Glory to God, whose power working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask

or imagine; Glory to God from generation to generation in the church,

and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever, Amen. (Ephesians 3:20, 21)

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St. Paul's Episcopal Church

Walla Walla, WA

Annual Meeting Agenda Sunday, January 26, 2020

I. Call to Order and Opening Prayer Fr. David Sibley, Rector

II. Determination of Quorum (30 voting members) Acting Clerk

III. Appointment of Secretary for Annual Meeting Fr. Sibley

IV. Approval of 2019 Minutes Fr. Sibley

V. Rector’s Address Fr. Sibley

VI. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws

VII. Financial Reports

a. FY2019 Statement of Income Expense & Statement of Financial Position

Joel Klein, Treasurer

b. FY2019 Endowment Committee Report

Bill Howard, Endowment Committee Chair

c. FY2020 Statement of Mission / Budget Fr. Sibley and Joel Klein

VIII. Recognition of Retiring Vestry

IX. Vestry Elections

X. Diocesan Convention Delegate Elections

XI. Commissioning of Newly Elected Vestry, Officers, and Delegates

XII. Closing Prayer and Adjournment

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The Examination

The Celebrant says these or similar words

Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus, we are all baptized by the one Spirit into one Body, and given gifts for a variety of ministries for the common good. Our purpose is to commission these persons in the Name of God and of this congregation to a special ministry to which they are called.

The Celebrant asks the congregation

Are these persons you are to present prepared by a commitment to Christ as Lord, by regular attendance at worship, and by the knowledge of their duties, to exercise their ministry to the honor of God, and the

well-being of his Church?

Congregation I believe they are.

The Celebrant then says these or similar words

You have been called to a ministry in this congregation. Will you, as long as you are engaged in this work,

perform it with diligence?

Candidates I will.

Celebrant Will you faithfully and reverently execute the duties of your ministry to the honor of God, and the benefit of the members of this congregation?

Candidates I will.

The Commissioning

Celebrant I present to you these persons to be admitted to the various ministries of leadership for this

parish and this diocese.

Antiphon

The Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound

wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity.

V. I am your servant; grant me understanding:

R. That I may know your decrees.

Let us pray. (Silence)

O Eternal God, the foundation of all wisdom and the source of all courage: Enlighten with your grace the leaders of this church, and so rule their minds, and guide their counsels, that in all things they may seek

your glory and promote the mission of your Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

In the Name of God and of this congregation. I commission you to the ministries for which you have been

elected.

Let us pray.

O Lord, without whom our labor is lost: We beseech you to prosper all works in your Church undertaken

according to your holy will. Grant to your workers a pure intention, a patient faith, sufficient success on earth, and the blessedness of serving you in heaven; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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2019 Vestry Members

The Rev’d David Sibley Rector Jane Kaminsky Senior Warden

Roy Fanning Junior Warden Joel Klein Treasurer

Class of 2020 Steve Frol

Dewight Hall Suzanne Towery

Class of 2021 Jim Cotts

Missy Newcom Seat Vacated by Linda Tam

Class of 2022 Kathryn Barron

Jody Schneidmiller Seat Vacated by Jim Clapp

2019 Staff Members & Volunteer Leadership

The Rev’d David Sibley, Rector

The Rev’d Ernie Campbell, Rector Emeritus

The Rev’d Gene Wolfe, Priest Associate

The Rev’d Martha Hurlburt, Priest Associate

The Rev’d Steven Woolley, Priest Associate

The Rev. Ann Howard, Deacon

Bethany Foster, Organist & Choir Director

Tanya Hunker, Parish Administrator

Annalysa White, Administrative Bookkeeper

Randall Prouty, Maintenance

Vera Semenko, Kitchen Maintenance

Missy Newcom, Acolyte Director

Nina Conn, Altar Guild Coordinator

Cheryl Hair, Coffee Hour Coordinator

Stan Heller, Counter Coordinator

Sandi Blackaby, Greeter Coordinator

Roy Fanning, Property Committee Chair

Cheryl Heller, Take Home Pack Coordinator

Rick Masteller & Jean Carwile-Masteller, Usher Coordinators

*Our apologies to anyone who has been inadvertently left off this listing. You are all greatly appreciated!

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Attendance at Services

Average Sunday Christmas Year Attendance Advent 1 Eve Lent 1 Easter 1985 186 165 369 308 454

1990 184 212 393 219 406

1995 183 218 365 178 429

2000 173 222 250 175 368

2005 160 194 200 159 314

2010 115 103 159 134 253

2011 118 82 160 106 321

2012 107 119 137 106 235

2013 102 97 156 112 227

2014 105 87 162 88 268

2015 92 98 169 110 184

2016 97 86 160 84 215

2017 90 84 140 95 248

2018 87 92 156 92 196

2019 94 83 184 80 238

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2019 Statistics

Baptisms: (0)

Confirmations/Receptions: (0)

Reaffirmations: (0)

Marriages: (0)

Transferred In: (4) Nadine Baldridge Elaine Eaker

Joel Klein Karen Klein

Katherine Nordal Emily Sibley

Transferred Out: (1) Hal Hunt

Burials/Memorials: (6) Beverly Jean Balmer

Ruth Thomson Hartley Margaret McDonald

Catherine Schneidmiller Phyllis Theresa Mann Kenneth Lee Nicoles

*Please note that not all persons included in these statistics are members of St. Paul’s.

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St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Walla Walla, WA

Annual Meeting Sunday, January 27, 2019

Call to Order and Opening Prayer - Father David Sibley called the meeting to order at 12:00pm with a prayer.

Declaration of Quorum (30 voting members) - Fr. David declared a quorum was present.

Appointment of Secretary for Annual Meeting - Linda Tam was appointed.

Approval of 2018 Annual Meeting Minutes - A motion was made and seconded that the minutes be approved. The motion passed.

Rector’s Address - Fr. David thanked the members of St. Paul’s for doing good, faithful, and holy work this past year. He encouraged us to invite others into worship and discipleship at St. Paul’s and to hold to:

regular worship, daily reading of scripture, daily prayer, community with others, and service in Christ’s name.

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s, The Way of Love, will be examined during Lent.

He ended with “Let us choose to be disciples, choose to grow, and choose to invite others into our community.”

Financial Reports 2018 Operating Activity - Please see the additions to the 2018 Annual Report - Treasurer’s Report and Profit & Loss Budget Performance (January through December 2018).

Treasurer Scott Brown reminded members that they can always request a copy of financial reports from the office.

Endowment Fund - Please see pages 16 and 17 in the Annual Report. Chair Bill Howard thanked

outgoing committee member Liz Conover for her 9 years of service and introduced incoming member Susan Baker. There was a request for the actual amount used from each fund in 2018.

