2015 Report - St. Paul`s Episcopal Church

Annual
Report 2015
St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Indianapolis
Vital Statistics
Contents
1 ... Vital Statistics
6 ... Outreach Report
2 ... Rector’s Report
7 ... Statement of Activties
2 ... Clergy & Staff Roster
7 ... 2016 Budget
3 ... Wardens’ Report
8 ... Statement of Financial Position
4 ... Nominees: Vestry, Delegates
9 ... Parish Records
4 ... Treasurer’s Report
10 ... Committees & Recognitions
SUPERHERO SUNDAY, June 7, 2015
Rector’s Report
The Rev. John Denson, D.Min, Rector
From the Invite-Welcome-Connect weekend in February to the
launch of our capital and annual campaigns in November, 2015 was a
full year in which moments of sadness have intermingled with great
joy. Our former Vicar, the Rev. Jeff Thornberg, left to become the
Rector of a parish in North Carolina and our Director of Music, Frank
Boles, resigned after 36-years of ministry. We joyfully welcomed our
new Vicar, the Rev. Nicholas Myers, in September and celebrated the
Rev. Sarah Ginolfi’s ordination to the priesthood in October. We buried some beloved members who had served St. Paul’s for many years,
Jack Brown, Barbara Reese, Pat Herndon, and Madeline Heaton, to
name only a few; and we baptized 20 children, welcoming them into
a new relationship with Jesus Christ.
As I look back over the past year I am both filled with gratitude and
committed to the work and ministry that lies ahead. Our campaigns
have not been completed; significant staff transitions will happen over
the next few months; we are changing our budget cycle to match our
program year; and we will be celebrating our 150th anniversary in September. It’s time to “roll up our sleeves” and get to work.
But before we do that, let me recognize a few people and organizations that made 2015 an extraordinary year at St. Paul’s.
• The members of the Vestry who lead the parish faithfully and
courageously. Thank you to Molly Childs, Ann Hinson, Fred Scott
and Emily Wilhite who complete their service today.
• Ann Hinson (Senior Warden) and Rick Bernhardt (Junior Warden) for their leadership. In ways that many will never know their
counsel this past year has been invaluable. They served you well. I
could not have asked for better support.
• Our “financial team” which is shepherding us through a time of
great transition as we look more strategically at our resources and
how we use them to be all God calls us to be. This begins with Chris
Johns, our Treasurer, who gives St. Paul’s an extraordinary amount
of time, not to mention his skill and expertise. Thanks, also, to the
members of the Trustees (chair: Fred Ruebeck) and the Stewardship
Strategy Committee (chair: Ann Hinson). We have much work to
do but St. Paul’s continues to be financially strong, ready and able to
invest in our future without the anxiety many congregations face.
• The members of the Invite-Welcome-Connect Team, led
so faithfully by Andrea Awe. In so many ways they are just
getting started—the welcome table in Burrows Commons
is their ministry—as they help transform St. Paul’s into a
community that is ready to share the love of Jesus more
fully and openly.
• The members of the 150th Anniversary Committee, led
by Fred and Bev Ruebeck. They have already spent months
together planning for our celebration in September 2016 as
well as for other events and commemorations.
• The members of the Capital Campaign Steering Committee, led by Ace Yakey and Merilee Klootwyk. They have
worked attended meeting, made visits, and dreamed of the
future. There is still a great deal of work to do but this group
of parishioners is dedicated to making St. Paul’s all God
calls us to be.
• The members of the parish clergy and staff with whom
I have blessed to share ministry during this past year: Jeff
Thornberg, Nicholas Myers, Barbara Kempf, Sarah Ginolfi,
Frank Boles, Brad Hughley, Matt Gerhardt, Dontie Fuller, Erica Jeglum, Lisa White, Barbara Haberman, Marilyn Vargo,
Tana Hunnicutt, Meegan Stutler-Fournier, Pamela Smith,
David Geoghan, Kevin Hartman and Skip Schlafer (technically, Skip isn’t a member of the staff but as the campaign
consultant we have accepted him as one of us!).
• All who support and lead our liturgical ministries: the
Altar Guild Team Captains: Tammy Hardy, Beth Atz, Mary
Anne Jones and Barbara MacDougall; our Verger team:
Pamela Smith, Larry Krauser and Rose Scovel and all of our
acolytes and Lay Eucharistic Ministers; our ushers; Davy
Kneessy and our lectors; Katherine Tyler Scott and our
intercessors; and the St. Paul’s Choirs.
