St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas Episcopal Church 2016 Annual Report
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St Luke’s ~ San Lucas Identity, Vision, Mission and Goals
Identidad, Visión, Misión, y Metas de San Lucas ~ St Luke’s
Identity: SL2 is a bilingual Episcopal Church serving Vancouver and southwest Washington since 1853.
Identidad: SL2 es una Iglesia Episcopal bilingüe sirviendo Vancouver y el Suroeste de Washington desde 1853.
Vision: Our vision is to answer God’s call to be an Anglo-Hispanic faith community that works together to share the love of Christ.
Visión: Nuestra visión es responder a Dios para ser una comunidad de fe Anglo-Hispana que juntos obra para compartir el amor de Cristo.
Mission: With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, our mission is to: Extend hospitality to all, Respond to human need through service, and Grow in faith together.
Misión: Con la guía del Espíritu Santo, nuestra misión es Extender hospitalidad a todos, Responder a las necesidades humanas por servicio, y Crecer juntos en la fe.
Goal 1: Develop relationships between Anglo and Hispanic congregants. Worship Fellowship Work Parties Goal 2: Expand outreach programs into the community. WHAT Daily food, clothing Helping Hands Special Giving (Thanksgiving baskets, Back to School supplies, Cold shelter) Goal 3: Provide opportunities to grow in faith in a safe social environment. Spiritual Formation (SS, Youth, Family, Adult) Worship Ministries (acolytes, altar guild, ushers, greeters) Fellowship Goal 4: Continue support of the Pastoral Care Committee’s vital work. Visitations Life Goes On group Cards and Notes Special Programs
1 Meta: Forj ar relaciones entre feligreses Hispanos y Anglos. Misas y alabanzas Convivencia Días de trabajo 2 Meta: Expandir programas de servicio a la comunidad. WHAT (refugio de mujeres) Distribución de ropa y comida Costureras Manos Ayudar Dádivas especiales (canastas de pavos, materiales escolares, refugio de frío) 3 Meta: Proveer oportunidades para crecer en fe en un ambiente seguro Formación espiritual (niños, jóvenes, familias y adultos) Ministerios de Misa (acólitos, cofradía del altar, ujieres) Convivencia 4 Meta: Mantener apoyo para el trabaj o pastoral del Comité de Cuidado Pastoral. Visitas a enfermos “La vida Continúa” grupo Cartas y contactos Programas especiales
426 East Fourth Plain Boulevard Vancouver, Washington 98663-3040 Phone: (360) 696-0181 Fax: (360) 696-0182 www.stlukesvancouver.com
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Agenda for 2016 Annual Parish Meeting
Agenda para la Reunión Anual de la Parroquia
January 29, 2017, 11:15 am
El 29 de enero, 2017, 11:15
Prayer: Almighty and everliving God, source of all wisdom and understanding, be present with those who take counsel in St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas for the renewal and mission of your Church. Teach us in all things to seek first your honor and glory. Guide us to perceive what is right, and grant us both the courage to pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BCP p. 818
Oración: Om nip o te nte y e te rno Dio s, f ue nte d e toda sabiduría y entendimiento, hazte presente con los que deliberan en San Lucas ~ St. Luke’s para la renovación y misión de tu Iglesia. Enséñanos a que en todas las cosas busquemos primeramente tu honor y tu gloria. Guíanos para percibir lo que es justo; concédenos el valor para buscarlo y la gracia para lograrlo; por Jesucristo nuestro Señor. Amén. LOC p. 708
The Introduction of the Candidates for Vestry: Kathy Gallaher
Presentación de Candidatos para la Junta Parroquial: Kathy Gallaher
Introduction/Election of the Diocesan Convention Delegates and Alternates Kathy Gallaher
Presentación y Elección de los Delegados al Concilio Diocesano Kathy Gallaher
The First Ballot
Primero Votación
The Rector’s Report:
The Rev. Jaime Case
Reporte del Rector:
El Rev. P. Jaime Case
The Senior Warden’s Report:
Kathy Gallaher
Reporte de la Guardián Mayor:
Kathy Gallaher
The Junior Warden’s Report:
Stu Hennessey
Reporte del Guardián Menor:
Stu Hennessey
The Treasurer’s Report:
Doug Goodlett
Reporte del Tesorero:
Doug Goodlett
Reports in the Annual Report to the Parish are incorporated by reference, printed in the 2016 Annual Report booklet.
Reportes en el Reporte Anual a la Parroquia están incorporados por referencia, contenidos en el folleto de Reporte Anual de 2016
The Minutes for the Annual Meeting of 2015 incorporated in the 2016 Annual Report.
Minutas de la Reunión Anual de 2015 incorporado en el Reporte Anual de 2016.
Additional Ballots, if needed
Votación adicional, si se requiere.
The Lord’s Prayer and Adjournment
El Padre Nuestro y Despedida.
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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S Reports
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Rector’s Report Curate’s Report Senior Warden’s Report Junior Warden’s Report Mutual Ministry Review Results
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REPORTES EN ESPAÑOL El Reporte del Rector Informe del Cura El Reporte de la Guardián Mayor El Reporte del Guardián Menor Resultados de la Encuesta de Evaluación de Ministerio Mutuo Reporte del Comité de Promesas Reporte de 2016 sobre Misas Bilingües Eventos de Encuentro Ministerio de Niños Grupo de Jóvenes Acólitos
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Goal 1: Develop Relationships between Hispanics and Anglos
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Goal 2: Expand Outreach Community Outreach Outreach Events through 2016 ESL Helping Hands Winter Housing Overflow
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Goal 3: Spiritual Growth – Nursery Children’s Ministry Youth Group It Takes A Village-Young Families Adult Forum Women’s Spirituality Group Other Spiritual Growth Offerings Library Committee Altar Guild Bread Guild
Acolytes Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers Ushers and Greeters Music Photography Committee Newcomers Hospitality Coffee Hour Friday Night Live The Lunch Bunch R @ R (Retirees at a Restaurant Hospitality Support Ministry
Goal 4: Pastoral Care
MINISTRY REPORTS IN ENGLISH
Bilingual Worship Shared Events Ministry Intersections
Reports
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Pastoral Care Prayer Partners Prayer Shawls Life Goes On Neighborhood Shepherds
Facility Management Accessibility Thursday Maintenance Group Facility Use Columbarium
Administration &Finance Staff Report Parish Administration Treasurer’s Office Fundraising Activities Pledge Campaign Computer System Archivist Diocesan Convention Report Parish Statistics Clergy, Staff, Delegates Vestry Baptisms Name Change Confirmations/Receptions Marriages In Memoriam
Appendix Annual Parish Meeting Minutes, January 31, 2016 Financial Statements:
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2016 Rector’s Report What a challenging and rewarding year of ministry we have had in 2016 at St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas. In response to God’s love for us, we have said “Yes” many times to the opportunities to be Christ’s hands and feet in the world. So many of you have worked so hard this past year that the sense of exhausted joy and satisfaction is palpable on a quiet snowy day like today. It’s Wednesday, January 11, and only Den Mark and I are here, hosting the homeless with coffee and soup. The coffee and soup and sandwiches, the heater, the whole range of offerings we have depend on the indefatigable labors of many. We get to be the face of a quiet and heartfelt gift of ministry by so many. It’s a privilege. This is the Rector’s Report for 2016 to the Parish. Let me go through and remind you of the four areas that we adopted for our work four years ago, as we look at how we have done as a Parish together: Goal 1: Develop relationships between Anglo and Hispanic congregants. We hired an Administrative Assistant, Herlinda Marquez, who also speaks Spanish. Herlinda helped with many areas of Spanish work. She was a great help to me! Sadly, she resigned at the end of the year and now we are looking for a replacement. On the other hand, my greatest regret is not having a bilingual Youth Minister to draw the next generation of Latinos and Anglos together in faith formation. Without the youth, our efforts for peace and justice and our future as a Parish is diminished. The initiatives for Sunday school and families have a great gap in ministry for 12 to 18 year olds. This is a future oriented issue for the whole parish. Can you help to lead this ministry as either a volunteer or a paid staff? Do you know someone who might fit the description? Goal 2: Expand outreach programs into the community. We are succeeding at this goal. WHAT women’s shelter is working! Food is going out to the hungry, clothing, bus passes, and toiletries. We’ve been able to help as a warming space on days when it’s below freezing. God has been generous through you, increasing our funding and volunteers for ministry for the second year in a row. Goal 3: Provide opportunities to grow in faith in a safe social
environment. Recent events make it apparent to me that as a society we continue to struggle with systemic and innate racism, sexism and other destructive forces in our values and our actions. Without a deliberate intention to increase our sensitivity to and understanding these forces work, our society is in peril of violence. To work on Racism at St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas requires an informed and deliberate study of race, poverty, justice and peace. A cadre of informed and transformed people will be more influential in helping the whole Parish work on the core value of Hospitality. The Church is the proper place to do this. Here we hope to grow spiritually in a safe social setting. Goal 4: Continue support of the Pastoral Care Committee’s vital work. I hope the effort to work towards peace and justice through the staffing, volunteers, and caring for each other are apparent to everyone. The unseen work of many in our Pastoral Care Committee continues to reach people in need who are unable to attend services. This ministry is a sacred trust to the whole church and I am so proud that this ministry is well supported by active laity, and ably led by Fr. Dennis Cole. Thank God for the Pastoral Care Committee!
I often am reminded that payroll is the biggest expense of a Church, including St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas. Your generosity allows us to meet the new Washington State minimum wage of $11 per hour, give cost of living raises to staff, and even modest merit raises to the Parish Administrator and the Music Director. Payroll is ministry: Music, support for Outreach and other administrative duties, pastoral, liturgical and teaching are all paid for in some way. I am grateful for our Music Director, Tim Nickel, and for our Parish Administrator, Kris Lawless, and for our Hispanic Musician, Willy Silva. We have volunteer clergy to thank; Fr. Dennis Cole, Fr. Don Greenwood and Pastor Chuck Barnes, especially for sharing the burden during my sabbatical. As a Parish, we owe a great debt of gratitude to Fr. Eliacin Rosario-Cruz, who has been our Curate for a year and half. He has covered for me as Acting Rector during my sabbatical, and engaged in all aspects of ministry, especially the new ministry to families with young children. Thank you, Fr. Eliacin. Thank you for a wonderful year in 2016. Let us continue to work with each other to put forth the love of God in Jesus Christ to the world! The Rev. Jaime Case, Rector
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Curate’s Report 2016 continued my blessed time as Curate here in St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas. Beside my regular activities preaching, helping planning and leading services in 2016 I provided pastoral leadership and guidance to our new ministry with young families, It Takes a Village. I was very glad to see the increase of our bilingual services this past year.
Earlier in the year, assisted by Fr. Jaime and Karen Burgess-Cassler, I coordinated and facilitated Gracious Living, a Lenten series on diversity and Inter-cultural communication. I am grateful for the wonderful opportunity to be Priest-in-Charge/Acting Rector during in Summer 2016. During that time we tried some new things as ways to cultivate and enrich our sense of community here at St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas. We ate together a lot, we went on hikes and took some time to be playful. During the Rector’s sabbatical, the parish kept its liturgical integrity and attendance was well supported. With the assistance of the Senior Warden and the Church Treasurer during the summer, we applied for and were granted a diocesan grant toward our ministry with young families. The Rev. Eliacin Rosario-Cruz, Curate
Senior Warden’s Report It is hard to believe a year has gone by and that it is time for our Annual Meeting. This year has flown by. I guess that comes from being busy. A lot has happened this year.
