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Volume 11 Issue 7 THE NET

July/August 2015

The Net

St . James Episcopal Church

St. James’ Mission Statement

St. James is called to serve God, Christ, and the community of Greater New London.

Adopted by the Vestry May 2001

From the Rector’s Desk Probably too often, you’ve heard me comment about struggling—amidst the many

demands of Parish life—about what I should address in my monthly article. Our time

together is drawing short—while that pending departure weighs heavy on my mind and

heart—the events of June 17 in Charleston, South Carolina, supplant all thoughts and

emotions of my nearing departure.

I’ve told a number of stories about having a father who hunted. It wasn’t often, for much of

my childhood, he was working six (and sometimes seven) days a week selling cars. But on

rare occasions, a few of his friends, or some family, would invite him for some hunting on

their or a neighbors’ farmland. In preparation, he would go to the master bedroom closet,

pull out the shotgun, unzip the case, lay out some newspapers, and proceed to dismantle,

clean, oil and reassemble his shotgun. Then, he’d zipped it back in the case, put it back in

the master bedroom closet, next to the box of shells, until it appointed day arrived.

Their hunting was limited to birds: quails and pheasants. I still remember the first time he

came home from hunting while I was quite young. It was after dark, and he came into the

house with a newspaper-wrapped parcel. I remember him opening the

package and spreading out the few quail and a pheasant that was his

share of the birds “bagged” on the trip. I remember two other hunting

trips. Another time, he returned with the “package,” placed it on the

kitchen counter, and I helped my mother pick the shot out of the tiny

quail, and only slightly larger pheasant. Mostly, I remember hearing my

mother say, “You kill it, you clean it!” The one (and only) time he took

me with him, both of us arrived home tired, wet and shivering, with

nothing to show for it. (I admit, I was incredibly bored stomping

through the fields in the rain, let alone having nothing to show for it!)

I also remember visiting our country-family for a cousin’s birthday. He

was in his early teens, a future farmer, and as of that birthday, a gun

owner. I recall the thrill of going to my uncle’s farm, to the in-ground

silos, as we tried our best to kill the too-fast rats feasting away on the

silage stored there. While an interesting set of anecdotes, I easily

Thanks & Birthdays 4-5

Summer Schedule

changes

6

Outreach 7-9

“Save the dates” 10

Music 11

Transition Update 14

Financial Information 15

Inside this issue:

THE NET Volume 11 Issue 7

The Net …

is the newsletter of St.

James’ Church, New

London, Connecticut.

It is published eleven

times a year

(September through

June, and a summer

issue) for the

information and

edification of St.

James’ members and

friends.

Articles are always

welcome and should

be submitted by the

tenth of the month

before publication.

While your input is

always welcome, we

would prefer to receive

it by e-mail or CD-ROM,

in Microsoft Word

format.

Please continue to

forward your

submissions to the

Church Office or email

them to: [email protected]

We also welcome your

comments and

suggestions. This is your

newsletter.

76 Federal Street

New London CT 06320-6601

860-443-4989

www.stjamesnl.org

imagine you asking, “Who cares!” I tell them so you

understand, despite being a “city boy,” I grew up around

guns. But these guns were truly for sport.

While a strong supporter of the Second Amendment of our

Constitution (the right to keep and bear arms), and having

some understanding of hunting, I am also a strong

supporter of “gun control.” I think we have misinterpreted

the Second Amendment—which focuses in part on a well-

regulated militia (necessitating gun ownership)—but I see

no purpose in a hunter needing an AK47 nor an automatic

pistol to hunt anything … other than another human being.

With the laws enacted in many states, almost anyone is

able to purchase guns, with little licensure or tracking, and

some “sport” hunters are better equipped than our local

police forces.

The Supreme Court has ruled that having some state or

federal regulations on gun ownership does not infringe on

anyone’s Second Amendment rights. So for me,

educating and testing and licensing gun owners seems

similar to what we require before we allow someone to

drive a car. Verifying a purchaser is old enough to own a

gun seems as realistic as requiring proof of age before two

people can marry. And, being assured the gun owner

knows how to handle, maintain, and use their purchase, for

me, only makes sense.

