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Building Commi�ee
Inside this issue:
•Building Commi�ee
•Scripture Readings
For June
•Financial report
•General Confer-
ence review
•Leadership Board
Report
•Blood Drive
Forecaster
June 2012 Volume 24, Number 6
Unless the LORD builds the house,
those who build it labor in vain.
Psalm 127:1a NRSV
Following our required process in
The Book of Discipline, a year ago we
established a Study Commi�ee to
analyze the needs of the church and
community; project the poten*al
membership with average a�end-
ance; write up the church’s program
of ministry; and develop an accessi-
bility plan. A.er the Study Commi�ee
finished its work, it presented the
report to the Leadership Board and
Staff. That group determined that
Salem’s three greatest strengths are
our welcome of others, our mission
focus, and our teaching. Salem’s
three most significant weaknesses
are lack of space, lack of youth and
youth ministries, and lack of outreach
(i.e. hands on mission work). The
three changes we would like to see
happen are a building project, the
development of more outreach
(hands on mission work), and more
people engaged fully in the life of the
church.
On May 30 we are holding a special
Church Conference to present this
report to the congrega*on in order to
authorize a building project and elect
a Building Commi�ee. The Leadership
Board is recommending to the
Church Conference the following
names for the Building Commi�ee:
Linda Curson (chair), Tom Harrison,
Lori Hixson, Lorrie Holcomb, Rev. John
Louk, Sco� Musgrove, Richard
Pankey, Dick Talbo�, and Myron Wil-
liams.
The Building Commi�ee will use the
informa*on and findings of the Study
Commi�ee and any other relevant
informa*on to es*mate carefully the
building facili*es needed. Ini*ally, the
Building Commi�ee’s task will be to
develop preliminary plans, secure an
es*mate of the cost of the proposed
construc*on, and develop a financial
plan for defraying the total cost.
This is an exci*ng adventure for Salem
as we con*nue following the way of
the Lord. Indeed, our human efforts
and even achieve-
ments will be in vain
apart from what God
is doing.
You are welcome
and needed on this
adventure as we fol-
low the way of the
Lord together!
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What Happened at General Conference?
It was the
“most expensive
($1,500 per
minute!),
least produc*ve,
most fatuous
assemblage in
the history
of Methodism.”
Bishop
William Willimon
Rev. John Louk is the pastor
of the Salem UMC
General Conference meets every
four years and speaks officially for the
13 million-member United Methodist
Church worldwide. On May 6, the Sun-
day a.er it concluded, I asked the con-
grega*on if they had ever heard of a
church mee*ng where nothing hap-
pened. People chuckled. I said General
Conference was such a mee*ng. Of
course, that’s a bit of an exaggera*on.
So what did happen? The big issue
was restructuring the General Church,
but that didn’t happen. We spent a
bunch of money and four years working
on a plan to restructure, but the dele-
gates couldn’t get behind it. Rather,
they plunged into poli*cal bickering
and mistrust of bishops. Earlier, the
proposal to set aside a bishop to serve
as a full-*me president of the Council
of Bishops was rejected.
In an effort to do something, a last
ditch effort, was made to restructure
based on what everybody wants. Un-
fortunately, that’s not leadership. That
is an ins*tu*on seeking to preserve
itself. Nevertheless, it was fu*le as,
right before the end of General Confer-
ence, the Judicial Council (our version
of the Supreme Court) ruled the last
ditch effort uncons*tu*onal. Apparent-
ly, delegates and visitors sat in stunned
silence as the decision was read,
though there was a sma�ering of ap-
plause. In the end, the structure re-
mained unchanged, but the boards of
most agencies were reduced with the
savings invested in younger clergy and
theological educa*on in central confer-
ences (outside our country).
The budget for the next four years
was adopted. The $603.1 million for
seven general church funds is 6.03 per-
cent less than the previous four years.
The decrease won’t likely be felt in lo-
cal churches, since only 2 cents out of
every dollar given goes to support gen-
eral church ministries.
