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The Annual Report of Ministry & Administration 2013 SaInt Stephen’s Episcopal Church Presented at the Annual Meeting Sunday, January 26, 2014 1935 The Plaza, Schenectady, NY 12309 www.saintstephenschenectady.org 518-346-6241 The Annual Report of Ministry & Administration SaInt Stephen’s Episcopal Church Presented at the Annual Meeting Sunday, January 26, 2014 Contents Church Staff - 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Agenda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Minutes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Christian Education. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Adult Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 The Choir. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 ECW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The Altar Guild. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Pastoral Care teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Community Service/Outreach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Daughters of the King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Worship Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Deacon’s Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 The Handbell Choir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SICM - Schenectady Inner City Ministry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Youth Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Foyers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Fellowship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Over The Hill Gang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Wardens’ Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Buildings and Grounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rector’s Report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Saint Stephen’s Giving Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Parish Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Budget report - 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Endowment Fund - 2013. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Income and Expense Statement - 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Nominating Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Commissioning of Wardens and Vestry Members . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Church Staff - 2013 The Rev. Dr. James R. McDonald, Rector, The Rev. Patricia L. Jones, Deacon Miranda Rand, Christian Education Director Robert Acosta, Director of Music Lisa Zebrowski, Nursery Care Laura Bynon: First Friends Nursery School The Vestry Sr. Warden, Scott Kilbourn Jr. Warden, Carole Merrill-Mazurek Clerk: Susan Feyrer Treasurer: Denise Crates Vestry Class of 2013 Brian Riordon Erin Cohen Peter Nelson Denise Crates, Treasurer Vestry Class of 2014 Joe Palko Stan Jakubowski Vestry Class of 2015 Jack Feyrer Bill Frank Jim Syta Page 2 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Agenda Call to Order Opening Prayer Verification of Quorum Appointment of Clerk of the Meeting Minutes of the 2013 Annual Meeting Reports Received by Title or Voice Acknowledgements Parish Statistics Report of the Nominating Committee Candidates for Vestry & for Delegates to Diocesan Convention Balloting (if necessary) Examination of Financial Statements for the year ending 2013 Examination of Budget for 2014 Commissioning of Wardens and Vestry Members Page 3 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Adjournment Minutes Stephen’s 2013 Annual Meeting January 27, 2013 The meeting was called to order at 11:40 AM. Susan Feyrer was appointed clerk of the meeting. Minutes of 2012 meeting reviewed. Allison deKanel asked to correct Miranda Rand’s name. Correction made. Motion made by Peter Nelson, seconded by Millie Gittenger to receive minutes as corrected. Motion carried. Youth group members reminded parishioners that they are taking orders for subs for Super Bowl Sunday. Priscilla Sprague shared ways to reach out to others: • Prayer • Money, • Time Father James informed us that the sound system was not installed because the gentleman who was going to install it died this fall. Worship Worship Committee : Deacon Pat thanked all those who took part in leading worship in our parish over the past year. Lector and Chalice Bearers: Marilyn Causey asked parishioners to contact her if they want to be a lector or contact the clergy if interested in becoming a chalice bearer. Altar Guild: June Russell invited any interested parishioners to become members of the Altar Guild and thanked all current members for their wonderful ministry at St. Stephen’s. Christian Formation Christian Education: Miranda Rand thanked everyone who has worked in the education program this past year. Youth Group: George Woodzell wants parishioners to realize that the youth group members are the force behind the service projects they are completing. Reports Building: Austin Spang announced, “that what you see is what there is” for the new building. To date costs for this project are found on page 21 of the 2013 Annual Report. Deacon’s Report: Deacon Pat referred members to her report and assured everyone that while she is cutting back in some areas of her life, she will continue to be as actively involved as she has always been at St. Stephen’s. Father James thanked her for her ministry. Shop: Please see annual report submitted by Marilyn Humphrey. Pastoral Care: Richie Woodzell referred everyone to her annual report. Page 4 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Rector’s report: • Father James reviewed parish statistics. We are holding our own membership-wise. However, we do need more members. Average weekly attendance has decreased this year, as it has over the past 10 years. Average weekly attendance is a reflection of parish health. The parish council and the Vestry are addressing ways to grow, which include a website and Facebook. The best way is to invite people to come. • Tracy Ormsbee asked for specific ways we are trying to build up our membership. Father James repeated how important it is invite people here. Studies show that most people looking for a church are searching for a church home, not necessarily an Episcopal church. Louise Peak suggested spreading the news about the labyrinth in our courtyard since it is unique. • Bob Voelker suggested a family service to attract families. • Tracy asked if there is a committee of the Vestry to examine this the membership issue. • Father James said we are in the process of forming a Communication Committee to address the membership. • Father James is very pleased with the building and how it is being used for both small and large gatherings. • Sal Belardo asked about the effectiveness of our website.. Chris Jones announced that we get 500 hits a month. We all thanked Chris Jones for keeping our site up to date. • Roseanne Caruso suggested a Red Cross Blood Drive. • Father James announced that the Parish Hall would now be called Begley Hall. Charlene Hoffman thanked Pauline Northrop for supporting Helen Begley while she was a member