Flower and Altar Meeting Minutes 5/12/16

Flower and Altar Team

First Parish Congregational Church

Date:  5/12/16

Present: Jo Nancy Gunn, Marjorie Belanger, Martha Conlan, Patrice Tripp, Cindi Howard, Mari Warner, John Ropes     Absent: Polly Curry, Brandi Flanagan

Item	Discussion	Resolution
Carol Spencer-Lemay, Stephen Leader, Speaker	Carol spoke about the Stephen Ministry program, opportunities and care.  She asked that we consider the ministry and keep them in our prayers.	Affirmed
Schedule Review of monthly support	Upcoming paraments changes and flower assignments were reviewed.     Cyndi suggested we assign specific helpers/back- ups for each month.	.Helpers were assigned for the remaining months of the year.  June: Patrice, July: Cyndi, August: Mari, September: Jo Nancy, October: Marjorie, November and December: Martha
Doug’s retirement	Getting a perennial plant for Doug to take; additions to sanctuary for celebration	Mari will get a hydrangea, hopefully in bloom.      Team members will bring in flowers from their gardens on Sat. June 4.  We will prepare a variety of arrangements to go on 5 arranged shelves  behind the altar.
Fish garden “Dirt Saturday”  is MAY  21	Improving the soil; a variety of plant possibilities  were considered.	Saturday  5/21   9:30 a.m. Bring garden tools. John will bring compost and mulch, 4 bags each, as a gift to the church.  We will go with geraniums again this year.  Jo Nancy will check their price and availability at Biddeford and Sanford Walmarts, at  Home Depot, and Marjorie will call Lowe’s.  We will use the best price and quality for equal size.
Workshops with Deb Nielson, bow-making and Thanksgiving cornucopia	Deb’s e-mail was forwarded to all Team members.	Dates to be determined later, for after August, per Deb’s request.  We would like to invite others interested to the bow-making.
Greens Arrangements table for the Gingerbread Fair	Support level decision needed to be made and relayed to Women’s Fellowship in good time.	We will not take charge of the table this year but several members will volunteer to help.  We will be glad to share what we have learned and review the supplies that are on hand.  (The supplies were organized on the shelves in February.)
Flower & Altar information card		Table
Next Meeting	5/21 fish garden 6/4 flower preparation	Next formal meeting to be determined later.
Adjourn		Adjourned

Flower and Altar Meeting Minutes 4/7/16

Flower and Altar Team

First Parish Congregational Church

Date:  4/7/16

Present: Marjorie Belanger Co-Chair, Martha Conlan, Polly Curry, Brandi Flanagan, Jo Nancy Gunn Co-Chair, Cynthia Howard, Patrice Tripp, Mari Warner

Item	Discussion	Resolution
Schedule review	Facilitator April-Patrice, May-Cindy; May 1 is Music Sunday, May 15 is Pentecost Sunday; Coffee Hour 6/12 F&A	N/A
Palms and lilies	Arrangements have been made to keep the large palms through Pentecost.  The remaining lilies have finished blooming.	The remaining lilies will be removed. The facilitator for each month will take care of watering the palms and the other church plants: peace lilies in the fellowship area and workroom, plants in flexible use room, and plant in Doug’s office-ask Doug if he’s there.
F&A materials storage	Closets in Fellowship area, Sanctuary, and Sacristy. Watering can in closet by coffee station, 3-step stools in sanctuary closet and Sacristy.	F&A still with one key, month’s facilitator will have it. Security process for the building reviewed.
Budget   2016	Church  $175 Other income: $60 remaining from Fair, $192 from lilies-extra discount given to us at pick-up.   Expense: palms given out $74.30.  Balance: $352.70 Expenses that could be expected through the year were listed with potential amounts.	Information will be gathered for upcoming actions: planting of the ‘Fish Garden’ and for Doug’s retirement.