Annual Parish Meeting
January 29, 2006
Contents
Front Matter
Worship Commission Report
Associate Rector's Report
Curate's Report
Sunday Church School
SPY
SHALOM
Property Report
Episcopal Church Women
A Meal & More
Bridge Marathon
Antiques Show Committee
New Member Ministry Commission Formed
Communications Commission
Stewardship - A Journey of Giving
Mission I Funding
Stephen Ministry
Sudanese Ministry
St. Joseph's House
Adopt a Kindergarten & First Grade at School
#9
Choirmaster's Report
Youth And Alleluis Choirs
The REAPers
Christian Pathways
Parish Library
Acolyte Ministry
Flower Ministry
Summary Balance Sheet
Financial Summary
Our Vision
We pray that all who enter St. Paul's experience God's presence in this community of faith, a community that through Christ strives to be loving, joyous, inclusive, transforming and filled with God's Grace.
Prayer for St. Paul's
O God, our heavenly Father, make the door of St. Paul's Church wide enough to receive all who need love and fellowship and a Father's care, and narrow enough to shut out all envy, pride and uncharitableness. Make its threshold smooth enough to be no stumbling block to children, but strong enough to turn back the tempter's power. O heavenly Father, make the door of St. Paul's a gateway to thy eternal kingdom; bless every member and worker; may all that we do and say be done and said to thy honor and glory and the spreading of thy kingdom. May we continue to be thine forever and daily increase through thy Holy Spirit in love and service to others; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Mission of St. Paul's
To proclaim the Good News of God in Christ by:
- ministering to individuals within and outside the church, and inviting others to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
- serving the spiritual needs of the parish family, and providing opportunities and leadership for growth in the knowledge and worship of God.
- bearing witness to the person and teaching of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, who calls us to serve and to make responsible use of our human and material resources.
The Vision for our Ministries
- Worship will provide powerful and inspiring liturgy, music and teaching.
- Pastoral Care will be provided for all phases of our birth, life and death cycle.
- Educational programs will enable people of all ages to grow in their knowledge and love of Christ.
- Outreach programs will reflect an increasing commitment to serve the needs of others.
- Stewardship of time, talent, income, assets, and estate will reflect thankfulness for God's gifts to us.
- Our hospitality will ensure that all current and new members feel included, known and valued.
- Facilities, leaders, and staff will be accessible, supportive and program enabling.
Record of Services
January 1, 2005 through December 31,2005
| Sunday Holy Eucharists | 107 | Weekday Celebrations | 100 | |
| Total Sunday Services | 111 | Total Weekday Services | 118 | |
| Private Communions | 42 | Baptisms | 13 | |
| Confirmed | 19 | Reaffirmations | 3 | |
| Received | 2 | Marriages | 7 | |
| Burials | 17 | Total Attendance | 20,596 |
Clergy
The Rev. Frederic W. Reynolds, Rector
The Rev. Thomas K McCart, Associate Rector
The Rev. Leslie M. St. Louis, Curate for Family Ministry
Vestry Wardens
Richard Harrison, Senior Warden
Parish Operations Commission Chair
Christopher Moore, Junior Warden
Parish Ministry Council Chair
Vestry Officers
Emily Wood, Treasurer
Lawrence McKnight, Business Manager
David Vilas, Assistant Business Manager
Ingrid Stanlis, Clerk
Vestry
Dean Arvan—Pastoral Care
Spencer Cook—Communications
Mary Critikos—Outreach
Robert Frank—Property
Beth Gallagher—Welcome
Erin Glanton—Welcome
Charlotte Kimberly-Haag—Christian Formation
William Hosley—Strategic Plan
Griffin Jones—Stewardship
Leslie Kernan, Jr.—Human Resources
Gail Pearson—Parish Life
Investment Policy Committee
Helen Berkeley
John Biemiller
Spencer Cook
Jerry DeLuccio
Karen Noble Hanson
Richard Harrison, Senior Warden
Jeanne Hutchins
Stanley Merrell
Christopher Moore
Gilman Perkins
The Rev. Frederic W. Reynolds, Rector
Paul Smith, Chairperson
Ingrid Stanlis
Emily Wood, Treasurer
Worship Commission Report
For many of us, why we are Episcopalians is because of our worship. We recognize pageantry with our vestments, seasonal colors, and triumphant processions as ways to glorify God and have some fun. We don't leave our minds at the door when we come into church, but expect both intellectual and spiritual challenge for our continuing transformation into the likeness of Christ. We are blessed with old chestnuts and new inspiring hymns to sing. We don't skim the surface but try to plunge deeper into the life of the spirit in worship.
During 2005 we started our celebration of Sr. Choirmaster David Fetler's 50th year at St. Paul's. We had a grand celebration for the ordination to the priesthood for The Reverend Leslie St. Louis, and we continued our exploration of the "Hymn of the Month" to introduce the congregation to the wonderful variety of musical traditions in the Episcopal Church. An evaluation was conducted to see "how it was going" and realized that our congregation picks up the singing of new hymns rather quickly. The Senior Choir started singing at least 2 anthems during the service. We continued exploring new Eucharistic prayers from Enriching Our Worship. We are in our second year of trial use with the Revised Common Lectionary for our Sunday scripture readings. We re-introduced an evening worship of Advent Lessons and Carols. To accommodate the growing family service on Christmas Eve, we moved it back a half hour, which proved quite successful.
As we look to 2006, we will continue to honor and celebrate David Fetler's 50th Anniversary with St. Paul's, and we will continue to use a Eucharist Prayer from Enriching Our Worship in Epiphany, and will continue the two church Evensongs led by our choirs.
Thank you to our Staff, to David Fetler and the Senior Choir, Laura Dunbar and the Youth and Alleluia Choirs, and Tim Pyper, Organist.
Thank you to Altar Guild Chairs Ann Buerschaper, Alice Eldredge and Linda Lakeman, and to Laura Hayden, newly elected tri-Chair; to Elmer Cheney and his ushers; to Carol Panzer for altar flowers; to Jennifer Marini and Susan Hyde for Christmas and Easter special altar arrangements; to Hank Morrow and Griffin Jones for the acolytes and torchbearers; to Kathy Hiltunen and the Eucharistic Ministers; to Nancy Curtis and Sue Jones and the Lectors; and to our Clergy, The Reverends Tom McCart and Leslie St. Louis.