• All who dedicate their time and talents to Christian formation and education in the parish: Sunday School teachers, youth workers, and adult forum planners. This includes
the parents who bring their children to church each Sunday
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CLERGY, MINISTRY STAFF & SUPPORT STAFF
The Rev. John Denson, D.Min, Rector
The Rev. Nicholas Myers, Vicar
The Rev. Sarah Ginolfi, Parish Missioner
The Rev. Barbara Kempf, Pastoral Associate
Brad Hughley, Interim Organist & Director of Music
Dontie Fuller, Children & Family Minister
Erica Jeglum, Youth Minister
Matt Gerhardt, Interim Assistant Organist
Lisa H. White, CPA, Parish Administrator & Controller
Barbara Haberman, Director of Communications
Marilyn L. Vargo, Assistant for Liturgy & Membership
Tana Hunnicutt, Administrative Assistant
Meegan Stutler-Fournier, Music Administrator
Kevin Hartman, Facilities Supervisor
so that they can grow in Christ and we can be enriched by their presence. Thanks to your commitment we are seeing renewed energy and
growth in our formation ministries.
• All of those at St. Paul’s who dedicate themselves to our various
outreach ministries. There are simply too many of you to list by name!
Thanks to those named and so many others for shining the light of
Christ in the world.
• And, last but not least, my family, particularly my wife, Stephanie. I am
blessed abundantly by your support and inspired deeply by your faith. I
love you with all my heart and thank God for you each and every day.
I know I have missed some people who have given much to St. Paul’s this
past year. There are many whose work here goes unsung and unrecognized, but as with countless saints before them they continue to serve the
parish and our Savior Jesus Christ. Everyone who calls this parish home
makes this a strong and vital parish community. I thank God for all of you
and for the opportunity we have to share life and ministry together.
Wardens’ Report
Ann Hinson, Senior Warden & Rick Bernhardt, Junior Warden
When the Vestry gathered for our organizational meeting following
the 2015 Annual Meeting, our work for the upcoming year seemed
steady and definable. We were looking forward to working with our
clergy – finally at full staff providing healthier balance to a significant
workload – to continue the positive momentum we were experiencing in our parish life. Exciting things were happening at St. Paul’s!
We were seeing a level of vitality and growth in our membership and
ministries that was thrilling and hopeful. We were looking forward to
the approaching 150th anniversary of St. Paul’s, a time to celebrate
our past but perhaps more importantly a time to focus on who we
would be in the future.
Admittedly, there were challenges. The Vestry had approved a deficit
budget for another year believing that it was more important to
continue to invest in the progress we were making in achieving the
goals set forward in our mission and purpose statements and our four
mission areas. We were also having serious discussions about how to
free up the resources in our operating budget currently absorbed by
the debt we carried from the renovation project that could be used to
fund new ministries. These were all important, focused conversations
that would be our priorities through the year. Then things changed.
Clergy and staff changes brought both joy as we celebrated new
opportunities for Jeff Thornberg and sorrow as we learned of the
departure of Frank Boles.
experienced in staffing and focus presented challenges and
could have been very disruptive to our parish life. But as we
have proved in the past, St. Paul’s is a resilient and determined community.
We are thankful for the inspiring and tireless leadership of
our clergy, John Denson, Nicholas Myers, Sarah Ginolfi and
Barbara Kempf.
We are grateful for our parish staff whose efforts have supported the important work accomplished by St. Paul’s over
the past year.
We are thankful for the trusting, caring and respectful
relationships within the Vestry that allow for productive
discussions and decision-making.
And we are thankful for the parishioners of St. Paul’s who
strive to live through worship, prayer and action into our
commitment to be a diverse, generous and faith community
inviting all people into a renewed, reconciled and loving
relationship with Jesus Christ.
In July, after listening to your dreams and wishes for the future of our
parish expressed in focus groups held throughout June, the Vestry
approved a capital campaign that would focus not on bricks and
mortar projects but on funding new ministries supporting our parish
and carrying our message into the world around us. The changes we
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WELCOMING THE MYERS FAMILY On September 13, we
welcomed our new Vicar, the Rev. Nicholas Myers, his wife
Bethany and their son, Bennett.
Nominees
DIOCESAN CONVENTION
DELEGATES:
2019 VESTRY CLASS: Kathy Luessow, Julia Ramsey-Tharp, Mary Stanley & D. Paul Thomas
Candidates’ applications are posted on stpaulsindy.org/vestry.
Rick Bernhardt
Pam Douglas
Beth Jeglum
Larry Johnson
Larry Krauser
Pamela Smith
Katherine Tyler Scott
Junior Warden (TBD)
Treasurer’s Report
Chris Johns, Treasurer
Controller Recognition
The role of Treasurer is made immensely easier by having Lisa White
as Controller. She effectively manages the financial operations of the
parish in addition to the other ongoing operating responsibilities. We is
fortunate to have someone with her dedication, experience and talents.
Statement of Activities
Recent trends in financial activity continued to perpetuate in 2015.
The preliminary Statement of Activities shows a Net Loss from
Operations (before campaign expenses) of approximately $34,625.
Comparatively, the Loss from Operations in 2014 was approximately
$23,115. In both years, the actual experience was better than what had
been budgeted.
Attendance and participation has continued to steadily grow, causing
a corresponding increase in program expense to meet stated mis-
sion goals. Comparatively, while pledge and plate income
has similarly grown, the parish has continued to lessen its
reliance on the endowment. At the same time, the past few
years has seen a steady decline in the number of contributors, making pledge income somewhat unpredictable. While
the parish is on steady financial ground, these and other
factors forecast a strong reliance on future fiscal planning.
