The Easter Triduum (The Great Three Days)

Forecaster

April 2014 Volume 26, Number 4

In This Issue:

•The Easter Triduum

• A Vision Statement &

A Building Project

•Worship

•Calendar

•Finance report

•GoldenLinks

•New Member

Orienta)on

•Missions & A Movie

•Leadership Board

Report

For I handed on to you as of first

importance what I in turn had

received: that Christ died for our sins

in accordance with the scriptures,

and that he was buried, and that he

was raised on the third day in

accordance with the scriptures, and

that he appeared to Cephas, then to

the twelve. (1 Corinthians 15:3-5

NRSV; the earliest account of the

resurrec�on)

The Easter Triduum, or The Great

Three Days from sunset Holy

Thursday to sunset Easter Day, are a

unity—the climax of the Chris)an

year—when we celebrate the saving

events of our Lord’s passion, death,

and resurrec)on. This is the most

holy, serious, and crucial three days

of the year for Chris)ans. Missing

these days would mean missing the

heart of our en)re spiritual journey

for the year. Therefore, it is best to

organize our )me and commitments

in such a way that absolutely

everything during these days is set

aside so that we can center en)rely

and exclusively on our own

par)cipa)on in the suffering and

death and resurrec)on of Jesus.

The evening of Holy Thursday we

enter this most solemn and joyful

celebra)on of the en)re Chris)an

year. Augus)ne called it “the triduum

during which the Lord died, was

buried, and rose again.” This day is

also known as Maundy Thursday, a

term derived through the Old French

mandé from the La)n mandatum

novum, “a new commandment”

associated with John 13:34. We will

gather to worship at 7:00 pm at

Salem.

On Good Friday we remember Jesus’

crucifixion. We will gather with the

Westside 6 and wider community at

7:00 pm at St. Mark’s UMC.

Easter morning is an occasion of great

joy and renewal. We gather to

celebrate Jesus’ resurrec)on! On

Easter morning we begin the most

joyous and celebra)ve season of the

Chris)an year. Like Christmas (12

days), Easter is not just one day but

rather the Great FiFy Days. We will

read the Easter Gospel, delight in

special music, Easter hymns, and

beau)ful flowers, and celebrate

bap)sm, confirma)on, new members,

and communion. Don’t miss it and

invite someone along!

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The human

mind may

devise many

plans, but it

is the purpose

of the Lord

that will be

established.

Proverbs

19:21

Rev. John Louk Pastor of the Salem UMC

people, but ul)mately it is about

rela)onships. People connected to other

people and to God. We also talked quite

a bit about the diversity of people who

are a part of Salem. We are and want to

be even more mul)cultural.

Building community has many

different aspects, too. Of course, we are

building community within the church,

but we are also building community in

the world around us. In fact, we are all a

part of several communi)es: our family

and friends, work, school, neighbors,

city, na)on, and world.

As the gathering of Jesus followers,

how are we building up all the

communi)es in which we are a part?

How are the lives of people around us

being transformed? That’s what the

Gospel of Jesus Christ is all about,

renewing the world so that it once again

is the good crea)on that God intended.

The first place where our new vision

can have a significant impact is on our

building project. On April 1 we will

gather at 7:00 pm for a special Church

Conference to vote on the proposed

building project, cost, and financing.

This is an open mee)ng. That means

anyone is welcome to come and

par)cipate. When it comes )me to

decide, only church members will be

allowed to vote.

The Building CommiKee has done

good work and will present some

op)ons to the congrega)on. We will

have to decide what we can accomplish

with the resources we have available to

us.

As we gather to make decisions, it

will be appropriate for us to reflect on

our vision. Is this building project

connec)ng people, building community,

and transforming lives through Jesus?

Grace and peace to you,

John Louk

The first of our Healthy Church

Ini)a)ve prescrip)ons to be completed is

our new vision statement.

connec�ng people

building community

transforming lives

through Jesus

Our prayer team and others

throughout the congrega)on have been

leading us in prayer about what God is

calling us to be. How does God see us? At

the Day of Visioning mee)ng on March 9,

it was unanimously approved by the 35

people par)cipa)ng.