On behalf of the Worship Commission,
The Rev. Frederic W. Reynolds
Rector
Associate Rector's Report
As I write this, it is the last day of November, 2005, and I am busily trying to tie up all the loose threads of my various ministries here at St. Paul's in preparation for my sabbatical. This past year has indeed been different – Fred was away on a well-deserved sabbatical, and I assumed responsibility for his various ministries in his absence (Wardens' Meeting, Parish Operations, Communications Committee, Stewardship Committee, Staff, Nominating Committee, Investment Committee, Human Resources Committee, Worship Committee), and the Parish Hall underwent a major restoration. Even so, the year was also filled with blessings, for which I give thanks to God. Not least is this community of faith, which is a good place, filled with good people, doing good work in the name of God.
Throughout the year, I have shared with the other clergy in the worship life of St. Paul's as presider and preacher (18 occasions), and have participated in Vestry meetings, Parish Operations, Parish Ministries, Worship Committee, and Episcopal Church Women. In addition to literally hundreds of home visits and hospital calls, I presided at three weddings and six funerals this past year.
As with all clergy, ordained ministry is not limited to the parish level. At the national level, I continue to be actively involved in the Association of Anglican Musicians, serving as President of the Anglican Musicians Foundation, a permanent endowment fund for the furthering of music in the Anglican tradition.
Stephen Ministry continues to thrive and grow at St. Paul's. Anne Refermat and Judy Carpenter, our Stephen Leaders, are a great blessing to me, to this parish and to our Stephen Ministers. All seven of those commissioned last year are in caring relationships as I write this (Sally McGucken, Nancy Frank, Kitty MacDowell, Jim Blake, Anna Marie Fabrowicz, Beverly Vaughan, Joyce Bogdanski). We also have four people receiving training: Carol Panzer, Louise Moore, Donna Nash-Bayley and Floyd Bayley. They will be commissioned in May of 2006. I give thanks to God for the many gifts these people bring to this vital ministry and ask that you join me in supporting them with your prayers.
In the area of Adult Formation, St. Paul's was again blessed with the gifts of Lesleigh Cushing, Assistant Professor, Religion and Jewish Studies, Colgate University, during our Lenten Series. The Reverend Alice Ford led the October Series. And Fred Reynolds will share his sabbatical experiences in the Advent Series.
Last spring, it was a great joy and privilege again to welcome Sister Carolyn Darr, Superior of the Order of St. Margaret, Boston, as our Spirituality Day leader. More than 45 people from four parishes participated in the day-long retreat. And in November, we were honored to have Marcus Borg for the third annual The Bible & The World lecture, with approximately 500 people attending. In 2006, Professor Marti J. Steussy, Macallister-Petticrew Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Christian Theological Seminary, Indianapolis, Indiana, will be with us. Although not as well known as our previous speakers, she is a rising scholar and you will not want to miss hearing her speak.
Working with a re-vitalized New Member Ministry Committee, we have increased our visibility in our neighborhood (14607 zip code) through three postcards inviting people to join us on specific occasions. The card sent at Easter resulted in some twenty to thirty families visiting; the "Back to School" postcard in September apparently did not bring in any families with children (our goal), but did result in other people attending, and a card will be sent at Christmas. Two wine and cheese receptions were held for visitors and new members, and a comprehensive "welcome" packet has been developed for potential members.
There is much more that could be said. I hope, however, that this brief overview of my ministry in this place and within the larger church will give you a sense of the scope of my work among you.
Respectfully submitted,
The Reverend Thomas K McCart
Associate Rector
Curate's Report
This has been a busy year. As you know it started off with a bang with my ordination to the Priesthood. I spent the last six or so months of last year's program year continuing the process of learning about the programs which were in place and building relationships with those in positions of leadership. Late in the spring we asked Barbara Warner to move from her position as retired Warden to join our staff as the Church School Coordinator. Over the summer months Barb, Laura Hayden and I met a lot!! Much of the time we spent in conversation about our understanding of programs, both here and other places. We also explored our understanding of God and our understanding of how, what and who we are being called to be in this place and time. Gradually we coalesced into what I consider to be a fine leadership team. Through those conversations and time spent in fellowship some tweaking began to emerge for this program year. Minor changes to both the Church school curriculum and to the music program have resulted, I believe, in major dividends. You have reports from both Barb and Laura as to the specifics of their programs so I do not intend to go back over those things. I would like to simply mention that participation in church school is up somewhere between 30 and 40% and our youth choirs continue to grow and to bless us with spectacular music on a regular basis.
The Youth and Family Ministry position has direct contact with multiple programs here at St. Paul's. The opportunity to work with Nancy Curtis and Angie Jones who coordinate Shalom, Louise Moore and Laura Hayden, who coordinate SPY, the SPY advisors (who I prefer to call mentors) Peter Doyle, Jennifer Marini and Hank Morrow, the church school faculty, Becky Hall, Sue Hall, Sandi Stenzel, Ashley Torres, Tom Milliman, Peter Doyle, Jessica Wood, Chris Fitzstevens, Louise Moore and Steve Bewlay, Donna Nash-Bayley and Erik Warner, Missy McMullen and Shamika Gamble; along with Barb Warner and Laura Dunbar is a blessing to me. These individuals are all talented and spirit-filled children of God who have discerned calls to these ministries at this time. I am awed on a regular basis by how much I learn from each of them and how very often they minister deeply to me.
In this position as your Youth and Family Minister, I have the opportunity to spend time with each of these groups. I spent one evening with Shalom discussing the ins and outs of how a Vestry works and just what in the name of heaven is a Vestry anyway. On another occasion I was asked by Shalom to do an instructed Eucharist. In the evening of Epiphany we gathered in the choirery to learn together what it is we do on Sunday and why. On that night I was especially blessed when one of our youngest in attendance took communion for the first time. I have been blessed by time with the faculty of our Church school as we all discussed the many different ways of creating the best environment for our youth the experience and learn about God. I know you have heard the comings and goings of SPY and the great gifts that come there.
As if keeping up with these very active groups is not enough, there is also pastoral care in the larger congregation, a passion which was lived out over my 23 years of ministry in the hospital setting and which I now continue here. I continue to visit and pray with those of our congregation who want or need the ministry of healing and am especially grateful for those times we have together. As of this year I began coordinating a small group discussion called Living the Lectionary. This was intended originally to meet the needs of parents who gathered on Wednesday evening while their children were at choir. Then we moved choir rehearsal. However a contingent still meets and spends time together reading the lections for the week and discussing our understanding of the text and our understanding of the Word's application in our lives, the life of the Church, large and small and the world. We discuss the sermon, the songs and the scripture that make up our worship service each week. I believe it has been a rewarding experience for all who are involved.
