ST. GILES

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Annual Report for 2012

St. Giles Presbyterian Church1102 23 Ave NW, Calgary AB T2M 1T7

(Body Corporate under the ReligiousSocieties Lands Act of the Province of Alberta)

The Reverend Dewald (Dewey) DelportMinister

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, CALGARY, ABLERTAFifty-sixth Annual Meeting

Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

AGENDA

Opening Prayer

Appointment of Secretary

Adoption of Annual Meeting, January 29th, 2012 Pgs. 4-6

Business Arising from the MinutesSession, April 22nd, 2012 - Coordinator of Volunteers - At the annual meeting the congregation asked the Session to look into the possibility of hiring a Coordinator of Volunteers. Following extensive discussion at a Session Meeting, Rev. Delport and Elders held two meetings to hear the thoughts of the congregation. This feedback, as well as written feedback from people who could not attend, was then discussed at Session. It was agreed that it was valuable to know who in St. Giles could help with events. Based on the discussions that took place, Session decided to start with an up-to-date database that lists the activities people would like to help with (i.e. reading, baking, dinners, greeting, etc.). When we are looking for volunteers, this list - which would be available from the secretary - can be consulted.

Minister’s Report Pg. 7

Statement of Session Pg. 8-9

Statistical Information for 2012 Pg. 10

Reports from Committees of Session and Congregational GroupsPgs. 11-23

Report of Finance Committee Pgs. 23-24Financial Statements, 2012 Supplement

Memorial fundsReview of Stipend and SalariesPresbyterians SharingStatements of Operations

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Budget 2013 Pgs. 25-26

New Business

The following is the explanation and motion for the Annual Meeting as discussed at the Policy and Planning meeting.

In reviewing the Declaration of Incorporation of St. Giles, it still refers to the Chairman of the Board of Managers, a committee and position that no longer exist. As well, it was proposed to allow greater flexibility by having any 2 of the 3 persons named deal with property issues.

“Moved by Sandra Cameron Evans, seconded by Wendell Siddall: The officers who shall exercise the powers of the body corporate in any dealing with the property thereof are the Clerk of Session, the Convenor of Policy and Planning and the Treasurer of St. Giles Presbyterian Church in Calgary. Any two (2) of these persons can deal with any property issues arising.”

Adjournment – Prayer

Please bring this Annual Report with you on February 3rd, 2013

Minutes of the Congregational Meeting January 29, 2012

St. Giles Presbyterian Church

Approximately 50 people were in attendance.

The Rev. Dewald Delport called the meeting to order at 11:41PM with a devotional from Acts 1:6-8 and prayer.

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Recommendation 1: Moved by Audrey Harms and seconded by Isaac Harms that Ivy Mewha be appointed secretary for the meeting.

CARRIED Recommendation 2:Moved by Heather Mackie and seconded by John Watson that the Agenda be approved.

CARRIED Recommendation 3:Moved by Bernice Poon and seconded by Jenny Thomson that the minutes of 2010 Annual Meeting held on February 13, 2011 be approved as printed. CARRIED

Recommendation 4:Moved by Dennis Long and seconded by Joan Reynolds that the Minister’s Message and the Session Report be approved. CARRIED Recommendation 5:Moved by Walter Cooper and seconded by Dawn Flint that the following reports be adopted as written:Statistical Report for 2011- It was suggested to add names of those deceased to succeeding reports.Athalie Read WMS Group; Quintus Group; Choir Report- Lori will stand in during Esther’s maternity leave in the fall.Growing in Faith Together; Missing in Action; Pastoral Care; Card Secretary; What’s Up; Second Sunday Singers - more singers welcome.

Archives; Events; Policy and Planning; Human Resources; Envelop Secretary;Facilities and Maintenance – Dennis Daly was thanked for taking on the Chair of the Facility and Maintenance Committee. Sound System- request for new volunteers. CARRIED

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Treasurer, Ted Samson, presented the Financial Reports and Budget. He commented that we are drawing down on the General Funds but that the Progressive Funds and the Memorial Funds are growing.