The vision statement pictures an ideal

future in which we connect people, build

community, and transform lives through

Jesus. Therefore, decisions made by Staff,

the Leadership Board, and church

members should be consistently aligned

with the vision. This is who we are. The

vision directs the course of our church.

It is short — only eight words — so

that it is easily memorized and able to

inspire us to ac)on. We can’t fulfill it if we

don’t know it.

Our mission statement describes what

ac)ons will result from the vision. When

we connect people, build community, and

transform lives through Jesus, we will

make disciples of Jesus Christ who

transform the world.

The vision statement, however, does

not explain how we’ll reach our vision.

The strategy for how we accomplish the

vision comes from the teams that are put

together from the other prescrip)ons.

Furthermore, the Leadership Board is

responsible for the implementa)on of the

vision and for the alignment of the

ministries of the church around the vision.

The Day of Visioning mee)ng included

prayer, dreaming, reflec)ng, and hoping.

While there is much for us to consider and

act on, I have a couple of personal

observa)ons from our conversa)on.

There are many ways to connect

A Vision Statement and a Building Project

In April we conclude the season of Lent and celebrate Holy Week and Easter! Holy

Week begins with Palm/Passion Sunday. We journey with Jesus through the

triumphant entry into Jerusalem; the final days of teaching and confronta)on with

authori)es; the Last Supper on Holy Thursday; the arrest, trial, and crucifixion on

Good Friday; the burial and rest in the tomb; and finally the resurrec)on early on the

first day of the week, Easter. This is the most special )me of worship in the en)re

Chris)an year.

The Easter Season, also known as the Great FiFy Days, begins at sunset Easter Eve

and con)nues through the Day of Pentecost [this year, June 8]. It is the most joyous

and celebra)ve season of the Chris)an year. The ancient Chris)an name for this

fes)val is Pasch, derived from the Hebrew pesah ("deliverance" or "passover"), thus

connec)ng the Resurrec)on to the Exodus. The liturgical colors are white and gold

(from the Book of Worship). Come and worship!

April 6 Fi�h Sunday in Lent

Ezekiel 37:1–14 The Valley of Dry Bones

Psalm 130 Wai)ng for Divine Redemp)on

Romans 8:6–11 Life in the Spirit

John 11:1–45 The Death of Lazarus

Holy Communion

April 13 Palm/Passion Sunday

Liturgy of the Palms

MaKhew 21:1–11 Jesus’ Triumphant Entry into Jerusalem

Psalm 118:1–2,19–29 Blessed Is the One Who Comes in the Name of the

Lord

Liturgy of the Passion

Isaiah 50:4–9a The Servant’s Humilia)on

Psalm 31:9–16 Prayer for Deliverance

Philippians 2:5–11 Imita)ng Christ’s Humility

MaKhew 26:14–27:66 The Proclama)on of the Passion Story

Choral Reading

April 20 Easter Sunday

Acts 10:34-43 Gen)les Hear the Good News

Ps 118:1–2, 14–24 This Is the Day the Lord Has Made

Colossians 3:1–4 The New Life in Christ

John 20:1–18 The Resurrec)on of Jesus

or MaKhew 28:1–10

Bap&sm, Confirma&on, New Members, and Holy Communion

April 27 Second Sunday of Easter

Acts 2:14a, 22–32 Peter Addresses the Crowd

Psalm 16 Song of Trust and Security in God

1 Peter 1:3–9 A Living Hope

John 20:19–31 Jesus Appears to the Disciples and Thomas

Cantata ♫

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Worship: Lent and Easter

Come and Worship!

Sundays

9:00am—Contemporary

11:00am—Traditional

April 17 Holy Thursday

Exodus 12:1–14

The First Passover

Ins)tuted

Psalm 116:1–4, 12–19

I Will LiF Up the

Cup of Salva)on

1 Corinthians 11:23–26

The Ins)tu)on of the

Lord’s Supper

John 13:1–17, 31b-35

Jesus Washes the

Disciples’ Feet

Holy Communion

Worship 7:00 pm at Salem

April 18 Good Friday

Isaiah 52:13–53:12

The Suffering Servant

Psalm 22

Why Have You Forsaken

Me?