here. • Allison deKanel suggested thinking outside the box, i.e. a float in the Schenectady County Holiday Parade. • Father James thanked Marti and Austin Spang for all they did in getting the building completed. The Techton Award will be awarded to worthy parishioners in Austin’s honor. • Father James thanked the Over the Hill Gang for all they do to keep our building in good shape. • Deacon Pat asked about the nursery school. Denise Crates referred her to the financial report in the Annual Report. Father James shared that we are getting more involved in the school. • Eunice Chouffi asked if we pay taxes to the City of Schenectady Denise Crates replied, no. • Father James asked us to look at line item 5001 in our Annual Budget, our Diocesan Assessment, which is currently $0.00. This is a real concern. • Father James referred us to the chart on page 17. He pointed out that we need more families pledging in the midlevel. • Finance Capital Fund Drive: Marti Spang thanked everyone who pledged and who has started paying his/her pledge. • Austin told us that currently $254,000 has been pledged to the Capital Funds Drive and $186, 000 has been collected. • Jack Feyrer reminded everyone that additional pledges for the Capital Fund Drive are always welcome and can be earmarked for a specific item a parishioner would like to see in the new building. Financial Report: Denise Crates referred everyone to her annual report. • Sid Woodcock pointed out that the budgeted amount in our 2012 pledge amount is more than what actually came in. He also pointed out that we are using too much of the Smith Greene Fund to supplement the General Fund. He repeated his concern about not meeting the Diocesan Assessment. • Tracy Orsmbee asked what is our first priority if we start getting more money. James spoke only for Page 5 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 himself, his first priority would be salary increases, and his second would be city needs. Third, would be the Diocesan Assessment. • Bob Voelker shared that in the 80’s the Diocesan Assessment was the first priority. Acknowledgements: • Marilyn Causey thanked Deacon Pat for all she does for our Parish and the Prison Ministry. • Father James thanked Linda Emaelaf for all she did as a Warden, especially as her role as Personnel Committee chairman. He also thanked Jim Ormsbee for serving on the Vestry. • Jane Tatge voiced her appreciation for the new organist, Bob Acosta, and pleaded for new choir members. • Father James is very pleased with the staff members we have. Bob Acosta, Miranda Rand, and Cathy Knauf are all valuable members of our staff. Nominating Committee: • Scott Kilbourn announced that the committee did not have a full slate to nominate. The following people were nominated: Diocesan Convention delegates: Stan Jakubowski Junior Warden: still open 3 year Vestry term (Class of 2015): Jack Feyrer, Bill Frank, Jim Syta 2 year Vestry term: Carole Merrill-Mazurek 3 year Vestry term (Class of 2013): Denise Crates • Sid Woodcock asked if we are following the by-laws with the current membership of the Vestry. George Woodzel moved, seconded by Tracy Ormsbee to accept the slate by acclamation. Motion carried. Father James and Deacon Pat commissioned the new Vestry members Meeting adjourned at 12:45 PM. Respectfully submitted, Susan Feyrer, Clerk Reports Christian Education The 2012-2013 school year saw us happily established in new classrooms in the Parish Hall. We continued to use the Godly Play curriculum for students in grades Pre-K through 5th grade and to augment the story cycle with outside speakers and ethnic celebrations such as Chinese New Year and Cinco de Mayo. In the spring of 2013 I attended a Northeastern NY Christian Educators’ conference. The main focus of the conference was on how to set up a small (free) website for the church’s education ministry. I brought the idea back and started working on it – in early September my website www.buildingfaithwithfun.org was launched and has attracted interest from local parents of elementary school-age children. I continue to tweak it and intermittently write a blog which also publishes to my personal Facebook page – giving us a little extra free publicity. The 2013-2014 school year saw us divide the students into two groups – Sunday Friends for grades 4-5-6 which meets at 9:00am on Sunday mornings and follows a more sophisticated curriculum; and Godly Play which continues to use a story-telling model for curriculum with small manipulable props, and to draw extracurricular material from a variety of sources. We grew our class size with four new regular attendees and some occasional drop-ins. In an effort to more effectively market our education program we also started a Meet-Up.com page. This gained us limited interest and proved too costly to continue. Page 6 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 I am indebted to Father James who regularly models his children’s messages on the Godly Play story of the week, to Chris Jones for taking photos and passing them on, and to parents and members of the congregation who take an interest in what we do in class. September 2013 also saw us gain a new staff person – Lisa Zebrowski who manages our church nursery on Sunday mornings. Lisa works for the Schenectady City School District as a teacher’s aide when she is not at St. Stephen’s. Lisa came very high recommended and lives up to her reputation. She is lively and dedicated and works excellently with all ages of children. George Woodzell and Peter Nelson continue to work with youth in grades 7-12. Together, they encourage, nurture, instill wisdom and inspire lively dialogue on Sunday mornings. The youth meet weekly at 10:15 in the Youth Lounge, where they use a worship service they designed themselves, welcome an occasional outside speaker, or go on a field trip to hike a mountain or experience worship in another tradition. Respetfully submitted, Miranda Rand, Christian Education Director Adult Education Sunday Morning Adult Education We began the year exploring the complex region between faith and reason, viewing the thoughtful conversations of some of the world’s noted writers and thinkers. The insights that emerge, about the creative process, the importance of myths and stories, and the human condition afforded a lively conversation and inquiry with those who attended. In the early spring we made an historical study of the first Christians. Many participants of this course found that it challenged familiar assumptions and conventional notions about Christian origins. The class explored a range of viewpoints, a diversity of faiths, and a shared commitment to bring new ways of thinking about Christianity. In the later spring we explored the epic story of the Jews and the creation of the world’s first and most profoundly influential monotheistic religion. The stories of the patriarch Abraham, the liberator Moses, the poet-king David and his son Solomon all came to life in the dramatic tale of loss and triumph that has shaped humanity’s basic moral struggle for more than three millennia. In the fall we made an historic study