Recommendation 6:Moved by Ted Samson and seconded by Michael Moorhouse that the Memorial Funds Report be accepted and approved. CARRIED

Recommendation 7: Moved by Ted Samson and seconded by Dennis Daly that the 2011 Financial Statements and Annual Report be accepted and approved.

CARRIED

Recommendation 8:Moved by Ted Samson and seconded by Joan Reynolds that the Presbyterians Sharing item of the 2012 Budget in the amount of $20,000.00 be accepted and approved. CARRIED

Recommendation 9:Moved by Ted Samson and seconded by Bill Stephen that the salary recommendations of the 2012 Budget be accepted and approved. CARRIED

Recommendation 10: Moved by Audrey Harms and seconded by June Stephen that St. Giles hire a Coordinator of Volunteers, someone from within the congregation who knows the parishioners and our needs, and that this position shall be salaried. Amendment:Moved by Sandra Cameron Evans and seconded by Joanne Watson, an

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amendment to Recommendation 10 that the congregation direct Human Resources, under the guidance of Session, to investigate the requirements and possibly hiring of a Coordinator of Volunteers. CARRIED Motion as Amended:That St. Giles direct Human Resources, under the guidance of Session, to investigate the requirements and possible hiring of a Coordinator of Volunteers, someone from within the congregation who knows the parishioners and our needs. CARRIED Recommendation 11:Moved by Ted Samson and seconded by Dennis Daly that the proposed 2012 budget be accepted and approved as printed. CARRIED, Applause

There was no New Business.- Reverend Delport thanked the volunteers/organizers for special events during 2011, the congregation for their attendance and support of same, Marni Strome and choir- applause, and Ted Samson.- Michael Moorhouse extended thanks to Reverend Delport for his enthusiasm, knowledge, and willingness to work with us here at St. Giles.

Dennis Daly moved that the meeting be adjourned at 12:50PM. CARRIED

Minister’s MessageAgain Jesus spoke to them saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” ~John 8:12~

It is 8:20 am on Tuesday, January 15, and it is still a little dark outside. As I look up from the computer screen I cannot wait to see the light, even though it is cloudy. There is just something about light that brightens the

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spirit of even of the weariest soul. Light is so important: it makes things grow; it warms your cheeks; and reveals your surroundings. When I reflect upon the past year I cannot help but to feel the joy of the Lord within my heart. There were, of course, many highlights.

It is inspiring that eight people asked to become members of St. Giles this year. We also had two baptisms. Our Youth Group is going above and beyond expectation. Not only do we have a lot of fun, but St. Giles’ youth bring friends as well. Our VBS was also very successful, and I encourage you to invite young people you know (perhaps a child, grandchild, or great-grandchild) to join us in 2013 for a lot of fun. Our Social Events this year – Rabbie Burns, Shrove Tuesday, Folk Fest, Strawberry Tea, Yard Sale, Stampede Brunch, Turkey Dinner, and Bazaar – went well and I would like to thank you for your support for these events.

I was grateful for the wonderful contributions of pennies this year that started sometime during the summer and continued throughout the year for the Sahel area in Africa. The ‘Penny Jar’ is still in the Narthex and you are more than welcome to retire your pennies here at St. Giles. I am very thankful for your financial stewardship. I encourage you to continue to be good financial stewards “for God loves a cheerful giver” – 2 Cor 9:7.

I would like to remind you that I do adhere to an open door policy. This means that if my car (a red Ford Escape) is in the church parking lot I am most likely in the office. If you would like to have a word with me, or just drop-in to say, “Hi,” or would to have a cup of coffee all you need to do is to drop-in.

I think we always wonder what the new year will bring. I think we have the choice to be either active or passive. I would like to encourage all of you at St. Giles to be active. What do I mean? I mean let’s have a goal, something we are going to work towards. I encourage St. Giles to embrace John 8:12. This year I encourage St. Giles to follow in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. This year I encourage St. Giles to share the Light of God with people. This year I encourage St. Giles to truly be a “friendly Christian community [who gathers] for the worship and service of God.”Again Jesus spoke to [the people of St. Giles] saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” ~John 8:12~Rev. Dewald (Dewey) Delport

2012 Session ReportThis has been another wonderful year for Session. In 2012 we enjoyed working with our minister, the Rev. Dewald Delport. He continues to bring new life to our session. Together we have been working through “Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times – Being Calm and Courageous no Matter What” by Peter L. Steinke. It is been good to discuss and learn to grow in our collective abilities to use anxiety and other factors positively.

