state of the parish 2011
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Resurrection State of the Parish March 2, 2011TRANSCRIPT
+WHY ARE WE HERE TONIGHT?
n Educate & Inform n Orthodox Leadership must be informed by vision
n Share Vision n Vision is the picture that drives all action
n Build Momentum n When a vision creates effective implementation, momentum and
enthusiasm follow
All sub-bullets on this slide quoted from “Oriented Leadership: Why All Christians Need It” by Williams & McKibben, which is highly recommended reading for anybody engaged in Parish Leadership Roles
+PARISH COUNCIL PRESIDENT
n Along with Fr. John n The ambassador of the parish
n Create a vision for Parish with the assistance of E.C
n Parish Council’s lead to Archdiocese
n Develop strategy to implement vision
n Supervise: n Parish Development Chair
n Outreach and Development
n Koinonia
n Website
n Email
n Meet with Past Presidents quarterly to discuss strategy and parish development
+THEMES
n Personal Contact n NCD
n Stewardship visits
n Pilot new paradigm
n Listen
n Engage
n Outreach Tools
n Koinonia
n Web site redesign
n Restart Town Hall Program
OUTREACH TRANSPARENCY
n Clear communication n Reduce opportunities for
misunderstanding n Decisions made by the
EC – transparent to PC n Decisions made by the
PC – transparent to Parish
n Consensus & consistency
n Detail financials to the community n Line item year-end
budget n Monthly overview n Highlight fundraising
needs
GOVERNANCE & CONTROLS
n Who’s who? n Where do I go if I
need help?
n How do I get things done?
n How do we… n … Reach our goals?
n … Ensure we’re operating efficiently?
+BEYOND THE PARISH
n Our parish has a number of parishioners directly involved with the Archdiocese n 2 members on Direct Archdiocese District Council
n 1 member on Archdiocese Council n 4 members on Archdiocese Stewardship Ministries sub-committees
n Internet & Web Strategies (Chair) n Parish Software (Project Manager)
n Stewardship Public Relations n Parish Stewardship Financial Analysis
n Fr. John serves as the Nassau/Suffolk Inter-GOYA advisor
n Pilot parish for Orthodox Natural Church Development n Referenced as model parish for St. John Chrysostom Oratorical Festival
HOLY RESURRECTION INVOLVEMENT WITH ARCHDIOCESE
+2011 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
n Vice President: Peter J. Pappas, Jr. n Leadership Chairperson of Committees
n Supervisors and Reports on Committees handle internal order of Parish: n Finance
n Committee chair n Responsible for annual budget
n Church Order n Facilities
n Repairs n Parking
n Etc.
+2011 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
n Secretary: Stella Hetzer n Responsible for minutes of the Parish Council meetings
n Responsible for minutes of the Executive Committee meetings
n Assistant Secretary: John Panagopoulos n Assist the Secretary with mailings
n Take minutes in the absence of the Secretary
+2011 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
n Treasurer: Kyriakos Demou n Responsible for day-to-day finances of Church n Responsible for ongoing budget vs. actuals reporting
n Member of the Finance Committee n Interacts with Audit Committee n Responsible for annual vendor review, with VP and Chairs.
n Responsible for reviewing finances of Greek School and Sunday School
n Assistant Treasurer: Peter Koumoulis n Serves as co-chair of Finance Committee n Maintains journals and ledgers n Issues receipts in the absence of the treasurer
n Makes deposits and generally assist the Treasurer as needed.
+PARISH ORGANIZATION
Fr. John Vlahos
Religious Education
Tina Mihaltses
St. Catherine’s Philoptochos Tina Conway
Parish Council
Executive Committee
Iconography / Recognition Peter Pappas
Seniors A. Bellidoro
M. Verveniotis
Choir Ted Brakatselos
Effie Marie Smith
Sexton Themi
Audit
Nominations & Elections
+
PC President Jim Gabriel
Vision, Outreach & Development
Strategic Planning
Past Presidents
Parish Dev Vasilis Chaimanis
Mary Patestas
Vision Development Stewardship
Membership Kathy Costas
Anne Vandoros
Fair Share Stella Hetzer Tony Brigis
Stewardship Ambassador Committee
Natural Church Development Ted Brakatselos
Communication / Media
Web / E-mail Jim Gabriel
Kosta Zachariadis
Koinonia Zefy Christopoulos
Lisa DiPinto
Vice President Peter Pappas
Parish Operations
Finance Kyriakos Demou Peter Koumoulis
Facilities Jim Xanthos Cliff Hetzer
By laws John Panagopoulos Charles Chiclacos
Church Order Kyriakos Demou Paula Savvinidis
Greek School A Alexandrou (PC) A Panageas (PTA) E Horton (Director)
Youth Nickie Demos
Debbie Catacosinos
WHOM DO I ASK?
• Fair Share Stewardship (371 Members) $23,406.50 • Mortgage - $9,803.00
Total Avg. Monthly Revenue: $36,094.87 Total Avg. Monthly Fixed Expenses: $49,927.02
In 2010, Church needed to fundraise $13,832.15 per month to cover fixed expenses.
¹ Includes payroll expenses and benefits
• Office Expenses - $894.20
• Candle and Other Purchases - $919.28
• Holiday and Memorial Donations $1,143.92 • Maintenance and Insurance - $5,799.79
• General Donations - $2,299.31 • Utilities - $4,507.00
• Tray Collections - $1,933.64 • Archdiocese Assessment and benefits - $5,969.67
• Candles - $7,251.50 • Salary and Compensation¹ - $22,034.08 (6 Full/PT employees)
Average Monthly Revenue: Average Expenses Monthly:
PARISH OPERATIONS: WHAT DOES IT COST?
Summary of 2010 Monthly Fixed Operating Expenses and Revenue
+MAJOR SPECIAL EVENTS
Date Event Fundraising
March 5th Glendi ✔ (Youth)
March 27th Parade
April 29th Nameday Vespers & Lamb Roast
April 20th Nameday Liturgy & Picnic
June 10-12 Festival ✔
July Golf Outing ✔
Oct 8th Dinner Dance / Concert ✔
Fall TBD Parish Development Conference
Fall TBD St. Catherine’s Philoptochos House Tour
+FINANCE COMMITTEE
n Improved Transparency n Finance updates on web site
n Publish data in Koinonia
n Quarterly updates with projections vs. budget
n With Facilities committee, review of maintenance costs
2011 OBJECTIVES
+CAPITAL FUNDRAISING
n Iconography n Complete Phase 1
n Begin planning for subsequent phases
n Recognition
2011 OBJECTIVES
+PARISH DEVELOPMENT
n Pilot Home Visitations
n Develop Stewardship Ambassador Committee
n Work with key committees to develop consistent message
n Update & enrich ministry list
2011 OBJECTIVES
+MEMBERSHIP
n To greet new and prospective parishioners to our Church
n To help them feel comfortable in their new surroundings
n To help them become actively involved in a ministry of their choice
n Update membership packets to keep new parishioners familiar with the activities, youth groups and ministries that we offer
n Serve as liaisons for other groups that wish to begin new ministries in connection with fellowship
n To fuel growth and fellowship of our parish family
2011 OBJECTIVES
+YOUTH COMMISSION
n In an easy atmosphere of fun and socializing, our younger youth groups begin a journey of exploring Orthodoxy and the teachings of Christ.
n The older youth groups continue in the same manner as our younger groups; but are expected to " give back" to their Church and their community.
n As we grow in our Parish, we find that the needs of our youth also change. Therefore, the Joy youth group will be starting a basketball program with the hope of entering the Archdiocesan league.
2011 OBJECTIVES