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Fitzroy Pastoral Charge Annual Report 2015

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Fitzroy Pastoral Charge Annual Report 2015

Table of Contents

Minister’s Message

Bethel-St. Andrew’s Congregational Meeting

Official Board

Transition Team

Combined Session

Presbytery

Outreach Committee

Ministry and Personnel

St. Columba Ministry Fund

Charge Treasurer’s Report

Bethel-St. Andrew’s Treasurer’s Report

Ministry Housing Allowance Fund Committee

Men’s Ministry

Stewards

Bethel -St. Andrew’s UCW

Whyte’s Cemetery

Bethel Minutes of Feb. 1, 2015 Congregational Meeting

Minutes of May 25, 2015 Congregational Meeting

Bethel UCW

Bethel Trustees

Bethel Treasurer’ Report

St. Andrew’s Minutes of Feb. 8 Congregational Meeting

St. Andrew’s UCW

St. Andrew’s Treasurer’s Report

St. Andrew’s Trustees Report

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MINISTER’S MESSAGE - 2015

Greetings in the name of Christ! What a tremendous year 2015 has been for Bethel-St. Andrew’s United Church. Literally years of praying and planning have gone into the amalgamation of the Bethel and St. Andrew’s congregations on 1 July. Rarely have I seen such a spirit of cooperation and collaboration in bringing our united community of faith into reality. Both congregations worked tirelessly to see this come to fruition. Transition Team Ministry

To date, the Transition Team has held 19 sessions with more to come as it

completes its mandate 30 June 2016. Bryan Giffin, Pastoral Relations representative, has consistently provided sage counsel as the Team members worked their way through a myriad of issues relating to amalgamation. This year two additional Conversation Cafes gave opportunity for members and adherents to offer their input into the many decisions relating to amalgamation and future ministry. Other events included the Heritage Highway where we broke bread together while reflecting on Bethel’s many decades of faithful service to the Kinburn community. We also had an enjoyable day of fun and learning with the Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory Workshop. We were also pleased to have Louis Guay Lay leadership spent countless hours with the Personal Property of both Bethel and St. Andrew’s churches inclusive of placing the many plaques, artifacts and liturgical accouterments within the sanctuary and Baldwin Hall. As well, the Bethel Trustees continue to care for the Real Property of the Bethel property with the hopes of a future sale. The Stewards have been busy with the many decisions regarding care of the building now the home of both congregations. Music Ministry

Tobi du Moulin has given over and above this past year in her development of the music ministry at Bethel-St. Andrew’s. The joint Music Cantata with the choir of St. Paul’s United Church in Carp in December was a great success, both musically and in terms of greater collaboration with the United Churches of West Carleton. The Sept Fun / Family Day organized by Tobi saw more than 120 individuals, a number of whom had not visited our church before. Messy Church saw new young families participating resulting in sanctuary Christmas decorations created by the children. Who could forget Rick Leben’s outstanding and foot thumping ‘Up the Line’ afternoon of Blue Grass Music offered to West Carleton by the outstanding musicians from the Ottawa Valley region. A great turnout with a remarkable sum of money donated to the ongoing ministry of Bethel-St. Andrew’s. Enhanced as well has been our worship experience due to our technological advances, as the visual has aided in our connection with the spiritual. Thanks goes to our faithful technicians and to Angie for the Power Points each week.

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MINISTER’S MESSAGE - 2015

Ministry Initiatives: Long-standing and the Latest

The United Church Women (UCW), now combined, has remained very active with a number of fundraisers during the course of the year. The ladies continue to make the best pies and preserves in West Carleton. Bethel-St. Andrew’s continually benefits from financial contributions from this viable women’s ministry in our midst. A number of new ministries were initiated during the fall of 2015 that will continue on into the future. Significant among these initiatives has been the Men’s Ministry launched in late Nov only to see it blossom into an ecumenical endeavour with United, Anglican and Roman Catholic men coming together for fellowship and outreach. BSA and the wider FH community has yet to realize the benefits that will flow from this collaborative effort from our men. As well, Julie McKercher, of the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre (WOCRC), briefed the Official Board this past fall regarding expanding their services into the Fitzroy Harbour area. Baldwin Hall will factor significantly in seeing this come to reality, an endeavour that the Board unanimously supported. The first of several community consultations get underway in early March 2016—Baldwin Hall being the venue. This month the Rural Ontario Institute (ROI), via its Measuring Rural Community Vitality Program, selected West Carleton as one of eight project sites in the province for the development of extensive community services for its rural constituents. This bodes well for the role BSA will play in aiding the Fitzroy-Kinburn community at large as WOCRC extends its services deeper into West Carleton…a salient example of relevancy in ministry.

Recognizing the need for greater lay participation in the pastoral care of our people, this fall BSA Session committed to, not only taking Pastoral Care Training offered by the Ottawa Pastoral Care Training Program out of Ottawa, but opening the training up to other local churches—made possible by the St. Columba Fund. Local churches are responding positively. As a concerned community of faith for the world at large, our community of faith remains open to opportunities that may exist in assisting others in sponsoring a Syrian refugee family, an initiative that began in Sept 2015. As your Transition Minister during the past year I have seen God at work in our midst. Much has been accomplished in a short span of time. The future holds much for Bethel-St. Andrew’s as opportunities present relevant avenues of ministry to edify the faithful and expand our Christian influence into the wider community. Blessings, Rev. Steve Moore Ph.D.


CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

AUGUST 30, 2015, 11:15 AM

BETHEL-ST. ANDREWS UNITED CHURCH, FITZROY HARBOUR

ATTENDEES: 28 people attended the meeting along with the Interim Minister, the Rev. Dr. Steven Moore. Both founding congregations were well represented. CHAIR: Michael Grohn SECRETARY: Susan Grohn Opening prayer - Michael Grohn Purpose of meeting is to nominate and elect an executive of the Official Board for Bethel-St. Andrews Pastoral Charge i.e. Chair, Secretary and Treasurer. Chair Grohn opened the floor for nominations and election by show of hands. The results were as follows: Chair: Ken Stewart - nominated by Winnifred Munro - seconded by Jorgen Jensen – all in favour Secretary: Doreen Buffam – nominated by Jorgen Jensen - seconded by Elly Leben – all in favour Treasurer: Rob Roesler – nominated by Cathy Stewart - seconded by Bob Pekarchuk – all in favour

