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Tres Dias International Assembly

July 11-13, 2003

Hosted by Tres Dias Cleveland

 

July 12, 2003

 

Rev. Tom Madden gave a prayer invocation prior to the commencement of the meeting.

 

Tonya Busic, President of Tres Dias Cleveland, welcomed Tres Dias International to Cleveland.

 

Deane Elek, past president of Tres Dias Cleveland, gave the history of Tres Dias Cleveland.

 

Rev. Sandi Seaton-Todd introduced Rev. Wally Scofield who then provided the keynote address.

 

The 24th Annual Assembly of Tres Dias International convened at 10:10 a.m. on July 12, 2003.  The meeting was held in Bay Village, Ohio.   Chairman Danette Lavish presided.

 

Dr. Charles Allen was appointed as the Parliamentarian.  He briefly explained the meeting protocol as directed by the Roberts Rules of Order, 1989. 

 

The minutes were presented.  Judy LeMasurier made a motion that the minutes be accepted without change. The motion was seconded by Ken Kessler.  The motion passed unanimously.

 

The Agenda was approved as presented.

 

Chairman Danette Lavish made a last call for Proxy Votes of Officers and Members of Secretariat, and for the budget, assessments and three issues. There being no other votes, the voting was closed.  Pat Kessler and Paula Boyd were ordered to tally the votes.

 

Chairman Danette Lavish referred to two motions made at the 23rd Assembly that were made by Bruce Cato and Terry Gilbreath.  She stated they had been referred to the Administration Committee, and had not yet been referred back to Secretariat for discussion or vote.

 

Ed Caputo made a motion to add outreach to renewal to change the basic design of the Tres Dias method to make the Great Commission as important to our policies as the Great Commandments.  The motion was seconded by John Grotjohn.  Ed Caputo withdrew his motion, and John Grotjohn withdrew his second. 

 

Discussion ensued regarding this portion of the meeting as being a time to simply present the

issues that would be presented later in the meeting as motions.  During this discussion the Chair recognized Mike Holmes, Bill Boyd, Adele Smith and Bruce Cato.

 

Parliamentarian Charles Allen stated the written and formally approved agenda must be followed and may not be changed.

 

Mike Holmes made a motion to do away with the wording of “call for motions from the floor,” and change that to “allow discussions from the floor” based upon the argument that if the intention of the agenda was not what was approved, the written agenda could be changed so that it would reflect the intention.  Parliamentarian Charles Allen clarified that the written and approved agenda may indeed be changed for the purpose of following the intention of the approved agenda.

 

Don Bohl made a motion to return to the original intention and purpose of the agenda, and that the floor be opened for discussion, and that each person be allowed to speak for a period of time not to exceed four minutes during which the speaker will announce the topic of a motion that they intend to present later in the agenda.  Mike Vigil seconded the motion. 

 

Don Bohl amended his motion to return to the original intention and purpose of the agenda, and that the floor be opened for discussion during which speakers will announce the topic of a motion they intend to present later in the agenda.  Mike Vigil amended his second of the vote.  Bob Ross called for a vote.  The vote passed.

 

Terry McMillan expressed his intention to make a motion later in the agenda to review of agenda and its purpose and intention.

 

Mike Vigil stated his intention to make a motion later in the agenda regarding what we mean by “we are not a church.”

 

Ed Caputo stated his intention to make a motion later in the agenda to add outreach to renewal to change the basic design of the Tres Dias method to make the great commission as important to our policies as are the great commandments, and to re-examine the Essentials since we have not revisited them in over nine years.

 

Robert Meyer of Tres Dias Cleveland presented the attendance report and verified a quorum. 

 

President Bill Boyd presented the Annual Report.

 

Secretariat Executive John McKinney and Secretariat President Bill Boyd recognized Peter and Marilyn Scharfenberg for their many years of dedication and service to Tres Dias International.

 

There was a call to present the Secretariat Officers and Committees Chairs.  The Committees are as follows:

 

Executive Committee, Pamela Belknap, Executive Vice President, Chairman

Eric Borman, 2004                                             Ken Kessler, 2003

Rene Stephenson, 2004                                      Jan Sheble Waggoner, 2003

Bill Bennett, Voting                                           Doug Jenkins, Voting

 

Membership Committee, Mike Holmes, Chair

Julie Bohl, 2003                                                 Bruce Cato, 2003

Penelope Lee, 2003                                           A. Ben Seal, 2003

Don Bohl, Voting                                               Ray Crannell, Voting

Faye Gilbreath, Voting                                       Valerie Mehl, Voting

Bill Tuck, Voting                                               Cathy Tuck, Voting

Freddi Bell, Observer                                         Lee Vink, Observer

 

Policy Committee, Bob Decker, Chairman

Audrey Bender, 2003                                         Terry Gilbreath, 2003

Judi LeMasurier, 2003                                       Tommy McKnight, 2004

Nancy Ossewaarde, 2004                                  Tim Real, 2004

A. Charles Allen, Voting                                    Candy Dale, Voting

Ed Mack, Voting                                               Bill Ryan, Voting

Adele Smith, Voting                                           Mike Vigil, Voting

Zel Walch, Voting                                             Greg Gibbons, Observer

 

Administration   Vice President, Danette Lavish, Chairman

 

Paula Boyd, 2004                                              Brenda Higgins, 2003

Pat Kessler, 2003                                              Pat Fullerton, Voting

Harriet Holmes, Voting                                      Jack Lewis, Voting

Kaaren Wilkerson, Voting                                  Ann Botjer, Observer

 

Services Committee, Merv LeMasurier, Chairman

Barry Eaton, 2004                                             Doug Leber, 2004

Jeanne Norwood, 2004                                      Bob Ross, 2004

Dianne Leber, Voting                                          Paul Markowitz, Voting

Peter Scharfenberg, Voting

 

Chairman Danette Lavish acknowledged the current and past presidents of Tres Dias International, and announced them by name, community and the number of terms served.

