kilbride united church annual report 2016 · in the fall a group in the community put together a...

T his year, Carlisle and Kilbride said goodbye to Rev. Diane Blanchard who had served you so well for fourteen years. You were able to celebrate together the ministry and relationship from those years and end your ministry together on with gratitude for each other’s gifts and faithfulness. Entering into a time of transition as the pastoral charge began its Joint Needs Assessment brings a number of challenges, and often anxiety as well as grief to those closest to the minister who has left. In the midst of that, however, Carlisle and Kilbride both have welcomed me with great warmth and generosity. The interview process was undergone with thoughtfulness and with a spiritual grounding and inquiry that I found very positive. I believe that to hold on to that groundedness will serve you well in the Search Process as well. I began my ministry as year- long full-time Presbytery supply with you in September. I am sure that the many changes that come with a new minister bring a sense of discomfort, but I appreciate the patience and good humour that has been displayed through that discomfort and know that it too will serve you well in the transitions that will come in the coming year as you enter into relationship with a new minister once again. Before my arrival there were some conversations underway to seek creative ways of sharing the challenges and joys of ministry in the North Burlington area. These conversations have continued with some of the churches

becoming more concrete in their plans to amalgamate or close. Kilbride has not proceeded in this area, and is not planning any disengagement from Carlisle United Church. The reality of the challenges that are facing almost all churches in these days may mean some future conversations with churches that have expressed interest in cooperation, but these conversations have been suspended until such a time as you have a called minister who is established enough to understand the communities

and your needs as a Pastoral Charge. As in every year, we have a number of losses to our churches and families through death or illness, or re-location that we mourn, but ministry continues in the village of Kilbride and people are faithful to travel the roads from various places to be with

us and join or lead us (in the case of the

choir) in worship. It has been rewarding to attend your Senior’s dinners, your Migrant Workers ministry, your Share the Spirit breakfast and begin to be acquainted with the larger community. It is evident that our ministry in Kilbride is not limited to behind the walls of the church, but has a presence and witness in the greater community. You have engaged and committed leadership with an understanding of mission that will enable you to maintain these important ministries. As we enter into the New Year, we know that God goes

before us and with us. We know that we need not fear the

challenges ahead. We know that there will be exciting

adventures and daunting moments, but there will also be

the Holy Spirit to keep us moving into the world with

Minister’s Report Rev. Lorna MacQueen

Kilbride United Church Annual Report 2016

A group of Kilbride parishioners wish Rev. Diane all the best at her final service.

Resident �on/Resident = Total

Dec 31/2011 44 45 89

Dec 31/2012 43 43 86

Dec 31/2013 44 42 86

Dec 31/2014 43 42 85

Dec 31/2015 45 41 86

Dec 31/2016 44 40 84

Church Membership:

migrant worker events were successes again. Sharon and her helpers continue to attract a large number of local farm workers with combination of great shopping, fun games, an appetizing meal and wonderful entertainment. It’s an evening that shouldn’t be missed.

In the fall a group in the community put together a Kilbride History �ight. Judging by the large crowd many people in the community have strong interest in local history. Hopeful this could lead to other community events where other common interests are presented/discussed.

The holiday season is always a busy time at the church. The annual “Share the Spirit” pancake breakfast saw a good turnout of people who contributed money, food and Christmas presents to the Wesley Christmas store. A special thanks to the Kilbride Public School who also collected items for the store. Several members of Kilbride United Church delivered the items and volunteered at the Wesley no-charge Christmas store which is always a rewarding experience

We had another very successful year hosting the monthly Senior’s Luncheons. Attendance was wonderful and these events were lots of fun and continued to be supported by a great group of volunteers, coordinated by Monique Gagnon.

This year a group of parents from Kilbride School approach the church about hosting a Candlelight

Caroling evening through the village. It was great to see the church filled young children and their families.

The Christmas Eve Service is looked forward to by many in the community. This year did not disappoint with its usual large attendance

2016 started out on a very positive note with the arrival of Elnabrees Syrian Refugee family. Westdale, Nelson, Lowville, Carlisle, Kilbride Lynden and Rock Chapel United Churches joined together in the effort to bring 19 members of the extended family together in Canada. Everyone in the congregation was so excited and proud to be able to help this refugee family that has experienced so much hardship over the years.

Our new website (kilbrideunited.com) was up and running by the end of January. The website has a blog on the home page with announcements of events happening in the church and community as well as the surrounding area. Other pages provide useful and interesting information to site visitors. Our new Facebook page has attracted a loyal following with its stories of community interest.

