ST. STEPHEN'S MEMORIAL ANGLICAN CHURCH
VESTRY AGENDA
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
1) Vestry begins during the 10:30 Worship service with a discussion about receiving Communion
2) Appointment of Vestry Clerk
3) Adoption of Agenda
4) Adoption of Minutes of 2011 Vestry meeting, special Vestry March 2011 and special Vestry June 2011
5) Business Arising From Minutes
6) Financial Report
7) Budget Presentation
8) Written Reports
9) Oral Reports
10) Nominating Committee Report
11) Elections/Appointments
1. Rector's Warden and Assistant
2. People's Warden and Assistant
3. Parish Council
4. Synod Delegates and Alternates
5. Treasurer
6. Envelope Secretary
7. Jam Youth Leader
8. Church School Leader
9. Altar Guild Leader
10. Coordinator of Sides Persons
11. Coordinator of Greeters
12. PWRDF Representative
13. Fellowship of Prayer Representative
12) New Business
1. New Chair of Property Maintenance
2. Presentation/Discussion ¡V Fundraising ¡V review of current policy in light of budget line item and discussion about the way forward
13) Adjournment
14) The Grace
VESTRY MINUTES
ST. STEPHENS MEMORIAL ANGLICAN CHURCH
SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 2011
The Annual Vestry meeting of St. Stephens Memorial Anglican Church began with a presentation on proposed changes to the worship space. Once the plan was outlined by Rev. Nethery, it was agreed that the meeting would resume in the parish hall.
Moved by Beth McKinlay, seconded by Anne Buchanan that Suzanne Nethery be appointed Vestry Clerk. Carried
Moved by Peggy Cassin, seconded by Al Graystone that the agenda be adopted as circulated. Carried
Moved by Berend Schieven, seconded by Chuck McEwan that the minutes of the 2011 Vestry meeting be approved as circulated. Carried
There was no Business Arising from the minutes
Financial Report for 2010 was presented by Sheila Wilton. Moved by Sheila Wilton, seconded by Elbert Armbrister that the Financial Report be adopted as presented. Carried.
Budget Presentation for 2011 fiscal year was made by Sheila Wilton. Moved by Sheila Wilton, seconded by Anne Buchanan that the Budget be adopted as presented. Carried.
Moved by Chuck McEwan, second by Janet Pollock that all Written Reports be accepted as submitted. Carried
There were no further Oral Reports
The Nominating Report was made (and is reflected the Elections/Appointments)
Rev. Keith Nethery appointed Kelly Kirkpatrick as Rectors Warden for 2011
Leslie Savard was nominated at Peoples Warden for 2011. Moved by Sheila Wilton, seconded by Judi Schieven that nominations end. Carried.
Nancy Nelson, Tom Beyers, Janis Kirby, Judy Croden and Beth McKinlay were nominated for positions on Parish Council. Moved by Sheila Wilton, second by Mike Roy that nominations cease. Carried. By request of Vestry all nominees were named to PC for 2011
Sheila Wilton and Al Graystone were nominated as Synod delegates. Moved by Peggy Cassin, seconded by Anne Buchanan that nominations cease. Carried.
Sandra Otte was nominated as Alternate Synod delegate. Moved by Laurie Roberts, seconded by Al Graystone that nominations cease. Carried
The following Appointments were made by Rev. Nethery
Treasurer ¡V Sheila Wilton
Envelope Secretary ¡V Cathy Garbutt
JAM Youth Leader ¡V Wendy Parisian
Church School Co-ordinator ¡V Keith Nethery
Altar Guild Co-ordinator ¡V Anne Buchanan
Co-ordinator of Sidespersons ¡V Edith Rudnicki
Co-ordinator of Greeters ¡V Sheila Wilton
PWRDF Rep and Southdale Chaplaincy Board Member ¡V Linda Sheils
Anglican Fellowship of Prayer Rep ¡V Laurie Roberts
New Business
Beth McKinlay has agreed to take on the Property Committee Chair, with a committee of Berend Schieven, Al Graystone, Mike Roy, Chuck McEwan and Colin France
Presentations of Shadow Boxes were made to Rob Hewitt (accepted by Miriam) as he retires as Envelope Secretary and to Al Graystone as he retires from Chair of Property Committee
A detailed presentation on the upcoming Capital Campaign was made to the meeting. The documents promoting the campaign will be launched February 7th. Ben Harder and Associates from St. Catherines have been hired as consultants.