I will try to recap some of our accomplishments. We started out the year hosting the huts for the homeless. While this was a good idea, we soon found that the oversight was not what we expected. After much thought, prayer and discussion, we decided to end our relationship with them in April. We were better for trying but found this was not the appropriate outreach for us. We spent the spring planning for Fr. Jaime’s sabbatical. A sabbatical can be an uncertain time for a parish. Thanks to the hard work of Fr. Eliacin, Fr. Dennis and
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the help of Fr. Don and Pastor Chuck, we made it through the summer. I think we came out stronger at the end of this time and ready for the new challenges to come. A new group, “It Takes a Village” started during this time. This is a group aimed at our young families. They had a picnic in the summer at the McClellan’s that over 30 people attended. There was another gathering at the Cole’s with similar attendance. At the start of Advent they got together to make Advent wreaths. This is a new ministry for our Parish and one we plan to enhance in 2017. Fr. Eliacin organized a hike with Eucharist and a picnic at Lacamas Lake. He also organized potlucks after the 1:00 service that were open to everyone. These were fun events that got everyone together in social settings and started creating new bonds of friendships between the services. Fr, Jaime came back in September and we jumped right into the Stewardship Campaign and the inquiry from Share about turning our downstairs into a women’s shelter. Talk about jumping in with both feet. The goal set for the Stewardship Campaign was very ambitious and a real stretch. It was felt by the Vestry that we needed a goal out there so everyone would know what it would take to keep the Curate on as an Associate Priest. While we did not make that goal, we had a strong campaign with many first time pledgers and have a good budget to further our work in the community and the world. An ad hoc committee was formed to consider the proposal from Share. The committee did their due diligence by meeting with Share, visiting St. Paul’s, crafting questions and concerns and finally meeting with the congregation for their input. After much deliberation, they recommended to the Vestry that we provide the space for the shelter. The Vestry voted to go ahead and negotiate with Share. This started a busy month of work turning the old office space/classrooms into livable space for 12 women. Many thanks to everyone who worked on this endeavor. I was told that several of the women burst into tears when they saw the beautiful spaces that had been provided for them. We hope to turn the utility closet into a shower for them in the next month or so. I think one of the most moving moments for me per-
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sonally was when many of us attended the 1:00 service as a show of solidarity after the results of the election were announced. I especially enjoyed watching the faces of everyone as they came into church and realized what was happening. It went a long way in making us one congregation worshiping and standing together. I wrote last month about gratitude. I would like to continue that theme. All of these things we accomplished this year could not have been done without a lot of people jumping in and working together. I am grateful for everyone at St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas. We are so strong together and I am looking forward to another amazing year. Kathy Gallaher, Senior Warden
Junior Warden’s Report It has been another year of significant progress in maintaining the buildings and grounds at St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas. Parishioners donated approximately 2,000 hours, with the Thursday Crew donating over 1,700 hours. Major accomplishments included: New landscaping for the gardens and grass; Installation of a new Choir Loft railing; Updated our alarm system Installation of LED lighting throughout the entire facility (80% complete) and securing significant subsidization for the expense from Clark PUD. Installation of new toilets in the downstairs restrooms; Creation of a homeless women’s shelter in the church basement (numerous painting, carpentry and cleaning projects made this possible). Sadly one of our security employees quit.
2017 Goals
Arrange for AED training since certification has expired Hire a replacement Security employee Complete the LED lighting project Design and create a shower for used by the Share WHAT Shelter. Stuart Hennessey, Junior Warden
Mutual Ministry Review Results A Mutual Ministry Review was done this summer by surveying the congregation. The survey questions were around the mission and goals that were set during a visioning process several years ago. The survey was presented to the congregation and was available on-line and on paper. It was also available in both English and Spanish. 124 people responded to the survey using both the online survey and the paper survey. Of those, 105 had English as their primary language and 19 spoke Spanish as their primary language. The distribution between services was 15 responded from the 8AM service, 83 from the 10AM service and 24 from the 1PM service with 3 people choosing not to answer the question. The age distribution was 18 in the 21 – 40 year range, 26 in the 41 – 60 year range, 57 in the 61 – 80 year range, 20 in the 81 and above year range and 3 who did not answer. Both the English speaking members and the Spanish speaking members answered the questions with very similar results:
Q 1- I feel welcome at St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas. English – 95% yes Spanish – 100% yes Q 2- I have made friends in the St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas community. English – 96% yes Spanish – 100% yes Q 3- I have attended one of the bilingual services. English -82% yes Spanish -100% yes Q 4- I enjoy the opportunity of get to know people from another service time by: Sharing meals together: English – 40% Spanish – 79% Working together on a church project: English – 27% Spanish – 16% Working together in parish ministry: English – 18% Spanish – 0% Other: English – 15% Spanish – 5% Q 5 - I support St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas efforts to meet the needs of the greater Vancouver community. English – 93% yes Spanish – 100% yes Q 6 - This related to the “Topics” sessions after the 10AM service and was not included on the Spanish survey.
2016 Annual Report Q 7 - This question was looking for ideas for further sessions. Many ideas were received.
All of the above: English - 59% Spanish – 69% None of the above English – 1% Spanish – 0%
Q 8 - The Church has reached out to me or my family in a time of need. English -46% yes Spanish – 83% yes
Q13 - Preferred worship service of the respondent Q14 - Age of the respondent.
Q 9 - I would like to see midweek class offerings: English – 26% yes Spanish – 72% yes. Q10 - I support the vision and leadership of the Vestry. English – 83% yes Spanish – 100% yes. Q11 - I support the vision and leadership of the Clergy. English – 73% yes Spanish – 100% yes. Q12 Liturgy: Music Sermon Community Eucharist
English – 9% English – 10% English – 7% English – 4% English - 10%
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Spanish – 5% Spanish – 10% Spanish - 0% Spanish – 16% Spanish – 0%
There was also an opportunity for comments and many of the respondents took advantage of this to comment on what was working and what they felt was not working. This was valuable input and will be reviewed by the 2017 Vestry as they do their planning for the year. This was a successful review of the current ministries. There were enough people who responded to make the results statistically valid. All the service times were represented as well as most of the age groups. For the next survey, a special invitation will go to the Youth Group to be sure they know their input is valuable. The plan is to repeat the survey in 2018. Kathy Gallaher, Senior Warden
2 0 16 Ve str y R os te r Class of 2014 - 2017
Class of 2015 - 2018
Class of 2016 - 2019
Sharon Mayhew Stefanie Aschmann Marlene Perez
Kathy Gallaher Joseph Ziemba (Resigned) Itami Sandoval-Gaitan
Stu Hennesssy Lynne Hulse (Resigned) John Mathieu
(Served 1 year, eligible for election)
(Resigned)
Tako Torrez
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Reportes en Español El Reporte del Rector Qué año más retaso y exitoso hemos tenido en 2016 en San Lucas ~ St. Luke’s. Como respuesta al amor de Dios para nosotros, hemos dicho “sí” múltiples veces a las oportunidades para ser las manos y pies de Cristo en el mundo. Tantos de ustedes han trabajado duramente este año pasado que el sentimiento de cansancio gozoso y satisfecho es palpable aún durante un día de nieve como hoy. Es miércoles el 11 de enero y Den Mark y yo estamos aquí, hospedando a los fríos con café y caldo. El café y caldo y las tortas, la calefacción y todo el gran rango de ofertas dependen de la labor infatigable de muchos. Somos el aspecto de un don cariñoso y quieto de ministerio por muchos. Es un privilegio. Este es el Reporte del Rector para 2016 a la Parroquia. Déjeme pasar por las cuatro áreas de trabajo que decidimos hace cuatro años, y ver qué hemos hecho como una Parroquia juntos: 1 Meta: Forjar relaciones entre hispanos y anglos. Hemos empleado una Asistente al Administrador que habla español, añadiendo capacidad para el ministerio hispano al ministerio de coordinación de Escuela Dominical. ¡Fue gran ayuda para mí! La Asistente dejó su puesto, y otra vez está abierta la posición. La otra posición, la de Ministro a los Jóvenes, es un área de falla en nuestro esfuerzo. No hay quien atraiga los jóvenes latinos y anglos juntos en formación de fe. Entre las iniciativas para niños y los adultos, nos falta ministerio a los de 12 a 18 años. Este es parte del futuro de la parroquia. ¿Puedes ayudar con este ministerio como voluntario o empleado? ¿Conoce a alguien que puede llenar el puesto? 2 Meta: Expandir programas de servicio a la comunidad. Tenemos éxito en esta meta. WHAT, el refugio para mujeres se lanzó. Comida, ropa, boletos y cepillos se distribuyen. Hemos logrado abrir para días con temperaturas bajas para calentar gente. Dios ha sido generoso por medio de ustedes, dando fondos, y voluntarios para incrementar el ministerio por el segundo año seguido. 3 Meta: Proveer oportunidades para crecer en fe en un am-
biente seguro. Eventos del pasado han hecho aparente a mí que nuestra sociedad continúa luchando contra racismo, sexismo y otras fuerzas destructivas sistemáticas y esenciales. Sin un esfuerzo intencional para aprender y sensibilizarnos para entender estas fuerzas, ponemos a la sociedad en peligro de violencia. Para trabajar sobre el Racismo en San Lucas ~ St. Lukes, se necesita un grupo de personas informados sobre raza, pobreza, justicia y paz. Una junta informada y transformada tendrá más influencia para ayudar a la Parroquia en su labor de ser hospitalario. La Iglesia es el lugar para intentar esto. Aquí crecemos espiritualmente en un ambiente seguro. 4 Meta: Mantener apoyo para el trabajo pastoral del Comité de Cuidado Pastoral. Espero que la labor hacia paz y justicia por medio de personal, voluntarios y cuidado mutuo aparentan a todos. La labor invisible de muchos en nuestro Comité Pastoral continúa alcanzar a personas en necesidad que no pueden venir a misa. Este ministerio es una entrega sagrada de la iglesia entera, y estoy muy orgulloso que está respaldad por unos laicos dedicados, con P. Dennis Cole encabezado. ¡Gracias a Dios por el Comité de Cuidado Pastoral! Muy a menudo me acuerdo que el personal es el gasto más grande de una iglesia, y esto incluye a San Lucas ~ St. Lukes. Su generosidad ha logrado ponernos al tanto de pagar el sueldo mínimo del Estado de Washington de 11 por hora, dar un aumento por ajusto de vivienda, y aún un pequeño aumento de mérito para el Director de Música y la Administradora Parroquial. Estoy muy agradecido por nuestro Director de Música Tim Nickel, Administradora Parroquial Kris Lawless, y nuestro músico hispano, Willy Silva. Tenemos que agradecer los curas voluntarios también P. Dennis Cole, P. Don Greenwood, y P. Chuck Barnes, especialmente por su ayuda durante mi sabático. Como parroquia debemos agradecer a P. Eliacín Rosario Cruz, nuestro curado por un año y medio. Me dio respaldo como Rector Suplente durante mi sabático, se entregó a todos aspectos del ministerio, y especialmente el nuevo ministerio a familias con niños pequeños. Gracias, P. Eliacín. Gracias por un año maravilloso en 2016. ¡Que continuemos la labor de trabajar juntos para demostrar el amor de Dios en Cristo Jesús al mundo! El Rev. P. Jaime Case
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Informe del Cura 2016 continuó la gran bendición de ser Cura aquí en St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas. Temprano en el año asistido por el P. Jaime y Karen Burgess-Cassler, coordiné y facilité Gracious Living, una serie cuaresmal en Inglés sobre diversidad y comunicación intercultural. Además de mis actividades regulares de predicación, ayuda en la planificación y presencia en las misas en el año 2016, yo proveí liderazgo pastoral y guía a nuestro nuevo ministerio con familias jóvenes en la comunidad Anglo. Estoy muy contento de ver el aumento de nuestros servicios bilingües el año pasado. Agradezco la maravillosa oportunidad de haber sido Rector Interino durante el verano de 2016. Durante ese tiempo tratamos algunas cosas nuevas como formas de cultivar y enriquecer nuestro sentido de comunidad aquí en St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas. Comimos juntos muchas veces, fuimos de excursión y tomamos tiempo para compartir. Durante el tiempo sabático del Rector, la parroquia mantuvo su integridad litúrgica y su asistencia fue bien apoyada. Con la ayuda de la guardiana mayor y el tesorero de la Iglesia durante el verano, solicitamos y recibimos una beca diocesana para nuestro ministerio con familias jóvenes. El Rev. P. Eliacin Rosario-Cruz, Cura
El Reporte de la Guardián Mayor Es difícil creer que haya pasado un año y que es hora de nuestra Reunión Anual. Este año ha volado. Eso pasa cuando se esta ocupado. Mucho ha pasado este pasado año. Voy a tratar de recapitular algunos de nuestros logros. Empezamos el año en el que con las casitas donde se quedaban las personas sin hogar. Sabemos que fue una buena idea, pero pronto descubrimos que la supervisión no era lo que esperábamos. Después de mucho pensamiento, oración y discusión, decidimos terminar nuestra relación con ellos en abril. Hicimos lo mejor en tratar, pero no era el mejor ministerio para nosotros.
