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THE BISHOP OF ARIZONAThe Rt. Rev. Kirk Stevan Smith bishop@azdiocese.orgCANON TO THE ORDINARYThe Rev. Canon Megan Traquairmegan@azdiocese.orgCANON FOR STEWARDSHIP & PLANNED GIVINGThe Rev. Canon Timothy Dombek timothy@azdiocese.orgDEAN OF TRINITY CATHEDRALThe Very Rev. Troy Mendeztroy@azcathedral.orgCANON FOR MULTICULTURAL MINISTRIES The Rev. Canon Carmen Guerrero carmen@azdiocese.orgCANON FOR ADMINISTRATIONCathy Black cathy@azdiocese.orgCANON FOR FINANCEVicki Hohnbaum vicki@azdiocese.orgCANON FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONSNicole Krugnicole@azdioese.orgCANON FOR YOUTH & YOUNG ADULTSThe Rev. Matt Marino matt@azdiocese.orgCANON FOR CHILDREN’S MINISTRIESNancy Shumaker nancys@azdiocese.org

Diocesan EventsContents

E-pistle: I’m Thankful For...Bishops Author Book on Immigration Issue

Trinity Cathedral Welcomes New Dean Episcopal Federal Credit Union: We Care About You

Is It Time to Dump Youth Ministry?Lay Leadership Retret

Summer Camp Sign-UpStewardship University

53rd Diocesean Convention: Wrap UpTax Credit Programs Increase Contributions | Save the Date

Your Mission ShareEpiscopal Journal: National News

Diocesan Directory

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THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF ARIZONA

Established in 1959, The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona has 25,000 members in 12,500 households in more than 60 congregations. We are part of The Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion.

Front cover photo by Kelly Woods. Back cover: Bishop Smith at St. Michael and All Angels, Tucson. Photo by Judy Cross.

additional info about these events online at azdiocese.org

AZ DIOCESAN EVENTS JANUARY - MARCH 2014

JANUARY

JANUARY 1 New Year’s Day - Diocesan Office ClosedJANUARY 3 First Fridays | TRINITY CATHEDRAL, PHOENIX

JANUARY 5 The Joseph Wytko Quartet | TRINITY CATHEDRAL, PHOENIX

JANUARY 6 EpiphanyJANUARY 11 COM Meeting | TRINITY CATHEDRAL, PHOENIX

Mobile Food Pantry | ST. LUKE’S AT THE MOUNTAIN, PHOENIX

JANUARY 14 West Central Rector/Vicar Roundtable | TBD

JANUARY 16 East Central Rector/Vicar Roundtable | TBD

JANUARY 18 Ordination to the Priesthood of The Rev. Wayne Whitney |CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY, SCOTTSDALE JANUARY 19 Ordination to the Priesthood & Celebration New Ministry of The Rev. Robert Saik | CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION, MESA

JANUARY 23 Southern Rector/Vicar Roundtable | TBD

JANUARY 25 Mobile Food Pantry | ST. LUKE’S AT THE MOUNTAIN, PHOENIX

Stewardship University | TRINITY CATHEDRAL, PHOENIX

JANUARY 30 Northern Rector/Vicar Roundtable | VIDEOCONFERENCE

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY 1 COM Meeting | TRINITY CATHEDRAL, PHOENIX

FEBRUARY 6 Standing Committee | DIOCESAN OFFICE

FEBRUARY 7 First Fridays | TRINITY CATHEDRAL, PHOENIX

FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY 8 Mobile Food Pantry | ST. LUKE’S AT THE MOUNTAIN, PHOENIX

The Celebration of New Ministry and Installation of The Rev. Ernest Galaz | ST. ANDREW’S, NOGALES

FEBRUARY 13 Central Clericus Luncheon | TBD

FEBRUARY 16 Phoenix Chamber Brass | TRINITY CATHEDRAL, PHOENIX

FEBRUARY 20 Southern Clericus Luncheon | TBD

FEBRUARY 22 Mobile Food Pantry | ST. LUKE’S AT THE MOUNTAIN, PHOENIX

FEBRUARY 25-27 Presbyter Retreat | CHAPEL ROCK, PRESCOTT

MARCH

MARCH 1 Lay Leader Summit on Planned Giving | TBD

MARCH 6 First Fridays | TRINITY CATHEDRAL, PHOENIX

MARCH 7-9 Lay Leadership Retreat | CHAPEL ROCK, PRESCOTT

MARCH 8 Mobile Food Pantry | ST. LUKE’S AT THE MOUNTAIN, PHOENIX

MARCH 11 West Central Rector/Vicar Roundtable | TBD

MARCH 13 East Central Rector/Vicar Roundtable | TBD

MARCH 15 Fr. Eusebio Kino Liturgical DayMARCH 20 Southern Rector/Vicar Roundtable | TBD

