Minutes of the
Committee on
Program and Budget
March 12, 2015
Members Present:
Bob Batchelor, Sunil
Chandy, Greg DeGroot, Betsy Fornal, David Lucey, Jim Rezendes (via phone), Ann
Rheault.
Meeting was called to order at 5:15 pm.
Budget Review
As of Feb. 28 revenue exceeds expenses. Moving to ACS gives us a month-by-month
budget comparison with a more detailed and realistic look at where we stand at
any point. Bob reported that he
expects a balanced budget in 2015.
With the passing of the March 1 parochial report deadline, 22
of 50 parochial reports have been received, and so far expected apportionment
income for 2015 is fairly flat relative to 2014.
The budget hearing May 6 will be at Trinity Scituate from 7-9
p.m. with light refreshments. The May
7 hearing will tentatively take place at Christ Church Westerly (St. Peter’s
Narragansett could be a backup if there is a conflict).
We should ask Peter Tierney about the 2015 Task Force’s input
for the budget hearings: what we should be doing that we aren’t already doing on
a diocesan level, what are future directions and unmet needs. The diocese may be able to support
programs and projects that are beyond the ability of individual parishes to
support.
In addition to hearing from people who attend the hearings
from throughout the diocese, we should invite people to make presentations
about the following program areas: ECC (Megan Kelly), Hispanic Ministries (Bill
Locke), Jonathan Daniels House (Gillian Barr), Cathedral Reconciliation project
(Linda Grenz and David Dobbins), Congregational Development Commission, Future
Areas of Need, 2015 Task Force (Peter Tierney).
David will to talk to Linda and Peter and Ben about crafting the
invitation to the hearings. The
question we want each presenter to answer is, “How is the gospel being
proclaimed through this ministry.”
Sunil suggested that the hearings be videotaped and posted to
the web – David will talk to Ben about making that happen.
Next Meeting: Thursday,
April 9, 2015 @ 5:00 p.m. in the Higgins Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann Kane Rheault
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