201 - Tres Dias

2013-2014
Annual Report
for
Tres Dias, Inc.
20 Slate Hill Drive
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Incorporated – December 29, 1981
Domestic Not for Profit Corporation
www.tresdias.org
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Contents
The Purpose of Tres Dias ………………………………………………… 3
Statement of Beliefs……………………………………………………….. 3
Tres Dias Vision……………………………………………………………. 4
Tres Dias Goals and Mission……………………………………………... 5
Resolution for Growth……………………………………………………… 6
Tres Dias Local Secretariats……………………………………………… 7
Governing Bodies/Assembly of Local Secretariats…………………….. 10
International Secretariat of Tres Dias……………………………………. 11
President’s Report……………………………………………………......... 12
Executive Director’s Report….……………………………………………. 15
Secretary’s Report……………………………………………………......... 17
Executive Committee Report……………………………………………… 18
Administration Committee Report…………………………………........... 20
Membership Committee Report…………………………………………... 22
Policy Committee Report………………………………………………….. 26
Services Committee Report………………………………………………. 27
Financial Secretary’s Report…………………………………………....... 31
Treasurer’s Report…………………………………………………………. 33
Balance Sheet..…………………………………………………………….. 34
Profit and Loss Statement……….………………………………………… 35
P & L by Class ……………..………………………………………………. 36
Expenses versus Budget………………………………………………….. 37
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The Purpose of Tres Dias is:
1. To develop Christian leaders and help them sustain their
commitment to Jesus Christ as they pursue Christian Apostolic Action
in their environments;
2. To foster and guide the growth of the Tres Dias movement, and;
3. To assure continued adherence to “The Essentials of Tres Dias”.
Statement of Belief:
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We believe and profess our faith in one Triune God - The Father, The Son and The Holy
Spirit (Matt. 28:19).
We believe and profess that Jesus Christ is the only Savior and is God in the flesh (John
1:1, 1:14, 3:36, 14: & Heb. 2:17).
We believe and profess that The Holy Spirit is God and is The Lord and Giver of life, who
continues to work in believers today to sanctify, edify and empower the whole Christian
church on earth - - - for His purpose (Job 33:4, Acts 1:8, John 14:26 & Rom. 8:11).
We believe and profess that the Holy Scriptures are the inspired and completely true
Word of God (II Tim. 3:16-17).
We believe and profess that all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God; that
forgiveness of sins is received through confession and repentance - - and that our sins
are washed away through the blood of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38, I John 1:9 & Rom. 3:23).
We believe and profess that salvation is a gift of God's grace received through personal
faith in Jesus Christ (Eph. 2:8).
We believe and profess that the Body of Christ is to make every effort to keep the unity of
the Spirit through the bond of peace until we all reach unity in the faith and in the
knowledge of The Son of God (Eph. 4:3, 13).
We believe and profess that God's unconditional love, as made manifest to us through
Jesus Christ, is the primary witness by which people are renewed, edified and changed
(I Cor. 13:8).
We believe and profess that God has called us to live holy lives that will bring glory to His
name (Col. 3:1-25).
* Note: For purposes of standards and principles, Tres Dias ascribes to those stated in the Authorized King James Version of
the Bible of 1611 (KJV).
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TRES DIAS VISION
To identify, train and equip Christian leaders;
who will spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in their environments (a & d),
who will grow in their spiritual life (b) and,
who will demonstrate their love toward one another (c).
Also, to encourage these leaders to assist their churches in carrying out the mission
of their churches both locally and throughout the world for the glory of God the
Father (d).
(a) Scriptures regarding identifying, training and equipping are as follows: (Key: Ps. 32:8, Mt. 4:18-22, 5:1-16, Mk.
1:14-19, 2:13-14, 3:13-19, Lk. 5:1-11 & 27-28, 6:12-16, Jn. 1:35-51, & Eph. 4:12.); others are: Ex. 18:20, 24:12,
Lev. 10:11, De. 4:1, 9-10 & 14, 5:31, 6:1, 17:11, Ne. 9:20, Ps. 25:12, 27:11, 86:11, 119:64 & 66, Isa. 28:26, Da.
11:33, Mt. 11:1, Lk. 11:1, I Cor. 2:16, 2 Tim. 2:24 and others.
(b) Scriptures regarding growing spiritually are as follows: Col. 1:10, 2 Th. 1:3, and others.
(c) Scriptures regarding loving one another are as follows: Ge. 20:13, Mt. 19:19, 22:39, Mk. 12:31, Lk. 6:27 & 35,
10:27, Jn. 13:34-35, Jn. 15:12-13 & 17, Ro. 12:9-10, 13:8-10, 1 Co. 13, 2 Co. 8:24, Gal. 5:6, Gal. 13-14, and
others.
(d) Scriptures regarding carrying out the churches' mission are as follows: Mt. 28:19-20 and Mk. 16:15
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TRES DIAS - GOALS & MISSION
GOALS:
1. REMAIN FAITHFUL TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
2. REMAIN FAITHFUL TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.
3. REMAIN FAITHFUL TO THE "TRES DIAS STATEMENT OF BELIEF", AS DERIVED
FROM THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.
4. FOSTER AND GUIDE THE GROWTH OF THE TRES DIAS MOVEMENT.
5. ASSURE CONTINUED ADHERENCE TO THE TRES DIAS ESSENTIALS.
6. ADVOCATE THE “PURPOSE OF TRES DIAS” IN DEVELOPING CHRISTIAN
LEADERS.
7. HELP TO SUSTAIN THE COMMITMENT TO CHRIST OF PESCADORES AS THEY
PURSUE CHRISTIAN APOSTOLIC ACTION IN THEIR ENVIRONMENTS.
MISSION:
1. PROVIDE DIRECTION, SUPPORT, HELP, AND MATERIALS TO LOCAL
COMMUNITIES SO THEY CAN TRAIN PEOPLE TO EVANGELIZE.
2. ENABLE AND ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW COMMUNITIES.
* Items 3 through 7, above, are taken from Article 2.0, "Purpose of TRES DIAS and Statement of Belief", of the
Constitution and By-laws of Tres Dias.
Note: It is the intent that these stated "Goals" and "Mission" will support the: "Tres Dias Vision".