So called “guaranteed appoint-
ments” for clergy were eliminated
quite easily. The controversy con*n-
ues, though, as the Judicial Council
was asked for a ruling on whether it
violates the Cons*tu*on.
The church’s posi*on on homosex-
uality was retained. A proposal was
offered to clarify that United Method-
ists disagree on whether homosexual
prac*ce is contrary to the will of God
and to urge unity over division and
respect for co-existence, but that pro-
posal was defeated.
United Methodist Women will
become an autonomous organiza*on.
Un*l now UMW has operated under
the church's missions agency.
Interes*ngly, there was over-
whelming support for the church to
consider the school schedules of
young people. The measure is nondis-
ciplinary, so it’s nonbinding, but it re-
sponds to young people who struggle
to balance their school obliga*ons
with the invita*on to par*cipate in the
church.
Regarding the issue of our global
church, a “Covenant for a Worldwide
United Methodist Church” was ap-
proved and will be placed in the new
Book of Discipline to help build greater
mutual respect and understanding
among various geographic regions of
the church. There also will be work on
which parts of the Discipline can be
adapted by Central Conferences out-
side the United States and which are
not open to adapta*on.
Nearly half of the delegates to the
next General Conference are expected
to come from outside of the United
States. While the growth in Africa and
other countries is amazing, one inter-
es*ng challenge is that while most of
the funding for the global church
comes from the United States, we will
soon have a minority of delegates at
General Conference.
Grace and peace to you,
John Louk
In June we fully enter into the Season A.er Pentecost, some*mes called Ordinary Time
or Kingdom*de. This season begins the day a.er Pentecost and ends the day before the
First Sunday of Advent. It may include twenty three to twenty eight Sundays, depend-
ing on the date of Easter, but the first Sunday is always Trinity Sunday, and the last Sun-
day is always Christ the King. While the liturgical color for this season is green, symbol-
izing growth in Christ, white is the customary color for Trinity Sunday.
Scripture readings in Advent/Christmas/Epiphany and Lent/Easter/Pentecost all relate
together based on the calendar. Now we enter a *me when the scripture readings, ra-
ther than rela*ng together, begin to follow a con*nuous or semi-con*nuous track.
Therefore, they all stand on their own. Our focus this summer will be on the Old Testa-
ment scriptural narra*ve. Come and worship!
June 3 Trinity Sunday
Isaiah 6:1-8 A Vision of God in the Temple
Psalm 29 The Voice of God in a Great Storm
Romans 8:12-17 Life in the Spirit
John 3:1-17 Nicodemus Visits Jesus
Holy Communion
Rev. Joan Erbe celebra*ng Holy Communion
Deb Black preaching
June 10 Second Sunday a.er Pentecost
1 Samuel 8:4-20 Israel Demands a King
Psalm 138 All the Kings of the Earth Shall Praise the Lord
2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Living by Faith
Mark 3:20-35 The True Family of Jesus
Kristy Flack preaching
June 17 Third Sunday A.er Pentecost
1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 David Anointed as King
Psalm 20 The Lord Will Help His Anointed
2 Cor 5:6-17 Anyone in Christ Is a New Crea*on
Mark 4:26-34 Parables of Seed
Holy Communion
Rev. Dave Higdon celebra*ng Holy Communion
Deb Black preaching
June 24 Fourth Sunday A.er Pentecost
1 Sam 17:1-49 David and Goliath
Psalm 9:9-20 The LORD Is a Stronghold
2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Now Is the Day of Salva*on
Mark 4:35-41 Jesus S*lls a Storm
Tim King preaching
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Worship: The Season A�er Pentecost
Come and Worship!
