Gracious Father,
Thou hast given us so much;
yet one more thing
we ask of Thee:
Give us grateful hearts
Isle of Hope,
2008 Annual Parish Meeting
November
2, 2008
Y
Rector’s Address to the
Parish
The
Rev. Richard Nelson, November 2, 2008
In the Name of God + Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Gracious
Father, thou hast given us so much; yet one more thing do we ask of Thee: Give
us grateful hearts. Amen.
This prayer really fits my life. Hardly a day goes by that I don’t thank God
for being your priest. Day by day I am
filled with thanksgiving to be here, to know you and to minister to you and
with you. God has given me so much: a
body that still works (mostly); intelligent, prospering children – and now a
grandson – supportive friends, a house that even has a man-roomette for my
model trains. And of course best of all,
I am married to a member of the St. Thomas Screaming Hamsters. I’ve got everything I could ever need right
now. Yet in His supreme mercy God has
given me so much more than life’s necessities: I’ve got it made. I can never be grateful enough; I want to
live an ever more grateful life.
I realize not everyone feels as I
do. To tell you the truth, I spent years
not feeling grateful. I finally came to
see that most of my worry, cynicism and complaining was the outward and visible
signs of pride. For me there is a simple
equation: the more I complain, worry and express a cynical outlook – the more I
am ruled by pride. The self-absorption
of pride leaves little room for God. On
the other hand, gratitude indicates an active turning to God, centering one’s
life on God, being willing to receive from God what God desires us to have and being
satisfied with God’s desires at work in one’s life. For me, gratitude is the attitude by which I
actively receive the overflowing of
God’s love in my life and others’ lives.
Gratitude is my active “Yes!” to God at work in the details of my life
and the details of the world around me.
I know from personal experience that gratitude will infect all of one’s
life: one’s attitude, perspective, assumptions, words, thoughts and actions.
Among the many blessings I am grateful
for at
We are blessed by everyone
who responds to God’s call at
I am grateful to be here. I pledge to you that my feelings of gratitude
will be put into action. I will give
sacrificially for God’s work at
Gracious
Father, thou hast given us so much; yet one more thing do we ask of Thee: Give
us grateful hearts. Amen.
Y
2008 Ministry Reports
THE ALTAR GUILD
Serving on Altar Guild is a
calming yet powerful experience. The St.
Thomas Altar Guild is a behind- the-scenes group of committed women in our
parish who prayerfully prepare the Altars and Elements for all of us to share
in Eucharistic Communion with our Lord Jesus Christ during our Sunday and
weekday wor
ship services. Our guild works in teams who serve two months
each year. We meet socially twice a year
to fellowship with each other. If you
are interested in becoming a part of the St. Thomas Altar Guild contact Phyllis
Posey – nursephyll@comcast.net
or call 352-8802.
ANGEL GOWN MINISTRY
The goal has been
to make about 30 gowns. The gowns are
taken to the hospital along with an “angel on my shoulder” pin and a written
prayer entrusting this baby to God’s care written.
We want to thank
the Thrift Store which gave us a donation to buy fabric, thread, angel
pins, and miscellaneous items in order to carry out this ministry.
Many thanks to the
following people for volunteering their time to sew these beautiful
gowns: Carol Giles, Jennifer White, Marion Stapps,
Irma Steele, and Sandra Calver, . Thank you to Deacon Geri for organizing this
group so that this ministry might continue.
We could really use
more volunteers to help with making these little
gowns. Please call Sandra Calver if
you are interested.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
This has been a very active
year for the Buildings and Grounds committee. The following are some of the
major projects completed.
—
Eliminated the mold problem in the Christian
Education building. The insurance company paid $41,000 of the $43,000 repair
cost.
—
Painted several classrooms in the Christian
Education building.
—
Installed a new heating and air conditioning system
in the Chapel.
—
Repaired the heating and air conditioning systems
in all buildings and signed an annual maintenance contract to ensure systems
continue to run properly.
—
Reorganized kitchen storage areas, conducted major
kitchen clean up and insect control
—
Replaced kitchen island counter top and thermostats
in both kitchen ovens.