of the protestant Reformation. This period has dramatically changed the course of Christian history and western civilization and the issues they faced then still confront us today. This course brought the reformation alive and introduce the key reformers and major turning points. Of course, special emphasis was on the Anglican and Lutheran reformations, given our conversations with Grace Lutheran Church. Class discussion explored how each reformer has affected our faith today. Tuesday Morning Reflections “Between Athens…….and Jerusalem” is a seminar of theological reflection on the great ideas of the western world. This course continued the work done last year, beginning with Greek and Roman philosophy and ending with the Enlightenment. Page 7 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Lenten Study This course invited participants to join Marcus J. Borg in revisiting Christianity’s most fundamental questions: Who is God? What does salvation mean? What place does Jesus hold in contemporary Christian faith? Participants viewed a video in which Borg is in dialogue with a small, diverse group of adults as they honestly — and sometimes painfully — confront the big questions and work together toward authentic answers. Class members then worked in small groups during dinner and afterwards in the larger group to discover how we can live passionately as Christians in today’s world by practicing the vital elements of Christian faith, prayer, worship, Sabbath, pilgrimage. Wednesday Evening Bible Study The course explored a series of strategies to enhance our ability to listen to the Bible on its own terms. We attempted to listen to what it once said to the audiences that read it first; and at the same time we highlighted the very reasons we bother to read the Bible at all: to understand what it means for us now. Emphasis was made on identifying oral and literary forms, analyzing the structure and investigating words and phrases. The Shop at St. Stephen’s Thanks to all of you that stopped by at the shop in 2013. Because of your generous support we were able to give $500 for a youth scholarship to work camp. We look forward to seeing you in 2014. 1-1-13 Balance $911.57 Balance as of 1-10-14 $711.38 Lily, Louise, Claudia and Marilyn The Website The St. Stephen’s website serves two primary goals: to be a window to the world which attracts interest in St. Stephen’s, and to be a resource for our members. People who are shopping for a church often turn to the internet, so our website is a recruiting tool. Also, we serve our members by offering the on-line picture directory, a monthly calendar, schedules for lectors, chalice bearers, the counters, The Book, and more. We have an extensive collection of photographs which go back many years. Complementing this website, James and Miranda have developed education websites about educational opportunities for kids, youth, and adults. During the year 2013, we had over 12,000 visitors to the St. Stephen’s website, which comes in at about 1000 per month. Chris Jones The Choir With the completion of the new building addition, the choir rehearsal has moved to its new rehearsal space in the new building. Along with moving the piano, all choral music has also been relocated to this room. The music for the choir has been organized by Richey Woodzell and cataloged in the relocated filing cabinets. Additionally, a computerized listing for all the choral music has been generated enabling ready search and retrieval which has significantly improved the efficiency of using the music library. Page 8 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 There has been 2 recent additions to the roster of the choir, one member who has returned after a period of absence and another new member from the ranks of the children of St. Stephen’s. We welcome these singers and continue to appreciate the faithfulness and enthusiasm of all members of the choir. Finally, we wish to emphasize the standing welcome to anyone who would like to sing in the choir, even if they feel that they are not particularly skilled in singing. Please direct any questions of interest to any choir member or myself, either in church or by reaching me at 518-229-7788. Bob Acosta ECW The ECW dedicated this year to understanding poverty and taking a pro-active stance in our community to impact the problem. ECW worked with SICM to bring the video “A Place at the Table” to St. Stephens for a viewing by our congregation and the public. The video prompted a call to action & strategies were immediately immplemented. Donations of toiletries & hygiene products were made by our church family & at the November ECW meeting we made plans to continue our project to help alleviate hunger and poverty – in our community and beyond, with a special emphasis on supporting SICM financially and in kind. A holiday art & jewelry party took place, with a portion of the proceeds going to SICM. At Christmastime, ECW members helped sell holiday cards to benefit SICM and raised $1,245. This winter and spring, we’d like to work toward a Bread Sunday at our church, an idea from Bread.org in which a day set aside to talk about the issue of hunger, and put letters to congress into the offering plate. We’d like to come up with events leading up to this Sunday beginning with Lent. Some ideas: • Ask Fr. James and Deacon Pat to be involved with sermons leading up to Bread Sunday. • Gather a group of parishioners to do the “food stamp diet” and learn what it’s like to eat with limited means. People would sign up to take the challenge. • A coffee hour with limited food. Tickets would determine how much and which kinds of foods you could eat – as an awareness exercise. • Set up a crib in the church to collect diapers and baby food for SICM. • An idea that came up outside the meeting was to fill bags with $10 worth of food most needed by SICM and let parishioners buy them to give to SICM. The January meeting – set for Jan. 28 – will be used to brainstorm more ideas to fight hunger in February and March and finalize ideas for Bread Sunday, including ways to involve the Sunday School class and the teens. Hope you’ll join us. Light refreshments will be provided. All St. Stephen’s women are welcome and needed. Respectfully Submitted: Tracy Ormsbee & Carole Merrill-Mazurek The Altar Guild The Altar Guild faithfully undertakes the care of the altar of the church. The members prepare for all services including baptisms, weddings, funerals, and other sevices. This includes preparation for Holy Eucharist. The Guild also takes care of the laundering of the linens, cleaning and polishing of all the silver and brass, and the ordering and arranging of flowers. Page 9 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 The Guild meets four times a year for updates and polishing and decorating the church for Easter and Christmas. All interested people are invited to be a member of the Altar Guild and share in the privilege of serving at God’s Altar. Please contact any member or Father James. The Altar Guild urgently needs new members for each team to increase our membership. We have 8 active members