Moorings Presbyterian ChurchLives Transformed for Christ

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2019-2020 ANNUAL REPORTOctober - September

Organizational Structure........................................................................................................................3Staff .......................................................................................................................................................3Trustee Officers...................................................................................................................................... 3Session................................................................................................................................................... 3Board of Deacons................................................................................................................................... 3Report on Organizational Transformation in 2019................................................................................ 4Report from Dr. Douglas A. Learned, Senior Pastor/Head of Staff......................................................... 5Report from Rev. Jaci Smith Patman, Associate Pastor.......................................................................... 6Report from the Modern Worship Leader............................................................................................. 7Hyacinth Series...................................................................................................................................... 8Report from the Director of Christian Education for Children and Youth............................................. 8Report from the Preschool Director....................................................................................................... 9Board of Deacons .................................................................................................................................. 10Session Committees............................................................................................................................... 11 Finance.......................................................................................................................................... 11 Human Resources ......................................................................................................................... 12 Mission Outreach ......................................................................................................................... 13 Facilities Management................................................................................................................ 13 Partners in Stewardship................................................................................................................ 14 Presbyterian Women..................................................................................................................... 15Promoted to the Church Triumphant, January 2020 - December 2020................................................ 17Membership Activity/Annual Membership Report............................................................................... 18Clerk's Report ....................................................................................................................................... 19Financial Reports .................................................................................................................................. 20Annual Congregational/Corporation Meeting, January 31, 2021 - Agenda and Motions..................... 22

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CURRENT STAFFThe Reverend Dr. Douglas A. Learned ..........................................................................Pastor/Head of StaffThe Reverand Jaci Smith Patman ……………….………………………………………………………........... Associate PastorThe Reverend Nancy P. Stewart ..........................................................................................Parish AssociateKim Olson ............................................................................................................Accounting AdministratorAlicia Rowland ........................................................Director of Christian Education for Children and YouthTodd Henderson ....................................................................................................Modern Worship LeaderDr. Thomas Goetz .................................................................................................Organist & Choir DirectorWilliam H. Griffin ..............................................................................................................Handbell DirectorNanette Rathbun ............................................................................................................ Preschool DirectorMadi Cona ......................................................................................Executive Assistant to the Senior PastorHope Turner ......................................................................................................................Finance AssistantTricia Rowles .........................................................................................Administrative & Support AssistantElmer Wilson .................................................................................................................Facilities Technician

CURRENT TRUSTEE OFFICERSCy Morris ...................................................................................................................................... PresidentDorrit Nelson ........................................................................................................................ Vice PresidentDarren Gersche ............................................................................................................................. TreasurerScott Rowland .................................................................................................... Secretary/Clerk to Session

Current SessionClerk of Session, Scott Rowland

Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Class of 2023

Jim Boughton Dan Hess Haylee Gingras (Youth)Wendy Dowling Bill Keesor Trish ChristianLeslie Gentzle Cy Morris Lance HendrixGlenn Holtz Dorrit Nelson Rhonda Jordan

Barbara Knepshield Scott Rowland Darren GerschTed Wille

Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Class of 2023

Lesly Hale Terry Birck Merrilee DoyleJane Hemmings Margaret Burke Lee EricksonRich Hemmings Len Joyce Tom HornbuckleHelen Poppert Sybil McGennis Sherrill Hoover

Paula Stone Jean Schmidt Louise HowardJack Tanner Kathy Shannon Alejandra Lawson

Deanna Utterback Marsha Shelton Stephen LawsonGail Wille

Current Board of Deacons Moderator, Paula Stone

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

This past year at Moorings was filled with countless blessings, and certainly many challenges as well. We entered into “season” in Naples hearing of a virus spread-ing in other parts of the world, and by Lent our way of life was significantly dis-rupted. We are still adapting to new patterns in worship, fellowship, church gover-nance, congregational care, education and missions.

When news first came that we would not be able worship together for weeks, I wondered how church could be sustained for so long a period. But God is faithful. Not only did we survive, but in many ways our life together has been strengthened. We have adapted successfully to a hybrid of in-person and online worship and

fellowship. Far too many of us are still physically distanced from each other, which can cause isolation and loneliness, but our deacons and other leaders are making efforts to connect with the whole of our congregation wherever our members are.

Moorings has experienced a phenomenon similar to some other congregations in Southwest Florida, in that during a year when we feared a significant financial shortfall, we experienced a significant surplus instead. During the October 2019 to September 2020 fiscal year, our church received $642,616 more in combined tithes, offerings and bequests than expenses. This faithful giving on your part, coupled with appropriate mid-year adjustments in personnel, program and administrative spending, given large shifts in operations related to the pandemic, has resulted in us feeling confidence in God’s ability to provide in the coming year. In addition, we were able to meet our $88,000 budget for financial mission expendi-tures. This is in addition to all the individual giving of our members to organization in Naples and other areas.

By fall of 2020 our session decided to invest in the church’s future by allocating an additional $540,000 to our endowment (approximately 2.1 million now), earnings from which help fund missions, education and ministry programs annually, and to allocated resources needed to improve the audio-video capacities that support our Sunday worship streaming over the Internet. You will experience improvements in our online worship experience by this summer. Our ability to connect over the Internet is more important now than at any point in Moorings’ history.

On a personal and pastoral note, I want you all to know how grateful I am for your commitment to our ministries and life together as a congregation. I thank our staff members as well, who have been filling some responsibilities normally carried by volunteers, who may not be present because of public health concerns. Making so many adjustments has not been easy, but we are exhibiting God’s grace among the members of our community, and we are living into God’s compassion for the world around us.

I could go on for pages concerning God’s saving power at work among us, but I will leave it to you to read more in our extended annual report available online, or through this abbreviated version intended for distribution at our annual meeting.