2019 Budget - Scott Brown and Fr. David are working on the 2019 Budget as pledges continue to come in.

Fr. David reminded members that the budget is a statement of St. Paul’s values, beliefs and hopes and is always subject to change.

Recognition of Retiring Vestry - Fr. David thanked Annette Valaer-Craig, Jeremy Hubbard, and Morris Jones for their faithful service to St. Paul’s.

Introduction of Officer Candidates - (two-year terms)

Jane Kaminsky, Senior Warden vacating seat on the Vestry Scott Brown, Treasurer filled one-year term, eligible for re-election

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Introduction of Vestry Candidates - (3-year term, unless noted) Kathryn Barron

Jim Clapp Jody Schneidmiller

Missy Newcom eligible as outgoing warden; two-year term to fill the seat vacated by Jane Kaminsky

There were no nominations from the floor.

A motion to elect the officers was seconded and passed. A motion to elect the three new vestry members was seconded and passed.

A motion to elect Missy to a two-year vestry term was seconded and passed.

Nominations for Diocesan Convention Delegates - (nominated and seconded)

Cheryl Hair, delegate Peter McClure, delegate

Suzanne Towery, delegate Cheryl Heller, delegate Jody Schneidmiller, alternate

Bill Howard, alternate

A motion to elect the delegates was seconded and passed.

By-law Amendment - A motion was made to amend Article 6.1 by deleting the sentence that excluded the Treasurer from voting at Vestry meetings. Motion was seconded and passed.

Commissioning of Newly Elected Vestry, Officers and Delegates - Fr. David commissioned all elected vestry, officers and delegates.

Closing Prayer and Adjournment - Following a prayer by Fr. David the meeting was adjourned at

1:00pm.

Linda Tam Annual Meeting Secretary

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Rector’s Report

Beloved at St. Paul’s,

Now just over exactly one year into my tenure as Rector of St. Paul’s, I cannot help but note how blessed I

am to be in this place together with you. I am constantly remarking to my friends, family, and colleagues that the past year of ministry at St. Paul’s has been, without any doubt, the happiest and most fulfilling of

my ordained ministry. Thank you for welcoming both Em and I with open arms and open hearts – we are blessed indeed.

As 2018 began, my family would never have guessed that by the end of that year, we would be driving

across the country to a new call in a new place as part of a new church community. But the call of Jesus Christ is a funny thing, indeed – in answering what we discerned to be God’s call in our lives, Em and I

found our beloved new home and church community.

To discern and listen to God’s call is a lifelong task for every disciple of Jesus. Jesus calls each of us – and responding to that call is a task that requires a listening and discerning heart, faith in the promises of God, and a willingness to follow where Jesus leads. Those are extraordinarily hard things to do, and big

commitments to make in our lives! Yet, to respond to Jesus’ call is the best decision we can make at any time in our lives. As a church, St. Paul’s is nothing more than a community of disciples. As one of my

predecessors would phrase it, we are a community of “companions on the way.”

I believe with all my heart that St. Paul’s is a vital, energized congregation that is walking along the way that Jesus sets before us. While I will discuss more in my annual address, as a community of disciples, I

believe each year in the church’s is best reviewed or anticipated through the lens of answering Jesus’ call. I firmly believe that in the last year, St. Paul’s has answered Jesus’ call in numerous ways – many visible,

many not – that set us on a firm footing for 2020.

Answering Jesus’ Call to Grow

“Come, follow me” is an invitation to grow. When we follow Jesus, we cannot remain where we are. In 2019, St. Paul’s laid key groundwork to be a community that centers its life and witness in the belief that

each and every person is called to grow spiritually. That work began with our Vestry, who studied Acts chapter 8 before its meetings throughout the year and listened to how the scripture may be calling us to

grow as a church community. Your Vestry spent at least 30 minutes at each meeting immersed in the

scriptures, praying together, and praying for our parish. This is good and holy work that will continue into

the next year.

As part of answering Jesus’ call to grow, the Vestry adopted a Vestry Covenant that outlined our call to be

spiritual and temporal leaders at St. Paul’s, and set the expectations and standards by which we would

work together. Finally, the Vestry adopted mutual ministry goals that form the benchmark for our work as a congregation in 2020.

Those goals are:

1. Saint Paul's will commit to undergo a process of data-gathering and discernment to develop a comprehensive plan for how we will place spiritual growth at the center of our congregational

life. 2. Saint Paul’s will develop and implement a comprehensive process by which we invite,

welcome, and incorporate new members.

3. Saint Paul’s will continue to improve our facilities to make them more navigable and accessible to those who may visit us for the first time, whether as visitors to our programs and worship, or

to the general public.

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The Vestry has discerned the work of growth as being at the center of our life together in 2020 – both growth in spirit, and growth in numbers. The time spent to develop our vision for 2020 was significant, but

much like building the foundation of a house, it is critical for creating the solid base on which to build our future.

Answering Jesus’ Call to Community

Jesus did not send out his disciples alone, but in pairs. He knew that the work of a disciple requires formation in community, and that we cannot do our work alone. In 2019, St. Paul’s worked to reinforce

community within the parish, to nurture my relationship with you as your New Rector, and work to invite people into our community.

For the first time since 2016, St. Paul’s average Sunday attendance increased in 2019, with 94 people

attending on an average Sunday. Perhaps some of this is attributable to curiosity about “the new guy,” but

I firmly believe that we grew because of you. Your invitations to other people to visit St. Paul’s (whether for

formation or for worship) have directly resulted in new members joining the parish. Your commitment to

worship – to being present to God in community – meant that by the end of 2020, we had multiple Sundays where 100 or more people would attend worship. Keep inviting people to the community of St.

Paul’s! I have no doubt that if we are intentional in inviting people into this place, an average Sunday at St. Paul’s can routinely see more than 100 people in worship.

It is good for us to be together, and we were together in 2019 – whether it was at worship, in reinvigorated

Holy Week liturgies, in cooking for Loaves and Fishes, preparing Take Home Packs, growing together at Wednesday Commons or Sunday Forum, or studying together in Renovaré groups. In 2020, I urge you all

to continue to commit to this work of being in community.

