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Table of Contents
Report
Agenda
2016 Minutes
Senior Warden
Building and Grounds
Junior Warden
Attendance
Parish Secretary
Rector
Communication
Ombudsman
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Report
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Christian Education
Evangelism
Mission
Worship
Music
Altar Guild
Stewardship
Finance
Ballot
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Opening prayer
Election of the Clerk of the Meeting
Appointment of the Tellers
Approval of the Minutes of the (2/7) 2017 Annual Meeting
Acceptance of Annual Reports
Presentation of the Program & Budget for 2017
Nomination for Vestry Persons and Delegates
Nominations will be called for from the Floor immediately prior to elections. Those wishing to
make nominations in addition to those from the Nominating Committee of the Vestry must
obtain permission of the potential nominee and inform the Chair of the Vestry before doing so.
To vote, one must be sixteen years of age or over and have been in the Parish Register as a
communicant of the Parish for at least sixty days.
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Introduction of Candidates
Election of the Vestry and Delegates
Old Business
New Business
Recognition of Outgoing Vestry Members
Closing Prayer
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Alternates
Norris Battin
Rebecca Welch
Lynne Ruedy
Richard Zevnik
of new vestry members above; Ruth Poole seconded the motion; unanimously approved.
9. Old Business: None
10. New Business: Canon Haynes and Lynn Headley reminded everyone of die opportunity for a
2017 Holy Land Pilgrimage.
11. Recognition of Outgoing Vestry Members: Canon Haynes thanked the outgoing Vestry members
- Barbara Black, Karlene Miller, and Clyde Dodge HI - for their service and presented them with
small gifts of appreciation.
12. Closing. Canon Haynes closed the meeting at 1:00 p.m. with prayer
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Rev. Barbara Stewart (Mission): Managed alternate gift faire; SOS Christian gifts,
Blankets for Children and many other projects;
Matt Shaw (Stewardship): Led our successful giving campaigns for the past three years;
Louise Stover (Ombudsperson): Filled so many gaps and kept us on target each year. Her
organization skills, quick mind and willing service will be missed;
Tom Nicholson (Building & Grounds): Handled landscape renovation, Mr. Fix It whenever
needed and negotiated rental agreement with Roger's Nursery;
Julie Jenkins (Finance): Balanced our budgets, worked with our bookkeeper weekly, kept
us focused on our annual budget;
Don Sheetz (Junior Warden): Oversaw all contracts, negotiations with internal and
external sources and was always available for counsel.
We have worked very hard with Susan Beechner to bring in additional donations to enhance our
bottom line. Between the Coptic Christians, Verizon tower, and now Roger's Nursery use of the
parking lot, our parish center is in constant use. We also look forward to our new preschool
opening in the fall of this year.
God has blessed us greatly; however, we must not overlook the fact that faith on our part helps
God carry out His plan. Let us continue attempting great things for God. Each one of us is gifted
in one way or another, most of us in many ways. We need to remember to use our gifts when
they are needed.
In closing, I have three prayers:
Health for our rector to enjoy his retirement years.
Pray for Father Haynes
Wisdom for the new vestry in the operations of the parish and in choosing our new rector.
Pray for the vestry
Love for each other in service to God for our parish and the community Pray for our church.
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ATTENDANCE
Saint Michael & All Angels
Attendance Summary for 2016
Attendance (all services): 7,704
Sunday Eucharist
8 am: 1,348
9 am: 1,533
10 am: 3,385
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All:
88
71
6,266
91
Other Services
Attendance #
Eucharist:
Peace Mass:
Healing Mass:
Morning Prayer:
Evening Prayer:
Compline:
Choral Evensong:
Tenebrae:
Stations of the Cross:
Great Vigil:
Pageant:
Others:
448
218
16
163
101
90
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58
92
59
50
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Special Days
All Services for:
Ash Wednesday:
Palm Sunday:
Maundy Thursday:
Good Friday:
Easter:
Pentecost:
Christmas:
Attendance
77
138
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90
335
134
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Parish Statistics
Effective Date -12/31/2016
Families
- 178
Adults
- 265
- 32
Children (<16)
- 35
Married Couples
- 86
Newcomer Families
Associate-Member Families - 93
Associate-Members
- 146
Potential pledges
- 178
- 113
Contributing pledges
- 107
- 109
Contributors
- 133
All contributors
- 137
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(environmental group) monthly meetings; Polling Place twice this year.); and Use
for ceremonies, weddings, funerals, and receptions.
