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Annual Ministry Report

2019

Christ Episcopal Church

Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Rev. Edith Bird, Rector

Finalized and submitted Feb. 3, 2020

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Red Door Jubilee Center

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Contents

Rector’s Report ........................................................................................................... 1

Christian Formation Ministries ................................................................................. 7

• Adult Education• Children’s Education• Vacation Bible School

Convention Report ..................................................................................................... 9

Facilities, Budget, and Finance ............................................................................... 11

• Senior Warden’s Report• Junior Wardens’ Report• Treasurer’s Report• 2019 Budget: Projected vs. Actual• 2020 Budget

Hospitality Ministries ............................................................................................... 19

• Hospitality Ministry Report• Historic Preservation Intern

Hunger Ministries .................................................................................................... 21

• Red Door Food Pantry• Community Suppers

Interfaith Alliance .................................................................................................... 23

LGBTQIA+ Support ................................................................................................ 23

• PFLAG• SafeSpace Cape

Mindfulness Ministry ............................................................................................... 24

Lock-It-For-Love ....................................................................................................... 25

Worship Ministries ................................................................................................... 26

• Worship• Music• Altar Guild• Guilded Lilies

Appendix 1: Minutes of Annual Meeting for Business (Jan. 5, 2020) ....................................... 29

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Rector’s Report

I am very happy to have been able to continue to serve as Rector in

2019. I went into the year with a lot of energy and enthusiasm for

the work before me, but also with the fear that I might not be able

to finish out the year because of family illness. The work here

really requires a total commitment, and I am glad I was able to

work hard in 2019. My hope is to be able to work well into 2020

in order to do what I can to prepare for a good transition in

leadership to a new rector once the new bishop is settling in. It’s hard to

believe all that has happened in the past year, and all that has happened in the

past 6 years.

Below are a just a few of the highlights from 2019, representing things that seem important for

the current and future well-being of our church.

In working with the Vestry in 2019, it was important to focus on the Vestry’s primary

responsibility for overseeing and managing the Budget, Finances and Buildings. The canons of

the Episcopal Church give the Vestry charge over these areas in order that the priest/pastor

may focus on worship, education, pastoral care and building good relationships within the

community. Not only was it important not to overload the priest with CEO responsibilities in

the past, this is a very good way to proceed now and in the future. Very few of us clergy have

MBA’s or business experience. The MDiv degree provides no business management training.

There is a lot to be done in managing the church, and the Vestry’s role is key. Some of the

things we have asked the Vestry to oversee this year are the assessment of rents for groups using

the building, and the creation of building use agreements for groups using the building.

Although I have been the liaison between the church and the groups in the past, it is good for

the Vestry and other staff to take on this role now and in the future. We are making progress

on this.

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A big challenge for CEC is that we are not just a congregation, we are also a full-time

community center — the Red Door Jubilee Center. In the past, the rector has had to manage

the community center by default. This year, we made our first attempt at trying to hire an

Administrator for the Red Door. We set up clear goals for the job along with regular

evaluations. However, as we proceeded from evaluation period to evaluation period, it was

clear that the Admin was doing some interesting work, but not the work we had set out in the

job description. The job performance was not meeting any of the markers we had set for the

job. I wanted to make sure we gave this a good shot, so we engaged mentors and paid for

trainings for our Admin to try to help, but things did not improve, and in fact, more and more

of the responsibilities written into the job description were falling back on my shoulders. Since

we could not afford to continue paying salary for the job, we knew it was time to give our

Admin notice that the job would be disappearing in a month. We offered to pay Amber to

continue to run Safe Space if she would be sure to show up to work at Safe Space. At that

point, she abruptly resigned and dissolved Safe Space via a post on Facebook. (Her resignation

letter is available to anyone who wants to read it). Since most of the things in her job

description were already being done by others, there was not a gap in operations when she left

(except for her closing Safe Space) and things continued on smoothly. Sometime in the future,

CEC may again want to try to find a way to separate management of the Community Center

from the Rector’s job. This will be a good thing for Vestry and congregation to discern in the

future. Many churches are trying to build a community center into their work (Holy Cross in

Poplar Bluff is really trying) because this is a model for church vitality that is working well in

many places. We already have the community center operating here and we don’t have to work

to get it started, but, we have some work to do to build stronger relationships with our

community groups and to find ways to engage them in helping us to fund our operations since

our small number of donors in the church won’t be able to continue to pay for all of it.

With the intense building use seven days a week, I think we are actually fortunate that things

run as smoothly as they do. We have lots of repairs, maintenance, and ongoing cleaning to do,

and that’s all part of the ongoing work here. Last June, I received a letter from a lawyer

threatening a lawsuit because someone claimed to have slipped during an AA meeting. I am

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surprised we don’t have more of that happening. This situation took some time to resolve, but

with the help of a Church Insurance representative who guided me to talk with the litigant, it

became clear that the church had not been negligent in anyway and there was no basis for this

suit. We are indeed fortunate. If you are not aware that this happened, consider that there are

a lot of things happening in our buildings every day, and a lot of situations are managed each

day, each week, without becoming burdens to the members of the church. I think this shows

how well we all work together, and how much God takes care of us in our work for the church.

Over the years, there are some things that have kept me up at night worrying. I worry about all

of our members’ wellness of course. But I also worry about the financial well-being of our

church. I am not trained in financial management, so I find myself worrying a lot about how

we can provide good supervision of the church’s finances when our members are all so busy.

This has come up year after year when we try to find people to oversee the Endowment Fund

investments. It has also been an ongoing worry for the people we have hired as bookkeepers,

they look to us for supervision and guidance. Sometimes they have had questions and our

Finance Committee volunteers are busy and unable to meet with them to answer questions.

While these good volunteers do what they can, it has become clear over the years I have been

here, that we need more and better supervision. This year we addressed both of these

challenges by making two important changes:

1. Endowment Fund monies were moved to Diocesan Investment Trust, which is reviewed quarterly by an active committee of the Diocese.

2. We hired a CPA firm (Paula Huggins) to be available for questions from our bookkeeper and our Finance Team, as well as to do regular reconciliations of accounts.

Our Finance Committee has been working very hard in 2019, with substantial working

meetings on Monday nights and at other times during the week. Two of the committee

members, Stephanie Miller and George Thompson, are going to work as co-Treasurers for

2020, dividing the responsibilities between them and continuing to work closely with our

book-keeper Sandy Parks. Big thanks to Carrie May who has served as Treasurer the past 4

years. And thanks to everyone on the team, Carrie, Sandy, George, and Julie, for working so

hard this year. This was a pivotal year for the Finance Committee.