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“Resolution for Growth” July 2008
The Tres Dias Ministry enters the 29th Annual Assembly with a servant hearted history of
advancing the cause of Christ through our interdenominational, Bible based version of the
Cursillo method, and
Through the Blue Ribbon Committee, we have unified this God honoring ministry made up of
some seventy chartered Tres Dias communities around the world following the Essentials of
our movement, and
Whereas the founders of this ministry had a vision of chartering five hundred communities
worldwide, and,
Whereas the launching of new Tres Dias communities is the responsibility of existing
communities and their Pescadores to lovingly nurture new communities into existence, that
At the 29th Annual Assembly of the International Tres Dias, we do agree and affirm by this
Resolution to dedicate the next 35 years to reaching the goal of 500 Tres Dias communities
around the world, and,
We pledge our chartered communities to lovingly find practical ways to positively move forward
with the expansion of sharing God’s love, grace and forgiveness, and,
We ask the Secretariat of the International Tres Dias to prayerfully lead us into this expansion
to the glory of God and our Lord Jesus Christ by the power of the Holy Spirit.
*Note – Tres Dias has experienced a steady growth of about 8% during our 34 year history. If
we maintain that growth percentage, we will be at 500 communities worldwide by the year
2034, if Jesus delays His return. That is almost ten years ahead of the Vision mentioned here.
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Tres Dias Local Secretariats:
Local Tres Dias communities are chartered by the International Secretariat of Tres Dias. These
communities have all agreed to abide by “The Essentials of Tres Dias.” Charters are
renewable every two years. Local Secretariats are responsible for the governance of the local
community and for continued compliance with “The Essentials of Tres Dias.”
The current list of Chartered, Emerging, Budding, and InActive
Communities are listed below:
Community
Abundant Life
City
Rockford
State
IL
Charter
Status
Chartered
Agapia (Korean)
Seoul
S. Korea
Chartered
Altoona Johnstown
Big Sky
Altoona
Havre
PA
MT
Chartered
Chartered
Birmingham
Brazos Valley
Busan (Korean)
Canada Tres Dias
Central Arizona
Central Connecticut
Central Florida
Central Georgia
Birmingham
Normangee & Madisonville
Busan
Toronto
Phoenix
Torrington
Ocoee
Warner
AL
TX
S. Korea
Canada
AZ
CT
FL
GA
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Central Texas
Austin
TX
Chartered
Chattahoochee Valley
Chicago (Korean)
Cleveland
Coastal Georgia
Colorado Front Range
Con Cristo (Spanish Speaking)
CSRA
Cumberland Valley
Auburn
Long Grove
Cleveland
Garden City
Monument
Atlanta
Augusta
Harrisburg area
AL
IL
OH
GA
CO
GA
SC
PA
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Daegu (Korean)
Daegu
S. Korea
Chartered
Daegu, Korea (English)
DaeJeon
Danmark
Daegu
Seoul
Ribe
S. Korea
S. Korea
Danmark
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Dong Kwang
Seoul
S. Korea
Chartered
East Texas
Fairfield County
Kennard
Pleasantville
TX
NY
Chartered
Chartered
Georgia Mountains
Germany
Grace Tres Dias (Korean
Speaking)
Gulf Coast
Ellijay
Frankfurt
GA
Germany
Chartered
Chartered
Rowland Heights
Mobile
CA
AL
Chartered
Chartered
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Havana, Cuba
Havana
Cuba
Chartered
Heart of Texas
Mansfield
TX
Chartered
Honam (Korean)
Honam
S. Korea
Chartered
Indy
Indianapolis
IN
Chartered
Ireland
Irvine California
Bellfast
Irvine
Ireland
CA
Chartered
Chartered
Japan (English)
Jesus Tres Dias
Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyongbuk (Korean)
Yokota
Seoul
Kyiv
Seoul
Japan
S. Korea
Ukraine
S. Korea
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Lehigh Valley
Allentown
PA
Chartered
Life Tres Dias
Seoul
S. Korea
Chartered
Long Island
Long Island
NY
Chartered
L'viv, Ukraine
Maine
Lviv
Lewiston
Ukraine
ME
Chartered
Chartered
Mid Carolinas
Mid Hudson
Middle Tennessee
Minnesota
Montana
Montego Bay (Jamaica)
Moscow
Charlotte
Wappingers Falls
Hendersonville
Minneapolis
Kalispell
Montego Bay
Moscow
NC
NY
TN
Mn
MT
Jamaica
Russia
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Music City
New Hampshire
New York (Korean Speaking)
White Bluff
Jaffery
Staten Island
TN
NH
NY
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
North Florida
North Georgia
North Texas
Northeast Georgia
Northern California
Northern Illinois
Tallahassee
Roswell
Dallas
Athens
Sacramento
Rochelle
FL
GA
TX
GA
CA
IL
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Northern New Jersey
Asbury
NJ
Chartered
Northern Virginia
Oak Hill
VA
Chartered
Northwest (Holy Seed)
Orange County
Seattle
Anaheim
WA
CA
Chartered
Chartered
Ottawa
Peru
Ottawa
Lima 33
Canada
Peru
Chartered
Chartered
RIMA
Rivne, Ukraine
Rocky Mountain West
Sabine Creek
Seoul (Korean)
East Taunton
Rivne
Collbran
Richardson
Seoul
MA
Ukraine
CO
TX
S. Korea
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
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Seoul English Speaking
Seoul
S. Korea
Chartered
South Central Kentucky
Bowliong Green
KY
Chartered
South East Texas
Houston
TX
Chartered
South Hudson
Shrub Oak
NY
Chartered
Southeast Tennessee
St. Louis
Chattanooga
St Louis
TN
MO
Chartered
Chartered
St.Petersburg, Russia
Susquehanna Valley
Tampa Bay
Thanksgiving (Korean
Speaking)
Treasure Valley
St. Petersburg
Muncy
Tampa Bay
Buena Park
Russia
PA
FL
CA
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Chartered
Payette
ID
Chartered
Trinity Valley
Mabank
TX
Chartered
Tri-State
Evansville
IN
Chartered
United (Chinese Speaking)
Vermont
Hacienda Heights
North Haverhill
CA
NH
Chartered
Chartered
Western Kentucky
Chiclayo Tres Dias
Grace Gulf Coast Tres Dias
Kansas City
Mid West Kansas City
Northeast Texas Tres Dias
Northwest Arkansas
Cadiz
Chiclayo
Houston
Kansas City
Kansas City
Tyler
Van Buren
KY
Peru
Tx
MO
MO
Tx
AR
Chartered
Emerging
Emerging
Emerging
Emerging
Emerging
Emerging
Northwest Foothills of GA
Souteast Alabama Tres Dias
(SEAL)
Southeast TN Con Dios
Calhoun
Dothan
Chattanooga
GA
Al
TN
Emerging
Emerging
Emerging
Southern Ontario Tres Dias
Voronezh Russia Tres Dias
Cancun Merxico
New Orleans LA
Valley of South Texas
Costa Rica
Kitchener ON
San Jose
Canada
Russwia
Mexico
LA
Tx
Costa Rica
Emerging
Emerging
Budding
Budding
Budding
Inactive
Greater Orlando
Orlando
FL
Inactive
Guayaquil Equador
Guayaquil
Equador
Inactive
Pittsburg Pa.