A video display was added to main meeting room. It can be used for presentations, workshops, slideshows, and movies.

The annual fertilizer fund raising campaign generated twice as much revenue as the previous year. This was due to the greater advertising effort and the issuing of charitable tax receipts for the profit portion.

In the summer a number of members of the pastoral charge rented a bus to take themselves and members of the Elnabrees refugee family on trip to �iagara Falls. We toured the falls area and the Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory before going to the Historic Queenston Heights Park for a picnic. It was a fun day for all and a great opportunity to spend with Elnabrees family.

The “Welcome Back” and “Farewell for the Season”

Kilbride Board Report 2016 Larry Allin - Chairperson

Elnabrees Syrian Refugee family

Minister: Rev. Lorna MacQueen

Chairperson: Larry Allin Vice Chairperson: Maureen Trenkler

Treasurers: Chris Albion Shari Stolpmann Peter Albion

Secretary: Nancy Legacy

Building: Peter Watson Eric Glibbery

Worship & Music: The Choir

Christian Education:Tina Ditoro

Outreach: Tina Ditoro Sharon Banks

Presbytery: Patt Robinson

At Large: Lois La Salle

Trustees: Monique Gagnon Shari Stolpmann Lois La Salle

M&P Committee Members: Denis Gagnon

2016 Board Members Kilbride, north Burlington collection. Westfield Herit-age Village sent along one of their interpreters (in peri-od dress) from Dr. Beattie’s Drug Store that originally stood on Kilbride Street. We also appreciated having two student volunteers helping with the refreshments.

A big thank you to all those who volunteered their time tidying up the church, providing refreshments and help-ing out that evening.

Many donations were made by the attendees and after expenses, the remainder of $500 was donated to the church. If anyone is interested in having any other events or talks or if you have any information or photos of Kilbride’s history, please don’t hesitate to contact me a 905-659-1947 or [email protected] .

Kilbride History Night Helen Callaway

In early September, the staff of Kilbride Public Library planted a seed about the possibility of having community talks and events in the library. That seed grew to become the 2nd Kilbride History Night. Sharon Ellis, Lois LaSalle, Tina Ditoro and I worked to bring the communi-ty together to learn about the history of our village of Kil-bride, reconnect with neighbours and friends, and meet new neighbours while enjoying refreshments and histori-cal displays.

The event was held on November 15th. We were grateful that we were able to use our own historic church for the venue as about 130 people were in attendance. The films Coxe’s Creek and Education for the Back Concessions were screened. Barry and Sue Dougherty introduced the films and told us a little about Dr. Leslie and Mary Meza-ros, who produced the films. They also brought a number of interesting items with them to share with the attendees.

Volunteers from the Burlington Historical Society partici-pated by hosting a table covered with items from their

Dr. Beattie’s Drug Store Exhibit

Photos of the Kilbride Evaporators

Some of the many attendees

Photos of the Kilbride Evaporators

February 6th our annual meeting took place following a pot-

luck luncheon.

February 13th was the first Sunday of Lent.

March 6th we celebrated communion.

March 24th Kilbride hosted the Maudy Thursday service at

7:30pm followed by communion.

Easter Sunday service was held on March 27th with com-

munion.

On Sunday May 15th we attended a joint service of the North

Burlington United Churches for Pentecost Sunday.

We welcomed backed the migrant workers on Saturday June

25th.

On Sunday June 19th and 26th Rev. Barbara Morrison led the

service while Rev. Diane was away.

The Church Picnic was held on Sunday June 26th at the home

of Maureen Trenkler.

Joint Sunday worship was held in Carlisle for the month of

July.

A farewell potluck was held on July 24th for Rev. Diane.

Rev. Dora Sadler led the joint services for the month of Au-

gust at Kilbride.

On September 4th we welcomed Rev. Lorna MacQueen as

our new supply minister.

On Sunday October 16th we celebrated our Church Anniver-

sary with a coffee hour following the service.

The Kilbride Scouts joined us on November 6th to recognize

Remembrance Day.

A well attended Christmas Eve service was held at 6:30 in-

cluding communion.

We the Choir want to thank everyone for their help and sup-

port especially our organist Christina.

Early in 2016 our church website (kilbrideunited.com) was rebuilt with a number of new pages added and updated regu-larly. A Kilbride United Church Facebook page was also cre-ated and updated with stories of interest to the church com-munity. We have attracted a significant number of visitors to the website from around the world as shown in the website usage reports in next column.

