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Mission & Service FaireOctober 18, 2015

What a year this has been! As a community, you have been grieving and dreaming. You have spent time listening to each other and to God’s invitation as we look toward new, long-term senior leadership.

As wonderful as this report may be, this annual report cannot begin to express the vibrancy and energy of our community. Every ministry area is ex-periencing renewal and is ready to move ahead with passion and vision. The Ministry Renewal process gave us clarity and direction. Our Mission Study Report continues to serve as a key guideline to our leadership and our ministry teams. It is no surprise that just like the revitalization that comes with spring, many of our ministries are thriving and growing.

I encourage you to read this report prayerfully. What part did you play in ministry this past year? How

have you seen God’s hand shaping and forming us as a community? And where might God be calling you to share your gifts in service to our community and to our church?

Ours is a remarkable church, located in one of the most influential regions in the world. God has entrusted us with ministry that will

stretch us. So let’s look back and be grateful for what God has done. But let’s keep our hearts tuned to where God is leading us. We can’t begin to imagine the adventure God has in store for us.

Grace and peace,

The View From Hereby the Rev. Debbie Whaley

Program Staff2015 & 2016The Rev. Debbie Whaley,

Interim PastorThe Rev. Karin Kennedy

Hejmanowski, Associate Pastor

Ginna Traina, Church Administrator

Matt Stephan, Youth Ministry

Carol Health, Children’s Ministry

Suzanne Ungson, Communications & Connections

Deacons2014John AhnVicki AndersonBetsy BrittleKatie ChapmanHilde DeMarcoJeeti GillNancy Kop Marilyn KunzSonja KraveFran LuskElaine MansfieldJudy MasonLisa MasseyTrish McAfeeLeigh MulreadyBeth RobbLois SanguinettiDiane SchoutenRuth SmayRebecca SugumarPeggy SwitchenkoKyong Hee TaylorNancy TuckerSuzanne UngsonBev WallaceGrace Ann WeilerPaula WhiteLovlynn Williams

2015Janelle AllemandiVicki Anderson Teri ArcherBetsy BrittleKatie ChapmanHilde DeMarcoJeeti GillMarilyn KunzSonja KraveElaine MansfieldJudy MasonTrish McAfeeLeigh MulreadyKathleen NewbyBeth RobbDiane SchoutenRuth SmayRebecca SugumarPeggy SwitchenkoKyong Hee TaylorNancy TuckerSuzanne UngsonGrace Ann WeilerLovlynn Williams

Church LeadershipWe give thanks for the blessings of our leaders in 2015 and 2016!

Council2015*Eric LanzendorfJoe Don HeathDave MorleyScott PetersonGrant RozeboomGary RuschkeRichard SteffenBruce TaylorElsbeth TebrakeBeth TreitelStaff Advisors: Karin

Hejmanowski, Tavie Armfield, Debbie Whaley

2016*Judi PogueScott BrittleWilna DerrColeen HauslerWhitney HillestadBarbara McClellanScott PetersonBill PriorGary RuschkeBeth TreitelStaff Advisor: Debbie Whaley

Endowment Management Committee2015Dave BeggsJoan CaldwellAl HubbardDave Morley (President)Staff Advisor: Tavie Armfield

2016Dave BeggsJoan CaldwellAl HubbardDan Schmidt (President)Staff Advisor: Tavie Armfield

Youth & Families2015*Scott PetersonLukas ReschRita TharakanStaff Advisor: Matt Stephan

Outreach & Evangelism2015*Richard SteffenColeen HauslerStaff Advisor: Matt Stephan

2016*Coleen HauslerJennifer HanlonStaff Advisor: Debbie Whaley

Church LeadershipWe give thanks for the blessings of our leaders in 2015 and 2016!

