Saint Mark Orthodox Church

Transcription

1 Semi Annual Parish Meeting Agenda Sunday, May 21, 2017 I. OPENING PRAYER AND CALL TO ORDER II. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING III. RECTOR S REPORT IV. PRESIDENT S REPORT V. TREASURER S REPORTS (2016 & April YTD 2017) VI. AUDITOR S REPORT Saint Mark Parish Council 2017 Father Gregory W. Safchuk gsafchuk@hotmail.com Michael L. Thompson, President dunaad@msn.com Warren Miller, Vice President warren@telecompute.com Matthew Nimmer, Treasurer manimmer@yahoo.com VII. OLD BUSINESS Paula Zabela, Secretary pzabela@comcast.net 1) Iconography Update 2) Other old business (All) VIII. NEW BUSINESS 1) Copy Machine Purchase 2) Sound System Purchase 3) Other New Business (All) John Bilyeu varthjem@cox.net Sarah Borger seborger@gmail.com Nikolay Korokhov nkorokhov@hotmail.com Paulina Masick paulina_masick@mcpsmd.org Skip Mersereau jwmster@gmail.com IX. ADJOURNMENT AND CLOSING PRAYER Michael Mihailov Michael_mihailov@hotmail.com Debbie Yavelak Sieff debbie.sieff@fda.hhs.gov Gregory Yakubik gyakubik@verizon.net

2 Saint Mark Orthodox Church Semi Annual Parish Meeting Minutes Sunday, November 20, 2016 OFFICERS: Father Gregory Safchuk, President Michael Thompson, Vice President Warren Miller, Treasurer Matthew Nimmer, Secretary Paula Zabela COUNCIL MEMBERS: Justin Barber, John Bilyeu, Paulina Masick, Skip Mersereau, Michael Mihailov, and Karen Phinney I. OPENING PRAYER: Father Gregory led the opening prayer at 11:42am. II. REVIEW AND APPROVE AGENDA: Motion to accept the May 22, 2016 Semi Annual Meeting was made by Mark Phinney, seconded by Michael Hydock. Motion carried. III. RECTOR S REPORT: Father Gregory stated that his report is written and has been included in the Annual report packet. Father asked if anyone had questions regarding his report, there were none. IV. PRESIDENT S REPORT: Michael Thompson s explained that his report is also in the Annual report packet. V. TREASURER S REPORT: By Matthew Nimmer

3 Matthew stated that the Profit and Loss figures are on track to exceed our expectations by 2.6%. Line 157 shows a net gain after expenses of approximately $47, The year to date cash flow statement shows decrease of approximately 54, due to financing and activities that occurred during the year. Total expense line 133 of Profit and Loss is below budget. Question arose regarding the $4, which is the amount the Council Has permission to use for situations that arise without taking the request to the Parish. John Inhat proposed that the $4,500 be increased. President Thompson stated a letter requesting an increase to the by-laws must be received 60 days before the Parish Meeting (either Semi-Annual or Annual) to be taken into consideration. Balance of our mortgage is shown on line 31 of the balance sheet. It is now below $800, The proposed budget is $340, due to rising expenses. A security camera system was added to the 2017 budget. Utilities continue to increase substantially. The last page of the Sanctuary report has the financial details; (1) All monies collected (2) Allocated monies (3) $51, raised Bazaar revenue is approximately $36,000 but all expenses and/or receipts have not been accounted for. Donations to St Mark may be made through; (1) PayPal (2) Smile Amazon (3) Bank St Mark would be considered a vendor

4 Motion to accept the Treasurers Report was made by Barbara Freimann seconded by Shirley Dean Motion carried. VI. OLD BUSINESS: Iconography Update, Paulina Masick Paulina explained that the 3 rd phase of the Iconography project is update the lighting, then to prepare the walls (put up sheetrock) between the two columns. This preparation would cost approximately $15, Dimitri has indicated the cost for his work would be roughly between $80,000 and $100, We are still considering the Icons that he will paint. Review and Update of Parish By-Laws at the All American Council two years ago it was decided that the By-Laws of the OCA be modified into legal terms. The Diocesan has completed theirs. Demetri Datch and Don Truitt have updated the St Mark by-laws which is all language. Demetri made a motion to accept, seconded Shirley Dean. Motion carried. ADA Door Cost for the door would run approximately $3, No motion to accept was made. Security System We are down to two bids. Installation can be completed in 15 to 45 days. An additional $80.00 per month would be for maintenance. Motion to purchase system costing up to $9, was made by Shirley Dean, Seconded by Joan Mitchum. Motion carried. VII. NEW BUSINESS: George Freimann of the nominating committee recommended the following Council Members be re-elected for the term Michael Mihailov, council member, Warren Miller, vice president, Matthew Nimmer, treasurer, Michael Thompson, president and Paula Zabela, Secretary. Shirley Dean

