April 21, 2024 Church Service – Fourth Sunday of Easter
April 14, 2024 Church Service – Third Sunday of Easter
March Missions Newsletter – Rev. Daniel Conrad, Latin America
Missions Newsletter 2024-03 Rev. Daniel Conrad, Latin America
Dear Partners in Mission,
Greetings in the name of the Risen Lord. May we rejoice in the Resurrection of the Lord, and we proclaim his victory to all nations. We pray that all of you had a blessed Easter Sunday celebration. Attached please find our newsletter. Thank you for your support and prayers that make God’s mission in Latin America possible. May Gd bless your Easter season abundantly!
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 2to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. (Jude24,25)
In Christ,
Rev. Daniel and Kathy Conrad
Review of the Constitution and Bylaws
Update: Voters Meeting Scheduled for May 19th
For the past 15 months, the church council has been working on revising our constitution and bylaws to come into conformance with the requirements instituted by our CNH District. This was an iterative, give and take process, which required that the council send draft revisions to district, whereupon the district would review and suggest / require more changes or indicate approval. Before sending each draft to the district for their review, the church council would conduct their own review and approve the revision to be submitted.
The district has now fully approved our last revision of our constitution and bylaws and accordingly, we will shortly request voter approval to make the changes official. Most of the modifications were administrative in nature or improved language clarity and meaning. None of the adopted modifications have changed the church’s stance with regard to doctrine.
Some significant areas that were modified are listed below.
- The office of vice president is no longer identified as a “legal officer”, in conformance with California corporate law.
- A call for nominations to fill the positions of officers of the congregation shall be communicated at least 30 days before the voters meeting
- Resolutions, which are approved by the council, shall be brought before the voters assembly at their next meeting.
- Electronic voting by council members is permitted under certain conditions.
- The section on administration of church funds has been moved to its own document, which will be maintained by the church council.
- All changes to the constitution and bylaws shall be reviewed by CNH district as a condition for continued membership in the LCMS
- All references regarding the offices of vicar and teacher have been removed
- The process for calling ordained or commissioned church workers has been rewritten
Because the changes in the documents are many, I will make electronic versions (in pdf format) of the previous (January 8, 2023) version and the new version available to anyone upon request. These pdfs will also be available on the Website (look under Announcements). I will also post the new version in the parish hall on the white board for all to review.
The church council welcomes all comments and suggestions.
At the voters assembly, parishioners may comment and vote for or against approval.
==> Link to Constitution & Bylaws (amended and approved January 2023)
==> Link to Constitution & Bylaws (draft – to be approved)
==> Link to Administration of Church Funds (new document – to be approved)
Fred Sherman
President
April 7, 2024 Church Service – Second Sunday of Easter
March 31, 2024 Church Service – The Resurrection of Our Lord – Easter Day
March 24, 2024 Church Service – Sunday of the Passion – Palm Sunday
March 17, 2024 Church Service – Fifth Sunday in Lent
February Missions Newsletter – Rev. Daniel Conrad, Latin America
Missons Newsletter 2024-02 Rev. Daniel Conrad, Latin America
Dear Partners in Mission,
Greetings in the name of the Lord. We hope that all is well with you during this Lenten season. All is well with us as we make our transition from Mexico to the Dominican Republic. Attached please find our latest newsletter. Thank you for your support and prayers. Please check out our updated prayer card at: lcms.org/conrad
God’s richest blessings!
To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy— 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen. (Jude 24,25)
In Christ,
Daniel Conrad