In the very near future, March 10 and 11, I and my friend and colleague The Rev. Alice K. Ford will be hosting a retreat called Ladies who Lent. This event is co-sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester and the New York West Area Conference of the United Methodist Church. As part of this event the Rev. Ford and I have arranged for St. Paul's to host one of the few American showings of a gifted Chinese artist by the name of Dr. He Qi. This exhibit of art will reside at St. Paul's for three weeks and will use art as a medium for our larger evangelistic call within this community and globally. The event also coordinates with the National Church's initiative to experience Christianity though art as well as our Lenten discipline this year. We are also blessed that this event continues the conversation of Christianity in cultures vastly different than ours. I am particularly looking forward to this retreat as two of my professors from St. Luke's Seminary at the University of the South will be here along with Dr. Robin Reed-Spalding, counselor and spiritual guide, also from Sewanee.
As many of you are aware, later in the spring, April 17 through 24 I will be traveling with a group from St. Paul's to the Gulf coast, on the first of our mission trips to the area. This event was "birthed" by Barb Warner and me as part of our desire to create a mission opportunity that was family-friendly. Thanks to the coordination of Ayanna Hoffman and Barb Warner we should have wonderful experience pulled together shortly.
I continue my involvement with Salva Dut and Water for Sudan. This year I was pleased when the board of Water for Sudan, Inc. asked me to join them. I am pleased to be part of this wonderful ministry. Salva, Nancy Frank and I have been in conversation about coordinating a mission trip to the Sudan in the next year. We have been in conversation with the community of Alabec as to what particular needs they may have, which we may be able to help with. At the moment the conversation seems centered around either health care needs or educational needs. Now that these communities have life-sustaining water, they can begin to grow and thrive. I am also in conversation with my seminary in Sewanee, which has for a number of years sent student teams on mission trips to Sudan. It is my hope that in the future we may be able to partner with Sewanee for a mission trip.
The other passion of my heart that I have become involved with is more on a Diocesan/City scale. Unfortunately this city has been plagued by violence to its youth. In the fall of last year, then Mayor Bill Johnson invited many from the faith communities to a forum to discuss a response to this issue. The Diocese of Rochester is in the process of putting together our own task force made up of clergy and lay people from congregations in the city to respond. It would be unconscionable for me to be in this position and not be involved in this work and in the very near future I will be asking some of you to join me.
In the near future I will be training our first class of Lay Eucharistic Ministers. I am pleased to be part of this ministry which lifts up the ministry of the laity to be representatives of the community gathered who will take communion and other elements of the service to our family members who cannot be with us on Sunday morning. This and Stephen Ministry are two vitally important aspects of remaining connected in Christian community.
And what can I tell you of a more personal developmental note? There are exciting, (I believe) things on this front as well. In June of this year I will begin work on a Doctorate of Ministry in Transformational Leadership, here at Colgate/Rochester. I have been invited to join the "Clergy Leadership Project" at Trinity Church Wall Street. The Clergy Leadership Project is an initiative of the National Church whose goals are as follows
- To build a stronger priesthood for a changing, growing church.
- To increase leadership skills required for a more open and inclusive church.
- To equip clergy to do ministry effectively in a more pluralistic church and world.
- To advance the dialogue between church and contemporary culture.
- To link theory and practice through experiential learning communities.
- To use the context of one's own congregational system to imagine and implement these new strategies.
- To develop a vision for growth in one's personal, spiritual, and professional life.
- To form, and make a commitment to, a small group who will covenant together for support and accountability for the two years of the program and perhaps beyond.
This one of the places that the church "grooms" leaders for national service. It is an honor to be asked to participate and I am prayerfully considering it and working to discern God's call to me and the church within this opportunity.
Finally I continue my "works in progress." These are two books of particular interest to me and hopefully one day they will be of interest to others. The first is a compilation of prayers, meditations and inspirational writings. The second is entitled "Why Mary." This is a piece of research geared at capturing the historical woman, Mary, the mother of Jesus and the scriptural/spiritual woman. It focuses both on historical research and scripture to meet "the Mary" or the women who have lived who we may consider archetypal of Mary. The scripture study, particularly in the Old Testament, will help inform us as to why this woman was peculiarly and particularly chosen by God to give birth to God's son.
I continue to live surrounded by my deep sense of call to this community and to be blessed by the riches of our lives together.
Grace and Peace,
The Rev. Leslie M. St. Louis
Sunday Church School
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to Me; don't stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these." Mark 10:14
Our hope is that Sunday morning lessons, projects, music, prayers, and worship as well as outreach efforts and other activities bring each of us closer to God and His Kingdom. Learners and teachers work together to grow in faith, building community within each class, throughout the Church School and among the people of the church.
Classes provide an hour of gathering time, beginning at 9:40 AM during the school year. There is much to be accomplished in this time.
Primary Classes participate in Godly Play. Using movable figures and props, Bible stories, parables, and lessons about religious traditions come to life.
The 3 & 4 year olds and Kindergarteners meet upstairs in the Church School wing with teachers Sue Hall and Tom Milliman.
Youngsters in grades 1 and 2 meet upstairs in the Church School wing with teachers Sandra Stenzel and Ashley Torres.
- The teachers will demonstrate Godly Play at a Forum after
the 10 o'clock service on Sunday,
March 5.
Students in Intermediate Grades focus on the lectionary, the Bible lessons for the Sunday. Through discussion, art, drama, and games, students have the opportunity to grow in faith and fellowship as they increase their understanding of the Bible and the Church year. These students meet upstairs in the Church School wing with teachers Peter Doyle, Chris Fitzstevens, and Jessica Wood.
Pre-teens in Middle School look toward the freedoms and responsibilities of growing up. They incorporate the lessons of the lectionary, prayers, and rituals of the church to investigate how their faith and community support their increasing maturity. Students in Grades 6, 7 and 8 meet in the SPY (St. Paul's Youth) Room with Louise Moore and Steve Bewlay.
- This fall five of the students celebrated Rite-13, a recognition of their transformation into young men and women.
High Schoolers gather to move forward on their journey to adulthood. They look at the advantages of conscientiously making choices that impact on themselves and others. They ask and seek answers about applying their faith to their lives. This class meets in the library with Donna Nash-Bayley and Erik Warner.
- Five of our youth were confirmed at St. Paul's on Pentecost in June and seven, at St. Peter's, Bloomfield, in December.
Babies and Toddlers are lovingly tended each week in our day care area by Missy McMullen, Becky Hall, and Shamika Gamble.