—
Repaired the Church sound system and hearing
devices.
—
Washed all windows in the Church and Christian
Education building.
—
Repaired the Parish Hall doors & muttons.
—
Negotiated a new grounds maintenance contract with
the Nelson Group at an annual savings of over $5,500.
—
Conducted a successful fall clean up day. Volunteers pressure washed the sidewalks and
Parish Hall entrance, trimmed bushes, and cleaned up the
—
In addition, the Church will have handicap seating
within the next few weeks.
There are always improvements
to be made. If anyone is interested in
helping the Building and Grounds committee, please contact Jim Chambers, Mark Gompels, Jack Kinzie or Tim
Garner.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IS
“Do not be conformed to this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may
discern what is the will of God – what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Romans 12:2
There
are so many wonderful people who generously offer themselves for the building
up of
This
year we have a few new initiatives.
First, we established a Christian Education Committee to
oversee and coordinate our many programs. Those serving on this committee
are: Deborah
Carpenter, Andrea Epting, Bucky
Johnson, Jack Kinzie, Jennifer & Paul Meyer,
Kendall McCurry, Lisa McCaslin,
Chris Roberts, Lizann Roberts,
Second,
in an effort to bring our 8am and 10am worship services together for an
intergenerational experience, the C.E. Committee is coordinating monthly “First
Sunday
Breakfasts”! We’ve had great
turnouts for our first two months – don’t miss the next one in November! And a special “thanks!” to Hugh Papy and Bucky Johnson for
getting us going in the kitchen!
Third,
I hope each of you has had an opportunity to review our newest publication “The
Christian E.D.G.E.”. It is our
hope that this quarterly C.E. newsletter will help to keep you aware of all our
educational offerings so you don’t miss out on anything!
Fourth,
in addition to our Year Four E.F.M. class, this fall we began a brand-new, year
one, Education
for Ministry class which has 12 people in it! Thank you to Vicky Posey and Pattie Wainright, who are co-mentors of the group.
I would
also like to say “thank you” to those individuals whom God has called into the
service of building up our adults and children through the education programs.
Teachers: Kate
Bailey, Tracy Edgar, Andrea Epting,
Amy Graham, Millie Green, Karen Gwinner, Cathy Joyce,
Kathy McCurry, Jennifer & Paul Meyer, Vicky
Posey, Florence Slatkinsky, Linda Southerland, Dana
Thompson, Pattie Wainright, Jennifer White, Dee Williford, Dick
Wilson and all your clergy!
A special thank you to Laura
Knarr who is our faithful Acolyte Mistress!
Baby-Rockers in our Nursery: Rene Abeles, Reba Daniel, Linda Garner,
Kitty Hill, Becky Milmine, Angela Oliver, Irma Steel,
Sue Tengg, Peggy Varnedoe,
Nancy Young.
A special thank you to Linda
Garner, the organizer of this fantastic program!
Special Events for Children:
(Vacation Bible School; Children’s Easter Celebration; Children’s Fall
Festival; Christmas Pageant; St. Nicholas Party; Children’s Chapel; First
Communion Classes; Youth Confirmation Classes; JAM’ers;
Acolytes) Beth & Julia Carpenter,
Victoria Chandler, Ansley & Taylor Edgar, Tracy
Edgar, Nina Gompels, Mark & Susan Gonzales,
Margaret Iliff, Rita Lewis, Lisa McCaslin,
Margaret Minis, Anna & Mike Mullings, Bruce
Nichols, Ingrid Poppell, Linda Southerland, Liesl Tanner, Chris & Dana Thompson, Suzanne Waller,
Jennifer White, Lynn Wright.
I would
also like to say a special thank you to Pam
McCaslin for her extraordinary work with our
children, instilling in them a love for music.
If I
have left anyone’s name off this list, please
forgive my error. There are so many
of you who have responded with incredible generosity and although I have tried
to keep good records of our volunteers, sometimes mistakes happen! God knows who you are. And Thank YOU!