Kilbride United Website Larry Allin

Worship & Music & Choir Donna McMullen

Web Site

Pages

2016

Views

Home page / Blog 815

Facility Use 101

Staff 99

Contact Us 98

Worship 87

Outreach 80

Donations 80

History 64

Bulletins 60

Syrian Refugee Sponsorship 60

About Us 56

Migrant Workers' Dinner 55

(unknown or deleted) 52

Fundraisers 51

Partnerships 44

Seniors Luncheon 34

Share the Spirit 31

Wesley Urban Ministries 30

Messy Church 28

Faith Reflections 27

Annual Reports 25

Flamborough Food Bank 20

United Church M & S Fund 20

Joint Needs Assessment 18

Faith Matters 14

1st Kilbride Scouts 13

Carlisle Church Festival 5

Refugees from churches 4

March 6, 2016 Bulletin 4

February 07, 2016 Bulletin 4

January 31, 2016 Bulletin 4

June 5, 2016 Bulletin 2


March 20, 2016 Bulletin 2

November 27, 2016 Bulletin 1

May 8, 2016 Bulletin 1


Cocktails and Canvas 1

April 10, 2016 Bulletin 1

February 21, 2016 Bulletin 1

January 22, 2017 Bulletin 1

Total Views 2096

The Kilbride church has a long-standing tradition of reaching out to seniors. Some time ago, late 80’s or ear-ly 90’s, Lois La Salle and Sherry Zulack had a vision to start up a luncheon for our local seniors. Both, Lois and Sherry were working full time and thus, would prepare soup and sandwichs, and set up tables the evening be-fore the luncheon. Donnie and Blanche Coulson would then step in, the day of the luncheon, to serve and clean up. Lois’ husband, Ron, delivered take outs to those unable to attend, but whom appreciated a hot meal and a familiar face. A real team effort!

The Christmas luncheon is believed to have been started by the UCW, and at some point fell into the hands of the choir members. Years later, the responsibilities of the Christmas luncheon was handed over to the year round luncheon volunteers.

I’m happy to report that the vision and team effort that began it all, some 30 years ago, still lives on. This is attributed to the commitment of many others, whom shared the same vision or belief in the importance of this outreach. Although the details of the 30 year time line is a little ‘foggy’, it’s been fun reminiscing and I encourage anyone who can shed some light on this mat-ter, to do so.

Outreach Report Sharon Banks

What a blessing that our community outreach to our “friends from away” continues to bring such joy to so many. Our numbers are growing...our store overflows ...our volunteers welcome new volunteers each time. We were thrilled to welcome the bus load of the Hamilton Youth Student Orches-tra to our June party. Their drumming sound echoed thro’ the village bringing many of our neighbours to our beautiful summer’s evening in our yard behind the Church. A special moment happened during our “farewell for the season” when each of us had an opportunity to light a candle to honour the two men..Jesus was killed... Andreas was severely injured in a traffic accident in the summer. Question? Is it time to consider another evening earlier in the year? Many of our friends are already here by late March or early April working in the greenhouses preparing all our flowers and vegetables that we rush to purchase in May and June. Just a thought... more later.

SENIORS’ LUNCHEON Monique Gagnon

Hamilton Youth Steel Drum Band at the Welcome Back event

Seniors Christmas Dinner

Setting up the “Store” for the Farewell for the Season event Kilbride Scouts enjoying a pancake breakfast at the annual Share the Spirit

Treasurer’s Report Chris Albion, Shari Stolpmann & Peter Albion

The highlight for 2016:

Regular Offerings and Loose increased by 3% Mission and Service increased by 15% while Other income decreased by $3,960 resulting in an Overall income (inc. gifts in kind) decrease of 4% Our ongoing expenses decreased 19% while Capital expenses increased by $813 leading to an

Overall expenses (inc. gifts in kind) decreased 17%

This caused a 2016 surplus of $13,084

The Board planning a surplus of $1,117 for 2017

This includes a projected decrease in revenues of

$4,414 and an increase in expenses of $7,581.

Thank you for your support in 2016.