Children’s Ministry2015*Joe Don HeathWhitney HillestadKathleen WilsonStaff Advisor: Carol Heath

2016*Whitney HillestadAmy BennettAdriana HartleyStaff Advisor: Carol Heath

Mission & Service2015*Gary RuschkeMarsha DyslinGary SchultzStaff Advisor: Stephanie Lutz

Allen

2016*Gary RuschkeMarsha DyslinIlse PolletStaff Advisor: Karin

Hejmanowski

Worship2015*Beth TreitelRobert BlairStaff Advisors: Karin

Hejmanowski, Debbie Whaley

2016*Beth TreitelRobert BlairStaff Advisor: Debbie Whaley

2016*Scott PetersonRita TharakanMark TreitelStaff Advisor: Matt Stephan

Nominating Committee2015*Elsbeth TebrakeStaff Advisors: Karin

Hejmanowski, Debbie Whaley

2016*Barbara McClellanStaff Advisor: Debbie Whaley

Corporate Committee2015Scott BrittleJoe Don HeathJon KrogstadEric LanzendorfDave Morley (President)

2016Scott Brittle (President)Jon KrogstadScott PetersonJudi PogueDan Schmidt

Clerk of Session2015 & 2016Diana AldrichEquipping

2015*Grant RozeboomBill PriorDale SchoutenStaff Advisors: Jim Bennett,

Karin Hejmanowski, Debbie Whaley

Ministry Resources2015*Dave MorleyScott BrittleJon KrogstadStaff Advisors: Tavie

Armfield, Ginna Traina

2016*Scott BrittleJon KrogstadDan SchmidtStaff Advisors: Tavie

Armfield, Ginna Traina

Nurture2015*Wilna DerrBruce TaylorGail McCaffreyStaff Advisor: Karin

Hejmanowski

2016*Wilna DerrGail McCaffreyMichelle VanSickleStaff Advisor: Karin

Hejmanowski

Personnel Committee2015Alane MohnJim ShaverJon KrogstadLynn ThomasJudi PogueJohn AllenEric Lanzendorf (Chair)Staff Advisors: Debbie

Whaley, Ginna Traina, Tavie Armfield

2016Nancy MoffettAlane MohnJim ShaverAmy McFarlandJudi PogueLynn ThomasEric Lanzendorf (Chair)Staff Advisors: Debbie

Whaley, Ginna Traina, Tavie Armfield

Church Treasurer2015 & 2016Al Hubbard

* indicates Lead Elder

2016*Bill PriorDale SchoutenSteve FrenchStaff Advisor: Debbie Whaley

Children’s Ministryby Adriana Hartley, Elder

During Family Worship this year, Pastor Karin invited children of all ages from young to seasoned and every age in between to open up their package of Wikki Stix—the twistable and bendable, softly sticky, wax covered yarn sticks—and to create pictures to go along with her sermon. We created an image of someone with whom we wanted to share the love of Christ. Then we created a representation of the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. And finally, we molded our sticks into something that represented

what we could do to bring heaven to earth. Laughter filled the church as children of all ages, sitting side by side listening and learning and playing together, shared their ideas and creations, while we learned about Christ together. I took my creations home and they are sticking on my kitchen wall, reminding me how I am a child of Christ.

Research shows that the capacity of a child’s faith to “stick” later in life is tied to their involvement in worship and their intergenerational connections in church.

Family Worship facilitates the building of a faith that develops and “sticks” with our young people as they grow up.

Another example of how we had children participate in worship services was at the 5:15 pm Ash Wednesday service. This family-focused service had stations set up throughout the church, where children of all ages

moved from station to station, where they were able to touch and experience the lessons through their inter-actions. There was a table to finger paint a cross with

paint made from ashes, as well as a table for them to feel the dryness of the desert that Jesus experienced, and the cleansing and healing power of water, representing

the forgiveness we receive through Christ.

Our goal this year is to be “sticky.” We plan to continue working with our volunteers and church staff to develop intergenerational programs and child-accessible worship services, such as Family Worship, and LOGOS family-style dinners, that bring our congregation together and build relation-ships. Our hope is that we continue to build the foun-dation for a lifelong journey of faith from childhood into adulthood.