Answering Jesus’ Call to Stewardship

Everything we have comes from God. This simple reality underlies our call to be good stewards – to offer

the best of our money, the best of our talents, and the best of our time – to the work of the gospel. For 2020, members of St. Paul’s pledged 6% more than in 2019. Our With Glad and Generous Hearts introduced

a new model of stewardship to St. Paul’s – the belief not that we give to keep the lights on and the coffers

full, but rather, we give out of thanksgiving for all God does in our lives – we give because it helps us answer God’s call. We had great turnout on Consecration and Celebration Sunday, and significantly more

households offered their estimate of giving (their “pledge”) than in prior years. But our work is not done; St. Paul’s must continue to grow in giving to sustain our gospel mission. Thanks to the generosity of

previous generations, endowments of St. Paul’s (the Permanent Endowment and Apartment Funds) provide over $64,000 each year to St. Paul’s (about 16% of our realized income); Trusts dedicated to St. Paul’s by prior generations provide over $50,000 each year to St. Paul’s (another 12% of our realized

income). Your pledge – your annual giving – accounts for 64% of our budget – that’s nearly two-thirds of

our ministry. Your continued generosity – both in annual giving and in planned giving – remains critical

for the future of our parish and its ministries.

The call to stewardship extends to the parish as well. In 2019, we retained outside assistance in reviewing our financial records for preceding years, resulting in an accurate balance sheet for 2018, and in turn, for

2019. For fiscal year 2020, new accounting software and accounting controls have been put in place to ensure every member’s giving is tracked more accurately, designated funds are maintained properly, and

new levels of financial transparency will be available to the parish. This puts us on track for a personal goal of mine – to have St. Paul’s financial records in such a state that if a Fiscal Year 2020 audit were performed by a CPA, we could pass with flying colors. Thank you for your patience as our staff has

dedicated ourselves to this stewardship task in 2019.

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Thank Yous

I will have plenty to say in my spoken address about the year to come – which I believe yields

extraordinary promise for St. Paul’s. But I wish to conclude by offering my thanks to the staff of St. Paul’s, who labor day in and day out to support not just the parish, but real, honest to goodness ministry. Randall

Prouty, our Sexton, retired on December 31, but his efforts to keep our buildings cleaned and open for the community were extensive. I am glad we will honor him at the meeting today. Bethany Foster, our Organist and Director of Music, attends to her tasks with good cheer and the utmost professionalism, and

is an example of church musicianship at its very best. While not a paid member of our staff, Jr. Warden Roy Fanning offers countless hours to support our physical plant and make it a welcoming and inviting

place for all. And finally, Tanya Hunker, our Parish Administrator, truly is the glue that holds this place together. I would be lost in my ministry without her presence and good cheer, and her attentiveness to the

day to day work of administration. We are blessed to have her on our staff, and I hope you will take the opportunity to thank her in person for the hard work she undertakes each and every day.

In all that we do, let us commend our lives and labors to God, the giver of all good. All that we do at St. Paul’s comes from God, and at the end of the day, any glory that comes from our ministry is due to God

alone.

Glory to God, whose power working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine; Glory to God from generation to generation in the church, and in Christ Jesus, for ever and ever, Amen. (Ephesians 3:20, 21)

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Senior Warden’s Report

What an exciting year we’ve had at St. Paul’s! As I was thinking about what to write in this report, I read

back through my vestry binder and can hardly believe everything that’s gone on in the past year. Of course, Fr. David’s arrival in January and the Celebration of New Ministry we had in May were certainly the highlights. Others will talk in their reports on many of the other wonderful things that have happened

this past year, but I would like to direct my report on a shift in the focus of the Vestry this year from being primarily business-minded to that of spiritual discernment and discipleship. We on the Search Committee

know that Fr. David was very outspoken from day one of his interviews with us about what was most important to him: Spiritual Growth and Discipleship! To get our priorities in the right order, we came up

with our Vestry Covenant. A Vestry Covenant is a list of values and principles that we Vestry members are each committed to and which strengthen our relationships with each other and our service to St. Paul’s.

For example, many of you have already received a card in the mail telling you that the vestry prayed for

you at our last meeting. This is directly from the first line of our Vestry Covenant: “We commit to cultivating and tending to a discipline of daily prayer: to actively seeking God‘s will, to praying for one

another, for Walla Walla, and for our St. Paul’s community, and to listening for the voice of the Holy Spirit speaking to us.” I encourage you to read the rest of the Vestry Covenant which is posted on the

atrium bulletin board.

Another important step in this shift in focus is that Fr. David had us all read a book called the Vestry Resource Guide that is put out by the Episcopal Church Foundation. It stresses that the first job of a

Vestry is discerning God’s mission of what our church should do. -Why are we here in this particular place? -Why do we do what we do? -Where is Jesus in all this? -What is he calling us to do? In order to answer these questions, we must have time to listen for the Holy Spirit’s guidance. We must make time for

prayer, scripture study, and worship. This past year we have devoted a great deal of time at the beginning of each Vestry meeting to these spiritual practices. We have studied a book called Acts to Action: The

New Testament’s Guide to Evangelism and Mission. Through this book we have studied the events of the eighth chapter of the book of Acts and explored how we might apply its lessons to the life and mission of

St. Paul’s. We have prayed about the mission of St. Paul’s, and during our vestry retreat and in consequential vestry meetings we feel we have followed the Holy Spirit’s leading and come up with our ministry goals for the following year, called Mutual Ministry Goals. This year’s goals are listed on the

invitation to join the vestry and have been in the bulletin, or you can read them posted on the atrium bulletin board. Our number one Mutual Ministry Goal for this year is called Renewal Works. It is an all-

parishioners’ spiritual inventory to see where each of us is in our spiritual walk and then it helps us decide what the next steps are that we as a congregation should take to help us each grow in our spiritual

discipleship. That is very exciting!

So, if the first job of the Vestry is to discern God’s mission for us, the second job of the vestry is to raise up new leaders who can help carry out these mutual ministry goals, and the third job of the vestry is

stewardship and growth of resources to make these ministry goals possible. I see both these second and third jobs already starting at St. Paul’s with many of you stepping up into leadership roles and with the

completion of a successful Annual Giving Campaign. I am so excited to be starting a new year with the spiritual growth of our congregation and community as our number one priority!

Blessings,

Jane Kaminsky Senior Warden

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Junior Warden’s/Property Committee Report

St. Paul’s care and upkeep of our building had a big year in 2019. The Carpet Caper had some unused

Vestry matching funds and those funds were used to paint the upper hallway and upper bathrooms, paint and carpet the Loaves and Fishes storage area, and add new carpet to the walkway by the old library. The Carpet Caper began with the hope of getting Campbell Hall new carpet and, possibly, repainted; it ended

up transforming the whole upper floor of St. Paul’s! A huge thank you to our congregation for the financial support of this project.

In a building as big as St. Paul’s, there are going to be expenses not on any radar and we had many of

those this past year. One of our eleven furnaces had to be replaced, one of our seven air conditioning units had to be replaced, and the power line coming into the building had to be replaced as it consisted of bare

wires with no insulation.

St. Paul’s has only one big project that needs to be addressed in 2020 - the removal and replacement of the fascia board on the front of the church. The bid range for this is $15,000 to $25,000.