Kilbride United Church

Comparative Balance Sheet

As at

31/12/2016 As at

31/12/2015 As at

31/12/2014 As at

31/12/2013 As at

31/12/2012

ASSET Bank Cash Investment

Petty Cash 200 200 800 631 965

Bank TD Canada Trust 35,170 22,493 12,778 20,430 21,388

Memorial fund 7,653 6,058 5,858 5,283 5,705

Manse Fund Investment 0 0 49,872 49,516 47,040

Investment ING 89,726 90,848 42,520 42,095 41,676

Total Bank Cash Investment 132,749 119,599 111,828 117,954 116,774

Prepaid Insurance 0 0 2,158 2,687 0

Total Current Assets 132,749 119,599 113,986 120,641 116,774

LIABILITY Current Liabilities

Accounts Payable 66 0 0 8,129 9,242

Total Current Liabilities 66 0 0 8,129 9,242

EQUITY Retained Earnings

Retained Earnings -Previous Year 119,599 113,986 118,401 110,009 106,828

Current Earnings 13,084 5,613 (4,415) 2,504 705

Total Equity 132,683 119,599 113,986 112,513 107,533

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY 132,748 119,599 113,986 120,641 116,774

Annual Envelope Givings 2014 2015 2016

Up to $200 7 5 5

$201-$400 1 3 2

$401-$600 4 2 1

$601-$1000 1 2 4

Over $1000 12 13 13

Total Envelopes 25 25 25

Church Support (plus in kind) 30,138.10 40,872.52 40,601.54

Extras 1,138.96 404.11 49.95

Mission & Service 5,354.00 5,635.00 6,472.50

Observer 40.00 45.00 -

Migrant Worker Support 3,391.42 2,920.15 3,041.01

Share the Spirit 636.17 536.05 600.00

Memorial 575.00 200.00 1,595.00

Senior's Luncheons 1,485.40 1,153.50 1,209.00

Church Rental 50.00 1,350.00 600.00

Syrian Family Donations 6,660.00 370.00

Fertilizer Sales 1,870.00 1,428.00 3,040.00

Condren Family 4,943.05 - -

Kilbride History Fundraiser 495.00

HST Refund 906.36 - 1,134.61

Grand Total 50,528.46$ 61,204.33$ 59,208.61$

Non-cash offerings 3,667.75 4,035.72 1,980.95

Net Deposit 46,860.71$ 57,168.61$ 57,227.66$

Income

Budget

2017

Actual

2016

Budget

2016

Actual

2015

Actual

2014

Offerings 37,500 40,323 32,000 38,978 30,421 8,323 26.0% 1,344 3.4%

Mission & Service 6,500 6,473 5,500 5,635 5,354 973 17.7% 838 14.9%

Subtotal Offerings 44,000 46,795 37,500 44,613 35,775 9,295 24.8% 2,182 4.9%

Observer 45 0 40 45 40 (40) -100.0% (45) -100.0%

Share the Spirit 600 600 600 536 535 - 0.0% 64 11.9%

Migrant Worker Support 3,000 3,041 3,000 2,920 2,947 41 1.4% 121 4.1%

Fertilizer sales 3,000 3,020 1,900 1,428 1,870 1,120 58.9% 1,592 111.5%

Other Fundraising 500 535 2,000 6,920 4,943 (1,465) -73.3% (6,385) -92.3%

Memorial donations 0 1,595 200 575 1,595 0.0% 1,395 697.5%

Rentals & other 1,000 600 1,000 1,390 65 (400) -40.0% (790) -56.8%

Benevolent donation 0 0 500 70 (500) -100.0% (70) -100.0%

Other Gifts in Kind 750 679 2000 1,894 1,647 (1,321) -66.1% (1,215) -64.2%

HST Recovery 600 1,135 500 0 906 635 126.9% 1,135 0.0%

Other revenue (Seniors) 1,300 1,209 1,200 1,188 1,485 9 0.8% 21 1.8%

Subtotal Income 54,795 59,209 50,240 61,204 50,788 8,969 17.9% -1,996 -3.3%

Interest Revenue 500 473 500 656 752 (27) -5.4% -183 -27.9%

Total Income 55,295 59,682 50,740 61,860 51,540 8,942 17.6% -2,178 -3.5%

Expense

Cost Sharing 18,950 18,925 21,800 20,200 19,333 (2,875) -13.2% (1,275) -6.3%

Insurance 2,576 2,415 2,400 2,158 2,599 15 0.6% 257 11.9%

Gas 1,500 1,068 2,000 1,734 1,741 (932) -46.6% (665) -38.4%

Hydro 1,500 1,318 1,200 1,146 1,121 118 9.8% 172 15.0%

Telephone and Website 900 850 800 800 610 50 6.2% 49 6.2%

Supply & Service 300 265 200 210 175 65 32.5% 55 26.3%

Secretary 1,250 1,225 1,200 1,198 1,200 25 2.1% 27 2.2%

Organist & Visiting Ministers 4,800 4,300 4,800 4,548 5,300 (500) -10.4% (248) -5.4%

