2011 Annual Meeting - Revision history

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*Our 2011 Annual meeting will take place on Monday, September 19th at 7pm Pacific / 9pm Central / 10pm Eastern time.
*It will be a time for reflecting on our previous two years of ministry in Second Life
*It will be a time for discerning where God is calling us in the present day, and in the year to come.
*A financial report will be provided to account for funds received and spent in the past year.
*As a starting point for our discussion, we will be using the following [http://bit.ly/pWGonl Congregational Resource Guide]. If you have the opportunity to read it, please do so -- but if not, you are still welcome to come and participate.
*To find us in Second Life and participate in this meeting, you can follow the following link: [http://bit.ly/1pcsl]
*We'll be upstairs in the Church Office space. If you have trouble finding us, send an IM (instant message) to Neill Loxingly.

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 *A financial report was provided to account for funds received and spent in the past year.
 *As a starting point for our discussion, we used the following [http://bit.ly/pWGonl Congregational Resource Guide].
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 *The meeting began at 7:16 SLT.  Neill Loxingly opened with prayer.
-*In attendance were Menchor Barbosa, Aeldyn Belfire, JoySophia Northman, Suemoon Magic, Malachi Hissop (Nathan), Nodius Tyrellium, deadpooljeeves Resident (Jeeves), MB Deed, and jazzdeb Resident.
+*In attendance were Menchor Barbosa, Aeldyn Belfire, JoySophia Northman, Suemoon Magic, Malachi Hissop (Nathan), Nodius Tyrellium, deadpooljeeves Resident (Jeeves), Monica Baum, MB Deed, and jazzdeb Resident.
 ==Finances==
-Tre (via Menchor & JoySophia) did a presentation on 1PCSL finances (charts at bottom of this page) and entertained questions about our financial status.  Since we began accepting regular contributions last summer, giving has declined slightly overall, but with a few "spikes" including the present month.  Contributions have on the whole exceeded expenses, even when not counting the $200USD payment from Presbyterians Today Magazine for a jointly authored article earlier in the summer.   It was noted that there are sufficient funds in reserve to cover five months of expenses, and that this is a good position to be in.  There was some discussion and review of our financial accountability arrangements, and the roles of Menchor, JoySophia, Miguelski Simsider, and Tre (our avatar treasurer).  Since Miguelski has been inactive for awhile (due to his increased involvement in global mission work) it was agreed that Neill would ask him if he would like us to continue in his capacity on the finance team, and if he does not, that we find a suitable replacement.  It was also agreed that the password for Tre's account be changed periodically, as those who have access to the account rotate in and out of the financial team.
+Tre (via Menchor & JoySophia) did a presentation on 1PCSL finances (charts at bottom of this page) and entertained questions about our financial status.  Since we began accepting regular contributions last summer, giving has declined slightly overall, but with a few "spikes" including the present month.  Contributions have on the whole exceeded expenses, even when not counting the $200USD payment from Presbyterians Today Magazine for a jointly authored article earlier in the summer.   It was noted that there are sufficient funds in reserve to cover five months of expenses, and that this is a good position to be in.  There was some discussion and review of our financial accountability arrangements, and the roles of Menchor, JoySophia, Miguelski Simsider, and Tre (our avatar treasurer).  Since Miguelski has been inactive for awhile (due to his increased involvement in global mission work) it was agreed that Neill would ask him if he would like us to continue in his capacity on the finance team, and if he does not, that we find a suitable replacement.  It was also agreed that the password for Tre's account be changed periodically, as those who have access to the account rotate in and out of the financial team.  Finally, Menchor agreed to compile the financial information & charts for those who were late or not able to attend, and for inclusion on the church website.
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-*'''Our 2011 Annual meeting will take place on Monday, September 19th at 7pm Pacific / 9pm Central / 10pm Eastern time. '''
+*'''Our 2011 Annual meeting took place on Monday, September 19th at 7pm Pacific / 9pm Central / 10pm Eastern time. '''
-*It will be a time for reflecting on our previous two years of ministry in Second Life.
+*It was a time for reflecting on our previous two years of ministry in Second Life.
-*It will be a time for discerning where God is calling us in the present day, and in the year to come.
+*It was a time for discerning where God is calling us in the present day, and in the year to come.
-*A financial report will be provided to account for funds received and spent in the past year.
+*A financial report was provided to account for funds received and spent in the past year.
-*As a starting point for our discussion, we will be using the following [http://bit.ly/pWGonl Congregational Resource Guide].  If you have the opportunity to read it, please do so -- but if not, you are still welcome to come and participate.
+*As a starting point for our discussion, we used the following [http://bit.ly/pWGonl Congregational Resource Guide].
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-Summary Notes:
+Meeting Summary
 *Needs/Wants reflection time -- several people shared
 *Some discussion about sharing gifts

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	*'''To find us in Second Life and participate in this meeting, you can follow the following link: [http://bit.ly/1pcsl http://bit.ly/1pcsl]'''		*'''To find us in Second Life and participate in this meeting, you can follow the following link: [http://bit.ly/1pcsl http://bit.ly/1pcsl]'''
	*We'll be upstairs in the Church Office space. If you have trouble finding us, send an IM (instant message) to Neill Loxingly.		*We'll be upstairs in the Church Office space. If you have trouble finding us, send an IM (instant message) to Neill Loxingly.
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		+	Summary Notes:
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		+	*Neill opened with prayer
		+	*Tre (via Menchor & JoySophia) did a presentation on 1PCSL finances (charts at bottom of this page).
		+	*Needs/Wants reflection time -- several people shared
		+	*Some discussion about sharing gifts
		+	*MB offered her adjacent land/labyrinth to the Church. After discussion, it was agreed (by vote) to accept her gift while preserving and encouraging her freedom to continue to develop the land as her creativity leads.
		+	*Discussion of gifts 1PCSL would like to offer our two communities SL and PCUSA in the year to come:
		+	**One of our gifts is writing:
		+	**Seek out opportunities to write another article for a Christian publication (several possibilities were mentioned)
		+	**Develop two books to be published in SL: One about Presbyterian Life, and another (possibly) about Advent
		+	*Continuation of our support for other ministries in SL, particularly through cooperation on special services/occasions/events.
		+	*Discussion of pursuing 501c3 non-profit status -- it was agreed by vote that Suemoon should research this further and report back to group.
		+	*MB Closed in prayer.

2011 Annual Meeting - Revision history

Neill at 01:58, 26 September 2011

Neill at 01:41, 26 September 2011

Neill at 04:40, 20 September 2011

Neill at 23:25, 19 September 2011

Neill at 23:22, 19 September 2011

Neill at 23:22, 19 September 2011

Neill at 23:21, 19 September 2011

Neill: Created page with "*Our 2011 Annual meeting will take place on Monday, September 19th at 7pm Pacific / 9pm Central / 10pm Eastern time. *It will be a time for reflecting on our previous two years..."

Neill: Created page with "Our 2011 Annual meeting will take place on Monday, September 19th at 7pm Pacific / 9pm Central / 10pm Eastern time. It will be a time for reflecting on our previous two years..."