Sundays
9:00am—Contemporary
11:00am—Traditional
23 Evelyn Jus*ce
25 Tim Schilling
27 Larry Janda
25 Linda Curson
30 Jim Carver
1 Dolores & Kyle Cross
1 Linda & Kevin Jayne
6 Pat 7 Frank Conrad
7 Marilyn & Steve Schmitz
9 Percy & Jim Caviness
9 Dorothy & Dave Higdon
13 Ginnie & Dave Clark
17 Pa�y & Harold Wischmeyer
20 Joy & John Louk
20 Sally & Chuck Rohrer
20 Grace & Bob Thompson
28 Shannon & Paul Biberdorf
1 Kristen Weaverling
1 Sco� Wi�struck
2 Lincoln Ozburn
7 Louis Busch
7 Norbert Collins
7 Larry Wi�mer
8 Kathy Wickham
9 Donna Sanders
10 Dolly Akers
11 Jim Drahozal
11 Mike Flack
11 Addie Rand
11 Simon Vieira
14 Shelly Johnson
14 Nate King
15 JoEllen Jacobus
15 Joe Jacobus
15 Paul Meyer
16 Delores McKenzie
17 Heidi Pankey
21 Karen Beltramea
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Salem’s Record of Generosity In Support of Our
Ministry Goals as of April 30, 2012
June Birthdays and Anniversaries
Actual Budget Variance
Offerings given toward budget $76,791.71 $76,000.00 ($791.71)
Other budget income $4,875.00 $4,2333.32 $641.68
Total Budget Income $81,666.71 $80,233.32 ($1,433.39)
BUDGET EXPENSES
YTD budget expenses paid $72,590.19 $76,052.32 ($3,462.13)
Unpaid Appor*onments (1 month)* $4,154.00 $4,154.00
Total Budget Expenses $76,744.19 $80,206.32 ($3,462.13)
TOTAL BUDGET INCOME OVER/
(UNDER) EXPENSES
($4,922.52) $27 ($4,895.52)
BUDGET GIVING
*Income for the month of March was not sufficient to pay Conference Appor.onments. We are currently one month in
arrears for 2012.
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June 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1
2
8:00am UMM Breakfast
Mee*ng
Iowa Annual Conference
3
9:00 Contemporary
Worship
9:00 Lec*onary Class
10:10 Fellowship Time
11:00 Tradi*onal Worship
Iowa Annual Conference
4
8:00 pm So.ball
Iowa Annual Conference
5
Iowa Annual Conference
6
7
9:30 am Sarah Circle
5:55 pm Rachel Circle
8 9
10
9:00 Contemporary
Worship
9:00 Lec*onary Class
10:10 Fellowship Time
11:00 Tradi*onal Worship
Food Bank Sunday
11
11:30 am Golden Links
8:00 pm So.ball
12
9:30 Prayer room
5:15 Leadership Board
13
6:00 pm Church In Our
Backyard at Salem
14
15 16
17
9:00 Contemporary
Worship
9:00 Lec*onary Class
10:10 Fellowship Time
11:00 Tradi*onal Worship
Blood Pressures taken in
the fellowship room
18
8:00 pm So.ball
19
20
Blood Drive
2:30 to 6:30 pm
Salem Parking Lot
21
UMM Strawberry Fes*val
5:00 to 7:00 pm
22
July Forecaster
ar*cles due
23
24
9:00 Contemporary
Worship
9:00 Lec*onary Class
10:10 Fellowship Time
11:00 Tradi*onal Worship
25
8:00 pm So.ball
26
12:30 Cards & Fellowship
27
28 29 30
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Blood Drive
On Wednesday, June 20th, Salem will
host a blood drive. Mississippi Valley
Regional Blood Center will bring their
bus to the Salem parking lot for the
blood drive from 2:30 to 6:30 pm.
This amazing bus is equipped so that
everything involved in dona*ng blood
is done within it. We’ll have snacks
and juice in the fellowship room for
you to come in and enjoy a.erwards.
About 1 in 7 people entering the hos-
pital need blood. More than 4.5 mil-
lion people need blood transfusions
each year. 38% of the U.S. popula*on
is eligible to give blood, but less than
10% actually donates. Do you know
someone who has received blood and
had his or her life saved? Chances are
good that you do but you may not
realize it simply because that person
is alive and well today!