Revenue Trends
• Average attendance is up 3.3% in 2015 over the beginning of 2014. However, the number of known contributors has steadily declined over the past 6 years, declining
by approximately 16%.
• Conversely, the average pledge has steadily increased
over the same period. Average contributions have risen
by approximately 5% per year.
• Pledge payments received in 2015 were approximately
the same as those from 2014, however, the amount
received fell short of budget by approximately $20,000.
Conversely, plate income strongly rebounded in 2015
from a decline in 2014, up 33%. Overall pledge/plate
income was up 3% over 2014.
Expense Trends
• Total Operating Expenses (excluding campaign
expenses) were approximately $56,000 under budget,
but approximately $38,000 more than in 2014, or an
increase of 1.8%.
• Salaries and Benefits experienced the largest increase
over 2014, primarily due to staff changes.
2015 INDY PRIDE PARADE & FESTIVAL St. Paul’s parishioners & clergy
joined nearly 150 Episcopalians as the parade’s largest walking group.
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(left) ST. PAUL’S CHOIR SCHOOL YOUTH
(right) DOVES SOARED IN FORMATION from May 31 - June 21. This artwork
was comprised of 1,370 hand-cut paper doves -- many with names of loved ones
written gently in pencil -- strung on fishing line and hung from a black carbon fiber
frame. The artwork’s designer, Jay Mermoud, is a member of St. Paul’s.
• Choral Scholar costs were in line with budget, following the
planned growth in the number of participating students.
• Youth Ministry costs were also in line with budget, but reflected
an increase over 2014 due to growth in the program and outfitting
the space accordingly.
• Renovation Debt Interest was under budget due to continued low
interest rates, and less of a reliance on the swap agreement.
• St. Paul’s Music – generally, St. Paul’s Music choir tour, concerts
and scholarships are funded by specific donations or sales from
the activities, or draws from dedicated funds, and are neutral in
the Statement of Operations – revenue equals expenses. In 2015,
expenses totaled $56,486, and exceeded contributions by approximately $24,400.
Statement of Financial Position
• Cash and cash equivalents totaled $2,082,915 at year-end, a
$9,000 decrease from year-end 2014. However, the capital campaign had a major impact on the timing of cash flows in 2015, as
expenses were incurred ahead of campaign funds being received.
• The interim Marketable Securities balance was approximately
$29,534,000. Excluding the Draw of $1,602,348, this change
reflects a net average loss of approximately 1.8% for the year.
• Capital asset purchases of $39,626 in 2015 were mostly necessary major equipment replacements or building improvements.
Purchases of $12,126 were made in 2014, for similar reasons.
• Renovation Debt remained unchanged at $7,550,000.
A complete set of audited financial statements, in compliance with
GAAP and diocesan canons, is prepared annually. The final financial
statements will be available, upon request to Lisa White, Controller.
Stewardship Strategy Committee (SSC)
The Stewardship Strategy Committee touched on a number of topics
in 2015, each with a major impact on the financial health of the parish. These topics (summarized below) will also form the basis for the
Committee’s work going forward.
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• Debt management – during 2015, the Committee
engaged a consultant to assist in exploring options on
reducing the debt. A number of scenarios were developed, which were put on hold once the capital campaign
discussions began, as the campaign may have an impact
on how the debt is resolved. With the expiration of the
swap in August 2016, and the progress of the campaign,
those discussions are now being re-visited.
• Annual Campaign – at times, running the Annual
Pledge at the same time as the budget has provided
uncertainty about projected revenues. Exploring annual
campaign options that occur on a different cycle than the
budget may allow for better expense planning if revenues
are more certain at the time the budget is produced.
• Endowment Draw Planning – while the draw will continue to follow a prescribed formula, discussing alternative
ways of addressing deficit planning, or how Endowment
returns are utilized, may allow for better budget planning.
• Metrics Integration – thanks largely to assistance from
Michael Jack, the SSC has developed a set of metrics
(both financial and non-financial) that should make for
an alternative way of analyzing parish activities. These
metrics were developed in late 2015, and are still being
discerned to insure an effective implementation plan.
• Program Review – an effective set of metrics, as well as
other indicators, should allow for an effective review of
parish activities, to better discern how they fit within the
mission and budget.
• Capital Expenditure Planning – the campus is facing
an aging Parish Hall, and a renovated church that is likely
rolling into a period of heavy maintenance costs (being
8 years removed from the renovations). The Buildings
& Grounds Committee is in the process of developing a
master plan, which should help identify upcoming costs
and the impact to the budget. An updated plan will help
to identify not only projects to be addressed, but also
whether a capital reserve fund should be established.
Based on these discussions, a number of intertwining events
cause a state of uncertainty as to what the church’s annual
costs may approximate over the next year, including the
following:
• Annual Pledge Campaign – though early returns are
positive, annual pledges will not be known until early in
2016, making revenue planning difficult.