While I think all of these things might have prevented the

tragedy in Charleston, to focus solely upon them is to

ignore the “true and underlying” problem: the racism that

still undergirds much of our communal thoughts and

actions. It seems, despite (or because) we have a black

President, the more clearly our cultural racism is visible.

And, the more we learn about Dylann Storm Roof, both the

more disturbing it seems to be, but also how the

prevalence of racist-based materials, especially on the

internet, brought him where he believed it was reasonable

to begin a racially-based war—to again divide the people

of this great nation, based on skin color or ethnicity.

I attended one of six public high schools in my city,

dispersed geographically throughout the city. And while

I’m not proud of it, the school was colloquially known as

“dark Africa,” for it had about a ten percent African-

Rector’s Desk cont’d


American student body. The oldest school in the city was known as “darkest Africa,”

because it had something like fifteen percent African-American students. Most of the other

schools in the city had only a token population of non-white students.

And while there were no black or Hispanic students in my neighborhood, there were a

sizeable number in my classes and extra-curricular activities. In those places, they were

treated—by students, staff and faculty—all alike. We kids sat in class next to people of

other races, ate next to people of other races in the cafeteria, raced or swam or canoed or

played ball next to people of other races. It didn’t occur to us they were any different …

that is, until we went home and overheard our parents talking, or read the newspaper

headlines, or listened to the ten o’clock news top news stories, or most embarrassingly, went

to church.

During the school day, like us, they were just Danny or Eric, Dianne or Susan. During classes,

club meetings, or extra-curricular activities, they were simply someone we knew, or studied,

ate or played with, someone we called “friend.” But outside school … well, that was often

another story.

Growing up, some of the biggest bigots I’ve known are the ones “front-and-center” at

church. Some of the most racist remarks I’ve overheard were said in church parking lots.

Some of the most racially-divided times I’ve known, occur at 8 or 10 on a Sunday morning.

While this Parish that I’m incredibly proud to be associated with has hosted the Martin Luther

King, Jr. Scholarship Trust Fund’s annual event honoring young MLK-scholars each year, it is

also a Parish founded by slave owners. While I’m proud of our willingness to open our doors

to anyone in need—physically, economically or spiritually—I’m also aware that whether it

was enlisted Navy men (instead of Officers), unaccompanied children, or a variety of other

differentiators, we at St. James have at times clearly not followed the Episcopal slogan: The

Episcopal Church Welcomes You.

It is incumbent on each of us—if we truly “seek and serve Christ in all persons” (from The

Baptismal Covenant, BCP 305)—that we understand the part we play in our country’s

racism. And that we will “strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the

dignity of every human being” (from The Baptismal Covenant, BCP 305). Let us freely

proclaim our Christian faith, and honor the vows we make.

Rector’s Desk cont’d

In the hospital? Home-bound? … Going into the hospital? Unable to make it to Church due to illness or immobility? We want

to “be there” for you! Please call the Parish Office at 860.443.4989 to inform us. Health

care laws prohibit hospitals and/or rehabilitation centers from sharing information about

admissions. We will add you to our prayer list and arrange to bring you Holy Communion.

Also, if you are aware of parishioners who would like a visit, let us know!


To those who will keep their pledges current as they venture off this summer.

To The Rev’d Dr. Douglass Lind for providing coverage while Fr. Michel is on the Ecuador

Mission Trip.

To our Associate Organist, Travis LaCombe, for covering this summer for Andrew, while he

plays at Watch Hill Chapel.

To our Jumble Shoppe Staff and Volunteers for hosting a tag sale to benefit our

Ecuadorian Mission trip.

To Dan Ivey and his crew for hosting our second annual chicken barbecue and bake sale

benefitting our Ecuadorian Mission Trip.