Our Parking Lot is also used on occasion by Harbor Day School, Newport Center United
Methodist Church, Lincoln School, and Pacific View Cemetery for overflow parking. We also
permit Goodwill to have their very popular donation center in the corner of our parking lot.
MY THANKS, as always, to Peter Haynes*, Susan Caldwell, Ray Urwin, and Marybeth Waniek,
and to all the dear Saint Michaels Parishioners, who help make my work so interesting and
satisfactory.
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body-bound chapter of eternal life, God's great humor is crystal clear. Overall, for 44+ years of
ministry in Holy Orders, I have been able to support myself and family by doing what I love to
do, what gives me joy. And specifically, when I arrived in 1987 I was told that our first rector,
(The Rev'd) John Rogers Davis, retired at age 60 after leading this parish for almost twenty years
because of severe problems with his back. I responded impetuously, "Twenty years is too long,
I'll be here eight to twelve, and my body will be fine when I leave. Silly me!
Reflection on "successes" and "failures" will follow before Pentecost. I set only one goal when I
arrived; as you can read on page 14 of Saint Michael & All Angels Corona del Mar A Celebration
of Fifty Years,
"Within months, the rector spoke openly of wanting a 60/40 balance' in the parish expenditures'
budget - targeting 60 percent to support mission activities outside Saint Michael & All Angels and he found himself 'overjoyed' when this goal was adopted by the Vestry in 1988 and then by
the annual meeting.
However, the best we have done is "33-67," one-third of our parish's Program & Budget going
toward serving those who are not our own members. Some would say this is a "failure," but by
my sabbatical time in 1995 I realized my goal was unrealistic and said sc here. As always, I
continue to hope and pray that we will become more-and-more mission-minded.
As for "successes," I can honestly say that I have pastored, taught/preached and administrated
to the best of my ability, the limitations of which I am well-aware. In particular, I am proud to
have shared with our parishioners my friendships with Dr. Mark Miller, Rabbi Emeritus and
Senior Scholar of Temple Bat Yahm, and Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, Imam at the Islamic Society of
Orange County. Friendships among children of Abraham & Sarah and Hagar seem to me to be
more critical than ever in this twenty-first century.
My "attitude of gratitude" continues for, as the great General Thanksgiving on page
836 of our Book of Common Prayer puts it,
"for the wonder of life, and for the mystery of love . . . for the blessing of family and friends,
and for the loving care which surrounds us on every side . . . for setting us at tasks which
demand our best efforts, and for leading us to accomplishments which satisfy and delight us
...(and) for those disappointments and failures that lead us to acknowledge our dependence on
you alone. Above all, we thank you for your Son Jesus Christ . . . "
Those who know me well will not be surprised that my attitude as I "sing the body old"
and prepare to retire is well-expressed in the most famous poem by my favorite Welsh
poet, Dylan Thomas, written for his father while he was in Florence with his family in
1947;
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
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COMMUNICATION REPORT
The Communication Commission members are Norris Battin (chair), Peter Coppen,
Peter Haynes, Kati Nicholson, and Ruth Poole. Susan Beechner, Susan Caldwell, and
Frances Haynes support the commissions work.
Communication Strategy
We continue to work to improve the definitions of our communication objectives,
target audiences, messages, and media strategy so that we can communicate more
effectively with our limited resources. We would be grateful for parishioner
contributions to this effort. These definitions lead to more effective tactics (some
current ones listed below) which help the parish reach its goals. We hope to find a way
to survey the parish about its social media habits so that we can tailor our
communications to them. Again, volunteer help would be a blessing.
Communication Tactics
Print Advertising: Due to 2016 budget restrictions, print advertising was limited to
small ads in the Daily Pilot for Easter, Blessing of the Animals, and Christmas. We
expect to continue at this level in the foreseeable future.