and 4 more would make it complete. Everyone is invited to participate through the use of our special envelopes: Christmas greens, Easter flowers, and All Saints’ Day flowers. Parishioners may also choose a particular Sunday to give flowers, either as a memorial or a thanksgiving. Other memorial gifts could be linen, or vestments. The Altar Guild wishes to thank all those who helped decorate the church for Christmas. We appreciate all the many contributions and gifts of thanksgiving made to the church. Members: Mary Alexander, Charline Hoffmann, Katharine Lowe, Lisa McDonald - ( Linen), Carolyn Morin, Pauline Northrop, June Russell, Jean Versocki, Gillian Woodcock. Respectfully submitted, June Russell, Directress Pastoral Care teams The pastoral care two-person teams serve on a rotating basis to visit the sick, the homebound, and those in nursing homes and hospitals. Most of the time, the team for the week takes the altar flowers to the people they visit. The flowers serve to remind them that they are part of our community and that St. Stephen’s keeps them in prayer. Some visitors are also lay Eucharistic ministers who take communion to those who cannot be in church. If you or someone you know would like a visit or communion, please call the office or speak with Fr. James or Deacon Pat. Our current visitors are Marilyn Causey, Allison de Kanel, Kabby Lowe, Peter Nelson, Linda Perregaux, and George and Richey Woodzell. If you would like to be part of a team, please contact Fr. James or Deacon Pat. If you would like to take flowers anytime, tell Richey Woodzell, scheduler. Thank you to Kathy Hoffmann, who enhances recycled 46-oz juice cans as our flower “vases.” You may leave empty cans on the tables in the nave extension. The Book “The Book” is a long-standing pastoral care tool at St. Stephen’s. Basically, it contains a list of parishioners who have volunteered to help other members of our church who are temporarily in need of meals and/or transportation. If you are in need of this kind of assistance, call the office. The Keeper of The Book for the week will schedule people to help. During 2013, The Book was used very little, and only sporadically. This doesn’t mean that we aren’t serving our members, but that frequently parishioners provide meals or transportation without going through The Book. However, remember that using The Book pools the resources of many parishioners, so that the same persons aren’t called on all the time. Page 10 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Please do not hesitate to ask for help. Examples of a time of need are following an operation, recovering from an illness, when a family is blessed with a new member, or when there is a serious family situation. Many of us have had times when knowing that dinner would be provided meant that time and energy could be used for more important tasks. For those who live alone, a ride to the doctor’s or to church could be a great help. In addition, if you would like to offer your help, either in providing an occasional meal or an occasional ride, please call Richey Woodzell. In this way you will be helping to minister to those of our parish community in need. Respectfully submitted, E. Richey Woodzell Community Service/Outreach St. Stephen’s Outreach during 2013: • • • • • • • • • • • • Bethesda House Dinner – February 10 Valentine cards for homebound and sick – February (ECW) Jewelry collection for sale to benefit Animal Protective Foundation – February (ECW) Lap blankets for Veterans – March (ECW) Baby kits for Church World Service – April (ECW) CROP Walk - May Summer Lunch Program – July School kits for Church World Service – September Undies Sunday for women in the jail- November Feminine hygiene items for SICM Pantry – November and ongoing (ECW) Christmas cards for jail – December Christmas outreach to SICM (ECW) Ongoing collections in nave extension: • Food basket for SICM Emergency Food Pantry, including paper goods, toiletries • Home Furnishings Program basket – basic household furnishings • Toiletries for SAFE House Compiled by Richey Woodzell Library The St. Stephen’s library reopened this year, after being unavailable during our reconstruction. The new library room is filled with light, shelves, tables and chairs for adults and children, a beautiful rug and a computer desk. One of the tables will hold books and other materials that are new additions to our library as they are catalogued, and will be mentioned and occasionally reviewed in The Messenger. Cataloging is underway “in the cloud”, that is we are using an online service called LibraryThing.com. Over time, we plan to have our entire collection listed there. Introductions to this service will be offered in the library for those who are interested. Book donations numbered more than 300 when we reopened. Gradually, they are being being sorted and added to the collection. Page 11 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Checking out books will continue to be done in the same way as in the past. After choosing a book, remove the book card in the pocket in the back of the book; write your name, telephone number, and the date you borrowed the book - and put the card in the little gray box on the shelf. When you return the book to the library, please place the book in the Book Returns box. The Library Committee will reshelve the book. The Library Committee are: Eunice Chioffi, Marti Spang, Liz Varno, and Jo Adams. A very special thank you to Jane and Bruce Tatge, who, with Louise Kelsey, established the library in the early 80’s. Their enthusiasm and stewardship are a hard act to follow. By way of an introduction, my background includes thirty years as a librarian at the Reference Desk at the Schenectady County Public Library. During that time, on a leave of absence for almost two years, I worked as a school librarian for the United Nations Economic Commission for Western Asia in Baghdad, Iraq. I’m happy to be attending St. Stephen’s and welcome any thoughts you may have concerning our library. Jo Adams, Librarian Daughters of the King This is an order for women in the Episcopal Church. The St. Clare Chapter at St. Stephen’s meets monthly on the third Wednesday from 10:30 to Noon. Our ministry is prayer, service and evangelism. We maintain a prayer list and send birthday and anniversary cards to members of the parish. Our monthly meeting includes a study; during 2013 we used the weekly lections and stories of women in the Bible or in church history, which we will continue during 2014. Our members are Eunice Chouffi, Marilyn Humphrey, Kabby Lowe, Louise Peake and Richey Woodzell. We welcome guests! The Worship Committee The Worship Committee assists the Rector in planning worship that is faithful to our Anglican tradition, deepens our sense of community, nourishes our souls and offers prayer and praise to our Creator. In addition to our regular Sunday worship we plan the special services for Christmas, Holy Week and Easter and other special events. During the past year we have started offering Communion wafers that are gluten, yeast, wheat, dairy, egg, soy, nut and corn free, in