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Annual Meeting. 1981 <br />From the Administrator: <br />Attrr celebrating Its Diamond Jubilee during <br />1981. Lysigb(oriis(en continues to provide <br />services to peoples. bcc cruse that is our calling and <br />our heritage. h Is our holxs that you will find <br />Information fit this report 0, at is useful to you for <br />discussing Lyn,gbforrtstmi 4 eMe nsive program <br />ualth those whom you rrpre. svitt. <br />ror those t0ho 01w art Lyrigbtortasleft. life <br />contititirs ata each person br cornes par( of it hirge <br />earring 370 of them hurtle lived <br />here di4ring the year and (hull are pleased to mill <br />it "home," It r 4-11so hartw tcatrc'hed the tltw.w of more <br />thrill 5W IXTS ariy 1010 11141ke° u.W t11 Our <br />cor munitll Scralor Center, He r IVUt <br />i.gragta(arrtstrri`se total worA l)rogtarrt to llrola� In <br />idea of Incre&%ing nr rds. <br />In AMI taw rriu(wwwd the hijlrallics In thr North <br />gttitdlrag, t# t)lf1 rrtrr$lll e'tticlrri(i)reagraain, <br />C.VM sirw, bttt ne r:! "s rll the f aarr Crritr.°r <br />Provided 9Z159 rrNIdent carr dart N. Thr <br />occitpant;ll ratty ituis 98.6 pervew. our vistrrnt <br />404V UP41tirig tilt inairitarrs 1772 and taw haaiw 195 <br />addMonial farxoptr on art lwarc(l:w waiting Oki, rite <br />Apatrintenls provided ire 3shifj for 124 1,wv► ms <br />clurirtll tits iteir. <br />r.twill drlmforleill .),I tills fitrtlilll Aeorks (t) Irrtprotw, <br />lily quittily of c 4. r for those jolo Idle at( <br />Llingbiott st+rrt. Thu% Is artherr "iae°opir help <br />1 pit%" itr hates ar shift Of almilt 28i and clurirtll <br />the last tle°arr (hell plovided 3971 do hollis eat <br />larbeir, 16*1 aatsca hared 260 volunteers tolto provided <br />1.5,464 hottrs of srripices. In addition, rrxictr rt(+ <br />and trrtatlt(s help a dch Other.' aancl taririllies of <br />residents artlrrid to aadditicrruil fire ds, Also tits <br />00101a(ctrris(e n rtte.titlkarli te►orks tlrrieAs 4A <br />(.litlghfutilstrn wags "Thanks" to all who are <br />involmd. inciuciincl ►spec lari(tl (ne rrrcrrt#>r►_ti of #tt(. <br />l oiird Of Directom who give so illuch of their <br />little. With your praailers, your Continued hell) aami <br />enthutilaastic support tart* Can later rlkeig Challenge <br />put before) us, <br />Millace ltauge <br />YOUR ROLE IS VOLUNTARY <br />You are a concerned citizen of this metropolitan <br />area. <br />You are a representative of one of our 25 member <br />congregations, or <br />You are a member of one of our seven Lyngbiom- <br />sten branches. <br />YOUR ROLE IS OWNERSHIP <br />1ou comprize a corporate body which Is a legal en- <br />tity, recognized as qualified and capable to own <br />and to operate: an institution with a significant <br />amount of fiscal assets, liabilities, and with a <br />broad program of essential personal services. <br />Your reception of reports on behalf of corporate <br />members (congregations) and your choices of <br />members for the hoard of Directors are important <br />decisions without which this estalishment could <br />not function properly. <br />YOUR ROLE IS SUPPORTIVE <br />You supply the CX11'KAOKDIiYARY qualities found <br />lit i, -n-profit enterprises In tills field. You do It <br />through direct participation. through leadership ; <br />aand by encouraging others. <br />1`hese "vxtraordinaary" elements In our program <br />include the pesrsomil services of hundreds of <br />volunteers. serving through an organized and ef- <br />fectivOy aadministerccl and carefully scheduled <br />program. They accomplish innumerable kindly <br />tiisks. and sonictlines "Invisible" but essesntial <br />work. Uroups such as the t.yngbiomsten Auxiliary, <br />and group:* within Individuai congregations. also <br />itre Importmit. <br />YOUR ROLE IS GROWING IN IMPORTANCE <br />Public fowling has helped Immensely to develop <br />r'trr buildings mid grounds. Now they belong to all <br />of us who comprise or relate to this enterprise. <br />Public fumlinq continues Its supportive role but In <br />all e.collomic mid political climate of restraint and <br />retretachiraetat, <br />Phis call, only ineara that all of us will be called <br />upon for more substantial help In whatever ways <br />lire possible; for us. <br />OUR !dOLF 'I,0(11,-,I,11111 <br />Under food we have accepted responsibllitle9 for <br />(tits services being carried on in this place. Under <br />Clod, these re.,ponsibiIIties become also <br />privileges. We are instruments of tlis compassion. <br />Whether we saes our role as one of RESPONSIBILITY <br />or of f'KlVli.LQE, we serve most effectively when <br />we recognize that all of our relationships grow out <br />of our Christian faith, and all our work Is <br />n,otiva)ted from that base. <br />