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11/13/2009 The Friday Epistle A project of the North Central Chapter of NACBA, the National Association of Church Business Administration Friday, November 13, 2009             fridayepistle@nacbancc.org           www.nacbancc.org The North Central Chapter of NACBA The National Association of Church Business Administration Our Mission:          To empower Christian ministry through support of church administration. Our Vision:          To equip and reach out to people in church administration through education, connection, and communication. The 2009-2010 meeting schedule is on line at http://www.nacbancc.org/mschedule.asp. Minnesota Association of Church Facility Managers MACFM (www.macfm.org) was established to promote fellowship, networking and educational opportunities for Christian Facilities Professionals (managers, maintenance, custodians), through the form of monthly meetings, discussion groups, and professional training. Come Check us out!                                                  For more information contact: President Ken Reineccius kreineccius@paxchristi.com or call #952-405-7250. Hot Stuff Section Back by Popular Demand! Cheryl Glaeser will be presenting her fabulous “Microsoft Tips & Tricks” session at our regular Thursday morning meeting on November 19 – don’t miss it! You Gotta Register!   Pick up a brochure and registration form at http://www.nacbancc.org/images/November2009.pdf Share the Knowledge Section Audits How many churches perform audits? Is yours internal or external? Also if your church is giving staff increases, what’s the percentage? Sherry Wittenberg Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church 5005 Northwest Blvd. Plymouth, MN 55442-3504 763-550-1000 ext. 117 swittenberg@beautifulsaviorlc.org Facebook Does your church have a Facebook page or other Facebook presence? If so, would you please share how you use it and if you find it to be effective? Do you allow “Fans” to post or do you just use it for outgoing messages? (I’ve seen some not-so-nice posts on other church’s pages by fans/friends so am apprehensive about allowing posts but that would also limit the use of this communication tool.) Thank you! Julie Ericson Chapel Hill Church 4888 Pilot Knob Road Eagan, MN   55122 651-681-1658, ext. 100 jericson@chapelhillchurch.com Assistance for Medical Bills I am wondering if churches have ever hosted a fundraiser to pay for someone’s medical bills. I am looking for any policies they may have written for such an event. Lisa Schuler Centennial United Methodist Church 1524 W. County Rd C2 Roseville, MN 55113-1634 (651) 633-7644 lisas@centennialumc.org Little Canada, MN 55117-1627 Payroll Service Recommendations Needed We are considering changing from a national to a local payroll provider. If you’ve worked with a local company and have advice or referrals (good, bad or otherwise), I’d love to hear it. Renee K. Kirchner Grace Lutheran Church of Apple Valley 7800 West County Road 42 Apple Valley, MN 55124-7181 (952) 432-7273 Ext. 105 r.kirchner@graceofav.org Special Announcement Section Winter Parking Lot & Sidewalk Maintenance Seminar – Free! The Mississippi Watershed Management Organization is offering a FREE workshop on Winter Parking Lot & Sidewalk Maintenance for staff maintaining private/public walkways and parking lots, snow removal contractors, landscapers, property managers, city staff, and snowplow drivers. Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 10:00am - 2:30pm Saint Anthony City Hall 3301 Silver Lake Road Saint Anthony, MN 55418 Learn how to keep our parking lots and sidewalks safe while saving money and protecting our lakes and rivers. Many local lakes and streams have elevated levels of chloride, a common ingredient in road salt. In some cases, the chloride contamination is high enough to impact or even kill fish and other aquatic life. Winter snow and ice practices have been identified as the primary source of this chloride. This workshop will present information on how you can mitigate the effects of de-icing materials on the environment, without compromising safety or effectiveness. The topics covered will include: •        cost/benefits of de-icing strategies •        different types of de-icing materials •        the latest recommendations for application rates •        "Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance Manual" Workshop participants will receive a copy of the "Winter Parking Lot and Sidewalk Maintenance Manual," a clipboard with an application rate chart, and a complementary lunch. Participants will also have the option of receiving Level One Certification in Snow & Ice Control Best Practices from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Certified practitioners are listed on the agency's website, http://www.pca.state.mn.us/programs/roadsalt.html. This can be a great marketing tool! This workshop is free (and lunch is included!), but registration is required by December 1st. Priority will be given to individuals/companies that