San Francisco
Pittsburg PA
San Francisco
PA
CA
Inactive
Inactive
Dorset
NJ
England
Inactive
Inactive
Kent
Vancouver Island
England
Canada
Inactive
Inactive
Southern New Jersey
UK London and South East
England
UK South West of England
Vancouver Island
Voronezh
Cancun
New Orleans
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Governing Bodies – Assembly and Secretariat
Assembly of Local Secretariats
Assembly - Meets each July and is comprised of delegates and observers from local
communities; Each chartered Local Secretariat is eligible and is encouraged to send official
delegates, the number determined by the number of "active members" in the community. Nonvoting observers are also encouraged to attend (without restriction). The Assembly elects
members and officers of the International Secretariat, and has approval authority over actions,
such as Constitution/By-laws revisions or policy changes, proposed by International Secretariat.
A regularly scheduled session of the Assembly, referred to as the "Annual Assembly", is held
each July, hosted by a local community. Special sessions of the Assembly may be called by the
International Secretariat. Annual Assemblies held to date include:
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eighth
Ninth
Tenth
Eleventh
Twelfth
Thirteenth
Fourteenth
Fifteenth
Sixteenth
Seventeenth
Eighteenth
Nineteenth
Twentieth
Twenty-first
Twenty-second
Twenty-third
Twenty-fourth
Twenty-fifth
Twenty-six
Twenty-seventh
Twenty-eighth
Twenty-ninth
Thirtieth
Thirty-first
Thirty-second
Thirty-third
Thirty-fourth
Thirty-fifth
July 12, 1980
July 11, 1981
July 10, 1982
July 9, 1983
July 14, 1984
July 13, 1985
July 12, 1986
July 11, 1987
July 9, 1988
July 8, 1989
July 14, 1990
July 13, 1991
July 12, 1992
July 10, 1993
July 9, 1994
July 8, 1995
June 29, 1996
July 11, 1997
July 10, 1998
July 10, 1999
July 8, 2000
July 14, 2001
July 13, 2002
July 12, 2003
July 10, 2004
July 9, 2005
July 8, 2006
July 21, 2007
July 12, 2008
July 11, 2009
July 10, 2010
July 9, 2011
Sept 14, 2012
July 13, 2013
July 26, 2014
Poughkeepsie, NY
Stamford, CT
West Mifflin, PA
East Hanover, NJ
Portland, ME
Torrington, CT
Altoona, PA
Mohegan Lake, NY
Manville, RI
Poughkeepsie, NY
Sayville, NY
New Canaan, CT
Evansville, IN
Norwalk, CA
Manchester, NH
Concord, NC
Dahlonega, GA
Randolph, VT
Tallahassee, FL
Williamsport, PA
Sayville, NY
Hendersonville, TN
Zarephath, NJ
Bay Village, OH
Concord, NC
Ebensburg, PA
Argyle, TX
Poughkeepsie, NY
Alpharetta, GA
Bay Village, OH
Spring, TX
Belmont, NC
Seoul, Korea (one time change in month of meeting)
Birmingham, AL
Atlanta, GA
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International Secretariat of Tres Dias
Secretariat – Meets three times per year and is comprised of members and officers elected by
community balloting. This Body conducts the year-round business of Tres Dias, charters Local
Secretariats, proposes changes in policies and By-laws for approval by the Assembly and is the
Board of Directors for Tres Dias, Incorporated.
Officers and Members
The Assembly meets once a year and elects the Secretariat members from nominees chosen
from the Delegates and Observers to the Assembly during the most recent four years.
Officers and Members - Fiscal Year 2013 (July, 2013 through July, 2014) were:
Executive Director
Officers
President
Executive Vice President
Administrative Vice President
Membership Vice President
Secretary
Financial Secretary
Treasurer
Paul Weis
Members until July 2014
Committee
Barbi Langdon
Adele Smith
Eric Borman
Judy LaMasurier
Michael Bible
Michael Osgood
Paul Markowitz
Ray Skaggs
Tim Abril
William DeBois
Rosi Miloscia
Policy
Membership
Administration
Administration
Services
Services
Membership
Membership
Policy
Policy
Policy
Members until July 2015
Committee
Teresa Babb
Jane Henderson
John Brunette
John Chee
Don Bohl
Jan Coleman
Cathy Allen
Susan Farkas
Thomas Miller
Tim Real
Services
Membership
Policy
Membership
Services
Services
Administration
Services
Policy
Administration
Bruce Cato
Chuck Allen
Valerie Mehl
Frank Yarbrough
Sheryl Allen
Judith Herren
Merv LeMasurier
(2014)
(2014)
(2015)
(2014)
(2015)
(2014)
(2015)
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
The President (By-laws of Tres Dias, Paragraph 6.4.3) is the chief executive of the organization; he appoints members to
the standing committees and represents Tres Dias in dealings with other national organizations. The President will
submit an annual report of all pertinent activities to each Annual session of the Assembly .
This past year has been a year of many emotions. When we find ourselves in disagreement
with fellow pescadores, the conflict of our love for them versus the ideals we have before us
cause us much distress. This reminds me of the Bible story when the disciples found
themselves in a boat crossing the Sea of Galilee and a storm came up. The disciples, several
of whom were fishermen with lots of boating experience, realized they were in a lot of trouble.
The waves were tossing the boat around and beginning to wash over the sides and their
experience told them that they were about to go down. They went to the back of the boat and
there they found Jesus fast asleep. Now they were faced with a couple of options, they could
just let Him sleep and hope everything worked out or, they could wake Him up and explain to
Him that He might want to wake up because He was going to drown.
The King James says it like this…
And He was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake Him, and say
unto Him, Master, carest Thou not that we perish?
The Message translation says…
And Jesus was in the stern, head on a pillow, sleeping! They roused Him, saying, “Teacher, is
it nothing to You that we’re going down?” Awake now, He told the wind to pipe down and
said to the sea, “Quiet! Settle down!” The wind ran out of breath; the sea became smooth
as glass. Jesus reprimanded the disciples: “Why are you such cowards? Don’t you have
any faith at all?”
So the question begs to be asked, are we men and women of faith, or are we cowards?
When we are confronted with opposition in our teachings, our ideals, our essentials, our very
core beliefs, do we find ourselves trying to make rules to control the situation, or do we simply
speak to the winds… “Quite! Settle down!”