Sabbatical 0 0 0 1,791 - 0.0% (1,791) -100.0%

Mission & Service 6,500 6,473 5,500 5,635 5,354 973 17.7% 838 14.9%

Presbytery 1,672 1,672 1,600 1,518 1,736 72 4.5% 154 10.1%

Bank Charges & SD Box 80 80 140 75 200 (60) -43.0% 5 6.7%

Building Maintenance 1,000 743 1,500 1,034 2,208 (757) -50.5% (292) -28.2%

Cleaning 0 0 0 946 - 0.0% - 0.0%

Sunday School 0 0 0 500 - 0.0% - 0.0%

Outreach - Bar-b-que 2,500 2,257 3,000 2,466 3,052 (743) -24.8% (209) -8.5%

Off. Supplies/Misc. 650 742 500 772 508 242 48.3% (30) -3.9%

Fertilizer Fundraiser cost 1,550 1,541 1,000 740 985 541 54.1% 802 108.4%

Share the Spirit (Wesley) 750 713 600 573 1,389 113 18.8% 140 24.4%

Donation 0 350 500 8,998 5,208 (150) -30.0% (8,648) -96.1%

Total Ongoing Expense 46,478 44,935 48,740 55,595 54,166 (3,805) -7.8% -10,660 -19.2%

Capital Expense

Wiring/Sound 0 0 - 0.0% - 0.0%

Memorial Landscaping 0 0 - 0.0% - 0.0%

Back Room Floor 0 588 - 0.0% - 0.0%

Television 1,287 1,000 287 28.7% 1,287 0.0%

Railing/Sign 2,500 0 261 - 0.0% (261) -100.0%

Refurbishing Sanctuary 5,000 1,000 0 (1,000) -100.0% - 0.0%

Water System 200 179 392 590 179 0.0% (213) -54.3%

Total Capital Expense 7,700 1,466 2,000 653 1,178 (534) -26.7% 813 124.6%

Subtotal Expense 54,178 46,401 50,740 56,247 55,343 (4,339) -8.6% (9,847) -17.5%

Other Expense (Gifts in Kind) 0 197 0 0 612 197 0.0% 197 0.0%

Grand Total Expense 54,178 46,597 50,740 56,247 55,955 (4,143) -8.2% (9,650) -17.2%

Income - Expenses 1,117 13,084 - 5,613 (4,415) 13,084 7,472

Actual 2016 vs Actual

2015

Actual vs Budget

2016

Budget & Income Statement for Kilbride United Church

Income and Expense Comparison Chart

Some out the food and presents collected by Kilbride School for the Wesley Christmas Store

Volunteers helping hand out food and Christmas presents at the Wesley Christmas Store

Revenue

2014

Revenue

2015

Revenue

2016

Revenue

Budget

Expense

2014

Expense

2015

Expense

2016

Expense

Budget

Offering / Salaries 30,421 38,978 40,323 37,500 29,070 27,737 24,450 25,000

M & S / Outreach 5,354 5,635 6,473 6,500 15,615 17,672 9,989 9,750

Fundraisers / Upkeep 13,427 14,886 9,084 9,150 6,668 4,827 5,630 12,226

Rentals / Utilities 65 1,390 600 1,000 3,472 3,679 3,235 3,900

Other / Other 2,273 971 3,203 1,145 2,921 2,332 3,293 3,302

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63% 68%68%

50% 49%52% 46%

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27% 31%

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24% 15%

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Kilbride Fees 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Minister for Wedding $ 125.00 $ 125.00 $ 250.00 $ 250.00 $ 250.00 $ 250.00

Church Usage $ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 200.00 $ 200.00

Room Rental for Mee;ngs/Fund Raisers/etc $ 50.00 $ 50.00 $ 75.00 $ 75.00 $ 75.00 $ 75.00

Room Rental Deposit re cleaning $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00

Caretaker for Weddings $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00

Organist for Weddings $ 100.00 $ 100.00 $ 100.00 $ 125.00 $ 150.00 $ 150.00

Organist for Wedding Rehearsals $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 30.00 $ 50.00 $ 50.00

Guest Minister - Anniversary/other occasions plus

travel $ 125.00 $ 125.00 $ 175.00 $ 175.00 $ 175.00 $ 175.00

Organist per Sunday $ 100.00 $ 100.00 $ 100.00 $ 125.00 $ 100.00 $ 100.00

Cleaning per Hour $ 10.00 $ 10.00 $ 11.00 $ 11.00 $ - $ -

Snow/per hour $ 10.00 $ 10.00 $ 11.00 $ 11.00 $ - $ -

Grass/per cu>ng $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00 $ 20.00

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