MARCH 22 Mobile Food Pantry | ST. LUKE’S AT THE MOUNTAIN, PHOENIX

MARCH 27 Northern Rector/Vicar Roundtable | VIDEOCONFERENCE

MARCH 29 COM Meeting | TRINITY CATHEDRAL, PHOENIX

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In my E-pistle the day before Thanks-giving, I shared some thoughts with those of you who re-ceived these weekly communiques. Now a few weeks

later, it strikes me that the things I was thankful for on the eve of that holiday are also the highlights of this past year’s accomplishments. So, I share them with you again as a way of not just celebrating the past, but also as a glimpse into what promises to be an exciting future for us as the Episcopal Church in Arizona!

POSTED NOVEMBER 27, 2013:Many of my friends on Facebook have been sharing their results of a little exercise called “Thirty Days of Thankfulness.” The idea is over the month leading up to Thanksgiving Day to post one thing each day that one is especially thankful for. The purpose is to cultivate more deeply the discipline of thankfulness and to move beyond the usual rote answers one gives when asked this ques-tion--”I am thankful for my family, friends, health, etc., etc.”

E-PISTLE: I’M THANKFUL FOR...

Reading their replies got me to think-ing about some of the things in this diocese which I am thankful for. I think I could probably easily come up with thirty, but let me just share with you my top ten. As your bishop, I am thankful for:

1. A growing “missional spirit” in our diocese, which is moving congrega-tions from just thinking about sur-viving to growing. That (Holy) spirit is reflected in such vital signs as increased attendance, more generous giving, and involvement in serious Christian education for all ages.

2. Seven new congregations in the diocese since 2004. I didn’t reach the “Big Hairy Audacious Goal” of ten congregations that I shared with you when I started, but given the reali-ties of the recession, I think we have done pretty well.

3. Selling the land near the Chandler Airport after 15 years of trying! The money from that sale will help ex-pand St. Matthew’s (Chandler), plant

BY THE RT REV KIRK STEVAN SMITHBISHOP OF ARIZONA

Bishop Smith’s E-pistle is sent out weekly to e-mail subscribers. Please contact Nicole Krug at nicole@azdiocese.org if you would like to receive it.

a new church in the East Valley, fund the Canon for Stewardship, and aid several existing congregations with growth.

4. A Canon for Stewardship and Planned Giving, who will help create a healthy stewardship environment for all our congregations and reduce the anxiety that all rectors and vicars feel about financial matters.

5. Four college chaplains, more than any other diocese in the country, who help us reach our young people at a critical times in their lives.

6. Eighteen full or part-time trained parish youth workers funded through the Neely Foundation.

7. An expanding Hispanic ministry. We have grown from 3 to 8 His-panic congregations, with two more planned, which is a vital step for us to serve this growing demographic.

8. An “online” Bishop’s School through ChurchNext, which provides free quality adult education to anyone looking to go deeper in their faith.

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A group of bishops (Episcopal, Catholic, Lutheran, and United Methodist) and a Presbyterian mission co-worker, all based along the US-Mexico border, found common ground to jointly address some key immi-gration issues, especially those being played out in the state of Arizona.

The four bishops and missioner (The Rt. Rev. Kirk S. Smith, Episcopal Diocese of Arizona; The Most Rev. Gerald F. Ki-canas, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Tucson; The Rev. Stephen S. Talmage, Bishop of the ELCA Grand Canyon Synod; Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, California-Pacific Confer-ence of the United Methodist Church; and Mark Adams, Frontera de Cristo Presbyterian Border Ministry) worked together on behalf of local immigrant populations to address theological and pastoral concerns—and prayed for those whose lives were being directly affected. The book, Bishops on the Border: Pastoral Responses to Immigration, grew out of their shared work and the relationships that developed among them. The ecumenical examination of immigration issues is drawn from engaging, first-person narratives.

Bishop Smith, who wrote the Forward of the book, says the authors want to share “a part of our spiritual autobiography as it relates to our experience working on the Arizona border. Our approach is to be per-sonal and confessional, which means that we also have, in places, made ourselves vulnerable.”