Common myths say that prescrip*on
medicines, diabetes, high blood pres-
sure and cancer prevent you from
dona*ng. In truth, very few medi-
cines make you ineligible. Diabetes
and insulin do not make you ineligi-
ble. Blood pressure that is under con-
trol, even with medica*on, does not
prevent dona*ng. If you’ve been
cancer free for one year a.er treat-
ment without recurrence, you are
eligible to donate.
How is the donated blood used by
local hospitals? 19% for cancer treat-
ment, 16% for GI disease, 6% for liver
& kidney, 12% for injuries, 4.3% for
obstetrics, 16% for heart disease,
6.1% for hemophilia, and 18% for
other uses.
We all have very busy lives and
schedules and some*mes an hour
out of your day seems like a lot. But
just one hour of your *me can poten-
*ally give life back to
someone else. It
couldn’t be much eas-
ier. You sign up,
spend approximately
an hour at Salem, get
to see inside a really
cool bus, donate
blood, get free snacks
and save up to 3 lives.
Wow!
We have 2 ac*vi*es coming up:
Thank you to all the women who
helped with the May baskets: dona-
*ons, crea*ng, and delivery. It was a
terrific experience to witness what
happens when you give someone
something, expec*ng absolutely
nothing in return!
In June we are planning an ou*ng for
one of the Freedom Fes*val Concerts:
Voices of Hope Patrio*c Concert,
Thursday, June 28th. We will meet at
6:15 pm - concert starts at 7:00 p.m.
at New Covenant Bible Church. All are
welcome to join in with us, including
family and friends.
July 1st we will meet following
2nd Worship to make 4th of Ju-
ly baskets to distribute to a local care
center. Details are being arranged.
For more informa*on contact Rita
Felker, Kristy Flack or Jan Johnson.
Women’s Care Group by Rita Felker
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United Methodist Men Larry Janda, President
United Methodist Women Sharon Busch, President
The UMW Execu*ve Board will meet
June 7th @ 6 pm at Sharon Busch’s
home.
Our mission for June is providing
Tuna/Hamburger Helper for Aid to
Women. Everyone is welcome to
bring a contribu*on. You may place
them in the UMW tub in the Fellow-
ship Hall any *me during the month.
Rachel Circle will meet June 14th to
con*nue our bible study “A Mile in
Her Shoes.” This month the lesson is
about Hagar, Moving from Tears to
Triumph. We will meet in the Fellow-
ship Hall at 5:55 pm for a light meal
provided by Sheryl Hansen and Carol
Thompson, fun, fellowship and some-
thing chocolate. All are welcome.
Sarah Circle will meet June 14, 9:30
AM at the church. Hostess: Carolyn
Jarvis. Joan Erbe will lead the
study, "The Journey" chapter3. Scrip-
ture is Ma�hew 18. A.er reading
reflect on what it means to be like a
child and to forgive 70 *mes sev-
en. The Journey study is a way to do
Bible study, come and join in this
journey together.
The UNW Garage Sale will be the first
weekend in August. It’s only 9 weeks
away!
ANGELIC PROTECTION
Ma2hew 18:10 "Take heed, don't
despise one of the li2le ones; I say to
you, in heaven their angels always
behold the face of my Father which is
in heaven."
Angels surround and protect us all
the *me, taking many forms. I can
see the line of angels punching in for
daily duty “Smi�y, you go watch over
Pastor John today, … Jonesy, you
watch Larry. Take Sonny with ya, your
gonna need him, that Larry needs
lotsa help!” These angels are sent
exactly as this verse describes - by
looking at the Father's face. What
be�er assignment could one receive
than being an angel, sent from God
himself? A favorite song says “I can
only imagine, what my eyes will
see!!”
I believe we can speak to our
angels through prayer. God controls
them for us; however, we can ask for
help through prayer. In Psalm 91 it is
those who dwell in the secret place of
the Most High that are able to benefit
from angelic ac*vity. It is the combi-
na*on of our faith in God and His
faithfulness to us that releases the
angels on our behalf.