Thank you, Fr. David and all Vestry members, for your support of the many projects at St. Paul’s. To the

congregation: Thank you for your financial support as we continue repairing and repainting the St. Paul’s campus.

Respectfully submitted,

Roy Fanning Junior Warden

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Music at St. Paul’s

It has been my privilege to serve St. Paul’s as organist and choirmaster during the year of 2019. My

responsibilities have included playing the organ and piano, directing the Chancel Choir, programming hymns and service music, coordinating local and guest musicians, and maintaining our instruments. I have enjoyed getting to know you better through my ministry at St. Paul’s!

Our Chancel Choir has experienced substantial growth in the last year. 11 new members joined and 3 graduated or retired, for a net growth of 8 members. We now have 16 members in our choir. We enjoy our rehearsals to the fullest, filling them with singing, laughing, encouraging each other, and sharing our

concerns in prayer.

This year the choir took an essential role during Lent/Holy Week and Advent/Christmas. We stretched

ourselves by singing the Repulski Exsultet during the Easter Vigil, enjoyed a very successful Festival of

Nine Lessons and Carols, and closed 2019 with a beautiful Christmas Eve service filled with favorite carols. We have used various settings of Psalms from the Anglican, Plainsong, Ionian, Hymntune, and

Portland Psalters. I am proud of how the choir challenged themselves to sing new music, and how we have supported each other in this experience. I thank all the choir members for their ceaseless

commitment to practicing and singing for services, especially during the very busy seasons of Lent/Easter and Advent/Christmas.

An important way I would like to grow the choir in the coming years is to add more paid section leaders.

We currently employ one section leader, whose musicianship and cheerful attitude has already bolstered the choir’s abilities and confidence in the last few months. I am in contact with at least two more able and eligible people, whom we would be able to employ if we are able to raise the necessary funds. A section

leader at St. Paul’s costs up to $2500 per year. My dream would be to grow the program to pay 4 section leaders every year, one per voice section. This would greatly increase our range of repertoire and support

the already beautiful singing. If you feel moved to give to the fund, please contact me, Brian Dohe, or Fr. David.

We also enjoyed hearing various instruments at St. Paul’s during 2019. Tommy Kaminsky has continued

to share his gifts on the flute and Ed Dixon played the cello on two different occasions. We invited trumpeters for Easter Morning and plan to have them back in 2020.

I have been honored to work with the youth of this church, including Amelia Hubbard, Hudson Hall,

Clarabelle Hall, Patrick Hubbard, Andrew Hall, and Tommy Kaminsky. These budding musicians have shared music on the piano, organ, cello, violin, voice, and flute. I am so grateful for their willingness to

participate in our worship. I look forward to watching them grow their talents in the coming years!

If any of you have an interest in sharing music with us, or know someone with hidden musical talent, please let me know! Whether it be joining the choir or playing an instrument, I would be more than happy

to help you find a place to serve a role in the musical life of St. Paul’s.

Respectfully submitted, Bethany Foster Organist and Choirmaster

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Altar Guild Report

The past year was one of many blessings and anticipation for the members of the Altar Guild team with

the arrival of Father David and the privilege of working alongside him as he observed past traditions and made small changes to the way services and communion traditions are celebrated. This very quiet ministry has found that we are quite flexible. We are engaged with each service that is a part of the life of St. Paul’s.

Lent was a season of preparation with times of quiet worship and loving care of special candles, communion vessels and clergy vestments. Holy Week is a very busy week for the Altar Guild members with informal communion, Maundy Thursday foot washing and stripping of the Altar. Good Friday is

celebrated with two separate services, each service requiring the services of members of the Altar Guild. During this time, Fr. David made some liturgical changes to enhance worship.

A favorite season for us is Easter. Everything is polished, cleaned and prepared. The colors for the

vestments, Altar hangings and linens are white. What a blessing to see the bright colors of flowers that bank the front of the church and the Altar.

Ordinary time, during the quieter months of late spring and summer, brought time for us to gather, to

reflect on the ministry of the Altar Guild and to enjoy the beautiful green vestments that were found after several years of only having part of the matching set. What a blessing as the vivid color of green once

again graces our worship space with hangings, stoles, burse, veil and chasuble.

Advent is another time of preparation, and this year was no exception. It is a time for quiet reflection and preparation for the wonderful Christmas Season in the church. St. Paul’s is a very special place at

Christmas with wreaths, trees, sparkling vessels and poinsettias everywhere. Many thanks to all who provide the funds to decorate the Nave and Sanctuary so beautifully.

The members of the ministry of the Altar Guild include Laura Louise Rosenfelt, Sandi Blackaby, Missy

Newcom, Carol Sterling, Shannon Ahrens, Jody Schneidmiller, Suzanne Towery and Nina Conn.

We cleaned cupboards and shelves and found, cleaned and re-purposed, a number of items. The “holy housekeepers” have been busy at work.

With more changes anticipated in the coming months with Father David, we look forward to sharing our

ministry and the many blessings that come with it.

In His Service,

Nina Conn, Director

Altar Guild

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Endowment Fund Committee Report

Your Endowment Committee met quarterly with representatives from the Trust Division of Baker Boyer

Bank who manage the Permanent Endowment Fund (PEF) and Apartment Income Replacement (Apartment)

Fund to review performance and investment strategies. Quarterly reports of the two Funds are available in

the church office for review.

I am pleased to report that income from the Permanent Endowment Fund provided $37,960 for church

programs and projects in 2019. The Apartment Fund provided an additional $24,720. You’ll find additional numbers below.

Operating Principles: The Endowment Committee oversees two separate accounts: First, is The

Permanent Endowment Fund (PEF), the principal of which may not be disbursed or expended. The Vestry

allocates a designated income amount from the PEF for church programs and maintenance of Church

properties. Thus, income from the fund each year, together with new gifts added to the principal, will

continue to help the church meet its needs and advance its programs in perpetuity.

The other fund is the separate Apartment Income Replacement Fund. This Fund contains proceeds from the

sale of St. Paul’s Apartments. The Vestry has determined that assets in the Apartment Fund are subject to a

5% withdrawal limit (including fees), except if there are dire or emergency needs. This limit is determined by averaging the Fund’s market value over the preceding three years. Note: In addition to the regular

monthly distribution, an amount of $30,000 was withdrawn from the Apartment Fund in 2019.

An “Investment Policy Statement” guides the committee and managers in overseeing each Fund’s

investments.

The presence of these two funds shows the dedication with which this Congregation and its Vestry have worked to create a legacy that will be available for future generations.

Committee and Management: The Endowment Committee is a five-member committee appointed

by the Vestry. The current Treasurer is one of these members, and the Rector is an ex-officio, non-voting

member. Committee Members for 2019: Bill Howard (Chair,) Susan Baker, Steve Frol, John Patterson, and Treasurer Joel Klein. The committee also benefited from the participation of previous members Rick

Masteller, Stan Heller, and Paul Schneidmiller.