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As everyone knows, we are living in an era that is tough on churches. There are a number of

long-term societal trends affecting all churches. In the past year, I have noticed that these

trends are growing stronger and affecting CEC more and more. We are fortunate to have new

people coming into the church. Many churches do not have new members. We are very

fortunate to have the Red Door Jubilee Center drawing hundreds of people into our buildings

each week for community groups and events and food. Many churches are empty most of the

week.

So those are some of the very good things we are engaged in in ministry, and here are some of

the difficult trends that challenge us:

Church attendance has been going down for Episcopal churches in our diocese and around

the country for many years now. Here at CEC, things have remained steady for longer.

However, this is the first year I have found Average Sunday Attendance is going down. At the

same time, home communions are way up. There is an obvious correlation here. As our older

members grow frail and unable to get to church, more and more pastoral care and home

communions are required. Meanwhile, active members no longer attend church weekly or

even monthly. Our active members are not attending as often as they once did. So, yes, of

course, our ASA is down.

Pledge amounts are down. As a rule, older members pledge higher percentages of their income

to the church. Newer members tend on average to pledge less than the older members. The

basic guideline is that for every old member who moves into a skilled nursing facility or moves

away, 4-8 new members will be needed to replace the giving that old member did. So yes, of

course, pledging is down. But we are fortunate, it could be down by a much larger number

than it is. This trend is noticeable for us, but it is slow enough to allow us to adjust and find

new ways to fund our operations.

Another trend is less volunteerism. While churches depended almost solely on volunteers in

the past, and ran big programs with volunteer labor, that is not possible anymore because fewer

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and fewer people volunteer their labor. We have to pay for more of the things we once received

for free from our members. This includes repairs, the arts, programming, all sorts of things. So,

income is down, expenses are up, and these trends look to continue for the foreseeable future.

A very good thing that has happened in 2019 is that Sandy Parks has been coordinating the

Food Pantry as a volunteer and she came on board staff as bookkeeper. She works hard and

understands how churches function. Her help is deeply appreciated. Another good thing has

been to bring Joshua Smith on board as a part-time Ministry Intern. I have given Joshua some

of the work I had been doing in coordinating acolytes, children’s programming, service

bulletins and the Sunday servers’ schedules. He also took on the newsletter after Amber left,

and preaches about once a month. I hope he will continue with us in 2020 and perhaps get

some experience in pastoral visiting as well. In 2020, I asked the Vestry to change my

compensation package, cutting it back to a ¾ time rate, in order to free some monies to

continue to pay for the Intern job. It is very important to me to leave a competent staff in place

for the Interim to work with. It’s very hard for an Interim to function well if there is not staff

in place doing the communications, bulletins and book-keeping. I am so grateful for the work

Sandy and Joshua are doing. It helps keep things running smoothly.

I think there is a big Question for the Future and I leave it with you all. It’s clear to me this

year that Red Door is worth the work it takes to keep it open and growing. However, it is really

up to the church as a whole to evaluate how this works for the future. It won’t work unless the

congregation wants to embrace it. So here’s the question. Does the model of having a full-time

Community Center (Red Door Jubilee Center) make sense here at CEC? This is a model that

churches in other cities are trying to develop for their own growth and sustainability. We

already have the RDJC operating, but can we grow it towards financial sustainability? What

would that look like? The Vestry has begun assessing minimal “rents” to groups and for events

and is putting Building Use Agreements in place. What more do we need to do as the future

unfolds? How can we develop a sustainable network of financial support for the Red Door

Jubilee Center?

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I am looking forward to the next several months. We will celebrate Epiphany, Lent, and Easter

together, and celebrate our new bishop’s start at the end of April. We also have a couple of

marriages to celebrate this summer. And I’m sure there will be all sorts of challenges day by day

as well. For all of that I am deeply grateful. And mostly I am grateful to all of you for letting me

serve here. I learn so much from all of you.

Rev. Edie Bird, Rector

January 5, 2020

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Christian formation

Adult Education

2019 featured Adult Education classes on Sunday mornings at 9 a.m., as well as some classes

during the week and workshops on Saturday and in the evenings. Sunday morning classes

covered the following topics: The Universal Christ; Cosmology; The Holy Trinity; Mindfulness

and Contemplative Practice. This was the first year since I started at CEC in 2014 that we have

not offered an Adult Inquirers’ Class. We will be offering this class again in early 2020 for

those who want to learn more about the practice of Christianity in adult life and the ways of

the Episcopal Church.

(Submitted by Rev. Edie Bird, Rector)

Children’s Education

Good things are happening for our children here at Christ Episcopal! Following a family

ministry meeting on August 18, 2019, Christ Church purchased the Weaving God’s Promises for

Youth curriculum package after a consensus was reached that the previous curriculum, Weaving

God’s Promises for Children, was not engaging and meeting the needs of CEC’s advanced youth.

Because we have such a small number of youth but a wide range of age diversity, we also

decided to experiment with splitting the children into two groups: children in the younger

group would continue to meet on Sunday mornings (with the exception of the first Sunday of

the month), while children in the older group would meet once a month following the Red

Door Community Supper on the last Sunday of each month. This decision was motivated by a

desire to encourage older youth to be more active as volunteers in the life of the parish, and

also to ease the burden of both parents and children whose busy lives are already complicated

by a growing number of extracurricular activities.

Although the Weaving God’s Promises curriculum is not naturally tailored to the Revised

Common Lectionary, I was able to create a Google Drive folder to organize the WGP lessons

around the liturgical year so that the lessons being taught in Children’s Liturgy on any given

week match up with the texts being read and preached in the upstairs Eucharist service. With

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this system in place, anyone who wishes to volunteer to teach Children’s Liturgy can sign up

through our online signup form, then view and download the lesson from Google Drive for

the week they’ve signed up to teach. It’s a simple and convenient way to make sure that the

Christian formation for CEC’s children continues smoothly, and also encourages an

integrative approach to family ministry by ensuring that the entire congregation — including

children and their parents — are focusing on the same biblical texts on any given Sunday (along

with the rest of the universal Church!).

At our last meeting of the calendar year on December 8, 2019, we agreed that the current

arrangement appears to be working well, and that we would continue the same format through

the end of the spring 2020 semester. Additionally, we agreed to set aside the older youth group

lesson following the Community Supper on January 26, 2020, for an acolyte training. I have

been working on a new Acolyte Customary booklet that will be distributed to families of

children interested in acolyting, and a number of copies will be made available in the sacristy,

as well. Our spring semester follow-up meeting is tentatively set for May 17, 2020.

(Submitted by Joshua Smith)

Vacation Bible School

This was the fifth year that CEC participated in a collaborative VBS program with four other

churches: First Baptist Church, St. James AME Church, Abbey Road Christian Church, and

First Presbyterian Church. This year we used the ROAR curriculum. Rev. Edie taught the

Bible story class and was helped by Joshua Smith, who had just started (that week) as Ministry

Intern at CEC. Students from CEC included Virginia Rose, Will and Bruce Miller, Camille

Wersel, Jude Thiele, and Lola, Carter and Cami Reis.