Meeting adjourned – Wendy Storey at 11:30 AM


This year has been busy and productive as we move through the amalgamation process. I am certainly pleased with our progress but recognize that there is still much to be done to complete our journey. Significant events led by the Transition Team were approval of the amalgamation at the Bethel Congregational meeting on May 25, 2015, Official Board approval on June 1, 2015 followed by Ottawa Presbytery approval on June 8, 2015. The melding of the Bethel and St. Andrew’s personal properties into our new Bethel-St. Andrew’s United Church was done with respect and grace. In the spring the Bethel cross will be installed on the outside front of our new church. In April, Rev. Steve introduced a number of us to the Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory in a one day course with practical help for dealing with differences. This was a special project that he selected within his transition training. Very significant changes in the organization of our national church are expected in the near future. Changes such as the merger of the Conference level and Presbytery level into the single Regional level will impact our congregations to be called “Communities of Faith”. This is driven by the goal to live within our means throughout the United Church. Our Presbytery will look different including changed borders as they re-organize to do more of their own work with less. With the amalgamation, Mike Grohn is taking this opportunity to retire as our Charge treasurer after a mere 18 years. Thank you so much Mike for your enormous contribution. Our new financial team is now working into their tasks. We welcome Rob Roesler as our new Treasurer. Following on from a recommendation within the Transition Team a new Men’s group began this fall. Meetings are monthly on a Saturday starting with breakfast and fellowship and

followed by a speaker. Within the group there is an awareness that we need to reach out to our West Carleton community. Men from our church, St. George’s Anglican, St. Michael’s Roman Catholic and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian are enjoying time together under the capable leadership of Walter Veenstra and Jim Simpson. Stay tuned for their February Chili Dinner for the local Food Bank. On March 2, 2016 in Baldwin Hall we will be hosting community consultations by the Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre. Kudos to our Session for their work this year and the Pastoral Care training they will be taking and offering to our congregation in the new year. A thank you must also be extended to the St. Columba Ministry fund committee for financially supporting this worthwhile project. The Stewards committee is also to be commended for their efforts to implement more technology in our church services. Imagine, a TV for our choir! Yes!! And our fabulous choir director. This has been a banner year for Tobi. First, the Fun Day in September with even the local fire station and the Ottawa police represented. This was followed by Messy Church on a November Saturday for young families. And then Tobi organized the joint Christmas Cantata with the Carp St. Paul United Church choir and pianist, Ryan. We should all be very proud of her accomplishments. Well done. A big thank you goes to Angie Shepherd for keeping our office running smoothly with all the many tasks from the preparation of the bulletins, creating the PowerPoint slides for our church services to the statistics for Church head office. A heartfelt thank you goes to our dedicated Transition Team of Elly, Mary, Donna, Jorgen, Jim, Cathy, Bryan from Presbytery and Rev. Steve for their guidance


OFFICIAL BOARD REPORT - 2015


and work on Conversation Cafes and Transition reports. To the many others who have quietly worked for our Church that I should have mentioned, a thank you to you. Last but not least, we are most appreciative of the pastoral leadership and transitional skills provided to our congregation by Rev. Steve. If we work together we can accomplish so much more. Together, we will continue our journey, trusting that God who has blessed us so richly will guide us still. Respectfully submitted Ken Stewart, Official Board Chair

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OFFICIAL BOARD REPORT - 2015


The Transition Team was formed to guide the congregations of Bethel and St. Andrew’s United Church through a process of amalgamation.

During this year an exhausting amount of tasks were accomplished in order to satisfy the amalgamation date goal of July 1, 2015. Some of those tasks were:

♦ merging Bethel and St. Andrew’s membership rolls into one main congregational membership roll

♦ naming the new congregation

♦ decisions regarding real property

♦ disposal of personal property and financial arrangements for the new congregation (bank accounts, payroll, accounts payable, signing officers, envelope numbers).

These tasks were completed seamlessly and enabled our new congregation of Bethel-St. Andrew’s United Church to worship together starting July 1, 2015. Although we worshiped as one congregation throughout the summer months, our official amalgamation service was held on September 13, 2015.

The closing of Bethel United Church in Kinburn was held on May 24, 2015. This service

celebrated the 90 years of worship history within the Kinburn Community.

In addition to Rev. Steve Moore, five former ministers from the Fitzroy Pastoral Charge were in attendance to take part in that historic event.

A Conversation Café was held with the congregation on October 25, 2015 to discuss some of the more delicate issues that we were still facing. We were pleased with the outcome of the discussions and the fact that congregants felt comfortable discussing issues of concern.

The goals of the Transition Team are being realized as we develop our new congregation. We have strived to do more community outreach. For example, we have established a Men’s Ministry Group which meets monthly; guest speakers (Louis Guay) are providing informative stories of their lives; and a ‘Messy Church’ day was enjoyed by families. All of these activities involve other Churches and families within our community. Our team is looking at establishing more communication within the Church and establishing Pastoral Care resources for our congregants.

Our work as a Transition Team will continue on in 2016 with the final tasks scheduled to be completed by June.

Reverend Steve has been a strong force behind our Transition Team and he is to be commended for his tireless direction in guiding the Team through the amalgamation process.

Respectfully Submitted by, Elly Leben, Transition Team Chair

TRANSITION TEAM REPORT 2015

Team Members:

Elly Leben (Co-chair)

Jorgen Jensen (Co-chair)

Cathy Stewart (Secretary)

Mary Cohan Pekarchuk

Donna Jorgensen

Jim Simpson

Rev. Steve Moore

Bryan Giffin (Presbytery Rep)


COMBINED SESSION REPORT - 2015

It is my pleasure to submit the following 2015 Combined Session Report. Our Combined Session is composed of the following members:

• Mary Cohan – Pekarchuk • Anita D’Arcy • Nancy Hayley • Hugh Montgomery • Win Munro • Allison Paoliello • Sandra Preece (member at large) • Judith Waddell • Donna Wickie ♦ Carole Williams Our Combined Session met on the following dates:

• Feb.9/15 • Feb.22/15 • Mar.8/15 • May 3/15 • June 1/15 • Oct. 5/15 ♦ Nov.30/15 We celebrated the following baptisms:

Maikaila Spaull – daughter of Brodie Spaull and Ashley Wilson on November 22, 2015

Chase Brian Maxwell Shulist – son of Russell Shulist & Christy Wilson on Nov.22/15

Emerson Ellsworth Graham – son of Brad & Kate Graham on December 6, 2015

We celebrated communion on six occasions:

• March 1, 2015 • April 5, 2015 – Easter Sunday • June 28, 2015 – Diamond Church • September 13, 2015 – Amalgamation