Deacon Geri,
Minister for Christian
Education
COMMUNICATIONS
We
enjoy many methods of communication at
·
Weekly “Evangel-Lite”
bulletin, printed for Sunday and emailed during the week
·
Evangel Newsletter: mailed seven times a year and
available through our website
·
three bulletin
boards in the parish hall offer a wealth of information
·
our excellent website: stthomasioh.org
·
our special notices emailed by our web-minister,
Jacqui Belcher
·
our Diocesan Newspaper and website
You can
be of immense help in making our communications even more efficient.
·
If we do not have your email address, please
provide it a.s.a.p. The Evangel-Lite Newsletter and special email notices are sent out
“blind copy”, which means your email address is not shown. Send your email address to jrbelcher@gmail.com
(Jacqui Belcher, web minister) and evangelone@aol.com
(Frances Conner, Church Office)
·
If you have changed your mailing address, phone
number or email address in the past 12 months, make sure we have your correct
information.
·
Submit announcements to the Church Office for our
printed and email Evangel-Lite bulletin before 12noon
Wednesdays. The earlier, the
better. Give us who, what, where,
when. Shorter announcements are
better. Of course, we reserve the right
to edit.
·
Remember that the Parish Calendar is kept by
Frances Conner, our Parish Administrator.
To avoid time and space conflicts for your meeting or event, submit all
requests to her.
·
If you would like something added to our website
for your ministry or event, submit it to our web minister, Jacqui Belcher (jrbelcher@gmail.com). Including a photo or two with your information
is always welcomed. Please note that
children will not be identified by name or other personal information. As with Evangel-Lite
announcements give who, what, where, when with as little hyperbole as possible;
the prospect of editing is implicit.
·
Check out our website at least weekly: stthomasioh.org. New information appears at least weekly
·
Check out our Diocesan website regularly: georgia.anglican.org. This is a great way to keep in touch with
events in the Diocese.
·
If you are not receiving the Diocesan Newspaper,
The Church In Georgia, inform Frances Conner, Parish Administrator. She will pass on your mailing address to the
Diocese.
·
Take your printed Evangel-Lite
bulletin home with you and post on your refrigerator or bulletin board; open
parish emails (“to” and “from” fields will be jrbelcher@gmail.com).
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AND
WEBSITE
Last year I reported that I was working on a redesign of
the parish website - www.stthomasioh.org. Well it’s been up and running for
several months but of course, as with all electronic communications, it is in
constant “tweaking mode” – I welcome
your ideas and input. The Internet can be an important means of engaging the
world and each other. However, I’m not sure that
Here are a few does and don’ts for
submitting information:
Do email information in a timely fashion.
Do include the who, what, when, where, why & how when
advertising an event or reporting one
Don’t format information. Type it flush left using Times
New Roman font. No bolding, no italics.
Do send photos in as high a resolution jpeg as possible.
Do identify the people in photos. I might need to obtain
their permission to upload their image.
(FYI, children will never be identified by name on our
site)
Parish Email List: I’ve had much positive feedback
about parish email communication. This is the quickest and easiest method to disseminate
parish information. If you use email but are not currently receiving parish
news via that method and would like to, email jrbelcher@gmail.com. Your address will not be given
out by me, and I won’t “spam” you. Promise! - Jacqui Belcher
CURSILLO
Cursillo is a
weekend with others that focuses on what is fundamental for being a
Christian. Having other people there, both friends and new acquaintances,
is a key element to the whole weekend experience. It is three days of
"rediscovering the joy and spontaneity of the Christian life."
Most importantly it gives you the tools to take what has been learned and apply
it to your everyday environment.
Cursillo is
"a tool for...taking active, though nominal Christian men and women, who
desire to serve the Lord in a more intentional and effective way and showing
them HOW!" It is a lay movement and completely run by lay people,
with the assistance of some Diocesan clergy.
The purpose of the Cursillo movement is "to help those in the Church
understand their individual callings to be Christian leaders. The
leadership may be exercised in work situations, in family and social life, in
leisure activities and within the Church. The teaching and care given on
a Cursillo weekend cause many to feel like newly made
Christians with a purpose and with support."