 

Deane Elek, Recording Secretary, gave the introduction of Communities in attendance.

 

Chairman Danette Lavish opened the floor to motions.

 

Ed Caputo made a motion to add outreach to renewal to change the basic design of the Tres Dias method to make the Great Commission as important to our policies as the Great Commandments.  The motion was seconded by John Grotjohn.  John McKinney clarified that the only way to change the Tres Dias Constitution and/or By Laws is by a Proxy Vote.  Bruce Cato asked the chair to implement a five minute limit per person for discussion. Chairman Danette Lavish implemented the five minute rule.  Bob Ross made a call to vote.

 

Chairman Danette Lavish announced a recess for lunch at 1:15 p.m.

 

The Assembly was reconvened at 2:15 p.m.

 

A vote was taken on the motion on the floor.  The motion failed.

 

Mike Vigil made a motion to clarify our documentation pertaining to what Tres Dias is, so that we say, “Tres Dias is not a replacement for one’s home church, and Tres Dias is not in competition with any church.  Rather, Tres Dias is a tool to strengthen the local churches.”

The motion was not seconded, and the motion failed.

 

Ed Caputo made a motion to re-examine all Essentials since we have not revisited them in more than nine years.  Wilson Burton seconded the motion.  Chairman Danette Lavish declared the motion as out of order.

 

Terry McMillan made a motion to charge the appropriate committee to review and recommend the agenda and order of business and rules of order for all future Assemblies.  The motion passed by a vote of 68 to 48.

 

Ed Caputo made a motion to refer to the appropriate committee a review of the Essentials. Adele Smith seconded.  Mike Holmes made a motion to amend the motion to insert the words “and revise” after the word review.  Adele Smith seconded the motion to amend the motion.  The motion to amend failed.  The original motion was then brought to a vote, and the original motion failed.

 

There being no further motions brought forth, Chairman Danette Lavish declared the floor closed to further motions.

 

Chairman Danette Lavish announced upcoming scheduled Secretariats and Assemblies and their locations.

 

Pat Kessler and Paula Boyd presented the Voting Results.  There were 168 Proxy votes received.  Items approved:

  1. Passed - Do you approve the proposed budget of $20,050, for Fiscal Year 2003, (July 12, 2003 through July 9,2004)?
  2. Passed - Do you approve the proposed assessment of $45 per unit for FY 2004?  Any additional amounts needed to reach the Budget in item one (see above) above assessments received will come from interest on CD’s and savings accounts, from donations and from accumulated reserves.
  3. Passed - Do you approve a change to wording of the By-Laws, paragraph 5.4, second bullet, to read as follows:  5.4 (2nd bullet) “at the time of selection, must be an active member of a local community and approved by the local Secretariat that he/she will represent.” 
  4. Passed - Do you approve a change to the working of the By-Laws, paragraph 5.6.1 to read as follows:  5.6.1 “The chairperson of the Assembly is also the Administrative Vice President of the Secretariat (Section 6.4.5).  His/her responsibilities to the Assembly include:”
  5. Passed - Do you approve the Proposed Resolution and the expenditure of $30,000, to come from reserves, to fund the Blue Ribbon Committee meetings to complete the work of producing a unifying set of the 15 Rollo outlines and the 5 Meditations. 

 

Officers elected:

Jan Sheble Waggoner, Secretary

Mervyn LeMasurier, Treasurer

Nancy Ossewaarde, Administration Vice President

 

Members elected:

Julie Bohl, Fairfield County

Bruce Cato, North Georgia

Candy Dale, North Texas

Pat Fullerton, Vermont

Pat Kessler, Northern Virginia

Danette Lavish, Central Florida

Judy LeMasurier, Central Connecticut

Paul Markowitz, Northern New Jersey

A.     Ben Seal, Altoona, Johnstown

Michael Vigil, Northern New Jersey

Adele Smith, Middle Tennessee (one year term)

 

At 2:40 p.m., Chairman Danette Lavish asked the Secretariat members to move to Seminars.

 

At 3:45 p.m. Chairman Danette Lavish called the Second Session of Tres Dias International Assembly to order.  She gave thanks to coordinator and hostess Pam Belknap, the planning committee, and the Cleveland community.

 

Deane Elek read the minutes.  There was one correction as to the date.  Robert Ross made a motion to approve the minutes as corrected.  Pat Kessler seconded the motion.  By a unanimous vote the minutes were approved.

 

Pam Belknap passed the banner of Tres Dias International to Steve Boyd of Mid-Carolina’s Tres Dias for July 9-11, 2004.

 

Rev. Wally Scofield officiated at the installation and anointing of the new Officers and Members of Tres Dias International Secretariat.  He and Sandy Seaton-Todd then officiated at a holy communion service.

 

The 24th Assembly of Tres Dias International was closed at 4:20 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Deane Elek

 

Recording Secretary

Tres Dias Cleveland
 

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