Worship as part of the 10 o'clock service is for our young people an opportunity to participate in acknowledging God in community according to our traditions, to internalize the wonder of our being through words, ritual, music, flowers, stained glass…
Young people join the 10 o'clock service at the Peace each week, at about 10:40, to participate in the celebration of the Eucharist. About once a month, students and teachers attend the entire service together following a short class time.
Other Activities connect the students and the church community. Young people participate in outreach projects and special programs throughout the year.
During Lent the Church School sponsored parish-wide outreach for Water for Sudan, Inc. During Coffee Hours people filled jugs with water for a quarter a cup. This water was used for foot-washing at the Maundy Thursday Service, and the project netted almost $500.
For a Spring Breakfast, classes created invitations, potted flowers, and served donuts and bagels. The Intermediate Class, led by Kathryn Bevier, provided a skit "The Good Samaritan" for the June Recognition Service and many enjoyed the Parish Picnic that day.
The teachers sponsored a Back-to-School Breakfast in September; classes filled gift baggies for children in the Sudan, and many students and adults participated in the SPY Halloween Party. During Advent parishioners decorated a tree branch in the Parish Hall with gloves, hats, and scarves for the children and families at Wilson Commencement Park. The Youth Choirs, many other young people and adults took part in the December Pageant and Supper.
2005 was a year of learning, praying, working and playing together.
Barbara Warner
SPY
There is a lot to tell you about SPY! Hopefully many of you have been keeping up with us in our Epistle section known as Spy Corner. We kicked off the year by participating as a group in a community wide prayer service commemorating the tragedy of September 11. Anne Marie DeLuccio and Mark Fitzstevens joined us early in the evening for a discussion of their trip to Ground Zero. The kids as well shared their experiences and remembrances of 9-11. We then walked together to Third Presbyterian for the service. Our SPY kids comprised much of the congregation for this Ecumenical service. Clergy from Incarnate Word Lutheran, Third Presbyterian, Asbury First and Rev. Leslie M. St. Louis led a service of prayers, song and scripture. It was a wonderfully connected way to start off the year.
We followed that with our annual trip on the canal. However, this year we cruised aboard the Mary Jemison, a much bigger boat. SPY hosted families from the congregation as well as some of their friends as we cruised for the afternoon. A good time was had by all. We are especially thankful to Ted Curtis for having us each year.
Fundraising for our up and coming mission trips has been a focal point of the SPY year. As you know the kids have been selling wrapping paper and note cards, based on the St. Paul's kneelers, to all corners. The note cards have gone over so well that we will be offering an "Easter Collection" with images of Easter significance and a "Spring Collection" depicting birds and flowers.
SPY has been meeting every two weeks and much of the focus this year has been on outreach, both to the St. Paul's community and the greater Rochester community. SPY hosted a very successful All Saints' Party for the younger members of the parish. At our first lock-in the kids planted over 200 bulbs. We are all eagerly awaiting the emergence of the crocuses, daffodils, hyacinths and tulips when spring arrives. At Thanksgiving the SPY kids collected food to fill six baskets for SEM and delivered baskets to sixteen households. We then met back at the church to discuss the experience and what the kids had seen and learned with Dr. Jody Manly. Here in Epiphany the kids have gathered together to make soup which we will take to some of our elder members and share in the breaking of bread and telling of stories. Later this year we will gather both the elders and the "youngers" together for a tea hosted by SPY to share the "histories" that we discover in our Epiphany outing.
Planning continues to move ahead for mission opportunities this summer, either going with other youth from the diocese to Dungannon as we did two years ago or taking a mission opportunity for "just us," so to speak, with a goal of something far afield next summer. The Senior SPY group has "resurfaced" of late and will be gathering together to discuss what their specific wants and needs may be and how best to fulfill them. This is an active and exciting time for the Junior and Senior High School youth of St. Paul's. For many years SPY has been under the wonderful guidance of Charlotte Kimberly-Haag. With the close of the last program year, Charlotte decided to step down in her role as SPY coordinator to pursue other interests. Thankfully Louise Moore and Laura Hayden discerned the call to fill this void and have carried on without skipping a beat. We are blessed with adult mentoring given by Peter Doyle, Jennifer Marini and Hank Morrow, without whom we could not do all of the wonderful things we do. This is a vibrant, vital and spirit-filled group. While we are doing the serious work of discerning God's call and of doing God's will the foundational element is fellowship and fun. With God's grace and the tremendous efforts and abilities of those involved great things are happening.
The Rev. Leslie M. St. Louis
SHALOM
Shalom, St. Paul's group for young families, provides spiritual and social support for the Christian family life. Shalom completed its 2004-2005 program year with regular monthly fellowship meetings that feature family dinners and separate programs for children, youth, and adults. In June, we held a cookout and picnic on St. Paul's lawn. In July, Shalom hosted the third annual St. Paul's Day at Seabreeze, and will repeat this successful event again on July 29th, 2006 (mark your calendars)! So far in the 2005-2006 program year, Shalom has held a planning meeting and two monthly fellowship meetings. We also provided a Christmas basket to Guet's family as a service project. Shalom also joyfully provides meals and assistance to its member families during times of need or family transition, such as the arrival of a new baby. Shalom will continue its monthly fellowship meetings every month through June. See the Shalom page on the St. Paul's Web site for a Shalom program schedule! The Shalom co-coordinators for the 2005-2006 program year are Nancy Curtis and Angie Jones, but Nancy plans to "retire" from her coordinator role after the final fellowship meeting of the program year in June, 2006. If you are interested in helping coordinate Shalom's activities, please contact Nancy or Angie!
Nancy Curtis and Angie Jones
Property Report
The Property Chair changed from the capable leadership of Bill Hosley to Bob Frank at the beginning of the year.
St. Paul's maintenance staff experienced significant change with Tom Lincoln retiring and Keith Thompson coming on the staff. Louis Martin was injured during the fall and remains on disability. We are contracting out some routine cleaning. Paul Ring has become our new night maintenance person. Keith and Paul are doing an excellent job but we miss the extra full time position and the institutional knowledge with two new people. Special thanks go to the office staff with Nancy Wood filling in as night and morning maintenance and Wayne Reinert taking his turn including waiting for the voting machines to be picked up election night.
The big project was the renovation of the Parish Hall. There is a saying with construction that goes "Cost, Quality, Schedule: Pick any two." This certainly held true for this project. The renovation will come in on budget even with the inclusion of some additional improvements. Quality and the overall end result are outstanding. Schedule, however, was where we suffered. The project took far longer than planned and is still not 100% complete as we close out the "punch list" items. Bero Associates architects, Martini Construction general contractor, and Cable Weidemer kitchen supplier all deserve our thanks and appreciation as does the entire parish family for their patience.
