“ For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm,

to give you a future with hope.”Jeremiah 29:11

2019 Annual Report

Sunday, January 26th, 2020

Episcopal Church of the Resurrection Annual Meeting Agenda

January 26, 2020

12:15 Welcome, Opening Prayer

12:20 Nomination and vote to approve clerk for meeting

12:22 Approval of minutes from 2019 Annual Meeting

12:25 Thank you to outgoing vestry members● Jack Marietta● Kathleen O’Gieblyn● Melissa Whitten

12:30 Introduction of candidates● Vestry

○ Frank Heidrick○ Melissa Handley○ Melissa Whitten

● Convention Delegates ○ Marsha Crosswhite○ Skip Coburn○ Mark Hubbell○ Tina Heidrick (alternate)

12:40 Election

12:45 2020 Budget

1:00 Ministry Reports

1:20 Transition● Interim● Parish Profile● Priest-in-charge● Search/Interview committee

1:45 Final prayer, Blessing and Dismissal

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Episcopal Church of the ResurrectionAnnual Meeting, Sunday, January 20, 2019

55th Annual Meeting

GATHER & EAT

INVOCATION: Father Brent

APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2018 Annual MeetingOn motion duly made and seconded, the minutes of the 2018 annual meeting wereunanimously approved.

MINISTRY REPORTS

Treasurer’s Report (Kay Sogge reporting for Treasurer Frank Koch) Total pledge amount is $233,745 Total income is $245,318 Expenses are expected to be $273,575 Overall expenses exceed income by $28,207 That gap will be handled as needed from the existing general fund which has an accumulated balance of

$48,037 There is also an Operations Reserve fund with $40,554 that can be tapped. It should be a good fiscal year!

Music (Lucy Strandlien) Many thanks to Choir Mother Bridey and Mentors Outstanding class of Choristers and Choir members Music helps foster deeper social connections Studies show that when parents and young people listen to music together, they have better rapport,

less conflict and better emotional health. Sharing your music with another person helps them to get to know you better and vice versa. Music is a powerful form of worship

Communications/Website Redesign (Robbie Forkish) Phase I: website redesign: an infrastructure update of the COR website 12/2018 Talented Individuals involved: Matthew Marksbury/design; Cathy Seltzer/graphics and

communications; Annie Heckel/ IT Phase II: major content updates; to tell a story in pictures and videos, not just the written word: I’m

New—what is it about Resurrection that makes me want to attend? Videographer Jack Seligmann will help us put together compelling, high-quality videos of: Fr. Brent’s

“I’m New” FAQ/Q&A Immediate Goals: Job description for Parish Administrator to help out with ongoing website tasks;

donate/giving options updates; content development. Accessibility: Mari Dole reminded us not to forget about accessibility for folks that cannot access the site.

Altar Guild (Sue Harrell) Introduction of altar guild committee and commented on longevity of participants. Mission: to keep the church clean and tidy for the Glory of God Changes: devotional altar to votives; added cart to move things to and the Chancel New addition: creating a junior altar guild. Responsibilities:

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Cleaning every 3 months before major church times Set up when funeral or memorial Change colors for the season

Need more help: Between services and after 10:30 service Altar guild is no longer a feminist movement Flower guild; signup sheet in hallway; ask folks to donate $$, e.g. 25-35 for a bouquet for a

Saturday/Sunday. Home Starter Kits (Neal Mandich & Stevie Piccolo)

Struggles: Lack of funds caused us to close down in October 2017 for nearly a year. Sewer problems in the Parish Hall have closed us down since the start of this year

Accomplishments: Created a strategic plan; revamped organization; revived financial goals; created a marketing plan

Our Future: Get us back to work! Help us reach out to other local faith communities and service organizations for financial, material

and volunteer support. Continue to pray for those we serve.

Stephen Ministry (John Morse) This Christian ministry was started over 40 yrs ago and has been successfully implemented in over

13,000 congregations worldwide. Purpose: to provide one-on-one confidential listening and support to those experiencing grief, loss,

illness, loneliness, separation/divorce, difficult transition. Twenty participants began intense training, a minimum of 50 hours On Sunday, February 3, during the 10:30 Mass, they will be commissioned from our church as well as

from Central Lutheran, to begin serving in this unique capacity.Year-Round Stewardship (Patty Krier)

Year-Round Stewardship definition: Stewardship is about life, the whole of life. It’s living the life of God, in fact. We do it by attending church, taking Eucharist, pastoral care, spiritual formation, church get-togethers; we practice it everyday.

Annual Giving Campaign: financial generosity is one aspect of stewardship, which is why we are changing the name to the Annual Giving Campaign.

Upcoming Events 2019: Think Plastics—April Roundup with various educational events about changes in our recycling

and using less trash in our lives. Different Ways of Giving: Time, Talent, Treasure Parish Conversation—a summer event Continue your everyday work and submit other ideas of parish events that you would like to see

happenSENIOR WARDEN REPORT (Jerry Jacobson)

2018 was a busy and challenging year for us all. The good news is that the Vestry and Fr Brent have worked diligently to discern God’s will and we have all worked hard implementing our many ministries. We have many things to celebrate from this past year:

The Vestry began a strategic planning process, identifying goals and implementing steps to achieve those goals.

Revision of our By-Laws. The growth of the Children’s Program, including creating new rooms and space, with a new

classroom yurt currently in the works. A successful Annual Giving (2019) campaign.

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CPR and AED medical training. A newly designed website. Stephen Ministry training for resurrection members. Our many outreach ministries, including Home Starter Kits, 2nd Sunday Interfaith Breakfast for

the homeless, Shelter Week at the new St. Vinnies Annex, Hospitality Village, Outreach Commission Grants.

Parking lot paving. Two out of town retreats, Silver Creek Falls area and St. Benedicts Lodge on the McKenzie.

2019 Next Steps The Vestry will continue and complete the Strategic Planning process. Complete the Lych gate and sign project, as well as the outside deck project. The new yurt should be up by Spring.

RECTOR’S REPORT (Father Brent)College of Congregational Development—Brent attends annuallyTheme of this year’s workshop: Polity—how we govern ourselvesPastoral size (ASA average Sunday attendance-75-100). This is where we are coming from.

This model: the priest knows everyone and everything, the only person. Very difficult when it comes to growth. Too much for the size we are. We are pushing the limits.

Transitional Size (100 – 200) This is where we are Relationships are still largely with the priest, but the Vestry and additional staff are beginning to expand

this responsibility.Program Size (150 – 300) This is our goal

Primary relationships are in groups Leadership Team: Priest, Vestry, Staff, Administration are in the middle How the primary information and relationships work Church growth: need structure and policy, not just the priest saying you can do this or not Financial Operations Committee: all involved in finances Website brings us all together Staff addition: Parish Administrator

Needs Outdoor Maintenance committee Lych gate problems with code around the sign Basement, 2X as much as estimated Porch expansion Yurt is being built, soon to be placed

There is a fundamental change currently in how we operate at Resurrection; everything will be slowed down for a while. As we get this together it will make us a much stronger community. Please have patience and more patience.