The idea of renovations to the Worship Space came back to the floor. Moved by Berend Schieven, seconded by Chuck McEwan that a detailed plan with cost estimates be made and a special Vestry called to deal with the plans once that was completed. Carried
A committee of Chuck McEwan, Elbert Armbrister, Dave McEwen, Berend Schieven, Beth McKinlay and Rev. Keith Nethery was struck. A date of March 6th was set for the Special Vestry meeting
Moved by Peggy Cassin that we adjourn
The meeting closed with the Grace
submitted by Suzanne Nethery/Keith Nethery
Minutes of Special Vestry March 2011
Chuck spoke about the committee that would be involved in the alterations to the sanctuary, the scope of the work and Howard¡¦s work order explaining the tasks involved. It would be necessary to get materials the week of March 7th 2010, and the work to begin March 14th.
Discussion involved: Rob Hewitt finds choir very intrusive, Joan Tobin ask where will the choir be after alterations, Dave McEwen spoke to that question that there would be more space to work with once the alter is moved back. There was also discussion about moving the choir upstairs, not feasible! Keith spoke about the movement of the organ, to the back of the Church, until such a time when a decision would be made as to what to do with it.
Motion:
Alterations to sanctuary as described by Reverend Keith at Vestry and recommended by committee.
Moved by Chuck, seconded by Peggy, motion is carried.
Motion for adjournment: moved by Gary Keays, seconded by Peggy.
MINUTES OF SPECIAL VESTRY MEETING
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011
The meeting was called to order at the end of the 10:30 liturgy. Rev. Nethery explained there was only one item on the agenda and that was to deal with finances and timing of the replacement of the roof shingles on the church building. Rev. Nethery stated that Parish Council was concerned about the condition of the shingles and that it was agreed that we should move ahead as quickly as possible. While funds for the project will come available from those monies committed in our Capital Fundraising Campaign, it would be November before enough money would come in to allow the project to proceed. Parish Council evaluated a variety of bids for the project and selected the proposal of Courtney Roofing at just under 31 thousand dollars. This would involve a ¡§heavier¡¨ grade of shingle, which was seen as the best way forward given the wear and tear caused by the roof slope and icing during the winter. Parish Council approved, but required Vestry approval, the idea of an unsecured term loan in the amount of 30 thousand dollars, offered by our financial institution, Libro. Al Graystone reported that if financing was in place, the project could commence in late July or early August and take about a week to complete. We would be required to put 10 per cent down and pay the balance to Courtney 30 days after completion.
MOTION:
Be it resolved that St. Stephen¡¦s Memorial Anglican Church proceed with a term loan from Libro Financial in the amount of $30,000 at prime plus 2.5%, unsecured ,fully open and amortized over 15 months, allowing us to proceed with the roof replacement immediately, and pay down the loan with funds from the Capital Campaign.
Moved By : Sheila Wilton, Lay Delegate and Treasurer
Seconded By: Al Graystone, Lay Delegate
Motion carried
A question was raised from the floor about colour of shingle. Al Graystone had a small display of the shingle type, with a listing of the four colours it was available in. This display was shown to all in attendance.