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Continuamos el años con la planificación en la primavera para el sabático del P. Jaime. Un período sabático puede ser un tiempo incierto para una parroquia. Gracias al trabajo del P. Eliacin, P. Dennis y la ayuda del P. Don y Pastor Chuck, tuvimos un buen verano. Creo que terminamos más firmes al final de este tiempo y listos para los nuevos retos por venir. Un nuevo grupo, "It Takes a Village" comenzó durante este tiempo. Este es un grupo dirigido a nuestras familias jóvenes de las misa de las 10AM. Tuvieron un picnic en el verano en la casa de los McClellan’s al más de 30 personas asistieron. Hubo otra reunión en la casa de los Cole’s con asistencia similar. Al comienzo del Adviento se juntaron para hacer coronas de Adviento. Este es un nuevo ministerio para nuestra parroquia y uno que planeamos mejorar en 2017. El P. Eliacin organizó una caminata con Eucaristía y un picnic en el Lago Lacamas. También organizó potlucks después del servicio de 1:00PM al cual todos eran bienvenidos. Estos fueron eventos divertidos que reunieron a todos en entornos sociales y empezaron a crear nuevos lazos de amistad entre los servicios. El P. Jaime regresó en septiembre y nos lanzamos directamente a la Campaña de Promesas y la el discernimiento sobre convertir nuestra planta baja en un refugio para mujeres. El objetivo fijado para la campaña de la promesa fue muy ambicioso. La Junta Parroquial sentía que necesitábamos ese gran objetivo para que todos supieran lo que se necesitaría para mantener al Cura como un Sacerdote Asociado. Aunque no logramos esa meta, tuvimos una campaña fuerte con muchas nuevas promesas y tenemos un buen presupuesto para continuar nuestro trabajo en la comunidad y el mundo.
Se creó un comité ad hoc para considerar la propuesta de Share para el refugio de mujeres. El comité hizo su debida diligencia reuniéndose con Share, visitando St. Paul's, formulando preguntas y finalmente reuniéndose con la congregación para su opinión. Después de mucha deliberación, recomendaron a la Junta Parroquial que proporcionáramos el espacio para el refugio. La Junta Parroquial votó por seguir adelante y negociar con Share. Esto comenzó un ajetreado mes de trabajo convirtiendo el antiguo espacio de oficinas / salones en un espacio habitable para 12 mujeres. Muchas gracias a todos los que trabajaron en este esfuerzo. Me dijeron
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que varias de las mujeres lloraron cuando vieron los hermosos espacios que les habían proporcionado. Esperamos convertir el armario de servicios públicos en una ducha para ellas en los próximos meses. Creo que uno de los momentos más emocionantes para mí personalmente fue cuando muchos de nosotros asistimos al servicio de la 1:00PM como una muestra de solidaridad después de que se anunciaron los resultados de la elecciones en noviembre. Me gustó especialmente ver los rostros de todos cuando llegaron a la iglesia y me di cuenta de lo que estaba sucediendo. Ha sido un largo camino en hacernos una congregación adorando y caminando juntos. Escribí el mes pasado sobre la gratitud. Me gustaría continuar con ese tema. Todas estas cosas que hemos logrado este año no podría haber sido hecho sin mucha gente colaborando y trabajando juntos. Estoy agradecida por todos en St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas. Somos fuertes cuando estamos juntos. Espero otro año increíble. Kathy Gallaher, Guardiána Mayor
Reporte del Guardián Menor Ha sido otro año de progreso significativo en el mantenimiento de los edificios y terrenos en St. Luke's ~ San Lucas. Los feligreses donaron aproximadamente 2.000 horas de trabajo en total. El grupo de trabajo de los jueves donó 1,700 horas. Los logros principales del 2016 fueron: Nueva jardines y césped frente de la iglesia Instalación de una nueva barandilla en el balcón del coro. Instalación de iluminación LED en toda la instalación (80% completa) y los subsidios significativos de Clark PUD para los gastos. Instalación de nuevos inodoros en los baños de la planta baja. Creación de un refugio de mujeres sin hogar en la planta baja de la iglesia (numerosos proyectos de pintura, carpintería y limpieza lo hicieron posible). Lamentablemente uno de nuestros empleados de seguridad renunció.
Objetivos 2017
Organizar el entrenamiento de AED porque nuestra certificación ya expiró. Contratar a un/a empleado/a de seguridad. Completar el proyecto de iluminación LED Diseñar y crear una ducha para que dan usados por las damas en el albergue WHAT. Stuart Hennessey, Guardián Menor
Resultados de la Encuesta de Evaluación de Ministerio Mutuo La Encuesta de Evaluación de Ministerio Mutuos e hizo el verano pasado. Las preguntas de la encuesta giraban alrededor de la misión y las metas que se establecieron durante un proceso de visión hecho hace varios años. La encuesta fue presentada a la congregación y estuvo disponible en línea y en papel. También estuvo disponible en inglés y español. 124 personas respondieron a la encuesta utilizando tanto la encuesta en línea como la encuesta en papel. De ellos, 105 tenían el inglés como idioma principal y 19 hablaban el español como su idioma principal. La distribución entre los servicios fue de 15 respuestas del servicio de 8AM, 83 del servicio de 10AM y 24 del servicio de 1PM con 3 personas eligiendo no responder a la pregunta. La distribución por edades fue de 18 respuestas en el rango de 21 a 40 años, 26 en el rango de 41 a 60 años, 57 en el rango de 61 a 80 años, 20 en el rango de 81 años y más y 3 que no respondieron. Tanto los miembros que respondieron en inglés como los hispanohablantes respondieron a las preguntas con resultados muy similares:
P1- Me siento bienvenido/a en St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas Inglés - 95% sí Español - 100% sí P2-He hecho amigos en la comunidad de St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas Inglés - 96% sí Español - 100% sí P3 – He asistido a uno de los servicios bilingües Inglés -82% sí Español -100% sí P4- Disfruto la oportunidad de conocer a personas de otras misas Cuando comemos juntos: Inglés - 40% Español - 79% Cuando trabajamos en un proyecto juntos:
2016 Annual Report Inglés - 27% Español - 16% Cunado servimos en un ministerio juntos: Inglés - 18% Español - 0% De otra manera: Inglés - 15% Español - 5% P5 – Yo apoyo los esfuerzos de St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas para satisfacer las necesidades de la comunidad de Vancouver Inglés - 93% sí Español - 100% sí P6 - Esto se relaciona con las reuniones/classes“/Topics/ Temas” después del servicio 10:00 y no fue incluido en la encuesta en Español.
P7 - En esta pregunta se estaba buscando ideas para nuevas sesiones. Se recibieron muchas ideas. P8 -. Ingles -46% sí, Español - 83% sí P9 - Me gustaría ve mas oportunidades de clases/ actividades durante la semana. Inglés - 26% sí, Español - 72% sí. P10 - Yo apoyo el liderazgo de la junta parroquial. Inglés - 83% sí, Español - 100% sí. P11 - Yo apoyo el liderazgo de la junta parroquial. Inglés - 73% sí, Español - 100% sí. P12 - La parte más importante del culto para mí es: Liturgia: Inglés - 9% Español - 5% Música Inglés - 10% Español - 10% Sermón Inglés - 7% Español -0% Comunidad Inglés - 4% Español - 16 % Eucaristía Inglés - 10% Español - 0% Todo lo anterior: Inglés - 59% Español - 69% Ninguno de los anteriores Inglés - 1% Español - 0% P13 - Yo apoyo el liderazgo de la junta parroquial. P14 - Edad del entrevistado. También hubo una oportunidad para los comentarios y muchos de los encuestados aprovecharon para comentar sobre lo que estaba funcionando y lo que ellos creían que no funcionaba. Este fue un aporte valioso y será revisado por la Junta Parroquial de 2017 en su planificación para el año. Esta fue una exitosa revisión de los ministerios actuales. Hubo suficientes personas que respondieron para hacer los resultados válidos estadísticamente. Todas las misas fueron representadas, así como la mayoría de los grupos de edad. Para la próxima encuesta, una invitación especial será enviada al Grupo de Jóvenes para asegurarse de que saben que su aporte es valioso. El plan es repetir la encuesta en 2018. Kathy Gallaher, Guardiána Mayor
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Reporte del Comité de Promesas Logros de 2016 para las promesas de 2017 Al final de nuestra campaña anual de mayordomía, recibimos un total de 118 de promesas de 140 unidades; 84% La cantidad total prometida recibida fue de $369,162.27 para un objetivo de $454.181; O el 81%. 21 nuevas promesas recibidas 39 aumentaron sus promesas sobre la cantidad prometida para 2016 6 disminuyeron sus promesas 52 prometieron la misma cantidad que la promesa de 2016. Gracias a todos los que apoyan la obra de Dios a través de sus dones financieros. Recuerde, sólo porque la campaña de mayordomía se termina oficialmente no significa que usted tiene que esperar hasta el próximo año para comenzar una nueva promesa o aumentar su cantidad prometida. Si usted no se ha comprometido a dar, continúe pensando en la oración. Comience donde usted está - ninguna cantidad es demasiado pequeña y toda contribución es bienvenida. Sharon Mayhew, Presidente del Comité de Promesas
Reporte de 2016 sobre Misas Bilingües En 2016, siguiendo la sugerencia en nuestra encuesta de evaluación parroquial, ofrecimos muchas oportunidades para celebrar en dos idiomas a la vez, juntando las comunidades angloparlantes e hispanoparlantes en una sola misa. La asistencia para estas fiestas no fue muy buena, y entonces no se espera hacer tantas en 2017.
Las celebraciones en 2016 fueron: MIÉRCOLES DE CENIZA misa a las 7 bilingüe. El JUEVES SANTO tuvo misa bilingüe a las 7 con Lavatorio de Pies. VIERNES SANTO, a las se celebró en dos idiomas. No hubo comunión en este Rito. LA GRAN VIGILIA PASCUAL Sábado de Gloria 8:00 pm La Gran Vigilia Pascual Bilingüe DÍA DE PENTECOSTÉS: Domingo el 15 de mayo una sola misa a las 11 tomó el lugar de las misas de 10 y 1. Fue bilingüe, con bautismos, y hay guardería. No se hizo Escuela Dominical para que los niños podrían ver y participar en la misa de bautizos. Después comimos juntos; ensaladas, vegetables, etc. para compartir. Se proveyó la carne.
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EL DOMINGO DE LA BIENVENIDA: 11 de septiembre. St. Luke's ~ San Lucas adoró juntos a las 11am en un servicio bilingüe. CELEBRACIÓN DE VISITA DEL OBISPO: El domingo, 2 de octubre vino el Obispo Greg Rickel con nosotros, y él celebró una misa bilingüe a las 11, la combinación de los servicios de 10am y 1pm (servicio de 8 a.m. según lo programado regularmente). Durante el servicio bilingüe se hizo un bautismo, y varias confirmaciones y recepciones. Después del servicio, compartimos un almuerzo potluck en el Salón Parroquial. FIESTA DE LOS DIFUNTOS se ofreció a las 7 PM el 2 de noviembre con una misa de réquiem para todos que han muerto, aunque han sido de años. Trajimos recuerdos de los difuntos para ponerlos sobre la mesa en frente del altar. FIESTA DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUADALUPE: 12 de diciembre, a las 6:30PM se celebró la Eucaristía por Nuestra Señor de Guadalupe en el templo de San Lucas ~ St. Luke’s. A las 7:15PM se hizo la procesión de la Virgencita desde el Templo al Salón Parroquial para el obsequio de la Danza por la cofradía Cristo de Chalma. Sigió después una cena. Se solicita traer comida para compartir, ayuda para enderezar el lugar (4:00PM) y limpieza (8:30PM).
Eventos de Encuentro Logros de 2016
31 de enero - Reunión Anual y Almuerzo 9 de febrero - Cena del Mardi Gras / Marzo - Comida de Ágape antes del Jueves Santo. Servicio bilingüe. 23 de julio – Caminata y pasadía congregacional en Lacamas Park– Round Lake Trail. Verano: 3 Convivios después de la misa de la 1PM. Uno cada uno de los tres meses de verano. 30 de agosto – barbacoa en el Domingo de Bienvenida Noviembre – Convivio del Día de Acción de Gracias 12 de diciembre - Cena y Celebración Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe 16-23 de diciembre – Las Posadas (Misa 1PM)
Ministerio de Niños Logros de 2016
Asistencia promedio a la Escuela Dominical: de ocho a diez niños en la mañana y quince en la tarde. Ademas de los niños que se graduaron de la guarderia. Los nuevos materiales de Godly Play fueron bien recibidos. La Escuela Bíblica de Vacaciones fue disfrutada por un promedio de 40 niños; Una mezcla uniforme de español e inglés. Aprendieron a trabajar duro y a donar para familias en necesidad. En la Pastorela Navideña participaron más de veinte personas en la misa de las 10AM y un grupo pequeño en la misa de la 1PM, pero lo hicimos funcionar. Se realizó una fiesta de Navidad conjunta para niños de ambas misas entre sesiones de práctica de la pastorela. Los tres eventos anteriores fueron posibles gracias a la ayuda de muchos voluntarios.