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BUSINESS MEETINGBy-laws The governance of our church was updated in 2018 (the last time was 2004)On motion duly made and seconded, the By-Laws of The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection

were unanimously approved at the 2019 Annual Meeting.Outgoing Vestry Scott Peake Sandi Orbell Jerry JacobsonBrent thanked them for their service and presented them with gifts of potted plants.Incoming Vestry Kim Gill: social worker at VA; training for Stephens Ministry; EM, and coordinator of Lectors; five years at

Resurrection. Don Laufer: retired from Postal Service; keeps us honest at Adult Ed; involved in many grounds projects;

three years at Resurrection. Ken Emmes: OCCU, head of loan department: 6 years here; active in 2nd Sunday Breakfast; six years at

ResurrectionOn motion duly made and seconded, congregational members present unanimouslyapproved by acclamation the election of Kim Gill, Don Laufer, and Ken Emmesto the 2019 Vestry.

Vestry Appointments for 2019 Senior Warden: Melissa Whitten; legal organizational background Junior Warden: Jack Marietta Clerk: ??Delegates to Diocesan Convention Chet Kasmarski Sandi Orbell Terry Benge Jerry Jacobson/alternateThey will attend four convocation meetings, as well as annual Convention (Salem this year)

PRAYERS

ADJOURNMENT

Respectfully submitted for Melissa Whitten, Clerk By Patty Krier

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TREASURER’S REPORT 2019 YEAR-END FINANCIALS AND 2020 OPERATING BUDGET

Year-end 2019 Financials2019 was a challenging year for the Church of the Resurrection. In addition to starting the year with a deficit budget (projecting $274 thousand expenses versus $248 thousand income), we faced considerable capital and basement repair expenses.So let’s start with some good news about our capital spending and basement repair expenses. At the start of 2019 we had a balance of $100,973.38 in capital and building funds. Then we had the basement flooding. We faced costs of repairing and improving the basement as well as capital improvements to the property, including our yurt, shed, lych gate and other improvements to parking, lighting and room space. During 2019 we spent $251,210.72 on those repairs and improvements! A quarter million capital improvement project is a substantial effort and it was well managed. We had income of $160,814.76, including insurance reimbursements and contributions. So at the end of the year, we have $10,577.42 remaining in those capital funds. As Fr. Brent mentioned on January 12th, we managed our budget well in 2019. The total year-end general fund income is $252,867.97, which is about $4,500 over what we had in the budget. Pledge income (shown

in the bar chart below) through December was $218,670.59, which is about $3,500 below target; but this was offset by higher than anticipated income from givers of record. Total income year-to-date, including income to restricted, designated and endowment funds is $432,424.78. Our general fund expenses were $274,537.77 which is only about $1000 over budget; however our expenses were still about $22,000 over income, so we ended up “in the red”. Our 2019 budget had anticipated a budget deficit of $23,919, so we did a little better than expected.

The vestry has decided to transfer funds from the operations reserve account, which currently has a balance of $42,513.40, to the general fund to address the budget shortfall. The balance in the church’s operations reserve fund was $72,954 at year end 2017, $40,554 at year end 2018 and we will start 2020

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with a balance of about $20,000. If we continue to spend beyond our means at this rate we will run through of reserve funds in about a year. The detailed financials are available from the church office.

2020 Annual Operating BudgetThis brings us to our 2020 budget discussion. The vestry has approved the following budget, although details of the budget for interim clergy support and our rector search expenses are still being developed. The budget is based on the current expected pledge income of $187,000. As a rule of thumb the total pledged amount is adjusted down by 3% pledge attrition to arrive at the budget amount. This is substantially below the $219,000 received in actual pledge income last year. We have assumed other 2020 income to be comparable to 2019 and have not added any bequest income; which results in a total operating income of $215,845 in our 2020 budget. At this time the vestry has approved an operating expense budget of $166,773, which leaves $49,072 in the budget for the costs of interim/supply clergy and the costs associated with our search for a new rector. At our current expected income it will be very difficult to regrow our severely depleted operations reserve fund. The 2020 expenses we have assumed reflect 2019 spending in most instances and the vestry and finance committee believe we have little ability to reduce our operating expenses without having a serious negative impact on our programs. The budget assumptions are listed below.

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Assumptions: Clergy compensation includes 2 months of pay (including health/dental insurance premiums, pension and worker’s comp) which was negotiated between Fr. Brent and the vestry. No costs for supply or interim rector compensation have been included.Lay Staff compensation is based on 2019 actuals. We have included a 7% ($100/mo.) raise for the parish administrator reflecting the addition burden on her without having a rector. No other raises are included. We also increased the child care staff from one to two.Office Expenditures are based on 2019 actuals overall. We have assumed a 30% decrease in bookkeeping costs with the implementation of Realm Accounting; although the promise of Realm is reduced bookkeeping costs, we believe the transition costs in 2020 will be significant. In order to realize these reduced bookkeeping expenses, it will be necessary to change some of our processes, including tracking of pledge giving through Realm. I have also included the $150/mo. subscription to Realm in the Office budget.Parish Life expenses are, for the most part, based on 2019 actuals. Worship supplies ran 450% over budget in 2019, so we used the proposed 2019 budget estimate for those expenses. The distinction between “worship supplies” which was controlled by the rector, and “altar guild supplies” be eliminated and the combined account will be managed by the altar guild. The combined Worship Supplies + Altar Guild account is budgeted at $2,185.Christian Education has run well under budget in 2019. In discussions with Jenny and Dave Reesor we have left the children’s education supplies budget at $3000. The 2020 budget includes the Diocesan Parish Assessment (DPA) of $43,074.

The graph to the left shows the funds that would available (i.e. income less expenses) at various levels of pledge income. At the current pledge amount we will have about $49,000 available. The red line is the cost of our current clergy compensation less the $20,610 already in the budget. So we would need to increase pledging to at least $260,000 to afford a rector paid comparably to Brent. 2020 expenses for an interim priest will clearly be less than Brent’s compensation. In 2020 we also have an opportunity to rebuild our Operations Reserve “cushion”; but that will require us to find ways to significantly increase our income this year. The budget details

are available and copies are available from the church office.

Frank KochTreasurer, Church of the ResurrectionJanuary, 26, 2020

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APPENDIX TO THE TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION ANNUAL MEETINGHere are the details of the 2020 operating budget:

Operating Income:

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Operating Expenses:

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ENDOWMENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORTTrustees: Frank Koch, John RichardsonEx-Officio Members: The Rector (Fr. Brent Was)

The purpose of the Endowment Board of Trustees is to recommend to the Vestry an organization to administer and manage the investments of the Endowment Fund of the Church of the Resurrection and to monitor the performance of the fund and the administering organization. The Endowment Fund is managed by the Diocesan Investment Fund, established by the Diocese to manage the endowment of churches within the diocese which contribute to the fund.

