Meeting Minutes July 17, 2014

Minutes of the

Committee on Program and Budget

July 17, 2014

Members Present:

Bob Batchelor, Betsy Fornal, Linda Grenz, Ted Hallenbeck, Bishop Knisely, David Lucey, Jim Rezendes, Ann Rheault, Peter Tierney, Ron Turnbull

Meeting was called to order at 10:37 am. 

Thrivent Financial, an arm of the Lutheran brotherhood, has established a credit union for people of faith. 

Budget Review

Five parishes have not yet submitted parochial reports, but the current numbers represent 90 percent of units.

Non-Apportioned Diocesan Resource Funds are taking care of missions, including New Church Pascoag, Advent Coventry, Jonathan Daniels House; but these should be moved over to apportioned side of budget.

St. John’s Newport will soon be restored to parish status.

Episcopal Charities is running behind, it’s possible the new database has lost some contacts.  They only award money to organizations (in Oct/Nov) when the income is there so they’re not giving away money they don’t have. 

Convention Scheduling

Convention is set for Nov. 8, 2014 and we will try a new way of educating people on the budget.  Would like to have storyboards for a dedicated video presentation that can be posted on the web and shown at budget hearings in the fall.  Also a PowerPoint presentation with graphics and a video narrative of the budgets.  We can show the presentation at deanery meetings, where dialog with attendees can help us improve the convention presentation.  David will check the canons and look at the 2013 budget-hearing schedule. They’ll probably take place in mid to late Sept.

Next Meeting: Thursday, August 14, 2014 @ 10:30 a.m. in the Higgins Room.

Respectfully submitted,

Ann Kane Rheault