Organs require comprehensive rebuilding after forty to sixty years and St. Paul's organ has far exceeded this timeframe. We undertook a $30,000 rejuvenation of a portion of the instrument this summer but, being aware that this is just a start at what needs to be done, the Vestry contracted with Jonathan Ambrosino, an expert in Skinner organs, to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the organ. The report was received January 10, 2006 and will form the basis for future discussion and work. Jonathan was very impressed with our organ and estimates its replacement value to be $2 million dollars. Further, Jonathan stated that the recent work on the organ was first rate.
In addition to the larger projects a number of maintenance items were undertaken. The sanctuary lights were replaced and should burn brightly into 2007. Wainwright Hall's back door was replaced by a volunteer crew of Jack Pearson, Chris Curtis and Trip Miller. There was an overflow from the air conditioning unit that was fixed and necessitated repair of the ceiling in Fred's office. Nancy Wood coordinated the "Have a Heart" trapping and relocation of a squirrel that took up residence in the third floor of Wainwright Hall. A number of general maintenance items were completed including the striping of the parking lot and repair of an emergency exit crash bar. One other item of note was the flash flood in southeast Rochester which flooded the basement of the church including the gym, SEM, Dance Studio and various storage areas. We called a disaster restoration company to clean up, but as we were 29th on their list Keith, (one week on the job), Louis, and Tom Milliman performed the clean up. There was damage to SEM, the Dance Studio and St. Paul's storage items.
We look forward to continuing to maintain our magnificent building complex and in expanding its use in the service of our Lord.
Bob Frank
Episcopal Church Women
Our Mission Statement states "The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) of St. Paul's Church provides fellowship, pastoral care, community service and enrichment to the members of the Parish and to the community at large." Both men and women are invited to attend.
After functioning without officers last year a persuasive Nominating Committee found officers for this year and a program chairman who created an exciting schedule of programs which lit a spark with old members and brought in some new ones.
We continue our relationship with John Marshall High School by holding a tea in March for outstanding senior girls in the Debutante program, and their families.
Other projects of the ECW include:
- Providing cakes for A Meal & More once a month, and contributing items for the Christmas packages they give their clients
- Sending birthday cards to parishioners over 85
- Taking responsibilities for the Antiques Show
- Collecting and counting labels for Hillside Children's Center
- Knitting for the Seamen's Institute
- Providing pastoral care for members who are ill
- Arranging Memorial Service receptions
- Bridge Marathon
- Sending birthday cards to Church Home residents
- Making up kits for Church World Service
ECW raises money for:
- St. Francis Academy
- Southeast Ecumenical Ministry
- Church World Service
- Seaman's Church Institute
- Episcopal Church Home
- Alternatives for Battered Women
- Right-On School
- St. Paul's Day Care Center
- A Meal & More
- Holy Trinity, Haiti
- Hillside Children's Center
June Hasty
A Meal & More 2005
A Meal & More is a program at Christ Church Downtown. Through ECW we support it with a cash grant, donations of gifts for their Christmas packages and by baking cakes for their Meal program one Sunday a month.
June Hasty
Bridge Marathon
This is a money-raising and social project of ECW which is currently administered by Larry McKnight. Thirty-six teams are scheduled to meet at individual homes, whenever the teams desire, for eight months, and a luncheon for all is held in June. Prizes are given to the high scorers for the year. The fee is only $10 for the year so it is within the reach of anyone wanting to play. Teams play at many different levels and all enjoy the fun. Many of the people are not from St. Paul's and we have made new friends in this way.
June Hasty
Antiques Show Committee
The Mission of the Antiques Show is to enable the involvement of parishioners, raise funds for good causes both inside St Paul's and outside, and to create an atmosphere of hospitality for all to see our community of faith at work.
In 2005, the net profits totaled over $18,000 of which 25% went to the ECW by tradition for their outreach, and the rest was divided in half. The first half went to the Lost Boys of Sudan for Educational support, and the other half was distributed amongst St. Paul's inreach items, such as St Paul's Daycare, SPY, refurbishing the upstairs rooms, etc.
Most areas of fund-raising did better than a year ago, with the exception of Food and the Curiosity shop. The Food was outsourced to Simply Crepes and therefore was not a major money-maker this year; however, the good will was phenomenal and satisfaction with the show was much higher.
New additions like the Silent Auction were a huge success and will be expanded next year. The team attempted to add an eBay component that was well received by the dealers but we did not have enough resource to execute that program successfully… maybe next year!
Over 100 volunteers from St Paul's participated in the event, and many more donated items, spent their own money, and supported the show. Twenty-two dealers participated and roughly 12 of them contributed items to the silent auction.
God Bless
Jerry DeLuccio - Chair
New Member Ministry Commission Formed
During the Summer of 2005, St Paul's created a new commission called the New Member Ministry Commission (NMMC). The purpose of the Commission is to (1) create a greater awareness of St. Paul's within our geographic neighborhood and the greater Rochester community and (2) to enhance the opportunities for St. Paul parishioners to become more involved in the programs and missions of our church.
The first project the Commission addressed was our Greeter program. Building on the good work of past Greeter Coordinators, the number of greeters was increased from 20 to 70 and an enhanced Greeter Program was introduced at both the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services at the end of the year. New greeter badges (carrying our new St. Paul's logo) will be introduced in January 2006. Other projects included the creation of a new Visitors Information Packet (to be introduced in January), taking over our mailing campaign to residents who live in our neighborhood (zip code 14607) inviting them to St Paul's services and events and enhancing our wine and cheese gatherings for new church members we hold throughout the year.
In 2006, the Commission also plans to conduct a series of surveys amongst the parishioners to gain their insights, comments and suggestions as to how we can continue to strengthen and grow our church congregation.
George Kittredge
Communications Commission
In keeping with our mission to help ensure consistent and effective communication in representing St. Paul's to the community, the Communications Commission developed and implemented the church's logo and comprehensive branding strategy. The purpose was to create/establish a consistent image and message to the community, and increase church membership. It includes a new logo image and message line that reflect St. Paul's vision and values, and a strategy for consistent and reliable use of the image to identify St. Paul's on all media. This consistent look will help give others an idea what to expect when they visit St. Paul's.
Parishioner email addresses were updated in the annual parish directory this year, to increase communication effectiveness through the use of additional contact information.