Metas 2017
Trabajar para involucrarse más en la pastorela hispana. Reclutar voluntarios dedicados. Introducir más artesanías divertidas para que los niños disfruten durante la Escuela Dominical. Herlinda Márquez, Directora del Ministerio de Niños
Reporte del Grupo de Jovenes Logros de 2016
Las reuniones juveniles continúan siendo dos sábados por la noche cada mes. Estuvimos aprendiendo y discutiendo sobre el racismo y los prejuicios. Las discusiones incluyeron experiencias individuales de racismo. Vimos películas basadas en historias verdaderas sobre racismo. Los jóvenes asistieron a HYC en invierno y primavera y JYC en primavera. Durante el verano, los estudiantes de secundaria asistieron al campamento diocesano. Durante el verano dos de nuestros jóvenes y yo nos unimos a un grupo de 18 jóvenes de la escuela
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Proporcionar un foro contra el racismo esta primavera para los tres jóvenes y yo, que participamos en el viaje diocesano del verano pasado, para compartir nuestras experiencias y lecciones aprendidas. Alientar a los jóvenes a asistir a una sesión de Camp Huston este verano. El próximo verano la diócesis está planeando otro viaje como Jackson Mississippi, Nueva Orleans, Selma y Mobile Alabama. Volveré a acompañar a otros dos jóvenes líderes de los viajes anteriores y espero que algunos de nuestros jóvenes se unan a nosotros. Gracias a todos los que trabajan para apoyar este ministerio. Tenemos jóvenes increíbles. Donna Greene, Líder de la Juventud
secundaria y 6 chaperones adultos en el viaje de la juventud diocesana a cinco estados del sur de los EEUU por 10 días. Aprendimos sobre el racismo de primera mano y fue una experiencia poderosa. El Obispo Greg Rickel se unió a la juventud por la mayor parte de esta aventura. St. Luke's~ San Lucas fue el anfitrión de HYC en otoño. En el otoño aumentamos nuestra reunión regulares de manera semanal. Debido al mal tiempo de este invierno, las reuniones del Grupo Juvenil ha sido escasa especialmente en diciembre.
Objetivos 2017
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Añadir otro líder juvenil para que podamos ofrecer dos grupos de jóvenes, uno para los jóvenes de la escuela intermedia y otro para los jóvenes de la escuela secundaria. Esto nos permitirá adaptar los programas a las necesidades de estos distintos grupos de edad. Seguir reuniéndose al menos dos veces al mes y ofrecer programas estimulantes para los jóvenes Asistir a los programas diocesanos JYC y HYC durante todo el año.
Acólitos Retos para 2016
No hemos tenido acólitos para las misas, y nos hace gran falta. Por favor, si sus jóvenes quieren servir, lleguen temprano para la misa para darles tiempo para cambiarse. The Rev. Jaime Case, Rector
Primeria Comunión First Communion
VBS Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration
1 of 9 Posadas
Primeria Comunión First Communion
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Ministry Reports in English Goal 1: Develop Relationships between Hispanics and Anglos Bilingual Worship In 2016, following suggestions from the questionnaires that were used in the parish evaluation, we offered many opportunities to celebrate in both languages at the same service, joining the English speakers and Spanish speakers in a single Eucharist. The attendance for these feasts was not very good, and so it is not expected that as many services will be bilingual in 2017.
2016 Celebrations:
EPIPHANY January 6. THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST the first Sunday after Epiphany. ASH WEDNESDAY BILINGUAL SERVICE Wednesday, February 10 Ash Wednesday Holy Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes 7:00 PM (with music) MAUNDY THURSDAY, March 24, we shared our Agape potluck simple meal starting at 6PM. At 7 PM we had a bilingual service of Holy Eucharist including foot-washing and stripping of the altar. GOOD FRIDAY, March 25, at 7 pm. THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER – March 26, 8PM DAY OF PENTECOST CELEBRATION: Sunday, May 15, the 10AM and 1PM services combined at 11AM with Holy Eucharist and Baptisms. WELCOME BACK SUNDAY September 11: at 11AM. A luncheon followed the service. BISHOP VISITATION CELEBRATION: Sunday, October 2, we hosted Bishop Greg Rickel. There was a special bilingual service at 11AM, combining the 10AM and 1PM services. There were Baptisms, Confirmations and Receptions. After the service we shared a potluck luncheon in the Parish Hall. ALL SOULS EVENING EUCHARIST: All Souls is the feast of all the dead. At 7:00 pm on November 2, we offered a requiem bilingual Eucharist for all who have passed away, even if it has been many years. People brought a memento of the person to put on the special tables placed below the main
Altar prior to the service. The service was bilingual and we used incense. THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Not Bilingual but Anglos invited. On December 12 at 6:30PM a Eucharist was celebrated for Our Lady of Guadalupe in the Church of St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas. At 7:15PM a procession left the church to carry the Virgin to the Parish Hall to the offering of Dance by the guild Cristo de Chalma, followed by a meal.
Shared Events 2016 Accomplishments
January 31 - Annual Meeting and Pot Luck Lunch February 9 - Mardi Gras/Shrove Tuesday Dinner March - Agape Meal prior to Maundy Thursday Bilingual service. June 23 – Congregational hike and potluck picnic at Lacamas Park– Round Lake Trail Summer: 3 Sunday Pot Lucks following the 1PM service. One each of the three summer months. August 30 - Welcome Back Sunday BBQ Ministry Sunday November 19 – Young Families Group Advent Craft Making Gathering November - Thanksgiving Eve Pot Luck Dinner December 12 - Our Lady of Guadalupe Pot Luck Dinner and Celebration December 16-23 – Las Posadas
Ministry Intersections 2016 Accomplishments
One American Red Cross Blood Drive July: Vacation Bible School Outreach Clothes Closet: Volunteers sorting donated clothes and donating clothes. August - Episcopal Church Class for inquirers, refreshing, preparation for Confirmation and Reception. Fall Bilingual First Communion Class December: Children’s Pageant Practice Lunch
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Goal 2: Expand Outreach Community Outreach Outreach ministries of St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas have continued to flourish in 2016. The largest ministry, Food & Clothing, includes bus passes, toiletries and other occasional needs like diapers, continues to provide much needed service to people in need. Food & Clothing Ministry 4180
Fresh Lunch Bags Distributed
4226
Single Bags Distributed
103
Family Bags Distributed
338 751 695
Adults Receiving Food Children Receiving Food Guest Accessing Clothes Guest Accessing Toiletries
678
Donations with Prices Rector’s Discretionary Account
Pounds of Food and Clothing
Road Bags Distributed
The financial outlay of Outreach through the Parish is complex and it includes some receipts for purchases made for Outreach that had receipts. That is by no means the whole amount given by people of the Parish or from outside, but it helps us report to you.
745 2188 1892
Our Food & Clothing ministry is bolstered by outside sources that would rather remain anonymous. Any excess food or other items is passed on to the following agencies around Vancouver: In-Kind Sent To Agencies SHARE, FISH, Carpenter (Food) Foundation for Vancouver Schools Washington Elementary Babies in Need (Clothes and Baby supplies)
Outreach has seasonal and other ministries that help the world outside. These special efforts involve the whole Parish in helping out others: Other Projects Without Known Dollar Value Thanksgiving Baskets Valley Homestead Meals The Giving Tree School Supply drive Babies in Need (Baby Shower) Share WHAT Shelter
In January, the Rector contacted Street Love – Hut Project to discontinue our arrangement with them. The huts were removed due to issues with the tenants that were not resolved This completed the 90 day commitment of the Parish.
10,275
Bus Passes
3,751
ERD for Refugees
1,000
HOPE Vancouver Schools Fndnt CMV Mission in Honduras
819 1,000
Diocese of Southern Philippines (Computer)
250
In Kind Receipts
3,303
Spent on Food, etc.
2,558
Bishop’s Discretionary Fund Share WHAT Shelter
492 2,293
Good Friday – Diocese of Jerusalem
190
Heifer International – VBS
265
TOTAL
26,874
All of this is made possible by uncounted and wonderful volunteers. Here are some of the members of the Parish involved in Outreach ministries: Beth Ivey Cindy Schlatter Claudia Frahm Claudia Roseberry Deb Stavig Den Mark Wichar Dena Cassidy Donna Greene Georgie Wildfang Gale Beagle Gary Voice Hanni Bureker Jill Boyd Joan McLean Josefina Medina Juanita Vernon
Kreta Saathoff Lanny Woodward Larry D'Angelo Lee Wilson Lynne Hulse Mary Ann D'Angelo Meghan Sgouromitis Melanie Kenoyer Mavis Petersen Nancy Denny Peggy Sue Snoey Ruth Werts Sandra Kimura Stephanie Aschmann Sue Henry
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Outreach Events Through 2016 January - Valley Homestead Shelter Monthly Meal Sign-Ups Once a month throughout the year St. Luke's parishioners provide a meal for the Valley Homestead Shelter, for families. Groceries are purchased and then delivered to the shelter. The residents prepare the meal. They are very appreciative of our involvement and are looking forward to our partnership with them in 2017. Dena Cassidy, Outreach Committee Member
April & October—HOPE: Homeless Student Fund-Raiser We had two fundraisers at Burgerville Central Park to raise funds to support homeless students in Vancouver Schools, April 21 and October 20, 4pm-7pm. Den Mark Wichar, Outreach Volunteer
May - Babies in Need Baby Shower In May we held a baby shower during coffee hour for Babies In Need, a ministry of All Saints Episcopal church in Hazel Dell. Requested donations were for preemies and newborns babies up to three months old. Babies In Need Director, Kitty Ash, was on hand to share about this ministry and then took all donations back to All Saints’. All Saints volunteers sort and assemble layettes that are distributed at local hospitals to mothers who have limited resources to obtain baby items for their newly born infants.
Summer - SHARE Summer Lunch program Several of us partnered with St. John Lutheran Church to serve lunches to children at the Maple Knoll apartments for six weeks.
July - Vancouver Pride Fair The annual Vancouver Pride Fair was held July 9, 11AM-5PM at Esther Short Park. St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas joined St. Anne’s Washougal in presenting a booth showing how we support and welcome the LGBT community. Lee Wilson and Melanie Kenoyer
help with this expense in our Parish and neighborhood schools. The collection drive ended on August 21. The supplies were sorted and backpacks were filled and distributed. Our own children received them on Welcome Back Sunday in time for the Back Pack Blessing. All other supplies were taken to the Foundation for Vancouver Public Schools. Lynne Hulse, Vestry Outreach Liaison
September - Vancouver Peace & Justice Fair We were exhibitors with a booth at the fair Saturday, September 10 at Esther Short Park. Had a nice crew of volunteers greeting fair goings.