To all volunteers assisting with the Lord’s Pantry on Tuesdays and the Community Meal (first

Saturday of each month). Additional volunteers are always needed.

To Sue Chojnacki and Jan Dargel for providing coverage in the Parish Office during Ellen’s

vacation time.

From the Archives Hello, this is the first of what I

hope will become a regular

facet of The Net. As we get

ready for summer vacations,

and if you happen to find

yourself at Mystic Seaport, take

a look at the new exhibit

"Voyaging in the Wake of the

Whalers" opening June 20, for a

connection to St. James. In the

exhibit is a graphic of Whale Oil

Row that shows both our

Rectory, and, high over the

tree canopy, the spire of our

beloved church. Enjoy the

hunt and the connection of

this wonderful new exhibit to

our City and Parish.

As the summer progresses, I

will be going through our

archives and bringing you

more interesting facts and

artifacts as we work on

conservation and organization

of our holdings.

Respectfully submitted,

Dean Hantzopoulos,

Parish Historian


The names on this list reflect the information as

recorded in the Church Database. Is your name

(or a family member’s name) missing? If so,

please contact the Church Office and provide us

July/August Birthdays

JULY

1 Bruce Patterson

2 Patricia Sanders

4 Marci Alborghetti

4 Garry Brennan

5 Carl Lee

6 Paul Cascio

7 Gena

Scognamiglio

8 Darbee Percival

9 Robert Thomas

10 Ken Luddington

12 Shirley Evans

12 Carol Patterson

14 James Culbertson

15 Laura Hollot

15 Helen Dayton

15 Andrea Griffin

16 Charles Duffy

17 Chelsea Brewster

17 Dylan Hyman

18 Ivon Wardwell

18 Deborah Downes

20 Brooklyn Vose

20 Nicole Maiorana

21 William Rae

21 Steve Hurley

22 Frances Coulson

23 Beverly Driscoll

24 Sadie Howell

26 Barbara Sherman

27 Alexandra

Brennan Jensen

31 Anne Bingham

31 John MacLeod

AUGUST

5 Wanda Bradshaw

5 Catherine

Rottinghaus

6 Dan Ivey

8 Denise Gonyo

8 Clint Radzik

10 Patricia Culbertson

15 Kathryn Miller

16 Annora Brennan

17 Alberta

Mushalansky

22 Mary White

23 Michael Collins

24 Carol Dooley

25 Patricia Anderson

25 Kim Bingham

25 Lillian Rosario

31 Awo Hurley

Each Sunday we adorn the Altar with flowers (except during Lent),

light a Sanctuary Candle, and consume bread and wine. The Altar

Guild pays for these from gifts given by members, families and friends

of St. James. If you would like to assist one week, an altar flower

donation is $45; sanctuary candle, $5; and, communion wine or

communion wafers, $10. Your donation can be made as a memorial honoring someone

deceased, or as a thank-offering to celebrate a birthday, anniversary or other special event

in your life. Contact the Parish Office or an Altar Guild member for more information.

As always, more than one person can make their offering in any given week. If you’d like

more information, speak to any member of the Altar Guild or contact the Parish Office.

Some Giving Opportunities


Our Sunday service times remain the same throughout the

Summer:

8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

There are a few changes to our weekly service schedule this

summer.

Both the 8 & 10 a.m. services will use Rite II, Eucharistic

Prayer C.

Sunday, August 30—one service at 9:00 a.m. to celebrate

Fr. Michel’s final service with us. A reception will follow

immediately after the service.

There will be no Wednesday morning Holy Eucharist in July

and August.

Wednesday Evening Prayer will not be held during the

months of July and August.

Far too few of us take advantage of some services, and this

will enable those who do, and those who officiate at the

services to relax and take some time off. These services will

resume in September—–watch for more information in the

September issue of The NET.

Summer Schedule Changes

Summer Office Hours

Open: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Lunch 12:30-1:30 p.m.