Service • November 29, 2015 • December 24, 2015 – Christmas Eve Service

We grieved the following deaths:

Doris Gourlay – August 11, 2015 William Munro – September 26, 2015 Willem Atsma – November 1, 2015

Marriages - Rites Performed Outside the Charge:

Marriage of Jenna Paula Craig and Raymond Lester Ross on August 8, 2015 at 3778 Diamond Rd., Kinburn, ON Appreciation:

Our Combined Session extends a most sincere thank you to Cathy Stewart, Rev. Jack Lougheed, Chris Brydges and Dana Doucett who so capably led our services in Rev. Steve’s absence. We also thank Tobi DuMoulin for her wonderful music every Sunday, and for all her time and effort in bringing us the most enjoyable Christmas Cantata. Also a sincere thank you is extended to Rick Leben who led us in music on different occasions. We, the Session, extend sincerest appreciation to Angie Shepherd, (our office angel) for all her help in arranging the materials for the Session meetings, and for all her behind the scenes work. Also a sincere thank you to Cathy Stewart and Mary Simpson who have helped with the parenting classes leading to baptism. Thank you to all the Communion Preparers, and those who were Feature Elders during the year.



COMBINED SESSION REPORT - 2015

Special Events for 2015:

• Feb .6 - Kinburn Spaghetti Dinner • Feb. 22 - First Sunday in Lent • March 6 - World Day of Prayer • March 28 -Easter Bake Sale • March 29 -Palm Sunday • April 3 - Good Friday Service • April 5 - Easter Sunday Service • April 15 - Bethel Fashion Show • April 18 - Kraybill Conflict Style Inventory

Workshop • May 3 - Conversation Café • May 10 - Mother’s Day Brunch • May 24- Combined Closing Worship

Service at Bethel • May 25- Bethel Congregational Meeting • June 21 - Diamond Cemetery Service • June 28 - Lowry Cemetery Service • July 5 - First Service as • Bethel -St. Andrew’s Church • July 20-24 - Camp Awesome • August 2- Celtic Service with Agape meal • August 30 - Congregational meeting after

church to elect executive of the Official Board of Bethel-St. Andrew’s • Sept. 13 – Communion, Amalgamation &

Family Funday with guest speaker Rev. Major Harry Crawford

• Oct. 4- Rev. Dr. Zacharia Mandara of the

Evangelical Lutheran Church Tanzina was guest speaker • Oct. 25- Conversation Café • Nov. 1- Celebrated Mary Lougheed’s

90th birthday with a birthday cake • Nov. 1- Information session with Norma

McCord re: Syrian Refugees • Nov. 15 - Veterans’ Brunch following

service • Nov. 29 - Dec.20 – Advent • Dec.13 - We welcomed Louis Guay –

former diplomat with Foreign Affairs Canada who shared his experiences with us. • Dec. 15- Seniors’ Christmas Tea and Carol

Sing • Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve Communion

Service I want to extend a special thank you to Rev. Steve Moore, and all the Session members for their support, encouragement and attendance at meetings. Respectfully submitted: Carole Williams

Clerk of Session



PRESBYTERY REPORT - 2015

The year began with a brand new Presbytery Minister,

the Rev. David Sherwin. David Lee continued to give

us wise and steady leadership as Presbytery Chair. A

new executive structure was implemented with fewer

members.

2015 divided in two parts – before and after General

Council 42. In our January to May meetings, we

continued to learn about and offer feedback on the

Comprehensive Review reports.

We worked on Proposals to Conference that reflected

our suggestions and concerns about the Review’s

recommendations. We knew that the United Church

wished to face the future, changing to meet present

and future realities; we hoped to make these changes

thoughtful and effective.

As well as General Council concerns, our meetings

dealt with the new compensation model for Ministers;

the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; how our

churches and people could become more proactive

in dealing with climate change; and being introduced

to the new graduating class of Licensed Lay worship

Leaders.

Bethel-St. Andrew’s hosted the day long June meeting

of the Ottawa Presbytery Executive. Our UCW

provided a delicious lunch, very pleasantly served. At

this meeting, Our Transition team presented a report

and our Amalgamation was recognized, effective July

1, 2015.

I attended the Montreal and Ottawa Conference

Annual General Meeting, May 29-30 at St. Anne de

Bellevue, and took part in the Walk for Reconciliation

to mark the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation

on May 31.

The 42nd General Council of the United Church of

Canada took place from August 8-15 in Corner Brook,

Newfoundland and Labrador.

In the second half of the year we knew that GC 42

had voted to move to a new structure: Communities of

Faith; Regional Body; National Body. Our present

system has four courts – the Pastoral Charge, the

Presbytery, the Conference, the General Council.

In the United Church, these kinds of changes must also

be voted on by Presbyteries and Pastoral Charges.

Our General Council Executive and Office are working

to develop positions and questions that will be sent out

to the wider church for study and eventually a vote.

Ottawa Presbytery has volunteered to be a pilot

project for the new Regional structure. We heard

reports from the commissioners we had elected to

attend GC 42. They loved Newfoundland!

In September, the Rev. Ann Montgomery, minister of St.

Andrew’s Metcalfe, took office as Presbytery Chair. At

our meetings, we have learned about a new

Stewardship program, “Called to Be the Church”;

about the needs of refugees and the Multi-faith

Housing Initiative; we have also had a visit from the

President of the M&O Conference, the Rev. Mead

Baldwin.

The Rev. Carolyn Insley introduced us to a new

Presbytery prayer ministry and to Spirit Moments. We

always begin our time together with a meal and

worship and then faithfully conduct the business of

Presbytery including Pastoral Relations, Youth Ministry,

finances and many other areas.

Respectfully Submitted

Cathy Stewart, Presbytery Representative


FITZROY PASTORAL CHARGE OUTREACH COMMITTEE REPORT - 2015

Members of the committee are as follows:

Edna Baird, Win Munro, Erva MacHardy & Anita D’Arcy

The Outreach fund has an annual budget of $2000 and is available to assist local charities & local families who need financial assistance as a result of loss of job, fire loss, etc

This past year the money was distributed as follows:

• $250 to Shepherd’s of Good Hope

• $250 to The Ottawa Mission

• $200 to West Carleton Emergency Food Aid

• $250 to West Ottawa Resource Centre

• $200 to Operation Come Home

• $200 to Lanark County Interval House

• $250 to Innercity Ministries

• $200 to Bethesda Retreat

• $200 to Salvation Army Ottawa

Respectfully submitted

by Anita D’Arcy

MINISTRY AND PERSONNEL REPORT 2015

Committee Members

Anita D’Arcy Donna Laughlin Phyllis Douglas Committee members met in May to welcome

Phyllis and initiate her into the duties of the

committee.