Yours in Christ,

Doug LearnedSenior Pastor

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Report from Dr. Douglas A. Learned, Senior Pastor/Head of Staff

Ordination vows for Pastors (as well as for Elders and Deacons!) include a key commitment to pray for and to seek to serve the people with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love. (Book of Order W-4.04h). This past year called for pulling out all the stops on this aspect of ordained leadership in the church. At Moorings we discovered that, even during a global pandemic, we could productively engage to learn, grow, worship, care, and overall to invest in God’s kingdom purposes as Moorings Presbyterian Church.

The Wednesday evening Bible study completed four studies total this year, beginning in the fall of 2019, and transitioning to Zoom in March with only a week’s break due

to the pandemic. A two-week intensive Bible study workshop equipped the group with skills to dig in to Scripture themselves. Seminary Intern Sandy Asaro ably led the group in a five-week summer study of the Belhar Confession and its call to the work of reconciliation, at which time group members began to take turns leading various sections of the study.

Sunday mornings, a small group began to meet informally in January to discuss the Read-through-the-Bible-in-a-Year texts. The group gradually grew and, by the time of Covid restrictions and Zoom meetings, the Sunday group – which included many of the Wednesday night study members – were soon taking turns facilitating the sessions and all were ably sharing insights into their assigned passages for the week. This group – along with other Moorings Members who read on their own – finished reading through the entire Bible by the end of 2020 – a tremendous achievement, and one to fuel personal spiritual growth and appreciation for God’s history of redemptive work among his people. Moreover, the endeavor developed relationships and a sense of community at a time when it was easy for people to feel isolated.

In this and other ways, Pastoral Care took on some new hues during Covid. When it became difficult-to-impossible to visit in hospitals and homes, any initiative that involved an opportunity for church members to see one another clearly met a need. In the pandemic era, just about everyone needed a little pastoral care. Armed with the heartfelt responses I would witness as members saw long-time friends on Zoom, I encouraged a number of committees to resume meeting, with extensive time for catching up and less time spent on business at first. However, as people saw that they could still invest in God’s kingdom work despite staying at home, we were off to the races. The 2019-2020 Nominating Committee, led by Elder Dorrit Nelson, finished its work over Zoom. The Deacons, led by Moderator Kathy O’Neill, extended care to one another and also to their Care Pals (over the phone and through note-writing). The Mission Outreach Committee, chaired by member and Deacon Len Joyce, worked diligently to deploy all available resources to support Moorings mission partners, and the Stewardship Committee geared up for the 2021 Stewardship campaign.

As we approached the new fiscal and ministry year, incoming Deacon Moderator Paula Stone and I considered how to transition ministries that require a significant amount of inter-personal contact into ministries that could (a) serve the congregation well, (b) give Deacons significant and meaningful ministry, and (c) minimize physical exposure for all. We ended up placing a number of ministries on hold but developed a “Reach Out and Find Out” ministry that was approved by Session in 2020 and will be piloted in 2021.

Finally, new hires in Facilities and Accounting roles promise to support core functions in the church that will further equip the congregation to steward its physical and financial blessings well, and release my energies for more pastoral ministry engagement.

Report from Rev. Jacqueline R. Smith Patman, Associate Pastor

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In this second full year of our ministry, we made the decision to rebrand the ser-vice as a “Modern” worship service, rather than “Contemporary”. As the Modern Worship Director for Moorings Presbyterian Church, I was encouraged by the many ways in which the Holy Spirit has been at work over the course of a challenging and unusual season of ministry.

In the fall of 2019, we resumed our weekly modern worship services. We continued to offer the service on Sunday evenings, based on the success we had initially had with this time. The service looked much the same way as it had during its first year, but with more involvement from parishioners (especially students) during elements such as the call to worship and prayer of confession. Also, I was given the opportu-

nity to share the sermon with more frequency.

Starting in April, the onset of the pandemic and the statewide lockdown required us to pivot in terms of how our service was handled week to week. I began to put together weekly videos of our worship music, combined with the message from Doug (and later Jaci), and post them online. A month later, we hosted a virtual gathering—An Evening of Psalms and Songs. The event was well attended and we made the deci-sion to discern a safe way to gather monthly in order to worship together. Starting in June, we began to meet for an outdoor worship service, complete with congregational singing, responsive elements, and a message. The first of these monthly outdoor services was held at the church, while all subsequent gath-erings have been at Lowdermilk Park in Naples. This gave us the opportunity to spread out in a peaceful, picturesque setting, spend time in worship, and then enjoy the sunset together. This approach—weekly videos online and a monthly outdoor gathering—will continue for the foreseeable future until the pan-demic allows us to safely assemble indoors again.

I have been encouraged by the intergenerational turnout at the beach and to track the views we receive each week for the videos we post online. Personally, it has meant a lot to physically gather with others each month, even as we continue to post videos online in this interim. We look forward to resuming our normal, weekly schedule in Moss Hall sometime in 2021. Though it has been a challenging period, God has been faithful in allowing this ministry to touch the lives of congregants at Moorings. We give him thanks and praise for his goodness to us in the midst of the pandemic. By God’s Spirit and through the prayers and support of the church, we hope to see the modern worship service thrive well into the future here at Moorings.

Peace and Blessings, Todd Henderson Modern Worship Director

Report from Todd Henderson, Modern Worship Leader

Overall, it has been a gift witness God at work through and despite the difficulties in this period in our history. But the church belongs to Jesus Christs and we are on his mission. He is capable of leading us, and working in us and through us as he continues to seek, to save, and to transform. Thanks be to God!

Respectfully submittedkJaci Smith PatmanAssociate Pastor

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This annual report covers the 2019-2020 Hyacinth Series season. Tricia Herrema served a major role as Manager of the Hyacinth Series, both in planning and executing an outstanding year of concerts. We are indebted to Tricia for her tireless ongoing work and vision.