Online Advertising: We discontinued advertising on YP.com (online description and
geographic location of SMAA), Google Ad Words, and Facebook boosts again
because of budget limitations. Kati Nicholson and Norris Battin contribute event
listings to Facebook throughout the year.
Weekly email: We continued weekly email detailing upcoming events in 2016,
some originating from Communication and some from Christian Education. Please
let Susan Beechner know of changes to your email addresses.
Banners: We purchased a new Vacation Bible School banner for 2016 and will
purchase another for the 2107 program. Banners have also been purchased for the
new sign at the corner of Marguerite and Pacific View.
Flyers: Clyde created and distributed flyers for the Blessing of the Animals, the
Christmas Walk in CdM, and Christmas worship. He distributed several hundred to
local hotels.
Love of Mike: Norris Battin and Susan Beechner edit the monthly parish newsletter
and Susan distributes it by email. It is also available through a link on our website and
on both Facebook pages. Printed copies are available in the church and on the reading
table in the parish hall.
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Website: Clyde maintains the new website. More volunteer help here would be
greatly appreciated. We feature the website www.stmikescdm.ladiocese.org in our
advertising and on our identity material. Excerpts from the parish history are linked on
the website, along with a link to order printed copies.
Church Computer Network: Peter Coppen continues to monitor and update the operating
system software on our church computers. He also maintains the database of our parish
membership, and is responsible for publishing the regular updates to the parish directory.
We are in the process of developing a computer upgrade plan to implement over the next
several years. A major system failure in December told us that we were not too late to
begin this work. Preliminary budget proposal for this work is $3200 in 2107.
Social Media Update:
Facebook pages
The Daily Mike: https://www.facebook.com/SMAAdailymike/timeline
This page reports news from the Diocese of Los Angeles, The Episcopal Church, The
Anglican Communion, Anglicanism, world religion, authors of note. It also offers online
daily worship usually two services from the Daily Office and Forward Day by Day.
https://www.facebook.com/SMAACDM
Lists and reports on parish activities and events.
SMAA Friends of Music https://www.facebook.com/SMAAFriendsofMusic/
For the Love of Mike (online, in color, with clickable links)
Use the Issuu app in the right column on either Facebook page.
Other sites
The Daily Mike online news http://paper.li/tomcranmer/1424190131#!headlines.
Subscribe for a daily update delivered to your email box.
The Parish website www.stmikescdm.ladiocese.org
SMAA Communications Dropbox link
The folder offers relevant (and some irrelevant) SMAA comms documents. Contact Norris
Battin for the link. I have prepared a Communication Wish List 2016-2019 and it is in this
folder. Headings are Objectives, Messages, Audiences, Projects, Information Technology,
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and Resources. Id appreciate your feedback and ideas. If youd like me to send you a copy,
please let me know by email nbattin@gmail.com.
Respectfully,
Norris Battin
Communications Commissioner
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thoughts and feelings or to get through tough times. This year we are also trying another way to
extend the conversation outside of our 30- minutes every second and fourth Sunday. Through a
mobile application called Slack, we are able to introduce a topic to the group BEFORE Sunday so
they have time to reflect. This mobile app is specifically designed for 'team-working' within a
business environment - so it is secure and our J2A discussion group is closed to our members
only.
Finally, we would like to thank all the J2A and Youth Group Families who supported our SOS
Adopted Family for Christmas! We went above and beyond in helping our family of 5 have a
Fantastic Christmas - with presents that included a bicycle for a 12-year-old boy, warm clothes
for a 15 month old girl, and enough Legos to keep a 10 year old boy busy for the whole holiday!
The parents requested and received warm blankets, bedding, and towels for the whole family!
Extras included groceries, toys, gingerbread kits, and books, including The Story of Christmas.
Gift Cards for movie tickets, ice cream and Target filled the family stockings as well. Funds from
the Youth Table at the Alternative Gift Fair made it possible for our group to afford big ticket
items like the bicycle and a grocery gift card. Thank you to youth Imogen Kirsch for all her hard
work at the Alternative Gift Fair. Next year we hope to expand on the success of the Youth Table
with more hand-made crafts and gifts which we will work on throughout the year!
