St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
MINUTES
Call to Order
Opening Devotion and Prayer: Pastor Karla and Pastor Alicia
St. Mark’s Mission
Agenda Review for the January 30, 2022 Annual Meeting
Check for Quorum of 35 members (46 in person and 13 Live ZOOM participants)
Approved of Minutes of Congregational Meetings:
- January 31, 2021 Annual Meeting
MOTION: Herb Geier SECOND: Billy Cox Approved at in-person meeting.
Approve 2022 Budgets
- 2022 Budget
- 2022 Memorial Endowment Budget
MOTION: Dick Bolin SECOND: Ann Larsen
APPROVED: 79 Votes, 79 YES 1 Abstain
Candidate Elections: 80 ballots cast; 24 online, 56 paper ballots. Not all included votes for every individual on the ticket.
Election of Congregational Representatives: 79 YES votes for all 6 candidates
- Candidates for 2022 Church Council
- Chris Lewis
- Erick Posada
- Skip Knudsen
- Robert Nava
- Sheri Barker
- Krystina Torres, Treasurer
- Candidates for the 2022 Legacy Committee: 78 YES votes for 2 candidates.
- Dick Bolin
- Carol Whittier Ross
- Candidates for 2022 Nominating Committee: 78 YES votes for 4 candidates.
- Rachael Perez
- Diane Nissen
- Doug Nerat
- Erv Gotschke
- Lay Representatives for the 2022 Pacifica Synod Conference: 80 YES votes
- Dick Bolin
- Caye Smith Bolin
Reports: See 2021 ANNUAL REPORT
- Pastor Karla Halvorson – Pastoral Report
- Pastor Alicia Saenz – Pastoral Report
- Property – Bob Lechner
- Sheri Barker – Church Council (See closing message & prayer attached)
- Thank you to retiring Council Members: Diane Flint-Wages,
Bob Lechner, Rachael Perez, and Michael Marquez
Directions for Voting
- After “in-person” Annual meeting in sanctuary (if attending)
- After Live ZOOM meeting via online link to ballot (see newsletter for link)
- Monday, February 1, 2022, 8:00 AM–12:00 PM, noon, paper ballot to Office
Closing Prayer – Sheri Barker
Meeting Adjourned: 12:30 PM
Respectfully Submitted,
Sheridan Barker
Outgoing President for Rachael Perez, absent due to work requirement