addition to traditional wafers and bread baked by parishioners ( Cynthia Love, Sara Palko, Richie Woodzell and Pat Jones). In the fall we welcomed the return of our Bell Choir and the Irish Blessing at the close of the 10:15 service. We are grateful to Lisa McDonald for her leadership in this activity, and to all the bell ringers. During Advent the choir offered a litany in place of the usual processional hymn, reflecting the quieter, more meditative mood of the season. The Worship Commitee consists of Bob Acosta, Music Director, Miranda Rand, Allison and Paul DeKanel and Pat Jones. We thank all those who assist our worship in one way or another (sometimes in multiple ways!), and we encourage others to consider taking a more active role in worship by volunteering to serve Page 12 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 in some way: as acolytes, altar guild members, bell ringers, choir members, lectors or chalicers, or ushers. Please speak to any member of these groups, or to a Worship Committee member, to learn more about how you might serve. Deacon Pat Deacon’s Report As I enter the 32nd year of my diaconal ministry I am aware of how much has changed in my practice of that ministry. When I was ordained, I was employed full time in the public library, and our girls were in high school and college. My ministry was mostly at work and at home, and at church on Sunday mornings. Soon I began visiting the women in the jail: there were only 8 cells available then, compared to 48 cells now, so the needs and the visits were much less time-consuming than they are now. In the ‘80s I attended seminary, in the ‘90s I sought ordination to the priesthood but was rejected. In 2001 I retired from the library in order to extend my diaconal ministry. Out of all this has developed my present ministry, for which I submit the following report: I visit the women in the county jail every Sunday, accompanied by two wonderful women. We talk, pray, laugh and cry with whoever wants to visit, usually 25-35 women. We carry Bibles, lectionary sheets from the churches, blank books for journalling, copies of “Forward Day by Day” and, occasionally, greeting cards. Later in the week I deliver undies as needed (50+ packages in 2013), money for commissary, and occasionally make pastoral visits to individuals. I often stay in touch with women after they are released from jail, and try to provide transportation, financial assistance (over $2000 total in and after jail in 2013) and encouragement as they struggle to find their way back into the community. And I continue to serve as the deacon in the liturgies at St. Stephen’s. I could not possibly do all this without the financial, physical and spiritual support I receive from the members of St. Stephen’s, and especially from Father James. I am deeply grateful to you all. The Handbell Choir The handbell choir is back! It has been a long time since the bells have been out of their cases, but now their beautiful sounds are heard every Sunday, ringing out the melody and chords for the Irish Blessing. Before weekly rehearsals began in August, I attended a workshop, observed several rehearsals of a local handbell choir, and purchased director’s manuals. I continue to learn new skills every Wednesday evening while directing the wonderful members of the handbell choir. We currently have 13 enthusiastic members. In December, the handbell choir played a beautiful arrangement of Amazing Grace, accompanied by our talented organist, and on Christmas Eve they played two selections at the early service. New music has been purchased for 2014, which will challenge us to learn additional bell techniques. The handbell choir is thankful for the congregation’s kind words of encouragement. We continue to look forward to glorifying God with the ringing of bells which were given in memory of loved ones. Respectfully submitted by Lisa McDonald SICM - Schenectady Inner City Ministry Page 13 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Schenectady Inner City Ministry is an ecumenical partnership, founded in 1967, of 54 congregations for ministries of social service and social justice. A variety of programs have been developed, continue or have spun-off to grow in service to those in need. Currently the Emergency Food Pantry, Safe Parks and Edible Playgrounds, Summer Lunch and the Damien Center are an important outreach. Bethesda House, Community Land Trust and Safe House are among the groups that have spun-off to grow in service to the community. SICM relies on donations from member congregations, members of the community, fund- raisers and grants to support these programs. Donated funds are especially helpful to the Food Pantry as they are able to purchase from the regional food bank at .16 per pound. Monthly meetings through the fall and spring provide representatives of the member congregations with information from a variety of community leaders as well as an opportunity to discuss new and continuing problems. The SICM Food Basket is located in the Nave and current information about what’s happening at SICM on the table above. Please bring in food items each and every Sunday, or mail a check directly to SICM - 1055 Wendell Ave. Sch’dy NY 12308 - labeled “For Food Pantry”. SICM can purchase food items from the Regional Food Bank much cheaper than if you buy them. The Food Pantry on Albany St. is open 9am-12pm on M-W-Th-Fri. and may be open 1 or 2 Saturdays a month in the future. SICM’s fund raiser “Harvest For The Party” raised $15,000 this year. This amount will purchase 23,000 meals. Another fund raiser will be March 7th, 2014. The Sch’dy Crop walk also raises money for the SICM Food Pantry and other food sights. SICM does like to have a yearly contribution from each parish that belongs, but St, Stephen’s has not been able to fulfill that lately. Also SICM has a summer intern program for high school students which is a marvelous opportunity but St. Stephens has not sponsored a student lately. Eunice Chouffi and Marti Spang are the delegates to the Assembly. They would be honored to have another join them. Austin Spang delivers the food in our basket every Monday. Marti Spang and Eunice Chouffi, St. Stephen’s representatives to SICM Youth Group St. Stephen’s youth group appreciates the value of tradition as much as anyone, so this past year we continued our old traditions and even began a new one: In February we made and sold “Super Bowl subs,” submarine sandwiches which are suitable for consumption on all sorts of enriching occasions. People get to enjoy a truly delicious sandwich, and we earn money to pay for workcamp. For our workcamp trip this past summer, we joined with our friends from Union Presbyterian Church to Page 14 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 travel to New Oxford, Pennsylvania, an area that is struggling with high unemployment and an aging population. The work was hot, tiring, and challenging, but, as always, the contact with the people whose homes we worked on, and the interactions with other high school students from everywhere, made for an unforgettable week. Once again, our