We placed ads in community publications City Newspapers and Messenger Post Newspapers, both in the classified listings, and special holiday advertising, and as well as in the D&C through the Diocese. We placed our ad in the City Newspaper's Annual Manual, a reference directory widely distributed to visitors and new residents. Our Yellow Pages advertising was upgraded to include an online link to our web site. Our web site is an effective communication tool and an important part our communication strategy.
We researched and decided to join membership in the Park Avenue Merchants Association as an outreach, community involvement and communication tool, which includes direct involvement in the Park Avenue Festival held in our neighborhood.
We provided promotional and public relations services for church activities, including the Elijah oratorio concert on October 2nd, which enjoyed an increase in attendance by triple previous attendance, with $1,600 in donations collected at the door. Press releases were written and distributed for special events and activities sponsored by St. Paul's, resulting in press coverage to target audiences, increasing community awareness.
Members reviewed, provided guidance and made recommendations on effective design and practice of communication pieces distributed on behalf of the church.
A position was established for a Communications Commission liaison to the New Member Ministry Commission. We agree with the NMMC that it is important to encourage communication and interaction with other committees/ministries at St. Paul's, especially those with which our missions and activities are closely related. Recruitment activities are underway to fill this position, and also to increase general membership in the Communications Commission.
Our 2006 budget was submitted and approved by the Vestry at the December 20 meeting.
We plan to continue the rollout of the branding strategy into 2006 with involvement of committees, ministries, leadership and others at St. Paul's.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary DeFranco, Chair
Stewardship – A Journey of Giving
This year, the Stewardship Committee repeated our campaign to contact every member of the St. Paul's congregation, as encouraged by the diocese. 50 dedicated parishioners volunteered to take on this task, many of them returning from last year's campaign. Each caller's contact list was tailored to consist mainly of people with whom the caller had some sort of connection, being either personally known to the caller or involved in similar ministries. This made the process less intimidating for many of the callers. As with last year, before starting the calling, we had a training session with Dr. Pamela York Klainer, founder of Power and Money LLC, Klainer Consulting Group LLC, and author of How Much is Enough?. This year, instead of focusing on our money story, we discussed the idea of our legacy story, and its impact on Christian giving and ministry.
Current Pledge Analysis
2005 (final) 2006 (to date) Number of Pledging Units 357 306 Amount pledged $484,264 $436,967 Average pledge $1,356 $1,428
Thus far, we have welcomed 24 pledging units that did not pledge for 2005. We also lost 15 pledging units from the parish due to death or transfer, which accounted for $10,489 in 2005.
The Stewardship Committee continued to execute the action plan developed in 2004 to address the objective of increasing the number of pledging households. Our sub-committees were formed around the five pillars of stewardship developed in the action plan: assessment, education, communication, participation, and celebration. The most challenging issue for the Stewardship Committee continues to be transforming stewardship into a year-round conversation, not a subject we just talk about in October. To this end, we are planning on instituting a Stewardship Series, similar to the Lenten Series or Advent Series, in May of this year. Other plans for 2006 include continuing to regularly communicate information to the parish regarding our pledging demographics to help all parishioners on their own journeys of giving.
Barry Brown and Angie Jones
Mission I Funding
The Mission I Funding Committee has completed work for 2005 with grants awarded in the amount of $25,300 to eleven organizations stretching from the St. Paul's neighborhood in Rochester to India.
The largest of the grants, at $5,000 each, went to the Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation here in Rochester and a secondary school in Maar, South Sudan. The Bishop Sheen grant supports emergency health and safety related repairs for local seniors. The Sudan grant supports continued education for children in the remote village of Maar, Sudan.
Mission I also approved a local grant of $2,000 for Friends Helping Friends which supports a food pantry and provides hot meals for the needy in the Northwest side of Rochester. The $2,500 grant to the Joseph Educational Trust in India was for the inoculation of women and children at risk for Hepatitis B. The committee also approved grants in the amount of $2,300 for School #9 and $2,000 for Sojourner House, a local agency supporting women and children.
The process of pre-approving grant applications submitted to Mission I which was established for 2005 worked well. These appeared as line items on the St. Paul's budget and included: Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network, School #9, St. Joseph House of Hospitality and Paul's Place.
In the coming year the Mission I Funding Committee will seek members to fill vacancies created by the expiration of terms. Active, pledging members of St. Paul's are eligible to become members.
Scott Arrington, Chair
Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministry, a vital part of St. Paul's mission, is celebrating its second year. We have seven dedicated Stephen Ministers who are providing one-to-one Christian care to those experiencing difficulties or significant life changes. Ten parishioners have received support from our Stephen Ministers. Also, some of our Stephen Ministers have volunteered to assist the clergy with hospital visits during the sabbatical period.
This past year, four new members joined our Stephen Ministry team and they began their fifty hours of training in September. St. John Church of Rochester is the host site for our ecumenical ministry training experience this year. In May our trainees will be commissioned as Stephen Ministers and will be ready to accept care receivers.
Anne Refermat and Judy Carpenter
Sudanese Ministry
The Sudanese ministry has accelerated during the past year. Tutoring and educational support remains the top priority. Many St Paul's parishioners are currently tutoring our Sudanese friends, and we have added other churches in the ministry, including Bethlehem Lutheran, Fairport, Risen Christ Lutheran, Fairport, St Peter's Episcopal, Henrietta, and Asbury Methodist. The connection with St Peter's could be a broad and exciting one, as they have led a prison ESL program and have the resources to make a difference in accelerating the literacy of the Sudanese in Rochester.
Our involvement with Mercy High School has helped create a new program to build opportunities for less fortunate young women in Rochester to have the opportunity to attend Mercy. The program "Faces of Mercy" has been funded for 5 students this year to attend including the first two registrants from our Sudanese community. We are blessed to have the Mercy High School staff and organization working with us.
We have also been part of developing the South Sudanese ministry at Incarnate Word Lutheran on East Avenue along with the Upstate Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. We have hopes that this ministry can add to the services and resources available to refugees in the area, and early indications are that it is extremely beneficial. Already a minister has been ordained (Sudanese) and is being financially supported to build a ministry in upstate New York. Challenges abound but hope is eternal!
St Paul's Involvement in AFRECS (American Friends of the Episcopal Church in Sudan) has improved national communications and knowledge of programs that are working elsewhere in the country. They are developing a better resource to identify and take preventive actions here in Rochester. Nancy Frank is the Director.
St Paul's supported the educational ministry through the Antiques Show where scholarship funds will be available to all young men pursuing higher education.
The success of the Interfaith Hospitality Network has also been able to broaden its impact to refugees outside the Sudanese community, such as Somalia and Ethiopia over the past year. Here interactions with RAIHN and Paul's Place were truly remarkable.