Small Groups
Small groups are at the heart of our Christian Education/Fellowship. They are great
opportunities to get to know other members of our community. These groups welcome and
encourage new members or visitors. Try a group that is new to you!
The Bible Challenge:
A reading and discussion group that began by reading the Bible Challenge. Other readings in
2016: Walking Home, From Eden to Emmaus; The Bible Challenge: Journey with John.
Women's Fellowship
These gatherings offer fellowship and conversation on many different topics; ranging from
Church Next, TED Talks, to spirituality and prayer. It was generously held the last Tuesday of
each month in the home of Beth and Norm Bianchi.
Mens Group
This long-standing group meets each Thursday morning at 7:30 a.m. in the Davis Library. All men
are invited to read the current book selection and participate in fellowship and discussion. A
few of the book titles for this year have included: Zealot by Reza Aslan, and A.N. Wilsons,
The Book of the People: How to Read the Bible.
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Inklings
Started in 2015, this group meets on the third Thursday of the month in the Davis Library at
9:30 a.m. to read and discuss the works of C. S. Lewis. Susan Caldwell leads the conversation
and this year we focused on the devotional study Praying with C.S. Lewis by Charles C.
Taliaferro.
Liturgical Feast Days
Celebrating feast days, the annual church calendar, and historic Christian events connect our
Saint Michael and All Angels parish community to Christians across time. The parish community
of all ages join one another as Christian Education Commission joins Fellowship, Evangelism,
Worship, Mission Commissions, and our Music Ministry to bring our faith to life.
Youth Choir
Children practiced twice a month before Sunday School to prepare for choral presentations on
special occasions and/or feast days. The Youth Choir sang a Czech Christmas song at the
Pageant, titled Hydom, Hydom. Youth Choir is directed by Dr. Ray Urwin and assisted by
Barbara Black.
Shrove Tuesday
Following a Shrove Tuesday story in the Godly Play style, the children packed a Lenten picnic
basket with clay foods they had been working on in the preceding weeks. Members of the
congregation of all ages gathered for a traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake dinner in All Angels
Court. Susan Caldwell organized games such as pancake toss and pancake races. Beth Bianchi
closed the evening with her compelling recitation on flannel board of Saint Michaels Pancake
Man, complete with Reverend Haynes, Susan Caldwell, Reverend Barbara Stewart, and parish
bunnies.
Palm Sunday
Children brought noise makers and joined the congregation in procession proclaiming Hosanna
in the Highest! Blessed is He Who Comes in the Name of Lord!
Lenten Suppers Wednesdays
Adult Christian Education coordinated the dinners given by Choir, Senior Ministry, Womens
Fellowship, the Mens Group, Vestry, and Christian Education. The weekly
program centered on Holy Week and the meaning of our Easter worship. Leaders included Anne
and Steve Morris, Ruth Poole and Melinda Rader, Darryl Stevens, Susan Caldwell, Cliff Corbet.
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EVANGELISM REPORT
A big thank you to all hosts/greeters for all that you do each Sunday. This is a commitment and
you all do a great job making sure that everyone feels welcome. Thank you.
We had a very positive response to the information cards that were inserted in the Easter
bulletins. I plan on doing the same for Easter 2017.
A new event in 2016 was the first annual Garden Walk" which was held on Sunday afternoon,
June 12th. Thank you to the fabulous Welcome Committee who helped organize this fun,
neighborhood event. The committee provided delicious cookies and homemade lemonade.
Celtic music provided by four musicians including SMAA parishioners, Steve and Michele Dulson,
was a wonderful addition to the day. Melinda Rader played a huge role in making this event
such a success! Melinda created the banners, flyers and the very informative guided tour of the
garden. I hope we can have another Garden Walk in 2017!
On December 4, 2016, we sang Christmas carols at the 38th annual Corona del Mar Christmas
Walk. We had a great turn out this year and it was a wonderful experience for all ages!
The children had fun handing out candy canes and flyers detailing SMAA's Christmas schedule.
We have a great spot in front of Sherman Library and Gardens and I look forward to even
greater participation next year.
