Rector's report, budget & vestry ballot 2014

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Rector's Annual Report for

2013

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ln 2013, we were visited by three Bishops of our Diocese of Los Angeles, +Diane and +Mary and +Cathy. "tDiane and tMary and rCathy" speaks volumes to me about our contemporary Episcopal Church and makes me proud to be an Episcopalian. Our own (The Right Reverend) Diane Jardine Bruce was here on June 2 to cefebrate, preach/homifize and confirm (Shanel Louise Ames, Rachef Steele Blevins-Boor, Marco Antonio Ca.Iderone, Mol-ly Elizabeth Mccray, James Leo Palda) . (The Right Reverend) Mary Dougl-as Glasspool, Bishop Suffragan of our Diocese, was here on Saturday morning, ApriL 21 , and offered her ar-r-l eimed "Eni sconal 101" wisdom qvvuL :n Fnisr:onalian in this abouc heinn vc r rr9 cwenty-first century. (The Righc Reverend) CaLherine Roskam, .retired Bishop Suffragan of New York and before that Canon Missioner of the Diocese of California, celebrated and preached on September 8; then she spoke efoquentLy at our successful "stewardship Cel-ebration. " Of course, our Bishop Diocesan, (The Right Reverend) J. Jon Bruno, was invofved with our 11fe together tn 2013, and +Jon wifl be here to celebrate and preach and celebrate and confirm, and make an official Episcopal visitation, on May 4t 2074. Three of the great blessings in my life are named Barbara+, Jeff+ and Susan. Since her retirement as Rector of Saint John the Divine Episcopal Church in Costa Mesa, (The Rev'd Dr.) Barbara Stewart has been a gift to this parish. In addition to being a member of our handbell choir, Barbara cefebrates our Wednesday noontime Eucharist with "A PubIic Service of Healing" and preaches/homilizes on Sunday morning once a month. She preached at The Great Vigil of Easter and cefebrated with me then and at 10:OO p.m. on Christmas Eve. Barbara and Jeff both provide pastoraf and liturgical leadership when I am away and collegiality and friendship when I am here. (The Rev,d Fr.) Jeff Hufet cont.inues his ministries with spiritual direction and JOURNEY, a ministry which has been a great gift to our parish, and celebrating mass on Tuesday morning once a month. Jeff celebrated with me on Maundy Thursday, when he preached, and at 6:OO p.m, on Chrj,stmas Eve. Jeff ce.lebrated and preached on Christmas Day.


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