The Board of Trustees also serves as the Gift Acceptance Committee in the event gifts other than cash, for example real estate, stocks and bonds, or other non-easily liquidated assets, are given to the parish.

The Vestry typically allocates four percent of the endowment’s principle to the parish’s annual operating budget.

The current balance of the Endowment Fund as of the end of the third quarter, 2019is $112, 947.

Frank Koch & John Richardson

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SENIOR WARDEN’S ANNUAL REPORTDear Friends -

It has been my pleasure to serve as your Senior Warden for the past year. We entered 2019 with a new parish administrator, new bylaws, and only a glimmer of how long it might be before we could use our parish hall again. We ended the year with the announcement of Fr. Brent’s leaving, a beautiful functioning parish hall, a completed yurt and a new storage barn. In between we slogged through a flood, a minor skirmish with our insurance company, navigated multiple contractors and made the bold decision to rethink how we used our parish hall in the middle of the chaos. We also welcomed Deacon Lauri Watkins. Hooray! We practiced patience and flexibility and we forgave each other and ourselves along the way. We said goodbye to dear old friends, welcomed new ones and gathered together weekly in common prayer. All the while, we served our neighbors and one another.

The new year arrived with challenges. We need to find a new priest. Our building still has some needs. And we have been spending beyond our income for several years now. Most of you already know that. God has been faithful and this community has always responded, but we must face the need to raise more money in order to continue doing the work that we are here to do. For those of you who dug deeply into your pockets during the Annual Giving Campaign, I thank you. For those who made a pledge but who could find a way to give more, I ask that you prayerfully do so. For those who did not pledge, I ask that you consider what this community means to you and then commit yourself to supporting it with your time, your talent and your treasure. We need everyone’s support.

I have agreed to stand for election to the vestry again and to serve as your senior warden for a second year because this community means so much to me and I want to do my part to help during this transition. It is my privilege to do so. Others will be called upon to craft our parish profile or to serve on the search committee. Your vestry has begun to make decisions about how we will move forward with the Diocese to call a new priest. And each week our ministries will continue, with your help, to care for each other and those around us in our little part of the world. It is an exciting time to be here. My pledge to you is that we will be as transparent as possible during this time and that I will pray everyday for this community and for the new person who is even now being drawn to us by God. I ask that each of you continue to do the same.

In gratitude,

Melissa Whitten15

Senior Warden

JUNIOR WARDEN AND PROPERTY COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORTOur physical plant suffered two major insults in the past thirteen months. First, on the night of December 6, 2018, Egan Warming sheltered forty-four persons in the basement hall. During the night, the sewer backed up into the bathrooms; a fetid situation. Until the plumbing problem was eliminated we discontinued Egan’s use of Resurrection facilities, which lasted through the remained of the winter. A four-day-long snowstorm in February 2019 produced our second insult. At that time, the basement floor was flooded; all the carpet was wet and water damaged drywall, shelves, and many of their contents. Solving our problems had begun after December 6, when we enlisted Peterson Plumbing to eliminate the obstruction in the basement sewer. The villain was a flapper valve that obstructed flow in the sewer pipe—and would require the valve simply be removed. But upon further examination, Peterson found that the galvanized sewer pipe had corroded and leaked sewage into the earth. Remedying this enlarged problem required replacing the sewer from the kitchen and baths through the width of the hall; a major undertaking. Before the plumbers got to work, we employed a concrete cutting company to expose the long course of the faulty sewer. Compounding the problem was the discovery of asbestos tile in the basement. Upon first removing some carpet and finding that tile covered the concrete, the tile was tested for asbestos and found positive. Thereupon, we needed to employ an asbestos abatement firm to remove exposed tile. Once Peterson enlarged the scope of sewer to be replaced, the work of the abatement firm enlarged too. Progress on replacing the sewer halted at the flood of the basement in February. We hired Belfor Property Restoration to remove all damaged and tainted contents of the basement and to store salvaged items and to dispel the moisture and mold. The carpet throughout the basement was discarded, which exposed all the tile. Therefore, we had to employ Alpine Abatement Associates to remove the tile completely, some 1750 square feet. Peterson Plumbing resumed its work; in July they finished, with the reinstallation of the dishwasher and toilets.

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With the flooring secured, the members of the church began refurbishing the hall and kitchen. In the course of many Saturdays of volunteering labor, members removed old shelving and storage, installed new drywall and moldings, and the painted the hall and kitchen. We employed Imperial Floors to lay new flooring—in the yurt as well as the hall. Old lighting fixtures were replaced with LED lamps. The ceiling was repainted. In September, the reconstruction ended with the installation of new cabinets and countertops in the hall. Church members retrieved the furnishings stored since the flood distributed them with conspicuous discernment into the new cabinets, drawers, and storage areas. Adorning the walls now is the art of our member, Mike Van. We heartily thank David Hanson for his guidance and contribution to the restoration.The contactors and companies who contributed to the restoration and whom we thank are:Aven Restoration and Construction, general contractor. David Hanson, co-owner Petersen PlumbingBelfor CorporationAlpine Abatement AssociatesBrinker’s Property RestorationPacific Environmental GroupChurch Insurance Company of Vermont and New YorkJohn Lewton, Field Adjustor, Claims Done RightAnd we acknowledge and honor all the hands-on members and friends of Church of the Resurrection who helped rebuild the hall—raise walls, saw, nail, mud, sand, paint.

YURTIn 2018 we commissioned Louis Melick, owner of Otobie Wood Yurts, to construct a yurt adjacent to the church. By July 2019 the fabrication and erection of the yurt was finished, with the painting and the installation of exterior lights.

TUFF SHED BARNIn April, the vestry authorized the purchase of a Tuff Shed for storage space, in part due to elimination of shelves in the basement hall and a from the long-existing need for space. In May, after preparation of the site by church members, the shed or barn was delivered and erected.

LYCH GATEAfter a parish wide conversation, a design by Roxi Thoren was adopted and construction of the lych gate began in 2018. In February 2019, the church addressed the work of grading the site, installing the fence and electrical wiring

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and lighting. (Many thanks to John Benedict for the fence)! By April this work was finished and the property committee turned to choosing a sign for the site. In May the project was finished except for planting the site, which was postponed until fall and the onset of rain season. The project is now compete. We are indebted to our member, Alex Daniell, who constructed the lych gate, and Irene Hejun who designed and arraged for the landscaping.

EAST-SIDE PORCHThe project to replace the east-side porch is in progress. In December 2018 the vestry began by soliciting from architectural firms their interest in designing a replacement for the porch. By March 2019 the vestry resolved to employ Will Dixon, AIA, to undertake the project. Dixon presented a draft design to the vestry in May and solicited bids. These preliminary plans and bids were needed in order to present to the Diocese of Oregon Board of Trustees a proposal for funding the new construction (together with improvements in the paving of the church parking lot). At year’s end the Board informs us that it expects to take our grant proposal under consideration in the spring of 2020.