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We are starting a new book in February called "Changing the Conversation - A third way for congregation" by Anthony R. Robinson.

Session has 18 active members. The 17 ruling elders are: Jack Alexander, Cathy Brown, Lorne Cowan, Dennis Daly, Sandra Cameron Evans, Ann Frost, Jason Gaskarth, Toby Gaskarth, Ian McKay, Joan McLean, John McLean, Ivy Mewha, Jenny Thomson, Candace Siddall, Wendell Siddall, Joanne Watson, and John Watson. The 1 teaching elder is: the Rev. Dewald Delport. All are deeply thankful for each other’s faithfulness and willingness to continue the work.

The session gives thanks to the staff of St. Giles: to Fiona Wilkinson, as secretary, to Ted Samson, as church officer, to Marne Strome, as choir director, Lori Chang-foidl, as Pianist, and Esther Woelfle, as pianist and organist for their fine and faithful work and services for the church. We thank Heather Tufford for her work as nursery supervisor for the portion of the year she was here and wish her well on her move to Florida.

The session committees continue to work hard. They are all very appreciative of the non-session members who serve on these committee's. Many members of our congregation give freely of their time to support the adventures our committees pursue in our work.

Session thanks the choir of St. Giles, the Sunday school teachers, the groups of people who prepare the food for events, the group that looks after the refreshments on a Sunday, the people that help keep the flowers blooming all summer, the people that look after the sound, and all other endeavours by God's people who quietly step up and do what is necessary.

At every session meeting elders share concerns expressed by people of the congregation. We do try to address these concerns. If you ever have any questions that you would like session to answer please take advantage of speaking to an elder. Rest assured your concerns are important to us. They will be dealt with in a confidential manner and answered. We are pleased that there have not been many concerns expressed; however, session wants to let people know that this avenue is available. We also share at our meetings expressions of thanks and happiness.

We thank the congregation for their generous response to the financial needs of the work here at St. Giles as well as the many avenues of outreach. We are pleased so many support the various fund raising events during the year and thank people who volunteer to work at these events to make them the success they are.

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Session has been saddened by the loss of several long-term members this past year. Their contributions to Christ’s work and their friendships will be cherished in our hearts forever.

Session is heartened by the fact that we have received eight new members this past year and note that several more are in the process of becoming members.

Session thanks the efforts of our minister Rev. Delport. His enthusiasm is still infectious! We continue bless him, love him and feel honoured to work with him.

“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:7.

Respectfully SubmittedJohn Watson

STATISTICAL REPORT for 2012BaptismsThe Sacrament of Baptism was received by 2 childrenHayla June Hawke; Jena Park

2012 Membership Status Communicant Membership as of January 1, 2012 200

Members Received in 2012

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By Transfer:Bud and Donna Hamilton; Lesley Hawke; Ingrid Maybury; Kyeung shun Kim and Jongbaum Park

6By Resolution of SessionDenis and Dianne Mascardelli 2 Total 8

Members RemovedBy Transfer 2 By Resolution of Session 19 By Death 9 Total 30

Communicant Membership as of December 31. 2012 178

We regretfully record the names of members who died during 2012:Wilda Greenwood Muriel Mick Jean TurnbullTrudie Turner Joan Reynolds Steve DunnMarjorie Haston Mary Uttley Marjorie Davidson

Average Sunday Service Attendance 2012 - 78 (62 adults, 5 children, 11 choir) 2011 - 90 (72 adults, 6 children, 15 choir)

Respectfully submitted, Dawn FlintANNUAL REPORT FOR QUINTUS 2012

The Quintus Group has been meeting on the third Wednesday of the month at 1.30 p.m. in the Park Room. The meeting opens with a short devotion and is followed by a program chosen for that day, such as a video and discussion, and ends with a time of fellowship with tea and coffee.The videos chosen, have included the “World Day of Prayer introduction to Malaysia,”