Motion
That the colour of shingles for the project be Mountain Slate as per the sample supplied by Courtney Roofing
Moved by Al Graystone
Seconded by Colleen Van Herten
Motion carried
Motion
that we adjourn
Moved by Ron Riley
Rev. Nethery gave The Blessing and the liturgy closed with a hymn
submitted by
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Rev. T. Keith Nethery
Chair and Recording Secretary
St. Stephen's Memorial Anglican Church Receipts and Expenditures 12 months ending December 31, 2011 Designated /Reserve Funds for December 31,2011 Current YTD Total Budget Operating Receipts Rectory Rent (including common costs) 20,100.00 20,100 Hall Rentals 12,860.00 13,500 DESIGNATED OUTREACH Tax Rebate 2,276.80 2,134 Daily Bread 25.00 Offerings: Envelopes 98,495.98 118,120 PWRDF 791.00 Offerings: Open 2,774.38 2,619 CHWO Bank Interest 34.94 25 Southdale Chaplaincy Trust Income 1,988.05 2,100 Daya Counselling SCAW 545.30 Total Operating Receipts 138,530.15 158,598 Haiti Earthquake World Vision -420.00 Operating Expenditures Non Designated 142.00 Apportionment to Diocese 24,782.00 24,722 Bank Fees 258.00 360 DESIGNATED ST. STEPHEN'S Church and Communion/Altar Guild 604.42 500 Hockey Pool 250.00 Communication 2,639.02 2,300 Building Fund 140.53 Custodial 7,060.00 7,000 CLAY 3429.81 Custodial BFI 558.63 1,200 Memorial Fund 2034.90 Custodial Mats 1,068.28 1,000 Fundraising Custodial Supplies 211.44 250 TOTAL DESIGNATED FUNDS 6938.54 Deacon's Expenses 2,400.00 2,400 Discretionary Fund & Book Allowance 980.00 1,000 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 20607.19 Grass Cutting 100.00 100 Hydro 4,620.94 5,100 RESERVE FUNDS 6486.99 Insurance 3,144.40 3,200 Leadership Development 921.83 700 Total Designated/Reserve Funds 34032.72 Miscellaneous 201.82 100 Music Program 3,584.30 3,595 Shares: Office Supplies/Postage 1,337.13 1,700 Class A Profit Shares 192.00 Payroll 82,986.97 82,902 Membership Share 50.00 Photocopier 2,413.68 2,414 Rectory: Taxes/Utilities 2,303.52 1,550 Reliance Home Comfort 188.02 185 Repairs & Maintenance 4,888.90 2,500 Snow Removal 1,550.00 1,900 Travel 2,516.80 2,220 Union Gas 9,858.63 8,200 Youth Ministry 1,475.10 1,500 Total Operating Expenditures 162,653.83 158,598 Net Receipts (Expenditures) for period - 24,123.68 Cash Balance Dec.31.2010 3,156.56 OPERATING DEFICIT - 20,967.12 ********TRANSFER FROM RESERVES********* 20,967.12 OPERATING FUNDS NIL Reserve Funds Remaining 6,486.99 Designated Funds 6,938.54 Capital Campaign Funds 20,607.19 Bank Balance 34,032.72
OUTREACH/EXTRA MILE MISSION 2011 Daya Southdale World Daily Bread PWRDF Counselling CHWO Chaplaincy SCAW Vision** General Fwd 2010 30.00 883.00 1,205.30 56.00 2,174.30 Donations Received 2011 500.00 1,281.00 150.00 140.00 511.00 2,582.00 Tsf from Fundraising 2011 1,375.50 975.10 2,350.60 Tsf from General Mission 175.00 250.00 - 425.00 - Tsf from Church School - 800.00 - 800.00 Tsf from Discretionary 100.00 CLAY CLAY Paid Out 2011 - 605.00 - 1,548.00 - 250.00 - 1,525.50 - 1,395.10 - 5,323.60 Total on Hand 25.00 791.00 - - - 545.30 - 420.00 142.00 1,083.30 FUNDRAISING Our Next 60 Years Consultant 23,850.00 Donations 61,814.84 Bazaar 2,731.87 Postage/Comm 1,548.65 Meat Pies 1,457.50 JAM for Southdale Chaplaincy 875.50 Events 2,502.83 Loan Proceeds 30,000.00 Coffee Hour 200.00 Loan Expense 582.20 JAM Building Fund 231.30 Loan Principal 9,850.71 JAM Pancake Supper 311.04 JAM World Vision 975.10 Technology 937.66 Flower Sale 977.59 Roof 33,419.75 JAM CLAY 1,379.81 Messy Church 93.35 Yard Sale 1,942.24 JAM Youth Ministry 248.15 Valleyview Men's Chorus 1,233.45 Gold Party 420.00 11,526.05 72,785.15 93,272.34 Reallocated Building Fund - 231.30 Avaiailable Campaign Funds 20,487.19 Southdale Chaplaincy - 1,375.50 World Vision - 975.10 L.Harris - 300.00 Valleyview Men's Chorus - 200.00 CLAY - 1,379.81 Reserves to offset Operating Deficit 7,064.34