Personnel

Reverend Dr. Steve Moore has continued as our

transitional Minister and we congratulate him

on his excellent guidance and leadership in

making the amalgamation as smooth as possible.

His sermons challenge us to try and accept a

larger view of the world and the problems

therein. His visitations to the sick and bereaved

have brought comfort and have been appreciated

by all concerned.

In Steve’s absences (July 13-August 3),

pulpit duties were covered by:

Cathy Stewart

Major Harry Crawford

Jack Lougheed

Dana Ducette

Musical Director

Tobi Dumoulin has a new contract starting

October 25, 2015-Decemeber 31, 2016. She

continues to inspire and challenge us with her

boundless energy, enthusiasm and musical

ability. She has worked throughout the year

with the choir and somehow managed once again

to direct a successful Christmas cantata;

bringing together St. Paul’s United choir and

Bethel-St. Andrew’s.

Tobi introduced us to “Messy Christmas.” She

and her friends organized a wonderful day of

crafts for children and parents making

Christmas decorations for the Sanctuary.

Office Administrator

Angie Shepherd has provided efficient services

throughout the year producing the weekly

bulletins and information on upcoming events.

She also spends extra time each week working

on the PowerPoint presentation. Hopefully,

presentations will eventually replace the

bulletins. Angie’s contract ends June 30, 2016.

At that point, she would prefer to work without a

yearly contract (rather month to month).

Respectfully Submitted by Anita D’Arcy


ST. COLUMBA MINISTRY FUND REPORT - 2015

The main purpose of the St. Columba Ministry Fund is to continue “the mission and faithful

service” of St. Columba United Church in Galetta, Ontario, now part of the new Bethel-St.

Andrew’s United Church.

We are pleased to report that over the past year we ◊ Gave flowers to the women of our Churches for Mother’s Day

◊ Covered the cost of the palms for Palm Sunday

◊ Sponsored the summer BBQ

◊ Gave $500 to the Mission and Service Fund as part of the givings of our church

◊ Gave $300 each to the UCW to help with their Christmas Outreach programme

◊ Provided the second part of the funding ($14,400) towards the “top-up” for funding the

transition ministry

◊ Covered the cost of the CCLI ($125) Licence

We are thankful to be able to serve others and we look forward, with God’s guidance, to continue this outreach and support. We would like to encourage our congregation to help us find new opportunities for Fund sponsorship. Respectfully Submitted by: Nancy Hayley Chairperson St. Columba Ministry Fund


CHARGE TREASURER’S REPORT -

January 1- June 30 2015

Financial transactions by the FPC treasurer were routine for the given period as St. Andrews

and Bethel made their expected monthly contributions. No contributions were made from

reserves (Manse Fund, St. Columba Fund, Trustees) but the remainder of the Contingency fund

GIC was cashed out in the amount $5,114 and an HST refund of $6,309 was received from the

government. A complete financial summary report is available upon request.

Fitzroy Pastoral Charge ceased to exist on July 1 so the FPC treasurer’s role was ended. While

the FPC general bank account had a balance of $302 on July 1, the Payroll Account

(accessed by the ADP payroll company) had a balance of $14,505 and that was used to

cover the July and August payroll ($7,200 per month approximately). At that point the FPC

general account was closed and the Payroll account was passed to the Bethel-St. Andrews

treasurer.

My thanks go to the many devoted workers and contributors to the Charge financials and

other activities that made this job interesting and satisfying for me. God bless you.

Respectfully submitted, Michael Grohn


BETHEL ST. ANDREW’S TREASURER’S REPORT -

July 1-December 31 2015

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BETHEL ST. ANDREW’S TREASURER’S REPORT -

July 1-December 31 2015

Respectfully submitted by

Cathy Stewart


REPORT TO THE OFFICIAL BOARD of Bethel-St. Andrew’s December 31, 2015

Members: Mike Grohn, George Laughlin, Sue Montgomery, Jack Shaw, Ken Stewart (Chair)

The sole objective of the committee is to administer the assets of the Ministry Housing Allowance Fund in trust for the St Andrew’s Board of Trustees.

Initial investment (GICs)

”Rolling fund” approach was implemented, where one of three matures every year to be reinvested at the current interest rate. This approach minimizes the impact of sharp drops in interest rate and optimizes growth over the long term. The three investments made were:

Date ResMor Trust Co Laurentian Bank Can. Tire Bank Total

16-Jul-2009 $67,612 (1.65%) $67,000 (2.05%) $67,000 (2.75%) $201,612

History of yearly interest payments received for the investments, applied to the minister’s housing allowance through the Charge’s bank account, the Charge received:

16-Jul-2010 $4,331 16-Jul-2011 $5,177

16-Jul-2012 $5,383 16-Jul-2013 $5,076 Portfolio Value 30-Sep-2013: $202,554. 16-Jul-2014 $4,602 + $20,100 principal Portfolio Value 30-Sep-2014: $182,454.

As of July 1, 2015 these payments will be deposited to the general account of the Bethel-St. Andrew’s Stewards for the minister’s housing allowance. 20-Jul-2015 $4,084 + $20,100 principal Portfolio Value 30-Sep-2015: $162,354.

On May 26, 2014, the financial officers of Fitzroy Pastoral Charge met and passed a motion to withdraw $20,100 of principal from the Ministry Housing Allowance Fund for 2014 and another $20,100 of principal during 2015 to cover the extra operational costs of full-time transitional ministry. The estimated value of the fund at the end of 2015 will be about $162,350. Interest anticipated July 16, 2016: $3,471. Committee members in 2016 will be George Laughlin, Sue Montgomery, Rob Roesler and Ken Stewart.

Prepared by: Ken Stewart, Chair January 29, 2016

MINISTRY HOUSING ALLOWANCE FUND COMMITTEE


The Men's Ministry Group came into existence

following discussions during the amalgamation

process. Two topics were focused around

community outreach and the formation of a

men's group. To explore possibilities, Rev. Moore

met with Ken Stewart, Chair of the Official

Board, Jim Simpson, Transition Team Member,

and Walter Veenstra, a new resident in the area

who has experience forming Men' Groups in

other areas where he has lived.

From this discussion, it was determined to call a

breakfast meeting of men from the area and

local churches. This first meeting was held in

Baldwin Hall on Oct. 3 with fourteen men

attending. We discussed the importance of this

group being open to all men within our

communities, the importance of fellowship and

helping according to the local needs of

individuals and community.

