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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Hello all -<span></span></span></p>

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Executive Team has decided to forego asking Committees Chairs to prepare and submit their customary
mid-year reports. Only an annual report will be requested next spring in
advance of the Church Annual Meeting. <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
reason for this is that we have been discussing a change in the reporting
format that will seek to describe how each Committee’s work speaks to the “</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Ends/Desired
Results/Vision” for the elements of our Mission Statement as articled by the
Congregation and contained in the Board Policies.  </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">This will be a challenging departure from our current practice but
we hope this will help articulate how the work of Church Committees furthers our
Mission. The ET will be planning an
educational session for an upcoming CoC meeting to further share our thoughts
and to answer questions from those of you who will be submitting reports this
coming spring.  <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">For your information, I am attaching the portion of the Board
Policies that articulates the Church “</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Ends/Desired Results/Vision” statements.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Have a happy Holiday Season! <span></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The Executive Team<span></span></span></p></div>