Agenda for Nov 10th Meeting:

Meal provided by David Farnsworth
Cake provided by Jim Jackson

Speaker: DeeDee Azhikakath, and Wesley center students
Business Meeting:

Review of Oct 13 meeting
(please print and bring your copy)

Treasures Report

Old business:

Agua Prieta

Primaveria

Car wash, post event review

the roofing project

Revitalization effort

New Business:

pancake breakfasts

(please submit new business items via email (farnswd@comcast.net, via comment to the web site, or by mail:dave Farnsworth, 1500 W. Dutton St, Tucson, Az 85704)

closing
(please add any requested agenda items as a comment)

MarksBrothers meeting minutes, Oct. 13,2005

Meeting started with Dinner, of pizza, and cake provided by Jim Jackson.

The meeting started with the discussion of the email from Dave McGiffin asking the group to support the roofing project . The discussion did not get to specifics and will be added to the November addenda.

Old Business

Dave McGiffin asked Jim Jackson (Old Business), to discuss the progress at Agua Prieta. Jim reported progress continues but tha health probems have prevented his making trips there. Jim continues to stay in contact with Chester Parks,

Car Was: Marks Brothers has scheduled a car wash for Oct. 29^th (Sat) ath the church. We will meet at 8:00 am, and bring a shop vac and car washing materials: buckets and sponges. The car wash will be provide for a free will offering. Dave McGiffin will get the date into the church bulletin on Oct 23^rd. Dave McGiffin to bring an extension cord.

New Business

DeeDee Azhikakath is planning to be present at the Nov 10^th meeting and Tom Jelinek will be at our Dec meeting.

Revitalization effort: Dave McGiffin suggests we try to schedule Primavera dinners at time other than the time the church is currently serving. Dave McGiffing suggested we work with Nash, and he will check with Nash on there needs. David Farnsworth was directed to post the Marks Brothers web site (see below). It was suggested we create posters. Dave Farnsworth suggested the group work with the Marks Men to restart with the Pancake Breakfasts. We would combine there experience with out manpower plus any other participants we could get interested. The youth were mentioned, with all proceeds to go to the youth. The pancake breakfasts would be held four to six times a year, with the goal to provide a community event, rather than primarily a money raising event. Again, the pancakes would be provided with a free will offering.

It was suggested we get a speaker at each meeting (with Nov and Dec covered). And advertise the meetings to all church members with posters and notices in the church bulletin (and the church news letter?).

Web Links

http://www.umcstmarks.org/index.htm
http://marksbrothersstmarksumc.blogspot.com/

Visit Marks Brothers Online

Visit the Mark’s Brothers online at:

http://marksbrothersstmarksumc.blogspot.com/

We post meeting times and activities. You can comment and participate even if you can’t join us on the second Thursday of each month

Increasing Communication

A test of the email list. I am trying to correct a few errors and also to encourage everyone to participate in the MarksBrothers web site. Especially you haven't been to marks brother in a while. We would like to put some life back into Marksbrothers, and would like your help in finding out why you no longer come. This is because the reasons you don't come are tha same as those others have to not come.

Step 1 is to visit the MarksBrother web site at: http://marksbrothersstmarksumc.blogspot.com/

Step 2, is to email me with comments or suggestions
or
leave comments on the website at each entry.

The for those who are willing, sign up to add posts to the website.

Leave a note where indicated to be invited to add posts.

How to be a blogger

goto: http://www.blogger.com/home, and sign up as a user and
post your suggestions so others can comment on your ideas.

Dave Farnsworth

Meeting Thurday, Oct 13

A message from the President:

To All Marks’ Brothers

A note to remind you of our meething on Thursday (Oct. 13) @6:30 pm. Instead of our meeting being held in the Fellowship Hall, we will be meeting in the room next to the library, rm 18. Another group will be using the Fellowship Hall.

In our meeting we will be discussing ways to vitalize and stimulate interest in our group. Perhaps, by changing activities, agendas, more publicity, ect.

Sandi Heilman has told me that there is someone in our church that is need of our services. His name is Randy Carver. He is a Gulf War veteran who is disabled. A portion of his house roof is in need of repair. Because of his disability, he is unable to do it himself. So I have offered our assistance. He will supply the labor. He is in no particular hurry but it needs to be done. I have invited him to attend this meeting, depending on his health. I hope there are those of you who can commit to help with his need. He has certainly earned it with his service to our country.

I hope to see you all of you at Thursdays meeting. We need to be active if we expect Mark’s Brother to survive.

With God’s Everlasting Love

Dave McGiffin

ps Dave Johnson will be prividin the meal, and Jim Jackson, soda and cake.