The concerts presented during the 2019-2020 season were: • November 10 – A Salute to Veterans by Company B – The Andrews SistersTribute• November 17 – Alexandra Carlson, piano, and Daniela Shtereva, violin• January 24 – The Marjorie Sterritte Memorial Concert, presented by

DuoMusArt Barcelona, the husband-and-wife team of Maria Teresa Sierra and Raul Prieto Ramirez• February 23 – Dash Duo with the Kassia Ensemble, featuring husband-and-wife pair Mary Elizabeth

Bowden and David Dash• March 6 – Concordia Choir of Moorhead, Minnesota, under the direction of composer and conductor

René Clausen

The following concerts had been planned, but were cancelled due to the pandemic: • March 29 – Symphonic Chorale of Southwest Florida with conductor Trent Brown• April 19 – Trio de Napoli featuring Jodie DeSalvo, piano, Glenn Basham, violin, and Adam Satinsky,

cello

A Masterwork during the 10:00 a.m. worship service on Palm Sunday, April 5 – The Chancel Choir and members of the Naples Philharmonic performing spiritual gems by Bach, Mozart, Vaughan Williams, and Maurice Duruflé

The committee included Tricia Herrema, manager, Glenn Haughie, Sandy Perrotta, Susan Mainwairing, David Kolde, Mary-Jo Kolde, Salomon Cardenas, and Thomas Goetz, Artistic Director.

To God be the glory, and may God be glorified through all of our music, whether in worship or in concert.

Respectfully submitted, Thomas Goetz Hyacinth Series Artistic Director

Hyacinth Series

The 2019-2020 year has been both challenging and rewarding. We have grown closer as a community of faith as we have faced having to cope with the global pandemic. For the last couple of years, I have written about the importance of stepping out of our comfort zones and thinking outside the box; this year those concepts have been put to the test.

We started the year with our traditional weekly programming for children and youth in full gear, with plans of adding new experiences and creating new partnerships. In October, we had a wonderful Fall Family Festival extending our activities to include

outdoor dining in the parking lot. In November and December, we partnered with the Mission Outreach Committee and participated in supporting local missions. A group of youth had the opportunity to deliver the food collected during our annual food drive for Helps Outreach and to learn more about the work they are doing in the community. The Family Ministries team hosted an intergenerational Advent event

TRANSFORMATIONAL GROWTH FOR CHRIST MINISTRY: Children & Youth

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the food collected during our annual food drive for Helps Outreach and to learn more about the work they are doing in the community. The Family Ministries team hosted an intergenerational Advent event and Joy Newton and Todd Henderson led the Children’s Choir in the 5:00pm Christmas Eve Service. The 2020 Confirmation Class began their confirmation experience in January with a retreat at Camp Cedarkirk. In February, our youth traveled to Jill’s Place and worked with several of the residents on a garden project. In preparation for Lent our confirmands set up prayer stations in the Chapel for the congregation to experience as they prepared for Easter. Unfortunately, it was not long after the Chapel was set up that we had to shut things down due to Covid-19.

Although our physical church doors had to close for a while, our faith formation did not stop. After spending time in prayerful discussions about our mission as a church we rallied together our creativity and figured out ways in which we could still connect and nurture our faith. Many of our weekly gatherings transitioned online giving us an opportunity to still share scripture, play games, and have discussions about putting our faith and trust in God as we faced fears, challenges and disappointments. We also intentionally spent time focusing on the positives and being grateful and then thinking about ways we could continue to be God’s light to others. We were able to continue packing food bags for a local elementary school, make cards for our church Care Pals, and a group of students put together videos about our local mission organizations and ways in which families could support them.

Once the church was able to reopen we were able to recognize our 17 high school graduates, celebrating their life and faith milestone. We began utilizing Moss Hall for our children’s Sunday School in order to stay socially distant. Our parking lot became an outdoor gathering place for our youth programs, allowing the students to have face to face interactions while still being safe. As we began the school year we hosted a Back to School drive through event, providing a safe opportunity for our families to receive a prayer form our pastors, bags for at home worship experiences, and special treat bags for the students as they began a very different school year.

Sandy Asaro, our Christian Education Intern joined us in June and was an essential piece to our education and ministry team as we navigated the summer and fall. She created weekly at home worship experiences for families to utilize along with co-leading adult Bible studies. It was a wonderful experience having an intern, one we hope to have again.

I am grateful to have passionate ministry teams that work together to grow God’s kingdom. We continue to pray for God’s guidance as we plan for years to come. We have and will continue to be creative and intentional, about how we can connect and nurture our students and families, providing a variety of different opportunities for faith formation and relationship building.

Blessings,Alicia RowlandDirector of Christian Education for Children and Youth

The 2019-2020 school year opened as normally as possible, to 90 preschoolers. The Moorings Presbyterian Preschool was home to two 2 year old classes, four 3 year old classes, and three four year old classes. The faculty consisted of Brandyn Carter, Marybeth Dee, Deena Folz, Erin Garner, Barbara Graefe, Mariann Martino, Carol Robinett, Amy Salrin and Holly Tucker. Elzbieta Maston was our S.T.E.A.M. teacher and Dominique LaVallee served as the school’s part time office assistant.

Chapel was held monthly under the direction of Pastor Dr. Doug Learned, in conjunction with Associate Pastor Jaci Smith Patman, Director of Contemporary

Report from Nanette Rathbun, Preschool Director

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Worship Todd Henderson and Joy Newton, Director of Family Ministries. Children listened to Bible stories, sang songs about God, participated in discussions, and prayed. At the end of the month, a chapel follow up session was held to review what the children had learned.

Two families received tuition scholarships provided through preschool fundraising and private donations. Fundraising was accomplished through the annual children’s art show.

Our goals for 2020 were stopped short, when a State of Emergency was declared due to Covid-19. Schools were closed March 16, 2020 and did not reopen for the remainder of the school year. For the first time in the preschool’s history, our classes went virtual. Teachers learned new platforms on the internet, allowing them to meet with their classes, virtually in real time, via Zoom. Additionally, many lessons were pre-recorded and posted on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram allowing parents to access lessons at their own pace and convenience. Our social media pages were filled daily with lessons parents could enjoy together with their children. The preschool office staff created and printed learning booklets, for each age level, that were made available for pick up at the Moss Hall entrance.