The next meeting was held on Nov. 14 with

Reverends Jack Laugheed and Steve Moore

talking personally about their war experiences.

Already, we're looking forward to our community involvement in 2016 with plans to hold a Chili Dinner in support of the local food bank and invite local speakers on various topics. Besides men from Bethel-St. Andrew's, we have men attending, from St. George's Anglican, St. Michael's Roman Catholic and St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Kinburn as well as some with no Church affiliation. All are welcome ! By the way, breakfasts are very good and so is the fellowship as is the enthusiasm! Respectfully Submitted by Walter Veenstra , Ken Stewart and Jim Simpson

MEN'S MINISTRY REPORT - 2015


2015 has been a busy year for both Bethel and

St. Andrews stewards. We continued to hold

joint meetings until amalgamation which took

place 1 July 2015.

Jim Simpson resigned as co-chair but will

continue as a steward. Bob Pekarchuk also

resigned in the fall 2015 as a steward as well as

co-organizer of the Carp Fair. We thank Bob for

all the years of dedication to Bethel and to the

success of the Carp Fair.

David Hayley continued as Chair with Donna

Laughlin acting as co-chair until amalgamation.

Rob Roesler was elected as Treasurer at our last

Congregational meeting on Aug. 30. Mike

Grohn and Cathy Stewart are available as

advisors. Susan Grohn continued as Secretary

with Kim Russell ably assisting when needed.

The transition process required inventories of

both churches. This involved the UCW as well as

the stewards and recommendations on

property real and personal was made.

The Bethel building has been listed for sale with

John Roberts of ReMax by the Bethel Trustees.

The stewards are also looking at the greater

needs of the community and how we can assist

and the types of ongoing activities throughout

the year, which should determine our way

forward.

A small committee was formed consisting of

Cathy Guertin, Susan Grohn, Janet McLeod,

Judith Waddell and Jorgen Jensen. Their

mandate is to investigate joint activities and

report back to the stewards.

It was noted that communication and

procedures must be established to ensure that

every steward knows what is happening within

the congregation and what is relevant to the

steward’s role within the church.

Building maintenance has been a high priority

in 2015.

• A motorized projector screen was

installed in the sanctuary; a new sound

system was implemented; a TV screen

was purchased by the Simpsons and

mounted near the organ facing the choir

so that they are able to follow the

service.

• The large stainless steel cross from Bethel

is to be mounted on the exterior wall

over the entrance to the new Bethel-St.

Andrews church.

• A new handicap toilet is required to

meet the new City of Ottawa building

requirements for wheelchair accessibility.

It was decided to install new flooring and

paint in both washrooms in early 2016.

This is a joint UCW-Stewards project.

• Storage has been setup for the Carp Fair

supplies. Ken and Cathy Stewart

donated two shelving units to accommo-

date the extra supplies.

• The front door to the church has been

repaired; the lamp post was also

repaired.

• We have switched to Rogers for wireless

and are using internet phone for

communications.


ST ANDREWS STEWARDS ANNUAL REPORT

January-June 31, 2015

BETHEL-ST. ANDREWS STEWARDS ANNUAL REPORT

July-December 31, 2015


A number of fund raising/outreach activities

were done throughout the year.

A Remembrance Day evening; a veteran’s

brunch was held in November; Louis Guay was

a guest speaker in December.

A men’s breakfast was held with invites to all

men in the community, and this will continue as

an outreach initiative, with different churches

within the community hosting. Jim Simpson, Ken

Stewart and Walter Veenstra make up the

Men’s Group management team.

Stewards Cathy Guertin and Rob Roesler are

working with Angie and Rev. Steve to redo our

website. We now have our own domain –

bethelstandrews.com – and our office e-mail is

[email protected]

The Carp fair was a success again this year.

Bob Pekarchuk reported a profit of $8646.88.

Cathy Guertin has prepared a list of supplies

that are needed for next year’s fair booth.

A thank you again to the UCW ladies for the

money they gave the Stewards to meet their

budget requirements this year. It is very

generous of them to put in the time and effort

and then to pass the fruits of their labour on to

the General Fund. Also, thank you to Jim and

Mary Simpson for purchasing the TV screen for

the choir loft.

Plans for 2016 include the election of all

Stewards by the first AGM of our new church. As

part of our Transition work, we have committed

to doing a Stewardship program. This will

happen during Lent in February-March.

Our church needs to know the interests of all our

people and to get an idea of financial support

expected in the second half of 2016 especially.

The Stewards and UCW are planning a dinner

auction for April 23, 2016.

Bethel-St. Andrew’s has been blessed in the last

year by the support of so many of you. Many

thanks to all the volunteer cleaners who

prepare the sanctuary for worship each week,

to our musicians and readers, to the sound and

video wizards, to our wonderful greeters and

coffee hosts, to those who assist in setup and

take down for events in the hall, to those who

keep the kitchen and bathrooms supplied with

the necessities, to the gardeners, the rakers, the

pie-makers, the finance types, the community

builders, to all the unseen church elves who see

something that needs doing and do it.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO! WE ARE THE

CHURCH TOGETHER!


St. Andrews Steward Committee:

Chair - Dave Hayley

Treasurer - Rob Roesler

Secretary - Susan Grohn

Members - Barry Pretty; Ben McLeod;

Walter McIlquham; Kim Russell; Donna Laughlin;

Cathy Guertin; Jim Simpson, Cathy Stewart;

Ron Sparks

Member at Large - Jorgen Jensen


STEWARDS’ REPORT


With the formation of our new church,

Bethel-St. Andrew’s, happening in July of this

year, we have been in transition as both UCW ‘s

have joined to form one group.

We have enjoyed the energy and enthusiasm

of our new group as we learn about each other

and adapt to each others’ methods and

traditions.

We had our first joint meeting in August and we

elected a new Executive:

President: Nancy Hayley

Vice-President: Donna Laughlin

Secretary: Judy Sparks

Treasurer: Carole Williams

Through this first year of transition, we have

been trying to include the traditional activities

of both groups and so far have:

· Provided pies for the Carp Fair Booth

· Organized the Annual Fall Bazaar

· Taken pies and served at the “Breast

Cancer Dinner” in Arnprior

· Made over 100 tourtieres for Christmas

sales

· Had a Christmas Bake Sale

· Sponsored the Christmas Tea and Carol

Sing for Seniors

· Delivered Christmas baskets to seniors

who have difficulty getting out

· Given funds towards the running of the

Church

· Provided refreshments for two funerals

We feel we are doing well with our transition;

finding a new energy as we explore each

others’ strengths and wisdom.

