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Did you know your NA is prepared to help your church with any
financial problem or questions? Our Financial Service Advisors have a great deal
of experience. They know how other churches have solved problems and can help
you (confidentially) look for good solutions. Sometimes local church people are
"too close to the problem" or have never encountered it before. It helps to be
able to talk to someone with a broad perspective.
In the past year or two, for example, our people have worked with member
churches on the following subjects: minister's salary packages and employee
benefits, better accounting methods, better insurance coverage (two excellent
national companies give special packages and rates to our churches), budget
problems, special fund-raising projects, construction financing and problems,
stewardship programs, local planned giving programs.
(Example: At this moment, we are organizing and implementing large fund-raising
projects for two local churches and an NA missionary school).
It's free and an NA service! Why don't you call one of our Financial Service
Advisors in your area?
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SHARE THANKSGIVING RECIPES
Plimoth Plantation wants your favorite
family Thanksgiving recipe for a cookbook/history of the
holiday to be published by Random House in the fall
of 2005. The cookbook will focus on the history of the thanksgiving meal
from 1621 to today. The last chapter will feature the ways individual families
celebrate the holiday. Plimoth Plantation would love to hear from you if you
have an ethnic or regional recipe addition that your family makes to the
"traditional Thanksgiving menu".
You can contact the museum's
food historian (and book author) Kathleen Curtin at (508)746-1622
extension 8281 or at kcurtin@plimoth.org if you have recipe that would fit the bill.
If your recipe is used by the museum in the book you will receive a free
hardcover copy! HEALTH INSURANCE UPDATE
Benefit Planners has been selected
as third-party administrator for the for the MMBB-sponsored
PremierHealth medical and dental plans as of May
1, 2004. Any questions or concerns regarding premium billing beginning
May 2004 should be directed to Benefit Planners @ 1-866-868-0502.
NEW SOURCE OF REVENUE?
We recently read about
companies who give back money to organizations that use their services. Although
we don't know much about it, you might want to call them
(1-877-783-4832) or check out their website
(www.partnersoffaith.com).
EXECUTIVE TRAVEL
FCC, Eaton Rapids, MI; Olivet College, MI; Friendship, Treasure
Island, FL; Thomas Edison, Fort Meyers, FL; FCC, Cape Coral, FL; Church of
the Messiah, Los Angeles, CA; Hyde Park Ch., Los Angeles, CA; FCC, Los Angeles, CA; FCC, Detroit,
MI; Meadowbrook, Novi, MI; Pilgrim, Taunton, MA; North Shore, Fox
Point, WI; Lake Country, Hartland, WI.
FRATERNAL DELGATES/VISITORS
Dr. Walter Vernon recently attended
the 50th ordination celebration of Rev. Wayne Riggs of Plymouth
Congregational Church in San Diego; ordination of Mark Long at the Church of
the Chimes in Sherman Oaks; Phil Jackson recently
attended the Installation of Rev. Cynthia Shepherd at F.C.C.
in Hanson, MA; Rev. Patti Dando-Haaheim recently
attended the ordination of at Duluth Congregational Church. Rev. John Lancz
brought greetings to the 22nd Convocation of
the Council of Christian Churches within the UUA on April 24, 2004, and
the rededication of the new wing at Third Cong'l Church, Middletown.
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