Afternoons:

Closed for special projects;

messages checked

frequently

between 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Some reflections on Fr. Michel’s May article

Typically, genuflection is done where there is the reserved Sacrament, as in our Church.

Reverencing the Reserved Sacrament satisfies both reverencing the cross and reverencing

the Real Presence of Christ in the Consecrated Elements for Communion. The real

presence is ordained in the Words of Institution in the Prayer of Consecration (The Great

Thanksgiving). Not all Episcopal Churches keep Reserved Sacrament in a Tabernacle, but

all that do maintain a Sanctuary Light (a continually burning candle). There is no such light

or tabernacle in Hallam Chapel, except after the Maundy Thursday, when the Altar of

Repose is set up. There the act of genuflection is appropriate at that time. Of course, if

you are feeling athletic, you can try a double genuflection. I’m not referring to

genuflecting twice on one knee, but the act of going down on the right knee, bringing

down the left to a full kneel, and then the forehead to the floor and reversing the action.

Again, not everyone has to, but some will do so. There is also several Offices available

called the Visitation to the Blessed Sacrament, not in the BCP, but available to us in other

sources. These are quite beautiful and deeply moving, spiritually. (Excerpted from a larger article … to be continued.)


William “Bill” Weisert


Vestry Highlights

The Vestry held its regularly scheduled meeting on June 2 at the Rectory, and the following

items were discussed: (1) Parishioners are encouraged to support the Ecuador Mission Trip

by helping with the Tag Sale Saturday, June 20 as well as the BBQ Chicken dinner on

Sunday, June 28. (2)Work on the south roof is progressing, with a date to be determined

for stained glass work this summer. (3)A break-in to the Parish office occurred on May 31

with the only thing taken being candy. However, the door repair will cost approximately

$1000. All organizations utilizing Seabury Center have been requested to monitor the

activities and whereabouts of their participants. A discussion ensued regarding the

installation of security cameras in Seabury Center and the Jumble Shoppe. (4)Music on

Whale Oil Row experienced a very successful first season. It was noted the Parish raised

$5000 and with a $5000 grant from the Palmer Fund, we broke even incurring $10,000 in

expenses. Grant money from the Palmer fund will be requested again next year to help

fund this program, along with Parishioner contributions. (5)All Parishioners are encouraged

to attend the single 9:00 a.m. service on June 14, followed by a forum in the Parish Hall,

conducted by the Rev’d Canon Tim Hodapp regarding transition planning.

Jan Dargel,

Parish Clerk

The Jumble Shoppe

The Jumble Shoppe will be closed from July 22 to August 18.

We would ask you to please hold all donations until we re-

open on August 22.

Volunteers are always needed and welcome to assist with

sorting, folding, hanging, and merchandising items. Please

contact Dorothy Sieburg at 860.447.2896 or

[email protected] if you are interested in learning

more about The Jumble Shoppe.

The Jumble Shoppe has made more than twelve charitable

donations so far this year thanks to your support.

Thanks to all who donated items and to those who worked so hard to make our Tag Sale a

success! We earned $782.00 in support of the upcoming Deanery Mission Trip to Ecuador.

Grace Barnum, Dan Ivey, and Fr. Michel will be representing St James on the mission trip.


Dorothy and Christa Sieburg

Co-managers


Godly Play—New Friends in Ecuador

Thank you

Hello Father Belt and St. James Parish!

I am writing to thank you for your recent donation to

Food For The Poor. Your stewardship of resources will

be such a blessing to those we serve. I’ve included a

photo below of three sisters enjoying a nutritious Food

For The Poor provided meal. Your generosity toward

our Haiti Feeding Program will help meals like this

continue for those in need.

I know St. James is actively involved in Mission Programs in Ecuador, so I can’t thank you

enough for also thinking of our organization. There are so many wonderful ministries to

support and we are honored to partner with your parish. Thank you again for all you do!

God bless you today and always!