We have many more events and projects for

this year and we pray for God’s guidance as

we continue with our work in His house.

Respectfully submitted by:

Nancy Hayley, President

BETHEL-ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH WOMEN

REPORT August – December. 2015


BETHEL-ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH WOMEN

Treasurer’s Report July1 2015 to December 31 2015

Respectfully submitted by Carole Williams Bethel St. Andrew’s UCW Treasurer


Whyte’s Cemetery Report - Year Ending December 31, 2015

The Cemetery Committee: Chairman, Clayton Barr; Secretary-Treasurer, Ken Stewart;

Members, Barry Pretty and Bert Reitsma; submit the following report:

Services : Cathy Stewart conducted the Memorial Service and Jack Lougheed delivered a

message at Bethel-St. Andrew’s on September 13th with music provided by Tobi

DuMoulin. Donations received amounted to $570.00. During the year an additional

$25 in memoriam was collected for the improvement fund.

Burials / Inurnments:Burials / Inurnments:Burials / Inurnments:Burials / Inurnments:

Norah Kedey

Kenneth Gordon and Margaret Gordon


Balances as of December 31, 2014

Operating Balance $4304.23 Operating Income :

Memorial Service & Donations . . . . 570.00 Interest Public Trustee . . . . . . . . . 278.06 Inurnment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 Plot Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.00

Total Operating Income . . . . . . . $998.06

Operating Expenditures :

Spring Clean-up of Grounds . . . . . . 530.00 Cemetery Maintenance . . . . . . . . . 520.00

Honouraria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 Flowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.45 Banking Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.50 Total Operating Expenditures . . . $1,280.95

Net Operating Income $-$282.89

Bank Balance as of December 31, 2015 Operating Balance $ 4,021.34 This includes the Baldwin Flower funds of $377.48 Long Term Investments as of December 31, 2015

The cash value of the mutual funds on September 30 2015 was $9802.23 The 5-year laddered GIC at 2.5176 % has a value of $17,351.78 The perpetual care trust balance was $16,785.38 in the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee. Due to the incapacity of Bert Reitsma in a nursing home, the Committee members in 2016 will be Clayton Barr, Barry Pretty and Ken Stewart. Respectfully submitted Ken Stewart Secretary-Treasurer Whyte’s Cemetery Committee

Whyte’s Cemetery Financial Report as of December 31, 2015


Attendee’s: Chair: Rick Leben Secretary: Judith C Waddell Elly Leben, Edna Baird, Donna Laughlin, Brian Laughlin, Cameron Russell, Kim Russell, Betty Eastman, Dalton Eastman, Doreen Buffam, Cathy Guertin, Donna Jorgenson, Rosemary McCready,

Guests: Ken Stewart, Cathy Stewart, Rev Steven Moore

14 members from Bethel present

Opening: Chair Rick Leben opened the annual meeting at 11:25 am. Rev Steven Moore led us in a short prayer.

Agenda Approval: Agenda approved by Elly Leben as presented with the following addtions:

Transition Team Report

Minutes of Previous Meeting: Secretary Judith Waddell indicated that the minutes of the congregational meeting of Jan 2014 had been circulated. No one asked that the minutes be read. Judith Waddell moved for ac-ceptance, seconded by Cathy Guertin. Carried.

Business Arising: No business arising.

Reports:

The following reports were presented and included in the Annual Bethel report of 2014 - submitted to Presbytery:

1. Session Report

2. UCW Report

3. UCW Treasurer

4. Presbytery Report

5. Stewards Report

6. St. Colomba Ministry Report

7. Treasurer’s Report – 2015 Budget Proposal

Acceptance of Reports: Moved by Doreen Buffam, seconded by Donna Laughlin. Carried

New Business:

1. Transition Report: Rev Steven Moore gave a review on what had been accomplished to date including an update on the inventories performed by Judith C Waddell. Amalgamation: Amalgamation of the two churches in the Fitzroy Charge will take place on July 1, 2015.

2. Outreach to the Community: Discussion occurred concerning how to reach out to the com-munity and included the possibility of giving a percentage of proceeds from fund raising to a group or church family as needed in the community. It was also discussed as to the possibility of setting the percentage of proceeds aside in a contingency fund if not required right away, so then it is available when needed.


BETHEL UNITED CHURCH ANNUAL CONGREGATION MEETING

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

HELD AT ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH FITZROY HARBOUR


Moved by Elly Leben, seconded by Donna Laughlin that a percentage of proceeds (to be determined by the group doing the fund raising) be set aside and given to a group or church family as needed in the community. Carried

3. Youth and Presbytery Update. Presented by Cathy Stewart.

a. Kelly Shrimpton from the St. Andrew’s congregation will be the liaison between Presbytery and Fitzroy Charge.

b. The United Church Annual General Meeting will be held in Cornerbrook Newfoundland in 2015. Main discussion will be on how to structure the United Church in light of the amalgamations of many churches within charges. There will be many new changes coming up.

4. Fashion Show – Major fund raiser. The show will take place April 15, 2015.

5. Spaghetti Dinner – at KCA Carnival on February 6, 2015

Acknowledgements:

1. Many thank you’s with gratitude goes to all the volunteer’s from Bethel and St. Andrew’s who worked at the booth at the Carp Fair 2. Thank you to all members who volunteered their time and skills on all the committees required to make Bethel a strong and functional church in 2014.

Adjournment: Moved by Cathy Guertin, seconded by Edna Baird Meeting to adjourn. Carried.

Short prayer delivered by Rev. Steven Moore. Meeting adjourned at 12:10 pm


Bethel Congregational Meeting February 1 - 2015


Held on May 25th, 2015 at Bethel United Church in Kinburn

Attendees:

Chair: Rick Leben Secretary: Judith Waddell

Elly Leben, Donna Laughlin, Brian Laughlin, Kim Russell, Edna Baird, Betty Eastman, Dalton Eastman,

Cathy Guertin, Rosemary McCready, Gladys Barr, Sheila Laughlin, George Laughlin , Wendy Storey,

Doreen Buffam, Audrey Shaw, Jack Shaw, John Shaw, Judy Sparks, Ron Sparks, Rob Preece, San-

dra Preece, Donna Eastman, Dwight Eastman, Mary Cohan-Pekarchuk, Bob Pekarchuk

26 members from Bethel present

Guests: Brian Giffen representing Presbytery, Rev Steven Moore 1. Opening: Chair Rick Leben opened the annual meeting at 7:10pm. Rev Steven Moore led us in a

short prayer

2. Agenda Approval: Agenda presented by the Chair Rick Leben

a. Trustees - introduction b. Motion 1 – as attached (sale of land and building). c. Motion 2 – as attached (proposal for residual funds). d. Communications - Details of Inventories

Moved acceptance of agenda by Elly Leben, seconded by Mary Cohan-Pekarchuk.