According to Mark Adams, the book “provides a wonderful source of biblical and theological reflection on the practice of the Christian faith from four different expressions of the body of Christ working and living within the sociopolitical and economic realities of the early 21st century U.S./Mexico borderlands.”

Bishops on the Border: Pastoral Responses to Immigration is available at most church bookshops, local bookstores, or online at:

www.ChurchPublishing.org.

BISHOPS AUTHOR BOOK ON IMMIGRATION ISSUE

9. A terrific Dio House staff, who work hard and dream big. I would also add here a dedicated and talented clergy team who serve our 65 congregations with energy and creativity.

10. Being physically well and sup-ported by a loving wife, family, and dogs that allow me to do my work.That’s my short list. But I don’t want to forget the most important item, and that is the faith I share with you in our Lord Jesus Christ. It is truly a gift to be able to love Him and serve Him in all that we do, to be blessed by His presence and to share those blessings with others.

I am reminded that the word Eucha-rist means “thanksgiving.” Every time we come to the table of the Lord, we give him “thanks and praise.” That means for us as Christians, the Thanksgiving holiday is not just one day, nor thirty days, but every day of the year.

The Very Rev. Troy Mendez

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THE REV. MATT MARINO, CANON FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS

There is a theory making the rounds that churches should dump youth ministry. According to the argument, youth ministry is expensive, un-scriptural and unhelpful. This reap-peared recently on Episcopal Café in the form of a three-year old Chris-tian Century post by Kate Murphy (goo.gl/9sJP0l). Lets take a look at the objections to youth ministry:

First, “a youth minister is expensive.” Yes. A youth minister is expensive. The issue, though, isn’t how much a youth minister costs, but are they a good return on the church’s invest-ment? Here is a case: I have a friend who made $85,000 a year as a youth pastor. Does that seem shockingly large? He built a program from a new church plant’s first service to 425 students per week. His big salary equated to $200 per year, per stu-dent. Compare that to a clergy salary of $60,000 per annum as the staff person for 150 parishioners (I am told the common church staffing pattern is a staff person for every 150-200 people in attendance). That means the average clergy person in the up-per limit/most financially efficient scenario still has annual cost of $400 per parishioner. My friend was a bargain! Is your youth director giving a good return for the investment? Over time, is the youth director growing the number of youth and the spiritual depth of the youth involved? That may sound mercenary, but it is a question a church has to ask about every staff person.

The second argument is that youth ministry is unscriptural. This one is a bit of a face-palm. What Jesus did with the disciples was exactly what

IS IT TIME TO DUMP YOUTH MINISTRY?TRINITY CATHEDRAL WELCOMES NEW DEAN

good youth ministry is supposed to do: A group of teenagers with a mentor doing life together…hanging out around the fire discussing God, asking dumb questions, and being stirred with the ridiculous idea that God wants to use them to change the world. The twelve got three years of life-on-life youth ministry, also known as “discipleship.”

The third argument is that youth ministry is “unhelpful,” ruining the church by segregating students from the adults, which drives them outside the church as grown ups. I make that argument myself in more than one blog post (“What’s so uncool about cool churches,” “Is the way we are doing youth ministry emptying the church,” and “David Kinnamon is wrong: How we lost the millenni-als.”). Segregation is not just failing to help students build an affiliation with the larger church, it also fails to give them a sense of being part a member of Christ’s body engaged in God’s mission. The status quo in youth ministry has many other is-sues as well: too often youth min-istry is alarmingly aligned with our culture. Too often it appears as if students are numbers to validate the

leader’s ministry. Too often we trun-cate the Scriptures. Too often we are weak in our modeling of prayer, serv-ing the world and evangelism. But none of that means that we should leave our young people unled. The idea that ineffective youth ministry models and ineffective youth ministers are a reason to eliminate youth ministry is akin to suggesting that because some priests are ineffective and follow in-effective ministry models we should eliminate priests.

It is the idea that youth ministry should be “dumped” that is unhelp-ful. What might actually be helpful would be to note that none of the 100 fastest growing churches are contemplating getting rid of paid youth ministers or age-appropriate youth ministry. Is it time to dump youth ministry? No way. Is it time to re-envision it? Absolutely. I am a loud critic of the youth ministry status quo. But I really, with all that is within me, want people equipping parents, evangelizing the young, discipling students, and building the next generation of Christian leaders.Don’t you?