Investment Numbers: The PEF and Apartment Fund are comprised of a dozen stock funds and fixed

income funds representing domestic and foreign holdings, adjusted as market conditions warrant. Assets

in the Permanent Endowment Fund grew as a result of contributions by friends and parishioners of St. Paul’s, prudent management, and a robust stock market. The Vestry now allocates 30% of undesignated or

unrestricted gifts received by St. Paul’s to the Fund. The PEF ended 2019 with a total value of $995,883.

The Apartment fund ended the year with a value of $563,383.

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Fund Values (Summary)

Permanent Endowment Fund

Beginning Balance Ending Balance Income to Church New Contributions $868,071 $995,883 $37,500 $1,141

Apartment Fund

Beginning Balance Ending Balance Income to Church Withdrawal

$521,441 $563,383 $24,270 $30,000

Both Funds are invested approximately the same - At year’s end, equities (mutual funds) comprised about 80% the Funds. The Equities are divided into Domestic (62.5%) and International (37.5%) Funds. The balance of each Fund (20%) is invested in Bonds and Money Market investments. Investment policies

allow Baker-Boyer to adjust these percentages within limits defined in our Management Agreement over time

to take advantage of the markets.

Management fees approximated 0.87% of each Fund’s market value, averaged over the preceding three

years (2015-2017.)

Note: The Stock Market fluctuates over time, but 2019 was a good year for investors like St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.

Please remember St. Paul’s Endowment Fund in your own tax and estate planning. Your support of the Permanent Endowment Fund provides an inexhaustible source of income to do good work in our community and in the wider world. A gift of any amount at any time

designated to St. Paul’s Permanent Endowment Fund is a gift that will keep on giving . . . forever.

For year-by-year performance: See attachment #1

Respectfully submitted, Bill Howard, Chair

Members of the Endowment Committee for 2020:

Bill Howard, Chair

Steve Frol John Patterson

Susan Beker

Joel Klein, Treasurer

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ATTACHMENT #1 – Yearly Performance Summary Values

Permanent Endowment Fund

Year End Income

Distributions

Cumulative

Contributions

to Principal

Ending Market

Value

1985 $12,308 $260,797 $284,531

. . .

1995 $26,066 $359,851 $554,810

. . .

2005 $23,433 $533,075 $677,133

. . .

2015 $36,775 $708,721 $836,545

2016 $36,030 $708,721 $885,404

2017 $35,964 $719,567 $1,004,849

2018 $37,500 $734,567 $868,097

2019 $37,960 $735,708 $995,883

Total Permanent Endowment Fund Distributions

to St. Paul’s Church through 2019 $948,512

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ATTACHMENT #1 (continued) – Yearly Performance Summary Values

Apartment Income Replacement Fund

Year End

Income and

Principal

Distributions

Market Value

2005 $6,000 $1,278,235

2006 89,720 1,307,483

2007 154,600 1,217,958

2008 245,260 713,067

2009 122,000 725,246

2010 76,055 734,255

2011 50,400 684,427

2012 32,660 722,515

2013 139,180 672,880

2014 125,156 566,917

2015 24,720 521,047

2016 24,720 548,885

2017 24,720 612,476

2018 24,720 521,457

2019 54,720 563,383

Total Apartment Fund Distributions to

Church through 2019 $1,194,631

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First Thursday Report

The First Thursday concert series has been a continuing success, offering a variety of musicians from the

community and raising funds for various community agencies. The noon hour programs are an excellent way to invite not just parishioners, but also community members into St. Paul’s space in an informal manner. Once again thanks are extended to Marcia Wilke for planning this series and assisting in the

committee leadership transition. Karen Klein and Barbara Collins will carry on the work of this committee with mentorship from Marcia Wilke. Please offer suggestions and assistance as you are able to help us

rebuild, refresh, and reimagine this important community program.

The series typically run from September through June, omitting a concert in January. The 2019 schedule follows:

January 3, 2019 no concert scheduled

February 7, 2019 Lyn Ritz/Ron Coleman/Debra Bakland

$125.00 – Blue Mountain Humane Society

March 7, 2019 Gina Lincoln

$93.00 – Walla Walla Salvation Army

April 4, 2019 Erin Cunningham/Jan Roberts $80.50 – Blue Mountain Action Council

May 2, 2019 Woodwind Quintet $96.00 – Blue Mountain Humane Society

June 6, 2019 David Feingold

$88 – UNICEF

July 2019 no concert scheduled

August 2019 no concert scheduled

September 2019 no concert scheduled

October 2019 no concert scheduled

November 7, 2019 Anna Burgess Mayberry

$219.00 – Blue Mountain Humane Society

December 5, 2019 Monica Griffin Hunter/Jackie Wood - CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS Alliance for the Homeless

Donations totaled $701.50

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Loaves & Fishes Report

“If you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,

then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday.” Isaiah 58:10

St. Paul’s is about to complete 8 years of ministry at our Loaves & Fishes soup lunch program instituted by our dearly beloved Deacon Pat Jones. Loaves & Fishes welcomes everyone on Tuesdays and

Thursdays 11:30am – 1:00pm. Our guests include people who are homeless, food-insecure, on limited incomes, seniors desiring company, men, women and children from the local shelters, businessmen on a quick lunch break, parishioners … anyone passing through! L&Fs plans for anywhere from 43 to 123

servings on any given day, with most days averaging around 85 servings. In 2019, we served over 9,500

meals!!

Over the years, we have often added salads and/or fruits to the standard soup and Texas toast menu, even

changing up the menu occasionally to serve pulled pork sandwiches, quiche, or Indian Tacos. Dessert has also become a staple, usually cookies but always “Pie Day” on the last Thursday of the month.

The 7-person Steering Committee, created to continue the work Deacon Pat lovingly felt called to do on

her own for 7 successful years, includes: Pat King, Deacon Ann Howard, Tanya Hunker, Jim Crislip, Roy Fanning, Cheryl Heller, and Annette Craig. This committee finished sorting out policies and procedures,

inventory control, scheduling, purchasing, care and feeding of both volunteers and guests, as well as compliance with state health requirements to create the Policy & Procedures Handbook – which is our

“Pat J. on paper”. A “no pets on campus” policy has been adopted for the safety of all guests, volunteers, and staff. Please speak with any of us about these ongoing efforts to fill some mighty big shoes!

This December we also gifted our guests with warm winter accessories like socks, hats, scarves and gloves.

We received 93 donations and all our guests were very grateful to receive their ribbon wrapped choice of item just in time for the cold weather.