2011 Budget 2011 Actual 2012 Budget Operating Receipts: Rectory Rent 20,100 20,100 20,100 Hall Rentals 13500 12860 13000 Tax Rebate 2134 2277 6820 Offerings: Envelopes 118120 98496 100466 Offerings: Open 2619 2774 2400 Bank Interest 25 35 30 Trust Income 2100 1988 2000 Fundraising 10353 Total Operating Receipts 158,598 138,530 155,169 Operating Expenditures: Budget Apportionment 24722 24782 26220 Bank Fees 360 258 360 Church and Communion/Altar Guild 500 604 500 Youth Ministry 1500 1475 500 Communication 2300 2639 2400 Custodial 7000 7060 7000 Custodial BFI 1200 558 0 Custodial Supplies 250 211 250 Custodial G&K Services 1000 1068 500 Deacon's Expenses 2400 2400 2400 Discretionary Fund & Book Allowance 1000 980 500 Grass Cutting 100 100 100 Hydro 5100 4621 5000 Insurance 3200 3144 3200 Leadership Development 700 922 900 Miscellaneous 100 202 100 Music Program 3595 3584 5000 Office Supplies/Postage 1700 1337 1500 Photocopier 2414 2414 2414 Payroll 82902 82987 82757 Rectory Taxes & Reliance 1550 2304 1600 Reliance Home Comfort 185 188 188 Repairs and Maintenance 2500 4889 2500 Snow Removal 1900 1550 1700 Travel Mileage 2220 2517 2580 Union Gas 8200 9859 5000 Total Operating Expenditures 158598 162653 155169
RECTORS REPORT TO VESTRY
ST. STEPHENS MEMORIAL ANGLICAN CHURCH
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2012
We certainly packed a lot of stuff into a single calendar year!
Early in 2011 we went full speed ahead on the renovations to the worship space and thanks to the efforts of our contractor Howard Botten and a team of volunteers, the Sanctuary was brightened significantly.
Also early in 2011 we dove into our Capital Campaign. With a strong case statement and knowing how much the people of St. Stephens Memorial care about this community, we were optimistic; but also realistic given the economic climate. Perhaps one of the biggest highlights of the year was our ¡§Exquisite Visit¡¨ with guest musicians Shyir. It was a joyful night of praise and celebration bringing together all members of our congregation. I want to say a deep and heartfelt thank you to all who volunteered to work on the Capital Campaign, with special mention to Sheila Wilton who worked tirelessly to get the campaign off the ground and continues to excel in keeping track of the details of the program.
By summer, it was on to the roof. With a special Vestry in June to ensure we were all on the same page, we undertook the project of putting new shingles on our ¡§sizeable¡¨ roof. The work was completed by late summer and the exterior of the building has had quite a face lift.
Fall saw us launch a new program called Messy Church. Well, new to us, but tried, tested and found true in many churches across North America and Europe. Cathy Garbutt and Wendy Parisian have assembled a strong team of volunteers and our last Messy Church of 2011 had some 40 people in attendance, half of them children. If you haven't been, volunteer for the next Messy Church and have a crash course. You won't regret it.
Late fall saw the Valleyview Men¡¦s Chorus perform to a comfortably full house in aid of Southdale Chaplaincy. Our own Dave McEwen is a member of the Chorus and had a strong hand in getting this organized. It was great to have the Rev. Kate Ballagh-Steeper, the Southdale Chaplain, with us to outline the wonderful work they do.
When it comes to numbers, everything was steady in 2011, with a very slight increase in overall attendance, which is a good sign in an era where most churches are seeing a decline.
There are many more things I could talk about and there are many, many more bouquets I could pass out for the wonderful efforts so many people have put in on behalf of the St. Stephen¡¦s Memorial in the past year. I get the payback when I see the pride in the faces of our ¡§originals.¡¨ They are few in number, but they are so proud of this community and so proud to see it continue to prosper.
Thanks be to God for this worshiping family. May we continue to be blessed in 2012.