Matt blogs at thegospelside.com

January 5, 2014 is not only the first Sunday of the new year, but it will also mark the first services that Trinity Cathe-dral in Phoenix will celebrate with their new

Dean, The Very Rev. Troy Mendez. This has been an extended transition for the Cathedral; they have been well-served by The Rev. Canon Mark Sutherland as Interim Dean since The Rt. Rev. W. Nicholas Knisely was elected as the Bishop of Rhode Island in August, 2012.

Dean Mendez comes to Arizona after serving as Associate Rector of St.

Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, California. A native of Hous-ton, Texas, Dean Mendez is fluent in Spanish. He moved to Los Angeles in 1994 after graduating from the University of Notre Dame, and hold-ing positions in sales and marketing with Delta Air Lines and General Mills. He became an active parishio-ner at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills, and his involvement in the choral and liturgical ministries of the parish led him to discern a call to ordained ministry.

From 2006-2009, Dean Mendez at-tended Virginia Theological Semi-nary (VTS), where he served as sac-ristan, student body vice president, and as seminarian at the Washington National Cathedral. In 2012, he was elected to the Board of Trustees of

the VTS. Prior to his ministry at St. Margaret’s, Dean Mendez served as curate at the historic Episcopal Church of Our Saviour in San Gabriel, California, and also participated at the diocesan level on various commis-sions of the Diocese of Los Angeles, including the Bishop’s Commission on the Middle East, and the diocesan Program Group for LGBT Ministries.

Dean Mendez, said he is “commit-ted to and passionate about seeing the Church offer all people a sense of belonging, dignity, community and the grace of new life given to us in Jesus Christ,” and is looking forward to the new chapter of his ministry at Trinity Cathedral.

Here’s to a prosperous New Year!Each new year many of us take time to evaluate portions of our life and to make resolutions to change. It’s a great time to review your financial services, set goals, dream and im-prove your financial portfolio. While traditional checking and savings accounts are well-known products offered by credit unions and banks, we want you to know that Episcopal Federal Credit Union (Epis-copal FCU), a division of United Meth-odist FCU, is a full service financial institution, eager to meet all of your financial needs. We’ve made it pos-sible for you to bank at your conve-nience, whether in one of our branch locations, at a Credit Union Service Center near you, or 24/7 from your computer or mobile device. Member service specialists are also available

WE CARE ABOUT YOU!to help you when you need their assistance. We offer ATM and debit cards as well as a wide array of home, personal, HELOC, VISA® and new or used auto loans. We also offer sav-ings programs that include checking, Money Market, Christmas Club, IRA, Roth IRA and Certificates of Deposit. We want your banking experience to be seamless regardless of how you choose to manage your finances.

Credit Unions are not-for-profit finan-cial cooperatives – Episcopal FCU, a division of United Methodist FCU, cares about the financial well-being of our members and offers real solutions to everyday needs, for individuals, churches and affiliated organizations. Need some help with setting goals or living within a budget? Ask about our financial literacy workshops.

Our goal is to make it easy for you to do business with us. Members can depend on Episcopal FCU, a division of United Methodist FCU, to help in good times or during economic un-certainties. So go ahead, buy that new vehicle, refinance your existing higher rate auto loan, take that dream vaca-tion or renovate your home. YOU CAN DO THAT at Episcopal FCU/United Methodist FCU! We are here to assist you with all of your financial goals!

FIND THE EPISCOPAL FCU ONLINE AT WWW.EPISCOPALFCU.ORG, OR CALL US AT 800-254-0433 OR 602-277-5325.

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Previous attendees have come away with valuable information that they have immediately put to use in their congregations, as well as having had the opportunity to network with others in leadership positions.

This is the “must attend” event of the year for those in leader-ship roles in their churches!

Additionally, for the first time, the entire Diocesan staff will be on hand to lead workshops, answer questions, and offer their expertise to attendees.

BY NICOLE KRUGCANON FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS

It’s time again for the Lay Leadership Retreat at Chapel Rock in Prescott! This year’s keynote speaker will be The Rev. Dr. Clay Lein, who is the founding rector of St. Philip’s Epis-copal Church and the Executive Director of St. Philip’s Academy, both in Frisco, Texas. Fr. Clay is a rare entrepreneurial spirit who knows how to lead and how to grow leaders. He received his Doctorate of Ministry from Gordon Conwell Seminary with an emphasis in Leadership.