Memorial Day is a *me to
acknowledge our gra*tude by saying
a prayer of apprecia*on for those
fallen angels who paid the ul*mate
sacrifice in service to our country. It's
the least we can do for them for what
they did, unselfishly for us. I believe
these are some of the bravest angels
ever. THANK YOU.
UMM breakfast 8:00 am Saturday
June 2. Our speaker will be Joe Wil-
kinson from the DNR talking about
lake and river restocking programs.
Please join us!!
YUM! Join us for Strawberries and
Homemade Ice Cream on Thursday
June 21 from 5 - 7 PM Bring a friend
or 2... YUM YUM
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Missions Dolly Akers & Dorothy Higdon
FOOD BANK DONATIONS
Salem‘s dona*ons from January to
May totaled $360 and 790 lbs.!
The Missions commi�ee says,
“THANK YOU for your monthly sup-
port on each second Sunday.” The
le�er, below, from the Food Bank
tells the story of one way you are
reaching out to those in need.
TO: Salem United Methodist Church.
Dear Friends,
Thank you for your recent cash and
food dona*ons to the Linn Communi-
ty Food Bank. Your gi. gives us a
boost as we adapt to the changes in
our food purchasing procedures.
In the past we were able to stretch
our donated dollars by purchasing
food from the HACAP Food Reservoir
for free or at a significantly reduced
price over those available from local
grocers. Over the last several
months the Food Reservoir food sup-
plies have dwindled. Consequently,
we are more dependent on local gro-
cery stores to purchase the addi*on-
al food supplies we need that are not
received in food dona*ons.
The Linn Community Food Bank has
provided emergency food to the resi-
dents of Linn County since 1972. We
are staffed and managed by volun-
teers and totally supported by dona-
*ons, both food and monetary.
Through April of 2012 we have
served 1837 families that included
3348 adults and children. The num-
ber of people being served by the
Food Bank is increasing each month.
Dona*ons like yours are becoming
more cri*cal to our on-going success.
Thank you again for your support of
the Linn Community Food Bank.
Sincerely, Julia Mroch
IMAGINE NO MALARIA
Thank you for your support of this
offering in May. Our dona*on will
be added to others from Iowa and
celebrated at the Iowa Annual Con-
ference.
You may remember when we did a
major support of Nothing But Nets.
That emphasis has been folded into
providing not only bed nets but im-
proving infrastructure, communica-
*on, & educa*on.
The program partners with United
Na*ons Founda*on, & Bill and
Melinda Gates Founda*on; global
leaders in the fight against malaria &
other diseases of poverty. Because
the UMC has worked in Africa and
operates churches, school, hospitals
and clinics across the con*nent they
provide the unique resources needed
to help make this
project work.
Malaria was elimi-
nated in the U.S. in
the 1950's, now the
goal is to do the
same for the con*-
nent of Africa. Your
dona*ons help
bring hope to oth-
ers for a life of with
NO Malaria.
MISSIONARY VISIT
Watch for more informa*on on a
visit from Larry and Jane Kies in late
June. Currently they are to visit us to
share their story of work at Africa
University on June 26. They will join
the Cards & Fellowship potluck at
12:30 and share following the meal
about 1:30. Others are welcome to
come hear their story.
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Salem So�ball Schedule
Communica<ons
The Forecaster
If you are receiving the Forecaster as
a hard copy by mail, but you are able
and willing to receive it by email,
please no*fy the church office at:
office@SalemChurchCR. com
to let us know.
Extra printed copies of the Forecaster
will be available at Salem, too, so if
you do not have email accessibility,
but would willing to pick up a copy
when you’re at the church rather
than having it mailed to you, please
let us know that, also.
Thank you
I would like to say “Thank you” to all
the special people of Salem Church
who prayed, sent cards and ex-
pressed sympathy to me
a.er the tragic death of my
grandson Robin Jr. (Arjay)
Kleppe. It was so devas-
ta*ng for his family.
May God Bless you.
