Glebe St James Annual Congregational Meeting March 30 2025 will be via zoom

March 29, 2025

Documents and Links for GSJ ACM - March 30 2025 - Virtual meeting on zoom starting at 1:00 PM

Below you will find the documents for the 2025 Annual Congregational Meeting, as circulated by email. Join for the service starting at noon then stay for the Annual Meeting. The Annual Meeting will be held virtually on zoom on March 30th starting at approximately 1PM with early sign in encouraged for socializing!  Given the weather the decision was taken that the ACM will be a virtual meeting only. 


Zoom Link:

Join Zoom Meeting; Meeting ID: 613 236 0617 Passcode: 2360617


The meeting begins at 1pm; the link will open shortly before the meeting starts at 12:30pm.


Linked Documents:

ACM 2025 Agenda


2024 Annual Report


2024-March 17 Annual Congregational Meeting Minutes (updated with changes as discussed at ACM, March 30, 2025)


2024 Budget Document for ACM


2025 Nominations


Draft Agenda: Glebe-St. James Annual Congregational Meeting

March 30, 2025, 1:00 pm

 

Opening Prayer                                                              Rev. Dr. Teresa Burnett-Cole


Election of Chair and secretary

 Motion: That Pam Fitch chair the meeting with Zoë Fortier as secretary 


Attendance 

Motion:  That during this meeting the adherents of Glebe-St. James be allowed to vote in accordance with section B.3.7.2 of the 2025 United Church Manual


Approval of the Meeting Agenda

 Motion: That the agenda be approved as circulated


Approval of Minutes of 2024 Annual Meeting

 Motion: That the minutes of the 2024 annual meeting, be approved, as circulated 


Approval of the 2024 Annual Report

Motion: That the 2024 Annual Report be approved as circulated and submitted to the Eastern Ontario and Outaouais


Regional Council 


Reading of the Membership Roll                                                                David Brown         

Council Report                                                                                         Pam Fitch


Nominations                                                                            David Brown & Pam Fitch

Motion: That the list of nominations to fill with vacancies be approve and that the Acting Chair of Nominating Committee and the Chair of Council, in consultation with members of the Nominating Committee, make additional adjustments to the list of nominees, as needed


Treasurer’s Report                                                 Wendy Bergeron & Dudleigh Coyle

2025 Budget                                                           Wendy Bergeron & Dudleigh Coyle

           Motion: That the draft 2025 Budget be approved as tabled

 

Mission and Service Target 2025                                                             Susan Palmai

 Motion: That the Mission and Service goal for Glebe-St. James be set at $30,000


2023-24 Community of Faith (Living Ministry) Profile

Motion: That the congregation authorize Pam Fitch, in consultation with the Building Sustainability Working Group and Rev. Dr. Teresa Burnett-Cole, to finalize the BSWG Congregational Profile report and submit it to the Eastern Ontario and Outaouais Regional Council (EOORC) Office as Glebe-St. James’ 2025 Community of Faith (Living Ministry) Profile

 

Give Thanks and Praises                                                   Elizabeth Elton


Closing Prayer                                                                 Rev. Dr. Teresa Burnett-Cole


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