• Staff Changes – recent and pending staff changes leaves
uncertainty as to how these programs will be impacted.
• Debt Management – the interest rate swap expires in
August, leaving the debt exposed to interest changes.
THE RUN 317: BROADRIPPLE course passed by St. Paul’s, and as part of this
June 18 event we displayed 3,000 cut-outs of children on our west lawn for
participants to see. These represented the homeless children of Indianapolis.
• Deficit Planning – while we have enough in reserves to stall the
impact of budget deficits, there is a strong desire to return to a balanced budget process.
Separate from these issues, the SSC debated whether a budget
planned on a fiscal year, running from July through June, provides a
better planning period and management tool, since this follows the
church program year. Additionally, annual pledge funding would be
more solidified by June, allowing for a better outlook of whether funds
will be available to cover expenses.
As a result, the SSC proposed a “bridge” budget for 2016, for a
6-month period (through June 2016). Unless known changes were
identified, revenues and expenses were generally held at their current
2015 levels. This may continue a level of deficit funding, however the
SSC recommended this budget, for these reasons:
• The current period of time continues to be a time to invest in
the future of St. Paul’s. Current growth in attendance and pledging
indicate investments made so far are paying returns.
• Accumulated savings from operating activities continue to exceed $1 million and can be used to fund deficits for several years as
long as progress is being made.
• Outreach is maintained at the same level as the past two years.
The SSC believes it is important to maintain our current commitment as we support the second of our three strategic objectives.
• Using this specific 6-month period as a bridge will provide time
to explore conversations about the program impact of certain staff
changes. This also allows for an evaluation period of exploring the
efficacy of having the Pastoral Associate at ¾ time.
• Staff will now be able to plan around their actual program year,
rather than having to budget across 2 program years.
• This also affords time to explore debt reduction options, and the
resulting budget impact.
• The impact of moving to a fiscal year may also be explored during
this time period.
In essence, the 6-month “bridge” budget will carry the parish through
June, when a new annual budget will be proposed. The Committee
feels this will help provide a more effective means of returning to a
balanced budget process, with a stated goal of returning to a balanced
budget by 2018.
Outreach Grants
The Rev. John Denson, D.Min, Rector
Consistent with our mission priority to “transform the
neighborhood and the world” St. Paul’s continues to be
generous in our continued efforts to respond to the needs
of the world around us and to reflect and make known the
Kingdom of God. In 2015 we supported the following organizations. Except where a specific designation is indicated
grants were given to support general operational expenses.
Diocesan Cooperating Ministries & Diocesan Organizations
Craine House (Bingo fundraiser sponsorship) ... $5,000
Craine House (support for childcare staff) ... $15,000
Dayspring ... $30,000
Waycross (chapel repairs and upgrades) ... $30,000
Good Samaritan, Brownsburg (new church plant) ... $10,000
Community Organizations
Habitat for Humanity (panel build) ... $10,000
Brooke’s Place ... $3,600
Trusted Mentors ... $2,000
Children & Youth
Happy Hollow Camp ... $10,000
Strings and Jazzy Things Camp ... $10,000
Boy Scout Troop 73 (equipment upgrades) ... $1,500
Oaks Academy (scholarship support) ... $30,000
Mission in Mombasa, Kenya ... $15,000
E. Tenth Street Youth & Children Center ... $20,000
Education
Woody Litz Scholarship (college scholarships) ... $8,000
Virginia Theological Seminary (Balke scholarship) ... $2,500
Bexley Seabury Seminary Federation ... $10,000
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale ... $2,000
Education for Ministry Prison Ministry ... $3,150
Not listed are dollars allocated in support of hand-on outreach projects and meeting immediate needs through the
Faith in Action Committee and clergy discretionary funds.
