May 20, 2007 Annual Program Report by Moderator Karen
Caton
I have to
say I’ve really enjoyed this past year serving as Moderator. My term as
Moderator has been a relatively smooth journey due to the fact that we’ve had
incredibly dedicated Boards, Committees, and Board Chairs. Even facing the
prospect of Pastor Sharyl's going on sabbatical leave, I knew we would be "OK."
All of our Boards were geared-up and on-track to keep everything moving forward
smoothly.
In addition to our Senior
Ministers sabbatical leave, other highlights from the past year include Dan
Wilkie's "officially" beginning his service as our Assistant Minister; finding
and securing the services of Rev. Gary Bryant as our Sabbatical Senior Minister;
seeing our Building Fund debt disappear; the return of home meetings to
experience the Appreciative Inquiry process; changes in our Custodial staff and
in the Music staff; as well as a new time for our Sunday Worship Service.
We’ve handled some significant changes within our church walls, and overall it’s
been a very productive year!
So, enjoy the reports
from your Boards and Committees included elsewhere on our Web Site. They
have had an outstanding year and have worked very hard to serve FCUCC!!
Thank you for the
opportunity to serve as your Moderator for the past 12 months. It’s been a
very rewarding experience and one I will look back on with pleasant memories.
Karen Caton,
Moderator 2006-2007