November - Holiday Baskets 18 holiday baskets were distributed just before Thanksgiving. Each included a variety of nonperishable foods, treats and a turkey or chicken. Thanks to the generosity of the congregation for a nice abundance of food to fill the baskets! Dena Cassidy, Outreach Committee Member
November - December - GIVING TREE Share House provided us a list of 30 people, 20 adults and 10 children for the Giving Tree. Each person had 2 tags, for a need and a want. Eight tags that were not chosen, so a $25 dollar gift card was purchased for each, using funds from the Outreach budget. Two cars were filled with the donated gifts and delivered to Share. Gary, Georgie and Cora Wildfang were wonderful gift delivery helpers. Dena Cassidy and Georgie Wildfang have been helping all 3 years. Kreta Saathoff, Outreach Committee Member
Share WHAT Shelter (Women Housing And Transition) 2016 Accomplishments
August - SCHOOL SUPPLIES DRIVE During August we collected donations of school supplies and monetary donations for families who need
September 13 SHARE contacted Fr. Jaime requesting to rent our basement for a women’s shelter during the winter months, until the end of March. Father Jaime formed a committee of parishioners who researched details and concerns around opening a shelter. Their research and proposal was presented to the Vestry at the November meeting. The Vestry approved hosting the Share women’s shelter. The task to create a warm, inviting home for the
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most vulnerable, single, homeless women seemed daunting. On November 19, with the help of 22 volunteers, many from the Hewlett Packard community, the basements rooms were transformed. Every bedroom was painted, windows and floors cleaned, rugs/wallpaper/ paneling removed and disposed. 36 people donated their gifts of time and talent throughout the project, logging in approximately 500 volunteer hours. December 1st The Columbian ran an article about the shelter and our preparations. As a result, the church office and basement storage were flooded with donations from the surrounding community as well as the parish. Over 50 people brought their gifts of lamps, bedding, linens, end tables, appliances, etc. Six businesses generously contributed funds as well as over 41 families. The largest financial contributor was Doris Hawkey, a community member, who values how and what we are doing. Her matching gift challenge resulted in $10,000 for the shelter project. Received calls of support from many other churches and organizations. December 11 Father Jaime blessed the shelter rooms. December 19 first guests arrive in the shelter WHAT Director reported that when the women came in the first night some of them cried when they saw they had actual beds. One woman said, “I cannot believe that I actually have a bed to make in the morning.” Another woman told the staff that not having to carry her 50 pound plus bag around all day has changed her life. After opening, the shelter was constantly full, 12 guests with more on a waiting list. The creation of the WHAT shelter provided an opportunity for faith, abundance, and gift sharing, but also a community-wide evangelical tool. Now it is a beacon of hope, a blessing in a world in need of one.
2017 Goals
All new windows have been ordered and will be installed soon A shower is being designed.
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Parishioners will have opportunities to interact with our shelter guests. Unclear at this time if we will only provide space during the winter months or more. Deb Stavig, Co-Chair of STL2 WHAT Committee
ESL – English as a Second Language 2016 Accomplishments ESL was offered for ten months, six months in class format with free child care available and four in tutoring 1-2 students at a time with children kept with mom. No students were turned away. January-June 2016: 42 students received ESL in class format Average of 4.2 students/class in the 59 classes 5 volunteer teachers during these 6 months September through December 2016: 13 Students received tutoring 116 Student hours of tutoring 3 volunteer tutors
2017 Goals ESL will continue in tutoring format. Jeanne Stephens
Helping Hands 2016 Accomplishments
Sewed and donated 617 garments donated to Share House. Made pre-cut pillow case dresses from fabric donations from an outside donor. Cut-out and finished edges of blankets donated to the Winter Housing Overflow at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Had our sewing room painted by Carol Hiltz and Cheryl Becker (master painters of St. Luke), we replaced the curtains and gave the room a thorough cleaning. Spruced up the bulletin/chalk boards. Had our new Serger serviced for free (under warranty). Received a large donation of corduroy from Will Macia owner of U.S. Bag Company, in Vancouver. Received donations of fabric from Project Linus and other donors for making children's’ clothing. A treasured member passed away this year and other members experienced health problems and their family members.
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Our closely knit group supported one another in a truly Christian spirit.
2017 Goals
Service some of our well-used sewing machines. Increase our count of donated garments. Welcome more members to our sewing circle. Participate in St. Luke’s Holiday sale this year. Make more storage space available in the room for supplies. Continue to enjoy the camaraderie of the group and other members of the church. Would the parish like our group to make quilts of some sort for the homeless ladies at St. Luke’s using our stash of give-away fabrics not suitable for children’s clothes?
Does the parish think we should consider working any additional days at St. Luke’s or open the room to another charitable group? Julie Love, Helping Hand Chair
Winter Hospitality Overflow 2016 Accomplishments
St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas, hosted the St Paul's SHARE men’s shelter for a week as usual with 39 parishioners volunteering for the 42 (4.5 - 5) hour shifts. This was the 10th year we participated in this program!
2017 Goals
Continue to support this program in 2017 by providing people to staff the shifts for one week. Jeanne Stephens
Giving Tree Gift Deliv-
Vancouver Pride Booth
Summer Lunch Helpers
Preparing for the WHAT Shelter Friday Morning Volunteers
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Goal 3: Spiritual Growth Nursery
2016 Accomplishments
Staff Assistants: Katy Woodward, Katherine Malcolm and Ryan Hanrahan Care for children under age 4 is provided for all Sunday services and other church functions as requested. Nursery care is provided with one of the following coverage requirements: The director and one assistant are present Two assistants, when one assistant is over the age of 18, are present. The Godly Play curriculum tailored for toddlers continued to be presented throughout the year along with songs about Bible stories, story time and individual attention. Sadly, Becky Swisher, the Director quit the end of November, Nursery care continued with the assistants.
2017 Goals
Work on more involvement with the Hispanic pageant. Work on creating more events for both groups to come together. Recruit dedicated volunteers. Introduce more fun crafts for the children to enjoy during Sunday School. Herlinda Marquez, Director Children's Ministry
Youth Group 2016 Accomplishments
2017 Goals
Hire a new Nursery Director Hire one to two more assistants. Must be 16+ years old and willing to attend required training. The director will continue to provide ongoing instruction in childcare, specific to this setting. Recommendation for all employees to take a Certified Babysitting Class (YMCA or Red Cross) All staff certified in First aid, CPR and Safeguarding God’s Children trainings. The Rev. Jaime Case, Rector
Children’s Ministry 2016 Accomplishments
Average Sunday School attendance: eight to ten children in the morning and fifteen in the afternoon. With the new addition graduating from the nursery from both English and Spanish services! New Godly Play materials were well received. Vacation Bible School was enjoyed by an average of 40 children; an even mix of Spanish and English. They learned how to work hard and donate for other families.
Christmas Pageant had over twenty participants for the English service and a sporadic group for the Hispanic group, but we made it work. A Joint Christmas Party was held for English and Spanish speaking children between practice sessions. The above three events were made possible by many very helpful volunteers.
Youth meetings continue to be two Saturday evenings each month. Youth learned about and discussed racism and prejudice. Discussions included individual experience of racism. Watched films based on true stories about racism. Youth attended HYC in winter and spring and JYC in spring. Over the summer high schoolers attended diocesan camp. During the summer two of our youth and I joined a group of 18 high school youth and 6 adult chaperones in the diocesan youth trip to five southern states in 10 days. We learn about and were exposed to racism first hand and it was a powerful experience. Bishop Greg Rickel joined the youth for most of this adventure. St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas hosted the fall HYC. In the fall we increased our regular meeting to weekly. Due to the inclement weather this winter, Youth Group session have been sparse especially in December.
2017 Goals
Add another youth leader so that we can provide
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two Youth Groups, one for the Middle School youth and one for the High School youth. This will allow us to tailor programs to the needs of these separate age groups. Continue to meet at least twice a month and provide stimulating programs for the youth Attend the JYC and HYC Diocesan programs throughout the year. Provide an Anti-Racism forum this spring for the three youth and me, who participated in last summer’s Diocesan trip, to share our experiences and lessons learned. Encourage youth to attend Camp Huston summer sessions. This coming summer the diocese is planning another such trip to include Jackson Mississippi New Orleans Selma and Mobile Alabama. I will chaperone again with two other youth leaders from the previous trips and hope some of our youth will join us. Thank you to all who work to support this ministry. We have some amazing young people. Donna Greene , Youth Leader
It Takes A Village: Young Families Ministry 2016 Accomplishment
In 2016 St. Luke’s initiated efforts to discern a more intentional pastoral ministry with young families. Earlier in 2016 hosted a meeting to learn about needs, concerns, and wishes of young families in our congregation. Events we enjoyed through the year were potluck picnics and seasonal events that were well supported and attended by young families and other members of the parish interested in this ministry. We are grateful for the families who hosted gatherings in their homes: Huerta’s in February, McClellan’s in May and Cole’s August. A leadership team was organized, with members representing families newer to our parish as well as families with a longer history in our congregation. The team members are: Jill McClellan, Kari Little, Ricci Kilmer, Ashley and Rob Yoggerst.
People have developed new relationships and community of support This ministry has been key in new young families have made St. Luke’s their spiritual home.
2017 Goals
Continue discerning our vision and continue to coordinate the activities for the year Young Families Meeting on Sunday March 19. Meeting open to all. Family oriented Instructed Eucharist Saturday, March 25 2:00-4:00PM Educational events for parents Community developing events with fun and food. The Rev, Eliacin Rosario-Cruz
Adult Forum 2016 Accomplishments
Started in September of 2015 and completed in May of 2016 Used curriculum from The Forward Movement called “In the Spirit of the Circle”. Each lesson included a legend or story from Native American / Indigenous Peoples. The curriculum attempts to blend Native/Episcopal traditions to increase understanding and awareness of all peoples common ground. The lessons were well received. Multiple facilitators, primary one was Lynne Hulse. The class sessions started at 9AM and lasted 30-45 minutes Attendance ranged from 1-9 people. Lynne Hulse, Primary Facilitator
Women’s Spirituality Group 2016 Accomplishments
Began meeting monthly in January on the second Saturday from 10AM to Noon and continued through June using the book, The Desert Mo thers: Spiritual Practices from the Women of the Wilderness by Mary C. Earle, as a basis for our study and discussions. We skipped the summer months and started up again in October with a new resource for study and discussion, the book, May I Have this Dance?
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An Invitation to Faithful Prayer Throughout the Year by Joyce Rupp. We continued our sessions through December averaging 10-14 each session.
2017 Goals
Continue monthly women’s spirituality sessions on the second Saturday of most months from 10AM to noon. We won’t meet during the months of July, August and September. Discover new ways to inspire our sessions together and reach out to more woman in our community. Mary Boettcher, Janet Butler and Kris Lawless
Other Spiritual Growth Opportunities: CHANGING A NAME One of our members has been on a journey of selfdiscovery regarding their gender identity and in that journey has taken a different legal name. Their change was a teaching opportunity for us. On April 3 at the 10 am service we celebrated the transition from Harmony to Roman of this person, a formal change that fit into the “christening” theology of Baptism, in the giving of a name. This person was baptized as Harmony, and we joined together to acknowledge the change with her in a liturgical fashion. SUNDAY TOPICS February 14 - Trans-Gender ETC: An introduction February 21 - Explore a method of communication and study useful for group discussing sensitive topics. February 28 - “Rite of Reconciliation” out of our BCP for Lent March 6 - a shared discussion of current events. March 13 - Glicerio Zurita, Vancouver organizer of One America, on “Immigration” April 3 - “A Name Change” April 10 -”What is a “sacrament”? April 17 - "Karli Saathoff shared about her ministry in Guatemala”. April 24 - Pastoral Care for Young Families May 1: “Mysticism, Science and Consciousness”. With Owen Snoey May 8: “What plans I have for my sabbatical”, with Jaime Case.
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May 22: “Liturgy as the Encounter with Truth: God, people and the study of ritual” with Jaime Case. May 29: “The Syrian Refugee Crisis” with Dr. Hisham Bismar, D.O.
GRACIOUS LIVING: DIVERSITY TRAINING SERIES 6 Thursday nights, Feb. 11 – March 17, 7-8:30 PM, Topics discussed:
Guidelines for Respectful Communication Mutual Invitation Technique for dialogue Cultural Iceberg Analogy Bible Study Origins of Images (Stereotyping, Prejudice, Discrimination) Understanding High/Low Context Cultures High/Low Context Communication Assessment Power – Jesus encounter with power Cycle of Gospel Living Photo language CONFIRMATION CLASSES Confirmation Classes began Sunday, August 7 through September 25, 11:50am to 12:50pm . We used two books: ”A People Called Episcopalians: A brief introduction to our peculiar way of life”, by John H. Westerhoff and “Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer” by Rowan Williams. Sessions included: 08/07 Introduction & Episcopal Identity 08/14 Episcopal Authority & Episcopal Spirituality 08-21 Episcopal Temperament & Episcopal Polity 08-28 Baptism 09/18 Eucharist 09/04 Bible 09/25 Prayer ORDER OF ST. LUKE - VIDEO SERIES A video presentations of the series, “The Miracles of Christ”, provided weekly each Thursday evening from 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM October through November 17. YOUR QUIET PLACE Yoga through the holidays, November 29 - December 27, 5 Tuesdays 6-7 PM Teacher: Christi Krug (Teaches at Clark College)
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Library Committee 2016 Accomplishments
A new Library Committee formed to update the book collection; reflect on the mission of the church and to address the contemporary interests of the congregation. Three members: Sandra Kimura, Geri Hoekzema and Nan Williams met in mid-August to plan an approach to bring the library into a more working order and review/integrate stacks of donated items. Kept the current system of classifying and shelving materials, designed by Hanni Bureker and Den Mark Wichar, since it makes sense for a church library. September: Weeded out recent donations that were obviously not church library material (popular thrillers, paperback romances, etc.) and books that were badly damaged or moldy. Donated duplicate items to other groups such as Friends of the Library (FVRL). October the library committee participated in the Ministry Fair and a survey was taken to determine preferences for new materials. November a request was submitted to the treasurer for $300. Took a hiatus over the holidays.
