Finance Committee Report to 11/21 Church Council
Review of the General Fund balance through October shows:
The General Fund balance is $4.5k vs. $17.6k in 2010 and significantly below the $13.2k where we started 2011.. The $9.7k improvement over September results from spending $4.2k below giving (no apportionment payment) and $5,7k generated by the Trinity Fair. Apportionments payments ytd are $29k, leaving us $15k below full payment. We forecast giving at year-end to be about $365k, near our budget, but above-budget utility and personnel costs will leave us below our full apportionments commitment.
The Capital Fund has a balance of $33.7k vs. $32.7 in 2010.
The Finance Committee will ask the Church council to act to commit the resources in the Founders Day and Memorial Funds.
Many thanks to Paul and Chris Sipson and all those who worked to make the Trinity Fair a success. It generated $5.7k for the General Fund and was an enjoyable occasion for the Trinity family.
Stewardship will be addressed on 11/13 and 11/20, followed by a mailing which will include a 2012 pledge card.
Following this campaign, steps will be taken to bring our 2012 spending plan into balance with giving. This could include Staff cuts, reduction in Historic Trinity costs and focus on critical program areas. This process is anticipated to begin in December, when initial results from the pledge campaign are known.
Chris Hipp – Chair Finance Committee
Monday, November 21, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
SPRC Report for November 2011
The SPRC discussed and recommended that Tom DeLoughry be allowed to use the Trinity facilities for counseling and training. He is considered an independent contractor.
The Music Ministry Director search committee recommended Joseph Martino. He has a BA of Music Education from Berklee College and MA of Music from Purchase College. He is a substitute teacher at G.I. school system and is an Island resident. The SPRC recommends adding him to the staff effective as soon as 12/15/2011.
MANY THANKS to Jane Faruga and Jan Peters for their interim leadership duties.
Ed Stisser is auditing the TUMC safe sanctuary policy relative to conference requirements.
All staff positions are being reviewed for content and appropriateness to current requirements of the TUMC ministries. The financial conditions will continue to be monitored and 2012 budgets will be adjusted as required.
The Music Ministry Director search committee recommended Joseph Martino. He has a BA of Music Education from Berklee College and MA of Music from Purchase College. He is a substitute teacher at G.I. school system and is an Island resident. The SPRC recommends adding him to the staff effective as soon as 12/15/2011.
MANY THANKS to Jane Faruga and Jan Peters for their interim leadership duties.
Ed Stisser is auditing the TUMC safe sanctuary policy relative to conference requirements.
All staff positions are being reviewed for content and appropriateness to current requirements of the TUMC ministries. The financial conditions will continue to be monitored and 2012 budgets will be adjusted as required.
ACE Report for November 2011
Adult Christian education at Trinity is alive and well. Sunday classes have a variety for everyone. We currently have 4 classes meeting at the 9am hour with an average attendance of 20 adults. Mid week programs are being run by Pastor Larry Wednesday nights and Ginger Mason Tuesday Mornings. Ginger's "Turtles" are working on a video series currently which is expected to bring them through most of the year. The class has about 12 members but always open to more.
The committee will be getting together in December to plan our February seminar. Possible speaker will be Tom Deloughry on the subject of your mental and spiritual health.
The committee will be getting together in December to plan our February seminar. Possible speaker will be Tom Deloughry on the subject of your mental and spiritual health.
CE Report for November 2011
We have two major events to announce. On December 18th we have will be having our annual Christmas play. We will be having play rehearsals on Dec 4th and Dec 11th starting after Kidzone and going to 2:00pm in the Kidzone room for children with lines in the play. The Christmas songs will be practiced during Sunday school and Kidzone. There will be a rehearsal for all children and on Dec17th from 4-6pm in the Sanctuary. On the day of the performance we will have dress rehearsal from 9-9:45am in the Sanctuary.
Also on December 18th at 2pm we will be going to the Elderwood retirement home to perform caroling for the residents there. All families are invited to participate in this outreach. If you know any Christmas carols you can participate, if you don’t know any we will teach you.
We are also pleased to announce that our department has had some exciting growth recently. We have had eight new children added to our program since the Trunk or Treat event. We are excited about the new things God is doing in the lives of Trinity’s children and believe we are on the verge of something special as we approach the New Year.