Cydney Hartner

In August St. James will

again participate in the

Deanery mission trip to

Ecuador. To that end, the

children in Church School

(Godly Play) spent the last

two Sundays of the year

learning about Ecuador

via some wonderful

photographs Grace

Barnum lent us — we

realized our counterparts

in Ecuador have loving

families, go to school, like

to play, even though

houses, etc. may be

different. We also learned

that bananas come to our

local grocery stores, often

from Ecuador; thus we

enjoyed our banana

snack even more!

To “participate” in the

mission trip, each child

drew a picture of his/her

family, favorite food, pet,

etc. with a note sharing his/

her name and age. We

asked Ms. Barnum to take

this picture book with her

to Ecuador for the children

there. We are hoping they

may send something back

for us to share when we

return to Godly Play

(Church School) in

September.

Respectfullly submitted,

Jan Dargel,

Lead Teacher


United Thank Offering

The mission of the UTO is to "Put gifts into the Blue Box with thanksgiving, prayer, and

generosity; take blessings out of the box for grants extending the church's faithfulness to

God's mission." During the Ascension Day Ingathering members of St. James' Parish gave a

total of $472.24. These gifts joined many others to provide grants for essential programs

around the world. Thanks to all who contributed.


Dean Hantzopoulos,

U.T.O. Chair

Ecuador Mission Trip News

Dear St. James’ Friends,

As preparations for the Ecuador Mission Trip are underway, all of us involved are getting

excited and a bit nervous simultaneously. Yes, as a Deanery-group we have travelled to

Ecuador many times now. Yet, each trip is wonderfully unique and always filled with

surprises. The one commonality is “service” as we do God’s work.

This work can be literally “hands on” as we re-build a Church bell tower, lay new tile on the

Church floor, or conduct activities for the community’s children. The deeper and more

meaningful work is the building of relationship with our dear friends of La Misión San Pedro;

Simple, loving people longing to offer lives of

sustainability to their children.

These are hard-working people without running

water, without paved roads, without basic

education, without telephone service or internet.

Yet, they dream of developing sustainable income

for the future of their families. The hope is to

develop business undertakings such as fish

hatcheries and chicken-raising.

As we partner with the Episcopal community (La

Misión San Pedro) in el Paraiso de Pupusá, we develop bonds of friendship with our

brothers- and sisters-in-Christ. This bond is lived out in a mutual one of giving to each other.

We bring hope and connection to our dear friends. And, we share together the awesome

gift of love that is pure blessing.

Everyone of our St. James’ family will be with us “on mission” as we return to Ecuador.

We deeply thank you for your prayers and assistance to help make this possible.

In His Name,

Your Ecuador Mission Team


Sunday, September 20, we start our new Program Year, sharing information about our

various ministries. There will be information about the programs, invitations for fellow

parishioners to join us: offering to care for those too young or too old to do it for themselves,

providing educational opportunities to learn more about our life as Episcopalians, or to the

many opportunities for ministry here (i.e., Altar Guild, Choir, Greeters, etc.).

St. James Parish Picnic in September

Mark your calendars: Same Place; Same time!

Sunday, September 13, 2015

Waterford Beach Park, Shelter #1

12 Noon—Holy Eucharist

Picnic Potluck Lunch to follow

Watch for more information, sign up sheets, and directions coming in

the September issue of The NET!

Fr. Douglass Lind will be with us this year!

SAVE THE DATES!

The Godly Play classroom has been cleaned and restocked with

supplies and ready for the return of students on Sunday, September

20 at 9:45 a.m. The Godly Play Classroom is located on the Main

Floor of the Seabury Center.

Our Lead Teacher, Jan Dargel, and her team of teachers have

been busy preparing lesson plans for the fall session. They are very

excited to welcome back all students on Welcome Back Sunday

and begin teaching their new lessons.

Watch the Sunday Announcements for additional information

pertaining to Godly Play (Church School).

Godly Play


Special Service on Sunday, August 30 We bid our final farewell to Fr. Michel on Sunday,

August 30. There will be one service at 9:00 a.m. with

a grand reception immediately following the service.