To bring a close to a most unusual school year, graduation and end of the year celebrations were held in carline under the portico. Families decorated their cars and drove through the “graduation reception line” to receive diplomas and take photos, all at a social distance.

Our goal for the new school year is to re-open with in person learning, under strict new guidelines to ensure the safety and health of all children and staff.

Respectfully submitted, Nanette RathbunDirector

BOARD OF DEACONS

The Board of Deacons served the congregation through the ministries listed below. Our year was interrupted in mid-March, 2020, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, with the church temporarily closing then reopening with limitations. Activities performed by members of the Board or Deacons were adjusted to best meet the needs of the congregation under these circumstances. From April through September, board meetings were held via Zoom.

MINSTRIES OF COMMUNITY AND CARE: • Congregational Care: The Care Pal ministry became increasingly important as our year progressed.

Deacons continued to have monthly contact via notes and telephone calls since for most of the yearvisits were not an option. Reports were favorable and meaningful for everyone.

• Prayer Ministries: Names of people in need of prayers were submitted online, at meetings, or usingpaper forms provided in pews. The prayer ministry offered prayer for those people. In addition,prayer shawls that had been blessed by the Deacons were given to those in need of comfort. Notes ofappreciation from recipients reflected the level of gratitude and hopefulness that the shawl provided.We continue to be grateful to the knitters whose efforts go into creating these meaningful gifts.

• Transportation: While there was some use of transportation services provided in the fall, there was nolonger the need after mid-March.

• Flowers: Poinsettias were given to Care Pals in early December; due to Coronavirus restrictions, therewere no lilies brought to Care Pals for Easter, 2020.

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MINISTRIES OF CONGREGATIONAL SUPPORT:• Representative to the Nominating Committee: The Deacon serving as liaison the to Nominating

Committee requested that Deacons be alert to members of our congregation and to suggest membersas potential candidates for consideration for elected church boards. That Deacon attended and sharedinformation from Nominating Committee meetings.

• Representative to Transformational Growth for Christ: Efforts of this committee are ongoing withinvitations to informational luncheons and through efforts by all Deacons to recognize and connectwith new members. While some events were cancelled due to Coronavirus, creative attempts werebeing worked out for continuing this ministry.

• Communion: Deacons prepared materials and settings for Communion and followed up with clean-up. The shutdown eliminated the need for a short time, but an alternative method of distribution wasfound once the church reopened. Currently, prepackaged communion cups with host are available.Members pick up their own individual cup before entering the sanctuary. Deacons continue with theset-up. In addition, the church website has instructions for preparing communion at home for thoseopting to view the streamed version of the Sunday service.

• Greeters: All those serving as Greeters welcome all who enter. It is a gratifying experience for everyone.

MINISTRIES OF BEREAVEMENT:• Memorial Support: Deacons organized receptions, setting up, serving, and cleaning up following

memorial services held at the church. A deacon also attended local off-site services. Families expressedtheir appreciation for a smooth and comfortable function.

• Memorial Plaques: Hand-stitched cross stitched framed plaques (Psalm 21) were sent to the survivingspouse or family member of any Moorings member who had passed away.

• Grief Booklets: This four-book set is sent along with a sympathy card to surviving spouses. They aresent at a prescribed timeline and are very well received.

MINISTRIES OF SERVICE AND OUTREACH:• Meals of Hope: Cancelled due to Coronavirus. Funds that would have paid costs of this project were

donated directly to the organization Meals of Hope for them to put to immediate use.• Life-Line Screening: The event was held on March 16 and was open to members and the public.

Board members rose to the challenge created by the Coronavirus pandemic. Technology served as an invaluable tool enabling us to continue our work.

Respectfully submitted, Kathy O’NeillModerator

SESSION COMMITTEES

FINANCEFinance committee members were Pryce Boeye, Chair and Treasurer, Darren Gersch, Herb Hess, Will Nelson, Barbara Brasier, Jack Clark and Rev. Jaci Smith Patman, ex-officio.

The Church’s operational activities were analyzed and monitored by the committee on a monthly bases,by reviewing the financial reports and pro forma of the budget to actual results. The church budget was met and exceeded due to the expenditures being below budget. This was caused by the pandemic. We also applied and received a Payroll Protection plan grant from the U.S. government. This helped us maintain our church staff. The Church members also stepped up with their financial support. Again this year we were blessed with several large bequests. The committee formulated a balanced 20-21 Church budget which

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HUMAN RESOURCESFiscal year 2020 was another busy year for the MPC Human Resources (HR) Committee. During the year the Committee was involved in several significant activities and accomplishments, including but not limited to the following listed below:

• Reviewed and discussed Pastor Learned’s and Smith-Patman’s terms of call and determined that arecommendation for no changes be forwarded to Session.

• The recommendation on the terms of call for both pastors was presented to the congregation inJanuary 2020 as an update and not as a motion since there were no changes.

• The Committee reviewed and updated the MPC Procedures Manual.• Worked with Pastor Jaci in making changes to the Accounting Administrator and other position

descriptions and provided assistance as needed in the search process.• The Committee reviewed and updated the MPC Harassment Policy which was incorporated in the

MPC Employee Policy Handbook.• Worked with Pastor Jaci in evaluating Pre-school compensation for the new contract year and

which was discussed with the full committee.• The Committee reviewed and updated the Employee Policy Handbook and Procedures Manual.• In conjunction with MPC Finance, the Committee reviewed and discussed FY 2020 personnel

budget, including reviewing national and area salary data used to consider employee salaryadjustments.

• The Committee developed an MPC Sabbatical Leave Policy for ordained MPC pastors which wasincorporated into the MPC Pastor Policy Handbook.