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Statement of Activities & 2016 Budget
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2015 Actual
2015 Actual
(Unaudited)
(Unaudited)
2014 Actual
2014 Actual
2016 Budget
2016 Budget
Jan-Jun 2016
Jan-Jun 2016
OPERATING
OPERATING
REVENUE REVENUE
Endowment
Endowment
Draw
Draw
Pledge payments
Pledge payments
Non-pledgeNon-pledge
plate offerings,
plateother
offerings, other
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
Revenue - Interest
Revenue
Income,
- Interest
Rent
Income, Rent
Total Operating
Total Revenue
Operating Revenue
1,602,348 1,602,348
1,602,348 1,602,348
1,602,348 1,602,348790,428
760,410
760,410762,637
762,637760,000
760,000380,000
68,651
68,651 91,546
91,546 90,000
90,000 45,000
15,606
15,606 22,732
22,732 18,477
18,477 9,797
790,428
380,000
45,000
9,797
$
2,447,015
$
2,447,015
$
2,479,263
$
2,479,263
$
2,470,825
$
2,470,825
$
1,225,225
$
1,225,225
OPERATING
OPERATING
EXPENSESEXPENSES
Salaries & Benefits
Salaries & Benefits
Administrative
Administrative
Expenses Expenses
Maintenance
Maintenance
Adult Formation
Adult Formation
Missioner/Young
Missioner/Young
Adult Ministry
Adult Ministry
Music: Worship
Music: Worship
Music: Choral
Music:
Scholars
Choral
(Net)
Scholars (Net)
Rector, Vestry
Rector,
& Worship
Vestry & Worship
StewardshipStewardship
and Evangelism
and Evangelism
Senior Ministries
Senior Ministries
Children and
Children
Family and
Ministry
Family Ministry
Youth Ministry
Youth
(Net)
Ministry (Net)
Renovation Renovation
Funding ExpFunding Exp
Outreach - Grants
Outreach
& Diocesan
- Grants &Assessment
Diocesan Assessment
Total Operating
Total Expenses
Operating Expenses
$
1,018,482 1,018,482
1,084,244 1,084,244
1,156,341 1,156,341578,333
578,333
185,707
185,707384,152
384,152214,063
214,063131,309
131,309
197,216
197,216195,688
195,688201,739
201,739103,365
103,365
8,340
8,340 13,521
13,521 3,750
3,750 2,350
2,350
23,030
23,030 23,019
23,019 26,150
26,150 12,225
12,225
74,464
74,464 80,893
80,893 86,370
86,370 47,060
47,060
10,050
10,050 18,969
18,969 40,000
40,000 24,000
24,000
67,648
67,648 73,690
73,690 68,680
68,680 39,465
39,465
3,787
3,787
285
285 3,800
3,800
2,881
2,881
3
3 4,000
4,000 2,000
2,000
12,542
12,542 18,312
18,312 18,213
18,213 11,511
11,511
16,973
16,973 29,096
29,096 38,175
38,175 13,125
13,125
257,160
257,160232,061
232,061236,884
236,884118,119
118,119
591,850
591,850553,927
553,927551,223
551,223275,612
275,612
2,470,130
$
2,470,130
$
2,707,860
$
2,707,860
$
2,649,388
$
2,649,388
$
1,358,474
$
1,358,474
Net Gain (Loss)
Net Gain
from(Loss)
Operations
from Operations
$
Net NonOperating
Net NonOperating
Items
Items
St. Paul's Music
St. Paul's
(NET)Music (NET)
ECW, Memorials.
ECW, Columbarium,
Memorials. Columbarium,
Other (Net) Other (Net)
Net NonOperating
Net NonOperating
Income/(Expense)
Income/(Expense)
Net Gain (Loss)
Net Gain
before
(Loss)
Capital
before
Expenditures
Capital Expenditures
(23,115)
$
$ (23,115)
(228,597)
$
$(228,597)
(178,563)
$
$(178,563)
(133,249)
$
(133,249)
(1,613)
$
FIXED ASSET
FIXED
PURCHASES
ASSET PURCHASES
$
(100)
5,913
-
-
-
12,126 39,626
39,626
-
-
-
Formation & Fellowship
2500000
Worship
2000000
Missioner / Young Adult
Children & Youth
1500000
Renovation, Misc Exp
1000000
Pastoral Care
Music
500000
Outreach & Evangelism
0
Admin & Facilities
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2014
-
(36,854)
$
$ (36,854)
(262,410)
$
$(262,410)
(178,563)
$
$(178,563)
(133,249)
$
(133,249)
3000000
2013
-
($1,613) ($1,613) $5,813
$5,813
$0
$0
$0
$0
(24,728)
$
$ (24,728)
(222,784)
$
$(222,784)
(178,563)
$
$(178,563)
(133,249)
$
(133,249)
12,126
AMOUNT TRANSFERRED
AMOUNT TRANSFERRED
TO (FROM)TO (FROM)
Savings
from Operations
Savings from
Operations
- (100)
(1,613) 5,913
2015
Statement of Financial Position
2015
2015 Unaudited
Unaudited
2014
2014 Audited
Audited
ASSETS
Cash & Cash Equivalents
Miscellaneous receivables
Other Current Assets
Marketable Securities:
Stewardship Funds
Lilly bequest
Total Marketable Securities
2,082,915
29,431
3,848
2,092,157
28,534,151
999,661
29,533,812
30,221,259
1,491,229
31,712,488
90,723
97,989
Bond Issuance Costs
16,013
Property & Equipment
Accumulated Depreciation
Property & Equipment, Net
16,337,326
( 4,821,975 )
11,515,351
16,297,699
( 4,367,428 )
11,930,271
TOTAL ASSETS
$43,226,649
$45,848,918
68,828
97,487
7,550,000
7,716,315
87,787
251,186
7,550,000
7,888,973
33,881,066
905,693
36,301,833
934,536
723,575
35,510,334
723,575
37,959,945
$43,226,649
$45,848,918
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Accounts Payable and Other Payable
Derivitive Liability
Long Term Bonds Payable
Total Liabilities
Net Assets:
Unrestricted net assets (Fund Balance)
Temporarily restricted net assets(Fund Balance)
- restricted as to time and purpose
Permanently restricted net assets(Fund Balance)
Total Net Assets
2015 Actual
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
4%
6%
2015 ACTUAL
Admin & Facilities
31%
Formation & Fellowship
Music
22%
Clergy & Pastoral Care
Worship
Other
1%
Outreach & Evangelism
Missioner / Young Adult
9%
1%
13%
13%
Children & Youth
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2015 Parish Records
Births (8)
We celebrate these babies born into our parish family.
