The Teaming Church
G.I.F.T. (Gathering in Faith Together)
G.I.F.T. (Gathering in Faith Together) The St. Paul’s G.I.F.T. group is a group of women who get together several times a year for fellowship, food and fun ~ now in our 26th year. We are also happy to assist wherever we can at St. Paul’s and our community.
The Teaming Church
The Leadership Team
This team is responsible for the visioning process and the overall keeping of the church on track. This team meets at least 8 times a year. The minister is part of the team.
Roxanne Cowlthorp
Merrilee Kempthorne
The Worship Team
This team is responsible for the anything that relates to Worship and the worship space such as Communion, Baptism, banners, music, and pulpit supply, the sound system. This team meets at least 4 times a year. This team works with the minister. Missing: Tara Cassils
Chris Arthur
Patty White
Donna Harvey
Shirley Phillips
The Pastoral Care Team
This team is responsible to watch over the congregation in a pastoral way; paying attention to illness, hospital stays and other concerns, by visiting, sending cards or telephone calls. This team would also be the oversight team for the Evergreen and Westview Lodge devotional services. This team works with the minister to do its best to care for the congregation’s pastoral needs. This team meets through emails, telephone calls, in person meetings, whatever is the most prompt and effective way to show our concern. The minister liaises with this team. Photo Missing: Tara Cassils
Bonnie Scott
Elaine Winkle
Judy McRuer
Muriel Good
Dianne Facey
Ethel Black
Trustees
All churches are owned by the United Church of Canada and are held in trust by each congregation.
The role of the trustees of the congregation is to safeguard all the assets of the church. This includes the land, building, furniture and fixtures, investments and monies of the church.
The trustees oversee at the highest level the operations of the church ensuring that the church has the organizational structure and policies and procedures to run the church.
Dianne Facey
Barb Hicks
Ministry and Personnel Committee
The Ministry and Personnel Committee is primarily responsible for the support and oversight of full and part-time members of the staff of the Church. The M&P Committee helps ministry personnel, lay employees, members of the community of faith, and adherents build and maintain healthy relationships.
Patty White
Linda Gray
Dave Hicks
The Property and Finance Team
This team is responsible for the financial business of the church and the maintenance of the property. This team is responsible to inform the congregation of where it stands financially. Caretaking, snow removal, insurance, the Snazzy Seconds contract, signing authority for the church are some of the responsibilities of this team. It meets monthly after the financial statements for the previous month are available. The Treasurer provides the financial documentation for this team. Missing Photos: Marsha Clyne, Brenda Shaw, Bookkeeper.
Brenda Austin
Judy Adams
Barb Kyle
Spiritual Formation Team
This team is responsible for seeing that spiritual learning opportunities are available to our church youth members. Its primary responsibility is the staffing and curriculum ideas for the Sunday school weekly lessons and determining a yearly mission project supported by our congregation. This team meets at least 4 times a year. The Minister is a part of this team.
Patty White
If you would like to send ideas or correspondence to any team please send to the office email or to Maxine, Office Secretary and they will see that the committee gets the correspondence.
To meet with a Team, note when the team is meeting and speak to one of the team members to let them know you will be expected and so will be placed on the agenda.