2017 Goals
miss her as we carry on this ministry that she loved. Carol Hiltz and Sandra Kimura
Bread Guild 2016 Accomplishments
2017 Goals
Add more bakers to our rotation. Kathleen Brown
Acolytes Acolytes perform as servers, torchbearers, lighters of candles, crucifers, thurifers, and banner-bearers. They provide very important assistance to the priest during the worship service, lending dignity and diversity to the Altar party.
2016 Challenges
One of our goals will be to seek more volunteers, and to work out open hours. Sandra Kimura, Geri Hoekzema and Nan Williams
Covered all the regular and special services at SL2. Hosted a coffee hour. Hosted the annual Palm Cross making workshop. Prepared a long range budget for purchasing large items other than basic supplies Purchased fabric to replace all the old veils used during Lent. We are trying a new florist, locally owned Awesome Flowers We lost long-time member, Corrine Routtu. She was very faithful and admired by us all. We will
We have lost many of the Acolytes from both the 10AM and 1PM services due to moving away or decision to no longer serve. For the few who have continued we are most thankful, especially Sebastian, Michael and Elizabeth!
2017 Hopes
Altar Guild 2016 Accomplishments
Provided home-baked communion bread for most of the year. Karen Burgess-Cassler provided special unleavened bread for all of Lent. We had 8 bakers. who rotated through the schedule. We did lose 4 bakers this year.
Stimulate interest among youth and adults to serve in this traditional, honorable and sacred role. Provide training and support, especially adult leadership!
The Rev. Jaime Case, Rector
Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers 2016 Accomplishments
Sunday 10 am services : Routinely scheduled two LEMs and one Lector Sunday 8 am service: For the first 3 quarters, we routinely had 2 LEMs scheduled. Fourth Quarter had occasional Sundays with only one LEM scheduled. Wednesday afternoon services : Scheduled one
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LEM Scheduled Lectors and LEMs as needed for memorial services and other occasional services. Currently have 15 active Eucharistic Ministers and 6 Lectors. Our numbers are down from last year due to members relocating, leaving the church, or just asking for a break from the ministry.
2017 Goals
Continue to provide Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers as needed for all scheduled and special services. Recruit, train and license new Lectors and Lay Eucharistic Ministers. Jill McClellan
Ushers and Greeters 2016 Accomplishments 8 AM service: Jane Melhuish continues to schedule these ushers 10AM service: A few ushers and greeters retired, thank you for the years of service. Ushers and Greeters served over one hundred regular services. Ushers were provided for a remarkable number of funerals and special services. Thank you to all who provide valuable usher and greeter service. 2017 Goals Recruit more people to serve as Ushers and Greeters. People interested are encouraged to contact the Church office or call me at 694-2941. Russ Roseberry
Music 2016 Highlights
The St. Luke’s Choir and Handbell Ringers continued to grow in musical maturity and outreach. We can have twenty-one singers on a Sunday morning. We have nine ringers with good rhythmic sense at our Wednesday night bell rehearsals who also read well. Jazz Vespers continues its established and wellattended alternative worship experience at St. Luke’s with the incredibly talented guest musicians that enliven our six event series; Special
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thanks to our “House Band”: Karyn Slanina (cantor), Don Lawry (drums), Laurent Nickel (bass) and to Catherine van der Salm and Beth Lawson for acting as cantors-pro-tem when needed. A generous gift from the estate of Lori Barber, the matriarch of the Femling Family, allowed our church to sign a contract with Richard Bond Pipe Organ Builders to add a much-needed trumpet stop to our 1890 Adams organ. The remainder of the gift established a restricted fund to support the music program in our parish, which is coordinated by the St. Luke’s-San Lucas Music Committee. Our Steinway piano continues to be a great resource for the community. The first “TGIF Piano Duet Festival Vancouver” was a grand success, with four concerts by four accomplished 4-hand teams on four Fridays in August. Six local restaurants supported the series with dinner discounts for ticket-holders. Beth Lawson presented a lovely fund-raising program of art song and jazz standards in January on the theme of a woman’s Life and Loves, featuring the Schumann song cycle Frauen Lieben und Leben. In September two other fine musical programs featured Chor Anno, a choir of singers and choral conductors from the Pacific Northwest and Singer/Songwriter Showcase featured original songs from three new local musicians including parish member, Justin Little. St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas is currently hosting the entire six-concert Vancouver series by The Ensem ble, an excellent local professional choir that offers halfprice tickets to parish members. Three of this series were performed in 2016 plus one from their previous series was performed in April. Our 2-rank harpsichord was repaired by local specialist Byron Will, probably the finest harpsichord maker in the Pacific Northwest, and was used for special music throughout the year. We continue to express a big “thank-you” to all the dedicated ringers and singers who continue to work hard on Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings to enhance the worship life at St. Luke’s
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-San Lucas. (The camaraderie of our musicians even helped the Chicago Cubs to their first World Series win in 108 years!) Thank you also to Willy Silva and the members of his band who play so enthusiastically for our Spanish-language services and our many bi-lingual events. Soli Deo Gloria!
2017 Goals
Complete the installation of the new trumpet stop on the Adams organ and schedule a rededication recital with a guest concert organist. Welcome Mike Horsfall, who will lead the continuing Jazz Vesper series and move that program up to the next level. Mike is a legend in the Pacific Northwest as a pianist and vibraphonist and is a member of the Oregon Jazz Hall of Fame. Continue to offer special musical events that feature our Steinway grand piano and encourage the use of our renovated sanctuary as a community resource. Focus on outreach and publicity for music events via website video clips and email contacts. Tim Nickel, Music Director/Organist
Photography Committee 2016 Accomplishments
New ministry this year. Provided pictures of our important events, ministries in action and general life of our Parish for advertising and archives. Assisted with Photo Directory portraits for makeups Three members volunteered to take pictures of a special events or services: Anna Lisa Miller, Matt Neary and Sue Tellock. Thanks to camera bugs who submitted photos especially John and Jamie Mathieu, who are everready photographers!
2017 Goals
Continue to provide photo documentation of the life of our parish. Open to new photographers joining the committee, contact the church office if interested. Kris Lawless, Parish Administrator
Newcomer Hospitality 2016 Accomplishments
Continued warm welcome at Coffee Hour for guests and newcomers. Provided portion of training for ushers and greeters. Began a plan to insure newcomers have opportunities to get involved in parish life. Sent emails and notes to newcomers as follow up.
2017 Goals:
Improve signage around church to assist visitors and the WHAT shelter patrons. Send welcome notes to guest book signees. Produce handouts to educate newcomers on what programs are available and where they can become involved. Ask newcomers what would be helpful to them in becoming involved with parish life. Continue doing last year’s tasks. Jamie Mathieu
Coffee Hour 2016 Accomplishments
The Coffee Hour schedule runs from June through May. 61 families served as Coffee Hour hosts. Several of them served more than one Sunday. Some ministries acted as hosts: Outreach, Vestry, Youth Group, and Choir. Others prepared food for Easter, the potluck lunch with the Bishop, and the Annual Meeting. Ryan Bishop and Joey Johnson gave immeasurable assistance in helping coffee hour run smoothly.
2017 Goals
The new calendar will be available after Easter for 2017-18. Sign up to serve one or two times a year.
Judy Morrison, Coffee Hour Coordinator
Friday Night Live 2016 Accomplishments
Arranged hosts for the 2016 year. Every month was filled but November due to Thanksgiving Social evening held in parishioner’s homes, with everyone bringing a side dish, was an evening of fellowship.
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Many new hosts open their homes this year which was exciting. Evenings well attended with average of 30-50 people, spring and summer months continued to have the highest attendance. Scheduled St. Teresa’s white elephant party in December with hosting in the parish hall. Unfortunately cancelled due to inclement weather. Brad and Ginger Harris stepped down as leaders for this ministry. Sharon and Jim Mayhew graciously accepted 2017 leadership of this ministry.
2017 Goals
Encourage others to host a FNL either in their home or use the Parish Hall, when available. Provide support to hosts and encourage attendees to sign up in advance of the FNL evening. Brad and Ginger Harris Sharon and Jim Mayhew
The Lunch Bunch
R@R—Retirees at a Restaurant 2016 Accomplishments
We continue to meet at Dulan's the third Wednesday of the month Now have an attendance of 5 to 6 people every month. We use the time to celebrate our blessings, and bless one another in this new stage of life for each of us. We welcome all comers to join us.
2017 Goals
Continue meeting at Dulins restaurants on the third Wednesday at 9AM. Pastor Chuck Barnes
Hospitality Support Ministry 2015 Accomplishments
2016 Accomplishments
January – Shared stories of heritage and ancestry February - “Touring the Southwest, Grand Circle Adventure” by Roy and Mary Ellen Sandbergs March - Lavender Farm beginnings and products: by Elaine Baker’s daughter, Susan Farley April - Eric Moss, of the Washington State Attorney General’s office, “How to protect yourself from Scams and Frauds”. May - Fr Dennis Cole shared a video, “Speaking of Dying, Living Deeply…Dying Well” Discussion followed. June, July, August - No luncheons September - Greece Travels by Pam and Doug Goodlett. October – No program , speaker ill November - Pearl Harbor Bombing and a basketball team from Oregon, by Roy Sandberg December - Fr. Jaime’s Sabbatical Travels
2017 Goals
Continue to encourage Lunch Bunchers and other parish members to host programs. The Rev. Jaime Case and Kris Lawless
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Passed the February kitchen inspection by the County Environmental Health Department Ryan Bishop continued to provided excellent support and management of the kitchen the 10AM Coffee Hour Kitchen Supervisor. Joel Johnson continued to provide oversight support regularly on Sundays for the San Lucas Coffee Hour and many other regular and special events. Jamie Mathieu purchased needed food service supplies A new inventory system and schedule is being developed. Provided support for many special St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas events, here are just a few: Welcome Back Sunday Picnic Lunch Bunches Annual Meeting and MMR Parish Meetings
2015 Goals
Encourage more parish members to obtain their food handler’s license to maintain our excellent food safety standard. Continue to provide support for regular and special events requiring kitchen service. Joel Johnson
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Goal 4: Pastoral Care Pastoral Care Committee 2016 Accomplishments Held 12 monthly meetings of the core committee Welcomed 3 new members to the Committee 12-15 parish committee members came together monthly to review the needs of people in the parish who are unable to get to church regularly, or who are in particular need spiritually or medically, or who are in the hospital or who are facing a personal or family crisis or challenge. A list called People In Touch, is reviewed monthly and updated. Committee members accepted the responsibility of being in touch with each person on this list, as an advocate. Each month this advocate reports on contacts made the previous month. New people may be added to the list and others may be taken off as no longer needing advocacy. Contacts during the month may be a personal visit, a phone call, providing communion, transportation to an appointment or event, connecting with other needed resources and, always, prayer. Made between 150-200 Pastoral Care contacts Prepared and distribute seasonal greeting cards to people on People In Touch. Cards are original creations and donated by Ann Amies Planned for and presented two Parish-wide trainings “ Dementia, w ho, w hat, w hen, how ?” “ Recognizing and Supporting Mental Health Needs” Began discussions of how and what pastoral care needs the women in the new shelter might have. Initially, an opportunity for prayer requests has been set up. 2017 Goals If you would like to join us, please contact Fr. Jaime or Fr. Dennis. The Rev. Dennis Cole, Associate
Prayer Partners
Sunday, through May, but with dwindling ministry members, we were struggling to cover all Sundays. As usual, we took a break over the summer months. Intercessory prayer group continued to privately pray for those in need by phone. In September after prayerful thought and discussion during a Prayer Partner’s meeting, it was unanimously agreed that the time has come to put our ministry to rest for now. There are many options within the parish for prayer needs such as attending the Wednesday Healing Eucharist service, calling the office and request Pastoral Care, or being listed in the Sunday bulletin for prayers. Donna Greene
Prayer Shawls 2016 Accomplishments
2017 Goals
Revitalize this ministry. Continue to provide shawls to anyone who would find comfort in having one Continue to work with the pastoral care committee and clergy in distributing shawls to people they visit. Lee Wilson
Life Goes On 2016 Accomplishments
2016 Accomplishments
Prayer partner continued to be in chapel for 10AM service to pray with anyone in need every
Shawls distributed by contacts through the office or by Lee Wilson. Shawls were given to people who were ill, coping with loss of a loved one or other personal crisis. Shawls were given to Babies In Need to be given to new mothers.