are located within the watershed boundaries. A flyer explaining all this is available at www.nacbancc.org/images/WinterAnnouncement.pdf. To register, complete the last page of the brochure at www.nacbancc.org/images/WinterBrochure.pdf and mail or fax it to: Mississippi Watershed Management Organization Attn: Erica 1224 Marshall Street NE, Suite 201 Minneapolis, MN 55413-1036 Fax: (612) 465-8785 Questions? Contact Erica Sniegowski, (612) 465-8780 ext. 206, esniegowski@mwmo.org The brochure and more information is also available on our website at: http://www.mwmo.org/educationtrainings.html . Beg, Buy, Sell, or Give-Away Section 4-Foot Fluorescent Fixtures – Free! We have done some remodeling and have replaced our florescent fixtures with LED fixtures. The fixtures are good shape and need a nice, new home. •     10 are 4-lamp florescent fixtures with lens •     4 are 2-lamp florescent fixtures with lens All are 4-feet long, T12s. Give me a call and we will figure out a way to get them to their new home. Carol A Garbisch, FCBA Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 2561 N Victoria St Roseville, MN 55113-3409 651-484-4144 www.princeofpeace.tc Bath Towels Needed! Dear Congregation friends: I’m sending this out to lots and lots of people, with a request that you place this notice in your congregation’s newsletter, bulletin, website, etc. Families Moving Forward needs bath towels! Do you have any extra around? They can be new, but also can be gently used. Each person who comes to live in the Families Moving Forward emergency shelter gets a bath towel, and gets to keep it when they move out. They use up a lot of towels – and need some more. If you can bring any towels to _________, we will see that they get to FMF. Thanks! There is no deadline on this, except that we’re down to our last two bath towels – so this notice can run as soon as you can fit it in, and can run for as many weeks as you are able – there are NEVER too many bath towels. Thanks! Leslie M. Frost Families Moving Forward® 1808 Emerson Ave. No. Minneapolis MN 55411-3229 612-529-2185 (voice) executivedirector@familiesmovingforward.org Choir Robes for Sale •     17 green adult choir robes with gold collars...$10.00 each or best offer •     25 gray junior choir robes with maroon collars...$10.00 each or best offer •     Gold shawls...2 large, 12 medium, 13 small...$5.00 each or best offer. Contact: Faith United Methodist Church 1530 Oakdale Avenue West St Paul, MN 55118 651-457-5686 faithumc@usfamily.net File Cabinets – Cheap! House of Prayer Lutheran Church has several extra 4-drawer metal filing cabinets, various colors. In great condition! $25 each, OBO. Please call or email for more information. Stefanie Fiser House of Prayer Lutheran Church 7625 Chicago Avenue Richfield, MN 55423-4451 612-866-8471 office@house-of-prayer.com For Sale - Our loss is your GAIN! - Konica Minolta Di5510 Multifunction Copier We needed to switch copier vendors, and only had this machine for 3 ½ years (purchased new). Priced well below value at only $1,000.00. Features include: 55ppm, ADF, 2 letter-size paper drawers, 2 additional drawers which hold up to 11x17, side by-pass tray (50 sheet max capacity), fiery print controller (drivers easily downloaded from Konica Minolta website), finisher with fold, staple and booklet (center fold/saddle stitch) capability. We used this for copying and network printing.    Email office@stlukes.ws or call 952-881-5801 and ask for David. Purchaser would be responsible for moving equipment. Maintenance agreement was cancelled. See photos at www.nacbancc.org/images/CopierA.jpg and www.nacbancc.org/images/CopierB.jpg. Kelly Meyers Saint Luke’s Lutheran Church 1701 W. Old Shakopee Rd. Bloomington, MN 55431-3025 952-881-5801    ext. 109 kellym@stlukes.ws Special Events Section Got Norwegian Heritage? There is going to be an informational meeting held at University Lutheran Church of Hope for women who are interested in forming the re-birth of a Minneapolis lodge of the Daughters of Norway. You are invited to attend to learn more about Daughters of Norway and enjoy your future Nordic sisters! That meeting will be on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 2:00pm. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Jill Beatty (415) 350-6492 Vaermor@comcast.net. The Daughters of Norway web site is www.daughtersofnorway.org. Job Line Find the Job Line at www.nacbancc.org/images/JobLine.pdf . Meeting Schedule Our chapter’s meeting schedule, complete with maps and hyperlinks, is on our web site at http://www.nacbancc.org/mschedule.asp. Check it out! About Us The Friday Epistle, a project of the North Central Chapter of NACBA, the National Association of Church Business Administration, is a free e-mail service for church administrators available to anyone who wants it. Feel free to pass this document to anyone who may be interested! To subscribe, please send your e-mail address to Craig M. Wiester University Lutheran Church of Hope 601 13th Ave SE Minneapolis, MN 55414-1437    fridayepistle@nacbancc.org