This is our last opportunity to wish Fr. Michel good luck

during his retirement and to thank him for his 13 1/2

years of dedicated service to St. James and the

Greater New London Community!

Godspeed Fr. Michel!

The Anglican Singers

After a month without rehearsing together, the Anglican Singers are already looking

forward to September, when we start singing again. Please mark your calendars for the

autumn, when we’ll begin another year of beautiful music!

Evensong at Pequot Chapel

Sunday, September 20, 2015

5:00 p.m.

Evensong at St. James

Sunday, October 18, 2015

5:00 p.m.

Katherine Brighty

Secretary,

The Anglican Singers

Summer Organ Recital

St. James former Interim-Organist/Choirmaster, Stephen Anderson, will

offer a special Summer Organ Recital on St. James’ world renown

E.M. Skinner, Opus 220, Friday, July 17 at 7:00 p.m.

The program will include music by Bach, Buxtehude, Boellmann, Vierne,

and Vaughan-Williams. Join us for this special summer treat!


We go wherever the pain is ...

One of the things I struggle with constantly is the place where my faith intersects with my

work. In the last few years, I have studied the work of Walter Wink pretty intently. Mr. Wink

devoted his life to the understanding of Power and authored a three-volume series on that

topic. Armed with that knowledge, I co-hosted a retreat at Holy Cross Monastery last fall

with my good friend Br. James Dowd (now posted at the order’s Mariya uMama

weThemba Monastery in South Africa) on The Myth of Redemptive Violence. This retreat

explored Walter Wink’s work and gave the participants an opportunity to wrestle with

those issues in their own lives. For me as a federal contractor working in the national

defense industry, the contrasting issues of non-violent Christianity and national defense are

pretty stark. What should I do? What is the right thing to do?

I’ll just cut to the chase on this question and state that for now, I am letting these two

things sit in tension. What a perfect place for an Episcopalian to be! I live “confessionally”

with it, acknowledging that I am contributing my talent in a very real way to the violence

in our world, and knowing that I may be called to something else. As some of you may

know, I am a Postulant for the Diaconate in The Episcopal Church. Deacons (at least in our

corner of the faith) live in the world as ordained clergy. Part of the challenge is to live our

faith (as we all do, really) at home, at work, and within the church. Demonstrating faith at

work can be a challenge, especially where it is not particularly welcome, so issues like this

weigh on me. As I’ve thought about this though, it is difficult to think of a profession where

ethical clashes like this are largely absent, although I think my wife Roxanne does not face

quite the same spiritual struggles with her art that I find in defense. Many of us though have

similar struggles; should we keep working in a profession that seems so contrary to the

Gospel?

Recently, I have noticed an emerging theme in a lot of the material I have been reading.

Two quotes jumped out at me:

Members of religious communities usually place initials after their names to indicate

their particular Order. We Franciscans use O.F.M., Ordo Fratum Minorum—Latin for the

little brothers, or the "Order of the Minor Brothers." Francis told us to move down the

social class ladder. We were not to identify with the upper class, nor with the climb

toward success, power, and money. Rather, we were to go where Jesus went, which

was wherever the pain was. -Richard Rohr, Meditation for June 9, 2015

You may not be able to change the way the discipline currently works. You may be

able to take some steps in that direction, given time and opportunity, but that isn’t

necessarily your vocation. Your task is to find the symbolic ways of doing things

differently, planting flags in hostile soil, setting up signposts that say there is a different

way to be human. And when people are puzzled at what you are doing, find ways—

fresh ways— of telling the story of the return of the human race from its exile, and use

those stories as your explanation. … If you are to shape your world in following

Christ, it is not enough to say that being a Christian and being a professional or an


academic (to address these worlds particularly for the moment) is about high moral

standards, using every opportunity to talk to people about Jesus, praying for or with

your students, being fair in your grading and honest in your speaking. All that is vital

and necessary, but you are called to something much, much more. You are called,

prayerfully, to discern where in your discipline the human project is showing signs of

exile and humbly and boldly to act symbolically in ways that declare that the powers

have been defeated, that the kingdom has come in Jesus the Jewish Messiah, that

the new way of being human has been unveiled, and to be prepared to tell the story

that explains what these symbols are all about. … It is the way of being in Christ, in

the Spirit, at the place where the world is in pain, so that the healing love of God may

be brought to bear at that point. -N.T. Wright, The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering

