Friday, February 7, 2014

From the Dale County Camp President

Tomorrow is our first CDP oriented cabinet meeting.  Lynn, Gail, and I had to make a few changes to our normal procedures.  Starting with tomorrow's cabinet meeting and continuing until the membership dinner in July, both the Gideon and Auxiliary cabinets will meet at 7:45 a.m. the Saturday before our camp meeting.  Both cabinets will meet at the Quality Inn.  After our separate cabinet meetings, we will come together for a combined meeting to review and discuss "CDP Action Items."  The two items we will discuss at this meeting will be our schedule for distributions and church services following the membership dinner.  We are hoping to have all the meetings completed by around 9 a.m.

As we enter into this CDP process, I want to mention once again that it should be a time of good christian fellowship, a time of christian outreach, and a time of renewed commitment to the call of this ministry.  It is critical that all leaders of our various camp ministries be present at the cabinet meetings and the Saturday prayer time.  I realize that there will be times when we are all called away and are unable to attend, however if we can reschedule around these critical times, we should. I ask also that each camp leader review their areas of responsibility that were passed out on installation night.  I will have copies on hand at our Saturday meeting if needed.

Please note that our March cabinet meeting will be on March 1, 2014.  We will have to meet a week early due to the State Convention on March 8,2014.  Again, the times for the cabinet meeting will be set for 7:45 a.m. 

The 100 day countdown has begun.  Please provide Gary with your "Faith Fund" donations as  soon as  possible so he can have the check ready to take to the convention.  Carolyn and I will be leaving for the convention on March 7, and I will need to pick up the check on the 6th.

Please continue in prayer about the CDP, and let us all receive it as The Lord presents it to us. He will never give us more than we can carry.  Thank you for stepping up and being a Gideon/Auxiliary.  Gene