(Submitted by Rev. Edie Bird, Rector)

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Convention Report

On behalf of Randyn Heisserer-Miller, Debbie Brewer, Edie Bird and myself, I would like to

give you a review of our experience at the 180th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of

Missouri. This was an especially exciting Convention to attend, since we were able to help elect

the 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Missouri, Rev. Deon Johnson.

We all rode up together and had wonderful conversations along the way. We arrived in St.

Louis around 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 22, and checked in at the Cathedral. Shortly after we

checked in, the Convention started. The Convention began with the Opening of Convention

& Appointments, the Welcome from Christ Church, New Clergy, New Cures, Clergy who

have passed, the Report of Nominations introduced, and Bishop Wayne Smith’s final address

to the convention.

Then came all the reports from the Resolutions Committee, Standing Committee, Diocesan

Council, Diocesan Investment Trust, and the Presentation of the Budget. We discussed the

Budget for the Diocese as well as the Resolutions. This followed up with more reports from the

Episcopal School for Ministry, Deaconess Anne House, New Ventures in Community

Ministry, Companion Diocese Committee, Dismantling Racism Commission, and the United

Thank Offering Presentation. We then voted on the Nominations for the General Convention

in 2021, the Adoption of the 2020 Budget, and the Resolutions which are as follows:

Resolution A-180 (Clergy Compensation), Resolution B-180 (Establishing A Diocesan

Liturgical Commission), Resolution C-180 (Reaffirming and Renewing Resolution G-165

passed in 2004 by the 165th Convention, calling for an Episcopal City Mission Sunday annual

observation in congregations), and Resolution D-180 (addressing the Epidemic of Addictive

Drugs). These Resolutions may be viewed on the Diocesan website for those who wish to read

more.

The Convention started back up at 8:30 Saturday morning with a wonderful Eucharist. The

service was beautiful and full of energy. Shortly after the service was over, it was back to

business, only this day was the day for electing the new Bishop. The whole Cathedral was

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gleaming with excitement and anticipation. They explained how to use the Electric Balloting

machines, and we started the journey of voting for the Bishop. The voting only took a few

minutes, and we awaited the results. We were very surprised that it only took one round of

voting to elect the new Bishop. When we were told the results, the church erupted in

excitement. We were lucky enough to get to Skype with Rev. Deon Johnson and see his

reaction to the good news. He was speechless, and there was not a dry eye in the church. It was

so powerful and electrifying.

Randyn, Debbie, Edie, and I want to thank you all for the opportunity to represent our little

church at the 180th Convention. It was truly an honor.

(Submitted by Chris Masters, Verger)

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Facilities, Budget, and Finance

Senior Warden’s Report

“Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear, for he who

created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Blessed be

you, my God, for having created me.” — Clare of Assisi

“Fear not little flock…” What a joy to hear and believe those words as we leave many of our

Sunday services. And what a joy to be part of the community at Christ Episcopal Church — a

church that chooses to care for, accept and love ALL.

Thank you for showing the way — for helping all of us grow. Also, thank you for your ongoing

willingness to change, to be bold, and to adjust. CEC has gone through many changes in the

past few years and will need to continue to do so with intentionality. Initiatives like the Red

Door Network cause us to examine what is important to us, to adjust processes and plans

without losing our “Episcopal Way,” and to realize that we are called to serve.

CEC, no doubt, will see change as we move into a new decade. What is our vision for keeping

our church vital and active? What will we be called to do, and how will we do it well, with

limited resources — both people and funds?

(Submitted by Stephanie Miller, Senior Warden)

Junior Wardens’ Report

Carl Muench and I shared Junior Warden Responsibilities in 2019. Our charge included

oversight of the maintenance and upkeep of the CEC campus, including the Sanctuary, Parish

Hall, Fountain House, and surrounding green spaces. Below we offer a month-by-month

summarization of our activities:

January: Carl and I accepted appointments as co-Junior Wardens upon the completion

of Sheila Thiele’s term.

February: Dave Jackson, a local roofer, reported that the roofs and furnace in Fountain

House and the sacristy will likely need to be replaced within the next two years.

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March: Discussion about the issue of church property security and the related

condition of church doors and locks resumed. The matter was referred to the Building

and Grounds Committee.

April: The subject of lawn-care service providers was discussed. The Vestry approved an

$80 weekly expenditure for service. Jen Racine began lawn-care service. The Contra

Dances organization underwrote the expense of refinishing the Parish Hall flooring.

May: Convened a meeting of the Building and Grounds Committee to explore church

door-lock improvement. Two vendors submitted bids for replacing our residential-

quality door locks with commercial-quality equivalents.

June: Purchased and installed new air conditioner in the nursery. Carl addressed a

water-accumulation issue in the Parish Hall refrigerator.

July: Because our lawn-care service provider was not performing services to our

expectations we parted company with her and subsequently accepted offers from

church volunteers to maintain our green spaces.

August: Roofer Dave Jackson inspected and made repairs to Fountain House roof.

September: Because of the Church financial condition it was agreed to postpone

activities related to door-lock improvement.

October: Sound-system mixer was stolen; a temporary replacement was installed.

November: The replacement sound system was reconfigured to accommodate the

needs of the Bishop Candidate Walkabout.

December: Steve Essner replaced the toilet wax seals on both narthex restrooms.

Hacker Plumbing Company worked to remove a sewer-line clog underneath the rear

property of the Church.

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Carl and I offer thanks to all who assist CEC with the management and upkeep of our

properties and look forward to the pleasure of supporting the next Junior Warden when the

Vestry affirms our successor.

(Submitted by Bruce Mims, Junior Warden)

Treasurer’s Report

2019 was expected to be a big year for CEC. We added an administrative position, had a large

fundraising goal, and started collecting rental income from the may groups that use our facility.

Many changes occurred this year, and we ended the financial year better than expected. In

2019, between the pledges and plate offerings, we expected to collect around $130,000. CEC

collected approximately $127,000 in plate and pledge donations. From a budgeting

perspective, this is almost right-on. Where we fell short was fundraising. Rental income also

came in slightly less than expected, but this was our first year collecting rent and that will

continue to be evaluated and assessed by Vestry and the Finance Committee.

From an expense perspective, we expected to spend approximately $206,000 and expenses

ended around $219,000. The overages were from the Mission & Ministry, Spiritual

Growth/Christian Education, and Worship categories.

All in all, we expected around a $16,000 shortfall and ended with a shortfall of $39,000.

Again, this is mainly due to not meeting the fundraising goal set for 2019.

Another big change was the Endowment Fund. The Vestry made the decision to move those

funds from Stifel to a fund managed by the Diocese. This will allow for more oversight for this

fund, and hopefully allow for gains due to being in a larger group and being actively managed.