Hebrews 10:16–25

Christ’s Sacrifice Once

for All

John 18:1–19:42

The Crucifixion of Jesus

Worship 7:00 pm with

Westside 6 at St. Mark’s

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April 2014

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

9:30 am Prayer room

7:00 pm Church

Conference

2

5:30 pm Confirma)on

6:30 pm Youth Group—

Lighthouse 2.0

6:30 pm Prayer Service

7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal

3

3:15 pm Green Square

Meals 605 2nd Ave SE

7:00 pm Bell Choir

Rehearsal

4

5

8:00 am UMM’s

Breakfast

.

6

9:00 Contemporary

Worship

9:00 Lec)onary Class

10:10 Sunday School

10:10 Fellowship Time

11:00 Tradi)onal Worship

3:00 Membership

Orienta)on

7

8

9

4:15 pm Staff Mee)ng

5:30 pm Confirma)on

6:30 pm Youth Group—

Lighthouse 2.0

6:30 pm Prayer Service

7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal

10

Sarah Circle 9:30 am

Rachel Circle 5:55 pm

7:00 pm Bell Choir

Rehearsal

11 12

7:00 am New Beginnings

Church Elder’s Mee)ng

Tenta)vely scheduled—

10:00 am Outdoor

pick-up and clean-up.

(contact Kathy Wickham)

13 Palm/Passion Sunday

9:00 Contemporary

Worship

9:00 Lec)onary Class

10:10 Sunday School

10:10 Fellowship Time

11:00 Tradi)onal Worship

Food Bank Sunday

3:00 Mary and Martha

HBO movie on Malaria

14

11:30 Golden Links

15

9:30 am Prayer room

5:15 pm Leadership

Board mee)ng

16

5:30 pm Confirma)on

6:30 pm Youth Group—

Lighthouse 2.0

6:30 pm Prayer Service

7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal

17

7:00 pm Holy Thursday

Service

18

7:00 pm Good Friday

Service @ St. Mark’s

19

10:00 am Easter Egg

Hunt

5:30 Confirma)on

Rehearsal & Celebra)on

20 Easter Sunday

9:00 Contemporary

Worship

9:00 Lec)onary Class

10:10 Sunday School

10:10 Fellowship Time

11:00 Tradi)onal Worship

21

May Forecaster ar�cles due

22

23

4:15 pm Staff Mee)ng

6:30 pm Youth Group—

Lighthouse 2.0

7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal

24

3:15 pm Green Square

Meals 605 2nd Ave SE

25 26

27

9:00 Contemporary

Worship

9:00 Lec)onary Class

10:10 Sunday School

10:10 Fellowship Time

11:00 Tradi)onal Worship

Imagine No Malaria Special

Offering

1:00 pm Pine Ridge Condo

Associa)on mee)ng

2:00 District Conference

28

29

12:30 Cards &

Fellowship

30

6:30 pm Youth Group—

Lighthouse 2.0

7:00 pm Choir Rehearsal

5 Linda & Dave Jandik

6 Claudine & Harold Hixson

10 Kathy & Larry Schooley

11 Donna & Roger Newhard

14 Saffi & Momodu Kamara

15 Barb & Tim Soukup

20 Marilyn & Norm Schade

25 Kathy & Dennis Valenta

26 Elizabeth & Aus)n Smith

28 Marlene & Andy Anderson

28 Rosemary & Jim Glubka

30 Dede & ScoK Musgrove

3 Chuck Curson

3 Trina Weeks

4 Judy Cowan

5 Paul Biberdorf

7 Dave Jandik

8 Jordan Lauderdale

8 Lucia Salazar

12 MaK Salazar

14 Dalene Batman

14 Evelyn Dunek

15 Brody Biberdorf

15 Harold Hixson

15 Barb Whitmer

21 Chuck Roher

26 Max Schilling

29 Charlene Fortner

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Salem’s Record of Generosity In Support of Our