Equippingby Bill Prior, Elder

In 2015 Equipping sponsored or co-sponsored several events, most at the 11:30 hour on Sundays. In January, the Rev. Dr. Libby Boatright offered a two-part series on death, “The Last Things we Talk About.” In February and March we offered, with Mission & Service, a five-part series of classes entitled “You Are Here,” dis-cussions of member’s views on such topics as church, the Bible and Jesus. In April and May, Tiffany Mikles gave a series of three classes entitled “Your Brain Matters” on dementia and in May she offered four evening public lectures on dementia care. In October and November, Pastor Debbie and Matt Stephan presented a three-part series on gender issues. In December, Bill Prior offered a three-part series on the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah.

In October, we met twice with members of the con-gregation to propose a new

format for events. In keeping with the desire expressed in the Mission Renewal Team Report to develop new leadership within the congregation, we decided to sponsor more programs initiated by church members. To date we have sponsored or co-sponsored four such programs: a public lecture on human trafficking on January 25, 2016, by Nita Belles based on her book, In our Backyard, organized by Susan Brooksbank; a three-part series on elder abuse in January and February, organized by Jackie Mattison; a series of “mini-retreats” on spiritual practices in February, organized by Jim Peterson and Judy Beggs; and a public lecture on Islam, organized by Miriam Kishi. New proposals for classes or small groups are welcome at any time.

At the same time, under the guidance of Pastor Debbie, Equipping has

proposed a new series of classes on spiritual growth and a series on Biblical literacy. The “mini-retreats” on spiritual practices are part of the series on spiritual growth. We look forward to introducing classes on Biblical literacy in the fall of 2016.

The library added 175 books, 25 DVDs, 15 CDs, customized our online catalog to include eBooks and specialized bibliogra-phies, and made a webpage of local resource links for seniors and those who live with disabilities.

Ministry Resourcesby Scott Brittle, Elder

The physical and financial resources of the church are overseen by Ministry Resources.

Year-to-Year Responsibilities

Plan and coordinate •annual fall pledge campaignMonitor income and •expenses of the church budget throughout the year

Maintain the buildings •and propertyManage the Memorial •Garden, the Remembrance Wall, and the Endowment FundOversee the Church •ManseOversee the equity share •agreement in Karin Hejmanowski’s home

Major Activities in 2015

Continued oversight of •facilities and financesRefurbished the Manse, •which is currently rented out until the new pastor is hiredReplaced a small portion •of the walkway roof on the outside of Fellowship Hall

Endowment Management

Oversees the endowment •fund valued at $558K as of January 31, 2016

Memorial Garden Management

Ongoing manage-•ment of the Memorial

Garden, located north of Building 200 (Office and Ministry Center). The garden provides an attractive and serene resting place for the ashes of loved ones, as well as a place to retreat, meditate, and remember. There is a Remembrance Wall to honor those in the church community whose ashes are not in the Memorial Garden.The Memorial Garden •Book of Remembrance is located in the library, and families are welcome to enter notes and photos about deceased loved ones.

Focus for 2016

Improve the accessibility •of the major buildings on the Church campus.

Mission and Serviceby Gary Ruschke, Elder

In 2015, the team said farewell to Gary Schultz with much thanks and welcomed Ilse Pollet onto session, joining Marsha Dyslin and Gary Ruschke on the Mission team. Also, it was with much gratitude that we saw the departure of the Rev. Stephanie Lutz Allen as our staff liaison and the Rev. Karin Hejmanowski step into that role. Karin will be sharing her wisdom and great heart for mission with the team and the congregation.

The vision of our ministry is for every member of our congregation to be active

in the service of others and, through service, to be a witness to the love of God through Jesus Christ in the world. We are happy to report that in 2015 we did a lot of witnessing!

