Notes from A Spiritual CenterMeeting on April 6, 2008 taken by Jacquetta

Golden led the meeting with those attending:
Carl , Joe , Jacquetta , Emilie, Ruby, Shirley, and Tammy.

Service on 4/6/08: 
We did a "Manifestation Board" based on the future of A Spiritual Center and agreed to hang it in the Center for inspiration.

Room Status:
Joe said that there had not been much action from the realtor who has listed the building where we are located, so we are sitting tight. 

Care taking the Center:
Cheryl Schmidt is coordinating the care and requested a available people for her duty.  Carl volunteered to do this.
Yoga at the Center: 
Fran Page is not instructing yoga at the center any longer.
June Solstice:
The Center is looking for someone to host the solstice. Also Equinox in  September . Contact Golden 963-5516
Drinking Water:
Need volunteers to bring in bottled water for May, June, July, August, September.
Outreach Service:
We discussed ways to participate in the community.  Some ideas were; "Adopt a highway" and Emily will look into this; volunteering at the Heritage House, i.e.. taking a picnic, scribing for those residents who want letters written, reading to residents . Golden will call the Heritage House to see what they need help with.  Another idea was to volunteer at Valley View Hospital and Joe will check on this.  Emily suggested helping with Mountain Fair, a fun way to be involved in valley activities.
Please bring in additional ideas to reach out to the communities around us.
Science of Mind Foundation Classes: 
Golden asked if there is any interest in having classes.  Let someone know, if you are interested.
Social Activities:
Golden will continue to coordinate summer activities.  Some ideas for activities are:  horseback riding, rafting, music in the park, camping, biking and hiking.  Emily will coordinate two hiking adventures after services this summer.  If you have any ideas, please bring them to the next service.

Financial:
Contributions to the Center for the first quarter in 2008 were $2,164 and the expenses were $4,127.  We discussed that ideally the contributions should cover the expenses.  Ways to make this happen were also discussed.  More members committing to a monthly contribution and more people attending would help.  We discussed ways to increase the attendance.

Promotion of the Center:
How do we attract more members?
Media and distribution of flyers were two ideas.  How do we deliver our message to the public in order to draw them to the center?  Identifying with The Secret and going deeper without involving the ego was brought up.  Golden brought up the fact that we could identify who we are at the Center and use that in our description.  We discussed using phrases that may hook the public "Come as you are - your personal God self". Including our mission statement in our promotion would be positive.  Any ideas are welcome. Contact Joe 945-8812 or Golden  963-5516

How do we get people to come back?
Tammy volunteered to make copies of the songs that we sing.
Other ideas were; cards for newcomers for personal info, welcome packs, greeters and a contact person.
"Many hands make  light work"
Facilitating - need volunteers:
Joe is facilitating in April
Carl and Jacquetta are facilitating in May
Emily and Ruby are facilitating in July
We need facilitators for June ,August and September Contact Joe 945-8812
The need for committees was brought up as a possibility
Board Meetings:
We agreed to only meet biannually with additional meetings called only if necessary.

Newsletter:
Joe is currently doing the newsletter and is okay with that.  Tammy volunteered to send inspirational quotes for the newsletter.

Next  meeting Sept 28th