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