• A church security task-force with representation from the HR Committee and the FacilitiesCommittee was created to make recommendations designed to improve church security.

• Continued to work on filling positions on the Committee due to vacancies as a result of theCommittees’ rotational schedule. We were fortunate in gaining two new members. The two newmembers in FY 2020 are Ken Lewis and Tatiana Gust.

• Two members of the HR Committee conducted the MPC personnel file audit with very goodresults.

• During the year the Committee began discussions on improving the pastor goal setting processand reviewed and approved goals for both Pastor Doug and Pastor Jaci for FY2021. It is anticipatedthat a finalized and more detailed process will be in place no later than April 2021.

I am personally thankful for all the work of the HR Committee members, the support of the Finance Committee and the hard work of the Pastors, MPC Finance, program and support staff during the FY2020.

Respectfully submitted, Cy Morris HR Committee Chair

was approved by Session.The annual financial audit for 2018-19 was completed, reviewed and approved by the committee. The audit is available by request from the Finance office of the Church.

The Church remains on a very strong financial condition.

Respectfully submitted, Pryce Boeye, Chairman of Finance Committee and Treasurer

MISSION OUTREACHThis was a challenging, but successful year for Moorings Mission Outreach. With the COVID pandemic outbreak occurring in March, the Mission Outreach Committee was unable to conduct March Mission Month or our annual Easter Appeal. The Committee had budgeted up to $ 137,500 and despite the difficulties of this year, God provided $89,916 through member gifts, approved endowment funds, and a bequest earmarked for mission outreach. This enabled us to support the following ministry organizations in 2020:

• ECHO Global Farms• Guadalupe Social Services• Helps Outreach• Love the Children• Meals of Hope (Meal packing and Dorian Relief)• Medical Benevolence Foundation• Miracles in Action• New Horizons• Power Packs• St. Matthew’s House

Many of our mission partners were faced with dramatically higher demand for their food, and shelter support, due to the pandemic. Thanks to the support of our congregation, the MOC was able to provide significantly more food than in the past, and we were able to meet all our financial commitments.

In 2021, the MOC expects to continue supporting the above listed ministry partners. In addition, we plan to partner with two new mission organizations: World Vision and the Taryn Medical Center. This commu-nity health center is badly needed and it expands Love the Children’s impact in the 9th communal sector of Bainet, Haiti.

Other goals include a) to increase the impact of March Mission Month, b) to provide more opportunities for members of the congregation to become acquainted and involved with our mission partners; and c) to evaluate each mission partner to determine the impact they are having and their financial condition.

Respectfully, Len Joyce (chair, 2019-2020) & Ted Wille (Elder chair, 2020-2021)

FACILITIES MANAGEMENTThe Facilities Management Committee was very busy during Fiscal year 2020 with on-going repairs and maintenance along with new initiatives to improve quality of service and reduce energy cost for our church. For example, most of our air conditioning equipment is nearing the end of its serviceable life span and repair or replacement has been required.In the spring of 2020, the majority of lighting fixtures in our Sanctuary were equipped with LED lamps to improve lighting quality and reduce energy cost. Since that time, we have seen a substantial reduction in electrical expense along with improved lighting performance.The committee also managed the replacement of most of the Sanctuary air conditioning equipment with the same goals of lower cost and improved performance. Part of this project was the review and, in some cases, repairs to our existing Energy Management System that controls the a/c equipment. Even though all the details have not been completed, we are seeing the improvements we anticipated.I would like to personally acknowledge the assistance of committee member Travis Hill, our church facili-ties staff and with special thanks to Jim Shannon and Dean Norbeck for the unlimited time and expertise they have offered. Our records indicate that we have been able to reduce our electrical expense by at least 1/3 during the past 9 months.

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PARTNERS IN STEWARDSHIP MINISTRYGive to the Kingdom Annual Campaign - The members of the team for 2020 were Dan Hess (Elder, Chair), Paula Stone (Co-chair), Will Nelson, Herb Hess, Gordon Watson, along with Pastors Doug Learned and Jaci Smith Patman (ex officio).

We started planning for the 2020 campaign in mid-summer 2019, developing a timetable for key events. The actual campaign was carried out during the months from November 2019 through January 2020. During this time, we communicated to church members and friends through mailings, transformation speakers at Sunday services, articles in the “Moorings Line” newsletter, and in weekly bulletins and “Moorings Matters.” We also sponsored a Thanksgiving celebration for members with a guest speaker in Moss Hall.

We focused on three key messages:

1) Give back to God and the church out of gratitude for what God has given to you and your family.2) Give to God first, before giving to other worthy charities.3) Give proportionally based on the percent of time spent in the Naples area and attending our church.

We had a successful program, greatly assisted by generous bequests that benefitted both operations and the church Endowment. While the onset of COVID restrictions was a cause of concern with respect to pledge fulfillment, Moorings members have faithfully given during uncertain times. Thanks to everyone who fulfilled and exceeded their pledges and plans to give during 2020.

Respectfully submitted,J. Daniel HessElder Chair

Endowment and Planned Giving Highlights - Last year was quite a remarkable one for our Church’s Endowment Program. We received generous gifts of over $800,000 as bequests from the estates of Reverend Dr. Frank Mohr, former Parish Associate at MPC, and wife Jean, and Jim and Kitty Maiden, active and dedicated MPC members. We are thankful and grateful that the Mohrs and Maidens considered the needs of our Church – their gifts will support our ministries now and for generations to come. Consistent with their intentions, these gifts will be used for Mission, a much-need update to our camera, audio and broadcast systems, building up our Endowment Fund to support our future needs and a temporary cash reserve. With these recent gifts, our Endowment Fund now totals $2.1 million and will provide annual income of over $100,000 for our operating needs.

Our Committee has been hard at work and met (mostly virtually) monthly and at times bi-weekly. Highlights of our progress are as follows:

• We published an Endowment and Planned Giving Brochure which provides our members andfriends with details of how to make a legacy gift to our Church. The brochures are available inthe Narthex and outside of Moss Hall.