This past year we have had several communities face the difficulty of dealing with gay, lesbian,
and unmarried couples that live together, that have been sponsored to attend a weekend. I
know this isn’t anything new, but it has become a large issue in the past couple of years and
has now become a storm. We passed some rules several years back to attempt to protect
Tres Dias from any liabilities and later found out they were of little value. Now we find
ourselves in disagreement about the path forward. This past year we have spent a large
portion of each meeting discussing these issues and for many of us, it feels like the boat is
about to go under.
Some, including me, have been looking at the back of the boat and thinking… “Teacher, is it
nothing to you that we’re going down?”
His answer to the disciples continues to ring in my head. We need to be men and women of
faith; faith that He is with us and will never forsake us. Faith that He is the source of life and a
real understanding that He not only commands the winds, He made them.
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At our last meeting I told our members that I was not afraid of these storms and I went on to
tell the following story from Matthew 16 beginning at verse 13.
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Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying,
Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
14 And they said, Some say that Thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others,
Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17 And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and
blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but My Father which is in heaven.
18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My church;
and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt
bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall
be loosed in heaven.
We have been given the keys.
In this report you will see great testimony of how Tres Dias is blessed and is a blessing to
others.
Our Executive Director Paul Weis, shares about our new web page which will be up soon.
Our Vice President of the Executive Committee Chuck Allen, tells how the new Tier method
has helped us financially and also provides a method to measure community health by
knowing how many candidates each community has each year.
Our Vice President of the Administration Committee Valerie Mehl, tells us about how blessed
we are to have so many excellent volunteers to fill the positions on this board and also about
communities willing to host our meetings and share the joy of their community with us.
Our Vice President of Membership Frank Yarbrough, tells us about the excitement of new
emerging communities and older communities that are being recharged, and how the Tres
Dias Fund is allowing us to extend a helping hand to communities in need. We currently have
over $20,000 in the fund to help those communities.
Our Policy Chair Barbi Langdon, tells us about how her committee weighs issues that affect
our communities and tries to find that Grace filled solution.
Our Services Chair Ned Heffington tells about all the great things his committee is doing to
streamline our data management, publish a newsletter, provide supplies, and perform many
other functions that help keep all of Tres Dias running smoothly.
Our Financial Secretary Judith Herren provides a great report on our financial status and how
richly our communities have blessed us. We are blessed to have over $50,000 in liquid assets
to conduct our day to day business.
Our Treasurer Merv LeMasurier provides us with a rock solid accounting of our finances and
keeps a sharp eye on each of us to make sure we use these funds wisely.
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We are blessed and highly favored. We are positioned to take this great ministry to every
corner of the earth. We have been given the keys.
Some of you may be asking “What are the keys?”
The keys we have been given are the principles behind the 15 talks we share during the
weekend.
1 – Ideals – Who am I?
2 – Grace – Who does God see me as?
3 – The Church – Am I alone in this?
4 – Holy Spirit – Do I have to do it in my own strength?
5 – Piety – Am I worthy?
6 – Study – Do I know enough?
7 – Sacred Moments of Grace – Am I equipped for this?
8 – Action – What should I do?
9 – Obstacles to Grace – What do I do when things go wrong?
10 – Leaders – I know God is there, but who can I turn to for guidance?
11 – Environments – How do I share this with my friends or co-workers!
12 – Life in Grace – Is it possible for someone like me to walk this walk?
13 – Christian Community In Action – If they can do it, maybe I can too!
14 – Reunion Groups – I need a little help from my friends!
15 – Living the Fourth Day – Who would have thought our Rector had the same struggles!
The principles we learned on the weekend are the keys to our success as communities!
When we come under attack, stand firm on the principles from these rollos and say to the wind
and waves… “Quite! Settle down!”
So I say to you “Fear Not!”
Upon this rock He will build His church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it!!!
Thank you and may God richly bless you and your ministry!
Bruce Cato
President
International Tres Dias Secretariat
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Tres Dias
Home Office
3512 Springwheat
Rockford, IL 61114
Executive Director Annual Report
July 14, 2014
To: Bruce Cato, President, and to Recipients of the 2014 Tres Dias Annual Report
As we are ending my second year occupying this position I find it is still a time of transition. My
wonderful predecessor John McKinney continues to pass a few things on to me even as he
diligently works with Ned Heffington on the Tres Dias database.
Under John’s leadership, this position was continually evolving and it will continue to do so. I
open myself up to serve in whatever way the Secretariat calls upon me to serve. It has been
an exciting year. I was blessed to be part of group working on new best practice guidelines for
starting new communities that includes more direct help and support from TDI. As an
extension of that, we realized that we could and should be a bigger asset to all the existing
communities. I had the honor of accompanying Membership VP Frank Yarbrough on a couple
of trips to visit communities asking for assistance. One community was looking to revitalize
their community and they were very enthusiastic after our meeting. I have been blessed with
the ability and flexibility to often go when and where needed and will continue to do so as the
Lord allows.
We continue to extend the invitation to any community looking for help in any area to contact
us. Just send requests to [email protected], [email protected] and/or
[email protected]. Whether it be a need for answers; seeking advice; or looking for
feet on the ground Tres Dias International is ready to help.
We are about to undertake a total rebuild of the Tres Dias website. This will take some time
and will be a step by step process. Most likely people will find the front pages of it changed
first, with the current content still available further in. We currently have a minimal presence on
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube and will be looking into ways to possibly utilize those social
media outlets more and tie those more to the website.
The Tres Dias internet presence is a powerful tool for our Lord and can be so much more. The
public and potential Pescadores can find out a lot about Tres Dias on our website. One of our
first steps will be changing that experience for people coming to the website for the first time to
really grasp who we are and what Tres Dias is all about. We want it to be a welcoming and
informative experience.
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We continue to partner with a virtual office to handle updating the information in the database
and website, and handling of correspondence going out to communities. We are finding more
ways to utilize this asset to get more organized, coordinated and to communicate better.
The Tres Dias Home Office serves communities and individuals. Do not hesitate to call or
email. It is a joy to communicate with all of you.
I join Bruce as we continually strive to get the message out that there are no secrets in Tres
Dias. We need to continue to maintain transparency. Share with others whatever information
they need about Tres Dias. Invite anyone to Secuelas, closings or to join reunion groups. Let
every Christian in on this wonderful tool of the kingdom known as Tres Dias.
PLEASE put the Home Office on the email list (or mailing list) for your community’s newsletter
as we enjoy hearing and sharing Tres Dias news from around the world.