3. Business: 1. Trustees and Motions:

a. Rick Leben co-chair of the Trustees, introduced the trustees. They are as follows:

Dwight Eastman, Brian Laughlin, George Laughlin, Wendy Storey and Rick Leben

and Dalton Eastman.

b. Dwight Eastman presented the purpose for the meeting with regard to the motions

being presented regarding the sale of the building and the land as well as residual

of the funds.

c. Dwight Eastman distributed copies of the 2 motions to be presented and discussed

to the attendees.

d. Dwight Eastman read aloud and presented Motion 1. Moved by Bob Pekarchuk,

seconded by Cathy Guertin. Request for discussion. Voting took place by show of

hands. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.

e. Dwight Eastman read aloud and presented Motion 2. Moved by Donna Laughlin,

seconded by Jack Shaw. Request for discussion. Voting took place by show of

hands. Motion passed by a unanimous vote.

f. The Trustees will be meeting with Don Reynolds Chair of Property- Ottawa Presbytery

to request final approval .


Minutes of Bethel United Church Congregational Meeting


2. Communication - Details of inventories

a. All items in the church ( Sanctuary , back room, basement and kitchen ) have been

itemized and categorized.

• Itemized according to description, donated by whom, year of item, quantity of items.

• Categorized by:

- items of heritage that will go to St. Andrew's to be melded with items from St. Andrew's to

be in the new church for July 1st 2015 on June 29, 2015 (date for melding the heritage

items ).

- items that will be returned to the families who donated them.

- items that will be in a sale offered to Bethel members firstly and then remainder put into

the yard sale on June 13, 2015 to be held at St. Andrew's in Fitzroy.

- items to be dealt with by the trustees.

- items – what do we do with them ?????

June 11th, 2015 is the date set for the Bethel members to bid on any item they

would like to have. Items not sold at either the Bethel sale to members or the yard sale on

June 13, 2015 will be dealt with by the trustees.

Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 0740 pm. Moved by Elly Leben, seconded by Judy Sparks.

Short prayer delivered by Rev Steven Moore.


Minutes of Bethel United Church Congregational Meeting


BETHEL UCW REPORT - January 1 to July 1, 2015

The Bethel UCW had a very quiet six months with only one 90th Birthday party in January and the

Fashion Show in April.

Proceeds from the birthday party and the fashion show were $2474.00

Expenses for kitchen, bank and fashion show were $742.73

We sent out a number of special birthday, get well, ‘thinking of you’, sympathy and Easter cards.

Our final function was a lunch at our closing service. The St. Andrew’s UCW put out food and looked

after kitchen duties for a number of past members and clergy. The St. Andrew’s women made the

desserts, while the Bethel women did the salads.

Our final duty was to present the new Bethel-St. Andrew’s UCW with a cheque for $4176.83, and to

close the Bethel bank account.

Respectfully Submitted,

Donna Laughlin

Bethel UCW Treasurer


2015 was an important turning point for Bethel

United Church in Kinburn.

Following years of a declining enrolment and

financial uncertainty the congregation of Bethel

United overwhelmingly decided to close Bethel

United in June, and to amalgamate with our

charge partner of St. Andrew's United Church in

Fitzroy Harbour. The newly amalgamated

church became Bethel-St. Andrew's United

Church.

As a result of the closure of Bethel United, the

Bethel membership directed their Board of

Trustees to try to sell the church building and

property in Kinburn. That process continues to

this day. More about that later.

Many Bethel artefacts, furniture items, kitchen

ware items, etc., were moved to Bethel-St.

Andrew's Church. In July, the remaining surplus

items were offered in a evening indoor yard

sale that was open to the public. The majority

of the offered items were successfully sold and

the remaining items were offered the next

month at St. Andrew's Annual Rummage Sale.

In the end, the few unsold items were donated

to a Thrift Shop.

Now, back to the ongoing sale of the Bethel

Church and property. A Real Estate agent was

engaged early last Fall and has been actively

seeking a buyer.

To date, more than half a dozen potential

buyers have come forward and signed a

Conditional Offer of Purchase and Sale.

Unfortunately, each one of these offers has

been rescinded prior to the lapse of the Buyer's

conditions.

The major problems that potential buyers

continue to encounter is that the church

property is zoned as an “Institutional” property.

Therefore, any buyer that wants to change the

usage to “Residential” will have to initiate a

Rezoning Application with the City of Ottawa

and will be required to pay a substantial

Development Charge.

Also, because of the Institutional designation,

any request for mortgage funding falls under

most lender's “Commercial” classification. A

commercial mortgage is much more difficult to

obtain than a residential mortgage. Another

detriment to a sale of the property is the

questionable condition of the antiquated septic

system at Bethel.

This past year saw the expiry date on Bethel's

outside oil furnace tank came up, and as a

result, a new oil tank had to be installed in

December.

The Bethel Board of Trustees consists of myself

(Dwight Eastman) co-chair Rick Leben, and

Board members George Laughlin,

Dalton Eastman, Wendy Storey and Brian

Laughlin.

That concludes the 2015 Annual Report of the

Bethel United Church Board of Trustees .

Please do not hesitate to contact either Rick or

myself if you have any questions or require

further information.


this 26th day of January, 2016.

Dwight Eastman

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BETHEL UNITED CHURCH

BOARD OF TRUSTEES


BETHEL UNITED CHURCH TREASURER’S REPORT - 2015

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BETHEL UNITED CHURCH TREASURER’S REPORT - 2015

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Bob Pekarchuk

Bethel United Church Treasurer


1. CHAIR AND RECORDING SECRETARY: Ken Stewart volunteered to stand as chairperson of the meeting and Sue Grohn volunteered to be recording secretary. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED

Rev. Steve Moore opened with a prayer.

2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:

Agenda approved by Jack Lougheed; seconded by Carole Williams.

MOTION CARRIED.

3. APPROVAL OF LAST YEAR’S MINUTES: Moved by Jack Lougheed, seconded by Dave Hayley, that the minutes of the February 2, , 20134be approved. MOTION CARRIED

4. BUSINESS ARISING FROM LAST YEAR’S MINUTES:

No business arising from 2014 minutes.

