Rector’s Report 2013/14

[NOTE: This is the third of a series of three reports in preparation for the annual Parish Meeting on May 25th.]

It is fervently to be hoped that in the coming year the two priests who serve the parish will both be able to remain perpendicular at the same time.

This, lamentably, was not . . . → Read More: Rector’s Report 2013/14

Vestry candidates for the Annual Meeting, May 24th

St Stephen’s Annual Parish Meeting will take place between the 9:15 AM and the 11:00 AM services on Sunday, May 24th. Members at the meeting will receive the Rector’s report on the state of the parish, the reports of the Treasurer and Wardens, and elect candidates for the Vestry. The candidates nominated for the vestry . . . → Read More: Vestry candidates for the Annual Meeting, May 24th

Parish plate income up by a full 7 percent

[NOTE: This is the second of a series of three reports in preparation for the annual Parish Meeting on May 25th. Next week the Rector will present his report.]

Calendar Year 2013 was a year of solid income growth for St Stephen’s Anglican Church, with pledged and un-pledged income up by a handsome 7.2 percent . . . → Read More: Parish plate income up by a full 7 percent

Financial Report to the Annual Meeting

The Year 2011/12 was not an easy one—largely owing to a sluggish technical recovery from a deep recession that has lasted for more than three years, depressing activity in virtually all sectors of the economy.

Unemployment, particularly in the state’s private sector, continues high—a consequence of fiscal and regulatory uncertainty, coupled with tight credit. This . . . → Read More: Financial Report to the Annual Meeting