Respectfully submitted,
In Christ,
Paul D. Weis,
Executive Director
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SECRETARY’S REPORT
2.9.4 Secretary of the Secretariat: The duties of the office include:
 Record and distribute Secretariat meeting minutes
 Maintain rosters of:
1. Secretariat membership
2. Local Secretariat Presidents and contact persons
 Correspondence Secretary
This past year, our Secretary, Sheryl Allen, has undergone a difficult and challenging fight
against cancer. We have intervened on her behalf with our Lord and Savior for the healing of
her body and restoration of her spirit and she is now in the process of recovery.
She is doing much better and hopes to return this July to the Assembly.
Please be in prayer for her.
Her duties have been filled by our Executive Director, Paul Weis, who has done a tremendous
job.
Thanks Paul for all of your assistance.
Bruce Cato
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Executive Committee Report
The By-laws of Tres Dias (Paragraph 2.7.3) charge the Executive Committee with responsibilities of
legal planning, budget and financial planning, changes in the Tres Dias organization, changes in the
Constitution and By-laws and assistance to the President in other duties he may assign.
The Executive Committee is composed of four officers - Executive Vice President,
Financial Secretary, Recording Secretary and the Treasurer, and several members of the
Secretariat and/or appointed (non-elected) persons.
It is charged with responsibility for legal planning, which among other areas, includes
responsibility for the protection of trademarks, logos and copyrights. It should be noted that
the “Certificate of Trademark" is on file in the Home Office.
The 34th Tres Dias International Assembly was held July 12-14, 2013 in Birmingham, AL.
To aid in the bookkeeping procedures, we agreed to move the $25,00.00 CD maturing Aug. 31
2013 to the saving account line as recommended by TDI finance Treasurer, Merv LeMasurier.
On October 11-13, 2013 the Secretariat met at Cleveland, Ohio. I’m grateful to Judith Herren
(Financial Secretary), who respectfully filled the Executive-Chair position in my absence.
Having no motions, much discussion continued on two topics:
a. Budgets: For communities that host International Secretariat in the spring and fall, this
committee recommended that any funding deficits be drawn from, contingency funds,
Tres Dias funds, and or the Administration committee surplus funds under their
jurisdiction and direction.
b. New Tier Assessment Method: Much discussion was held regarding early reports
from several communities.
The March 8-9, 2014 Secretariat meeting was held in Princeton, TX.
All TDI committees were prompt, prepared, and pleasant, in presenting their budget request.
As Ron Langdon and I visited each committee individually, our enthusiastic effort expedited
this proposed proxy ballot:
Each year, the Assembly of Tres Dias Secretariats must approve by proxy ballot, the
proposed Budget for the next fiscal year.
At the March 2014 Secretariat meeting in Texas, the Secretariat voted unanimously to
recommend for approval to the Assembly a proxy ballot for a budget of $44,000 for
Fiscal Year 2014 (July 26, 2014 through July 11, 2015).
The proposed budget amount includes ongoing Secretariat Committee operating expenses
such as: insurance, meeting hosts, supplies, postage, printing, professional fees and services,
travel and training workshops.
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The breakdown of anticipated sources of funds for the budget would be as follows:
Assessments from Communities
$29,000
Retained Earnings
$15,000
Total
$44,000
Please note that there will be NO INCREASE or change to the tier structure for
assessments in 2014.
In Conclusion
I wish to thank all the members of the Executive Committee for their faithfulness and spirit
of cooperation. I Thank the Lord for their wise council, the leading of The Holy Spirit, and a
keen eye to our future needs. I must make note of a personal assertion. We have enacted on
a most positive solution to our assessment dilemma. In one year to the day, March 9, 2013 –
March 9, 2014, we went from Mr. Dennis Farkas offering a solid method to determine
assessment dues through a simple tier method, to it full implementation!
That is “light speed” as far as committees go.
We must now turn our attention from our “brain storming” to our “data mining”.
Data-Miming Defined:
“The overall goal of data mining process is to extract information from a data set and transform
it into an understandable structure for further use.” Ref. “Data Mining Curriculum”
This is our “work in progress“ and we implore your help.
My plans are to “stay the course” within the bonds of a, “Christ-like manner”, serving all the
Tres Dias communities. My ultimate goal is to lead each and every Tres Dias community
towards healthy growth and to foster the fellowship presented to us by our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ.
DeColores,
Chuck
Charles D. (Chuck) Allen
Executive Vice President
Chairman, Executive Committee
Executive Committee members and observers requested voting status:
Merv LeMasurier, Treasurer, Dennis Farkas, Sheryl Allen, Recording Secretary, Mark Babb,
Judith Herren, Financial Secretary, Ron Langdon, Sue Loveland, Susan McDonald, Phil
Mazur.
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Administration Committee Report
Secretariat and (6.7.4 Administration Committee: This committee is chaired by the administration
vice-president. Its function is to: make all arrangements for Assembly sessions and Secretariat
meetings; propose to the Secretariat for approval a slate of nominees for officers and members of
the Secretariat; propose to the Secretariat for later Assembly approval modifications or additions to
the qualifications for delegates to the Assembly; propose to the Secretariat for later Assembly
approval the number used to compute the number of
Assembly delegates a local secretariat is authorized.)
Members: Tim Real, Eric Borman, Harriet Holmes, Cathy Allen, Judi LeMasurier, Cathy Brooks
and Valerie Mehl
Meetings for fiscal year 2013-2014 started with the Assembly hosted by Birmingham Tres Dias
in Birmingham, Alabama. The fall meeting was hosted by Tres Dias Cleveland in Ohio and the
spring 2014 Secretariat meeting was hosted by Sabine Creek Tres Dias in Texas. We enjoyed
the colors of each community and appreciated all their effort and hospitality shown. Each
meeting was a blessing and we made many friends in sharing Christ and Tres Dias.
The meeting schedule is set for 2014 and 2015. We need one more host for the fall meeting in
2016 and then will start to fill in the scheduled for 2017. The meetings are costing more for
communities to host and we have increased the budget for the Secretariat meetings and The
Secretariat approved a motion for a small increase for the fee charged by host communities for
the Assembly.
Meeting Schedules 2014-2016:
Assembly –July 25-27, 2014
North Georgia Tres Dias, Atlanta, GA
Secretariat- Oct 10-12 2014
Northern Virginia Tres Dias (Arlington,VA - DC area)
Secretariat- March 13-15, 2015
North Florida Tres Dias, Tallassee, FL
Assembly- July 10-12, 2015
Abundant Life TD, Rockford IL and
Northern Illinois TD, Rochelle, IL
Secretariat October 23-25 2015
Tres Dias of Southeast Tennessee
Secretariat March 4-6, 2016
Tampa Bay Tres Dias
Assembly July 2016
Mid Hudson Tres Dias, Hudson Valley, New York
Secretariat October 2016
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Our Elections Committee was able to present a full slate this year at the March meeting
without any delays or extensions. We continue to contact communities and encourage them to
send Pescadores to the meetings and delegates to the Assembly. Often travel costs and time
needed to attend are deterrents to more full participation. We continue to pray for more local
community representation at our 3 meetings per year.
