April, 2026

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Church Council Report

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​We wish Easter greetings to all and hope that you are feeling invigorated with the 
coming of Spring. At this year’s annual meeting, Carrie Burke volunteered to 
participate in the Council and at our first meeting on March 29th , we welcomed Carrie 
to the Council. One of the items for discussion was selecting a new chair and Ralph 
Tiner was unanimously chosen. Other topics for discussion follow. 
 

Church Membership. We also discussed membership. We’ve seen a number of 
people attend services on a regular basis and would let them know that church 
membership is open to all. The benefits of membership include being able to vote on 
issues influencing the direction of the church and to participate on various 
committees, including the Church Council among others (see annual report for 
details). If interested in becoming a member, please contact our pastor, Lee Barstow. 
This can be done after service or by email (leebarstow@gmail.com). 
 

Property Maintenance. Work on the church grounds is ongoing. We have a local 
landscape company – We Landscape – doing brush clearing and lakefront lot 
cleanup. Most of the brush has been cleared on the King Lot along Montague Road, 
while the rest of the work will be done in early April. 
The Council made arrangements for a power wash of the church exterior during the 
week before our Easter service.  This is now an annual cleaning operation.  
 

Easter Services. Plans are in place for our traditional Easter sunrise service followed 
by a breakfast in Town Hall (pancakes and eggs with maple syrup from the Field 
Family Farm). That service will begin around 6:30 on April 5. We will also have our 
regular 10am service. 
 

Easter Eggs on the “Christmas tree”. As I was taking down the Christmas lights a 
couple of weeks ago, Kim Mohlar suggested putting up Easter eggs. So, after the 
March 29th service, we had attendees hang Easter eggs on the evergreen tree in 
front of the church.  
 

Finally, the Council is there to serve you so if you have any questions or comments 
about the Church, please feel free to contact us. Our contact information is posted on 
the bulletin board at the back of the church. 
 

Respectfully for the Council, 
Ralph Tiner, Council Chair 
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