Our repertoire of soups is created by a dedicated cadre of cooks who rotate through the month on a

revolving basis. We could use more cooks, so the 12 volunteers scheduled right now don’t have to do it again too soon. We have another 11 regular volunteers who help with other jobs like buttering and toasting our famous Texas toast, serving guests at the window, bussing dirty dishes, making salads, slicing

pie, refilling coffee and tea, and of course the most appreciated volunteers of all: dishwashers!

Loaves & Fishes always welcomes “behind-the-scenes” volunteers to make home-baked cookies and bring

them to us on T/Th mornings. We are also in need of someone willing to wash our towels and washcloths

on a weekly basis. Laundry volunteers can set their own schedule with picking up the hamper any time after Thursday 1:30pm and returning the clean linens before Tuesday 10am. This job used to be faithfully

and quietly done by Linda Tam before she moved to the east coast to be closer to her daughter. We miss you Linda!

Funds to support the pantry inventory and reimburse cooks for food purchases come from a designated

Loaves & Fishes fund. Additional funds were used this year to expand the Storage/Supply Pantry room as well as purchase and install an icemaker and several padded mats for standing on. Replacing mugs and

silverware that break or “walk-off” is another need this fund meets. If you would like to give financially to this ministry, please note Loaves & Fishes with your donation and leave it in the offering plate or bring it to

the church office.

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Feeling called to get involved in a hands-on ministry that definitely gives back? Loaves & Fishes is a great place to start. We are a welcoming group and can be very flexible so you can help just occasionally or

weekly, as your schedule permits. Contact Tanya in the church office and she’ll get you connected.

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Outreach Committee Report

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45

“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its

various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10

The St. Paul’s Outreach committee serves as an umbrella for support, oversight, and communications for the following ministries: Betty’s Basket, “Lifting Spirits 1 Hat at a Time”, Pantry Shelf food donations,

Red Cross Blood Drives, and the Take Home Packs project (C.A.C. Dinners). The Outreach committee is financially responsible for allocating local, national, and international donations via SDG and non-SDG

designated funds (Sustainable Development Goals). New this year was an increase in budget allocations for both SDG and non-SDG funds. Additionally, the committee has started implementing “5th Sunday Outreach Highlights” to emphasize donations and giving to each particular Outreach Ministry throughout

the year.

The committee meets every third Monday of the month at 1:00pm in the Guild Room. Committee members include: Pat King, co-chair; Cheryl Heller, co-chair/Loaves & Fishes Rep.; Jean Carwile-

Masteller, Cancer Center Rep.; Theresa Vargas, Pantry Shelf Rep.; Bonnie Johnson, Betty’s Basket coordinator; Nina Conn, Red Cross Blood Drive Rep.; Randall Prouty, at-large member. New members

are always welcome!

Betty’s Basket (travel size toiletries for social service agencies) In memory of parishioner Betty Hines, St. Paul’s continues to collect unopened travel size toiletries and

larger sizes as well. Items like shampoo, conditioner, hand/body lotions, soap/shower gel, combs/brushes, deodorant, disposable razors, nail polish and remover, emery boards, nail clippers,

toothbrushes/paste are all welcome. After an assortment accumulates, Bonnie Johnson sorts and assembles them into bags for individual distribution at several agencies around town like the YWCA

Women’s Shelter, Helpline, Christian Aid Center, The Health Center at Lincoln, and The Walla Walla Sleep Center for the homeless. If your next vacation or business trip has you staying in hotels, consider bringing back those small bottles and donating them to Betty’s Basket and give someone that fresh sense of

clean. Donations are collected in the room to the right of the Church Office.

“Lifting Spirits 1 Hat at a Time” (head coverings for cancer patients) Patients facing a cancer diagnosis face social indignities as well. Losing their hair is a result of chemotherapy. Providence Cancer Center helps support and encourage patients by giving away scarves

and hats donated especially to keeping heads warm in the winter and protecting bare heads in the summer.

Jean Carwile-Masteller coordinates this ministry here at St. Paul’s to provide soft, season-appropriate, head coverings for cancer patients. Your help is needed to keep the supply available. We accept sewn,

knitted, crocheted, or purchased hats and scarves for both men and women. Soft materials are most welcome, warm in the winter, cool in the summer. Donations of yarns and hats of various fashions are gratefully accepted and will be distributed to local cancer survivors. Contact Jean for knitting and

crocheting patterns if you are talented with those needles

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Pantry Shelf food donations In 1972, Pantry Shelf of Walla Walla was created and funded by 6 local churches - St. Paul’s Episcopal, WW Presbyterian, 1st Congregational, Pioneer Methodist and the now dissolved Grace Church and

Christian Church. For 47 years, St. Paul’s has given regular financial support to Pantry Shelf and they have come to rely on our financial gifts. Many, many thanks to Susan Day for her years of dedicated

service to the Outreach Committee and to the Pantry Shelf. With her move to Tacoma to be closer to family, Theresa Vargas now serves as our representative to Pantry Shelf, reporting monthly to the Outreach committee, and sitting on the Pantry Shelf Board.

Parishioners also support Pantry Shelf by donating canned and dry food supplies and other special requests, dropped off in the room to the right of the Church Office. In addition to these weekly collections, Outreach held a special “5th Sunday Outreach” on December 29, highlighting cold/flu support items such

as: Kleenex, toilet paper, hand sanitizing gels, sanitizing wipes, cough drops, dry or canned soups, canned

fruits, tea bags, and saltine-type crackers. St. Paul’s responded with 4 bags of cold/flu products and $280

open plate offering to purchase more. Thank you for sharing!!!

Specific food requests are posted with “to go” slips on the Outreach bulletin board in the Atrium. Take one with you as a reminder next time you are grocery shopping to pick up something extra for those less

fortunate.

Red Cross Blood Drives Quarterly, St Paul’s, Kiwanis, and the Red Cross join forces to carry out a community Blood Drive. St.

Paul’s opens Campbell Hall to provide the space for beds and equipment and we provide plates of healthy baked goods, finger sandwiches, and fruit/veggies to help speed recovery for the donors. Kiwanis helps with phoning to schedule donor appointments and staffing the check-in table.

The first quarter’s blood drive in February was cancelled due to severe weather conditions. But the Blood Drives held in June, August, and October all met their donor quotas (over 25 donors) with plenty of food to re-energize them with no problems.

Watch for dates and more information on the Outreach bulletin board in the Atrium.

Take Home Packs project (for elementary school students’ weekend food needs) Elementary school students identified as especially “food-insecure”, receive a large ziplock bag filled with

individual servings of ready-to-eat foods and snacks discreetly tucked into their backpack on Friday mornings to help tide them over the weekend. These students would regularly receive the free or reduced

breakfast and lunch programs in place at the schools during the week. Originally conceived by The Rev. Jane Gober and executed by St. Paul’s youth group, this ministry continues to meet the needs of these youngsters in our community who need support in this way.