• We hosted an Estate Planning Seminar with professional legal and finance presenters, whichwas attended by 33 members and friends. Feedback was very positive with an overall rating of4.4/5.0.

• Updates to our Endowment Policies and Procedures and Investment Policy Statement wererecently completed and approved by Session.

• Now, fast-forwarding a few months from now …..

Imagine This -- Gift some of your Apple (or other) stock; get a deduction; avoid capital gains tax; and,

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The predecessor to our Presbyterian Women organization (PW) began over 200 years ago and has evolved over time just as the Presbyterian denomination developed. In 2016, the General Assembly added Presbyterian Women to the PC(USA) Organization for Mission as a related corporation. Presbyterian Women understand that Scripture asks us to be the hands and feet of Christ in the world. As such, PW provide information about justice, peace, and ministry to inform missions and community-building work. The national organization, of which MPW is a part, works to:

• Support Missions • Work for Justice and Peace• Nurture Faith

• Build Community • Develop Leaders (from https://www.presbyterianwomen.org)

Presbyterian Women of MPC faced 2020 as many others, with caring, caution, and determination. Our Coordinating Team (CT) had selected and planned activities, allocated resources, and developed programming for women at Moorings Presbyterian. For a second year, we selected a focus area for ourselves for 2019-2020: women giving and serving. The year began with pledges coming in aligned with past years. We polled ourselves and found we were serving in virtually every area of the church life. But, we chose to push ourselves

Presbyterian Women

receive guaranteed income for life while supporting your favorite cause.• If you would like to learn more about charitable gift planning and strategies like this one, then

this upcoming event is for you! On Sunday, April 11, MPC’s Endowment Committee is hostinga Charitable Gift Planning Workshop for our members and friends. Our keynote speakeris Kathryn Miree, president of Kathryn W. Miree and Associates (Birmingham, AL) and is anationally recognized speaker and author on nonprofit gift planning and administration topics.Her presentation will cover gift planning basics, benefits for donors and their heirs and givingoptions; a question and answer segment will follow. The presentation will be in both Moss Halland via Zoom for those of you who want to join us from home. This event is a unique opportunityfor our members and friends to learn more about gift planning from a nationally recognizedleader and we are looking forward to joining you at this special event! Stay tuned for moreinformation on this event and again, that date is April 11 following our Church service. Thankyou!

Yours in Christ, Dan Hess, Ken Lewis, Alan Van Noord, Gordon Watson, Pastor Doug Learned (ex-officio) and Bill Keesor.

TRANSFORMATIONAL GROWTH FOR CHRIST MINISTRY: YouthSee above report by Director of Christian Education for Children and Youth, Alicia Rowland.

TRANSFORMATIONAL GROWTH FOR CHRIST MINISTRY: Children and FamilySee above report by Director of Christian Education for Children and Youth, Alicia Rowland.

TRANSFORMATIONAL GROWTH FOR CHRIST MINISTRY: Adult EducationSee above report by Associate Pastor, Jaci Smith Patman.

Reports were not provided by Adult Education, New Members and Evangelism, Worship and Music, and Nominating Committee

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to do so intentionally as the hands and feet of our Savior and committed ourselves to do so even more broadly and deeply.

Moorings Presbyterian Women (MPW) dropped to five circles as Martha-Rachel suffered from many with serious health issues and others who had moved away. Those members who were still able to be active, joined other Circles. Membership in Circles remained just over 100 with new members replacing exiting ones in about the same amount. Approximately that number generously donated to our fall pledge drive. Many women are involved in PW programs who are not in Circles. The financial support allowed MPW to contribute benevolences to twenty-three (23) charities totaling $9,185. We again organized the benevolences, both local and international, in six (6) categories: Child Well-Being (33%), Congregational Care (8%), Homeless- Hunger (16%), International Missions (15%), Seniors (11%), and Women in Need (7%). The percentage given in the categories changed somewhat from last year’s percentages. The Charitable Table Offerings at luncheons contributed $1,538. Offerings for designated causes selected by our Circles added $1,400 (Jim Smith school) and Least Coin $88.77. Covid-19 impacted our table offerings and collections in Circles when our year abruptly ended in March. Some year-end processes never occurred. The 2019- 2020 goal of women giving and serving manifest itself when seemingly everything shut down, but front-line healthcare workers tirelessly served those who were ill. Dorrit Nelson, Christian Actions & Missions Chair, proposed that PW donate the money they would have spent on their own lunch at the canceled April Luncheon to NCH health-care workers instead. The CT readily agreed and Circle leaders very quickly got the word out to their Circle members and others. Pledges and checks poured in so that, within a week, 67 PW were able to surprise 436 tired, NCH workers with $3,488 worth of lunches. For details on this grand total of $15,700 donations during this abbreviated year, see the are PW Trifold and Handbook.

New members of the Coordinating Team (CT), per By-Laws, are installed in May and then join present members who work diligently during the summer on MPW’s upcoming programs. The final CT meeting in May addresses and finalizes additional topics needing attention during the summer months. Alas, that is typical but could not happen. We held a Zoom meeting in May but did not have CT positions finalized, and no installation had taken place. The CT members who were in place met again via Zoom on September 4 to discuss programming for the upcoming 2020-2021 year. Those plans are reflected in the important PW documents, the Handbook and the Trifold. Final, new members for CT positions were identified late fall and will be installed in January 2021. CT consists of the Moderator, executive officers, Circle leaders, and coordinators of adjunct groups such as monthly Readers’ Rendezvous book discussions. A few programs are on hold. Remember, each program is open to all women.