Fr. Clay will lead the plenary sessions during the retreat. In addition to his presentations, separate tracks will be offered for Wardens, Vestry Mem-bers/Bishop’s Committees, Clerks, and Treasurers. Whether attendees are lay leader veterans or new to a leadership role, there will be some-thing for everyone.

To the right is a brief schedule of events at the retreat. A more detailed schedule and registration form are available on the Events page at www.azdiocese.org. The information will also be sent to all congregations.

Friday, March 7Registration, Dinner, First Plenary Session, and Social Time

Saturday, March 8Morning Prayer, Plenary Sessions & Workshops, Chapel Rock Tour, Networking

Sunday, March 9Breakfast, Plenary Session, Closing Eucharist

The Diocese has worked with Chapel Rock to keep costs as low as possible, and scholarships will be available. Registrations will be filled on a first come, first served basis.

Here’s what last year’s attendees said:

“The discussions were helpful; the fellowship great; the food was excellent; the accommodations were good and the surroundings were beautiful.”

“Here is an excellent opportunity to acquire the tools to become a valued lay leader in your parish, and to grow spiritually within yourself.”

“It is important that as many of the Vestry members attend as possible with the goal that the entire Vestry attend.”

“We have shared with the vestry members that could not attend that they missed a great retreat and the ability to network with other leaders around the diocese.”

ANNUAL RETREAT WILL OFFER TRAINING & NETWORKING

Photos by Kelly Wood and Nicole Krug

Rev. Dr. Clay Lein

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EARLY BIRD SAVINGS $20 OFF IF YOU REGISTER BEFORE 3/31/2014

TAKE A LEAP OF FAITH SUMMER CAMP 2014

CHAPEL ROCK. PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. WWW.CHAPELROCK.NET/CAMPS

PAPP RTNERSHIP IN MINISTRY TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS INCREASE CONTRIBUTIONSBY LEO P. DRESSEL, PRESIDENTARIZONA EPISCOPAL SCHOOLS FOUNDATION

Convention BusinessELECTION RESULTSThe following people were elected to the following positions:

Secretary to ConventionLois Crosland (St. Andrew’s, Glendale)

Diocesan TreasurerJack Colaric (St. Stephen’s, Phoenix)

Standing Committee (Clerical)Rev. Bruce White (St. Alban’s, Tucson)

Standing Committee (Lay)James Rottnek (ASU Campus Ministry, Tempe)

Diocesan CouncilWilliam Fencken (St. Luke’s, Prescott)

General Convention Deputies (Clerical)Rev. Susan Snook (Church of the Nativity, Scottsdale); Rev. Bruce Jack-son (St. John the Baptist, Glendale); Rev. Canon Timothy Dombek (Dio-cese); Rev. Canon John Kitagawa (St. Philip’s, Tucson)

General Convention Deputies (Lay)Dan Packard (All Saints’, Phoenix); Ariana Gonzalez-Bonillas (St. Mat-thew’s, Chandler); Canon Judith Conley (Trinity, Phoenix); Miguel Carmona (St. Jude’s, Phoenix)

SENIOR WARDEN AWARDSRichard Hileman (Church of Our Saviour, Lakeside) and Gwen Pelton (St. Mary’s, Phoenix) received awards at the Senior Warden Luncheon on Friday.

HONORARY CANONSAt dinner on Friday night, Bishop Smith awarded an honorary canon to Jack Hanstein (All Saints of the Desert, Sun City).

PEABODY AWARDSKaze Gadway (St. George’s, Holbrook)

and Rev. Susan Snook (Church of the Nativity, Scottsdale) received this year’s Peabody Awards at dinner on Friday night.

2014 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF MISSIONThe 2014 Annual Statement of Mis-sion was approved by a majority vote. The statement can be seen at http://www.azdiocese.org/meetings/post-convention.html.

REPORTS TO CONVENTIONThe reports were not distributed at Convention. They can be read and downloaded at http://www.azdiocese.org/meetings/post-convention.html.

CONVENTION PHOTOSView the slideshow of this year’s events at http://www.azdiocese.org/meetings/post-convention.html.

EUCHARIST OFFERINGThank you to everyone who helped us exceed the goal of 250 million gallons of clean water for the Clean Water Springs Hope campaign! The Eucharist offering, plus additional donations after Convention, and combined with a discount that Sawyer® offered us, will allow us to give 400 million gallons of clean water to our brothers and sisters in the South Sudan!