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“12 Ordinary Men” and part of the ”Blessings” series about the nuns in Tibet. We are very grateful that the Reverend Dewald Delport was prepared to look after the technical side of bringing these movies to the screen.This year we have mourned the loss of Mrs. Marjorie Davidson, our very competent treasurer. She is greatly missed, and was noted for her concern for others and her breadth of interests.Our group appreciated the work of Gerda White, who placed beautiful arrangements of flowers in the sanctuary according to the season, and the work of Norm Millar and Ellie Klassen who contributed so much to the outside landscape of flowers.During the year we discussed making changes and we are now transitioning into a different time slot in order to be part of Midweek Mix. Consequently in November we met at 12 Noon for a bagged lunch and exercises in the Lower Hall and were delighted to have Mr. Michael Moorhouse as special guest. He brought a fascinating collection of rocks and diagrams to illustrate the geology of parts of Canada.The Quintus Group invites you to join them on the third Wednesday of the month at 12 noon for tea, conversation, exercises and surprises.

Respectfully submitted; Christine C. Browne

Quintus Group Financial Report 2012

Receipts DisbursementsOpening Balance 89.30 Church Flowers 50.008 Memberships 96.00 VBS 50.00Donations 35.00 In Memoriam 52.50Sale of Calendars 50.00 20 WMS Calendars 52.50

Gift 27.50Money Order to close account

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Total 270.30 239.75Balance December 31st, 2012 $30.55

St. Giles Choir Annual Report 2012The choir prepares one or more anthems for most Sunday services

from September to June. We started the year off by singing at the Robbie Burns dinner at the

end of January, organized by and hosted by choristers Ian McKay and Bill Woodward.

Many of our members shared their talents at the annual Folk Night in early April.

The choir performed in May 2012 with the Crescent Heights High School choir – a variety of musical styles were featured.

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In July, Ian McKay coordinated our “Stampede band and choir”, and many of our members contributed solo’s, duets, quartets, and instrumental music in the summer, as they do also throughout the year.

We continued to rehearse and present anthems during the fall of 2012.On December 13, the choir hosted a Carol Sing – an evening which

included sing-along carols, with performances by the choir and the Crescent Heights Vocal Jazz Ensemble. Refreshments, provided by the choir, were enjoyed by all following the event.

The choir again enjoyed the addition of Carmen Ashmead, Dianne Valentine, and Lori Syer on strings, as part of our annual Christmas Eve service.

We anticipate another Mass Choir performance with the Calgary Children’s Choir, The Crescent Heights High School Choir, and special guests and orchestral ensemble, for a performance of the Requiem by Gabriel Faure, at the Rozsa Centre on May 11 2013.

Our choir is blessed to have the accompanying talent of two very fine pianists – Esther Woelfle, and Lori Chang-fiodl.

We continue to recognize and thank Janet Astle, who, as choir librarian, continues the large and endless task of keeping our music, birthdays, gowns, and all choir memorabilia and other details in order. We also thank John Mclean for taking care of regular email updates to the choir, and maintaining close contact and communication with choir. The choir also, with the organizational help and “grunt work” of John Mclean and Janet Astle, set up and then disassembled the Christmas Tree and decorations.

Choir rehearsals are on Thursdays at 7:30pm, and we have at least two social gatherings per year, with strategically planned breaks and treats at specified rehearsals! Choir is a great place to feel a sense of belonging in the church, and to have an opportunity to contribute to the service in a meaningful way. New members are always welcome. No experience necessary!Respectfully submitted by: Marni Strome

Growing in Faith Together (GIFT) Report “With fresh new eyes, ears and heart, the team enthusiastically embraces the call to pass on the faith of the Church to children, youth and adults.”

Throughout the past year the GIFT committee have planned and arranged different events for people of all ages as we grow in our faith. This report shows many of the things we have worked on in the past year.

We have continued to oversee the church school as they work with the children of our congregation to help them develop their faith. The teachers for the past year were Anne Halliday-Clark, Heather Mackie and Katie Boyce.