5. TRANSITION TEAM REPORT:

Amalgamation will occur on July 1, 2015. Another conversation café is planned. At the end of February 2015 personal property will be discussed and decisions made about how the property will be handled. Dave Hayley thanked the members of the transition team for all their dedicated work

6. COMBINED SESSION REPORT: Carole Williams represented the report for the combined session. . A “thank you” was given to Judith Waddell for her commitment and help. Carole thanked all members of session as well.

7. PRESBYTERY REPORT: Cathy Stewart continues to serve as Presbytery rep. A third party review of the treasurers’ report was done by presbytery. Thanks and credit go to Michael Grohn for organizing the financial books, presbytery indicated our books were in excellent shape.

8. OUTREACH REPORT: Anita Darcy

Anita reported that some financial assistance is available for those in the community who require it.

9. UCW REPORT: Janet Wright

Janet Wright presented the general report and Carole Williams presented the financial report. The focus and activities of the UCW are expected to be different in 2015, as there will be less concentration on fund-raising initiatives as there were in the past few years.

10. WHYTE’S CEMETERY REPORT:


Minutes of St. Andrew’s United Church Congregational Meeting

Held on February 8th, 2015 in Fitzroy Harbour

to review committee reports for the year 2014


No additional comments were given by Ken Stewart. 11. COMMITTEE OF STEWARDS GENERAL REPORT:

Susan Grohn thanked all the members of the Committee of Stewards for their support and enthusiasm for getting the work done around the church during the past year. As of 1 July, 2015, stewards from both churches will be combined into a single committee.

12. ST. COLUMBA MINISTRY FUND REPORT: Dave and Nancy Hayley Information regarding contributions from the St. Columba fund is required for the Charge Treasurers report. The charge received funds from the St. Columba Fund for a number of miscellaneous expenses.

13. CHARGE TREASURERS REPORT: No report was given.

14. AUDITOR’S REPORT:

No report was given. 15. MINISTRY AND PERSONNEL

Clayton Barr and Andrea Anderchek have resigned from the committee. Donna Laughlin has joined the M&P committee. Phyllis Douglas agreed to replace Clayton. Thank you to the M&P committee for all their work during the past year as well as to Clayton and Andrea for their contributions.

16. TREASURER’S REPORT 2015/2016

Cathy Stewart presented the treasurers report. $5,000 was received from the estate of Robert Russett. There is $6,200 in the contingency fund. It was suggested that some of the money be used to buy a retractable screen for the sanctuary.

2015 budget – the budget was prepared as though it was a 12 month budget but changes will be done in July 2015 after amalgamation. The treasurer hopes to repay the trustees for money borrowed by the end of February 2015. No major fundraisers were done this year which will leave St. Andrews $6,000 short of budget for 2015. The treasurer has asked the UCW to assist with a $2,000 payment.

Cathy Stewart moved to approve the 2016 budget; Dave Hayley seconded. CARRIED.

17. ACCEPTANCE OF REPORTS: Jorgen Jensen moved that all reports considered so far be approved and Cathy Jensen seconded the motion. MOTION CARRIED

18. NEW BUSINESS There was no new business.

19. ADJOURNMENT: Motion by the chair was accepted unanimously.

Rev. Steve Moore gave a closing statement and a prayer.


Minutes of St. Andrew’s United Church Congregational Meeting


ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCH WOMEN ( UCW )

January to June 2015

At the first UCW meeting of 2015 it was agreed that for the first 6 months of the year, the UCWs of

both Bethel and St. Andrew’s would have meetings together, alternating between the two. There

was agreement to have two meetings in the summer months to make a plan to amalgamate our

activities.

The financial results are in the UCW treasurer’s report. Also attached is the ‘Pie’ report. We

welcomed the participation of the all the members who took part in this activity, which also gives

us an extra opportunity for fellowship.

2015 was extremely busy and we thank all of the congregation for their continued support, both

by donating to the fundraisers and attending same.

As I retired as President of the St. Andrew’s UCW effective the end of June, we held elections for

new officers of our amalgamated UCW. Our new President is Nancy Haley who has reported on

the remainder of 2015.

Respectfully submitted Janet Wright McLeod Past President

The following is the list of activities

that the UCW participated in or organized in 2015:

• March 27 Easter Bake Sale

• April 7 Provided refreshments - A Time Up the Line

• April 15 Fashion Show

• June 17 Yard Sale


ST. ANDREW’S UCW FINANCIAL REPORT - 2015

2015 St. Andrew’s UCW Treasurer’s Report January 1/15 - June 30/15


Carole Williams

St. Andrew’s UCW Treasurer


ST. ANDREW’S TREASURER’S REPORT - January -June 2015


ST. ANDREW’S TREASURER’S REPORT - 2015 continued...

BANK RECONCILIATION 2015


Cathy Stewart

St. Andrew’s United Church Treasurer


ST. ANDREW”S BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPORT For Year Ending December 31, 2015

Board Members in 2015 were:

Ken Stewart - Chairman/Treasurer, Mary Simpson – Secretary, Win Munro, Helen Parsons, Jack Lougheed, Bert Reitsma and Laura Barr

Assets – Fixed:

Ultimate GIC @ 2.8837 % Bank of Nova Scotia anniversary on November 26, 2015 $55,265.07 Mutual Funds as of September 30, 2015 : $16,231.71

Scotia Partners Balanced Growth Portfolio

Total Fixed Assets $71,496.78

Assets – Liquid:

Cash on Hand as of Dec 31, 2015 Operational Account $6,556.86 5 Outstanding Cheques to the students for Christmas 2015 -500.00 Total Liquid Assets $6,056.86

Total Assets $77,553.64

Total assets a year earlier on December 31, 2014 were $81,470.43 . Income:

GIC $55,265.07 @ 2.8837 % = $1,593.70 in annual interest on November 26, 2015.

In 2015 the Stewards repaid the last $800 on the $10,000 window repair loan of 2012. Expenses:

In 2015 the St. Andrew's Trustees provided the second instalment of $5500 in July for the full time ministry of Bethel-St. Andrew's. We continued with our on going commitment to our post-secondary students with a gift at Christmas for each of the nine students that are presently in college/university. This is the 23rd year these gifts have been provided for a total of 225 gifts to our post-secondary students. Due to the death of Laura Barr and the incapacity of Bert Reitsma in a nursing home, the Board members in 2016 will be Jack Lougheed, Win Munro, Helen Parsons, Mary Simpson and Ken Stewart. Respectfully submitted Ken Stewart Chair / Treasurer

January 28, 2016

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