group was joined by people who are now in college: graduates of the youth group who still appreciate the value of workcamp experiences. Workcamp has created many strong bonds between the The 2013 Work Week group. folks from St. Stephen’s and Union Presbyterian, so this year we began another tradition: at the end of the summer, before our graduates went off to college, we held a workcamp reunion where we cooked hot dogs and hamburgers and just enjoyed one more time together. In September we continued another traditional project: providing child care at Congregation Gates of Heaven, so that parents of young children there could celebrate the Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The folks at “Gates of Heaven” wisely excuse the little children from the long, long services, but near the end of the Rosh Hashanah service, we bring the children up to see and hear the blowing of the shofar, the ram’s horn; they get to be in front of everyone, and we get to see the looks of surprise, shock, and curiosity on their faces. Since we care deeply for the people who have left the youth group, physically at least, and gone on to college, we honored another tradition, that of baking cookies to sustain our friends as they approach final exam time. Always on the lookout for ways to improve our product, this fall we enlisted Mrs. Berenice Ormsbee, Jim’s mother, to show us how to create an especially wonderful oatmeal cookie. Each Sunday morning we explore issues that are relevant to teenagers, ranging from current events to social media to questions of ethics and morality. And we look at matters of spirituality, looking at issues from a Christian perspective, and also examining other faiths. This past year we visited the Albany Hindu Temple, spent two sessions with a yoga instructor, and took part in a story-telling session led by a clergyman from the Reformed Church. St. Stephen’s always supports our activities generously, and literally makes our workcamp trips possible, so this year, once again, we prepared and served a dinner to thank the parish for their help and support, showed slides of our workcamp trip, and told a bit about the work we did, the experiences we had, and the friends we made. Page 15 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Finally, in keeping with our intellectual pursuits, we initiated a new tradition this year: we held our first Cheesy Movie Night - an evening where we watch some of the worst movies ever made (this time it was “Mars Attacks, “ if you must know.) St. Stephen’s is blessed with a remarkable group of young people - thank you for generously supporting our activities. Thanks, too, to Miranda Rand, St. Stephen’s Director of Christian Education, an outstanding resource, and a steadfast supporter of the youth group. Respectfully submitted, George Woodzell Foyers Our Foyer program continues and we are always open for new members to join us, whether couples or singles. The objective of Foyer is to give us all an opportunity to better know other members of the congregation in small group settings (6-8 people) in relaxed surroundings – no bible study, no program, just a social occasion. Once a month we take turns in hosting and usually have a meal together with everyone making a contribution. We are not trying to outdo Martha Stewart! The meal can consist of whatever the host decides, be it pizza, Chinese take away or home cooking, a brunch, dinner or picnic. We have a good time, so please consider joining us. Contact me for further information. Gillian Woodcock Fellowship We are a Christian community. We have in common our life in Christ, but we also need to share our stories, our aspirations and our burdens. Throughout the year we offer many opportunities to gather, in addition to our worship services, to enjoy time together and to get to know one another. Because sharing a meal is a basic form of fellowship, these gatherings usually call for food and drink. And that calls for someone to organize and host the gathering. Thank you very much to everyone who stepped forward in the past year to do just that. We would also like to thank Ruth Turner, who has been creating the beautiful seasonal centerpieces for the parish hall. During 2013 parishioners participated in: • • • • Epiphany Potluck Lunch - Jan. 3, hosted by Miranda Rand. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper – Feb. 12, put on by the men of the parish. Lenten Soup Suppers – Sundays during Lent, with sign-ups for providing soup and bread. Pysanky & Potluck (Ukrainian Easter egg decorating) – Mar. 10 & 17, hosted by Joe Palko and Miranda Rand. • Seder Supper – Mar. 27, organized by James McDonald, Erin Cohen, Richey Woodzell, with guidance from Marilyn Humphrey. • Ladies’ Luncheon at Turf Tavern – Apr. 28, organized by Sara Palko, Linda Perregaux. Page 16 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 • • • • Church Picnics – Jun. 16, Sep. 15, organized by Cheryl Syta, Erin Cohen. Rummage Sale – Sep. 28, organized by Claudia Jakubowski and Cindi Love. Christmas Card-Making with Woodlawn Reformed – Nov. 22, organized by Erin Cohen. Youth Group Thank-you Dinner – Dec. 28, hosted by youth group and George Woodzell, with assistance from Chris Jones, Miranda Rand, Tracy Ormsbee and James McDonald. • Coffee Hours – Sundays after both services, with different hosts each week. • Foyer Groups – monthly Jan. to May, Oct., Nov., organized by Gillian Woodcock, and hosted in members’ homes. Events scheduled so far this year are: • • • • • • Epiphany Potluck Lunch - Jan. 5, hosted by Miranda Rand. Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper – March. 4. Lenten Soup Suppers – Sundays during Lent, Mar. 9 – Apr. 6. Seder Supper – Apr. 16, Erin Cohen will work with anyone interested in organizing. Ladies’ Luncheon at Turf Tavern – May 4. Volunteer Recognition Picnic – Jun. 8. Please consider helping to organize or host any of these events. We recommend that each event have two persons in charge: one experienced, and one in training. An easy way to start is by signing up to host a coffee hour with another person. You may take a copy of the instructions from the nave extension; they are also posted in the kitchen. If you’d like to help organize or work at one of the annual events, or if you have an idea for fellowship, please speak to Fr. James, Erin Cohen or Richey Woodzell. During the past year we initiated the practice of keeping records of each event in a folder, to be passed along to the next person in charge. They are available in the office. We ask that each organizer update the folder after the event and return it to the office. We will soon post in the kitchen a list of supplies and staples. If you see that we are running short of an item, please mark it on the list so that we can order more. We are also putting together a kitchen folder, to be kept in the third drawer down to the left of the sink. It will contain instructions for making coffee, running the dishwasher, using the stove, cleaning the kitchen worktables, as well as general rules for using the kitchen. For those planning to serve a crowd, there is a