THE ORDER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING -
MARY AND MARTHA CHAPTER
The mission of this order is
the extension of Christ’s Kingdom through Prayer, Service and Evangelism. The
Daughters of the King is an order for women who are communicants of the
Episcopal Church, churches in communion with it, or churches in the Historic
Episcopate.
Members undertake a Rule of
Life, incorporating the Rule of Prayer and the Rule of Service. By
reaffirmation of the promises made at Baptism and Confirmation, a Daughter
pledges herself to a life-long program of prayer, service and evangelism,
dedicated to the spread of Christ’s Kingdom and the strengthening of the
spiritual life of her parish.
Empowered by the Holy Spirit,
our vision as Daughters of the King is to know Jesus Christ, to make Him known
to others, and become reflections of God’s love throughout the world.
In the Christian life nothing
can be substituted for prayer. It is a Daughter’s daily recourse to the source
of life and strength. Every member must have a rule of daily prayer.
Communication with God must be a growing, deepening relationship with Father, Son
and Holy Spirit.
Through her Rule of Service, a
Daughter daily seeks to do the will of God where she is, remembering Jesus’
words, “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these…you
did it for me.” Matthew 25:40 (NIV). The Rule of Service is the application of
one’s baptismal vow, reaffirmed by Confirmation.
At Confirmation, we promise to
pray, work, and give for the spread of Christ’s Kingdom. Through membership in
our Order women are: strengthened through prayer, helped to learn through
study, and provided community with other Daughters.
The Diocesan Fall Assembly of
the Daughters will be held on Saturday, November 8,
at St. Mary of the
If you would like to know more
about becoming a member of the Order, please talk to our clergy or let me know.
Laura Kinzie
EPISCOPAL CHURCH WOMEN (ECW) ST. MARTHA’S GUILD
Events this year
Sneakers for Success: Outreach
project that provides sneakers for needy children in elementary schools. We continued to fund this project with
proceeds from the St. Thomas Christmas Tour.
Dining Dockside on Isle of Hope Cookbook: We
continue to sell cookbooks at local establishments in
Parish Receptions: We hosted the reception for Fr. Richard’s
25th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood in October and will
host a reception for the Advent~Christmas Concert to
benefit the Parish Endowment Fund in December of this year.
Listed below are the current
members of St. Martha’s ECW:
Amy
Graham Boo McCullough Dede Roberts
Eleanor Foster Fran
Stuber Geri
Nelson
Jane Stanley Julie
Schwartz Lisa McCaslin
Lizann Roberts Mary Haley Millie Green
Paige Case Pam
Smith Pattie Wainright
Paula Caldwell Polly Paruso Rita
Lewis
Sally Eve Tracy
Edgar Vicky Posey
St. Martha’s Guild is a
wonderful group of women that are always ready to help out in the church and
community. We urge any of the women in
our parish to join us.
FLOWER GUILD
Anyone interested in learning
more about this wonderful ministry is encouraged to contact Liesl
Tanner, 354-6959 or Judy Ochsner, 355-5005.
McCASLIN CHRISTIAN LIFE CONFERENCE
In
February, 2009, we will host our 5th McCaslin
Christian Life Conference, made possible through the vision and financial gift
of the late Alston (Jay) McCaslin, V. The Conference Steering Committee wanted to
mark this milestone in a special way, and have invited our first conference
speaker, Dr. Louis Markos, to return to
At this writing, conference
details are in progress. However, we
hope you mark your calendar now, and attend this important event. While Jay provided a generous gift before his
untimely death for the continuation of the conference, this is not a
self-sustaining ministry. We have wanted
the annual conference to be of special interest to Christians in our community
and region, and for no one to be prevented from participating for economic
reasons. In past years there has been no
fee to attend. If you would like to
support the ministry of the McCaslin Christian Life
Conference at
MEN’S CLUB
The Men's Club has a long
history at
All proceeds are dedicated to the St. Thomas
Youth Program, such as helping fund the annual college scholarship for some of
our high school graduates.