Ministry Goals as of February 28, 2014

April Birthdays and Anniversaries

Actual Budget

Offerings given toward Opera)ng Budget $33,930.96 $42,040.00

Other Opera)ng Budget income $2,025.00 $2,000.00

Total Budget Income $35,955.96 $44,040.00

BUDGET EXPENSES

YTD budget expenses paid $45,840.77 $44,964.66

TOTAL BUDGET INCOME OVER/(UNDER) EXPENSES $(9,884.81) $(924.66)

BUDGET GIVING

Thank you for your support of the ministries of Salem United Methodist Church.

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United Methodist Women Sharon Busch, President

In Gra&tude

United Methodist Men

Donna and Roger Newhard express

their thanks to everyone for prayers

following Donna’s fall in March, and

also thanks to Deb Black and Dave

Higdon for their hospital visits to

Donna.

Rachael Circle will meet on April 10

@ 5:55 for fun, fellowship and

something chocolate. A light meal

will be provided by Judy Cowan.

We will have a brief business

mee)ng followed by an

introduc)on to our Bible study,

"One Thousand GiFs." Please bring

items for the food bank.

Sarah Circle will meet on April 10

@ 9:30 AM. The lesson is "Call to

Mission" Our hostess will be

Carolyn Jarvis.

The Salem United Methodist men

will gather for breakfast and a

mee)ng on April 5th at 8:00 am in

the Salem fellowship room.

Our speaker will be Norah

Hammond from the Science Center.

(It’s not just for kids!) All men of

Salem are invited to join us

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"Golden Links" started during World

War 2 when young couples were

separated by the war. It was a way

that men in service and wives at

home keep in contact. There were

leKers and fellowship that help both

those away and those at home.

Following the war the friendship

con)nued over the years in the

church connec)on at Salem. It has

been both study and fellowship.

Now many years later the Golden

Links is a fellowship group the gets

together once a month for a meal on

the 2nd Monday of the month. The

group is now mostly those who are

re)red as the group gathers at 11:30

for a meal, currently at Ryan’s on the

NE side. It is open to any couple or

single who are a part of the church

fellowship to join in this )me of food

and fellowship.

Consider this your invita)on to join

"Golden Links" April 14 at Ryan's .

Everyone is welcome!

Do you know about the magic act

that happens in the fellowship room

each week? Each Sunday morning

between worship services at Salem

we enjoy fellowship )me. Pots of

coffee magically make themselves,

cookies and other treats arrange

themselves on trays so everything is

ready when it’s )me to sit with

friends and enjoy. And when the

tradi)onal worship service begins at

11:00 and the fellowship room

emp)es of people the leF over treats

hop into containers, the coffee pots

wash themselves and the floor even

sweeps it self! It’s quite a magic

show!

As you must surely know, that is

quite a tall tale, too. While we do

have some wonderful people who

donate cookies, bars, muffins, fruit

and veggie snacks, we don’t have

many helping prepare and clean-up

each Sunday. The jobs fall to the

Golden Links

Sunday Fellowship Time Magic

same people over and over which is a

burden

We need people for set-up at 8:15

and people to clean up at 11:00. We

will train you on what needs to be

done. It would great to have enough

volunteers so each person would only

need to serve once a month or less.

We can also use dona)ons of cookies

and healthy snacks to serve.

This ministry is only possible if we

have enough volunteers willing to

help. Please call or email Linda

Jandik at 396-7392 or

l.jandik@imonmail.com if we can

count on you.

It’s not really that hard to come early

to help. The people who come to

brazenly snitch cookies off the trays

before it’s )me for fellowship can do

it. So can you. Come be part of the

magic.

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Members make special vows to

prac)ce certain habits of

discipleship.

We are thrilled to be reaching new

people and that there is interest in

becoming members. Currently, the

pathway to membership at Salem

includes living out the membership

vows for six months or so and then

par)cipa)ng in the membership

orienta)on class that Pastor John

leads, usually on a Sunday aFernoon.