Reaching out in love sometimes starts with reaching into our pockets and pantries. In 2015, the congregation once again demonstrated its generos-ity towards those in need. We collected $22,000 for One Great Hour of Sharing, $13,000 for Peace and Global Witness, and $20,000

you can pick up a bag filled with items to give to the homeless. Food insecurity was significant theme this year as we held the first Silicon Valley Mobile Pack in October. In partnership with Orchard Valley Christian Church and others, we packed 116,640 meals that were sent to Cambodia. We also hosted over 250 guests at our annual community Thanksgiving dinner.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of service, Habitat

for Humanity, Immanuel House, the Rotating Shelter, the Alternative Gift Faire, Front Door Ministries and Woman’s Gathering Place, Convalescent Hospital Ministry, Knit for Kids, Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy, and Pilgrims of Ibillin are just some of the many events and organiza-tions where we served last year and will continue to serve in the coming year.

The Mission and Service ministry hopes that every friend and member of the congregation has the oppor-tunity to use their God-given gifts to serve others in the coming year.

for the Christmas Eve special offerings. The congregation gave generously to support refugees in Europe, wildfire victims in California, and earthquake victims in Nepal. We also donated over 10,000 pounds of food to Sunnyvale Community Services through our monthly food drive.

The monthly food drive saw a new twist this year with the addition of Hope 2 Others bags. Now when you drop of your food donation,

We are excited because in 2017, we will celebrate our 40th birthday! Throughout the years, the vision of that original committee has brought music and joy into the lives of children and families. Our vision statement emphasizes that learning music well can be fun for children and adults, whether as a performer or listener.

Our enrollment ranges from 450–470, plus 300 in the summer, ages 2 years through 82 years. We offer classes, lessons, ensembles, music theater, musical camps, and workshops for adults. Our faculty includes new, young teachers as well as teachers who have been with the school for 37 years. Our teachers are music educators who love teaching and love children.

Walking through classes and lessons, you will see many different cultures in our student population, and in our faculty.

The Music Schoolby Doris Harry, Director

Performances include programs for early childhood classes (you would have loved our December program, “The Musical Mice of Mozart.”) Our school-age students present a choral festival in the fall and a musical in the spring, with 140 students singing and dancing on stage. Private students join classmates for fifteen recitals during the year. Singing Children and Entertainers offer a December program and a pops concert in June. The Encores (alums and faculty members) join us for perfor-mances several times a year.

Outreach to the community is important and our students and faculty can be found at Assisted Living

homes, hospitals, community events, church family events, and sharing music with Alzheimer’s patients.

Our vision and music ministry is now worldwide, with performers and teachers as far away as Spain. One of my favorite stories is about a group of three young people who met at intermission at a concert in New York. This flute teacher, accompanist, and conductor, now working in New York, all attended the Music School.

Please join us at perfor-mances or classes. When you leave, you will be smiling.

Thank you so much for your continued support to the wonderful mission outreach of the church. Here’s to 40 more.

Nominating Committeeby Barbara McClellan, Chair Nominating and Elder

We listen to God’s guidance.Last year was a busy year for us with the selection of the MRT (Ministry Renewal Team),

the PNC (Pastoral Nominating Committee), and the Deacons and Elders for the Class of 2018. The 2016 Nominating Committee is just starting to reach out to church members to serve as Deacons or Elders for the Class of 2019. We listen to God and each other as we prayerfully reach out to members of the Congregation. Thank you for praying for us and prayerfully considering the call when you are asked to serve.

MembershipJanuary 1, 2015

Received ByProfession of FaithReaffirmation of FaithLetter of Transfer Reinstatement Total New Members

Removed By Death Transfer Deletion Total Losses MembershipDecember 31, 2015

942

1196

26

5101429

939

MembershipStatistics2015 By the Numbers

Memory2015 Passings of SVPC Members

Daniel “Dan” Daggett George ConnellRichard GroveMary Beth MorrisThelma Watkins

In Loving

Nurtureby Wilna Derr, Elder

Nurture’s goal is to make Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church a church where everyone feels welcome; a community of people who know and care for one another, where they connect with God and serve and grow via our various minis-tries; where a fellowship of love and encouragement is offered to all.