In Christ ¡V Rev. T. Keith Nethery - Rector
Wardens Report to Vestry:
As wardens, we would like to thank council, Reverend Keith and the parishioners of St.Stephens that help make our ¡¥job¡¦ as wardens very meaningful. We believe in St. Stephens and the decisions that are made in council are brought about by our passion that our Church will continue to grow and expand in the coming years. We appreciate all the feedback and questions that have come from you, and hope that the feeling of being part of God¡¦s family will always be felt at St.Stephens.
We continue to ask for your prayers, that God will guide our footsteps along the way, and that we will answer by moving our feet.
Yours in Christ,
Kelly and Leslie
MUSIC MINISTRY
The year 2011 saw some changes in the Music Ministry at St. Stephen's. Marque Smith left the St. Stephen's family after 2 years at the helm, in order to support his home church. We miss his talent. We decided to try a different format - a parishioner as the Music leader. I assumed responsibility for the "Traditional" workload as well as continuing to lead the Spirit of St. Stephen's in our Contemporary services.
When the congregation was surveyed in May, 2011, they resoundingly requested a return to more Traditional music. A lot of these Hymns were new to me, so thanks for your patience while I continue to learn them.
We have had a "rebuilding" year in 2011, punctuated with some refreshing exchanges - St. Justin's and Holy Trinity. Not only did our numbers swell when we combined, but we learned from each other and incorporated those new songs into our respective services at our home churches. THAT's the Spirit working !!
The 40 member Valleyview Male Chorus donated its time and talent to our St. Stephen's fundraiser for the Southdale Chaplaincy in early November. All three of these programs were roaring successes, with the Chaplaincy benefiting from all of the "extra mile" efforts.
"Paperless" music, thanks to John Biro, is now part of our repertoire and will grow. I was talking to a good friend recently, and we are plotting to expand on the concept... look out for more of this ! Both St. Stephen's, St. Justin's, and Holy Trinity people picked up the concept instantly and flew with it - YES !
Lessons and Carols, by all accounts, was a roaring success. People enjoyed the brief, meaningful readings and shorter versions of the wonderful Carols. Several who attended said that it brought back the real meaning of Christmas to them. One parishioner commented that it was refreshing to hear "MERRY CHRISTMAS" loud, proud and strong. Christmas Eve, one week later, brought back even more Traditional Carols in its format at both services. Again, the time-honoured story wove its magic on us.
We are firing on all cylinders, folks. More to come in 2012 !!
Finally, I just wanted to thank each and every one of you for supporting the music ministry at St. Stephen's. We are sometimes few in numbers, but always mighty in the Spirit. Special thanks go to the "Faithful Five" who turn out week after week for both groups and sing with their hearts - Danny, Kelvin, Anne, Gloria, and Marnie.
May 2012 be filled with meaningful music ! We will be surveying the congregation again this year, so get your pencils ready to jot down your favourite pieces. Thanks for letting me explore my creative side with so much freedom.
Sincerely
Dave McEwen
PROPERTY REPORT 2011
It has been a most exciting year for the property team.
Beginning shortly after vestry approval, the vision of a refurbished sanctuary became reality. With new flooring , relocation of sound , power point, choir, piano, new steps up to the alter and added space behind alter. To thank a few , Chuck for all his hard work with the organization of this project along with Keith, Al, Dave, Doug , Berend, and the rest of the crew that worked so diligently (please forgive me if I have missed anyone)
A big thank you to Colin France for all his hard work on maintaining the outside yards, bushes, trees, rectory grounds, garbage, back ramp. On any given day in the summer Colin is at the church doing his ministry of keeping our church grounds beautiful.
We had several plumbing issues this year with aging toilets and thanks to Berend for all his hard work with this.
Our major project this year has been the addition of the new Church roof. Courtney roofing was awarded the contract for this project which began in the summer. After one issue with a leak we have been dry ever since. Repairs were also done to the slate roof on the rectory. Due to aging and nails rusting! We will need to address this in the near future. Thank you Al for all your help.
Speaking of Al, we had the misfortune of having the Church broken into. Vandals smashed a pane of glass in the storage room (behind Jam room) and tried to gain entry into the church proper prying the lock. When unsuccessful they proceeded to kick the doors to the church offices, lounge and sacristy in. Nothing was taken, and do to handy man Al¡¦s knowledge, we were saved not only an insurance claim but saved money with Al along with Chuck doing the repairs an our newest detective Yvonne (I¡¦ll let her tell that story).