Circles meet monthly for support, fellowship, and Bible Study. Monthly Luncheon Gatherings, the second Tuesday of the month from November through March, provided an opportunity for fellowship for all PW and friends. A delicious lunch was served, various individuals or groups within our church performed a musical selection, and representatives of local missions advised us of their work and needs. The focus of the gathering was a person of note from the Naples community who spoke, rounding out the time with insights from his/her pursuits that both educated and entertained all in attendance. A new component for 2019-2020 were Field Visits to the location supported by the Table Offering or a closely related service if visits were not viable. A second, new, exciting aspect was to welcome each new HS age confirmand to the life of MPC with a small gift. This year they received a string backpack which included a small cross, bookmark, prayer or faith-journey journal, and a variety of colored, journaling pens. MPW supports and participates in Peace River PW Presbytery functions. The Presbytery typically hosts three district meetings a year. Mary Macfarlane, Vice-Moderator, coordinated attendance and transportation for interested women. Unfortunately, Peace River’s year ended abruptly in April as did ours.

Respectfully submitted, Dr. Collene Van NoordModerator

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“To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord”— 2 Corinthians 5:8

The following active and affiliate members were called home to be with the Lord. We celebrate their lives and appreciate the time we had with them here on earth. Please join us in remembering those who have passed away this last year.

2/10/2018 7/17/2019

1/2/20201/31/2020

2/9/20202/21/20202/24/20203/13/20203/30/20204/24/20206/20/20206/25/2020

7/2/20207/9/2020

7/16/20207/30/20208/17/20208/28/20209/18/20209/22/20209/25/2020

10/26/2020

Joyce Kerlin* Margaret “Peggy” McKenna* Fenzan, Carol Corkran, Virginia B. Eichholzer, Jay Kinkley, Robert Kirch, Linda Hann, Virginia Curry, David Lane, Tegan Bladich, Eleanore Dickens-Loffree, Joyce Vande Wege, Nan Brinsfield, Sammie Shireling, Ellie Ware, Alice Koester, Mary D. Withrow, Jack D. Mason, Richard Fehrenbaker, Jeanne Williams, Nancy Barancik, Maurice Ander, Dorothy 10/30/2020Mandaro, Lucille 12/8/2020Morrison, Jim A. 12/21/2020Evans, LaVaughn 12/27/2020

*Notification of death occurred during this program year.

Promoted to the Church Triumphant January 2020 - December 2020

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New members 10/1/19- 9/30/20 ACTIVE 10

• Transfers 4• Professions of faith 1• Reaffirmation of faith 5

AFFILIATE 2Total new members 12

Losses 10/1/19 - 9/30/20 ACTIVE (19)

• Deaths 15• Transfers 0• Requests 4

AFFILIATE (6)• Deaths 6• Transfers 0• Requests 0

Total losses (25)

Regular membership as of September 30, 2020 965Affiliate membership as of September 30, 2020 173Total membership as of September 30, 2020 1138

NEW MEMBERS ACTIVE – 17• Transfers – 4

Lee Erickson, Katie Giblin, Jan Warren, Steve Warren

• Professions of faith – 8Marlina Karimi

• Reaffirmation of faith – 5Jeanne Harvey, Louise Howard, Alejandra Lawson, Gail Metcalf, Jack D. Metcalf

NEW MEMBERS AFFILIATES – 2• Transfers – 2

Pat Foss, Rich Foss

LOSSES ACTIVE – 19• Deaths – 15

Eleanor Bladich, Sammie Brinsfield, Virginia Corkran, Jay Eichholzer, Jeanne Fehrenbaker, VirginiaHann, Joyce Kerlin, Robert Kinkley, Tegan Lane, Margaret “Peggy” McKenna, Richard Mason, NanVande Wege, Alice Ware, Nancy WIlliams, Jack D. Withrow

• Requests – 4Amber Grider, Craig Grider, Dean Norbeck, Susan Norbeck

LOSSES AFFILIATES – 6• Deaths – 6

David Curry, Carol Fenzan, Linda Kirch, Mary D. Koester, Joyce Dickens-Loffree, Ellie Shireling

Membership Activity/Annual Membership Report 2019-2020

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The year 2020 was a challenging year for Moorings and at the same time the Lord has blessed us in many ways. The outbreak of Covid-19 and the corresponding lockdowns and CDC recommendations forced many of us into relative seclusion for much of the year. In order to communicate effectively we were forced to utilize new video conferencing technology such as Zoom. While this did not provide for the same in-person interaction we would prefer, it permitted us to continue to perform the work of the Session and the Church despite the pandemic.

During 2020, Moorings expanded its outreach to our members and the community through live streaming the worship services. In addition, Moorings led the way among our local Presbyterian churches in returning to in-person worship, both in the Sanctuary and at the Beach (Sunday evenings). The combination of in-person and live streaming has provided our members the ability to worship in the way that they feel most comfortable and safe.

With the distribution of the vaccines and the eventual decline of Covid-19 cases we look forward to returning to our regular in-person activities that we have missed during this past year.

Respectfully submitted, Scott RowlandClerk of Session

Clerk's Report

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September 30,2020 Balance Sheet

The Moorings Presbyterian Church

Balance Sheet

Church & PreschoolSeptember 2020

Unaudited Financial Statements

Accounts

Assets

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Bank Accounts

Fifth Third Accounts

$845,8231-11000 - Fifth Third Checking - Unrestricted

$152,7178-11001 - Fifth Third Checking - Restricted

$998,540Total Fifth Third Accounts

$998,540 Total Bank Accounts

Restricted Investments

Vanguard Accounts

$117,6668-11200 - Hyacinth Music Series Fund

$111,0088-11210 - Seminary Ed. Fund

$18,5928-11220 - Columbarium Fund

$1,3178-11230 - Weaver Instrumentalist Fund

$248,583Total Vanguard Accounts

$480,543 Northern Trust Combined Inv.