We invite all men of any age to
enjoy the fellowship of the St. Thomas Men's Club.
MUSIC MINISTRY
Opportunities
for participation in the Music Ministry at St. Thomas are offered in the Adult
Choir, in the Handbell Choir, in a guitar group
(lovingly named “The Screaming Hamsters” by our Rector) and in two groups for our young parishioners: Young
Singers and Youth Choir.
The Adult Choir, now numbering thirty-one volunteers, sings for the
10 a.m. service throughout the year, for both services on Christmas Eve, for
Ash Wednesday and services during Holy Week and Easter, and for other special services. On the Sunday evening prior to Thanksgiving
we join choirs from three other island churches for the annual ecumenical
Thanksgiving service. Our music is drawn from a variety of sources: traditional
hymnody, contemporary praise songs, and music from the Taizé
tradition, classical anthems from the past and repertoire more recently
composed.
The
choir rehearses weekly from 7 to 8:30 p.m. during the school year. During the summer, we meet once a month at a
member’s home for a covered dish supper and rehearsal, and we enjoy several
other social gatherings during the choir year. We are in our fourth year of
providing AChoir
Comestibles@ for
Wednesday night suppers, one of four teams cooking regularly for the parish.
Membership
in the choir is open to anyone in high school or older who has a desire to
participate in musical worship and who is willing to commit to a regular
schedule of rehearsals and services. The
ability to read music, while helpful, is not a requirement, and extra help
sessions are also available to choristers who wish to their reading or singing
skills.
Our Handbell
Choir has been inactive for the past two years, but
we are in hopes of reviving it. This group is open to youth from fifth grade upward,
as well as to adults of any age who enjoy making music. The bell choir meets weekly for a rehearsal,
performs several preludes during the year, rings for the Palm Sunday
procession, accompanies hymns at Christmas Eve, Easter, and Pentecost services,
and embellishes hymns and anthems on a number of other Sundays. As our two octaves of handbells
are slowly growing to become three octaves, new ringers are always welcome.
A small group of guitar players
meets for practice each Thursday at 5 p.m. We play for the First Saturday Praise Services and embellish music
during the 10 a.m. service from time to time.
Fourteen children aged four
through twelve are currently participating in one of the two music programs for
our youth: children aged four
through first grade may be part of Young Singers, designed to teach beginning
music skills and a love of music in worship, which meets from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m.
on Wednesdays. The older children,
grades two through six, may participate in Youth Choir, a more structured music
program, which meets from 8:30 to 9 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Our two octaves of
hand chimes add an extra dimension of music-making to our activities. The Young Singers and Youth Choir sing at the
10:00 a.m. service several times during the year.
NURSERY COMMITTEE
Linda Garner
The purpose of the nursery
committee is to work with Father Richard, Deacon Geri, Fran, the paid nursery staff and volunteers
to ensure that
This past year the nursery has
continued to grow as more infants have been born into our congregation and new
members have joined
The “Baby Rockers” took the
summer off, but resumed their work on Sept.7.Reba and Beckie
are taking a sabbatical this year. We are pleased to welcome new “Rocker,” Nona
Smith. There are nine “Rockers” as of October.
Our goal is to continue to
provide the kind of loving care that will allow parents to feel comfortable having
their children in the nursery so that they can have an uninterrupted worship
experience.
OFFICE VOLUNTEERS
Office volunteers continue to be one of our most
vital ministries at
“Special Opts” teams are ever on call in a
crunch. Our “Lick and Sticks” led by
Betsy Franklin, meet to prepare the Evangel for mailing. Everyone is always welcome to join this fun
group. It’s a time of great fellowship
and “catching-up” with what’s going on.
If you have some time to spare and would like to be
a part of this very important ministry please give Frances Conner a call. Hours are flexible, and no special skills are
required, a smiling face and a friendly voice are more helpful that you could
ever imagine.