Respectfully submitted,Jack MariettaJunior Warden

DEACON'S REPORT

Mike and I moved to Eugene, arriving on August 4, 2019. We were assigned churches here after an interview with Bishop Hanley. My first Sunday at Church of the Resurrection was September 8, 2019. I began serving in a Deacon capacity the week after that.Since I have been here, I have worked to get to know as many people and programs of the church as possible. I have attended many committee meetings, been a presence at most worship services, and attempted to participate in the life of the church as fully as possible. I have also volunteered at Egan, First Place, and have joined the group called MicroDwellers--a small housing advocacy group. I have preached several times since September. It looks like my ministry in this church will center around programs for the homeless and families living in poverty. I will continue to look for places to help both in the church and in the community.

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I am active in the Episcopal clergy group in Eugene and in the diocesan deacon group. I have attended the interfaith council once and will continue to be a part of that group. I am scheduled to help with the Diocesan formation group in February. During our time of transition, I will be working with Tina and Melissa to provide for the needs of this parish. I will be particularly doing pastoral care and working with supply priests for worship services. I will preach as asked and as needed. Please know that I am thrilled and humbled to be a small part of this wonderful church. I encourage you to continue with all good works, to pray diligently for yourselves and for our church, and to reach to those who need you.

In Christ's name, Rev. Lauri Watkins

PARISH ADMINISTRATOR ANNUAL REPORT At the end of 2018, after 18 wonderful years as the Secretary at Resurrection, Gay Kramer-Dodd retired. The position was then changed from Secretary to Parish Administrator to help our church move more fully into the Program size parish that we are. I started on January 1st, 2019 with two kids in tow (what was I thinking!). At the direction of Fr. Brent I reformatted the service bulletins using our new software Rite Planning, created documents and systems to help better organize our church and all of its liveliness, expanded the role to include some accounting, and tried to take some things off his plate by helping to field questions and support our many ministries. It has been a year of personal growth for me. I have loved getting to know many of you, while gaining deeper understanding of our church as a whole. I thank you all for your patience, love and encouragement this year.

Many thanks,Tina Flores-Heidrick

ALTAR GUILD ANNUAL REPORT 2019As noted in the book, “The New Altar Guild,” a healthy liturgy depends upon a hidden network of preparation by many people; among them liturgists, musicians, lectors, priests, eucharistic ministers, ushers, and, of course, altar guilds. Unlike most of the others, however, altar guilds are primarily responsible for the tangible

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and visible parts of worship. The Altar Guild members of Resurrection are mindful of this sacred responsibility and we carry out our ministry with an awareness of grace and a sense of reverence for holy places.This past year has been a time of transition for us. A longtime member retired and we gained two new members who have been a wonderful blessing to the guild. We have also gained a new member to the Flower Committee. We are especially appreciative of both our Flower Committee and our bread bakers - those lovely people who toil quietly and diligently in the background to ensure both bread and beauty for our services.This past year Kay, our sacristan, has put forth a lot of time and effort to create inventories and a supply order schedule that allows us to function efficiently without running short of needed items. She has kept tabs on our budget which has helped us stay on track and out of trouble!We are especially grateful for those who have taken on tasks previously done by Altar Guild members: Many thanks to the new Hospitality Committee whose members have been diligent about cleaning up the sanctuary after coffee hour. We appreciate Vestry members who ensure that the lights are out, the doors are locked, and the church is secure after the last Sunday service. We are thankful for Ron, our new maintenance person who keeps our pews dusted, the floors mopped, the trash emptied, the windows sparkling, and who, with Mark, willingly moves any large pieces of furniture upon request. We appreciate Mark’s constant and unswerving help whenever we ask. We are especially grateful to Tina, the church administrator, who always goes out of her way to assist us, and always with a smile. Tina also keeps the sanctuary floors vacuumed. During the basement renovation, Tina kindly gave Altar Guild the use of the Children’s Ministry closet, moving those items to a smaller, less convenient location. Lastly, we are so grateful to Fr. Brent. He has provided unending care and guidance to all of our guild members and has greeted inevitable mistakes and mishaps with gracious good humor. We will miss him more than words can express.Paradoxically as we begin the new year, Altar Guild faces competing challenges. We are charged with safeguarding the unchanging rituals and traditions of the Episcopal Church, while simultaneously, being receptive to, and supportive of the concerns and needs of congregants living in a 21st century culture. To that end, we look to making changes in our current Altar Guild tasks and schedules. As our members age, we realize it is incumbent upon us to attract younger members to our guild. We must do this if the guild is to remain viable. By tweaking our current structure, we hope to make Altar Guild service attractive to those members who work and/or have young families.

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It is both a pleasure and an honor to serve on Altar Guild. In the next year, we look forward to sharing our faith with others through the ministry of ritual, beauty, and the tradition of our church home.

Respectfully submitted,Sue Harrell, Altar Guild Director

  CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES MINISTRY

2019 was a year of transition and continued growth for the Children, Youth and Families Ministry at Resurrection. A couple new families have joined us, and we currently have a total of approximately 72 regular, part-time, and seasonal members that fall under the Children, Youth and Families umbrella. On any given Sunday at Resurrection, children, youth and their families make up approximately half of the congregation.

Many thanks to our dedicated teachers. Kaylei Jones who works with our youngest members in the Nursery. Marsha Crosswhite who introduces our 3-7 year olds to the stories of the Bible using Godly Play. Doris Payne who takes her lifetime of experience and knowledge to do a deeper dive with our elementary kids ages 8-11, and Hilary Crosswhite who helps our middle schoolers connect all that they have learned to their life. A special thank-you to our volunteers, especially Frank Heidrick, Jesse Everett, Kathleen O’Gieblyn, Jerry Jacobson, Melissa Whitten, and everyone else who has volunteered in a classroom. This ministry, and its growth, would truly not be possible without you!

After three and a half years as the CYFM Program Director, I decided to step down in September. Thankfully Jenny and Dave Reesor have decided to step in. Thank you all for your support and love the last three and a half years, you have helped me grow both personally and professionally.Take it away Jenny and Dave!

Tina Flores-Heidrick

We joined the Children, Youth and Family Ministry as co-directors on December 1st. We successfully, and with lots of help from dear Tina, made it through Advent, the pageant, and Christmas! We have organized two meetings to generate input from parents and teachers and created a survey to send out for additional thoughts from families. We are working on church compliance with Safe Church policies, which include staffing all classrooms with two adults and keeping close track of the children in our care. We look forward to planning more family events, working on playground design and construction, and coordinating the COR camping trip in the summer. Stay tuned!

