Old North Abbey, Knoxville, TN
Parish Council Meeting Summary, meeting of March 2, 2021 (by Zoom)
Minutes prepared by Amber Ford, summary by Daniel Yoder
Attendees: Aaron, Amber, Brent, Charleen, Daniel, Gregg, Mary, Rusty, Spencer
Absent:
Clergy attending: Joy
Financial Report
- Year-end report: $54k owed on the building; income exceeded spending and the budget, while expenditures were actually below budget. 62.9% of tithes came in through Tithe.ly.
- will review budget next month
- will discuss purchasing half-door next month
Facilities
- painting is east stairwell has been completed
- new lights have been installed in office
- Chris Buckingham is starting on some of the touch-up painting
Worship Services
- the 1st service is full most Sundays, and the 2nd service is mostly full. Online attendance has been somewhat lower
- the plan is to have Holy Week services outdoors
Child & Youth Care
- In-person childcare during the service is going well, with 3-5 children each Sunday, but do need more volunteers
- in negotiations to get some help with efforts for the older Youth
Other items
Next meeting 7:30 pm Tuesday April 6 in the Commons or by Zoom.