Our mission is to provide pastoral care and to promote a growing spiritual community through fellow-ship, prayer, support groups,

and all-church events. In 2015 a Pastoral Care

Team was commissioned to help support members through their trials while Pastor Karin was on sabbati-cal. This team now continues to make calls, visit, and write notes to console or encourage those who are hurting.

Nurture-Supported Annual Events

The Men’s Retreat in •JanuaryThe Women’s Retreat in •March

The Church Picnic in •JuneLabor Day’s All-Church •CampDecember’s •Soup-n-Sing

Other Nurture-Supported Ministries

Deacons care for the •church community through phone calls, visits and communion services for the homebound. Stephen Ministers •provide one-on-one, confidential care by

trained caregivers who will listen and walk with a care receiver on his or her journey through grief, crisis or other life stresses. Three new Stephen Ministers have just been commissioned.Five Presbyterian •Women Circles (small groups) meet monthly. An Alzheimer’s Caregiver •Support Group brings caregivers together for encouragement, support and resources. The Convalescent Home •Ministry leads five services each month in three local facilities.Adult Luncheons •provide a place for all to enjoy conversation and entertainment. Seniors in Service make •

lunches monthly for the Gathering Place for Women, a ministry to homeless women at First Presbyterian Church of San Jose. They also make Christmas bread for Sunnyvale Community Services.Dinner for Seven groups •enjoy dinners, rotating hosting responsibilities and developing deeper friendships.Young Couples groups •meet monthly for dinners together.The Nurture team calls •upon new members to get to know them, answer questions, and help encourage involve-ment at SVPC.GriefShare is offered to •encourage those grieving.

The Memorial Reception •Team provides food and compassion at Celebration of Life services.Many small groups and •Bible study groups meet regularly.Sunday coffee service in •Trinity Court.

Outreach and Evangelismby Coleen Hausler

The Outreach and Evangelism ministry area is all about sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in a welcoming and hospitable way. Our congregation does a good job of welcoming people they don’t know, and to support that we have a welcome booth after the 10 am service as a central spot where our guests can get their questions answered. With the resurgence of nametags, putting our names out front and center, we have created a more friendly atmosphere with a little less awkwardness for introductions. This extended to Intersections where our greeters now invite people to share their name in a friendly way.

We also extend a welcome to families who may not use the campus for spiritual needs. On the first days of preschool at PELC in August, Vacation Bible School in June, and during Trunk or Treat in

October, we provide snacks and a welcoming smile. We help coordinate advertis-ing in local newspapers for special events including Christmas and Easter and special programs that may be of interest to the local community. With ever-expanding ways of getting the word out about our community of Christians, our vision is for support that can nimbly carry a profes-sional message across print, online, and social media. We envision a carefully crafted message of text, videos and graphics with consis-tent branding crafted for different audiences because our church community actually represents diverse viewpoints and backgrounds, even while we are united in being rooted in Christ. For

instance, during the Advent and Christmas season, we used the art of He Qi to enhance our message of the joy of the season. This took at least six staff and volun-teers working together to implement. In our changing society, the ways to spread the word and attract interest are more numerous than ever. There are thousands of ways to reach beyond our walls. For each member of our community there are dozens of ways to share. The Outreach and Evangelism ministry seeks to empower both our church and its community members to spread the good news of God’s Kingdom.

He Qi ©2014 All rights reserved.

Presbyterian Early Learning Centerby Grace Randle, Executive Director

PELC is an outreach ministry of our great church. We are a school “where love and learning go hand in hand,” extending our com-mitment to quality education and care for young children within our church and out into our community.

At PELC, learning happens everywhere! Children are given the tools to explore in a friendly, safe and happy place that provides many opportunities for creativity, exploration, adventure and play. And as Mr. Rogers says, “Play is children’s work.” It is a joy beyond measure to witness children as they work so hard in a loving environment with their amazing, creative and oftentimes inspiring play.