Jenny and David Reesor

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STEPHEN MINISTRY: ANNUAL REPORT 2019Our Stephen Ministry here at Resurrection was implemented in 2019 as a way of offering support to those experiencing grief, loss, illness, loneliness, separation/divorce, difficult transitions and other life challenges or crises. It is considered a “quiet ministry” in that it offers one-to-one listening care to those in need in a secure and confidential manner. Although a new ministry for COR, this program was started over 40 years ago and has been successfully implemented in over 13,000 congregations worldwide.All Stephen Ministers were selected through an application process in the summer of 2018, followed by an intensive 50+ hour, months-long practical training in the various program modules. The training, conducted in collaboration with an existing Stephen Ministry program at Central Lutheran Church, began in September 2018 and concluded with our Commissioning Service held on February 3, 2019. Since then, the Stephen Ministers have been assigned to their care receivers and have been meeting with them on a regular basis. In addition to the initial training and continuing education sessions, they also attend a twice-monthly supervision group to provide support for them as they continue in their new roles as care providers. Our roster of trained Stephen Ministers includes:

Debbie Rands-Cullen Kim Gill Sue Harrell Kristen Kalbrener Ed Lawry Richard McGuinness Rev. Jo Miller Katherine Moyer Stevie Piccolo Jenny Reesor Carole Seeley Jean Shirey Lucy Strandlien Fr. Brent Was

We wish to thank all of these dedicated Stephen Ministers for their outstanding work this year. They are truly a remarkable team of caring people. We would also like to thank the members of our congregation for their ongoing prayers, encouragement and support during our inaugural year. Please review Stephen Ministry by the Numbers (next page) to see the impact this program is having here at CORSubmitted by John Morse, who serves as the coordinator of this program. For more information, he can be reached at 541-393-6948 or jmoresecode@aol.com

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HOSPITALITY TEAM REPORT 2019Every single Sunday this past year, our committee provided hospitality to

members of Resurrection by serving coffee and assisting those who brought cookies, crackers and cheese, fruit and vegetables.  Then we would wash the dishes and put everything away for the next week.  Our members recruited volunteers for each Sunday and managed our roster of duties as well.  Annie Heckel and Neal Mandich were instrumental in organizing  that ministry.   

The hospitality committee facilitated numerous events throughout 2019.  Without a parish hall, we had to be creative in our serving of the Mardi Gras Pancake Supper.  We made pancakes with many different toppings, and sausages, served juices and coffee.  It was tight in the yellow room, but friendly.  We didn’t put on these events alone, we set up, served and cleaned up with the help of many volunteers from the congregation.  At the Maundy Thursday potluck, also in the yellow room, we shared hummus, pita bread, dolmas, grapes, olives, almonds, cold water and hot, delicious soup.  The entire hospitality team was involved in this event.  We hosted the Easter potluck dinner and the Pentecost barbecue.   This fall, we hosted a reception for Richard Heinzkill’s memorial service.  On November 17th, we put on a grand celebration to commemorate the end of the annual giving campaign and the basement project. Betsy Jones kept the coffee flowing, the water pitchers full, the children back from the punch bowl.  Patty maintained order at the Yumm bowls.  Neal and Mark led the set up and decorating while Stevie ruled the

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kitchen clean-up.   Many members of the congregation helped us with that first big event in our remodeled parish hall.

2019 was not a typical year for us.  There was a gaping hole where our downstairs had been and a phalanx of boxes that filled it.  Members of the hospitality team worked tirelessly, as did numerous others from the congregation to transform it into a beautiful, useable space.  Mark Hubbell, Annie Heckel, Neal Mandich, Stevie Piccolo and I spent many summer Saturdays there. Neal and Stevie took on the daunting task of bringing back our kitchen. We are all indebted to them for their leadership, hard work and organizational skills.  

Our committee is strong and committed.  We have one new member, Patty Krier, who has jumped willingly into the fray.  Neal has in the past year, not only organized our kitchen space, but has kept a notebook with all the important paperwork we need as a committee. We actually are a ministry with two leaders, Neal and Debbie, and in that we are blessed.  

Three upcoming events are scheduled for December:  a small reception after the Advent Concert on the 6th, the memorial service for Chet Kasmarski on December 14th and on the 21st a much happier event, the wedding reception for Stephanie and Isaiah.  In the coming year, we will continue to help our church celebrate the events of the liturgical year and of our life together as a parish.  We look forward to other church members joining our team. 

Sincerely,Deborah Rands Cullen

HOSPITALITY VILLAGE 2019Hospitality Village is a community of tiny houses overseen by a COR HV team that sets policy and address issues facing the ministry. Our chief objective is to provide heated living spaces as an alternative to people living on the streets.This report summarizes the activities, accomplishments and challenges in hosting Hospitality Village as our most visible parking lot ministry.

HOSPITALITY VILLAGE: 2019 IN REVIEWAs of the beginning of 2019, we had four tiny houses occupied. We also had a part-time case manager, Tim Burns, working with the residents and the Hospitality

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Village team to ensure we were helping with health and social services to the extent possible.In a first for Hospitality Village, we had a young mother, Ali, and her daughter in one of the tiny homes. Up until late 2018 we had only hosted single men in our tiny houses. We deliberated about whether Hospitality Village was suitable for struggling small families, and in light of the stark choice between that or having them live on the streets, we gave it a try. But by mid-February we had to ask Ali to leave Hospitality Village.Our checklist for cleaning/restoring a tiny house after a resident leaves includes steam cleaning, repainting, getting new mattresses, and making it livable for a new resident. By the end of February, the HV team had made the tiny house ready, and Faith and her daughter Pixie moved in.In April, Tim resigned (actually, he resigned in February, reconsidered, then resigned for good in April). He is a recent grad, and had found a full-time job in his area of interest. Of course he wanted to prioritize that, so had to leave his role with Hospitality Village. This summer we added a new perk for residents: all Hospitality Village members are automatically enrolled as members of the YMCA—with full access to showers and facilities. We are grateful to the Y for giving us a reasonable deal.We had some parking lot incidents over the summer. Nothing terribly serious, but a reminder that we host a community that lives in the world with friends and issues outside of HV. As a result, we’re planning to be more disciplined about who is allowed to stay in the parking lot (we had a long-term stay in a van who wasn’t officially an HV resident, which in the end proved untenable). And it turns out one of the parking lot issues was largely resolved by the addition of a second port-a-potty!This was an eventful year, and it included one of our team members, Maggie Morrison, relocating from Southern California to Eugene (hooray!). Given Maggie’s education and experience as a psychologist and social worker, we were fortunate to have her volunteer to take on the part-time case manager role previously occupied by Tim Burns. This turned out to be a big win for Hospitality Village and its residents. In September, Faith and Pixie moved on. After our now practiced cleanup/restore tasks were completed, we filled the fourth tiny house with Andrew. We’re back to having four single men in HV, which is probably best (that is, with our scope given our resources).