A wonderful, welcoming and honest group of people who are in some stage of grieving for someone lost to them through the passing of someone important to them. Meets monthly, on the fourth Thursday at 2:00 pm at Glenwood Retirement Community, near the Vancouver Mall. All Welcomed: New people who have experi-
2016 Annual Report enced loss, some from Glenwood itself, some from the broader community and some from St. Luke’s. This dynamic and open group wonderfully enshrouds whoever comes with the love of common experiences, sensitivity to the harshness of new loss and the incredible hope for the future in recognizing that Life Goes On, enriched and shaped by those who are gone and accepting the support of those still here and always shielded and encouraged by the hand of God. Monthly meetings at Glenwood (except for December due to inclement weather) Presented one sessions in music Seriously explored establishing a second LGO group for those for whom the current meetings are at the wrong time or are the wrong age group Planned for a Special Memorial Banquet for December. Weather required postponing until January St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas experienced the passing of a number of parishioners and family
2017 Goals
Continue monthly meetings at Glenwood Create a personalized packet of resources to be sent to people in the parish and others in the event of the death of a close family member or friend Establish a regular communication plan which will support people in first year, at a minimum, of
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grief Organize a structured group or guild of people involved with grief Expand the current church web site’s hosting of Life and Death including exploring establishing a separate website Consider providing all grief resources in Spanish as well as English (This effort is still under way.) All are welcome. Simply ask Fr. Jaime or Fr. Dennis. The Rev. Dennis Cole, Associate
Neighborhood Shepherds 2016 Accomplishments
Updated the various Shepherd groups based on monthly directory updates in The Messenger. In addition, a significant revision among the groups was made in August after the parish office distributed a full (non-photo) parish directory.
2017 Goals
Revise Shepherd Groups again when the parish rolls are checked to remove inactive members. Find replacement Shepherds for: Group 2 (Battle Ground/Brush Prairie/ Hockinson) Group 13 (East County). Host a meeting of all Shepherds at least once during the year. Lee Wilson and Tom Amies
During the past year the following members of St. Luke’s ~ San Lucas died and went to their heavenly reward. May they rest in peace. Florence Elizabeth Henry Margaret C. Burton Louise Ruth Berhow Christopher Mountford Carol I. Curtis Corinne June Routtu George S. Barton John M. Geer Barbara L. Jagelski Kristina H. Clark
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Facility Management Reports Accessibility 2016 Accomplishments
Continued with lighting enhancements converting lighting fixtures to LED bulbs providing more efficient and effective lighting. Replaced the lower level toilets with high efficiency toilets better serving the needs of various outside groups using our facilities.
2016 Goals
Complete LED lighting enhancements Provide shower facilities for WHAT
Bob Hiltz
Thursday Maintenance Group 2016 Accomplishments
The ’crew’ averaged 9 to 12 dedicated members working weekly to support building and grounds maintenance. Crew provided about 1700 hours, down about 15% from 2015. The ‘crew’ benefited from the actions of the Aztec Dance Group taking over much of the routine south and west lawn mowing. The Choir loft railing replacement was a notable accomplishment in 2016. Pews were modified and refinished to provide improved seating in the narthex and columbarium. Activity to support the conversion of the lower level south wing for WHAT included painting, lighting changes and rearrangement of rooms previously used for other purposes. 2017 Goal Repair parish hall and kitchen rest room ceiling water damage. Install emergency exit ladders in the window wells leading from the sleeping rooms used by WHAT. Re-stripe the parking lot. Enclose the west end of the shed to provide more secured parking for the Rector. Bob Hiltz
Facility Use 2016 Accomplishments
Educate the use groups and the membership about the facility use regulations. By end of year we have 19 on-going outside groups regularly meeting in our buildings. 2 Outside regular meeting groups discontinued using our facility 2 Outside regular meeting groups started using our facility. Managed use donations per contracts and negotiate new contracts. Income collected from facility use was $16,748.
2017 Goals
Update all facility use agreements with current contact person. Review facility use regulations and update/educate as needed. Update signage as needed Kris Lawless, Parish Administrator Jamie Mathieu, Assistant to Office of the Treasurer
Columbarium & St. Francis Chapel 2016 Accomplishments
Internments continue with 79 % of the niches now committed or reserved. This represents a 4% reduction of available niches in the last year. A pew was modified to provide more accessible seating in the columbarium.
2017 Goals
Replace the wood surface behind the west wall cross centering it on the wall. Develop an option for the installation of additional niches. Bob Hiltz and Jim Chamberlain
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Administration and Financial Reports Staff Report 2016 Employee Changes Herlinda Marquez was hired as our Administrative Assistant. Herlinda is bilingual and a wonderful help with Spanish language needs. She started on February 23 and went on Maternity Leave, November 1. Unfortunately Herlinda, needed a full time position after her leave so she quit her position with us. She will continue as the Children’s Ministry Director. Gary Swisher ended his employment with us as Security Lock-Up as of November 30. Becky Swisher ended her employment with us as Nursery Director as of November 30.
2017 Challenges
Youth Coordinator: Start a youth group with 1st generation Latino kids and Anglos. 10 hours per week. Preferred bilingual to communicate with parents. Background check and Safeguarding required. Experience with youth helpful. Administrative Assistant: Fr. Jaime is looking for an assistant to the Parish Administrator to work with the ever increasing load of ministry that our Parish is doing. The Assistant is expected to be bilingual to help with communication with the Spanish members and needs to be a self-starter. Nursery Director: We are looking for a part time Nursery Director: 5 hours per week, experienced, background check and Safeguarding required. Schedules nursery care-givers. Send to Fr. Jaime. Spanish-English bilingual preferred. Security Lockup: We are looking for one additional Security Lock up person for two evenings a week.
Parish Administration Report 2016 Accomplishments Welcomed new employee, Herlinda Marquez, Administrative Assistant, in late February, working 16 hours/week. Provided training and support to Herlinda who took over the Spanish bulletins and Announcements along with the English Announcements. Herlinda was able to communicate to with San Lu-
cas members and shoulder the membership data base for San Lucas members. Continued to train Herlinda on the many functions of the church office administration until November when we began maternity leave which went through the end of the year. Began Photo Directory project and asked for volunteers to form a committee to help manage the process. Members included: Pam Goodlett, Dena Cassidy, Cindy Schlatter, Sandy Geer and Herlinda Marquez. Additional help was provided by Marlene Perez and Blanca Maldonado. Completed the Photo session and first review of member information. Provided Worship bulletins, primarily for English services, regular and special occasion. Volunteers provide assistance with this effort: Jennifer Cole worked 1/2 day Tuesdays preparing the 8AM and 10AM bulletins and Readers’ sheets. She also worked Friday morning and ran the copies of all Sunday bulletins, emails readers’ sheets. Joan Wilson assisted Jennifer Cole most Fridays with assembling the Sunday bulletins. General fine tuning and adjusting for liturgy modifications are done by the Parish Administrator. Began to provide an electronic 10AM bulletin that is provided on the church website each week. Long-Range planning and design for changes in liturgy and for special services and liturgical seasons with Rector and staff at weekly meetings. Continued to provide management of other office functions and provide support to other staff and ministries.
2017 Goals
In January Herlinda Marquez notified us that she would not be returning after her maternity leave due to changes in her family’s needs. So we will be looking for a replacement. Train new bilingual Administrative Assistant Complete Photo Directory in 1st Quarter.
Parish Administrator: Kris Lawless
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Treasurer’s Office
2017 Hopes
2016 Accomplishments
Continue seeking input from the vestry and ministry leaders to determine future financial needs based on our vision and mission to serve others Increase financial training of vestry members to engage members more fully in the budget development and monitoring processes Increase the number of pledging units Identify new ways to generate revenue to support our ministries Doug Goodlett, Janet Butler and Jamie Mathieu
All invoices were paid each month without borrowing from savings The WHAT women’s shelter fundraising project generated $5,000 income and received equivalent matching funds by an anonymous donor; and SHARE started paying a facility use fee of $2,000 per month to help offset the expenses of running the WHAT women’s housing project We ended the year with a positive balance of $41,387. Some of the reasons for this expected ending balance can be attributed to: 1. a late start for administrative assistant and end of year pregnancy leave; 2. no medical benefits claimed by the administrative assistant; 3. no youth coordinator hired; 4. “services we provide” category was underspent, pastoral care spent less money than requested; and, 5. receipt of an unexpected investment interest windfall earlier in the year The vestry and rector were aware of these mounting surpluses and chose to reinvest these funds in 2017 Carryover funds will be used in 2017 to further support existing ministries and improve the quality of services we currently provide Our archivist “discovered” in the walk-in safe, a City of Vancouver local improvement bond from back in 1923. After hours of follow-up that took him to the city, US Bank and the Bank of New York, the State of Washington and back to the city treasurer, and even though no one had a record of the bond but all agreed it was valid, the city made good on the investment and authorized payment in the amount of $552.50! We didn’t get the expected value the bond would be worth today, but we found out how important an endowment is to St. Luke’s; that the city pays its debts; and our archivist believes that “every penny counts.” We are most grateful for the continuing financial support of St. Luke’s parishioners Financial statements are included in the appendix
Fundraising Activities 2016 Accomplishments
Due to considerable volunteer efforts under the leadership of Joseph Ziemba and Beth Lawson, the fundraising revenue surpassed budget expectations by $2,280. MONTH EVENT $ RAISED January “Life & Love” Concert $ 2,291 Nov & Dec Craft & Gift Fair $ 2,328 November STL2 History CD $ 260 YEAR-ROUND FUNDRAISING Metal Recycling $ 154 Boomerang consignment program $ 932 Fred Meyer Rebates $ 612 Escrip Rebates $ 13 Safeway discontinued their giving program.
FUNDRAISING TOTAL
$ 6,590
2017 Goals
Special Boomerang campaign in February and March when we will be the featured charity. Encourage more parish members who shop at Fred Meyer’s to sign up for the Community Rewards program. Doug Goodlett, Treasurer
Pledge Committee 2016 Accomplishments for 2017 Pledges
At the conclusion of our annual pledge drive, we received a total of 118 pledge units out of 140; 84% Total pledge amount received was $369,162.27 towards a goal of 454,181; or 81%. 21 new pledges received 39 increased their pledges over amount pledged for 2016
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6 decreased their pledges 52 pledged that same amount as 2016 pledge. Thank you to all who support the work of God through your financial gifts. Remember, just because the pledge drive is officially ended doesn't mean you have to wait until next year to start a new pledge or increase your pledged amount. If you have not committed to give, continue to prayerfully consider doing so. Start where you are --no amount is too small and no gift is unwelcome. Sharon Mayhew, Committee Chair
Computer System
Archivist Report This volunteer position is an administrative function to manage the Parish’s archived collections, and share our parish’s history.
2016 Accomplishments
2016 Accomplishments
The church computer network ran well with only a few glitches. Server disk space failure occurred requiring a replacement. Fortunately the mirrored copy on the redundant disk meant no data was lost. However, the server was offline for more than a day while repairs were performed. The Treasurer’s main computer was replaced. An additional new computer was purchased for the office assistant but has not been placed in service yet. The spare treasurer’s computer was repurposed for use as a second computer in the treasurer’s office and the laptop previously used there was repurposed for use as a “floater” in the main office. The old laptop from the office was cleaned up and donated to a parishioner in need. The aging HP printer in the main office keeps on running. Printing on the main copier, although less convenient, is a standby if problems with the HP arise.
2017 Goals
Replace two of the heaviest usage computers with units having more horsepower, one already purchased and one to be purchased in 2017. Continue to monitor computer backups to assure they are happening reliably. Continue to monitor the various computer hard drives, only 80 gb, to assure they have space available. Install a wireless projector on the ceiling in the parish hall.