January 7 – Lyla Colone-Brady (Stephen Brady & Nancy Colone)
February 11 – Madeline Leia Chan (Peter & Katherine Chan)
February 25 – Georgia Bayh (Chris & Jessica)
May 26 – Max William Deacon (Matt & Gemma)
June 14 Adeline Brown (Jared & Jessica)
July 1 – Colt Whitman (Trey & Brooke)
August 27 – Cameron Ferries (Ian & Kaitlin)
October 15 – Lyla Isabella Beaty (Brad Beaty and Jillian Berbakov)
Baptisms (21)
We hold up those who were baptized at St. Paul’s
Margaret Conley Eichel
Heather Colleen Sullivan
Emerson Page Bobenmoyer
Madeline Leia Chan
Robert Wessling Davis
Corinne Anna Jones
William Darrell Zink, Jr.
Olivia Jo Daviduke
Theo James Krumbach
Georgia Kerry Bayh
Lyla Francesca Marguerite Colone-Brady
Emma Kate Evans
Grace Elizabeth Evans
Andrew David Halt
Mara Mullan Meyer
Mack Andrew Helmer
Nathan Robert Love
Annabel Lynn Hendrickson
Eleanor Love Hendrickson
Elizabeth Josephine Hendrickson
Hadley Kathryn Hendrickson
Marriages (6)
We congratulate these couples who were married at St. Paul’s.
Rebecca L. Russo and Kevin J. Wezensky
David Gerald Kroll and James Melvin Bischoff
Stephanie Erin Heath and Ryne Anson Fanning
Lauren Elizabeth Klootwyk and Gregory Michael Tobin
Julianne Elizabeth Sicklesteel and William Hackl Brainard
Lindsey Nichole North and Jeffery James Mathey
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Deaths (15)
May the souls of the departed rest in the peace of Christ.
James Murdock Wallace III
Wallace K. Aiken, Jr.
Clarence “Jack” Brown
Thomas Bradford Galloway
Jeanne Hargitt Herrick
Donald Tate Hannin
Barbara A. Reese
Madeline Heaton
Mary B. Jennings
Patricia M. Herndon
Frank S. Gentzke
Anne R. Reynolds
Barbara Martin Vonnegut
Robert Allan Stackhouse
Michael William Mitchell
New Members (41)
We welcome those who registered their baptism,
transferred or re-activated their membership.
Brian Hayes
Gregory Valler & Jennifer Cullison
Peter Chan
Jeffrey Mathey and Lindsey North
Jillian Berbakov
Sally Flint
Paul B. Gable
Emily Comer
Jonathan and Ashley Krumbach
Jere, Allison, Madison and Morgan Cox
Bill, Kristine, Lauren, Leah David
Vickie Gleason
Jessamyn White
Charles and Judith Harlan
Brian Murray
Andrea Awe
Michael Burke and Dixie Platt
James Burns Gable
Barbara Pierce
Jay, Patti and Jenna Beagle
Bill and Betty Jenks
James B. Curtis
Taylor Sloan
Sarah and Henry Estell
Rachel Haley
Donald Hanlin
BACKPACK BLESSING & SUMMER CELEBRATION, August 18.
Committees & Recognitions
Adult Formation
(new) George Slenski & (returning) the Rev. Bill Novak (Chair), Larry
Johnson, Ted Randall & David Weaver.
Altar Guild
Team One: Mary Anne Jones (Captain) Lois Pless, Susan Reinhardt,
Linda Segebarth, Heather Sullivan. Team Two: Tammy Hardy (Captain) Lisa Matucheski, Caroline McNelley, Joan Miller, Ellen Rice, Beth
Yakey. Team Three: Beth Atz (Captain) Pam Coates, Aileen Higgins,
Ruth Nelson, Elsa VanHekken, Mary Anne Winslow. Team Four: Barb
MacDougall, (Captain) Judi Bowes, Jane Kenyon, Sue Schlifke, Helen
Rudesill. Substitutes: Judi Jack, Joie Kipka, Bev Ruebeck, Ann Strong.