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communications between residents and the HV team. We’re also acknowledging the degree to which Mark helps keep things organized and on track in Hospitality Village.It's worth noting the contribution of HV residents to COR in 2019. Mark, Paul and Andrew all helped almost every weekend with the basement project over the summer, and their help proved invaluable. Mark of course also helps in many other ways around the church—he is our best example of why Hospitality Village is such a valuable ministry. (Besides Mark as a success story, we’ve helped two other residents in prior years move on to permanent housing. Despite the challenges we occasionally face at Hospitality Village, the church can be proud that we’re changing lives.)We had a couple BBQs in the parking lot when weather was warm, and a Holiday Party the week before Christmas. In the Christmas party, there was more of a feeling of community than had been present in recent years. We were all grateful, in our own ways, for Hospitality Village.

TEAM AND MINISTRY STATUSAs of the beginning of 2019, the HV team consisted of Fr. Brent, Alex Daniel, Maggie, Kevin Reed, Kathleen O'Gieblyn, and me. During the course of the year Tina Heidrick has become more involved, which is quite welcome (whether she volunteers or not, she’s on the front lines of HV since she’s the one that’s there when issues come up). Stevie Piccolo, while not a full-time member, is a friend of HV who helps out from time to time. As noted previously, Maggie has stepped into the case manager role in place of Tim Burns, who is no longer with HV. The Rev. Lauri Watkins joined the HV team after she arrived this autumn, and Skip Coburn joined the HV team in December. Robbie took over leadership of the HV team in mid 2019. Fr. Brent’s departure represents a big challenge for the team, as he has been very active in this ministry. But we also have new folks and new energy in the team, and are confident that we can take on this challenge.Regarding the HV team, Alex Daniel merits special mention. Alex has designed and built over 3 dozen tiny houses for homeless people since he moved to Eugene in 2011, including the four tiny houses of Hospitality Village. Developing tiny houses and working tirelessly for the unhoused in our community, Alex considers this his calling, and COR is lucky to have him. Alex consistently challenges the team for what more can be done. Besides his work with COR’s HV, Alex has been involved in an initiative for converting school buses into tiny houses; in addition he has applied for a grant from his alma mater, Vassar, to create a Homelessness HousingForum which would be devoted to passing on lessons learned in tiny house design and development as well as community building. He holds a vision for what

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Hospitality Village can become, and in addition he is working on initiatives to scale the HV model throughout Eugene, and ultimately nationwide.

MOVING FORWARD IN 2020In 2020 our goal is to continue to evolve our processes and documentation so as to ensure the most responsible approach possible to providing tiny houses for the unhoused in our community.One example: We have a Resident Handbook that outlines policies and guidelines for life in Hospitality Village. The handbook is now out of date, and includes policies and rules that we no longer feel are appropriate. There’s an effort underway now, to be completed this year, to update this and other governing documents for HV.Another initiative for 2020 is to deepen and improve our relationships with our residents. Maggie’s role as case manager is key to this, and we expect over time to get to know our residents better (rather than simply providing a place to live) with the hope that we can help them more, whether it’s with navigating social services, dealing with personal physical or mental health issues, or just getting through the day.Finally, we have heavy hearts for all the many people who are unhoused. At least one study names Eugene as having the highest homelessness rate per capita in the country. We are helping four people by providing a safe and healthy living situation. What more can be done?

HOME STARTER KITS ANNUAL REPORTIt seems that many things begin anew after a Deluge, not the least our HSK Ministry. We were idle during most of 2019 because repairs were being made in the Parish Hall, our materials were in storage, and new accommodations were being funded and built.We are very happy to report that we are now housed in the church’s new yurt, and our items are stored in the yurt storage shed! We also are using a large area in the large storage barn, mostly materials that we use for Opportunity Village Eugene and Emerald Village Eugene, for which we also provide kits for persons and families.During the months of November and December, we were once again in full swing:

We started a monthly campaign to encourage parish participation in our ministry; we encouraged parishioners to donate blankets.

We continued to encourage financial donations. We brought on board four new volunteers! We filled a total of 59 kits in six short weeks, averaging 10 kits per week,

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FORESIGHT IS 2020As we prepare for the future of our ministry, we continue to thank God for the support of our parish, both prayerfully and financially. We have a line item in the church’s budget, and we receive cash and in-kind donations regularly. We also are blessed by the support of other faith communities: St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, St. Thomas Episcopal Church, and Unity of the Valley.In order to remain financially sustainable, we will continue to market our ministry to other local churches and community groups, as well as to the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon and corporate entities. We will continue to review our Strategic Plan to assure that we maintain and work toward our vision, core values, and goals.Remembering the words of Jesus (Matthew 25:40), “…whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me,” we will continue to provide kits for those of our fellow children of God who are transitioning beginning a new life on their own.

Submitted by Stevie Piccolo & Neal Mandich

DIGITAL SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT (Formerly Known As Website, IT and Communications)This report summarizes the ongoing website redesign project, our media strategy, and deployment and use of Realm at COR.

2019 WEBSITE UPDATEWe performed an infrastructure update of the COR website in December, 2018. Additionally, we have planned an updated home page, and a redesigned menu structure. Since the updated home page was going to feature an “I’m New” section featuring Fr. Brent, we’ll have to re-strategize on that. In the meantime, we make regular “minor” updates to the home page to communicate Christmas and Easter service times, EGAN, and other events of interest to the entire congregation.In 2019 we updated the content/dedicated web pages for some key ministries, including music, Hospitality Village, HSK, and others. Communicating what we do with regard to children’s services and activities remains a goal for 2020.Another big objective for the website is to update and enhance the e-giving function, especially to include integration with Realm.One key challenge has been incorporating media into our website. Our goal was to enrich the website with a generous supply of recent pictures and videos, showing the life of our church to outsiders while giving the site an additional level of richness and warmth. We have failed to find a volunteer (or a resource we can afford) with sufficient expertise in video and digital productions. This remains an unfilled objective. Late in 2019 Kim Still indicated her willingness to help with still photos; even with this, it’s not clear we have the necessary design skills/level of

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effort to materially improve the site. However, the infrastructure update of a year ago has been very well received (many thanks to Matthew Marksbury and the rest of the team!) and we feel that as a result the website serves as a more than adequate link to the outside world.One final accomplishment in 2019 was to adopt Google for email and other web services, adding a welcome level of reliability to those core functions.

REALMIn 2019 we evaluated, procured and began the congregation-wide rollout of Realm. Realm is a modern, cloud-based system for church administration, communication, and accounting (including e-giving and pledge management). The adoption of Realm and its inclusion as a responsibility of this team is the chief reason we changed our name to Digital Services—a broader umbrella term that covers website as well as Realm.The greater value of Realm will emerge as it gradually becomes fully embraced by the congregation. Realm provides an online directory, eliminating the need for PDF/paper-based COR directories (except for those who want them!). Realm provides an event calendar to track all church activities—not just services, but also ministry meetings (but only those that are relevant to each individual). Realm provides communications, organizational and file archival capabilities for each group or ministry. Realm can be used from church or home; there’s no longer a need to use the one and only PC for church admin functions. And, in 2020 we will integrate the Realm accounting system which will replace the PC-based church accounting software. Also in 2020 we will conduct our annual campaign and pledge management through Realm.