We are grateful to all the communities for their support. We appreciate the willingness to them
as they encourage their member Pescadores to serve at International in committees and as
they host meetings. We are looking forward to the Assembly in Georgia, doing the business of
Tres Dias and fellowshipping with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
De Colores,
Valerie
Valerie Mehl
VP Administration
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MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT
July 2014
Members: Beau Bruce, Ray Skaggs, Mike Holmes, Paul Markowitz, Julie Bohl,
Jane Henderson, Wilson Burton, John Chee, Jim Roberts,
Richard Thornhill,
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TDI currently has:
64 Chartered Communities.
27 International Chartered Communitiesk
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3 International Emerging Communities
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8 US Emerging Communities
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emerging Communities are chartered. Sponsoring a new Community is a vital role of an active
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South Central Kentucky Tres Dias
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Northeast Georgia Tres Dias
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Grace Gulf Coast Tres Dias
North Texas
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*Kansas City
Sabine Creek
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Midwest Kansas City
North East Texas
Northwest Foothills of Georgia
Southeast Alabama Tres Dias
Northwest Arkansas
Tres Dias con Dios(Spanish)
St. Louis
East Texas
Southeast Tenn
Chattahoochee Valley
Music City
Southeast Tenn
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Voronezh, Russian
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Interested Possibilities: Coastal North Carolina, Columbia South Carolina, Greenville
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Spartanburg South Carolina, Southern NJ, South Africa and Bogota, Columbia
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New Emerging Community Agreement, Procedures and Best Practice Model:
At the Secretariat meeting this past October [2013], the Membership Committee drafted and
adopted a document titled…
"New Emerging Community Agreement, Procedures and Best Practices Model."
This replaces the previous emerging community agreement and associated guidelines. For the
first time, a new community will have support from both the sponsoring community and the
Tres Dias International Secretariat (TDI). These two entities will work together to guide the
community from the initial building process through to chartering. A liaison from TDI, a liaison
from the sponsoring community, and the emerging community itself will have distinctive roles
and responsibilities:
TDI liaison: This person will be trained so that he or she can provide oversight and guidance
to the sponsoring community and the emerging community, as well as Essentials training and
other training at the proper times. This is being directed by the Membership Committee under
its charge from the Tres Dias International Secretariat to "foster and guide" the growth of the
Tres Dias Movement, and to "assure continued adherence" to the Essentials of Tres Dias.
The sponsoring community liaison: This person will encourage and support the leaders of
the newly forming community by providing leadership, guidance, support, and oversight in a
loving manner. The role of the sponsoring community may or may not include financial
support. However, any solicitations to other Tres Dias communities must come through the
sponsoring community and be approved first by the Tres Dias International Membership
Committee.
The emerging community: Their role is to help build their new community on the principles
provided under this agreement, with the help of the sponsoring community liaison and the TDI
Membership Committee liaison. While the sponsoring community liaison may make
suggestions, the emerging community is free to choose their own name, traditions, and
activities, within the framework of the Tres Dias Essentials.
All New Emerging Communities starting up and the existing Emerging Communities will
now use The New Emerging Community Agreement.
Tres Dias Fund:
The Tres Dias fund was transferred into the Membership Committee to manage at the
Secretariat meeting if Fairfield Connecticut in October of 2012.
In Nashville at the Secretariat Meeting in March $25,000 was transferred into the fund.
Membership VP appointed Mike Holmes and Jeanne Norwood to a Tres Dias Fund Sub
Committee to help make the decisions in granting incoming request for the fund. The Tres Dias
Fund has so far been able to Bless Chiclayo Tres Dias, Kansas Tres Dias, Northwest
Arkansas Tres Dias, Tres Dias Con Dios, Vermont Tres Dias, Peru Tres Dias and Minnesota
Tres Dias, from the fund.
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Tres Dias Essentials Training:
Membership conducts the Essentials Workshop and Certification Class at every TDI Assembly
and Secretariat meeting. Each attendee is certified by TDI Membership to conduct the
Essentials Workshop within their local Community for three (3) years after attending the
Membership Workshop.
Any local Community may request from TDI VP Membership a certified trainer to conduct The
Essentials Workshop within in their Community. TDI requires all TD Communities to conduct
the Essentials Workshop at least once every two years for the purpose of keeping local
Pescadores informed of the Essentials of Tres Dias, the TD Program, and for the renewal of
Charters.
During the Essentials training greater emphasis should be given to the role and understanding
of whom TDI is and its support of the local Community.
Community Communication by Membership Committee:
It is a priority of the Membership Committee to stay in contact with each local Community to
maintain accurate records of each local Secretariat: Members of each local Secretariat,
website information, current By-Laws, training of The Essentials of Tres Dias and by whom,
and who the designated Community contact is.
Membership also seeks open communications between the local Secretariat and TDI. As part
of the renewal of the Chartering process, every Chartered community has been contacted
during the past year.
Membership is committed to improving the relationship between TDI and the local Community.
Improved communications and mutual understanding will benefit and support local needs and
encourage growth.
It is vital that a Community starting up begin with proper support. We believe that better
educating communities in their role in sponsoring a new community and the addition of the
New Emerging Community and Best Practices Model will help in the future growth of Tres
Dias.
We are also committed to trying to help our struggling communities by offering our services at
their request.
VP Membership has had the honor of visiting several of our communities in the US and abroad
this year. This has enabled us to hear firsthand the struggles that the various communities are
facing and to offer suggestions and ideas of things that they might try to improve their situation.
A great example of this is our being asked by South Hudson Tres Dias to come and meet with
their Revitalization Committee. Executive Director Paul Weis and I were able to go and offer
suggestions on things they might try or do differently, that we have learned from other
communities. We have received several reports since the meeting and the Revitalization
Committee’s work is being rewarded with a greater enthusiasm throughout the community.
We are better able to serve our communities by knowing the successes and failures of our
communities.
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We are also committed to rescue the Orphaned Pescadores that have been left in areas
without a community by the community that has gone inactive or from a failed start up.