Altar Team: Lay Eucharistic Ministers (LEMs) & Acolytes
[23 adults & 7 youth] New Acolytes - Madison Cox, Henry Ising,
Georgia Stevens, Trevor Sullivan & Gabriel Wagner. New LEMs
- Don Hamlin & Richard Stutz. New Vergers - Larry Krauser, Rose
Scovel & Pamela Smith. Ongoing team members - Simon Atkinson,
Matt Barmore, Ryan Childs, Pam Douglas, Rachel Hildebrandt, Sandy
Hudson, Cheri Irmscher, Beth Jeglum, Joyce Krauser, Larry Krauser,
Karen Lauer, Tom Lauer, Benjamin Price, Madelyn Reinhardt, Chip
Russell, Rose Scovel, Ann Shupert, Pamela Smith, Becky Stoner, John
Sturman, Ann Strong & Marilyn Vargo.
(150th) Anniversary Committee
(new) Co-Chairs Bev & Fred Ruebeck, Kate Appel, Carrie & Rick
Bernhardt, the Rev. John & Stephanie Denson, Alice Roettger, Doug
Rogers, Fred Scott & Katherine Tyler Scott, Deborah Stoll & Mary
Anne Winslow.
Brotherhood of St. Paul’s
(new) Convener: George Slenski. Studied “Heretics for Armchair Theologians” by Justo Gonzalez “Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White” by
Adam Hamilton & “Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics” by
Ross Douthat. Attendance average 5-8. Was “Men’s Christian Study Group.”
Buildings & Grounds
Ryan Childs (Chair), Jay Higgins, Bill Johnson, Doug Rogers, Mark
Stoner & staff Kevin Hartman, the Rev. Nicholas Myers, the Rev.
Jeff Thornberg & Lisa White. Issues addressed included: Repaired
seals around 6 stained glass windows in Cloister entryway, stained and
refinished exterior doors around the Columbarium, sandstone
repaired under covered walkway and flashing in roof fixed to
prevent further damage, new water softener in the Parish Center
& new AC unit in the Church Office server room.
Combined Campaign Steering Committee
Merilee Klootwyk & Ace Yakey, Co-Chairs; Jim & Gina Bremner, Advance Gift Co-Chairs; Bob & Susan Schlifke, Pattern
Gift Co-Chairs; Fred Rice & Drew Tharp, Victory Gift Chairs;
Lois Pless & Ryne Webb, Publicity/Spiritual Emphasis CoChairs; Andrea Allen, Kick-Off Event Chair; D. Paul & Debby
Thomas, Stewardship Co-Chairs; Chris Johns, Treasurer; Tom
& Susie Sams, & Mary Stanley, Honorary; John Denson, Ann
Hinson & Nicholas Myers, Ex-Offico; S.J. Schlafer, Consultant.
Card Ministry
(new) Conveners: Bronwen Ferguson, Marge Olsen &
Donna Zierdt.
Children’s Ministry Leadership
Sunday School Teachers: Andrea Allen, Andrea Awe, Carrie
Bernhardt, Susanne Bowen; Ethan Bradley, Tammy Castleman, Jennie Christie, Mirlene Cronin, Olivia Cronin, Megan
Droste, Beth Jeglum, Laura Johns, Barb Kempf, Amanda
McGibbon, Jenny Redmon, Susan Sanderock, Billie Smiley,
Mandy Stevens, Kathleen Strickland, Debby Thomas &
Ashley Young. Substitute Teachers: Matthew Droste, Scott
Redmon & Joanne Black.
Faith In Action
Coordinator: Donna Zierdt
Grandmother’s Group
Coordinator: Ruth Williams. Created 1,300 coloring books for
hospitalized children at Riley.
Greeters
Households: Allen, Awe, Broz, Cummings, Droste, Hendrickson, Hotopp, Ising, Luessow, Redmon, Shields, Stauffer,
Strickland, Sullivan, Wagner, Williams, Zabel
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Committees & Recognitions
Guest Preachers
High School Seniors, Carly Canada and Madison Johns, preached at
the 9:00 & 11:15 a.m. services on Sunday, May 17, 2015.
Intercessors
Katherine Tyler Scott (Convener), Rick Adams, Kate Appel, Judi
Bowes, Pamela Douglas, Ann Hinson, Sandy Hudson, Cheri Irmscher,
Erica Jeglum, Mary Jane Koch, Larry Krauser, Tracie Lowe, Harry
Mamlin, John Vernon Oaks, Mary Stanley, Mark Stoner, Kathleen
Strickland, Ann Strong & Peter Thuesen. Held two workshops, (May
16) with Dr. Peter Thuesen, “A Life of Prayer” & (November 14) with the
Rev. John Denson, “Creating Gracious Space for Prayer.”
Kids’ Word
Leaders & Assistants: Youth - Eliana Bodin-Castleman, Kyle Booth,
Grace Kryder-Reid, Sara & Abby Sollenberger, Evan Law, Annabella
Stevens & Trevor Sullivan. Adults - Jennie Christie, Olivia Cronin, Dontie Fuller, Amy & Brad Hughley, Gillian Ising, Diana Saltanovitz, Patti
Shea-Carpenter, Marianne Stauffer, Kathy Luessow & Emily Williams.