Frankly, when we moved from having an interim rector to having Edie full-time six years ago,

there was much anxiety over the budget. There was an assumption that having to pay a full-

time rector would stress the budget. That did NOT happen, and the last few years have been

truly exceptional from a finance perspective. Our expenses have run slightly under budget for

the last few years, with the exception of 2019, and there isn’t much room to improve there. As

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usual, it will be important to continue looking at new ways to increase income. But the one

thing we know is that God provides and when things come up, we always seem to find a way to

make it.

I have no doubt that 2020 will be a good year for CEC.

(Submitted by Carrie May, Treasurer)

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Christ Episcopal Church Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual

January through December 2019

TOTAL Jan -Mar 19 Budget Apr-Jun 19 Budget Jul-Sep 19 Budget Oct - Dec 19 Budget Jan - Dec 19 Budget

Awards and Grants (Program ... Cash Awards and Grants ( ... 500 .00 2.597.14 2,275 .00 2,925 .00 8,297 .14

Total Awards and Grants (Pro ... 500 .00 2,597.14 2,275 .00 2,925 .00 8,297 .14

Bookkeeping 195.00 750 .00 487 .50 750 .00 1,195 .00 750 .00 2,730.00 750 .00 4 ,607 .50 3,000 .00 Buildings and Grounds

Building Supplies 271 .31 250 .03 150.73 249 .99 0.00 249 .99 125.89 249.99 547.93 1,000 .00 Grounds Care 0 .00 375 .00 300.00 375.00 240 .00 375 .00 0.00 375.00 540 .00 1,500 .00 Maintenance 225 .00 618.47 334 .99 618 .51 233 .00 618 .51 389 .00 618 .51 1,181 .99 2,474 .00 Other 0.00 0.00 0.00 543.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 543 .00 Park ing Lot 375 .00 375 .00 0.00 375.00 375 .00 375 .00 750.00 375 .00 1,500 .00 1,500 .00 Property/llab Insurance 3,258 .25 2,749 .97 2.849 .25 2,750 .01 2,849.25 2,750 .01 2,849 .25 2,750 .01 11,806 .00 11,000 .00 Repairs bldg 0.00 499 .97 1,512 .00 500 .01 110.00 500 .01 250.00 500.01 1,872 .00 2,000 .00 Sexton 2.340 .00 1.875 .00 2.025 .00 1,875 .00 1,340.00 1,875 .00 825 .00 1,875 .00 6,530.00 7,500 .00 Utilities 2,438 .51 2,500.03 1,274.65 2,499 .99 2,288 .64 2,499 .99 1,856.95 2,499 .99 7,858 .75 10,000 .00

Total Buildings and Grounds 8,908 .07 9,243.47 8,446 .62 9,786 .51 7,435 .89 9,243 .51 7,046 .09 9,243.51 31,836.67 37,517 .00

Business Expenses (Expense ... Fines, Penalties, Judgmen ... 0.00 0.00 0.00 338 .00 338 .00

Total Business Expenses (Ex ... 0.00 0.00 0.00 338 .00 338 .00

Clergy Compensation Automobile Allowance 750 .00 750.00 750.00 750 .00 750 .00 750 .00 750 .00 750 .00 3,000 .00 3,000 .00 Continuing Education 0.00 124 97 0.00 125.01 0.00 125.01 370 .00 125.01 370 .00 500.00 Housing Allowance 3,750 .00 3,750 00 3,750 .00 3,750.00 3,750 .00 3,750 .00 3,750 .00 3,750 .00 15,000 .00 15,000 .00 Life Insurance 108.00 93.75 54.00 93.75 108.00 93.75 54 .00 93.75 324.00 375.00 Medical & Dental 3,164.00 2,470.97 1,582.00 2,471 .01 3,164 .00 2,471.01 1,582.00 2,471 .01 9,492 .00 9,884 .00 Pension Expense 4 ,725 .00 3,097.78 1,890.00 3,097 .74 2,835 .00 3,097 .74 1,890 .00 3,097 .74 11,340.00 12,391 .00 P....tax Employee - transm ... 4 ,000 .00 000 8,000.00 0.00 6,000 .00 0.00 6,000 .00 0.00 24,000.00 0.00 P....tax EmployN Pension ... -6,000 .00 0.00 -6,000.00 0.00 -6,000 .00 0.00 -6,000.00 0.00 -24,000 .00 0.00 Salary Expense 13,725.27 13,725.28 13,725 .27 13,725 .24 13,725.27 13,725 .24 13,725 .27 13,725 .24 54,901 .08 54,901 .00

Total Clergy Compensation 24,222 .27 24,012 .75 23,751 .27 24,012.75 24,332.27 24 ,012 .75 22,121 .27 24,012 .75 94,427 .08 96,051 .00

Mission & Ministry Diocesan Convention 0.00 124.97 0.00 125.01 0.00 125.01 778 .20 125.01 778 .20 500 .00 Diocesan Pledge 0.00 4,996 .22 8,437 .00 4,996 .26 4,996.25 4 ,996 .26 6,551.75 4,996 .26 19,985 .00 19,985 .00 Evangelism (Living the Vis ... 0.00 0.00 0.00 89.00 89.00 Fellowship 0.00 18.75 0.00 18.75 0.00 18.75 0.00 18.75 0.00 75 .00 Outreach-Other 0.00 62 .53 115.36 62.49 77.69 62 .49 0.00 62.49 193.05 250 .00 Outreach -Charity 281 .12 0.00 1,252 .38 0.00 1,632 .97 0.00 753 .65 0.00 3,920 .12 0.00 Stewardship 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Total Mission & Ministry 281 .12 5,202 .47 9,804.74 5,202 .51 6,706 .91 5,202 .51 8,172 .60 5,202 .51 24,965 .37 20,810 .00

Operations (Expenses related ... Supplies (Supplies , materi ... 284 .98 0.00 93 .07 0.00 378 .05

Total Operations (Expenses r ... 284 .98 0.00 93.07 0.00 378.05

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Christ Episcopal Church Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual

January through December 2019

TOTAL Jan• Mar 19 Budget Apr-Jun 19 Budget Jul• Sep 19 Budget Oct• Dec 19 Budget Jan• Dec 19 Budget

