SYNOD DIOCESE OF WEST MALAYSIA
MINUTES OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF MEN FELLOWSHIP : 2012 / 2013
DATE: 11/03/2012 |
TIME: 10.30am |
VENUE: Conference Room |
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| S.Chandra Bogar M.Silas Pavanasam Anthony John James Sivanathan Walter Premraj Dev Asirvatham Ganesh Kumar Ravi David Sp Thomas Solomon |
Rev. Dr. Viji Daniel - Vicar Peter Rajamanickam S.Balakrishnan James Ponniah James Shanmugam Daniel Rajamony John Selvaraj James James George James Henry |
Absent with apologies: Jesudass Navamoney, Dr. Benjamin Das, Mohan Jacob
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Our Vicar Rev. Dr. Viji Daniel thanked the men’s fellowship members for their involvement in activities in the church. He commended activities such as organizing general talks on car maintenance, health and fire prevention for the parishioners but however emphasized again the need for greater spiritual input; the vicar mentioned that the MF should create an environment of trust and mutual respect where men in the Parish can feel safe to share spiritual, personal and emotional needs. He further recommended that the MF organize more talks and seminars dealing specifically with issues and problems that are common to men e.g. Role of men in the family (which was well organized), Financial management, Relationship Issues, Sexual Issues etc
In addition to our on-going plans, the vicar suggested all men to:
i) Visit Christian book shops for good resources for Men’s Fellowship.
ii) Organize inter-men’s fellowship with other churches
iii) Actively participate in the worship ministry
iv) Develop a proper car-park, resurface the field / garden in our church.
He further pointed that the men’s fellowship does not have a constitution or by-laws governing the fellowship. He requested to have a look at our women’s fellowship by-laws and come-up with our own.
The minutes were accepted and confirmed by the members as proposed by Mr. Anthony John and seconded by Mr.Ganesh Kumar.
Mr.Chandra Bogar tabled the MF Annual Report 2011 that was prepared by Mr. James Henry. The report was well accepted by the members as proposed by Mr. James Ponniah and seconded by Mr. Dev Asirvatham.
The President commended all committee members for their contributions and effort for the last year
Mr Peter Rajamanikam tabled the MF Annual Treasurer Report 2011. He mentioned that the amount of money kept in the church account (RM 6,203.90) tallies with his account and had been confirmed by the church treasurer. It was noted that the accounts were audited by Mr K. Simson the internal auditor for the church. The report was accepted by all members as proposed by Mr. James Sivanathan and seconded by Mr.S.Balakrishnan.
The out-going President Mr.Chandra Bogar thanked all members and the committee for their support during his tenure as the President of the men’s fellowship. It was a challenging year for him in spite of his frequent business travels. He hope that the men’s fellowship will in future look more into spiritual needs, be able to bless others and also continue leading mission work at the ‘orang asli’ settlements.
- Election of Office Bearers for the year 2012/2013
The following members were elected as office bearers for MF 2012/2013:
| President: | Mr. Ganesh Kumar |
| Vice President: | Mr. James Sivanathan |
| Secretary: | Mr James Henry |
| Treasurer: | Mr Peter Rajamanikam |
| Committee Members: | Mr. James George |
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The in-coming President Mr. Ganesh Kumar, thanked members for nominating him the new President. It will be a new stepping stone for him to take-up the position and work closely with the new committee. He also assured to emphasize more towards spiritual related matters.
Our next monthly meeting would be held on Friday 20/04/2012 in the church conference room at 8:00 pm.
The meeting ended with a prayer by Mr. John Selvaraj and all members adjourned to a lunch treat at Restaurant Chennai Chetty Nadu sponsored by Dr.Benjamin Das thereafter.
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James Henry
Recording Secretary for AGM 2012