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Performed various requests for information from the Archive Vault’s contents. Articles written for the Messenger on various historical events and facts, based on contents found in the Archive Vault and elsewhere. Provided historical materials from Vault for various displays. Discovered local bond issue from 1921 in Vault. Followed up with multiple governments and banks, obtaining $552.50 for parish general funds upon cashing in bond. Fully digitized Lesla Scott’s History of St. Luke’s and offered for sale along with a supplement of articles, biographies, and other items written by Archivist. Funds go to the parish general funds. Consolidated and ordered all parish Lanterns, Messengers, Annual Reports, and Vestry Minutes in the Archive Vault. More detailed cataloging still needed.
2017 Goals
Continue search for items of value in Archives that might merit conversion to monies for parish general funds. Assist Altar Guild with proper preservation of certain aged textiles. Installation of archiving software and have installed on parish servers, migrating over 1,000 items already cataloged in the beta database. Consolidate all pictures in Archive Vault into new labeled binders. Refinement of the way certain Archive Vault contents are stored and catalogued.
Pat Lawless, Archivist
2016 DIOCESAN CONVENTION
This year, the convention was held at the Hilton across the street from the SeaTac Airport. The convention theme was Your Kingdom Come. Your lay delegates this year were Roy and Mary Ellen Sandberg, Lynne Hulse, and Mike Grigsby-Lane. Nancy Denny and Cheryl-Lee Holt
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served as alternates. Clergy in attendance was Fr. Jaime. We also had two youth present. One of the topics this year was the upcoming 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. We were honored to have the two bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America whose canonical authority is conterminous with that of the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia. This was a great opportunity to show our close connection with the ELCA since we are in full communion with them. Worship was central to the convention, with multiple chances for us to worship as large group. Delegates were elected to represent the diocese at the next General Convention in Austin in 2018,
2 0 1 6 C l e rg y & S t a ff R o s t e r The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel Bishop The Rev. Jaime J. Case Rector The Rev. Eliacin Rosario-Cruz Curate The Rev. Dennis Cole Associate Tim Nickel Kris Lawless Herlinda Marquez Janet Butler Becky Swisher Kathy Gallaher Stu Hennessey Tom Amies Jim Mayhew
Music Director and Organist Parish Administrator Administrative Assistant Assistant Treasurer Nursery Supervisor Senior Warden Junior Warden Clerk of the Vestry Chancellor
“First Communion” graduate celebration for Sebastian Romagosa
and a balanced budget was adopted. Many workshops and exhibits were on display as usual. Of special interest was the presence of a copy of the St John's Bible, the first fullyhandwritten and illuminated Bible since the invention of the printing press. Serving as a delegate is an honor. I urge everyone to pray to determine if this is a ministry that the Spirit calls you to.
2017 Convention
The next convention will be the 26th and 27st of October, 2017 at the Hilton, Vancouver, WA. Mike Grigsby-Lane, Delegate to Diocesan Convention
2016 Diocesan Convention Delegates Lynne Hulse, Mike Grisby-Lane, Mary Ellen Sandberg and Roy Sandberg
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Baptisms THE BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST Joel Douglas Reeves THE GREAT VIGIL OF EASTER Charlie Yollotzin Dale Linnaea Schmid Hailey Susan Weller EASTER SUNDAY Derrick Dion Easley Jr. Francisco Jubin Garcia Sanchez Noah Samuel Wood SPECIAL REQUEST Aurelio Torres
DAY OF PENTECOST Imogene R. Little Rosie Fay Little Catherine Eva Rogge Claire Elizabeth Rogge Juliana Avalyn Taylor BISHOP VISITATION Elijah Peter Adrian (HYC) George Stephen Bruno
ALL SAINTS SUNDAY Edwin Alvarez Karina Jasmine Alvarez Jennifer Torres Gonzales Orme Christopher Kellett Angel Gabriel Martinez
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Name Change Harmony Griffith to Roman E. Griffith
Bishop’s Visitation Sunday, October 2, 2016
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Confirmations
Receptions
Roman E. Griffith Ellen C. Case George Stephen Bruno Elizabeth Hennessey
Elizabeth Ruiz Reyes Ryan Sigurdson
Bishop’s Visitation Sunday, October 2, 2016 & Diocesan High School Conference
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Marriages Cecilia Gomez Perez and Aureliano Torres Medina Maria G. Castillo Salazar and Elio Gaytan Ochoa
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ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ~ SAN LUCAS IGLESIA EPISCOPAL 2015 ANNUAL PARISH MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 31, 2016 OPENING ACTIVITIES: Father Jaime Case called this Annual Parish Meeting to order at 11:35 a.m. in the Parish Hall. He then led us in the opening prayer. The excellent potluck lunch was provided by the Vestry and others. While we enjoyed it, Fr. Jaime turned control of the meeting over to retiring Senior Warden Stefanie Aschmann.
VESTRY ELECTION: Stefanie asked the candidates for election to Vestry to come forward. For the 20152017 Vestry term, they were: Stu Hennessey (not present today) John Mathieu Marlene Perez Itami Sandoval Senior Warden Lew Hampton died on December 30. His passing left us with an additional Vestry position to fill. The following persons were nominated from the floor and accepted being nominated: Lynne Hulse Tako Torres Karen Burgess-Cassler Ballots were distributed. We were instructed to write in the names of the three persons just nominated. Then we voted for six of the seven candidates. The three persons receiving the most votes would each be elected to full (three-year) Vestry terms. The person with the next-highest total would be elected to a two-year term, and the final two would each be elected to a one-year term. Fr. Jaime noted that persons elected to partial terms are eligible to run for full three-year terms at the Annual Parish Meeting in 2017. Our four Diocesan Convention delegates and one alternate were asked to stand and be recognized. Our delegates are Mike Grigsby-Lane, Lynne Hulse, Mary Ellen Sandberg, and Roy Sandberg. Our alternate is Nancy Denny. All five persons were elected by acclamation and applauded for their service. At this point in the meeting, we ran out of ballots and had to have more printed. Ballots were collected and counted in another room while the meeting continued.
RECTOR’S REPORT: Father Jaime stated that we are continuing to grow. The rate is slow, rather than explosive, which is a good thing: we won’t outrun our resources. He thanked all members of the congregation for our enthusiasm and dedication. He appreciates being here for nearly five years and noted that it takes just about that long for a priest to get fully in sync when called to a new congregation. Bilingual Reports: This year, several sections of the Annual Parish Report are printed both in English and Spanish. They include: The Rector’s Report The Senior Warden’s Report The Junior Warden’s Report (respectfully submitted by Bob Hiltz in Lew Hampton’s honor ) The Treasurer’s Report The following accomplishments for 2015 and goals for 2016 were also included in both languages: Sunday School Youth Group Acolytes Bilingual Services Shared Events SENIOR WARDEN’S REPORT: Stefanie has one year remaining on her full three-year Vestry term. She thanked the Vestry for making her year as Senior Warden a rewarding one. The Vestry elected at the last Annual Parish Meeting included Stefanie Aschmann, Kathy Gallaher, Sharon Mayhew, and Joseph Ziemba, who are continuing. Retiring today are Hipolito Casarez, Michael Morrison, Ricardo Romagosa, and Kreta Saathoff. Lew Hampton died, and Brandon Hudson moved to Arkansas. Each Vestry member serves as the liaison between a group of related parish ministries and the full Vestry. All did their jobs well in 2015. Stefanie’s work last year included two the leadership of two major projects: The Parish Alcohol Policy. She had a good team to work with: they put many hours into drafting the new policy. Mutual Ministry Review. This was our first time
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doing a review during Fr. Jaime’s time with us as Rector. The review should be done annually. It involves determining how we are progressing toward each of our parish goals -- and whether we have the right one(s). The review process checks on more than our clergy’s performance. As shown in the parish-wide survey, it looks at the work of the Rector, the Vestry, our lay leaders, and all of us as individuals. The review is ongoing. It will be continued by the returning and newly-elected Vestry. The report so far was not included in the Annual Parish Report, but a copy can be obtained from the parish office. JUNIOR WARDEN’S REPORT: Bob Hiltz and his wife came to St. Luke’s ~San Lucas ten years ago. Bob quickly joined the Thursday Crew. He found Lew Hampton to be an able and effective leader who never imposed his views on the group. The Crew’s major project in 2015 was renovating the Rector’s home. Not just on Wednesdays, the Crew members were there three days a week. Whenever something needed fixing here, Lew shared his time, talent, and good humor. We were fortunate to have him as a parishioner and friend. He will be sorely missed. TREASURER’S REPORT: Doug Goodlett compared this congregation to the Energizer Bunny. We keep giving and giving ... and then we give some more. As an example, Beth Lawson’s “Life and Love” vocal concert last month brought in more than $2,200 in free-will donations. Pledging: Doug had more good news. Last year, we had 114 pledges. This year, we are up to 121. Budget: The completed 2015 and approved 2016 budgets are in the Annual Parish Report on pages 3743. Our budget reflects the vision of the Rector and Vestry. It is a means to help us achieve that vision. Some things that changed from the 2015 budget include: Significantly increasing Outreach funding so we can share our love with others beyond our property. Implementing a multi-year plan to replace our aging computers (some are 11 years old) For the first time, asking ministry leaders what
their wants and dreams are. This new budgetdesigning process worked well and will be continued. Doug used the Pastoral Care Committee as an example of the new process. That group had previously never asked for any budgeted funds. For 2016, Father Cole asked for money for three purposes: bring trainers in to help the committee persons who are grieving, help the committee assist persons who are dealing with mental health issues (especially dementia), continue refining the committee’s End-of-Life section of our parish website. Information gained in the first two areas would be available to all interested parties. Doug had further good news regarding our utility costs. First, John Mathieu replaced all our old lights with LEDs, which will save money from now on. We also got a significant one-time rebate on the cost of the lights. Second, our natural-gas expense is also dropping, as NW Natural has cut its rates by 15%. Maintaining our physical plant is vital. We owe many thanks to the Thursday Crew for keeping up with the needs of our aging facility. Accordingly, Year-Round Maintenance is now a new budget item. Hospitality Campaign: To finance the lift, ramps, and other physical changes to our building, we raised over half a million dollars in pledges. To date, 83% of those pledges are paid in full. The remainder are due by December 31 of this year. Diocesan Investment Fund (DIF): We are fortunate that this diocese has a professionally-run investment fund. It provides money for such things as our Hospitality Campaign, emergency repairs to the Parish Hall ceiling, and part of the cost of supporting and training a Curate. To maintain a healthy amount for our future use, the Vestry has authorized sending $35,000 to the DIF. Expenses: The Diocese requires a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for all paid staff. That is in the 2016 budget. So is a somewhat higher raise for Fr. Jaime. Two new part-time positions are in the new budget. One is a bilingual Youth Coordinator. The other is a bilingual assistant for the Parish Administrator, Kris Lawless. Pledges will have to be at least kept up, if not
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increased, to support these two new positions in 2017 and beyond.
Father Jaime thanked Karen Burgess-Cassler for allowing her name to be placed in nomination.
Last September, we had sufficient funds in the budget to hire Herlinda Marquez as our bilingual part-time Sunday School Coordinator. Funding for that position continues for 2016.
CLOSING ACTIVITIES: Lent: Easter is early this year (March 27). Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is on February 9. Ash Wednesday is the next day. Volunteers are needed to cook, serve, and clean up after the Pancake Supper.
Doug thanked us for collectively pledging $370,000 to support St. Luke’s ~San Lucas this year. Father Jaime thanked Doug, Jamie Mathieu, and Janet Butler for their service in the Treasurer’s Office. MINUTES OF THE 2015 ANNUAL PARISH MEETING: These were included in the Annual Parish Report on pages 34-36. The Clerk thanks all those who were present today for approving those minutes with a round of applause. ELECTION RESULTS: Elected to three-year (2016-2019) terms: Stu Hennessey, Lynne Hulse and John Mathieu. Elected to a two-year (2016-2018) term: Itami Sandoval-Gaitan. Elected to one-year (2016-2017) terms: Marlene Perez and Tako Torres.
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Winter Hospitality Overflow (WHO): Several openings remain for our parishioners to serve in this ministry at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, downtown. Please consider helping the larger community in this ecumenical service. Parting Gifts: Father Jaime presented small thankyou gift bags for the retiring Vestry members: Mike Morrison (via his wife Judy) Rick Romagosa (via his wife, Fleur) Kreta Saathoff After Father Jaime led us in saying the Lord’s Prayer in the language of our choice, this meeting adjourned at 12:35 p.m. A special meeting of returning and newlyelected Vestry members took place in the Parish Library shortly thereafter. Tom Amies, Clerk of the Vestry
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Summer Hike
VBS
Welcome Back Sunday Picnic
Backpack Blessings