You can hear these happy children on the playground, running, riding bikes, playing basketball, creating intricate structures in the sand or playing chase with teachers, taking turns,

cooperating, planning, exercising, laughing, all the while growing and learning. The children are trying out new things, learning songs, dancing, building spaceships, cooperating to figure out how to build villages, drive to imaginary lands, and role-playing in dress-up clothes. Everywhere you look there are happy children playing.

PELC offers families a choice of programs to fit each family’s needs. We begin with programs for babies as young as five months old for either one, two or three days a week. When our youngest children turn two, we offer part-time preschool for 2s, 3s and 4s. Classes are offered two, three or five days a week

with a choice of morning or afternoon classes. Lastly we offer full-time preschool for 3, 4, and 5-year-olds, all day, 7 Am–6 pm, Monday–Friday.

Every year we consider new ideas and suggestions for programming. As the public schools move to provide preschool for 4 year olds, PELC is considering how to provide programs

that will fulfill the needs of the church and community.

Children at PELC are happy because they are in an environment where they are offered wonderful learning opportunities in a safe, rewarding, quality program with trained, talented and loving teachers.

Worshipby Beth Treitel, Elder

Worship continued to thrive in early 2015 under Pastor Karin’s leadership. Then, on Palm Sunday, we welcomed our new interim pastor, the Rev. Debbie Whaley. Under Debbie’s leader-ship, the Worship Ministry Team began to re-envision our three different worship services. While maintain-ing their unique styles—contemplative, traditional and contemporary—we examined where we sensed the Spirit in worship and where we might be inadver-tently pinching the Spirit’s work among us. We noted

the high level of lay involve-ment in Early Light and began to look for ways that could be increased in the other services. We explored

the challenge of announce-ments. Nobody in worship leadership likes to interrupt the flow of worship with announcement time. But everybody wants their events announced. We tried some changes in the order of worship, especially in Intersections, but eventu-ally changed them back. Sometimes we learned by trying.

The report of the Ministry Renewal Team (MRT) attested to the impor-tance and high regard the SVPC community has for worship. We took this as

an affirmation of what we were doing, but also as a challenge. Vibrant, engaging worship is key to our life as a spiritual community. We sought and continue to seek the guidance of the Spirit and the wisdom of those in worship leadership to grow this important part of our life together.

We have worked closely with the Children’s Ministry to make the traditional service and Intersections more welcoming and friendly to kids. We invited our children to take a greater role in worship leadership,

whether reading or praying from the pulpit, or serving in the role of ushers. We modified our services to make them more accessible

to younger ones by including short videos and/or activities to help them engage with worship. We even created a Christmas Eve service involving costumes and great fun! Many of the adults among us also showed their “young at heart” side by enjoying clay, wiki sticks, and drawing. Intergenerational family worship has given us a chance to actively participate in our children’s spiritual development and appreciate the important role of kids in the life of our church.

Youth and Their Familiesby Scott Peterson, Elder

The Youth and Their Families ministry continues to grow due to the generous support from parents, advisors, staff, and church members. Matt Stephan, Director of Youth Ministries, and Kurt Miller, Associate Youth Director, invest in our youth by developing relational ministries around students. Every day they spend time relating with kids in small group and one-on-one settings, coffee time, and school events. Twenty-eight advisors who volunteer for the various youth programs support students in develop-ing their faith.

The ministry has a dynamic array of activities that offer Christ-centered opportunities to grow spiritually and serve others. We maintain Safe Church compliance in all of our activities, including Mount Hermon events. Wednesday evening FLASH (Junior High) typically draws 17 students. Wednesday evening

CLUE (Senior High) has an average attendance of 30 students. Weekly Flash AM (Junior High) on Sundays, and Monday night boys’ and girls’ small group programs round out the weekly youth program. A team of student leaders, the Teenage Student Ministry Team (TMNT), meets weekly to help plan events, and to allow youth to help make their own ministry stronger.