Northern Trust Investments

$210,7778-11320 - Harman Bldg.Fund -33946

$210,777Total Northern Trust Investments

$939,902 Total Restricted Investments

$1,401,364 Endowment Account

$3,339,806 Total Cash and Cash Equivalents

$380 Other Current Assets

$18,579,596 Fixed Assets

$21,919,782 Total Assets

Liabilities, Fund Principal, & Restricted Funds

Liabilities

$220,626 Current Liabilities

$220,626 Total Liabilities

Fund Principal

$18,563,2981-30000 - Fund Principal - Unrestricted

$642,616Excess Cash Received

$19,205,914 Total Fund Principal and Excess Cash Received

Restricted Funds

$2,493,242Total Temporarily Restricted Funds

$2,493,242 Total Restricted Funds

$21,919,782Total Liabilities, Fund Principal, & Restricted Funds

*Contains PPP loan which will be forgiven in 2021.

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Analysis of Revenue and Expenses

Copies of the 2019-2020 audit report will be available later in the Spring. The congregation will be notified in a bulletin announcement at that time.

The Moorings Presbyterian Church

Operating Statement

October 2019 to September 2020

Unaudited Financial Statements

YTD Actual

(This Year)

Annual Budget

(This Year)

Accounts

Revenues and Contributions

$1,212,486 $1,307,000 Pledges and Offerings

$38,165 $60,000 Building Revenues

$7,002 $27,500 Christian Education Revenues

$3,137 $6,321 Fellowship Revenues

$5,048 $8,000 Music & Worship Revenues

$19,769 $6,000 Other Miscellaneous Revenues

$246,392 $303,516 Preschool Revenues

$71,512 $50,800 Endowment Earnings

$882,697 $212,000 Bequests

$2,486,208 $1,981,137 Total Revenues and Contributions

Expenses

$7,750 $9,500 Presbytery

$86,508 $88,000 Mission Outreach- Designated

$1,175,510 $1,229,367 Personnel

$351,599 $365,990 Buildings & Grounds

$39,802 $45,500 A/V & Technology

$20,257 $42,500 Transformational Growth

$212 $1,000 Evangelism & New Members

$15,741 $6,000 Fellowship & Special Events

$85,541 $90,500 Administrative & Office

$14,092 $19,150 Music

$4,651 $7,900 Worship

$81 $1,000 Ministerial

$542 $10,000 New Ministry Initiative

$805 $2,500 Board of Deacons

$18,000 $17,280 Stewardship Specialist

$22,500 $44,950 Preschool Operating Expenses

$1,843,592 $1,981,137 Total Expenses

$642,616 $0Net Total

The Moorings Presbyterian Church Balance Sheet

Accounts

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Bank Accounts

Fifth Third Accounts 1-11000 - Fifth Third Checking - Unrestricted8-11001 - Fifth Third Checking - Restricted

Total Fifth Third Accounts

Total Bank Accounts

Restricted Investments

Vanguard Accounts 8-11200 - Hyacinth Music Series Fund8-11210 - Seminary Ed. Fund8-11220 - Columbarium Fund

8-11230 - Weaver Instrumentalist Fund

Total Vanguard Accounts

Northern Trust Combined Inv. 8-11300 - General Reserve Fund-366008-11301 - Pastors Children's Ed. Fund-366008-11303 - College Scholarship Fund -36600

Total Northern Trust Combined Inv.

Northern Trust Investments 8-11320 - Harman Bldg.Fund -33946

Total Northern Trust Investments

Total Restricted Investments

Endowment Account

Total Cash and Cash Equivalents

Other Current Assets

Fixed Assets

Total Assets

August 2021 Unaudited Statements

Assets

$311,149 $211,849

$522,998

$522,998

$143,269 $135,162

$22,638

$1,603

$302,672

$311,307 $38,015

$185,307

$534,630

$242,300

$242,300

$1,079,601

$2,243,230

Liabilities, Fund Principal, & Restricted Funds

Liabilities

Fund Principal 1-30000 - Fund Principal - Unrestricted

YTD Net Activity

Total Fund Principal and YTD Net Activity

Restricted Funds Total Temporarily Restricted Funds

Total Restricted Funds

Total Liabilities, Fund Principal, & Restricted Funds

$18,659,098

$375,188

$3,534,680

$3,845,829

$255

$18,722,882

$22,568,966

$19,034,286

$3,534,680

$22,568,966

The Moorings Presbyterian Church Analysis of Revenues & Expenses - Summary

October 2020 to August 2021 Unaudited Statements

Accounts

Revenues and Contributions Pledges and Offerings Mission Revenue Building Revenues Christian Education Revenues Evangelism Revenues Fellowship Revenues Music & Worship Revenues Other Miscellaneous Revenues Preschool Revenues Endowment Earnings Bequests

Total Revenues and Contributions

Expenses Presbytery Mission Outreach- Designated Compensation & Benefits Facilities Management Ministry Development Lives Transformed for Christ

Youth Children

Adult Evangelism & New Members

Total Lives Transformed for Christ Fellowship & Special Events

Administration & Office AV & Technology Music Worship Ministerial Board of Deacons Stewardship specialist Preschool Personnel Preschool Operating Expenses

Total Expenses

Net Total

YTDActual (This Year)

$935,072

$120,792

$14,768

$17,000

$0

$753

$3,690

$229,187

$358,071

$74,168

$354,829

$2,108,329

$10,000

$110,644

$767,548

$375,723

$0

$16,966

$5,551

$895

$16,369

$39,781

$9,856

$88,091

$37,052

$24,462

$3,745

$4,127

$1,186

$0

$231,482

$29,444

$1,733,141

$375,188

Annual Budget (This Year)

$1,157,446

$112,000

$35,600

$22,400

$0

$5,500

$5,767

$6,000

$311,625

$69,513

$275,000

$2,000,851

$10,000

$115,801

$844,772

$437,732

$4,927

$28,350

$6,225

$3,450

$15,400

$53,425

$16,000

$117,950

· $42,800

$30,025

$5,350

$29,802

$2,300

$0

$239,016

$50,950

$2,000,851

$0