Ordinary lneom~RM Income

CEC FlowefW 40 .00 0 .00 150.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 180.00 0.00 370 .00 0.00 Fund.ralsers 2,262.7 2 6,875.01 1,931 .69 6,875 .01 354 .78 6,875.00 14.17 6,874 .98 4,563 .36 27,500.00 ini.rnt & Dividends 11 68 0.00 4.05 0.00 11.18 0.00 4.25 0.00 31.16 0.00 OU- ll"ICOfM 1,388.32 250.03 1,389.09 249 .99 1,324 .70 249 .99 2,037 .25 249 .99 6,139.36 1,000 .00 Pa.~ng 90000 900 .00 900.00 900 .00 900 .00 900 .00 900.00 900 .00 3,600 .00 3,600 .00 Plate 2..656.75 3,000 00 917 .54 3,000 .00 886 .11 3,000 .00 1,946 .34 3,000 .00 6,406 .74 12,000 .00 Pledge 26,160 00 29,414 .06 47,804 .37 29,413 .98 24,335 .00 29,413 .98 22,937 .00 29,413 .98 121,236 .37 117,656 .00 S~IG lfts 1,764 25 250.03 2.521 .80 249 .99 55.00 249 .99 5,382 .35 249 .99 9,723 .40 1,000.00

ToLIICl:C 35 ,183 72 40 ,689 .13 55,618 .54 40,688 .97 27,866 .77 40,688.96 33,401 .36 40,688 .94 152,070 .39 162,756 .00

R~ls (Revenue from rent.a.I ... Renl Reve.nue . Nondebl P ... 000 2.,245 03 0.00 2,244 .99 0.00 2,244 .99 0.00 2,244.99 0.00 8,980 .00

Total Rentals (Revenue from ... 000 2.245 03 0.00 2,244 .99 0.00 2,244 .99 0.00 2,244.99 0.00 8,980.00

RfflJicted gffts(non-operetlng) Oiocuan Grant 10,500 00 000 5,490 .00 0.00 4,692 .00 0.00 4,676 .00 0.00 25,358 .00 0.00 Oiocuan Grant • Capital F ... 0 00 000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Memortal (Donat ion•) 1,34500 000 75.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,420.00 0.00 Spec ial collection• 00 0 000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 RulJictltd glfts(non-operat. .. 0 00 4.500 00 0.00 4,500.00 0.00 4,500 .00 0.00 4,500 .00 0.00 18,000 .00

Tota.I Rutrlcted glfts(non-ope ... 11,84!, 00 4 50000 5,565 .00 4,500 .00 4,692 .00 4,500.00 4,676 .00 4,500.00 26,778 .00 18,000 .00

Total Income 47,02 8 72 47 43' 16 61,183.54 47,433.96 32,558 .77 47,433 .95 38,077.36 47,433.93 178,848 .39 189,736 .00 - -Groaa Profit 47,028 72 47.43' 16 61,183.54 47 ,433 .96 32,558 .77 47 ,433 .95 38,077.36 47,433 .93 178,848 .39 189,736 .00

Ea:penH Admln latrat lon

Adftl't l1lng ,.1 00 25003 423 66 249.99 143.66 249 .99 143 .66 249.99 857.98 1,000.00 Audit 000 42500 000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 425.00 Bank/Brokerage FN1 83 59 5006 100 95 49 .98 7.00 49.98 12.50 49 .98 204 .04 200 .00 Computef\aoft:ware & ISP 000 2500 3 24 64 249 .99 0.00 249 .99 0.00 249.99 24.64 1,000 .00 Employee Payroll Tun (f ... 000 0 00 0.00 7,286 .88 7,286 .88 Equipment Repa irs 000 5006 000 49.98 0 .00 49 .98 0.00 49.98 0.00 200.00 Miscellaneou1 63 7.20 2500 3 75000 249 .99 29.10 249 .99 43 .15 249 .99 1,459.45 1,000 .00 Payroll Tun (Employef M .... 891 • 7 60000 93012 600 .00 944.09 600.00 762 .45 600.00 3,528.13 2,400 .00 Postage and 0.11.ery 000 125 06 11000 124.98 0.00 124 .98 55.00 124.98 165.00 500 .00 Printing/Copy ing (Lunla ... 000 000 000 16.02 0.00 55.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 71 .02 Rector'• Discretionary Exp ... 32000 1,203.16 560 .00 2,069 .72 4,152 .88 Secretary 6,078 00 5.875.03 5,850 .00 5,874 .99 4 ,152.50 5,874 .99 0.00 5,874 .99 16,080 .50 23,500 .00 Social Security 0 .00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Suppl ln-offlcelgeneral 230 81 375 .00 603 .44 375 .00 324 .65 375 .00 253 .58 375 .00 1,412.48 1,500.00 T1tlephOM 329.94 275 .06 219 .96 274 .98 439 .92 274 .98 219 .96 274 .98 1,209 .78 1,100 .00 Workl!f"a Compensation 000 325 00 39.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 39.00 325 .00

Total Adm inistration 8.718.01 8,850.36 10,254 .93 8,115 .90 6,600 .92 8,154 .88 10,846.90 8,099 .88 36,420.76 33 ,221 .02

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Christ Episcopal Church Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual

January through December 2019

TOTAL Jan - Mar 19 Budget Apr - Jun 19 Budget Jul - Sep 19 Budget Oct- Dec 19 Budget Jan - Dec 19 Budget

Other Types of Expenses (Ex ... Other Costs (Miscellaneou ... 0,00 194,00 0.00 0.00 194.00

Total Other Types of Expense ... 0.00 194.00 0 .00 0.00 194.00

Payroll Expenses (Payroll exp ... 173.25 150.30 226 .90 116.25 666 .70 Reconciliation Discrepancies ... 664 .93 0.00 0.00 0.00 664.93 Spiritual Growth Christian Ed.

Dues and Subscriptions 27.00 25.03 27.00 24.99 27.00 24.99 27 .00 24 .99 108.00 100 .00 Education Materials 0.00 25.03 0 .00 24.99 109.00 24.99 0.00 24 .99 109.00 100.00 Misc Spiritual Growth 0.00 112.50 0.00 112.50 0.00 112.50 0.00 112.50 0.00 450 .00 Nursery Wor1<ers 1,069 .68 799 .97 1,515.00 800.01 1,522.50 800 .01 1,530.00 800 .01 5,637 .18 3,200 .00 Supplies 127.57 25.03 0.00 24.99 0.00 24 .99 0.00 24 .99 127.57 100.00 Spiritual Growth Christian ... 0.00 0.00 350.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 350.00 0 .00

Total Spiritual Growth Christi ... 1.224.25 987.56 1,892.00 987.48 1,658 .50 987.48 1,557 .00 987 .48 6,331 .75 3,950 .00

Transfers From Memorial to Operating 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,500 .00 4,500.00