Also during the summer on a hot day the new shed was put up. Thanks to Chuck, Al, Murray, Howard , Colin and I believe Rick. (sorry if I have left anyone out- it was hot and all those manly muscles got the better of me)
We also had issues with bees during this year. A Honey bees nest/hive, was found in the rectory roof (thank goodness not in the rectory itself) . The exterminator was on the job and hopefully this year we will not see a return.
Repairs were needed to the boiler. Leaking pipe and overheating motor were the cause.
We also had issues with the storage area under the crying room. This room gets its share of seepage of water thru walls. Al dug a trench from the side of the building down the hill and that seems to have solved the problem for now. But this will also need to be looked at especially with this crazy weather that we get from time to time.
We would also like to thank Larry Kuchocki, for applying 2000lbs of asphalt and leveling the area around the drain/sewer in the parking lot. I would also comment that this has been an ongoing issue for quite some time and will need to be addressed in future.
Keith and Noah, a special thank you for helping with the shoveling of the walks. This ministry does need someone to maintain the sidewalks and ramps on a personal basis. Please contact the office if you are able to take on this seasonal job.
On a personal note folks, our buildings are aging and we will need to keep up the great work of maintaining them. We are always looking for volunteers to help us. Thank you to the men that have helped this year most of whom I have mentioned above but again I would like to signal out Al for all his hard work this year as always. He is for all intense purposes the heart and soul behind the property team.
Beth McKinlay
Envelope Secretary
2011 was my first year in this role. With the transition some changes have been made to improve the process. If anyone has any concerns, please free feel to let me know.
In 2011, over 100 donation receipts were issued. These receipts reflect general, capital and memorial donations.
Respectfully submitted,
Cathy Garbutt
Messy Church
In 2011 we had two successful events. In October we held our first Messy Church on a Wednesday night with four families attending. For November we changed the date to Saturday and had 16 kids and their families attend. The kids ranged in age from infants to preteens.
At each Messy Church we offer a variety of crafts and activities for the kids and their family to enjoy together. This is followed by a short worship and music session. A dinner is also served for those who attend.
We have a small core group of volunteers who work hard to plan the crafts, food and worship activities for the monthly theme as well as set up and cleanup before and after.
With the success in November, we have decided to continue to hold Messy Church on the last Saturday of the month from 4 pm to 6 pm. We can always use more volunteers to assist with crafts and food preparation. If you would like to help with Messy Church please let me know.
Respectfully submitted,
Cathy Garbutt
FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES;
Led by John Biro, we are 12 dedicated movie goers, that meet the first Friday of the month. We watch a variety of thought provoking movies then have a decussion afterwards with snacks popcorn and lots of laughs. We might not always agree with the movie or each others thoughts on it, but we sure do have a lot of fun. Please plan on joining us soon.
Beth McKinlay
FINANCIAL REVIEW
"We met with the Treasurer on January 24/2012 to review the transactions contained in the records maintained and the financial statements reporting the transactions.
Based on the review we can report that the financial statements as presented fairly set out the financial transactions for St. Stephen¡¦s
Dave Keegan
Rick Pritchett
ALTAR GUILD VESTRY REPORT-2011
The altar guild had a most successful year. Although we are down in
numbers we are still as efficient as always. We had 4 people off of our
team that retired for whatever reason, and we have had 2 new ones join,
Because we have fewer numbers we have had to cut the number of teams
down to 3 instead of 4. This only means that your weekend comes around
a little quicker than before. We have 3 teams of 3 on each team with one
spare who will fill in at any time that she is needed.
I would like to welcome our two new members Verda Keays and Kat
Desjardine. You are both a most welcome addition to our team and have
fit in exceptionally well.
We have only 2 meetings or combination dinner/meetings a year. One
in Mayor June just before the summer begins and then another one in
September or early December. Usually these are either potlucks or we
order in just to give everyone a break from cooking.
