Committees

Following is brief list & description of committees, and their current make up: -

Adult Sunday School Co-ordinator
Laverna Reimer
Purpose: To lead and organize educational experiences for adults before worship service each week from September to June.

Christian Education Committee
Marg Beer
Erma Martin
The Christian Education Committee is responsible for ...
a) Sunday School, for children from preschool to youth. This involves finding teachers and resource people, as well as choosing and ordering curriculum.
b) Youth Advocacy - Finding adults willing to pair with youth to act as their advocates or mentors.
c) Together with the Outreach Committee, ensuring that Vacation Bible School is planned and run.

Church Council
Mary Jane Guerin
Mike DeHaan
Dalton Jantzi
Jim Beer (Treasurer)
Church Council is the primary governing body for the congregation. Council conducts the business of the congregation by considering items of routine and important significance to the life of the congregation and by reviewing the act' and decisions of the various church committees.

Church Council Chair
Mike DeHaan
The Church Council Chair acts as the congregation's administrator, chairing council and congregational meetings and overseeing the business life of the church.

Church Council Secretary
To record minutes of council and congregational meetings.
To assure that these minutes are distributed promptly to the council members and the congregation.
To maintain minutes of all council and congregational meetings.
To submit copies of all correspondence, minutes and reports, etc, to the church historian.
Review job description annually and submit revisions to council for approval.

Fellowship Committee
Sherry Ng, Eva Crandell
Linda DeHaan, Carol Jantzi
The Fellowship Committee is responsible for fostering the fellowship life of the congregation by promoting a variety of inclusive activities.

Gift Discernment Committee
Kathy Wert, Dalton Jantzi
Mary Jane Guerin
To provide the congregation with "personnel" services, identifying individual gifts and interests and matching those persons with the needs of congregational boards and committees;
To work with individuals in leadership and skill development for work in the congregation,
To discern the relation between congregational structures and personal gifts, with an eye to suggesting congregational structural changes;
To work with committees to develop good committee processes.

Historian
Aubrey Wilkinson
To make certain that all records of past history are carefully kept. To instill in the present congregation a real interest and knowledge of the Danforth Church's very unique history.

Librarian\Assistant Librarian
Michael Bryson
Salome Harrison
To make available current significant books of inspiration, Biblical books, or of humanitarian/pacifist content and to encourage reading of these books.

Outreach Committee
Virginia Smith
Doug Blackburn
Linda Griffith
Leslie Sheriff
To manage the outreach component of our church life. To envision, set goals, plan and direct the congregation's outreach programs.

MVS Committee
Marilyn Zehr (chair) , Andrea Martin, Anne Reesor, Karen Daley,
Bill Bryson, Sarah Wert, Margaret Amanatides, Evonne Komaromi (Outreach
Worker)
To manage the MVS component of our church life. To envision, set goals, plan and direct & maintain this program.

Sunday School Superintendent and Assistant
Marg Beer
Erma Martin
To provide the congregation with a well run and effective Sunday School program for our young people from infancy to the end of their teen years.

Treasurer and Finance Committee
Jim Beer
Aubrey Wilkinson
To conduct the financial business of the congregation. This will include financial planning and the collection, recording and spending of the money.

Trustees
Roger Horst
Don Bowman
Vic Guerin
The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance, upkeep and security of the building and grounds. They are responsible for arranging weekly and seasonal church cleaning.

Chief Usher/Assistant Ushers
Frank Crandell
To provide a presence to help with offering, geeting and seating arrangements before and during worship service.

Worship Committee
Linda Donohoe
Kim Bowman
Ruth Ewert
Susan Reesor
To give leadership for our congregational worship life by planning for and reflecting upon our regular and special worship events.

Youth Advocate Co-ordinator
To foster and manage the Youth Advocacy program wherein youth in the congregation are provided with resources in the growth processes through a relationship with an adult advocate. Eligible youth are aged 11 to 18.

Youth Sponsors
Don Bowman
To assist and encourage youth, through programs and activities, to become meaningful contributors and participants in the Mennonite Church and the family of God