We meet for a couple hours and then

new members are our guests at a

special dinner in their honor. Pastor

John is offering this membership

orienta)on on April 6 at 3:00 pm.

While we encourage membership,

please know that everyone is

welcome to be a part of Salem

without becoming an official

member. Membership is not about

privileges; it is about commitment

An Invita&on to New Member Orienta&on

and responsibility. It is the next step

up for those who make a greater

commitment to God’s kingdom

through Salem, submi[ng to the

authority of the church and to the

expecta)ons of following Jesus.

Salem members confess Jesus Christ

as Savior and promise to serve him

as Lord. Specifically, members vow to

faithfully par)cipate in Salem’s

ministries by their prayers, their

presence, their giFs, their service,

and their witness.

Please let Pastor John know if you

are ready to make this commitment

or would like to talk about it further.

Remember, we ask that you are

living out these vows before making

it official as a member. Again, the

membership orienta)on class is April

6 at 3:00 pm and we will receive new

members on Easter, April 20.

connec)ng people

building community

transforming lives

through Jesus

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April is Imagine No Malaria

Month at Salem!

Although malaria is preventable,

every year it kills 700,000 people,

mostly children and pregnant women

in sub-Saharan Africa. United

Methodists are part of a worldwide

effort to eradicate this disease by the

year 2015. Imagine No Malaria is an

extraordinary effort of the people of

The United Methodist Church,

puAng our faith into ac&on to end

preventable deaths by malaria in

Africa, especially the death of a child

or a mother. The Imagine No Malaria

approach is focused on four key

areas: preven)on, educa)on,

communica)on and treatment.

Trash to treatments! Salem is

collec)ng clean plas)c dairy

containers, bags from cheese,

individual sliced cheese wrappers and

foil and plas)c juice pouches to earn

dollars for Imagine No Malaria.

Dorothy Higdon recently mailed 6

pounds of dairy containers. It all

adds up and for a great cause so keep

bringing them in. Everyone is already

recycling at home; just bring them to

the church for Imagine No Malaria

instead! Please be sure to rinse out

the containers before you bring

them in. You can cut a 1/2” off the

top of the juice pouches in order to

rinse the inside of them.

One malaria free bed net costs $10.

This would be the same as a steak at

a restaurant, 2 Starbuck coffees or

going to a theater movie. Can you

save a child, mother or family

instead? Give to Imagine No Malaria

today!

Missions Joni Salazar

HBO Movie—Mary and Martha

On Sunday, April 13, at 3:00 pm the

Salem Missions CommiKee will show

the movie Mary and Martha in the

Sanctuary. This movie tells the story

of how malaria affects lives. There

will be a free will offering that will go

to Imagine No Malaria.

An HBO film, Mary and Martha, is

about two women who turn their

grief into ac)on, hoping to thwart the

disease, which the World Health

Organiza)on es)mates killed 660,000

people in 2010, most of them African

children. The movie builds to a scene

in which the women tes)fy before a

Congressional subcommiKee. In the

process, Mary and Martha come to

realize that the losses experienced by

two comfortable white Western

households are atypical, and that the

real impact of malaria is on parts of

the world that few people in their

circles know or care about.

Come, watch and educate yourself

about Malaria Sunday, April 27th

at 3 PM. Snacks and refreshments

provided. Free will dona)on to

Imagine No Malaria.

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Report of the Leadership Board

Mee)ng Notes 3-18-2014

Following the subcommiKee mee)ngs at 5:15 the full

board met at 5:45. Paul Meyer led devo)ons and

prayer.

Following the subcommiKee mee)ngs at 5:15 the full

board met at 5:45. Anna Dunnwald led devo)ons and

prayer.

Stewardship – Treasurer, Linda Curson reported that

our income for January and February was $9,884.81 less

than the amount budgeted for the period. She noted

that this is a very similar amount of shor\all for the

same two months in 2013, but the difference between

income and budget was made up through the year.

$12,341 has been received for the Building Fund.