Logos cookbook with guidelines for large numbers. We welcome suggestions and feedback, as well as helping hands! Thank you. Respectfully Submitted, E. Richey Woodzell and Erin Cohen Over The Hill Gang The Over The Hill Gang (whose members are only slightly over the hill) combines the talents of the members to address a variety of repair, maintenance, and upgrade needs of the church, tasks ranging from chopping ice and clearing gutters, to running telephone and Internet wiring, to doing carpentry, painting, and, yes, even some cleaning (we’re very good at kitchen grease traps.) Page 17 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 This past year one of our major endeavors was the installation of equipment to provide Internet access for St. Stephen’s new building, as well as installing a variety of fixtures and furniture to make the new building more usable. We also found time to repair the steps leading to the office, assemble a a variety of items, including a playground set for the nursery school, work tables for the kitchen, furniture for the nursery room, and, yes, even Christmas trees for the parish hall and the nave extension. At the end of each work session, we carefully review and thoroughly evaluate our performance - over hot chocolate (with whipped cream, please) at Bruegger’s. Respectfully submitted, George Woodzell Wardens’ Report 2013 has been a really great year for the family of St. Stephen’s. Although we had moved into our new addition last year, you couldn’t really say that we had settled in. That was what a lot of this year has been about – learning about and getting comfortable with our new surroundings. And while a few tweaks have been made during the year, we are quite pleased with the outcome. Along the way, St. Stephen’s has again looked at who we are. Perhaps most notably in that regard, we were approached by Grace Lutheran Church about the possibility of a joint relationship. That required both congregations to examine what was important to them. While the process did not result in any form of combination, we emerged with a better understanding of who we are and what we value. That will continue to shine through the windows of our structure and the eyes of our parishioners as St. Stephen’s moves into 2014. Scott and Carole Buildings and Grounds This has been our first full year with the NEW parish hall. It has been a great benefit to our congregation. Here is a partial list of St Stephen’s activities that have taken place in the new building: • Vestry Meetings • Choir Practice • Nursery Coverage During Church Services • ECW Meetings • Rummage Sale • Pancake Dinner • Youth Group Meetings Groups Outside of St Stephen’s have also been using the building. Here is a partial list of these groups/activities: • Baby Shower • Wedding Shower • SICM Dinner • Women’s Exercise Group • Regional Women Clergy Group • Girl Scouts • United Women in Faith Assembly • Red Cross Blood Drive Page 18 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 In the next year we would encourage more Community/Family groups to use the facilities. Last year we have had a number of accomplishments, related to Buildings and Grounds: • Court-yard/Labyrinth landscaping completed • First Friends fence and play equipment installed • Utilities for new building lower than expected • Stained glass windows installed in Vestry meeting room. For this year here are some of the projects we have planned: • Installing hand rails in longer hallways • Putting up some picture rails and hanging pictures • Running wire and installing a sound system in Begley Hall Of course a special recognition goes out to the Over The Hill Gang for all the work, time and effort they put in improving and keeping our buildings and grounds in great shape. Stan Jakubowski Rector’s Report This is now the twenty-fifth occasion on which it is my responsibility as your Rector to reflect on the state of this parish. As I reflect upon last year it, happily, was a year of growth. First we grew into our new building by using it. The Building Committee report reflects on the number of groups that use our building, both within the congregation and outside. We have had many dinners in Begley Hall and have gotten to ‘know’ our kitchen well. On Sunday mornings every classroom is used for Christian education. The nursery room was used every Sunday morning this fall. Our full parking lot on Sunday mornings shows us that we could use twice the size – and more. Finally, the addition of the labyrinth in the courtyard is a wonderful spiritual tool into which we will grow. In 2013 we discovered what a blessing a healthy, functioning building is to our ministry. In 2014 my prayer is that we discover additional ways to utilize the building during the week, especially in making it available to not-for-profit groups. Second, we grew our congregation. We have not broken any records in the speed at which we have added new families this year; but we have. Our average Sunday attendance doesn’t reflect it, but our attendance was significantly greater this fall. In fact, our Family Christmas Eve Eucharist was 60% greater this year compared to the previous three years. My prayer for 2014 is a continuation of the slow, steady influx of new families, especially with an increase of diversity we have begun to see in 2013. Third, we grew in our awareness of ourselves as a congregation and our relationship to the Diocese of Albany (and of how others perceive that relationship). Last spring St. Stephen’s began a conversation with Grace Lutheran Church about a possible merger of the two congregations. We put together a taskforce of leaders from both churches and we met over the summer. We began with reviewing our congregational similarities in ethos, worship, outreach and sense of mission. All present were amazed at how similar the two congregations were! Then we discussed any differences that could derail this proposed ‘coming together’. I informed the group of our Diocese (of Albany) Canon 16.2: “Marriages on Church Property”: “Properties owned, controlled, managed, or operated by this Dio- Page 19 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 cese, or any Parish of the Diocese, or any legal entity established by the Diocese or a parish of the Diocese, shall not be the site for any service, public or private, for the Celebration or Blessing of a Marriage or any other union except those between one man and one woman.” This was a very large problem for the leaders of Grace Lutheran. Their clergy have done same-sex weddings at their church and the idea of not being allowed to continue is very important to them. We noted that the wording of the Canon does not seem to make any exceptions for members of other denominations. This could have been the difference that could have derailed this merger; at least the president of their church council thought so. But there was also a question about the Diocese of Albany recognizing their pastor’s ordination. The Lutherans went back to their congregation to discuss these issues. They had several congregational meetings and finally Grace Lutheran voted NOT to continue