Roberta Kleppe
Church In Our Backyard by Jan Johnson
Do you like Good Food, Good Compa-
ny and hearing the Good Word? Well
join us on the 2nd Wednesday in
June, July and August this summer on
Salem's back deck, where we will
share a potluck with our friends and
family from Salem and hear a devo-
*on from one of Salem's Lay Ministry
graduates. This is always a fun *me to
get to know one another be�er and
a great *me to invite friends along
too. You'll need to bring along your
table wear for you and your family
and a dish to share. Also, if you have
one, you should bring a chair to sit
on. We will meet on the deck at
6:00p.m. and join for a meal followed
by devo*ons and fellowship. Drinks
and cups will be provided. Come join
us for food, fun and fellowship! For
more informa*on give Jan Johnson a
call at 363-5419.
All games are played on Monday eve-
nings at the Tait Cummins complex
at: 3000 C Street SW.
Date Diamond Time
6/4 3 8:00 St. Stephen’s/Zion 6/11 2 8:00
Trinity Lutheran 6/18 2 8:00 Christ Episcopal 6/25 2 8:00 Good Shepherd Lutheran
7/2 3 8:00 Islamic Center
Date Diamond Time
7/9 3 7:00 Gloria Dei Lutheran 7/16 2 6:00 Noelridge Park
Church 7/23 3 7:00 Basic Faith 7/30 3 7:00 St. Mark’s Lutheran 8/6 2 6:00
St. Stephen’s Lutheran 8/13 2 8:00 Trinity Lutheran
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Report of the Leadership Board
Mee*ng Notes 05-15-2012
Stewardship, Trustees, and SPRC met individually for
the first half hour. Building Superintendent, Louis Busch
met with the Trustees. All Leadership Board members
met together for the remainder of the mee*ng.
Tim King began the mee*ng of all LB members together
with devo*ons and prayer.
Vaca<on Bible School - Ronda Drahozal, VBS Director
brought a request for $275 for expenses for this sum-
mer’s VBS. She also shared that the curriculum was giv-
en, free of charge, to Salem by the Center Point UMC.
The dates and *mes for VBS will be Sunday, July 15
through Thursday, July 19, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. As
was done last year, requests will be made for dona*ons
from the congrega*on for supplies. All was approved by
the Leadership Board.
RAGBRAI Update - Tim King has le. messages with the
gentleman in Washington, Iowa who is the contact per-
son for the group wan*ng to camp at Salem. Tim has
not received a response, yet, but will keep trying.
Building Commi�ee – Pastor John read the list of
names of persons who have agreed to serve on the
building commi�ee. They will be presented at a Church
Conference which is required to approve a building pro-
ject and to then elect the building commi�ee. The LB
approved holding the Church Conference on May, 30,
2010. A second issue that will be discussed at the
Church Conference will be approval for the LB to pursue
selling the parsonage.
Parsonage update – Don Knapp, Salem member and
realtor, has done an assessment of the parsonage. He
suggests it could be sold for $130,000 to $135,000. He
also noted that in order to pass inspec*on the roof will
likely need to be replaced. The current renter has ex-
pressed a willingness to do the labor if Salem purchases
materials for reroofing. That offer will need to be dis-
cussed further with the renter.
Inac<ve Member List – The list of Salem members who
have been inac*ve was discussed. The list was included
for a first reading at the 2011 Charge Conference.
Efforts were made to contact everyone on the list last
year prior to the Charge Conference. Several of the peo-
ple on the list have again
become ac*ve. Others indi-
cated that they are not in-
terested in par*cipa*on, or
that they are a�ending oth-
er churches but have not
formerly transferred. Per-
sons on the list who did not
indicate a preference or be-
come ac*ve will be called a
second *me over the next month by members of the LB
and staff. They will first be asked if they are okay, what,
if anything, Salem can do to help them, and told that
we want them back at Salem. If they are not interested,
a transfer of membership can be made for those
a�ending other churches, or the person’s Salem mem-
bership can be withdrawn (and can be reinstated if the
person becomes ac*ve at a later date). Names remain-
ing on the inac*ve list will be listed for the 2nd
reading
at this fall’s Charge Conference and voted on for re-
moval. (Shut-ins and/or infirm members are not includ-
ed and will not be removed from membership unless
they ini*ate a request.)