In fall 2018, we began serving 20-22 students each at both Blue Ridge and Edison elementary schools, per week! This 2019-20 school year marks our 2nd year of providing 42 bags a week. While parishioner donations contribute greatly to this ministry, sometimes we receive an abundance of breakfast bars and

fruit cups, but run out of main dish items or jerky/nuts for protein. To help with these interim shortfalls the weekly Birthday Bank offerings are given to this ministry; Outreach sets aside local non-SDG dollars

for Take Home Packs; and the Vestry has approved a designated fund for financial contributions to support this ministry. You are welcome to donate funds with a gift of cash or check, clearly marked for

“Take Home Packs”, dropped into the offering plate or mailed to the church office. If you are one who

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prefers shopping and more hands-on giving, you will find “to go” slips on the Outreach bulletin board in the Atrium, listing healthy suggestions for foods that work well in the packs and that kids enjoy.

In November 2019, a committee was formed to oversee this ministry. Committee members include Jeremy Hubbard, Cheryl Heller, Katherine Nordal, Elaine Eaker, Em Sibley, and Terri Cotts. Decisions were made as to the types of items that should be included (milk was added, cup-o’-soups were

eliminated). Research has been done on where to find the best prices for each item. Online ordering has been implemented for those items we consistently need to supplement above donations, and local stores

are being asked to help with price discounts when possible. During the short Thanksgiving week, we gave an extra entrée and nuts/jerky in each bag, and we delivered two bags per child before the Christmas

break.

Filling the bags takes place on Sunday mornings following the 10:30am service – many thanks to the following youth who consistently serve with this ministry: Amelia and Patrick Hubbard with Andrew,

Clarabelle, and Hudson Hall. You youth ROCK!

Below, we share some figures about costs if ALL items are purchased, so these figures do not factor in donated items:

1. A single food pack (entree, milk, cereal, cereal bar, fruit cup, fruit juice, crackers, nuts) averages $4.05. 2. Assuming 42 (current number) school food packs a week, = $170.10/week.

3. Assuming 9 months at 4.3 weeks/month, = 39 weeks at $170.10/week for a school year total = $6,582.87.

4. This does not include when Loaves and Fishes hands out a Take Home Pack for young children who come to lunch with their parents. (For pre-schoolers or during the summer

months and school holidays.)

While we are beginning to track donated items, we presently only have counts for October through December: 66 entrees, 54 cartons milk, 210 servings cereal, 96 bkfst. bars, 326 fruit cups, 80 box juices, 34

pcks. crackers/chips, 46 pkts. nuts/jerky, 48 fruit roll-ups, 133 gal. zip-bags, 60 hot cocoa envelopes, 36 sticker sheets and 10 holiday activity books. Your donations do make a difference! Thank you.

C.A.C. Dinners Because of the difficulty in recruiting regular volunteers and St. Paul’s continuing growth in our own food ministries of Loaves & Fishes and the Take Home Packs, the Vestry and Father Sibley agreed that after

more than 12 years of monthly dinners for Christian Aid Center guests, it was time for St Paul’s to step away from this ministry. Meals were served by St. Paul’s through the 2nd Tuesday of March 2019.

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SDG and non-SDG designated funds (Sustainable Development Goals)

Outreach Committee 2019 Budget Report The Outreach Committee has an annual budget for allocating funds to local, national, and international causes that committee members research and deem appropriate. At the May 2019 Vestry meeting, the

Outreach budget was increases for the first time in 12 years. For 2019, $3,500 was approved for SDG needs (an increase of $900) and $5,000 was approved for non-SDG needs (an increase of $1,000). Those funds were prayerfully determined to be used in the following ways:

$3,500 - budget designated to SDG (Sustainable Development Goals - International needs)

spent: $1,500 to Doctors Without Borders, Mid-East humanitarian crisis

$ 641 to Belize/St. Matthew’s School classroom #3 (Fr. Kalunian connection)

$ 500 to Episcopal Relief & Development, Venezuelan crisis

$ 500 to Episcopal Relief & Development, Bahama’s Hurricane Relief

$ 360 to Heifer International (2 hives of bees ($30 ea.), 3 flocks of chicks ($20 ea.),

2 goats ($120 ea.)

$5,000 - budget designated for non-SDG (local needs)

spent: $1,200 to Pantry Shelf Food Bank

$1,200 to Helpline Referral Agency

$1,000 to Episcopal Relief & Development, Hurricane Relief in N. Carolina

$ 160 to Community Thanksgiving Dinner (condiments)

$ 233.84 to C.A.C. Dinners deficit, underfunded by Birthday Bank *

$1,206.16 budget remaining = not used for Outreach in 2019

C.A.C. Dinners / Take Home Packs Expenses & Birthday Bank Income:

C.A.C. 1/1/19-3/19/19 $ 542.84 = expenses for 3 monthly dinners from Food Services of America $ 309.00 = Birthday Bank income designated to C.A.C. (1/1/19 thru 3/19/19)

- $233.84 = to be covered by Outreach non-SDG funds * see above

Take Home Packs project 2019 $ 3,995.28 = expenses above donated items collected $ 3,434.69 = Birthday Bank income designated to Take Home Packs (3/19/19 – 12/31/19)

$ 797.89 = 5th Sunday open plate offering 9/29/19 designated to Take Home Packs

$ 237.30 = designated funds available going into 2020

5th Sundays - Outreach Programs Highlighted to Pantry Shelf

12/29/19 = second 5th Sunday = $280.69 designated for cold/flu support items for Pantry Shelf, beyond the physical items donated.

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Scholarship Committee Report

Since our first St. Paul’s Scholarship fundraiser in 2007, we have provided $46,500 to our students to

support them while attending high quality accredited institutions of higher education. In the fall of 2019, the Scholarship Program awarded seven students each a $500 annual scholarship for the 2019-20 academic year. These students are Seth Ahrens, WSU; Alexis Austin, Walla Walla University; Candace Edelman,

Arizona State University; Renee Heller, Muhlenberg College; Lily Kaminsky, Portland State University; Connor Lemma, Pacific Lutheran University; Abigail Schwerin, Walla Walla University. Including these

seven students, we have now awarded 93 scholarships to 34 different St. Paul's students.

In October 2019 we sponsored another Scholarship Soiree that included a catered dinner, comments from

scholarship recipients, and a silent auction. Around 65 guests attended and participated in bidding and or donating to the Scholarship Fund. Currently the Scholarship Fund of $13,834 is held locally in the church budget. Other St. Paul’s Scholarship Funds are invested in Waddell and Reed and stood at $92,383 at

December 31, 2019. The Scholarship Committee is considering increasing the annual scholarship awards to $1,000 per student. To all the generous people who bought items and donated, the Committee expresses

heartfelt gratitude and appreciation.