5 motioned to accept the nomination, seconded by Tina Burpee. Motion carried. Elected to the Council for a first term ending in December 2018; Sarah Borger, council member, Nikolay Korokhov council member and Gregory Yakubik, council member. Mark Phinney motioned, seconded by Joan Mitchum. Motion carried. * The dishwasher in our social hall kitchen has stopped and is not repairable and must be replaced at a cost of approximately $9, The parish council has the authority to spend up to $4, in emergency situations but that amount does not cover the replacement cost. Father had to have an impromptu parish meeting requesting the purchase of the new dishwasher at $9, as timing was of the essence with the upcoming bazaar in the next few weeks. Motion to accept that action was made by Shirley Dean and seconded by Michael Hydock. Motion carried. VIII. ADJOURNMENT & CLOSING PRAYER: Mark Phinney moved to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Shirley Dean seconded. Father closed the meeting with prayer at approximately 12:17pm. Submitted by, Paula Zabela, Saint Mark Secretary *Current council members with terms expiring in December 2017 John Bilyeu, Paulina Masick, James Mersereau and Debbie Sieff. Council members leaving the Council at the end of 2016 Justin Barber, Martha Baxtresser and Karen Phinney.

6 Pastoral Address Semi-Annual Parish Meeting May 21, 2017 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Christ is Risen! Coming off of the intense and fervent worship of Great Lent, Holy Week and Pascha, we now find ourselves once again faced with the challenge of carrying that enthusiasm and faith along into our daily weekday routines. This struggle is characterized by trying to maintain our spiritual lives with fewer services in between the weekends. Without so much of the external discipline and structure of corporate worship, our own prayer lives must be found to be solid. Amidst our travel plans and busy-ness, let us endeavor to be constant in faith and fervent in prayer, both for ourselves and on behalf of others. Let us make a daily effort to read and study Holy Scripture. With this in mind, you are invited to participate in our Saturday evening Bible Study series (following vespers) on The Church in the Book of Acts. Pizza will be provided, so the body and soul may both be fed! Thank you! Thank you to all who have made the first half of this year at St. Mark so wonderful. To all who have opened their homes to be blessed, to the choir, deacons, council, teachers, cooks, bakers, cleaners, contributors, decorators, servers, handmaidens, and all those who pray; both here and at home. We have much to give thanks for and to celebrate! The birth of Chloe Nimmer, the baptism of Rebekah Rose Barber, Caroline German, the weddings of Christine Busenberg and Ray Bryan, Michael Cipu and Melinda Hines, Joanna Navarro and Eric Williams, and Steve Sekellick and Samantha Portuondo. All the birthdays, anniversaries, graduations and milestones we have been blessed to reach and surpass. Thanks be to God! As we turn the corner toward Summer, we prepare for our annual Rummage Sale on Saturday, June 10 th. Aside from asking for your donations, I also ask that you give some of your time to help in this fund raising effort. We look forward today to an update on Phase III of our parish iconography project. Our Iconography Committee has once again put in a great effort to come up with recommendations for our consideration. Thank you all for your time and attention to this and all other matters of parish business and activity today. With love in the Risen Lord, Fr. Gregory

7 Semi Annual Parish Meeting Sunday, May 21, 2017 President s Report Dear Brothers and Sisters, Christ is Risen! On May 21 st we will hold our Semi Annual Parish Meeting. We will have an update from our Iconography Committee about the project and some recommendations for us to consider going forward. In addition, we will need to consider the purchase of a new copy machine and sound system. The copy machine is beginning to have frequent failures and we need to replace it before it has a final failure and we have no copy machine. At this point the estimate is that it will cost no more than $10,000. We have not finished negotiations on the final cost, but would like the Parish to authorize the Council to spend no more than $10,000 for a new copy machine. The church sound system, as you may know, died several months ago and Greg Yakubik with some borrowed equipment was able to give us a short-term, but not a complete fix. A new sound system will cost about $10,000. The Council is proposing a new system that would replace all of the components to include the speakers in the church. We also want the system to be able to support live streaming of services with sound. Although not a cheap solution it is one that will provide an optimal solution and allow for live streaming of services and better sound resolution through out the building, including Parish meetings. Since our last Parish meeting in November 2016, we continue as a Parish to witness to our Orthodox Faith in some many ways, within and outside the Parish. A quick look at the calendar of events each month is a testimony to the continued good works and generosity of everyone. In addition, there are so many things that are done daily, without a word, that never get on the calendar, but are a testimony to who we are and what we believe. Our continued generosity in giving and time allows St. Mark Church to do all that it does, thank you! Although our agenda is not long please plan to attend to ensure we have a quorum and to review the read ahead materials so we can have a timely meeting. In Christ, Michael L. Thompson St. Mark Parish President