Total Transfers 0.00 0.00 0 .00 4,500.00 4,500.00

Worship Altar Flowers 0.00 0.00 255.00 0.00 38.15 0.00 231 .00 0.00 524.15 0 .00 Altar Guild 139.95 124.97 0.00 125.01 207 .10 125.01 119.20 125.01 466.25 500 .00 Minister of Music 600 .00 900 .00 600 .00 600.00 300.00 300.00 900 .00 900 .00 2,400.00 2,700.00 Misc Worship Expense 0.00 25.03 0.00 24.99 0.00 24 .99 0.00 24 .99 0.00 100 .00 Misc. Music Expense 2,149.05 300 .00 234.00 300.00 251.97 300 .00 0.00 300.00 2,635 .02 1,200 .00 Organist 1,350.30 1,350 .00 1,350.30 1,350.00 1,350 .30 1,350.00 1,350 .30 1,350.00 5,401 .20 5,400 .00

Total Worship 4,239 .30 2,700.00 2,439.30 2,400 .00 2,147.52 2,100.00 2,600 .50 2,700 .00 11,426 .62 9,900 .00

Total Expense 49 ,411 .18 51,746 .61 60,017 .80 51,255.15 52,671 .98 50,451 .13 62,953.61 50,996.13 225,054 .57 204,449 .02

Net Ordinary Income -2,382 .46 -4,312.45 1,165.74 -3,821 .19 -20, 113.21 -3,017 .18 -24,876.25 -3,562 .20 -46,206 .18 -14,713 .02

Net Income -2,382."6 -4,312.45 1,165.74 -3,821.19 -20,113.21 -3,017.18 -24,876.25 -3,562 .20 -46,206.18 -14,713 .02

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Christ Episcopal Church 2020 BudgetCY20 CY20

Operating Income Budget Clergy Compensation BudgetPledge 106,700$ Automobile Allowance 3,000$ Plate 6,000$ Continuing Education 500$ Parking lot 3,600$ Housing Allowance 11,250$ Fundraisers 1,000$ Life Insurance 375$ Other Income 1,000$ Medical / Dental 9,884$ Special Gifts 1,000$ Pension Expense 9,572$ Interest income - New Building Fund -$ Salary Expense 42,411$ Interest income - Endowment Fund -$ Restricted Income 30,000$ Total Clergy Compensation 76,992$ Rent Income (church) 5,700$ Total Operating Income 155,000$ Mission & Ministry Budget

Diocesan Convention 500$ Administration Budget Evangelism -$ Audit 425$ Fellowship 75$ Bank & Brokerage Fees 200$ Stewardship -$ Computer/Softward/ISP/Copying 1,000$ Diocesan Pledge 18,896$ Equipment Repairs 200$ Outreach 250$ Advertising 1,000$ Payroll Taxes (Employer) 2,400$ Total Mission & Ministry 19,721$ Postage / Delivery 500$ Book-keeper 11,700$ Spiritual Gr./Christian Ed BudgetSupplies - Office/general 1,500$ Adult Education (incl. Inquirers) -$ Telephone 1,100$ Dues and Subscriptions 100$ Worker's Compensation 325$ Education Materials 100$ Miscellaneous/Gifts 1,000$ Misc Spiritual Growth 450$ Ministry Intern 11,700$ Nursery Workers 6,120$

Supplies 100$

Total Administration 33,050$ Total Spiritual Gr./Christian Ed 6,870$

Building & Grounds Budget Worship BudgetParking Lot 1,500$ Altar Guild 500$ Maintenance 2,474$ Minister of Music 2,700$ Property/Liab Insurance 11,571$ Misc Worship Expense 100$ Sexton 4,800$ Misc Music Expense 1,200$ Utilities 10,000$ Organist 5,400$ Other -$ Repairs Building 2,000$ Total Worship 9,900$ Building Supplies 1,000$ Grounds Maintenance 1,800$ Total Expenses 181,678$

Total Building & Grounds 35,145$ Net Income (26,678)$

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Hospitality

During 2019, there were 15 Recovery Groups meeting in the Parish Hall and classrooms

weekly. The number of groups has recently diminished to 11 groups weekly. This ebb and flow

between 10 and 15 groups weekly is the norm. The life of the church is greatly enhanced by

these regular groups meeting at 101 N. Fountain. If you attend evening prayer services, you get

to experience the comings and goings and joyful sounds that announce these weeknight

meetings. If you are around in the middle of the day, you see the noon groups gathering. And

on Saturday mornings, these groups warm up the Parish Hall and downstairs classrooms.

There are all ages, all sorts of people, and even young adults with children. The church

provides childcare for some of the groups. The aroma of hot coffee and other foods fill the air.

Traditional music and dance groups meet at the Red Door on Saturday evenings. Shape-note

singers had been using the sanctuary to sing once a month on Saturdays, with a potluck supper

in the Parish Hall following. Unfortunately, this group stopped meeting in mid-2019 due to

dwindling attendance. The Contra Dancers, however, continue to use the Parish Hall for

dances on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month, beginning at 6:45 p.m. They bring in a

band and dance the night away!

In 2019, the church also provided hospitality to some large gatherings for PRIDE as they were

getting organized. The first was in February 2019, during a snowstorm. Volunteers cleared the

walkway to the Parish Hall on Saturday afternoon and I was thrilled not to have to shovel too

much snow for Sunday. Having groups using our facilities brings more life into the buildings,

and potentially more people to care for the buildings (even as it also brings more messes, more

repairs, and higher utility bills).

PFLAG meets monthly in Fountain House.

The church currently asks groups to pay a minimum of $10 per hour for use. Although this is

minimal, some groups cannot afford even this, while others can afford much more. The Vestry

started working on building use agreements and scheduling minimal rental fees in 2019 and

will continue to evaluate and update this process in 2020 and beyond.

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For a full calendar of the weekly meetings that share space at CEC, check out the Hospitality

page of our church website.

(Submitted by Rev. Edie Bird, Rector)

Honoring Our Buildings as Centers of Community Ministry

We are fortunate to have an intern from the Historic Preservation program at SEMO working

with us at CEC this fall. Alyssa Longman will be looking through our archives and talking with

Sue Balsamo about the history of our church buildings. Alyssa will also put together some

historical writings to be posted to the Parish History page of our website and shared in our

weekly newsletter. Look for her contributions in the coming weeks.

(Submitted by Rev. Edie Bird, Rector)

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Hunger Ministries

Red Door Food Pantry

Our Hunger Ministry makes such a difference in the community around us! With your

generous donations, we provide hungry families with extra canned food and dry goods. Our

patrons are truly thankful for the help you give, and they tell us so every month. This year, our

food pantry has served 611 families and 1,428 individuals, including 586 children and 40

veterans.

The food comes from many sources, like the SEMO Food Bank, donations from church

members, and special events like the Boy Scouts Annual Food Drive (happening this month).

Red Door also purchases items from low-cost grocers. These purchases are 100% funded by

individual cash donations from parish members and grants from the Diocese of

Missouri’s Hunger Task Force.