SAVE THE DATE54th Diocesan Convention

October 17-18, 2014The Sheraton Crescent Hotel

2620 W. Dunlap Ave.Phoenix, AZ 85021

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We work diligently to make certain that your contributions to AESF are used exclusively for the purpose you intend to support: tuition assistance to families for whom attendance at our schools would otherwise be out of reach without this important pro-gram. We conduct the work of AESF with the highest ethical standards, and we keep the faith that our donors place in us.

We are deeply grateful for your support of Episcopal education in Arizona.

On behalf of our member schools, I wish to thank donors, many of them members of the Diocese of Arizona, who made a tax credit contribution to the Arizona Episcopal Schools Foundation (AESF) in the last year. Tax credit contributions to AESF in-creased, which allowed our member schools to provide access to more families than in previous years. Our fond hope is that this upward trend continues as our economy slowly recovers in the coming years.

One major reason for the increase in contributions is the addition of the Plus or Switcher credit to the tuition tax credit program. This additional tax credit allows Arizona state taxpayers with an obligation to the state that exceeds the maximum allowed for the original tax credit to designate additional funds to the tax credit program. The 2013 limit for the original tax credit contribution is $517 for single filers and $1034 for married joint filers. The 2013 limit for the Plus credit is $514 for single filers and $1028 married joint filers. More details are available on the AESF website: http://az-esf.org.

At the most recent Diocesan Con-vention, Bishop Kirk Smith referred to participation in the tax credit program as a “no brainer” since it involved redirection of an existing tax obligation to the ministry of Epis-copal education. In that sense, it is quite different from other charitable donations a person or family makes. The funds contributed to AESF would otherwise be paid in state taxes. The program was created to provide a greater opportunity for families with limited financial resources to choose a high-quality, non-public school for their children; the member schools of AESF offer just such an opportunity.

SAVE THE DATEFriday, March 7, 2014, Father Richard Rohr, O.F.M, Franciscan priest and author of Everything Be-longs, Adam’s Return, The Naked Now, Breathing Under Water, Falling Upward, and Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self, will be speaking at Christ Church of the Ascension in Paradise Valley. PLEASE VISIT CCAAZ.ORG FOR DETAILS.

For the most up-to-date information about events in the Diocese, church resources, news, church & clergy

directories, and more, visit the Diocesan website at: www.azdiocese.org.

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YOUR MISSION SHARE AS OF NOVEMBER 30, 2013Benson, St. Raphael’sBisbee, St. John’sCasa Grande, St. Peter’sCave Creek, Good ShepherdChandler, St. Matthew’sClarkdale, St. ThomasCoolidge, St. Michael’sDouglas, St. Stephen’sFlagstaff, EpiphanyGila Bend, EpiphanyGlendale, St. Andrew’sGlendale, St. John/BaptistGlobe, St. John’sGreen Valley, St. FrancisHolbrook, St. GeorgeKingman, TrinityLake Havasu City, GraceLakeside, Our SaviourLitchfield Park. St. Peter’sMesa, St. Mark’sMesa, TransfigurationMorenci, SS Philip & JamesNogales, St. Andrew’sOro Valley, ApostlesPV, Christ Church (12%)Payson, St. Paul’sPhoenix, TrinityPhoenix, All Saints’Phoenix, St Jude’s (4%)Phoenix, St. Luke’sPhoenix, Santa MariaPhoenix, St. Mary’s (8.45%)Phx, St Paul’s Sudanese (12%)Phoenix, St. Stephen’sPhoenix, San PabloPrescott, St. Luke’sSafford, All Saint’sScottsdale, Nativity Scottsdale, St Anthony Scottsdale, St. BarnabasSedona, St. Andrew’sSierra Vista, St Stephen’sSun City, All Saints’Sun City, St. Christopher’sSun City West, AdventTempe, Epiphany Tempe, St. Augustine’sTempe, St. JamesTombstone, St. Paul’sTucson, Christ the KingTucson, Grace St. Paul’sTucson, St. Alban’sTucson, St. Andrew’sTucson, St. Matthew’sTucson, St. Michael’sTucson, St. Philip’sWickenburg, St. Alban’sWilliams, St. John’sWinslow, St. Paul’sTotals

PARISH/MISSION YTD Reported Income

YTD 16.9% of Income YTD Paid YTD Unpaid No Reports Received

for Months

Many congregations find it helpful to list in their Sunday bulletins an update on income and expenses. This makes for good “transparency” of church finances, but also is a gentle reminder to those who might be behind in their giving. The Finance Committee, with the consent of Diocesan Council, has suggested that we do a similar public reporting. Above is a listing of our congregations, their mission share, and their current standing. In a few exceptional cases, Council has granted an alternative payment plan to congregations facing severe economic dislocation. Those are so marked. The Council wishes to thank those congregations who are current in their mission giving and encourage those who may be behind.