Finally, a 'formal network' is now established where requests that are commonplace can be easily handled by spreading the word around to caring people who have a vast network that can be accessed. We find needs are responded to immediately… "ask and it shall be given, seek and you shall find".
If you would like to be part of the network, please call us at 585-582-2648 or email us.
Jerry and Ann Marie DeLuccio
St. Joseph's House
When we serve a noon meal the first Saturday of every month between September and June at St. Joseph's House of Hospitality, we are heeding our Lord's command to "Feed my lambs." Our guests may number as many as 96 if both of our 48-person seatings are full; we seldom have less than 60 people. Our guests are mostly gentlemen and include the homeless and working poor. We believe we give both physical and spiritual nourishment to our guests by adding ample helpings of smiles and kind words to the food we provide.
We have an annual budget that allows us to shop for the food we prepare and serve. Many of our volunteers are seasoned veterans who welcome newcomers and show them the ropes with ease and grace. We are also delighted to have a number of very enthusiastic young people helping us.
From shopping right on through dining area set-up, food preparation, serving and clean-up, many and varied hands contribute to the success of this ministry.
As we look to the year ahead, we will continue to be creative and faithful stewards of the material resources that support our work.
We welcome any of our St. Paul's family who would like to share in this ministry. We ask our Lord to bless and increase our spiritual gifts so that we may enrich the lives of those we serve.
Jane M. Smith, Co-Chair
Mary Ellen West, Co-Chair
Tim Davis, Co-Chair
Adopt a Kindergarten & First Grade at School #9
Anonymous Donor Fund
Through the generosity of a $25,000 gift from an anonymous donor in 2001, St. Paul's was able to expand a single classroom tutoring program to include all four kindergarten classrooms and two first grade classrooms to serve 136 students at Rochester City School District School #9. The fund provides for educational materials and books used by the tutors, Christmas and graduation gifts (books) for each child, and cakes for each classroom's graduation party.
All children from the classrooms we serve meet with a tutor at least once a week and use desks and materials in the school's hallway. The program runs from mid-October through the third week in May. A typical annual budget is $2,500. The volunteer hours the program provides are the equivalent of 1.5 full time teacher aides. We currently have 6 bilingual tutors who serve the two kindergarten bilingual classrooms.
Although many of the 56 volunteers are from St. Paul's, we have volunteers from Christ Episcopal Church in Pittsford, St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Fairport and The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Webster, St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Incarnate Word Lutheran Church and Downtown United Presbyterian Church.
This project is a wonderful example of many faith communities working together to help our community's children. All of our tutors share the joy of helping children expand their skills.
Liz Cook and Nicki Doolittle
4th, 5th and 6th Grade Literature Circles at School #9
This year we began a Junior Great Books program for twelve 4th graders who have been identified as above grade level readers. We have continued with a 15 book reading program for twelve avid 5th grade readers. Volunteers meet twice a week in the library to work in small groups with students. The focus of the groups is to expand understanding of the material and encourage linking the reading with other academic subjects.
This year we were blessed with a gift from our Rector's Discretionary fund in memory of School #9's late principal, Willie Buck, to support an enriched 6th grade reading group. Seventeen titles were purchased for the 6th grade reading program. Three groups meet with volunteer leaders twice a week to discuss the books. Twelve currently participate in the program.
Choirmaster's Report
2005 has been a very full year for the Senior Choir, offering a large variety of musical selections. Among the highlights was the January 8 Ordination Service for Leslie St. Louis when the choir sang the inspiring anthem Draw Us In The Spirit's Tether by the American composer Harold Friedell, former organist and choirmaster of St. Bartholomew's Church in New York. Other American composers whose anthems were used in 2005 include Leo Sowerby, Paul Manz, Rene Clauson, Frank Boles, Richard Dirksen, Kathy Powell, Peter Rowley, Spirituals and my new anthem Nowell, Sing Nowell! for the Christmas Eve Services.
Russian composers were represented with anthems by Balakireff and Kopylov. Focus was also on the standard classics which have universal appeal; music by Purcell, Palestrina, Bach, Handel and Mozart, to mention a few.
A major undertaking in 2005 was the presentation of Mendelssohn's great oratorio Elijah with orchestra, and Derrick Smith singing the role of Elijah. The response was most gratifying by the large and enthusiastic audience. The choir expressed a strong desire to repeat this work in the near future at some other church in our community, as part of our outreach.
November and December was especially busy: the annual Evensong on November 6, as well as the service of Advent Lessons and Carols, two Christmas Eve services, and, in addition, Handel's Messiah with the Rochester Chamber Orchestra. Through it all, the Senior Choir came through with flying colors!
Our new alto soloist is Jessica Best from Churchville, replacing Pamela Terry who took the position of Director of Christian Education at Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church in Brighton. Other new singers are soprano Halley Gilbert, tenor Joel Atella & baritone John Buffet. During the summer and for special occasions we are delighted to have with us tenors Jeffrey Tabor, Min Jin, and baritone Benjamin Schmidt.
It was a challenging year well done.
David Fetler
Choirmaster
Youth And Alleluia Choirs
The youth choir program at St. Paul's provides the opportunity for youth to learn about the importance and function of music within our liturgy, and offers a unique opportunity for community building among choristers. The two youth choirs sing a wide variety of music throughout the year, and participate in many services, feast days, concerts, and special occasions. As the program year once again began in Fall 2005, the choir program has grown and welcomed several new members. The Youth and Alleluia Choir rehearsal schedule has also changed to allow for more youth to be involved. The choirs now rehearse on Sundays after church. This allows the choirs a chance to rehearse separately and together.
The choristers make a yearlong commitment to the choir program during each program year. These young people work diligently each week to improve musicianship and skills, as well as learning a great deal of challenging music. The youth choir program was fortunate in 2005 to have the opportunity to work with two Eastman-graduate composers. The choirs premiered and performed new works by Caleb Burhans and Zachary Wadsworth at a glorious Evensong in February. The choirs have gotten off to a wonderful start this fall, performing at the highest level. A definite highlight was the Christmas season when angelic youth voices sang at the Christmas Pageant and Christmas Eve Services. With rehearsals well underway, 2006 promises to be full of more beautiful music-making from the Youth and Alleluia Choirs.
I would like to take this opportunity to extend my thanks to all of the choristers and their families who help make our youth choir program such a success. Your dedication to the Youth and Alleluia Choirs, willingness to help, and flexibility is the backbone of this program. Thank you for all that you contribute to the St. Paul's youth music program. I look forward to another melodious year!