Also on December 18th at 2pm we will be going to the Elderwood retirement home to perform caroling for the residents there. All families are invited to participate in this outreach. If you know any Christmas carols you can participate, if you don’t know any we will teach you.
We are also pleased to announce that our department has had some exciting growth recently. We have had eight new children added to our program since the Trunk or Treat event. We are excited about the new things God is doing in the lives of Trinity’s children and believe we are on the verge of something special as we approach the New Year.
Trustees Report for November 2011
The programs of all thermostats have been checked and reset for the winter. Rooms are set to 68F when expected to be in use, except the gym which is set to 60F (70F for one user). Historic Trinity rooms are set to 50F when not in use, and Main Church rooms to 55F. All thermostats can be temporarily tweaked by the user through their UP and DOWN buttons—only!—on the front panel. Please report the temperature, time and location of any inappropriately heated areas.
Because the passages to the Naves unavoidably run warmer than necessary, their doors should be kept open to the Family Room in the winter.
The Trustees have reduced the routine inspection and testing of our extensive fire alarm system, saving about $1000 annually. Instead of testing all buildings each year, starting in 2012 the Education Wing and just one of the church buildings will be tested each year—Historic Trinity in even years and the Main Church in odd years.
We welcome other suggestions for minimizing operating and maintenance costs.
Because the passages to the Naves unavoidably run warmer than necessary, their doors should be kept open to the Family Room in the winter.
The Trustees have reduced the routine inspection and testing of our extensive fire alarm system, saving about $1000 annually. Instead of testing all buildings each year, starting in 2012 the Education Wing and just one of the church buildings will be tested each year—Historic Trinity in even years and the Main Church in odd years.
We welcome other suggestions for minimizing operating and maintenance costs.
Prayer Ministry Report for November 2011
Information on just such participation has come to us from Dr. Roy Miller, a United Methodist minister who has about 8 years ago devoted himself to prayer - meeting and teaching with many diverse churches and groups. He is also is working to build a Prayer Retreat Center on a campus in the Jamestown area. Dr. Miller led us at Trinity (and 40 others) in a wonderful ACE weekend on Prayer Possibilities in April 2010. Since then he sends his The Better Place newsletter – to update us on local, regional and state prayer events.
Those events include a state-wide effort for 2012 to have 52 different regions of the state praying 24/7 in a kind of relay fashion across the state for the whole year. OneHeartCry24/7NYState2012 is encouraging Christian churches to take a segment of time and possibly share a week or more to worship with and pray for their own congregations, areas, the state, nation and world in whatever ways they choose. Any region can sign on at www.adkhop.com. Roger Brown, of the Adirondack House of Prayer in the Lake George region is the organizer of this effort..518/361/1225.
Our hope is to participate in this with other Island churches and maybe help organize the effort.
A suggested time would probably be sometime during Lent when vigils of different sorts are often planned...and people more tuned to such prayerful needs.
Hope we can discuss some possibilities at this Nov. meeting. Pastor Larry and Father Earle King have given it early support. Lani Burkman and Sherry Miller from Trinity also have interest in it Prayerful Blessings for a meaningful Thanksgiving,
Sue Kaiser, Prayer Ministries Coordinator
Those events include a state-wide effort for 2012 to have 52 different regions of the state praying 24/7 in a kind of relay fashion across the state for the whole year. OneHeartCry24/7NYState2012 is encouraging Christian churches to take a segment of time and possibly share a week or more to worship with and pray for their own congregations, areas, the state, nation and world in whatever ways they choose. Any region can sign on at www.adkhop.com. Roger Brown, of the Adirondack House of Prayer in the Lake George region is the organizer of this effort..518/361/1225.
Our hope is to participate in this with other Island churches and maybe help organize the effort.
A suggested time would probably be sometime during Lent when vigils of different sorts are often planned...and people more tuned to such prayerful needs.
Hope we can discuss some possibilities at this Nov. meeting. Pastor Larry and Father Earle King have given it early support. Lani Burkman and Sherry Miller from Trinity also have interest in it Prayerful Blessings for a meaningful Thanksgiving,
Sue Kaiser, Prayer Ministries Coordinator
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