35,692.31 27,856.82 66,985.32 376,751.18 389,542.03 10,596.86 46,038.85 45,072.51 242,521.11 0.00 98,357.98 280,786.49 54,755.50 476,920.58 3,137.73 29,116.95 89,251.66 139,599.11 430,881.73 239,075.47 122,850.03 5,606.29 133,669.99 223,268.48 599,971.66 176,985.91 446,336.50 902,524.45 19,093.55 28,150.17 7,480.48 105,167.25 0.00 166,551.93 65,639.37 350,260.79 36,897.42 396,343.24 258,782.79 1,455,371.84 194,628.43 109,254.85 431,040.93 144,688.10 343,389.84 448,577.70 106,412.55 133,207.15 36,465.79 203,736.29 560,519.43 476,309.12 107,061.08 205,935.16 277,511.32 1,202,276.94 86,533.17 24,738.48 28,042.84 13,704,221.50

6,032.00 4,707.80 11,320.52 63,670.95 65,832.60 1,790.87 7,780.57 7,617.25 40,986.07 0.00 16,622.50 47,452.92 9,253.68 80,599.58 530.28 4,920.76 15,083.53 23,592.25 72,819.01 40,403.75 20,761.66 947.46 22,590.23 37,732.37 71,996.60 29,910.62 75,430.87 152,526.63 763.74 4,757.38 1,264.20 8,886.63 0.00 28,147.28 11,093.05 59,194.07 6,235.66 66,982.01 43,734.29 245,957.84 32,892.20 9,232.03 72,845.92 24,452.29 58,032.88 73,746.01 17,983.72 22,512.01 6,162.72 34,431.43 94,727.78 80,496.24 18,093.32 34,803.04 46,899.41 203,184.80 14,624.11 4,180.80 4,739.24 2,263,969.47

6,032.00 4,707.80 11,320.54 63,670.95 65,832.61 358.17 8,122.14 7,617.25 38,487.07 0.00 16,622.50 47,452.92 9,253.70 80,599.57 530.27 4,920.77 15,093.47 23,592.25 72,819.02 40,403.76 20,761.67 947.47 12,000.00 37,732.37 71,996.61 29,910.62 75,430.87 152,526.64 763.72 4,757.39 1,020.73 3,824.78 0.00 26,814.61 11,093.03 59,193.82 6,229.75 66,982.01 43,734.30 245,957.84 32,892.22 9,237.07 72,845.92 22,484.11 58,032.89 73,746.00 17,983.12 4,400.00 6,162.73 34,431.42 94,727.79 80,496.23 14,684.99 34,803.02 46,899.40 203,184.82 14,615.12 4,180.80 4,739.23 2,219,661.87

0.00 0.00 (0.02)(0.00)(0.01)1,432.70 (341.57)0.00 2,499.00 0.00 (0.00)(0.00)(0.02)0.01 0.01 (0.00)(9.94)(0.00)(0.01)(0.01)(0.01)(0.01)10,590.23 0.00 (0.01)(0.00)(0.00)(0.01)0.02 (0.01)243.47 5,061.85 0.00 1,332.67 0.02 0.25 5.91 (0.00)(0.01)0.00 (0.02)(5.04)(0.00)1,968.18 (0.01)0.01 0.60 18,112.01 (0.01)0.01 (0.01)0.01 3,408.33 0.02 0.01 (0.02)8.98 0.00 0.01 44,307.60

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St. Philip’s In The Hills • Tucson 520-299-6421 www.stphilipstucson.org

St. Raphael in the Valley • Benson 520-505-1166 www.straphael.azdiocese.org

St. Stephen’s • Douglas 520-364-7971 www.ststephensmission.azdiocese.org

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St. Thomas of the Valley • Clarkdale 928-634-8593 www.st-thomasotv.org

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Trinity Church • Kingman 928-753-5658 www.trinity.azdiocese.org

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UofA Emmaus Collegiate Chapel • Tucson 520-623-7575 www.ua-canterbury.org

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