" in her honor or memory. Each blanket
costs $5.00 and will be used to help mothers around the world fashion a better life for their families.
Monetary
donations may be made in honor or memory of a mother. Please complete the form below if you wish to have your gift acknowledged.
A full listing of those honored will be published in the next newsletter.
Checks should be made payable to "Arlington
Christian Church" with a notation "Mother’s Day Blankets" in the memo line and returned to:
Arlington Christian Church
1206 N. Limestone Street
Lexington, KY 40505
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Mother’s Day 2018 "Blankets of Hope" Collection
This donation is made in:
____ honor
of _____ memory of
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Mother’s Name
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Presented
by
Please send an acknowledgment to (address):
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