In accordance with the recommendations by the Scholarship Committee, the fundraising Soiree events are

held every other year. In those years when the Soiree is not held, the Committee expects to invite members of the congregation and friends just to donate in support of the Scholarship Fund.

According to Scholarship Committee guidelines, students eligible for St. Paul’s Scholarships must be at least 17 years of age, have earned a high school diploma or GED certificate, have a cumulative grade

point average of at least 2.25, have been an active member in the worship life of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church for a minimum of one year in the previous eight years, and be accepted by an accredited college, university, professional-technical institute, or other post-secondary institution.

Priority will be given to high school seniors preparing for their first year of study in an accredited institution of higher education. Those meeting the eligibility requirements will receive a $500 annual

award and may reapply each year for up to five years while attending college for a total of $2,500 in St. Paul’s Scholarships. If funds are available, other qualified applicants who meet St. Paul’s Scholarship

guidelines will be considered.

The mission of the Scholarship Project is to invest in the future of our youth, St. Paul’s Church, and our

community by offering scholarships to our students who are pursuing higher education. Our St. Paul’s Scholarship students have expressed their gratitude for the support they receive from us. The attached pages indicate that we have made significant impacts on the 34 students who have received our 93

scholarships while studying in institutions from coast to coast throughout the United States. Again, the Scholarship Committee expresses our sincere gratitude to all St. Paul's parishioners and friends who

support the Scholarship Fund. May 2020 bring you many blessings and the love that God calls us to share with others.

Respectfully submitted,

Sandi Blackaby

Scholarship Committee Chair

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ST. PAUL’S SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS

93 Scholarships to 34 Different Students

Name Institution Name Institution

2019-2020 2018-2019

Seth Ahrens Alexis Austin Candace Edelman Renee Heller Lily Kaminsky Conner Lemma Abigail Schwerin

Washington State Univ Walla Walla University Arizona State Univ Muhlenberg College Portland State University Pacific Lutheran University Walla Walla University

Mary Adamski Mason Ahrens Alexis Austin Cody Austin Candace Edelman Renee Heller Lily Kaminsky Conner Lemma Caden McClure Abigail Schwerin

Central Washington Univ Western Washington Univ WSU/Walla Walla Univ Washington State Univ Seattle Art Inst/Bellevue Coll Muhlenberg College Portland State University Pacific Lutheran University Eastern Washington Univ Walla Walla University

2017-2018 2016-2017

Mary Adamski Katherine Adenauer Mason Ahrens Alexis Austin Erik Dohe Lily Kaminsky Georgette Lugalia Caden McClure Andrew Miller Micah Rambo Andrew Zahl

Central Washington Univ Northcentral University Western Washington Univ Walla Walla Comm College Lewis & Clark College Portland State University Whitman College Whitworth College Seattle Pacific University Whitman College Oklahoma State University

Mary Adamski Mason Ahrens Erik Dohe Lily Kaminsky Caden McClure Andrew Miller Keith Opsol Micah Rambo Andrew Zahl

Central Washington Univ Western Washington Univ Lewis & Clark College Portland State University Walla Walla Community Coll Seattle Pacific University University of Idaho Whitman College Oklahoma State University

2015-2016 2014-2015

Mary Adamski Mason Ahrens Natalie Amo Kallan McClure Andrew Miller Erik Dohe Greggory Heller Micah Rambo Andrew Zahl

Central Washington Univ Western Washington Univ Willamette University Whitman College Seattle Pacific University Lewis & Clark College Bates College Whitman College Oklahoma State University

Mason Ahrens Natalie Amo Cody Austin Erik Dohe Greggory Heller Carolyn N. Korfiatis Kallan McClure McKenna Milici Andrew Zahl

Western Washington Univ Willamette University Walla Walla Community Coll Lewis & Clark College Bates College Columbia University Whitman University Florida State University Oklahoma State University

2013-2014 2012-2013

Alix Amo

Natalie Amo Cody Austin Lora Edelman Greggory Heller Carolyn N. Korfiatis McKenna Milici

Willamette University Willamette University Walla Walla Community Coll

Washington State University Bates College Columbia University Florida State University

Alix Amo Natalie Amo Cody Austin Lora Edelman Greggory Heller Caden McClure Bethany Riggle

Willamette University Willamette University Walla Walla Community Coll Washington State University Bates College Eastern Washington Univ Western Washington Univ

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2011-2012 2010-2011

Alix Amo

Natalie Amo

Carolyn Baker

Bethany Riggle

Haley Schneidmiller

Willamette University

Willamette University

Oregon State University

Western Washington Univ

Whitworth University

Carolyn Baker

Bethany Riggle

Haley Schneidmiller

Oregon State University

Western Washington Univ

University of Washington

2009-2010 2008-2009

Carolyn Baker

James Baker

Malia Lewis

Bethany Riggle

Haley Schneidmiller

Oregon State University

Walla Walla Community Coll

Portland State University

Western Washington Univ

University of Washington

Carolyn Baker

James Baker

Jon Baker

Bethany Riggle

Jennifer Riggle

Josh Sanderson

Haley Schneidmiller

Hilary Schneidmiller

University of Oregon

Walla Walla Community Coll

College of Idaho

Western Washington Univ

Walla Walla Community Coll

Walla Walla Community Coll

University of Washington

Columbia University

2007-2008

Carolyn Baker

James Baker

Haley Schneidmiller

Hilary Schneidmiller

University of Oregon

Walla Walla Community Coll

University of Washington

Columbia University

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Ushers Report

Once again, we have been fortunate to have a faithful crew of ushers who serve at the 10:30 service. We

are grateful that some ushers serve multiple months or fill in for additional weeks as necessary; others substitute as needed. We welcomed several new ushers this year, but the need continues for more ushers to fill this important function.

Ushers not only distribute service bulletins to all who enter, bring the elements to the altar, and collect the offering, but also arrive early to turn on the lights and fans and then straighten up the sanctuary and lock the doors after the service.

We would like to thank all those who have served with us as ushers in 2019: John Patterson, Fred Hair, Rob and Seth Ahrens, Jeremy and Patrick Hubbard, Oscar Smith, Bill Howard, Jim Adamski, Paul

Schneidmiller, Jim Johnson, Neal Christopherson, Jim and Terri Cotts, Roy Fanning, Jan Crouter,

Dewight Hall, Stan Heller, Elaine Eacker, Katherine Nordal, and Greg and Judah Murray.

Ushering is a wonderful opportunity for individuals, couples, and whole families to be involved in the service. Please consider this important ministry and volunteer to help.

Rick and Jean Carwile Masteller