DIGITAL SERVICES TEAMRobbie has been serving as a project coordinator through the website redesign effort. Now that Robbie has taken on leadership of the Hospitality Village ministry, he is interested in stepping away from Digital Services (other than as an advisor, if needed). Annie Heckel has the next phase of the website redesign well in hand. But there are occasional periods where rather intense effort is required, so we’d like to grow the Digital Services team to handle the load. The adoption of Realm has a subtle effect on the website: Whereas previously the website was considered to be a communications vehicle for external as well as internal COR use, now with Realm we can focus the website on outbound messaging exclusively.We’ve posted a “job description” in the Bulletin for an additional volunteer to help with our Digital Services initiatives. We don’t need someone who is a super techie, as long as they’re willing to learn about systems such as WordPress and Realm. The team now consists of Annie (leader) and Cathy Seltzer, and could easily add 2 or 3 more to help carry the load. Matthew and Robbie stand ready to help when needed.

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And we continue to keep an eye out for someone with video and digital production skills—and an artistic eye—to join the team and help us make the web experience more lively and engaging. The skillsets we need are not only people who know how to take videos, but also people who know what to take and how to make it web-ready. We have reached out to the U of O School of Journalism and Communication (twice, once for each of the last two semesters) to see if there are students who may be interested in getting involved.

MUSIC MINISTRY 2019First of all, I would like to thank all those who make the music program possible and successful: Margret Gries, our organist, who knows how to make our beautiful organ sing; The Choristers, who bring sweet voices and enthusiasm to rehearsals and their offering of music on the third Sundays (thank you, parents for supporting them); to Bridey Connolly, Choir Mother, who helps keep the children safe and me organized; to the mentors from the adult choir who share their knowledge of music with the Choristers by singing beside them; to the adult choir for their dedication and willingness to support congregational singing and present anthems nine months of the year; and to all the congregation for supporting the music program.This year our music offerings also included Taizé services. We started in Epiphany with much success. On the Friday before Palm Sunday there was another Taizé service to offer meditative singing and silence to prepare for the upcoming Holy Week. Three more were included in the service schedule for the year, including one on the first Friday of Advent.The coming year brings changes and challenges for the people of Resurrection. The music will continue as usual until we call a new rector. At that time new musical ideas and needs will be introduced enriching our musical offerings.

Lucy StrandlienMusic Coordinator and Choir Director

ADULT EDUCATION AND FORMATION COMMITTEEWEDNESDAY EVENING ADULT CLASS

From January 9 through 23, we read and discussed Lies We Believe About God by William Paul Young. John Morse led the class.In February we took up the subject “On Death and Dying.” For two weeks and classes we discussed our own experience of death, the meaning we make of death, and what the church teaches about death. On the third class, Jeff Musgrove of Musgrove Mortuary visited and explained the logistics of death and funerals. In the fourth class, we discussed planning our own funerals.

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For the month of March, the 13th through April 10, for Lent we read and discusses the book The Last Week by Marcus Borg and Dominic Crossan.For four Wednesdays in May, Ed Lawry led the class in an examination of the topic An Adequate Conception of God using the publication “Philosophers Speak of God.”(The class adjourned for the summer term.)From September 25 through October 15 Jack Marietta presented four classes on four topics under the rubric “The Burden of Racism in America: Past and Present” : the origins of racism and slavery; the empire of cotton and slavery; Jim Crow, and 20th-century racial discrimination. October 23: We discussed readings from Martin Luther King.October 30: We listen to a video sermon by Frederick Buecher and discussed the same.

November 20: We listened to and discussed an audio lecture on Thomas Merton’s idea of solitude, led by Ed Lawry.In December, Deacon Lauri Watkins led us in for four classes on prayer: Creative prayer, praying color, praying the rosary, and movement in prayer.

MONTHLY FILM VIEWING AND DISCUSSIONIn the fall of 2019 we initiated a monthly viewing of films related to Christianity and the religious experience, to be held the third Friday evening of the month. In September we viewed “The Life of Brian.” In October, “The Gospel According to St. Matthew.” In November, “Babette’s Feast.” And in December, “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

WEDNESDAY MORNING BOOK GROUPThroughout the year on Wednesday mornings the book group met and read Richard Rohr, The Universal Christ.

CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER ANNUAL REPORT 2019 “You do not have to do anything but sit still, and let your mind be quiet. Know that God’s word is spoken fully only in silence. Be still, and you will know, not by the knowledge of the mind, but by the knowledge of the heart, who God is and who you are.” -Fr. Thomas Keating Thomas Keating and others are teachers and models for Resurrection’s practice of Contemplative Prayer. There are 2 active practice groups that have between them around 15 participants on a regular basis. The evening Contemplative Prayer Group continues to meet for half an hour every Tuesday at 5:45 p.m. for 20 minutes of silence. Friday morning Contemplative Prayer is held from 8:30 to 9:00 a.m. followed by Morning Prayer from the BCP. We held our second annual Contemplative Advent Retreat at St. Benedict’s Lodge on the

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McKenzie River December 1st to 3rd. The Retreat featured presentations, practices and discussions on Centering Prayer, Contemplation, Walking Meditation, Walking the Labyrinth, Visio Divina and Lectio Divina using illuminations from the St. John’s Bible, a Taizé Mass, and chanting. There were 22 participants this year, which represents approximately 10% of our church membership. On Holy Saturday we offered a Contemplative Retreat at Resurrection from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. which featured instruction and practice of Centering Prayer, and discussion of the fruits of contemplation. Discussions of Thomas Merton’s ideas on Contemplation and the Philosophy of Solitude were held in November as an offering in 2 Adult Formation classes in November leading up to the Advent Retreat. A new and welcome addition to our contemplative tradition this year is a 90 minute session of sitting and walking meditation/contemplation that occurs on the third Saturday of each month. After a brief introduction, there are 20 minute periods of sitting alternating with 10 minute periods of walking meditation. Our outdoor labyrinth provides another medium for walking meditation. Plans for 2020 include continuation of both Tuesday and Friday prayer sessions, the third Saturday 90 minute contemplative session, and the third annual Advent Retreat. I am sure we will have other offerings throughout the year, especially during Lent and in conjunction with Adult Formation.

