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- Reviewed the Treasurer’s report for the year to date. Contributions are in line with the budget and 2020 giving. Expenses are also in line with the budget.
- The Session reviewed recommendations from the COVID Task Force and approved the following:
- Up to 50 worshipers in the Chapel at 8 am with face masks optional for those who are fully vaccinated
- Up to 150 worshipers in the Sanctuary at 10:30 am, face masks required
- No registration required for in-person worship
- Singers & wind instrumentalists continue to be masked at 10:30 am worship
- Nursery care for children 1-3 begins June 13
- Masks optional at outdoor worship & fellowship
- Groups/committees decide among themselves whether or not to wear masks
- Beginning in June funeral meals may be served with a maximum of 75 people
- Live streaming continues
- Approved a Capital Procurement Requisition to perform lighting upgrades throughout the church building. The upgrades will include replacement of emergency lighting and exit signs, upgrading the light quality in Fellowship Hall with more efficient LED fixtures and bulbs, and conversion from fluorescent to LED lighting in the church office, basement corridors and narthex. Funding for the project provided by the Capital Facilities Restricted Fund.
- Accepted with appreciation a $200,000 donation from an anonymous donor. The funds will be used for four different purposes:
- $100,000 to be deposited into a newly created “Transportation Fund” for the purpose of purchasing and maintaining a new van or other church-owned vehicle
- $50,000 to be used to build a new wing on the Sargodha School in Pakistan
- $30,000 towards cemetery restoration
- $20,000 placed in a new “Youth Transformation Assistance” Fund which will support community youth with life transforming experiences
- Received a report from the Buildings and Grounds Committee on recommendations for restoring the cemetery to address broken & dislocated grave markers, deteriorating portions of the cemetery wall, remove trees whose roots are disturbing the grave markers and wall, and regrade/reseed the turf. The project will span the next three years with the goal of completion prior to Derry’s 300th anniversary celebration at which time the cemetery will be rededicated. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $202,000, with funds coming from donations, cemetery plot sales, and Derry’s Legacy Fund. The Session approved the project.
- Approved a revised position description for Derry’s Sexton position.
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