●A checklist of suggested financial controls was shared

with the Stewardship subcommiKee. They reported

that Salem is doing well with the items on the list but

noted that we should document what we are doing

more. ●Linda is seeking someone who can perform the

2013 audit of Salem’s books for us. She has been trying

to find someone external to the Salem congrega)on,

but has not yet located anyone who would not charge

an exorbitant amount.

Building CommiEee – The Building CommiKee has a

mee)ng with Point Builders scheduled on March 20th

.

●Since the court case against Church Mutual regarding

the downtown building is currently )ed up in appeals

from Church Mutual, we cannot an)cipate the poten)al

$400k for up to another year. Prior to Church Mutual’s

decision to appeal the jury and judge’s ruling it had

been hoped that a por)on of the $400k could

poten)ally be applied to the building project. ●It has

been suggested that Salem consider selling the land we

own on Blairs Ferry Road. At the )me that CrossWinds

UMC originally purchased that property they had a

“gentleman’s agreement” with the seller that it would

be used for a church. Lovely Lane UMC has expressed

interest in possibly working together with Salem to do

something on the land. It was suggested that perhaps

they would be interested in buying the property as their

current loca)on is landlocked. Another sugges)on was

to see if Jubilee Bap)st Church which owns the property

next to Salem’s on Blairs Ferry would be interested in

buying. No decision about selling has been made, and

cannot be made without input from the congrega)on,

permission from District and Conference en))es, and a

vote by Salem members. This

was just a point of discussion

by the Leadership Board at

this )me. ●Linda Curson

commented that various

building project op)ons )ed

to different funding scenarios

would be a probable outcome

of the March 20th

Building

CommiKee mee)ng, with the

intent that these op)ons

would be presented at the Church/Charge Conference.

Blairs Ferry Road Land - Copies were shared of a

postcard received at Salem from the City Planning

Commission announcing a Public Mee)ng on the

requested zoning change for the northern sec)on of

Salem’s Blairs Ferry land as well as three other sec)ons

of adjacent land. The zoning change is necessary for the

housing developer to build on the land he is purchasing

along the northern borders of the proper)es. LB

members available on the day of the mee)ng, March 27

at 3:00 pm, were encouraged to aKend to speak

favorably for the zoning change

New Vision Statement - LB members who took part in

the Day of Visioning on March 9 shared about the

process of reaching consensus on a new Vision

Statement for Salem. They were all pleased with the way

it came together and was encompassing. The new Vision

Statement is:

connec)ng people

building community

transforming lives

through Jesus

Spring Clergy Evalua&on forms- Forms for the Spring

Clergy Evalua)on have been changed by the Conference,

are now known as Another Set of Eyes, and have a new,

easier format. The forms were distributed to LB

members and gone over. Members are to complete

their copies and return them to the Salem office not

later than April 1. The informa)on submiKed on the

forms will be compiled and discussed with Pastor John at

the April 15 Leadership Board mee)ng. Because the

mee)ng for the discussion of the evalua)on tends to run

long, Anna offered to organize something for the

members to eat during the mee)ng.

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Leadership Board Report Con&nued from page 10

20th

Anniversary of Pastor John’s Gradua&on from

Seminary – GarreK Evangelical Theological Seminary,

from which Pastor John graduated, would like to honor

him by establishing a scholarship in his name. The

seminary would give $1,000 in seed money and seek

dona)ons to expand the amount, beginning with a

presenta)on and free will offering to be held at Salem.

Pastor John had told LB Chair, Paul Meyer that he has no

preference about the LB’s decision to endorse, or

decline the presenta)on and offering. He had added

that it might be something that could be done in 5 years

on the 25th

anniversary. Discussion among LB members

included thoughts that more money might be raised in 5

years when we are not in the midst of the Capital

Campaign, but also that John has been a driving force to

bring about the new building so now would be a good

)me for the honor. The decision was approved that we

allow the seminary to come make the presenta)on with

a free will offering from Salem members. Doing this in

the summer or fall was considered preferable to this

spring due to the breaking of ground and beginning

construc)on that is expected this spring.

