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.