Lectors: Adults
(new) Rusty Broxterman, Mike Morgan & Gordon Simons. (returning) Rick Adams, Kate Appel, Irma Boyett, Pamela Douglas, Judith
Gustafson, Patrick Havens, Katie Hetrick, Davy Kneessy, Harry Mamlin, John Vernon Oaks, Ted Randall, Fred Ruebeck, Katherine Tyler
Scott, Don Seeley, Mark Stoner, Ann Strong, Ann Thompson, Nancy
Thoms, Connie Whitman & Mary Anne Winslow.
Lectors: Children & Youth
(new) Emily Haberman, Claire Redmon, Ethan Redmon, CJ Walls,
Sinead Shields, Jacob Hughes, Hannah Williams, Jenna Beagle &
Henok Cronin. (returning) Emersyn Allen, Karli Canada, Callie Carpenter, Dawit Cronin, Henok Cronin, Jacques Cronin, Mirlene Cronin,
Nigel Cronin, Sarah Cummings, Margaret Hotopp, Jacob Hughes,
Katharine Hughley, Destiny Law, Evan Law, Noah Menke, Madelyn
Reinhardt, Sarah Jane Strickland, Trevor Sullivan, Tucker Thomas (Boy
Scout Sunday), Daniel Whitehead, & Hannah Williams.
Mission in Mombasa Committee
Matt Ellis, Bronwen Ferguson, Steve & Cheri Irmscher, Barb MacDougall,
Wanda Riesz, Barb Smith (Coordinator), David Weaver, Donna Zierdt.
St. Paul’s Music Committee
Erin Walls (Chair), Charles Goodlett, Ann Hinson (outgoing chair),
Joanna Menke, Peter Thuesen, Nancy Utz, Brad Hughley (ex officio),
John Denson (ex officio), Meegan Stutler-Fournier (ex officio), Sue
Hale (extended), Pam Douglas (extended), Kate Appel (outgoing),
John Carvey (outgoing), Joanna Giesek (outgoing), Cheri Irmscher
(outgoing), Susan Joiner (outgoing), Tracie Lowe (outgoing), Harry
Mamlin (outgoing), Mark Stoner (outgoing), Frank Boles (ex officio)
Sunday Morning Book Study
(new) Conveners: Marge Olsen & Donna Zierdt, & staff the Rev.
Barbara Kempf. Books included “Bright Evening Star” by Madeleine L’Engle,
“Convictions: by Marcus Borg, “St. Benedict’s Tool Box” by Jane
Tomaine & “The Courage to Grow Old” by Barbara Crafton.
Needle Arts Ministry
Coordinators: Barb MacDougall & Linda Segebarth.
Oblations
Households: Allen, Broz, Cox, Droste, Hotopp, Ising, Luessow, Poole, Redmon, Shields, Strickland, Sullivan, Wagner,
Williams, Zabel
TOTS Parents’ Group / Taters Children’s Program
Convener Carrie Bernhardt & staff support, Dontie Fuller.
Ushers Guild
(new) Andrea Broxton. (returning) Andy Auch, John Bodin,
Peter Browning, Lisa Cauldwell, Tom Dean, Duke Hardy,
Jan Douglas, Jay Higgins, Steve Irmscher, Chris Johns, Dick
Manoosian, Thom McCarthy, Peter Miller, Marge Olsen, Jim
Poole, Ted Randall, Doug Rogers, Fred Ruebeck, Fred Scott,
David Scovel, Pamela Smith, Eric Stoll, John Sturman, Ann
Strong, Ken Winslow, Ace Yakey & Michael Zierdt.
Vestry
The Rev. John Denson, Rector; Ann Hinson, Senior Warden,
2016; Rick Bernhardt, Junior Warden, 2017; Chris Johns,
Treasurer; Pam Douglas, Clerk; Molly Childs, Fred Scott &
Emily Wilhite, 2016; Olivia Cronin, Susan Johnston & Ace
Yakey, 2017; Rick Adams, Matt Barmore, Scott Redmon &
Nancy Utz, 2018.
Women’s Bible Study
Conveners: Lois Pless & Alice Roetteger. Attendance average 15-18. Celebrated its 36th year; studied “The Acts of the
Apostles.”
Women’s Monthly Downtown Felloship
Conveners: Frances Barrow & Katherine Tyler Scott. Met 12
times & gathered for special dinners in June, Dec. at Palomino.
Young Adult Committee
Michael Connelly & Michelle Leonard (Co-Chairs), Molly
Childs, Kellianne Holt, Kara Sarchet, Laura Williams, Rachel
Haley, Cee Wilson, the Rev. Sarah Ginolfi (staff liaison).
Youth Ministry Leadership
Middle School Teachers - Marianne Stauffer, Brian Stephens-Hotopp & High School Teachers - Michael Connolly,
(new) Jim Williams, Erica Jeglum. Youth Commission
Members - Erica Jeglum (Chair), Michael Connolly, Tracie &
Brandon Lowe, Marianne Stauffer, Heather Sullivan, (new)
Rachel Haley. Note: Marianne, Rachel and Erica attended the
National Youth Workers Convention in November.
2015 Annual Report
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