OUTREACH COMMITTEE – No Report
SENIOR FRIENDSHIP DAYS
Senior Friendship Days
continues to thrive as a mission project for mature adults at
We have twelve volunteers
from
This is a place where
neighbors and friends meet, relax, chat with each other, tell someone their
life story and enjoy a game of bridge or dominoes. There are also periods of gentle exercise and
line dancing. The fun and fellowship is very important to everyone. We invite you to join us between 9:00 am and
2:00 pm on Tuesdays either as a participant or volunteer.
THE
By the
grace of God and the dedication and loyalty of volunteers and Board members -
plus the outstanding support of
In
spite of the recent economic slump daily sales have remained reasonably
stable. And the profit of some $6ooo
from the Fashion Show and Silent Auction last spring helped keep net profit on an
even keel. With our second annual
Holiday Sale scheduled for December 6, the shop hopes to finish the year on a
high note!
Please
keep the Thrift Store Ministry in your prayers and in your minds, especially
during the next two months. Your
donations of holiday decorations, gift items and festive clothing, jewelry and
accessories will make the sale a success.
Just think; your white elephant may be someone else’s treasure!
Also,
remember that the Thrift Store makes “in-kind” contributions to charitable and
disaster relief organizations, missions and needy families and individuals
referred by social service agencies.
Disaster strikes our community and the world on a daily basis, and we
are proud to be of help.
We
encourage every parishioner to come to the shop and experience the joy of being
a “Thriftie” for a day or for an hour or two. Only then will you know why we say, “Thrifties have more fun!”
Thank
you for your valuable support. May God
bless you and yours.
UNSEEN GUEST MINISTRY
The Unseen Guest Ministry was
established at
Nutrition is a major factor in
the care of HIV/AIDS. Proper diet
contributes to longer lives and improved ability to lead a normal life. A life span of 5 to 8 years was the “rule of
thumb” in 1994. Now it is not uncommon
to hear of 20 years. Not only does this
ministry aid the body, but our guests know that our meals carry a message of
God’s love.
Since last year’s report 6,169
meals have been prepared, making a total for 14 years of 53,106! The nutritious,
attractive and tasty meals are prepared and frozen at
Volunteers meet on the 2nd
Friday at 8:30am and the last Monday at 6:00pm.
Many of these faithful and hard working people have been with the
ministry since it began. Funding comes
from the St. Thomas Thrift Store, donations and fund raisers. Donations of food are essential to our work.
All who are interested will be
most welcome. You need not be a
chef! There is a job for you! Contact the church office 355-3110 or Selina Johnson
355-5054.
WORSHIP
There
are many ways to serve God and our parish as a worship leader.
Acolytes serve at the Altar,
assisting the clergy and other worship leaders.
This term may come from a Latin word meaning “light-bearer”, referring
to the practice of carrying candles in procession. Our Acolytes serve as:
·
Crucifers –carrying the Cross in procession;
·
Torchbearers - carrying processional torches
(candles) in processions;
·
At the Credence Table - assisting the Deacon
preparing the Altar and replenishing Chalices;
·
Gospel-bearer - carrying the Gospel Book in
procession; and
·
Thurifers -
carrying and maintaining the Censor. (On
Major Feasts Days we use incense at some of our worship services)
Senior
acolytes are trained in all aspects of serving and are generally teenagers and
older; junior acolytes receive training as they progress in the ministry. We also welcome adults.
Lay
Eucharistic Ministers (also
known as Chalice Bearers) assist with the distribution of Holy
Communion. They receive training for
this ministry, with periodic ‘updates’.
Our 8am Chalice Bearers are also trained to assist the Deacon with the
preparation of the Altar. All baptized,
confirmed parishioners are invited to receive the training and join this
ministry.
Morning
Prayer Officiants lead daily worship at
Readers proclaim God’s Word in
worship. We read and hear more Scripture
than many other faith communities: two-thirds of the Bible every three
years. To join this ministry, speak with
Fr. Richard and receive the necessary training.
Ushers
and Greeters serve
on the front line of our hospitality ministry, often being the first people
newcomers and members encounter on Sunday.