The 2019 Food Pantry Team — Bruce Erickson, Cheryl Essner, Joshua Smith, Pam Dooley,

Jenn Thomas, Dave Poisson, Peggy Reed, Sandy Parks, and Gail Lemonds — thanks you for

your support! God bless the people that we serve, our volunteers, and God bless you for loving

your neighbors.

(Submitted by Sandy Parks)

Community Suppers

The Community Supper feeds a home-cooked meal to anyone who comes to the Red Door on

the last Sunday of each month from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. In 2019, Red Door reached out to other

community groups to help us coordinate the meal. In 2019, we found that Abbey Road

Christian Church was delighted to partner with us, hosting 3 of the 12 meals. Burrito-Ville

restaurant staff took on 2 meals, as well, and PFLAG/PRIDE hosted our summer block party

meal in July. CEC hosted the other 5 meals, and will also host the big Christmas-Day Dinner

on December 25!

Christmas is always our biggest meal of the year. With over 100 people attending, we

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sometimes even run out of chairs. It is always hard to staff this meal and to gather the food

because we hold it on Christmas Day, and all of us have families who want to see us on this big

holiday. Some of us give up our family time in order to put the meal on year after year, and we

totally understand that most people choose not to do this. BUT perhaps a few of us can give

up just one Christmas evening to help? You don’t have to help every year. How about helping

just one year, one evening on Christmas for one year? That would mean so much to those of us

who do this year after year. And honestly, it is a lot of fun.

Attendance at Community Supper began to drop sharply this year in the spring and hit a low

point in July. We usually have 60 – 75 guests and serve about 120 or more meals at the supper.

In July, it was around 30. However, attendance began to build markedly in August and

September, and we are back at our average attendance again as of October.

Community Suppers are a great activity for families to do together. It’s a wonderful thing for

older children to help, and the youth of the church started to help at the meal in September.

We old folks really appreciate their assistance. Thanks so much.

(Submitted by Rev. Edie Bird, Rector)

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Interfaith Alliance

Interfaith Alliance hosted a few events, but otherwise did not hold monthly meetings in 2019.

The group sponsored an Interfaith Dinner for students and faculty at SEMO, and also

sponsored a Prayer Vigil in response to the El Paso Walmart shooting last fall.

Interfaith Alliance formed in 2017 and put on its first Interfaith Dinner in April 2017 at the

Red Door. It met monthly and sponsored two Interfaith Dinners each year in 2017 and 2018,

but the original organizers (of whom I am one) were unable to keep this level of activity going

in 2019. Interfaith Alliance has a FB page and someone with interest in and energy for this

work could definitely find it a worthwhile ministry in our city.

(Submitted by Rev. Edie Bird, Rector)

LGBTQIA+ Support

PFLAG PFLAG Cape Girardeau had a very productive and exciting first year! After a very successful

launch in August 2018, the chapter held regular support meetings at CEC throughout the Fall

and Spring months. The chapter also set up a booth at the first Cape Pride Festival in May of

2019. The educational mission of the chapter was supported through the offering of a college

scholarship to a high school senior from Cape Central High School, May 2019. Throughout

the year, the Chapter also supported the Safe Space program at Fountain House, providing

resource materials (books, pamphlets, and DVD’s) for the lending library. In August of 2019,

PFLAG also helped with the Community Meal and Block Party at Christ Episcopal. The

chapter also sponsored a safer sex seminar at the Cape Girardeau Public Library, Spring 2019,

and featured infectious disease specialist, Dr. Matt Shoemaker.

(Submitted by Kevin Hampton)

SafeSpace Cape

SafeSpace was started in February 2018 by Red Door when we hired Amber Moyers to begin

doing some part-time (5 hours weekly) work with Red Door. Members of the church had

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brainstormed about creating a safe place for LGBTQ youth, and when Amber was hired she

was keen to get this started. The church hired a student intern, Sam Kleinschrodt, to work on

the project with Amber.

Amber and Sam held organizational meetings in the spring of 2018 at the church, and in

August 2018, SafeSpace Cape opened in Fountain House. Amber’s hours increased in

November 2019 and she continued to work with SafeSpace while being asked to also work in

the other Red Door Ministries. Meeting on Friday evenings weekly until May 2019. Sam and

Amber organized a Prom for SafeSpace in March 2019 in the Parish Hall. The weekly meetings

were usually attended by 4–5 youth, while the Prom Event had a crowd. Sam’s internship

ended in May 2019.

The church hired another student intern to work with Amber on SafeSpace, but Amber closed

SafeSpace in August 2019. Funding for SafeSpace was funded by grants from the Diocese of

Missouri. Red Door would love to provide a home to a ministry like this now and in the

future. Resources are definitely available, but leadership is needed.

(Submitted by Rev. Edie Bird, Rector)

Mindfulness

Mindfulness is paying attention to the present moment on purpose and without judgment.

Mindfulness practices engage the heart, mind, soul, and strength of a person all at once.

Practices of mindfulness include meditation, contemplative prayer, working with attention,

and inquiry.

During 2019, CEC members engaged in mindfulness ministry taught classes on Mindfulness-

Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for pain relief, and also taught at the MATCP conference in

Branson, Missouri. We are hoping to do some additional teaching in local schools in 2020.

There are four groups currently meeting at Red Door that practice mindfulness. Three of these

are open groups, and newcomers are welcome. Groups meet in the CEC sanctuary on

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Mondays at 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. to practice centering prayer in silence and

then engage in spoken reflection and study. The Saturday morning group is led by Fr. Bob

Towner, and often includes some of his delicious scones. On Thursday at 6 p.m., a group

meets in the sanctuary in silence for meditation.

Additionally, a group meets on Thursday mornings for two hours to meditate, study, and

practice inquiry. This group requires prior study and a commitment to attend regularly. It

opens to new members twice a year. Contact Rev. Edie for more information if you are

interested in the inquiry process.

(Submitted by Rev. Edie Bird, Rector, and Steve Essner)

Lock-It-For-Love

2019 was a quiet year for LIFL. Gun locks were given out to a couple of local agencies for

distribution, but the passionate energy and enthusiasm that Brenda Phillips had brought to

this ministry in 2018 was very much missing.

Brenda brought the LIFL materials to Fountain House in February 2019, and I spoke with her

about the possible future of the ministry. Brenda had made it a full-time volunteer job and she

had been distributing gun locks at Health Fairs, Grandfamily Conferences, and with social

service agencies, all over southeast Missouri during 2018. She was recognized by LIFL’s parent

organization (Women’s Voices Raised) as the most successful LIFL organizer in the state in

2018. Her helpers included Mary Alice Regenhardt, Barbara Giddens, Debbie Brewer, Gayla

Ressel and Pam Dooley. Brenda’s energy and passion for gun-violence prevention was deeply

inspiring to all of us. Finding someone to replace her in this would be impossible.