If you need a nametag or you have a lost or broken one, please leave a note on the nametag
stand and I will order a replacement for you.
Thank you ALL for making Saint Michael & All Angels a warm and welcome place for people to
visit and worship. If you would like to be included in the host/greeter rotation, please let me
know.
All my best,
Anne Warmington
Evangelism Commission
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We celebrated the marriages of Bradley Hughson Stone & Jessica Nicole Milner, Erica Deane
Berge Thomas & Joshua Douglas Bates, Michael James McDonald & Lynda Kay Olsen, and Susan
Kuhs Brown & Frank Dawson Bean.
We celebrated the lives of, and buried: Joseph Augustus Benjamin, Richard Horatio Lemmon,
Lillian Rickenbaugh Lumpkin, Charles (Chuck) Rudoloph Spence, Albert (Tim) Magloire De La
Plante, and Frances Irene Fukuda.
Thanks to Louise Stover and Susan Beechner, we continue to appreciate weekly forms for
"Prayers of the People" during Sunday morning worship. All worshipers are encouraged to add
thanksgivings and petitions thereby enriching and revitalizing our corporate life in prayer, an
"attitude' of gratitude." 'On Pentecost, May 15th, we prayed "Our Father. . ." - "Padre Nuestro"
in many languages. Once again, we had many balloons which seems to all to be rightly uplifting
on Holy Spirit Day.
On June 5th, we celebrated our second U2charist with the songs of U2 performed by The Joshua
Tree, this time on a Sunday morning in our sanctuary. That 'afternoon Friends of Music brought
us Jazz Vespers with music provided by (The Rev'd) Norm Freeman and his quartet. We are
looking forward towards making the first Sunday in June a regular occasion to present special
worship with unusual musical accompaniment.
We very successfully celebrated one Sunday Eucharist at 9:00 a.m. from May 29th (Memorial
Day weekend) through September 4th (Labor Day weekend).
Our "Blessing of the Animals" honoring Saints Francis and Clare of Assisi on the first Sunday in
October is always wonderful. We seem to see more and more neighbors; so in addition to giving
them a medal for the collar of their dog or cat and we handed them a gentle invitation created
by Clyde Dodge. for visitors on such special occasions inviting them to become more involved
with our faith community.
On Sunday afternoon on November 6 when we celebrated All Saints/Souls, we offered our 17th
annual "Praying Out Goodbyes" worship service to remember those we love but see no longer
in anticipation of the coming holiday season which is often difficult for those remembering
happier times
In 2016, our Worship Commission spent $20,538.06 on music and choir, organ repair and piano
tuning; this included our section leaders, instrumentalists on special occasions, substitute
organists and soloists, copyright licenses and memberships in musical associations and
organizations. $1,955.06
was spent on worship bulletin covers and lectionary inserts, palm crosses, liturgical calendars,
liturgical bread and wine, and gifts such as Books of Common Prayer and New Revised Standard
Version Bibles for candidates for baptism, confirmation and reception as well as to other
parishioners.
This Commission's responsibilities include the ritual, ceremony, and liturgical choreography of
this Parish Church. An established schedule of worship opportunities is augmented for festivals.
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This Christian community gives primary importance to our opportunities for worship which
continue to be the central focus of our life together in Christ. Thanks be to God!
Respectfully submitted,
The Very Rev'd Canon Peter D. Haynes
Rector/Senior Pastor
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MUSIC REPORT
Dr. Ray Urwin, Minister of Music
As I write this it is just a few days past the third anniversary of my coming to St. Michael's as
your Minister of Music. It has been a great ride, and I very much appreciate your compliments
to me!
St Michaels Parish Choir
Our Parish Choir more often than not gives an excellent rendition of the music we sing, both
choral and congregational. I try to select a variety of quality music for us. But, however
competent I might be, there is only one of me, and I can't be a choir - so our hard-working and
persevering choir members deserve much credit for enhancing our outstanding music program
at St. Michael's.
I find it difficult to single out outstanding occasions, but last year they included Holy Week and
Easter, St. Michael's Day, the Praying our Goodbyes service in November, the Advent Lessons
and Music service in December, and the Gift of Music on Christmas Eve.
