Annual Meeting

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church of rural Hays held its annual meeting following the morning worship service on January 20th, 2008. The meeting was presided over by Senior Warden Dennis Johnson. The annual meeting was combined with a church potluck. Those in attendance were Father Peter Nissen, Dennis and Denise Johnson, Frances Eichman, Gwen Johnson, Fred McIntosh, and Paul, Jacinta, and Xan Faber.

The meeting opened with an invocation offered by Father Nissen.

The minutes of the 2007 annual meeting were read and approved. The treasurer's report for 2007 was read and accepted. The 2008 budget was proposed, discussed, and approved. Motions for approval were made by Paul Faber and seconded by Jacinta Faber.

In the new business, the first item on the agenda was the appointment of various congregational officers. Dennis Johnson and Fred McIntosh were reappointed to the posts of senior warden and junior warden respectively. Gwen Johnson graciously agreed to continue performing the treasurer's duties. Jacinta Faber was appointed clerk. Dan Johnson and Paul Faber will continue to serve on the Bishop's Committee.

Denise and Dennis Johnson agreed to serve as the delegates to the 2008 diocesan convention, which will be held in October, 2008, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Paul and Jacinta Faber volunteered to be the alternates.

The second item on the agenda addressed the Bishop's call to increase church membership. Dennis Johnson proposed hosting a church picnic and inviting those living in the surrounding area. This idea was enthusiastically received by the meeting attendees. A picnic had been tentatively planned for early summer at St. Andrew's.

Finally, the congregation offered its heartfelt thanks to Father Nissen for another year of service as pastor, to Gwen Johnson for her service as organist and treasurer, to Denise and Dennis Johnson for serving as delegates to the diocesan convention, and especially to Frances Eichman for her many years of service as the congregational clerk. She received a well-deserved round of applause.

The meeting was adjourned and followed by a generously provisioned potluck dinner.

Faithfully submitted by Jacinta Faber, clerk.