our conversation toward merging the two congregations. The sole reason for this was that they didn’t want to enter into a relationship with the Episcopal Diocese of Albany. The decision had nothing to do with who we are, as a congregation. In all the processes we discovered that the mission, values and vision of Grace’s congregation is very similar to ours; the liturgy of the Lutheran Church is very, very similar to ours - both are sacramentally minded and Eucharistically based. Grace’s decision was all about the views and legislation of the Albany Diocese: exclusive actions taken against same-gender unions and not recognizing all Lutheran pastors’ ordinations (despite legislation of the national Episcopal Church). So as I reflect on this experience I believe we can learn several things: We can affirm that we are as welcoming a congregation as we thought we were! Members from Grace Lutheran have mentioned how warmly they were received when visiting this past summer. Also, we have learned about ourselves. In meetings with interested parishioners at St. Stephen’s this past summer I was struck by the level of theological education that occurred. We discussed issues such as apostolic succession and Eucharistic sacramental theology. We also reviewed reformation history and its present implications. Many learned about our Anglican heritage. Finally, we have seen that the Diocese of Albany and its actions really do make a difference in terms of how ‘outsiders’ view our congregation. St. Stephen’s has often travelled in a different direction from the Diocese (women’s ordination, bible interpretation, inter-faith relationships, etc.) and many of our members have distanced themselves from Diocesan views. However, like it or not, we are a part of the Diocese and this will affect us for years to come. Yes, 2013 was a year of growth in many ways. My prayer for our congregation in this new year is that we continue to grow, not only in numbers, but into our spirituality and outreach to the larger community. Faithfully submitted, James+ Page 20 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Saint Stephen’s Giving Patterns 2014 & 2013 Compared The numbers shown below on the stairstep are the number of pledges for 2014 & 2013 made at each level. 8 1 4 1 6 Pledges for 2014 on the left 14 3 8 9 7 $41 - $50 per week 6 $16 - $20 per week $11 - $15 per week $1 - $5 per week $51 - $70 per week $21 - $30 per week $6 - $10 per week 8 $71 - $90 per week $31 - $40 per week 8 6 7 $90+per week 1 2 4 4 Pledges for 2013 on the right 8 ($20 is approximately $1000 per year) ($15 is approximately $750 per year) ($10 is approximately $500 per year) ($5 is approximately $250 per year) Page 21 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Parish Statistics: Death of Sondra Grady Parish Statistics Page 22 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Budget report - 2013 Page 23 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Budget report - January 2013 - December 2013 Page 24 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Budget report - January 2013 - December 2013 Page 25 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Budget report - January 2013 - December 2013 Page 26 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Budget report - January 2013 - December 2013 Page 27 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Budget report - January 2013 - December 2013 Page 28 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Budget: Special Funds January 2013 - December 2013 Page 29 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Endowment Fund - 2013 St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Endowment Fund 01/11/14 Income & Expense January through December 2013 Jan - Dec 13 Ordinary Income/Expense Income Capital Funds Drive Contributions Income Unrestricted 75,294.53 0.00 Total Contributions Income Dividend Income Interest Income Memorial Contributions Unrestricted Total Memorial Contributions Reimbursed Expenses 0.00 8,603.35 26.95 370.00 370.00 60.00 Total Income 84,354.83 Expense Account Management Fees Bank Service Charges Building new parish hall Capital Fund Build. Payments Miscellaneous 5,044.00 106.36 1,066.38 44,988.81 202.37 Total Expense 51,407.92 Net Ordinary Income 32,946.91 Other Income/Expense Other Income Appreciation of Securities Total Other Income 115,082.89 115,082.89 Other Expense Transfer to Vestry 8,140.00 Total Other Expense 8,140.00 Net Other Income 106,942.89 139,889.80 Net Income Page 30 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Endowment Fund Asset Report 01/11/14 As of December 31, 2013 Dec 31, 13 ASSETS Current Assets Checking/Savings 1st Nat. Bk of Scotia Checking Capital Campaign 1st Nat. Bk of Scotia Checking - Other Total 1st Nat. Bk of Scotia Checking !st Nat. Bk of Scotia MM Capital Campaign Douglas Music Fund General Endowment !st Nat. Bk of Scotia MM - Other Total !st Nat. Bk of Scotia MM 25,936.00 15,953.48 41,889.48 25,219.25 15.10 5,555.39 26.36 30,816.10 Total Checking/Savings 72,705.58 Other Current Assets HFR Investment Altar Guild Fund Capital Campaign Education Fund HFR Investment - Other 12,153.21 38,375.76 68,121.58 461,669.42 Total HFR Investment 580,319.97 Undeposited Funds 626.50 Total Other Current Assets 580,946.47 Total Current Assets 653,652.05 TOTAL ASSETS 653,652.05 LIABILITIES & EQUITY Equity Opening Bal Equity Retained Earnings Net Income 3.00 513,759.25 139,889.80 Total Equity 653,652.05 653,652.05 TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY Page 31 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Page 32 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Income and Expense Statement - 2014 Page 33 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Page 34 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Nominating Committee Junior Warden Erin Cohen Vestry Positions: Class of 2016 (3 year term) Richey Woodsell Travis Reedy Brian Riordon Diocesan Convention Would anyone like to be a representative to the Diocesan Convention, in June, at Camp of the Woods in Lake Speculator? Faithfully submitted Carole Merrill-Mazurek Joe Palko Stan Jakubowski Page 35 St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church Annual Report 2013 Commissioning of Wardens and Vestry Members Deacon: I present to you these persons to be admitted to the ministry of warden and member of the vestry in this congregation. People: The Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity. Priest: I am your servant; grant me understanding; People: That I may know your decrees. Priest: Let us pray. O Eternal God, the foundation of all wisdom and the source of all courage: Enlighten with your grace the wardens and vestry of this congregation, and so rule their minds, and guide their counsels, that in all things they may seek your glory and promote the mission of your Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. In the Name of God and of this congregation, I commission you [N] as warden/vestry member in this parish and I give you this pin as a token of your ministry. Page 36
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