In July, the annual Caravan mission took students to Los Angeles to learn from, serve, and witness to homeless people

living in Los Angeles. Highlights included an exercise in seeking help from strangers to obtain a meal, serving food at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, and volunteering with the Union Rescue Mission.

In January, only two days before the all-Presbytery lock-in overnight event, one of the churches withdrew, leaving the event lacking the necessary volunteers. Matt and Kurt pivoted the event into a game night that drew in even more students than the lock-in. The youth ministry team helped

plan and execute a space-themed winter party where youth, parents, and siblings competed in games, made crafts, and enjoyed a meal together. 2015 was the fourth consecutive year SVPC offered a youth-focused speaker program during All Church Camp.

We thank you for your support and are blessed by the strong participation of our church’s youth and families.

Financial Reportby Tavie Armfield, Church Comptroller

We have much to be grateful for as we come to the end of another fiscal year that began with a projected deficit and is ending with a surplus. The current fiscal year that started in April 2015 began with a $41,000 faith challenge, but because of faithful giving and careful spending, the year is expected to end with a surplus around $75,000.

Looking forward, our pledged giving for 2016 is up 5% and reflects that many were able to increase their giving. Thank you to all who pledged! While many people pledged and even increased their pledge significantly, we received 40 fewer pledges compared to last year and that is a signifi-cant decrease in number of pledges. Based on historical giving, non-pledge giving is projected to be less in the coming year. Faith giving as seen in the chart on the next page represents an estimate of pledge income that will

likely be given in addition to the existing pledges.

The current draft budget for our next fiscal year, presented on the next page with the current year’s budget, shows that we have a revised deficit of $27,445 after two expense reduc-tions were made. Our need is for additional pledging units, increases in current pledges and other giving that will erase this deficit. You will notice a new line in the income section for next year—Rental Income. This is the expected six months of rent on the home that the church purchased from Steve and Nancy Harrington.

Generosity continues not only in the increased giving by many, but also in other areas of our ministry. Special Mission Offerings are given in addition to the budget and usually exceed the expected giving. These Mission offerings include One Great Hour of Sharing, Peacemaking, and on Christmas Eve our offering that went to HomeFirst (a new shelter for the homeless at Onizuka Air Force Base) and the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.

We give thanks for the strong, faithful and consis-tent generosity of our church community!

How does our generosity affect the next generation?

We believe by increasing your pledge 10%, we can:Add an Associate Pastor position• Reinstate the Senior Ministry Coordinator• Increase our Children’s Director to full-time• Maintain two full-time staff in youth ministry• Fully fund the special needs coordinator (currently funded from another source)• Bolster multi-generational contemporary worship with paid staff•

The Session is still working through this process and many details will unfold as we receive confir-mation of this vision through our stewardship giving, ongoing discussion with Session and Staff. We need your prayers!

Remove Capital Reserve AccrualAdjustment to Realistic SpendingRevised Deficit

50,000 40,150

(27,445)

50,000 -

(41,140)

Budget Summaryby Tavie Armfield, Church Comptroller

Current FY 2015-16

* Preliminary budget subject to change pending Session action in March

INCOME

EXPENSES

Pledges 1,325,000 1,391,057Non-Pledge Giving 356,000 315,000 Faith Giving 20,000 20,000 Interest and Misc. 7,000 6,000 Rental Income–Ithaca House - 27,000

Income Over/(Under) Expense (91,140) (117,595)

Special Mission Offerings 37,000 30,000

Total Income $1,708,000 $1,759,057

Total Expenses $1,799,140 $ 1,876,652

Personnel 1,255,407 1,297,871

Equipping 14,465 13,565

Personnel Admin 61,327 60,044

Children 14,640 14,640

Ministry Resources 154,095 181,095

Youth 22,700 26,000

Nurture 17,956 18,500Mission & Service 202,560 205,447

Outreach & Evangelism 24,000 25,500

Worship 31,990 33,990

Next FY 2016-17*

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