December 1, 2006

connecting the Community of Christ staff community

IHQ Move

Moving boxes are here and the office move will take place December 11-16. Check out TeamCentral::CofChrist for the most current information about the move. Human Resources has announced casual dress code during the move and transition time. Our normal dress code will be relaxed during the next few weeks while everyone gets settled in their new locations.

Transition Information Update

Updates are available on the 2007 event calendar, study opportunities, Temple School, and Power & Light.

E-group Meeting Reminder

Enrichment group meetings are scheduled for a variety of times on Wednesday, December 6. Watch for e-mail from your e-group leader for specifics.

Advent Worship

Come and celebrate the joyful season of Advent at the annual community worship on Sunday, December 10, at 7 p.m. in the Temple sanctuary. Traditional Christmas carols, scriptures, a message from Paul Davis, and the pageantry of the Nativity blend together to create a beautiful experience. Each child will have the chance to walk with the wise men to see Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus. Adults and children alike will delight in the big surprise at the conclusion of worship! For those outside the Kansas City area, the service will be webcast live via the Internet. Visit www.CofChrist.org Sunday evening for the link.

Staff Recognition Reminder

The staff recognition event on December 13 at 3 p.m. in the Auditorium lower assembly room will be a wonderful time to honor our co-workers. Come and enjoy fellowship and refreshments.

Holiday Hours at IHQ

Headquarters offices will be closed and the activity schedule will be modified from Saturday, December 23 to Monday, January 1. Guided tours, Museum, Children’s Peace Pavilion, and the Temple Bookstore will not be available during this time. These activities will resume their regularly scheduled hours on Tuesday, January 2. The Temple sanctuary will be open for the Prayer for Peace held from 12:30 to 12:45 p.m. each day and free organ recitals will be held on December 24 in the Temple sanctuary and December 31 in the Auditorium chamber at 3 p.m.

E-mail Migration Notice

Community of Christ has awarded Centerbeam (www.centerbeam.com) a contract to replace our current GroupWise system with the industry standard Microsoft Exchange. This change is being made, in part, to move the organization to a more robust mail system that will be more reliable and accessible to both headquarters and field staff. It will allow staff to view private and team calendars, share documents more effectively, and collaborate more richly than today's current environment. This will also allow staff with PDA's and Smartphones to synchronize their calendar, contacts, and e-mail easily.

For the first time, field staff will be given an e-mail address with the CofChrist.org domain (e.g. jpinkerton@CofChrist.org). This will allow the organization to communicate with all staff from a centrally managed address book. This will help International Headquarters communicate effectively with all staff. GroupWise users will migrate to the new system after February 1, 2007. More details to follow.

Conference Legislation

Two World Conference resolutions have been received and can be viewed at www.CofChrist.org/wc2007/legislation07. New resolutions will be posted here as well.

Staff Discount

Staff members are encouraged to register early for World Conference. Full-time staff receive a half off discount and part-time staff and volunteers are eligible for a $5 discount.

Office Move Changes

Several additional changes have been made to the final office move locations based on additional feedback, reflections, and discussions by a variety of people. The following changes have been made:

• The Presiding Evangelist suite will remain the Presiding Evangelist suite
• Mark Scherer will move to Temple 2006
• Shelley Ruhlman will move to Temple 2134
• Carina Lord Wilson will move to Auditorium 510
• Susan Naylor will move to Temple 2009
• Paula Rummel will move to Auditorium 552-A
• Pat Spillman will move to Auditorium 552-B

Additionally, the move of the Human Resource team and Director of Leadership Development has been postponed until after World Conference.

Recycling Changes

At IHQ all paper including white, colored, slick, letterhead, stationary, manila folders, post-its, envelopes, envelopes with windows, and magazines with a stapled spine, are all recyclable and can all go into one bin. Cardboard, anything with a glued spine, including books and magazines, carbon paper, blue prints, newspapers, labels, stickers, phone books, are all non-recyclable and can go directly into the normal trash.
 

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