We are always looking for new people, and we don't discourage anyone
even men from applying. If you would like to know more about what we
do each week, kindly ask me or call me Anne Buchanan at 519-681-0367
anytime and I will be glad to give you all the information you will need to
make a decision. I also give you as much training as you feel that you need
to feel comfortable doing your weekend duties.
Yours in Christ
Anne Buchanan, Co-Ordinator
SUNSHINE SINGERS.
We had a very good year.
They have learned a few new songs, along with
some skill that goes with singing.
One of these skill, is to take the words of the paper
and breath life into it when they sing.
One can see how happy they are when they are
. . singing.
They have received some pleasant compliment
from some of lour church members.
We are down to three Sunshine, but these young
ladies just loves to sing. I enjoy been with each and
everyone, they make my day. We have a few
surprises for this year. Thank to Victoria Brooklyn
and Michaela for been a Sunshine. Singers. Thank to
the parents for bringing them each Saturdays to my
home, God bless you all.
Gloria Young
St Stephen¡¦s Coffee Hour Report 2012
Coffee hour continues to be a much anticipated social gathering each week and not just for the chocolate. Through dedicated support the coffee hour fund is more than self sustaining providing ¡§special¡¨ refreshments for various events such as vestry, Palm Sunday, visits from Holy Trinity, St. Justin's Praise Band and Remembrance Day to name a few.
It's been a busy year and as always I am thankful to all the volunteers who are willing to help out every week. We have a great group of people always ready and willing to provide a coffee, cookies and smiles every week so come on down and have a smile on us ļ
Respectfully submitted,
Leslie Savard
St. Stephen¡¦s Annual Flower Fundraiser 2012
Our annual flower fundraiser realized a profit this year of $942. As always a huge THANK YOU goes out to our caller extraordinaire Janet Pollock and to all those who helped out that weekend. They all made it the success that it was! With this mild winter it's easy to start thinking about flowers again, things will be turing green in no time. Janet will be calling again in no time so it's time to start planning your planting¡K¡K
Respectfully submitted
¡§The Flower Lady¡¨
aka Leslie Savard
Summary of Activities for JesusAndMe Youth Group
January ¡VJune 2011
From January to June 2011, JAM was actively involved in fundraising for Southdale Chaplaincy, World Vision and the Cancer Society. Here is the breakdown of what we raised.
Date | Event | Amount Raised | Raised for: |
Jan 23/11 | Brown Bag Lunch | $ 188.50 | Southdale Chaplaincy |
Feb 12/11 | Valentine¡¦s Dance | $ 231.32 | St. Stephen¡¦s |
Feb 20/11 | Ham-on-a-bun Lunch | $ 260.00 | Southdale Chaplaincy |
Mar 8/11 | Pancake Tuesday | $ 311.04 | St. Stephen¡¦s |
Mar 27/11 | Chili Lunch | $ 175.00 | Southdale Chaplaincy |
Mar 29/11 | Bake Sale at South London Community Centre-Famine Activity | $ 166.00 | World Vision |
Apr 8-9 | Famine | $ 658.00 | World Vision |
May 15/11 | Build-a-sub Lunch | $ 132.00 | Southdale Chaplaincy |
May 27/11 | Youth dance at South London Community Centre | $ 196.10 | World Vision |
May 28/11 | Spaghetti Dinner | $ 240.01 | JAM |
June 12/11 | Greentec Electronic Waste Collection | $ 248.15 | JAM |
June 17/11 | Relay for Life ¡V Cancer Society | $ 515.10 | Cancer Society |
September 2011-January 2012
We jump-started our new 2011-12 year with a BBQ in September to share our summer stories and talk about what we¡¦d like to do this year. We have had a decline in the number of members, but will work at growing as time goes on. The kids were very enthusiastic about finding creative ways to raise money to help them pay for the trip to the CLAY Conference in Saskatoon next August. Here is what we¡¦ve done so far:
Date | Event | Amount Raised | Raised for: |
Nov 13/11 | Ham & Scalloped Potatoes. ¡§Serving Those Who Served Us¡¨ in honour of Remembrance Day. | $226.00 | St. Stephen¡¦s |
Dec 3/11 | Spaghetti Dinner | $ 200.00 | JAM |
Dec 4/11 | Cinderella at the Grand Theatre | $ 311.00 | JAM |
Dec 9/11 | Annual Christmas Carolling to our seniors with participation by church school children | Unexpected $ 455.00 | JAM |
Dec 11/11 | Christmas Pageant ¡§What Happened to Merry Christmas?¡¨. | n/a | n/a |
Jan 22/12 | Greentec Electronic Waste Collection | To be confirmed | JAM |
Upcoming 2012 JAM Activities:
Pillow-case Dress Workshop: On Tuesday January 31 at 6:30 pm, JAM will be attending a dress-making workshop at Gateway Church on Sarnia Road. We need to bring with us one pillow case (each), and needle and thread. We will learn how to make dresses that will be shipped to Honduras in February. Apparently the little girls adore these dresses and they are greatly needed items. The plan is for JAM members (and anyone else who would like to attend) to meet for pizza at 5 pm (place to be confirmed) and leave from there to go to the workshop.
