St. Augustine s ANGLICAN CHURCH ANNUAL PARISH MEETING JANUARY 31, 2016 ELLSWORTH CHAPEL AT CENTRAL COLLEGE WESTERVILLE, OH

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1 St. Augustine s ANGLICAN CHURCH ANNUAL PARISH MEETING JANUARY 31, 2016 ELLSWORTH CHAPEL AT CENTRAL COLLEGE WESTERVILLE, OH

2 AGENDA Opening Prayer and Comments Fr. Kevin Opening Statements Sarah Hubbard Ministry and Mission Reviews (15 min) Coordinators By-Laws Ratification Sarah Hubbard and Fr. Kevin Closing Prayer Fr. Kevin

3 WITHIN THE CHURCH 2015 ORGANIZING THE TEAMS: Altar Guild - Jean Falor, Sarah Hubbard, Jeanie Patrick, Sarah Lehner Anglican Beads/Prayer - Monroe and Judy Dowling Card Ministry - Judy Dowling, Jeanie Patrick, Ann Feister (Christmas) Head Catechist - Jean Falor Communication - Fr. Kevin and Dondra Maney Godly Play - Bob and Beth Buehler Prayer/Healing Ministry - Fr. Ric Bowser, Jeanne Quayle Hosts for Church Events - Bob and Beth Buehler, Allen and Jeanie Patrick Fellowship/Refreshments - Ann Collins, Jeanne and Lauren Quayle Vestry - Fr. Kevin Maney, Sarah Hubbard, Ann Collins Music - Dondra Maney, Val Bowser, Timothy Dickey, Ken and Tanya Matsuda Prayer Ministry - Fr. Ric Bowser, Jeanne Quayle, Jo Karg, Rachel Kessler New Facilities - Sarah Hubbard, Allen Patrick, Fr. Kevin Student Interns - Maria Slovikovski, Emma Rose Sunday Readers - Judy Dowling, Jeanie Patrick Technology Ministry - Curt Collins, John Falor Treasurer - Curt Collins

4 COMMUNITY AND BEYOND 2015 ORGANIZING THE TEAMS: Adopt-a-Family - Ann Collins Citizens for Humane Action - Lauren Quayle, Jeanne Quayle Civil Air Patrol - Fr. Ron Feister Faith Mission - Ann and Curt Collins Family Counseling Ministries - Fr. Ric Bowser Fourth Friday - Ann Collins Lay Eucharist Ministry - Fr. Kevin Maney Mite Boxes - Fr. Kevin Maney Pet Blessings - Sarah Lehner, Beth Buehler One-Meal-at-a-Time - Beth Buehler Ronald McDonald House Tab Ministry - Judy Dowling Shoebox Ministry - Ann Collins Urban League - Bob and Beth Buehler Victory Point Fellowship - Fr. Philip Sang W.A.R.M. Ministry - Ann Collins Westerville Area Ministerial Association - Fr. Ron Feister Worthington Christian Village - Monroe and Judy Dowling

5 PARISH STATISTICS pastoral visits to the sick 333 unctions 0 extreme unctions 45 blessings 2374 communicants 0 baptisms 0 confirmations 7 new members received 1 funeral 0 burials 0 weddings 41 average Sunday attendance 52 Sunday services 21 weekday services

6 IN 2015, ST. AUGUSTINE S *adopted three families/nine children for the Christmas ministry *distributed 250 balloons, dog/cat treats, food scoops, and other trinkets for 4th Friday and Citizens for Humane Action in Westerville *donated $714, 18 pounds of cat/dog food, and provided 10 hours of visiting for CHA Animal Shelter *handed out coolers and church invitations at Otterbein University s 1st Friday for students *provided 580 meals at Faith Mission *collected 11 pounds of tabs for Ronald McDonald House *sent birthday, anniversary, and sympathy cards to members, and welcome cards to visitors *taught 35 lessons in Godly Play to the children *sent 21 shoeboxes of Christmas toys to Operation Christmas Child *visited the elderly monthly at Worthington Christian Village *continued support of a young Kenyan seminarian with tuition *helped community members in need of immediate financial support through the pastor s discretionary fund *continued an anointing and prayer ministry on Sunday and during the week *subsidized counseling costs for 21 individuals in need, with an average of 25 sessions a month through Family Counseling Ministries (Fr. Ric) *donated professional and work clothing to the Urban League *hired Otterbein University student interns for Godly Play/childcare *began noonday Wednesday Eucharist *held morning prayer during Advent *collected change in mite boxes at Advent and Lent for the Anglican Development and Relief Fund *presented handcrafted Anglican beads to new members *started a men s group *added the viola, baby grand piano, and pipe organ as instruments of worship, and increased variety of vocal offerings *offered our first Advent Taize candlelight service to the church and community *provided the following for Fellowship Hour: 18 pounds of butter, 20 collective pounds of gained weight, 30 pounds of sugar, 110 thermoses of coffee used, 55 hours spent in fellowship, hundreds of hours in the kitchen, countless compliments given on homemade baked goods!

7 GOALS FOR 2016 Continue to live out our mission statement by sustaining the ministries and activities we have established Continue the search for a permanent worship space Expand our prayer/healing ministry Develop evangelism, living as disciples of Christ, and inviting others to work and worship with us at St. Augustine s GOD BLESS THE FOLLOWING WHO GAVE OF THEIR RESOURCES, TALENTS, AND TIME FOR THE MINISTRIES AND MISSIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE S IN 2015 Tim Bainbridge, Brooke Bodney, Fr. Ric Bowser, Val Bowser, Beth Buehler, Bob Buehler, Ann Collins, Curt Collins, Alex Denis, Cheri Denis, Timothy Dickey, Monroe Dowling, Judy Dowling, John Falor, Jean Falor, Fr. Ron Feister, Ann Feister, Terry Gatwood, Deanna Gatwood, Pat Hall, Jennifer Hambrick, Sarah Hubbard, Tom Hubbard, Jo Karg, Josiah Karg, John Kasich, Karen Kasich, Rachel Kessler, Carl Laamanen, Joe Lanning, Sarah Lehner, Len Madama, Sharon Madama, Dondra Maney, Fr. Kevin Maney, Ken Matsuda, Tanya Matsuda, Chris Parsons, Allen Patrick, Jeanie Patrick, Chris Phillips, Andrea Phillips, Pat Ports, Jeanne Quayle, Lauren Quayle, Jeff Quayle, Alice Rankin, Emma Rose, Philarice Sang, Fr. Philip Sang, Daniel Semelsberger, Lauren Semelsberger, Alex Shaver, Rachel Shaver, Maria Slovikovski, Benjamin Winkler, Wendy Winkler

8 VESTRY MEMBERS Fr. Kevin Maney, Rector Sarah Hubbard, Senior Warden Ann Collins, Junior Warden Curt Collins, Treasurer Fr. Ric Bowser Fr. Philip Sang Val Bowser Bob Buehler Beth Buehler Monroe Dowling Judy Dowling John Falor Jean Falor Carl Laamanen Dondra Maney Lauren Quayle OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Changed by God to Make a Difference for God