Nonetheless, when she and I visited in Feb. 2019, she agreed to let me contact some larger

churches to see if they might want to collaborate with Red Door or even just take over the

LIFL ministry. I met with pastors at First Presbyterian, FBC, LaCroix, and Abbey Road, and all

were interested but just couldn’t commit to this ministry. Red Door has continued to

distribute gun locks to agencies in town, and there are plenty left from the stock we bought in

2018. We ended up not needing the NVIM grant we received for gun locks.

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If anyone is interested in organizing just one gun-lock distribution per month, or even just a

few each year, please let me know. This is a beautiful ministry and any level of engagement will

be helpful.

(Submitted by Rev. Edie Bird, Rector)

Worship Ministries

Worship

Worship at CEC is beautiful and traditional. On Sunday mornings there are two services of

Holy Communion. The 8 a.m. service gathers 10–20 people weekly, while the 10:15

service gathers 30–60. This service has a full choir and music, while the 8 a.m. service is

without music.

A large number of people volunteer in various roles, including the Hosts, Lectors, Eucharistic

Ministers, Acolytes, Choir, Organist, Altar Guild, and “Guilded Lilies.” While the Rector

preaches often, preaching is greatly enlivened by different voices and perspectives. In 2019 our

preachers included Kent Miller, retired former rector Fr. Bob Towner, and Joshua Smith.

Average Sunday attendance is about 65 people.

Other weekly gatherings include Evening Prayer on Wednesdays and Centering Prayer on

Monday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. There have been 184 of these services

in 2019.

When people are homebound or in the nursing home or hospital, we bring communion

to them. There have been 158 of these eucharistic visits in 2019.

Special services on Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Eve

(The Great Vigil) gathered between 30–40 people at a time and featured beautiful music.

The Christmas Eve service gathers about 100 people.

(Submitted by Rev. Edie Bird, Rector)

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Music Ministry

During the past year, Christ Episcopal Church’s Music Ministry continued to serve the

congregation with the choir performing twice a month for nine months of the year, from

January through May and August through December, along with special performances during

Holy Week and on Christmas Eve. The membership of the choir has stayed steady throughout

the year, with Kent and Gloria Miller, Carl and Barb Muench, Helen Towner, Nona Nan

Chapman, Mary Mims, Kevin Hampton, and Nathan Ellgren filling out our ranks.

The choir rehearsed weekly during our nine-month season at 9 a.m. on Sunday mornings. We

had the fortune to be able to hire additional singers for Easter and Christmas Eve services.

Mary Miller continued to provide her knowledge and expertise on the organ, blessing us each

Sunday with her musicianship. Nona Nan Chapman played for a few services on her flute,

which adds so much to our worship service. We continue to look to add new members and

welcome new voices as they present themselves.

(Submitted by Randyn Heisserer-Miller)

Altar Guild

The duties of the Altar Guild involve preparing the altar for services on Sundays and other

services as needed, such as funerals, memorial services, and weddings. For special services like

Easter and Christmas, the Guild works together as a team, sharing our duties.

This year, one of our members needed to take a step back. The good news is that we’ve had

two persons step up with a desire to serve on the Guild: Marilee Dennington and Randyn

Heisserer-Miller. Welcome to our new members, and thank you.

A big thank-you also to everyone who served this year: Bonnie Cochran, Paula Fetherston,

Barbara Giddens, Carl Muench, Mary Alice Regenhardt, and Monica Waldon. We are also

thankful for our acolytes and Eucharistic ministers, who pitched in to help when needed.

This year we purchased two new home-communion kits. Thank you to Bonnie Cochran for

the donation of two small chalices for the kits. Other needed items were given from the

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Diocese. We also needed a new dust cover for the altar; we extend our gratitude to Paul

Fetherston, who made a new one for us.

(Submitted by Barbara Muench)

Guilded Lilies

The Guilded Lilies continued in 2019 with four members. We placed fresh flowers on the altar

at least twice per month, alternating with silk arrangements. During Lent and Advent Sundays

we honored those Sundays leaving the altar free of flowers. Then for Easter we ordered and

arranged two dozen lilies and for Christmas Eve through the first Sunday of January we

ordered two dozen poinsettias. As always, the congregation was invited for both Easter and

Christmas to purchase lilies and poinsettias if they desired.

The Guilded Lilies met in November to schedule altar arrangements for the coming year, and

to clean out the vase and supply closet in the Sacristy. We also made the decision to provide

silk arrangements each Sunday due to the rising cost of fresh flowers. We noted exceptions to

that would be during the growing season when we can cut flowers from our gardens, and also

when congregation members wish to donate fresh flowers for honorable occasions, such as

memorials and thanksgivings. We thank the church community for their love and support.

(Submitted by Paula Ann Fetherston, Bev Hoover, Mary Mims, and Helen Towner)

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Appendix 1 Minutes of Annual Meeting for Business

January 5, 2020

Edie called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m.

It was noted that this meeting was to be focused on elections and reports from the finance committee and Vestry. Reports on the church’s many ministries will be covered at the Ministries Meeting on February 2, 2020.

1. Minutes: Following review of January 27, 2019 Annual Meeting Minutes, Sue Balsamo moved to accept, Kevin Hampton seconded and motion passed.

2. Vestry: Edie led a brief discussion about changing the number of elected Vestry members from nine (9) to six (6). It is getting more and more difficult to fill the nine Vestry slots. In 2019, three members had to resign because they were too busy to serve. Other congregations our size have smaller Vestries. With an ASA of 60, having six Vestry members makes sense. Deb Brewer moved to make the change to six members and Kent Miller seconded. Motion passed.

3. Election of Vestry: Edie proposed we accept, by acclamation, the new officers — Cheryl Essner and Sue Balsamo. They will serve a three-year term and join current Vestry members Bruce Mims, Carl Muench, Kevin Hampton, and Nona Nan Chapman.

4. Diocesan Convention Delegation for 2020: Caroline Thompson moved we elect Randyn Heisserer-Miller and Chris Masters as our delegates to the 2020 Diocesan Convention. Kevin Hampton seconded and motion passed.

5. Rector’s Report: See Rev. Edie’s report on p.1 above. Sue Balsamo stressed that everyone should take time to read the report carefully, noting that in her lifetime at Christ Church, this is the most informative and best written report presented by a rector.

6. Senior Warden’s Report: See Stephanie Miller’s report on p.11 above.

7. Junior Wardens’ Report: See Bruce Mims’ and Carl Muench’s report on pp.11–12 above.

8. Financial Report for 2019: See Carrie May’s report on p.13 above.

9. Church Budget for 2020: See 2020 Budget on p.18 above. Bookkeeper Sandy Parks noted that we have a $39,000 shortfall from CY 2019; however, more pledges are still being received.

Meeting adjourned at 1:05 p.m.

Submitted, Nona Nan Chapman, Clerk