New Current Project: As a trial, JAM members are a going to collect cans and plastics from their own home recycle bins. We plan to take these recycle items to Zubrick¡¦s on Clarke Road and to the Plastics place on White Oaks Road and see how much money we can get. If this seems to be a worthwhile endeavour, JAM would do this to help St. Stephen¡¦s costs.
Pancake Tuesday: Tuesday February 21 at church - JAM will be involved in the cooking/serving and cleaning up again this year!! We will be looking for some adult assistants, so if you are able to help, please let Wendy, Allison, or one of the JAM members know.
Roast Beef Dinner ......to be considered for possible St. Stephen¡¦s Social. Our wish was to have a Valentine¡¦s theme.
Spring Pancake House at Springwater Conservation: JAM will be hosting a Pancake House at the conservation area on Saturday March 10 and Sunday March 11, 2012. The kids are super-pumped about this idea (little do they know how tired they are going to be!!!). Thank you to all the parents who have offered to help. Anyone else who would like to participate and help, let Wendy, Allison or one of the JAM members know. We will be making a schedule with time slots.
Greentec Electronic Waste Collection: The electronic waste collection has been tremendously successful for us. As yet, we don¡¦t have a dollar amount for our collection in January, but we collected three or four times the amount we collected last June. We are planning to hold another collection the weekend following the St. Stephen¡¦s Yard Sale.
The Grand Theatre: We will be looking into selling tickets to the Christmas presentation at the Grand. Many people treat themselves and their families to a theatrical play this time of year, so what easier way to raise some money for St. Stephen¡¦s than to purchase their ticket through us?!
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CLAY Conference 2012
Due to the high cost of the trip to Saskatoon and the other expenses our JAM families have for school trips, as well as fundraising options being in questions, I had to make the agonizing decision to cancel our plans for the trip. The main reasons for cancelling included:
- cost of $1250.00 was not the definite final cost,
- cost did not include all meals,
- families have school trips they have to pay for in the next few months as well,
- deposit was not refundable, should anyone find it impossible to come up with any of the payments,
- JAM members were not as enthusiastic about the trip as they were initially,
- there are other Christian events that will come up in the future that we will look into attending.
We will be planning a more affordable way to use the money for CLAY. As many parishioners donated money to help JAM go to CLAY, we will need to use that money wisely. We will look for other possibilities and create a "wish list". One suggestion was that we attend the "Me to We" Event in Toronto. I will look into this and other ideas and obtain dates and details for JAM to plan for. We will keep our SSM family informed.
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On behalf of the J esus A nd M e members, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for the continued and constant support from our St. Stephen¡¦s family.
Yours in Peace, Faith & Love,
Wendy Parisian
NOMINATING COMMITTEE 2012
Submitted by Anne Buchanan, Rick Pritchett, Kelly Kirkpatrick &Leslie Savard
WARDENS
Rector's Warden ¡V Kelly Kirkpatrick
People's Warden ¡V Leslie Savard
PARISH COUNCIL
Nancy Nelson
Janis Kirby
Tom Byers
Judy Croden
Beth McKinlay
Wayne Burke
Anne Buchanan
SYNOD DELEGATES
Sheila Wilton
Kat Desjardines
Sandra Otte [alternate]
Norma Near [alternate]
