Wardens’ Report: March 2018
The Wardens’ Report: a brief summary of highlights from monthly Vestry meetings, designed to provide information about our growth, finances, priorities and progress towards our strategic plan.
At our 20 March Vestry meeting, we enjoyed dinner together and prayer before starting the meeting. This month Kevin Marshall led us through our compline which included a time of prayers and thanksgiving for the ministry of Associate Rector, Nathan Dickerson at Restoration over the past year. We are grateful for all God is doing at Restoration through Nathan as he leads and coordinates Small Groups, RestoMen, and local Church Planting. We welcome your prayers for all the staff, the Vestry and God’s work here on Quincy Street.
In our meeting we discussed the monthly update received from the Incarnation core team. These monthly updates will be discussed at each Vestry meeting as we focus on ways to assist and enable the launch of Incarnation Anglican Church on September 9, 2018.
Meredith Taylor, our treasurer, led us through the financial reports through February 2018. Average Sunday attendance year to date is up approximately 8% from 2017. FY 2018 offerings through February 2018 were 97% of budget and spending 93% of budget and we have 4.1 months of Cash on Hand. We are thankful for the congregation’s generosity and God’s faithfulness. Restoration is on sound financial footing.
Becky Mohr led a discussion on several personnel related proposals which included an update on efforts to hire a female associate rector. We voted to approve a small change to our retirement plan and to recommend a member as a postulant for Holy Orders.
Additionally, we discussed how our clergy might lead us to respond to the many local opportunities to engage effectively in the issues and opportunities surrounding race and diversity.
As always, if you have questions, concerns, words of wisdom or encouragement, please know that we are open to your feedback. You can read an archive of past Wardens’ Reports on our website or Vestry Meeting minutes on CCB, under the ‘Files’ tab in the ‘Entire Church Group’
– Becky Mohr and Dietrich Kuhlmann, Wardens