New Crea<on Membership List – Paperwork for mem-
bers of the former New Crea*on UMC who did not
transfer their memberships to other churches, or make
their wishes known regarding their membership has
been turned over to Salem from the District Office. Pas-
tor John and Sharon Vavra will work on organizing the
paperwork this summer, then sending le�ers asking
their wishes concerning membership to the persons
listed. Follow-up phone calls will be made.
Addi<onal Portable Classroom Inquiry – With the com-
ple*on of the new Cedar Rapids School System admin-
istra*ve building nearing, interest has been expressed
in looking into the availability of the portable classroom
buildings the school district has had since 2008. We do
not yet know any details about the buildings or what is
to happen to them. If they are available, and affordable,
it might be possible to replace, or add to the buildings
Salem currently has out back. Salem Building Superin-
tendent, Louis Busch is seeking informa*on about the
buildings.
Blairs Ferry Road Land - •Pastor John met with the per-
son who is in charge of the Ma�hew 25 farming project
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Leadership Board Report Con<nued from page 10
on the BFL. They will use about one
to one and a half acres near the front
of the property. Tim King plans to
talk to the farmer who rents seven
acres for crop farming to let him
know what is happening on the front
of the property. •The grass has
go�en quite long on the front part of
the property. It will be mowed by a
person who has a haying business.
There will be no charge to Salem for
the mowing. The person doing the
mowing will collect the cut grass to
sell in the haying business. Mowing
will be done throughout the summer
as the grass reaches a length that can
be harvested for hay. •The Salem
sign on the BFL, which had been re-
moved a.er it had fallen, was put
back up. The informa*on on the sign
is s*ll out of date. The possibility that
Ma�hew 25 might want to cover the
sign with a banner about the garden
project was brought up. The ques*on
will be passed on to Ma�hew 25.
Priori<es List – At the May LB a sug-
Annual Conference, the yearly
gathering of Iowa United Method-
ists, occurs June 2-5 in Des Moines.
This year, Momodu Kamara is
again represen*ng Salem along
with Pastor John. Rev. Dave and
Dorothy Higdon also are members
of the Annual Conference, and Kris-
ty Flack is a�ending as a repre-
senta*ve of our East Central Dis-
trict. You can keep up with what is
ges*on was made to have a priori*es
list for work that needs to be done at
Salem. The Trustees have created the
following list. (not necessarily in the
order to be done)
Repaint parking lot lines
Re-set “curbs” in parking lot
Seal deck
Spread gravel on west drive
Spread, bank and seed soil around
outback buildings
Replace windows in outback buildings
(Louis Busch is looking at affordable
windows)
Test and, if necessary replace window
AC units in outback buildings
Shirts for Salem So�ball Team – An
expenditure of $300 was approved to
purchase printed jerseys for the Sa-
lem so.ball team. Team members are
to select the shirts through RM Em-
broidery.
Tim King led the members of the LB in
prayer at the close of the mee*ng.
happening at Annual Conference by
checking out www.iaumc.org/
annualsession. There you will see
news items, announcements,
photos, videos, a link to a live
stream so you can watch video
of what is happening live, and a
twi�er feed. Kristy is preaching
on the Sunday following Annual
Conference and will give a report
to the congrega*on.
2012 Annual Conference
9:00 am Contemporary Worship Sanctuary
9:00 am Lec*onary Class (Adult Sunday School) Classroom Building - Room 4
9:00 am Nursery Available -infants thru 4 years old Nursery Building
10:10 am Adult Sunday School Class Nursery Building
10:10 am Fellowship Time Fellowship room
11:00 am Tradi*onal Worship Sanctuary
11:00 am Nursery Available –infants thru 4 years old Nursery Building
The Forecaster 06/12
3715 33rd Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404
319-362-6178
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