After a beautiful Lenten Evensong with music by Heinrich Schiitz, Gerald Near, and the Tudor
composer William Mundy, we had inspiring and glorious services last Holy Week. It was my
privilege and honor to serve as the narrator for the Passion Sunday Gospel reading, as I will this
year. Among the other beautiful services that week, we had a glorious celebration on Easter
Day, with a full brass quartet. Our main offering that day was a piece by Gwyneth Walker (b.
1947), an outstanding American composer. Yes, women do write music! It's just not heard
enough, and I'm working on that...
In September, we had our usual St. Michael's Day festivities, combined with our Friends of
Music fundraiser. Carver Cossey joined us for rousing choral and group singing. The post-service
party showcased the talents of Mr. Cossey, our section leaders, parishioners Michele and Steve
Dulson, and others. We had a rousing good time, and I noticed that few were in any hurry to
leave!
Our Praying Our Goodbyes service took a distinctly different direction last year. Susan Caldwell
and I spent much time and worked very hard to enhance this service. The readings last year had
a multicultural bent, including short narratives of Native American, Jewish, Asian, and African
concepts about saying farewell to those who have died. The service included prayers from the
outstanding New Zealand Prayer Book, music by St.-Saens and others, and an opportunity to
light candles in memory of loved ones who have passed. And I made my St. Michael's debut as a
homilist We received many compliments for this service, the first offering last fall from our
Friends of Music.
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Our Advent Lessons and Carols service was equally outstanding and inspiring, with music by
contemporary composers Daniel Gawthrop, Dale Jergensen (a local composer), and Thomas
Keesecker, as well as more traditional composers such as Orlando di Lasso, Jakob Handl, and
Peter Warlock.
And our Christmas Eve services, enhanced by a string quartet, were excellent, with Gift of Music
and service offerings by Mozart, Praetorius, Rameau, Gunther Raphael, Bach, and a
Huron/Canadian carol I arranged. Our Parish Choir was especially outstanding at this service.
Youth Choir
Finding a convenient rehearsal time and day for this group has been a perennial issue for
several years and through the tenure of several music directors. Last year we concluded that the
best time is on selected Sunday mornings, when the children are already here (rather than a
weekday), and I believe we have found the best solution to the scheduling issue. Almost a dozen
children sang during the 2016 Christmas pageant service. I found a YouTube video of the piece I
selected for the service (a Czech carol), it was emailed to the parents, and if you were there
December 18th you heard them belt it out! In 2015 several people told me that it was the best
children's group we've had in many years, but it was even better last year. We will be continuing
to rehearse on selected Sundays during the year, and singing during occasional services.
I think education is one of the most essential things a parish does, and to this end part of most
Youth Choir rehearsals include the rudiments of both music and vocabulary reading.
Adult Education
In 20151 visited the Adult Education Sundays at 9:00 group, giving a presentation on our
hymnal. My spring plans with this lively and interesting group include a crash course in basic
music reading, and a tour of the organ console.
Ideas for this year
I would very much like to do a "general" Evensong service (i. e. not tied to Advent or Lent)
sometime this year - maybe this spring or next fall. I also want to make more use of the
handbells and explore using solo instruments with both choirs and congregation. We are also
exploring a service based on the "O"
Antiphons of Advent, and perhaps a Lenten Lessons and Carols service. Stay tuned!
Other ideas:
Occasional instrumental and/or vocal music during the summer, more vocal chamber music (i.e.
duets, trios, quartets, with our outstanding section leaders.
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Wish List
If I could wish one thing, it would be for more of you to come out for our "special" services, i.e.
those not on Sunday mornings: Praying our Goodbyes, Advent Lessons and Carols, and Lenten
Evensongs. They are not long, and very inspiring. Evensong, for example, a beautiful service,
thought by many to be to crowning glory of the Anglican liturgical tradition, with much Anglican
music composed for this specific service. We work very hard to put these beautiful services
together, and I would very much like to see more attend and be inspired by them.
I thank Peter/ the staff, the choir members and parents, and you the congregation for making
my ministry such a pleasure. I have seldom had a congregation which sings so vigorously - even
on new and less familiar music! It is a pleasure and privilege to lead all of you - choirs and
congregation - in glorifying God!