Respectfully submitted, Sandra Wu

5:30 HIGH MASS ANNUAL REPORTThe High Mass is a quiet music-centered worship service that engages all the senses and joins ancient Christian traditions with contemporary ones.  Also, as a Saturday evening service, it provides an alternative to Sunday morning worship.  Typically it has attracted 8 to 15 persons per service.  Incense, numerous candles, brass bells, Taizé style hymns, and a sung liturgy have characterized the sensory experience of the Saturday High Mass.  The service would benefit from the regular participation of a musician skilled in accompaniment, and a cantor able to set the key for the a capella vocals.  Also, the altar team could use more members to serve as EM's and on set-up and altar clean-up.  

Karen Fabiano

USHERS ANNUAL REPORTUshers help provide a welcoming atmosphere to the worship experience.  They are the "responsible party" during the worship service, available to answer questions, take charge during a medical emergency, available to address situations that come up (e.g., wine spills, birds attacking the building, loud noises).  During the service, ushers take the count, bring elements to the altar, pass collection plates, and direct

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folks for the communion.  Regular ushers include:  Nick Crump, Katherine Moyer, Lucy Vinis, Jerry Jacobson, John Beckwith, Frank Heidrick, and Dave Reesor.  Other Resurrection members including Bruce Sedgwick, Dan Cullen, Stevie Piccolo, and our children, assist at times.  Last year, our longtime Usher Coordinator Richard Heinzkill, passed away, but his ushering spirit is always with us. 

Jerry Jacobson, Usher Coordinator LECTOR ANNUAL REPORT

We currently have 21 acting lectors who assist with the 1030 and holiday services. We have no formal budget at this time. We are always looking for new lectors if anyone is interested in reading. 

TAI JI QUAN ANNUAL REPORTTai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance is a therapeutic Tai Ji Quan program developed at Oregon Research Institute for improvement of balance and prevention of falls in older adults. Sandra Wu, a certified instructor for this program, has been teaching at Resurrection since April 2018. The class meets on Friday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30. A suggested donation of $4-$5 per class is given to the church’s general fund. • Average number of students/class: 5-6 • Donations received in 2019: $650 • Plans for 2020: We will be adding a class of Tai Ji Quan 24, which is a simplified version of long form Yang style Tai Ji Quan. This class will be open to all, not just seniors. We plan to conduct the class on Friday mornings from 9:30-10:15, followed by Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance from 10:15-11:00.

Respectfully submitted, Sandra Wu

SUNDAY INTERFAITH BREAKFAST AT FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH MISSION STATEMENT

We are a group of volunteers, who provide a nutritious breakfast to hungry individuals. Volunteers strive to embody God’s love by offering a welcoming spirit, an open ear, a safe place, respect and compassion to each guest.

DESCRIPTION OF THE MINISTRYThe Sunday Interfaith Breakfast Program is a community ministry with the specific purpose of providing individuals a hot breakfast meal in a warm safe enclosed environment. First Christian Church of Eugene initiated this program in 1998, to

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assist in addressing the needs to the growing homeless and marginalized population of the community of Eugene/Springfield. It was funded and run by volunteers of that church only. Since 2012, Church of the Resurrection has been one of several faith organizations in the Eugene community who have partnered with First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) to provide the Sunday Breakfast ministry every weekend of the month throughout the year. A community team of interfaith ministries provides the leadership and “call for volunteers” as the base of the program. Church of the Resurrection provides the leadership to the volunteers for the 2nd weekend of each month. The breakfast meal is cooked and served in the dining hall of First Christian Church. Hours of service is 7:45 AM-9:15 AM

MONTHLY STATISTICS (2nd Sunday of the month)o # Volunteers 25-48 average o # Total hours 70-95 averageo # Guests 250-340 average meals served

Volunteers are comprised of members of COR, other individuals from other faith organizations, other service groups, University of Oregon students, and simply individuals of the community who desire to volunteer. Volunteers sign-up on a website through First Christian Church. Hours to volunteer are 6:30 AM – 10:15 AM.

FOOD/SUPPLIESEach week, a point-person at FCC determines the amount of food and associated supplies that is needed. This is provided to the shoppers each week. For many years COR had a group of individuals who were the volunteers for picking up food at Food for Lane County when available and shopping for the remaining needed food items and supplies for the 2nd weekend breakfast. Due to health reasons, COR individuals needed to relinquish their available time. FCC volunteers who purchase their weekly food/supplies agreed to take on our week. The FCC then bills COR for the $ amount.

SECURITYIn 2018 it was determined to initiate the use of 2 individuals as Security in the outdoor parking lot and in the dining room for the safety of the volunteers as well as the guests. Initially FCC paid for these individuals. In 2019, the weekly cost of the Security is paid by the primary faith group for that week.

GRANT PROPOSALSEach year since 2015, COR has submitted a grant proposal to the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon Poor and Homeless Commission. Each year we submitted for and received $1,000.00 award. In 2019, we submitted for $5,000.00 and received $1,000. In 2019 COR submitted a grant proposal to the Diocese Pentecost Offering of $5,000.00 and were awarded $2,000.

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EGAN WARMING CENTERCOMMUNITY SUPPORT

Already in our current fiscal year (starting Oct. 1), Egan Warming Center has received nearly $58,000 in community support. This includes a $10,000 matching gift from King Estates Winery, and to date we’ve received over $13,000 for the match, which means over $23,000 for Egan Warming Center. In December the Caldera Songwriter’s Circle held their 8th annual benefit concert to support Egan Warming Center (photo: songwriters on stage for the evening’s final songs). It was a fun night, and $2,660 was raised to support our work. Donations also included lots of clean, warm clothes for our guests.Thank you, everyone, for giving your time, heart and resources to support Egan Warming Center!  

POINT IN TIME COUNT JANUARY 30The Lane County Human Services Division is seeking volunteers for the annual Point in Time Homeless Street Count. Volunteers are needed across Lane County, including Eugene, Springfield, Florence, Veneta and Cottage Grove. Volunteers shifts are available throughout the day on Thursday, January 30, and each shift

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lasts approximately 3 hours. For more information, please visit www.LaneCounty.org/HomelessCount.

SOME NUMBERS SO FAR FOR WINTER 2019-2020 6 Number of nights we've been open. This includes the Oct. 29-30 pop-up shelter at Wheeler Pavilion when the cold weather arrived early. Last winter Egan opened 22 nights total. Since 2010 the most activation nights in a season was 25, and the fewest was 81,688 Guest stays, i.e., the total number of guests we checked in, including repeats. Last winter we had 6,803 guest stays812 Unique individuals we've welcomed as guests. Last winter we served 1,527 unhoused members of our community631 Volunteers who have worked a shift. Last winter more than 1,100 volunteers worked at least one shift1,241 Number of shifts covered. Last year our volunteers worked a total of 6,190 shifts4,501 Hours worked by volunteers. Last winter our volunteers worked more than 23,000 hours 20 Lowest temperature, which was Thanksgiving night Thanks for all you do to help our unhoused neighbors, and we’ll see you at our next activation.

-Your Egan Warming Center Team

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