We can always use more Ushers and Greeters. Right now we are especially in need of
someone who will schedule the Greeters.
Participating
in one of the many worship ministries at
Lay
Eucharistic Visitors “LEV’s“ take
Communion to those who are unable to attend worship due to hospitalization or
other health issues. The LEV’s take Communion immediately after worship on Sunday,
as an ‘extension’ of the community’s gathering.
Those who participate in this ministry are given training, and then
paired with an experienced LEV for a short time. We are
in serious need of more people to participate in this ministry. Please speak with Fr. Richard for more
information, and about training.
YOUTH MINISTRY
We are proud to announce that
the youth at
We kicked off the New Year with
both groups, JAM’ers and EYC, coming together for
dinner and music provided by resident crooner Stewart Marshall. We have since shared dinner and fellowship
with the children of Park Place Outreach, and Emergency Shelter for youth ages
11 – 18. We collected food for Union
Mission at our “annual” Wal Mart Scavenger Hunt, and
we spent a delightful hard-working weekend at La Capilla
de
Our youth will continue to cook
Wednesday Night Suppers on the first Wednesday of each month. We will man the activities at the upcoming
Fall Festival, and we are planning to organize the Angel Tree at Christmas
time.
We would like to thank our
parishioners as well as our volunteer parents for their continued support. Please encourage all
Tracy Edgar, Youth Minister
ENDOWMENT FUND
Portfolio Summary – Time Weighted Rate of Return by
Period: Yearly
Scott D. Olson, Financial
Advisor, CFM
David Slatinsky, Endowment Fund Chair,
|
Period |
Opening Balances($) |
Contributions/ (Withdrawals)($) |
Interest/ Dividends($) |
Appreciations/ (Depreciations)($) |
Closing Balance($) |
ROR Cum(%) |
|
2008 |
42,946 |
36,248 |
2,294 |
(1,395) |
80,094 |
9.79 |
|
2007 |
26,082 |
14,998 |
1,953 |
(87) |
42,946 |
8.00 |
|
2006 |
15,571 |
9,540 |
1,062 |
(90) |
26,082 |
3.29 |
|
2005 |
7,640 |
7,731 |
454 |
(254) |
15,571 |
(.60) |
|
2004 |
0 |
7,737 |
39 |
(137) |
7,640 |
(2.07) |
|
Total |
0 |
76,255 |
5,802 |
(1,962) |
80,094 |
|
TREASURER’S REPORT
|
Cash balance as of 01/01/2008 |
|
|
43,437 |
|
|
Income |
Actual Year to Date |
Budget Year to Date |
|
|
|
|
Pledge |
330,618 |
374,000 |
|
|
|
Plate |
27,317 |
29,722 |
|
|
|
Parish Hall Rental |
650 |
740 |
|
|
|
Interest |
448 |
117 |
|
|
Total Income |
|
359,033 |
404,579 |
359,033 |
|
Sub-Total |
|
|
|
402,470 |
|
Disbursements |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diocesan Support |
34,507 |
34,507 |
|
|
|
Programs |
20,302 |
24,805 |
|
|
|
Salaries/Other Compensations |
168,874 |
177,317 |
|
|
|
Taxes, Insurance etc. |
83,700 |
86,837 |
|
|
|
Buildings/Grounds |
37,206 |
28,503 |
|
|
|
Automobile/Van |
6,011 |
6,003 |
|
|
|
Office Expenses |
15,356 |
13,396 |
|
|
|
Building Loan |
9,000 |
9,000 |
|
|
|
Utilities |
27,577 |
31,423 |
|
|
|
Misc. Expenses/Bank Charges |
130 |
747 |
|
|
Total Disbursed |
402,663 |
412,538 |
402,663 |
|
|
Excess of Income/Expenses including Cash Balance as of 01/01/2008 (operating account only) |
|
|
(193) |
|
Real Estate Loan Balance: $
52,891
Endowment Fund Balance: $ 76,
971 (needs to be reconciled as of this reporting)