Onward!
Ray W. Urwin, Minister of Music
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Guild member assists the Rector in this quiet and reflective service from 12p - 12:30 pm (this is
a wonderful opportunity to serve if you have limited time on the weekends).
#2: 800 a.m. Sunday
-Arrive at 7:30 a.m. - set out Eucharistic elements for worship.
-Clean up after service and set out Eucharistic elements for 10:00 a.m. worship.
-Set up on Friday afternoon or Saturday after the Coptic services, restock candles, etc.
(approx. 1/2-1 hour)
#3: 10:00 a.m. Sunday
-Arrive by 9:40 a.m. - attend to any last-minute set-up needs-Clean up after service and
set out Eucharistic elements for Wednesday Healing Eucharist (approx. 1/2-1 hour)
#4-AG-Lite" Option
Clean up after 10:00 a.m., service and set up for Wednesday service (sometimes this
takes no more than 15-minutes and there's still time for coffee!)
If you are visiting the area for a season and would like to help out during your stay in
Orange County, we would love to have you join us
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STEWARDSHIP REPORT
(2017 Stewardship Campaign - "Living Generously"
The 2017 Stewardship campaign was based on The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS)
program - "Living Generously" program. The formal Stewardship Campaign kicked off on
October 2 running 6 weeks, culminating on November 6th.
Below are the figures of pledges received for 2017 vs 2016.
While total pledge numbers are down, the average pledge received is higher than 2016 as
families are increasing pledges year over year.
For Year 201S:
$335,485.00
98 pledges; Total:
$297,409.00
$3,022.38
$3,034.79
($38,076.00)
Change in pledge/unit:
$251.84
Change in # of pledges:
>13
Continued efforts are being made to increase the total participation prior to the annual
meeting, as there are several active families that fulfilled pledges in 2016 who have yet to
commit for 2017.
State of Stewardship
The dedication of the core of our parish is strong as I have witnessed in the last three years as
your stewardship commissioner. Many people give tirelessly of their time and money. In each
year, we have seen the average pledge per family increase, a strong dedication to the efforts to
keep the parish strong. Unfortunately, we have seen loss over the last three years. The parish
lost two pledgers in the last month of the year who combined for $22,000 of pledges for 2016
(and had intended to pledge the same for 2017). This loss is a reminder that we need to
continue to grow the membership of the church to ensure the long-term stability of our
operation. On the positive side, we had eight families pledge in 2017 who didn't pledge in 2016.
While not uncommon, the 5 largest givers in the church comprise 25% of all pledge income and
growing the base will enable us to continue to grow the programs and maintain the campus in a
manner that we are all proud of.
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FINANCE REPORT
We have had a good year! We paid off the Building our Faith loan in full, and plans for our
Pre- School are going forward. And, we ended the year in the black!
Our year income was $511,215 and our expenses were $499,374. This left a surplus of over
$10,000.
The Pledge income was $340,844 which very close to being what we had in the 2016 Budget.
Thank you all who got your pledges in by the end of the year.
The Plate income (including Christmas/Easter/Thanksgiving) and the Non-Pledge income came
to a total of $128,224.
We still have the Verizon Lease which gave us $21,739. The Parish Center Donations from the
groups who use are facility came to a total of $74,565.
Please note that we are able to raise the amount for Mission Share Fund to the Diocese to
$40,000.
I want to thank my loyal and wise Finance Committee. They have been a wonderful support to
me for tbe past three years. I also want to thank all of you parishioners who have come up with
funds, as needed. It has been a pleasure for me to serve you.
I have a plea! Please consider being a Teller to count the money after the 10:00 service. We are
always in need of helpers. You can leave your name in the office
Julie Jenkins, Finance Chairman
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3 year term
Larry Casey
3 year term
Clyde Dodge
2 year term
Craig Kennedy
2 year term
Murry McClaren
3 year term
Kati Nicholson
3 year term
Mark Peterson
3 year term
Stacie
3 year term
Tibbetts
7 year term
Alternates
Norris Battin
Lynne Ruedy
Rebecca Welch
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Rebecca Welch