Laura Dunbar
Youth Choir Director
The REAPers
…listen for God in the works of contemporary authors. Through lively interaction, this group of 10-12 participants explores how characters in short fiction experience life, looking particularly for their perspectives on faith. The text is currently God: Stories, works by keen observers of the human condition.
Now in their fourth year, the REAPers, in addition to sharing readings, have special programs – a parishioner reading his own poetry; a brunch with book sharing, an enactment of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, a study of the 2005 All Rochester Reads book Servants of the Map and a demonstration via video of the making of the new St. John's Bible.
After each meeting, some of the REAPers go for lunch together at an area restaurant. Anyone who likes to Read, Enjoy, And Participate is invited to join in second and fourth Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. in Wainwright Hall Parlor. The next gathering is Thursday, February 9.
Barbara Warner
Christian Pathways
Christian Pathways, a program of adult Christian Education, has met on Sunday mornings for over ten years now. Everyone is welcome, either as regulars or as drop-in participants. During 2005 we followed our reading of C.S. Lewis with a study of More's Utopia. Next we took up the complete works of Bishop Butler (1692-1752), followed by a reading of Does God Exist? by Hans Kung. Most Sundays we fill the small Conference Room, and we continue to attract those who have no other association with the parish as well as a cross-section of regular members. Pathways neither requests nor receives funding from the Parish; we are in in full support of the plans to install permanent wooden shelves in the Conference Room.
David and Linda White
Parish Library
The new Parish Library is a transitional project as we prepare to resume use of the parish hall. Many older books that have not circulated for years have been culled and are being sold off during coffee hour. The categories have been reorganized so that each section will correspond with a specific activity in the parish. The library plan calls for all parish groups to see the library as a place to go for resources needed for their work in the parish and as a central location where they can publicize to the whole parish what the group is doing. We aim to support all aspects of parish life, but especially those areas most often cited in sermons, Bible study, the saints, social ethics, poetry and creative literature, and religions other than our own.
David and Linda White
Acolyte Ministry
The Acolyte Ministry supports the efforts of our parish clergy to establish an orderly, reverent atmosphere in which to worship by supplying trained Crucifers, Torch Bearers and Acolytes that assist during our liturgy.
Griffin Jones and Hank Morrow
Flower Ministry
We all admire the beautiful flowers on the altar each Sunday. Each week after the 10:00am service, the flowers are taken from the altar and arranged into bouquets. These bouquets are delivered to sick and shut-in parishioners, as well as those celebrating a significant birthday. We have a core of volunteers who arrange and deliver the flowers. This is a wonderful ministry opportunity for those who are not available during the week. It doesn't take much time and is greatly appreciated by the recipients. This is also a great opportunity for families as the recipients enjoy seeing young faces, and an easy way to teach our children about outreach ministry. Our goal is to increase our membership so that no one would have to serve more than once per month. Anyone interested in joining this ministry should contact Rev. Tom McCart or Mary Jo Doyle.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Summary Ballance Sheet
(Un-audited)
| Month Ending | Month Ending | |
| 12/31/2004 | 12/31/2005 | |
| Assets | ||
| Cash | $ 1,088,158 | $ 575,219 |
| Receivables/Split interest agreements | 176,943 | 231,267 |
| Investments | 14,282,140 | 14,878,545 |
| Prepaid Expenses | N/A | N/A |
| Building and Reserve | 5,667,035 | 5,616,036 |
| Total Assets | $ 21,214,276 | $ 21,301,066 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Current Liabilities | $ 21,395 | $ 115,931 |
| Deferred Revenue | 104,027 | N/A |
| Line of Credit | 129,873 | 129,873 |
| Interfund Accounts | 51,000 | |
| Held for Organizations | 33,035 | 40,739 |
| Total Liabilities | $ 339,330 | $ 286,544 |
| Equity/Fund Balances | ||
| Operating Fund | $ 107,524 | $ 147,948 |
| Vestry Designated Funds | 9,434,990 | 9,935,057 |
| Restricted Funds | 642,150 | 213,644 |
| Endowment Funds | 4,946,380 | 5,101,334 |
| Pooled Life Income Fund | 7,457 | 7,390 |
| Plant Fund | 5,736,445 | 5,609,149 |
| Total Equity/Fund Balances | $ 20,874,946 | $ 21,014,522 |
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $ 21,214,276 | $ 21,301,066 |
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Financial Summary
(Un-audited)
| 2004 | 2005 | 2005 | 2006 | |||
| Actual | Budget | Actual | Budget | |||
| SUPPORT & REVENUE | ||||||
| Pledge Income | $ 467,929 | $ 495,000 | $ 445,209 | $ 490,000 | ||
| Unpledged Contributions | 60,844 | 25,000 | 28,425 | 25,000 | ||
| Plate, Christian Ed, Seasonal | 10,249 | 15,500 | 14,132 | 15,500 | ||
| Investment Draw | 457,881 | 521,140 | 523,558 | 564,638 | ||
| Trust and Foundation Income | 26,395 | 22,000 | 25,699 | 22,000 | ||
| Rent Income | 20,800 | 21,000 | 17,830 | 23,000 | ||
| Restricted II Plate Offerings | 6,176 | 5,500 | 25,025 | 4,000 | ||
| Other Budgeted Income | 47,120 | 21,700 | 49,487 | 36,700 | ||
| Total Support and Revenue | $ 1,097,394 | $ 1,126,840 | $ 1,129,365 | $ 1,180,838 | ||
| EXPENSES | ||||||
| Mission One | $ 233,527 | $ 251,414 | $ 261,624 | $ 248,941 | ||
| Clergy Expenses | 284,192 | 303,186 | 307,049 | 309,082 | ||
| Property Expenditures | 156,880 | 156,632 | 164,046 | 175,502 | ||
| Music Expenses | 59,874 | 66,318 | 60,540 | 67,543 | ||
| Administration Expenses | 251,334 | 267,121 | 276,572 | 287,862 | ||
| Christian Ed Expenses | 60,436 | 82,169 | 79,224 | 91,908 | ||
| Total Church Expense | $ 1,046,243 | $ 1,126,840 | $ 1,149,055 | $ 1,180,838 | ||
| Net Revenue over Expense | $ 51,151.00 | $ - | $(19,690.00) | $ - |
Gracious Father, we pray for your holy Catholic Church. Fill it with all truth, in all truth, with all peace. Where it is corrupt, purify it; where it is in error, direct it; where in anything it is amiss, reform it. Where it is right, strengthen it; where it is in want, provide for it; where it is divided, reunite it; for the sake of Jesus Christ your Son, our Savior. Amen.