TDKR – Tres Dias Korean Region Sub-Committee:
TDRK is a Korean sub-committee of TDI Membership for the purpose of communication
between the large important Korean speaking TD Communities and TDI. TDKR recommends
new Korean TD Communities to be chartered; oversees the renewal process of Re-Chartering
Korean Communities; and conducting The Essentials Workshop in Korea.
VP Membership and Executive Director Paul Weis attended the Annual Joint Secuela of the
TDKR members in Seoul in December 2013. We were able to bring TDKR up to date on the
new assessments and other policies of Tres Dias. We were able to answer a variety of
questions and concerns that TDKR had.
TRES DIAS KOREAN REGION COMMITTEE REPORT
(September 2013 – June 2014)
(To be sent in from TDKR)
The By-Laws of Tres Dias International (Paragraph 6.7.5) charge the Membership Committee with
the following functions:
• Charter local secretariats (see Section 7.2),
• Develop additional local Tres Dias communities
• Support Pescadores in geographic areas not covered by a local
Secretariat, and,
• Propose to the Secretariat for later Assembly approval, additions or
Modifications to the qualifications for chartering or re-chartering
of a local secretariat
De Colores,
Frank
Frank Yarbrough
VP Membership
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POLICY COMMITTEE REPORT
October 2013 – June 2014-06-22
The Policy Committee handles all matters in the following major areas according to the Tres Dias
International Constitution and By-Laws, section 6.7.1
Weekend, Fourth Day, Essentials (Section 7.1) and proposes policy for the Tres Dias Movement for
consideration of the Secretariat and Assembly.
The Policy Committee for this term consisted of…
Reverend Charles Allen, John Brunette, Jeff Mehl, Denver Henderson, Tom Miller, Tim Abril
Chairperson- Barbi Langdon
Numbered (#) Documents- There was no numbered (#) documents referred out of this
committee in 2013-2014.
Jeff Mehl took over the task of revising the Spiritual Director Handbook that Reverend Charles
Allen had diligently and tirelessly worked on. Jeff has put in much time and effort in to the
revision of the guide.
Discussion concerning the qualifications of a Spiritual Director was the main topic in all 3
meetings of the past term. In March the committee came up with a clarification of the
qualifications instead of a revision which was mentioned in the past. This was voted on in
committee and the members were in agreement to present a statement to the secretariat
members. This was done during Saturday afternoon. It was suggested that this clarification be
distributed among the communities.
The committee has been receiving correspondence from a member of a northeast community.
This gentleman has asked some questions concerning the Essentials, Constitution and ByLaws and Qualifications of a Leader documents that have caused this Chairperson to do much
research and consulting and including other members of TDI and the Policy Committee. We
will meet and I am positive that we will come up with a prayerful and thoughtful response to the
questions brought forth by this gentlemen.
I once again want to thank the Lord and the members of this committee for a blessed term of
doing His work.
Respectfully Submitted,
Barbi Langdon
Barbi Langdon
Policy Chair
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Services Committee Annual Report
From July, 2013 to July 2014
Tres Dias International By-Laws section 2.7.2 – Services Committee
The duties of this committee are:
1. Produce/distribute any newsletter or other periodicals published by Tres Dias
2. Print/manufacture and distribute any items written or generated by any committee of
Tres Dias
3. Set prices, sell and collect for the sale of items it produces
4. Submit a monthly written report of its’ financial transactions to the treasurer of the
Secretariat
5. Maintain an archive of historically interesting and important data, which preserves the
history of the Tres Dias movement and any Tres Dias unique material.
The committee may engage in sales of any item to local secretariats and the sale of Tres Dias unique
items to any individual or group.
See project items 9, 10, and 11 below, proposed changes to By-Laws job Description of Services
Committee section 2.7.2 This is the second year for these items and no action has been taken. As a
committee we have questions about the details and who should then change/modify the by-Laws
and get it approved and distributed.
Active/Continuing Projects:
1. The ITD Secretariat and Communities database.
In the past, we have had problems with multiple accesses to the database on dropbox.
It was decided that it would be necessary to move to an SQL server so that all officers
and committee chairs can access it without conflict. Before that was possible, it was
necessary to convert the three existing databases into one truly relational database
using a common community and participants tables so that changes could be made one
time and effect all previous databases. The conversion of the three databases into one
has been completed recently. We are updating programs to new specifications such as
the new criteria for assessing communities of their annual dues. This process has been
simplified during the previous year and will be a part of the database. When that is
completed, all officers and Committee Chairs will have on-line access to the “one”
database without conflicts. In the meantime, Jeff Mehl’s company serves as the
updater for all changes. See separate item (4) below.
2. The Tres Dias International Newsletter
The “Colors of Tres Dias International” newsletter continues to be a strong tool for
communicating with all communities. Currently, we are publishing on a bi-monthly basis
using Constant Contact for production of the newsletter and its distribution. The
distribution list continues to grow each month. We encourage local communities to
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share with all their Pescadores to increase awareness and support for the growth of
all communities, world-wide.
We are pleased to have Jan Coleman join our staff as co-editor with Don Bohl. Jan
comes to us from the newly chartered Northern California community near Sacramento.
She is quite talented and experienced. We welcome her.
We continue to use the International newsletter as a good tool for communicating with
all communities and Secretariat members.
3. Administrative and clerical functions done by an outside vendor.
Jeff Mehl’s company, Day Break Virtual, is now performing our database updates
function. The trial has been successful and is costing less than originally anticipated.
All Secretariat members and community leaders are encouraged to send any updates,
whether for individual participants or communities to [email protected] All updates
to the database are done by Jeff’s company.
This contract service continues to be a more efficient operation than in the past. When
the website is updated, later this year, it will include an on-line “update” link for
communities and Secretariat members to direct their changes to Jeff Mehl’s Day Break
Virtual site. This will enhance the process and reduce errors.
4. Provision of an electronic library for real-time delivery of all electronically
available data to all communities.
The electronic library is now functional and available to all communities without
password protection. It can be accessed from the www.tresdias.org website. It utilizes a
free server service until such time as we can place it on the Tres Dias server provided
by arvixe.com. Those items not available electronically will continue to be provided, as
before. If assistance is needed in setting up the application (Filezilla FTP client) for
getting access to the library, contact the Services committee chair person at
[email protected] or call 205 213-9216 cell.
5. Rector’s Guide - Some years ago, when the “blue-ribbon’ committee was updating all
Tres Dias documents, it was decided not to provide a “Rector’s Guide.” The reason
was, that many options are available to the current Rector as guided by the local
Secretariat. As such, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to specify all the options and
possible scenarios. At the time, one that had been written by a local Secretariat and
used exclusively by them was provided as an example. The copyrights were removed
and the Guide has been provided by the Services Committee to several communities
upon request. Recently, it was brought to our attention that it left no room for local
interpretation or variance. This was not the intention of the use of it as the official Tres
Dias Guide for how to do a weekend. So, the item (Rector’s Guide) has been removed
from the library until a decision is made at the ITD Secretariat meeting in July, 2014.