Who Jesus Was and Is. (InterVarsity Press, 1999)

Serving at the point of pain. And God knows there is enough pain in every place to keep

us busy! As I thought about this idea, I’ve noticed in my own work that I find myself exactly

in that place often enough. Not by deliberate choice necessarily, but somehow there

nevertheless. But now, I think I’ll keep a sharper eye out for that pain and try to notice it

when it’s there … perhaps that is the place I need to be.

Do any of you have stories about working "at the point of pain" in your professional lives?

Blog Post by Ron Steed

“wherever the pain” cont’d


Vestry’s Stewardship Statement The Episcopal Church teaches the biblical tithe as the standard of stewardship. The Vestry

of St. James believe that they and all parishioners strive to understand and meet that goal

as they personally are able. Adopted by the Vestry

Work continues on the roof repairs on the south side of the Church. We have encountered

some areas of rot in the valleys that will be repaired before re-shingling with some increased

costs, but still within our overall budget. The next phase of stained glass restoration is

tentatively scheduled for mid-summer.


Bruce Skinner,

for the Capital Oversight Committee

Capital Oversight Committee

Reminder …

Don’t let your pledge go on vacation when you do.

Please remember that St. James continues praying,

worshipping and doing our many ministries, even

when you are out of town. The summer can be a

time of limited cash flow and our bills (like yours)

take no holidays. Thanks for your attention!

Transition Update Parishioners interested in becoming a member of the Transition Team, which will guide our

discernment and search process, are asked to submit letters of interest addressed to

Dorothy Sieburg, Senior Warden, care of the Parish Office. Anyone interested in serving on this team must be a parishioner in good standing (attends

services regularly, stewardship participant of record, serves in parish life with time and

talent, etc.). He or she must be a team player who is able to work for the good of the

whole Parish, and maintain strict confidentiality throughout the process. The transition team

member must commit to attending frequent meetings and must fully participate

throughout the transition period which will be a year minimum.

Please email Dorothy Sieburg at [email protected] regarding questions about the

roles and responsibilities of serving as a transition team member.


Parish Financials ST JAMES CHURCH

TREASURER’S REPORT

June 2, 2015

This report covers from January 1, 2015 through April 30, 2015.

Total Income:

Budgeted Amount: $91,833

Actual Amount: $96,953

Amount Actual is Over Budget: $5,120

The primary contributor to this income overrun is Pledge Income, which is $1,554 more than the budgeted

amount.

Total Expenses:

Budgeted Amount: $135,267

Actual Amount: $130,535

Amount Actual is Under Budget: $4,732

The primary contributor to this expenditure underrun is Sexton Wage Expense, which is $5,972 under budget,

due to the extended illness of our Sexton, Gary Evans.

Net Ordinary Income:

Total Income: $96,953

Total Expenses: $130,535

Net Ordinary Income: - $33,582

Endowment Income Applied: $43,600

Net Income $10,018

Summary: Through April 30, 2015 we are $10,018 ahead of where we expected to be based on our 2015

budget.

Investment Summary:

Balance 12/31/2014: $3,170,507

Balance 04/30/2015: $3,224,639

Total Value Change: $54,132

Withdrawal 5%: $43,600

Change Pre-Withdrawal: $97,732

Summary: Our pre-withdrawal investment value increased by 97,732, about 3.1%, through April 30, 2015.

After factoring in the 5% withdrawal, our investments are up $54,132, about 1.8% through April 30.


Gerald F. Miller,

Treasurer

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