Lawn Mower – Explora)on into the cost of hiring a lawn

care company to do the mowing at Salem determined

that the cost would be significantly higher than

purchasing a mower to replace the one stolen from the

Salem shed and paying an hourly rate for the mowing. If

a new mower is purchased and paperwork completed

with Guide One, our insurance company, by June 29 we

can recoup the $950 deprecia)on that was applied to

the old mower. LB members approved authorizing Louis

Busch to purchase a mower not exceeding $5,000, on

the condi)on that we secure suitable short term storage

for the mower.

So�ball Field – A request was made on Sunday to Paul

Meyer that approval be given to move the backstop for

the exis)ng soFball field on the NW corner of our land

to the east end of the land so the Salem soFball team

can use it for prac)ce when construc)on of the new

building begins. The exact proposed loca)on was not

known to Paul or LB members at the )me of the

mee)ng. Concerns were expressed about whether the

diamond would be too close to homeowner proper)es,

how it would affect or be affected by the drainage issue

that one of the neighbors to our south raised last year,

and its proximity to Coyote Drive. LB member Anna

Dunnwald who is a member of the soFball team was

unaware of the request and

offered to find out more.

Trustees – ●Paul Meyer and the

Trustee subcommiKee shared

that the city has decided not to

widen 33rd

Avenue past Salem at

this )me. Salem had agreed to

and signed papers to sell a strip

of land along 33rd

to the city for

$67,890, with the money to be

held to pay costs that would be

accessed for the installa)on of a sidewalk along 33rd

.

The city had not yet signed the paperwork to proceed

and has now pulled back and will only be building the

sidewalk with 33rd

Avenue remaining at its current

width. Preliminary, but not guaranteed, figures for the

city to purchase the narrower 380 foot strip of land for

the sidewalk would be more than $20,000 with the cost

of the sidewalk likely to be assessed at about $16,000.

●Signs for interior direc)ons and exterior signs to

replace the visitor signs in the parking lot with “Guest

Parking” signs are ordered and will be here very soon.

●The leKer to the parsonage renters informing them of

the decision to put the house up for sale will be

completed and sent soon. ●Louis Busch and Don

Feldmann will look into finding a roofer to replace the

roof on the parsonage which is a requirement following

the city inspec)on of the rental property that was done

last fall.

Roadside cleanup – Kathy Wickham, who last month

had offered to head up the roadside clean-up project

near Salem has learned that a similar program in

Marion may have been stopped due to poten)ally

dangerous waste along the roads. Kathy is going to

check further to learn the validity of this informa)on

and the recommenda)ons of the group that had

proposed par)cipa)on in the program to Salem.

Paul Meyer led LB members in prayer at the close of the

mee)ng.

Next Mee&ngs:

April 1, 2014 at 7:00 pm – Church Charge Conference

April 15, 2014 at 5:55 pm – Leadership Board Mee)ng

May 20, 2014 at 5:55 pm – Leadership Board Mee)ng

June 17, 2014 at 5:55 pm – Leadership Board Mee)ng

9:00 am Contemporary Worship Sanctuary

9:00 am Lec)onary Class (Adult Sunday School) Outback-Rm 3

9:00 am Nursery Available -infants thru 4 years old Outback-Nursery

10:10 am Adult Sunday School Class Outback-Nursery

10:10 am Sunday School Outback

PreK-1st

grade Rm 2, 2nd

-4th

grade Rm 1,

Middle School-Rm 3, High School-CoffeeSmiths

10:10 am Fellowship Time Fellowship Room

11:00 am Tradi)onal Worship Sanctuary

11:00 am Nursery Available –infants thru 4 years old Outback-Nursery

Salem Office hours: Monday through Thursday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (except standard holidays)

The Forecaster 4/14

3715 33rd Avenue SW

Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404

319-362-6178

office@SalemChurchCR.com

www.SalemChurchCR.com

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Salem’s Sunday Morning Schedule

Salem’s mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transforma&on of the world.