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6. Supplies inventory and provision to all communities.
Ben Seal continues to maintain our supplies inventory and fills orders submitted on the
website. Ben is providing electronic copies of those items that are available as we work
toward an electronic library for real-time delivery of those items not requiring paper
copies
Six items were decided to be eliminated from our inventory since they are not selling
well. They are as follows: 1) Tres Dias bumper sticker, 2) Bumper stickers -6 colors
w/language, 3) Tres Dias Cross label (pressure sticker), 4) Small bumper Stickers, 5)
TD ball point pens, and 6) Tres Dias videocassette intro. We expect to have those
items available at the Assembly this year in Atlanta, as quick sale items, available on a
first come – first served basis.
7. The standard Access database for newly forming communities.
The standard basic database developed in MS Access has been shared with several
communities and some interest has been expressed at starting to collect data for that
implementation. That will entail developing the skills in Access to facilitate such further
deployment. We continue to encourage but few are responding. A lack of familiarity
with Access seems to be the holdup.
Birmingham has offered an access to their database from an online read-only basis for
perusal and consideration of using it as a guide for their own database. Interest can
be referred to the Services Committee.
8. Provision and trial of telecommunications capabilities for meetings and possible
conferences.
Susan Farkas of the Lehigh Valley Community has provided details about the use of
electronic conferencing and written an article for the newsletter explaining its use.
The Birmingham Community is planning to provide live audio and video conferencing
(monitoring) of the July Assembly in Birmingham. Watch for specific details and
encourage Pescadores not able to attend in person, to see and hear the Assembly
sessions.
This trial has been suspended due to lack of interest as no requests were received to
observe the Birmingham Assembly.
9. Item 4 of the By-Laws section 2.7.2 Services Committee description needs to be
eliminated after concurrence with the financial and treasury and administration
officers and committees.
Item 4 requests a written monthly report of financial transactions to the Treasurer of the
Secretariat. This is no longer required as it is handled electronically by PayPal.
Concurrence is required from all involved and then the By-Laws can be updated.
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10. Item 5 of the By-Laws section 2.7.2 Services Committee description needs to
be updated according to the needs of the Secretariat.
Item 5 requests an archive of all historically interesting and important data, which
preserves the history of the Tres Dias movement and any unique materials. It is
assumed to include at least one copy of all documents published. This archive has
traditionally been maintained by our now retired Executive Director, John Mc Kinney.
That now moves to Paul Weis, Executive Director, in Illinois. The wishes of the
Secretariat should be evaluated and re-assigned accordingly.
11. New responsibility to be added to the By-Laws job Description of the Services
Committee, section 2.7.2
As we work toward a database on an SQL server, there will be the need for an
administrator to maintain and control access to this database. The logical place is for
someone on the Services Committee to be that administrator. Someone has to do the
screening of who is allowed access, assignment of passwords, and general system
perusal, as required, to maintain integrity and control of the database to avoid
inappropriate use of the data.
Members of the current Services Committee are: (listed alphabetically by last name)
Mike and Roseanne Acevedo
Teresa Babb
Don Bohl
Judy Borman
Jan Coleman
Susan Farkas
Ned Heffington – Chair Person
Michael Osgood
Ben Seal
The Services Committee has been blessed with a great group of talented people and their
hard work and participation is greatly appreciated.
Respectfully submitted:
Ned Heffington
Services Chair
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Financial Secretary’s Report
Fiscal Year Report Dates July 01, 2013 – June 30, 2014
The International Secretariat Financial Secretary (Tres Dias By-laws Paragraph 2.4.8) receives and
deposits all monies, such as assessment payments from the local secretariats, payments for Tres Dias
supplies, and communicates these payments to the appropriate committee chair. Prepares and
submits Community Dues letters to the local secretariats in accordance with the last Tier Method
approved by the Assembly. Receive bank statements, other than checking account and reconcile the
accounts. Have books available for the Treasurer’s review at each secretariat meeting. Assist
treasurer in audit of Assembly books and in preparing the report prior to each session of the
Assembly. Submit books to Executive Committee and/or outside agency for annual audit. Submit a
written financial report to each Annual Assembly and each regular meeting of the secretariat.
It is imperative for each community to report annually their previous calendar year candidate
total to compute their fiscal year dues. All Community dues paid by check are forwarded to the
Financial Secretary. Pay Pal is an option for online payment. The information gleaned by the
Financial Secretary is forwarded to the Administration Committee. This information applied to
the “Tier Chart” determines the number of votes each community has at the Annual Assembly
for the following year. Annual Dues information for each community is communicated via
email each year in mid-August. It is essential current contact information is provided to The
TDI Secretariat / Chairman and Treasurer are essential contacts so please notify these offices
to report upcoming changes at the end of their respective term to TDI at:
[email protected]
The Categories of funds are:
•
The “Operating Account” is a checking account available for expenses such as
printing, postage, communications, supplies, training and other day-to-day activities of the
various International Secretariat Committees and its Officers/Members as well as expenses
involved in assisting new Communities.
•
The “Savings Account” is available to replenish the “Operating Account”, for any
unforeseen expenses and for the continued growth of new communities. In the past, it has
also provided a source to cover the shortfall in assessment income (for the “Operating
Account”).
•
The “Tres Dias Fund Account (Endowment Fund)” is for expansion and growth of
the Tres Dias method for the future.
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The New Tier Chart and Community Dues information was e-mailed in August of 2013. As
of June 30, 2014, the community assessment deposits to the savings account totaled…
$24,220.00
Break-down as follows:
2014-15 paid early
2013-14 Dues
2013-14 Dues
2013-14 Arrears
Assessment Total
Deductions:
Total collected
$
100.00
$ 1,720.00
$ 22,200.00
$
200.00
$ 24,220.00
$
31.68
$
150.00
$ 24,038.32
Bank Accounts @ 6/30.2014
18 month CD .15% matures 05/28/15
Savings
Checking
Foreign (Peru partial payment)
Foreign
Domestic
Domestic (Indy)
Collected fiscal 2013-2014
PayPal fees
Refund to Colorado Front Range – overpayment
$ 10,144.95
$ 65,295.73
$ 1,049.25
God has richly provided Tres Dias with these funds; we trust HIM to continue to guide us as
His faithful stewards!
Respectfully submitted by,
Judith Herren
Judith Herren
TDI Financial Secretary
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