Church News
Compiled by Bruce Henderson
theta alpha international votes yes!
Melodie Greer, President
In the July/August issue of New Church Life, the Theta Alpha Executive
Committee was excited to report that we had decided to work on proposed
changes for continuing the organization rather than create a plan for
dissolution.
As a committee we felt that the most pressing need was to update our
bylaws and bring them into the 21st century. These changes were announced
in July through a mailing to all recent and current members. We subsequently
voted on these changes at our annual meeting on Charter Day. The vote
was unanimous in favor of accepting the new bylaws, thus committing to
continuing Theta Alpha International!
One of our first tasks is to bring back the Theta Alpha Journal. Helen
Kennedy has kindly offered her services as editor. She will be assisted by Kris
Earle and an editorial panel. Bottom line – we need people to write for the
Journal if we want it to continue!
A high priority task is to reach out to all ages, but especially younger
women, who might be interested in supporting our mission. (The mission of
Theta Alpha is “to support New Church education in its many forms.”) We
want to find out how they envision fulfilling Theta Alpha’s mission in the
future. How can we help them? How would they like to help us?
Another project high on the list is to create a special scholarship fund
where we determine the criteria and the recipient. This would be in addition
to the regular donation we make to the Academy Scholarship Fund.
We would love to enlist your help. For example, we can use more women
on the Executive Committee. You do not have to live in Bryn Athyn to
participate. If you are interested in any of these projects, or have other ideas,
be sure to let us know.
Feel free to contact us at:
• Theta Alpha International, P.O. Box 154, Bryn Athyn, PA 19009
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