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Thanks to all the teachers for their dedication! The substitutes were Cathy Brown, Ivy Mewha, Sandra Cameron Evans and Deanne Stephen. Thanks to them for being available to give the teachers a break when needed!

The children have also had several extra events this past year. They enjoyed making Easter cards for the Shut-ins as well as for the congregation, which they eagerly handed out on Easter Sunday morning. It was very uplifting to see their smiling faces right in the doorway greeting the people as they entered the church. They led one service during the year – their Christmas service. Thanks to Sandra Cameron Evans and Cathy Brown for all their work with the children preparing for the Christmas Service. The children were also involved in two outreach projects where they were able to give back to others who are less fortunate. They made jars of Brownie Mix, which were sold at the Bazaar, and the $100 they raised from the jars went to PWS&D (Pakistan). Then at Christmas, the children went shopping for items for the gift bags they created for the Women in Need’s Kids Club & Girl’s Talk programs. They were able to make 28 gift bags each with toiletries, stationary as well as one “toy”. Thanks to everyone who donated items or money for this project!

Over the summer months we asked for volunteers to teach the children each morning. The GIFT committee created weekly lesson packages with a story and pre-prepared craft that the volunteers were then able to use to facilitate the lesson. While there were few children each week the ones who were at church were able to learn lessons and enjoy their time together while getting to know some of the adults in the congregation. Thanks to those who volunteered to teach during the summer!

This year we again hosted a VBS in the summer. There were 11 children in all who attended. The children and leaders all enjoyed the week and learned lots. Thanks to all the leaders, snack preparers and people who helped in all ways to make the week of VBS a success!

Our Youth Group continued all year with an average of 9 attending each month. The evenings of youth group included discussions, pumpkin carving, cookie making, hide-and-seek, crafts, and an energy activity. This is a great opportunity for our youth to feel at home in our church and to grow not only in their faith but also in their relationships with each other. Thanks to Rev. Dewald and Gail Wearmouth & Anne Halliday-Clark for their leadership and help with the youth events.

On the adult side of things, we had several different groups and/or events for the congregation.

We held 4 movie nights. Each night saw 8 – 12 people watch a movie together, enjoy some popcorn and then close with a discussion of the movie. The movies we watched included Shadowlands, The Waking of Ned

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Devine, Jacob the Liar and Invictus. Thanks for Rev. Dewald and John Watson for running the movies and to Ivy Mewha for being the popcorn and hot chocolate maker.

There were also several opportunities for adult studies throughout the year. These included bible studies focusing on Acts and the Gospel according to Luke. Thanks to Rev. Dewald for leading these studies.

The GIFT committee also organized the Son-Rise Service on Easter Sunday, followed by breakfast. This service was an early start to Easter Sunday morning but was a great way to begin such a special day, surrounded by the beauty of nature while enjoying Rev. Dewald’s service.

We have also kept the library tidy and organized and have continued putting new and donated books onto the shelves so people can enjoy them.

The GIFT committee members for this past year were: Joanne Watson, Ivy Mewha, Ann Frost, Heather Mackie, Gail Wearmouth and Toby Gaskarth.

If you have any ideas for the future, especially of studies or events you would be interested in seeing the GIFT committee host, or items you would like to see in the library, please talk to one of the committee members. If you would like to be involved, we would welcome you to be part of our team, just talk to any of the members as listed above.

Respectfully submitted,GIFT committee.

Mission in Action Report 2012Acadia Place, a multi-unit apartment block for tenants who have been

homeless or are at risk of homelessness, was once again our focus during the Lenten season. The goal is to pay down the mortgage on this building so that rents can remain reasonable and attainable for the tenants. Kairos Calgary and the Calgary Homeless Foundation continue to be in need of our support as together we work toward a future where no family in this city will be homeless.

Over the summer months, a jar was placed in the narthex for people to fill with their soon to be obsolete pennies (and other change) in support of the people of the Sahel in Africa, who have been suffering from famine, due to severe droughts in the region. The jar has been emptied several times and the funds collected in this way are being forwarded to PWS&D.

Once again, a special appeal to support The Calgary Interfaith Food Bank was made at Thanksgiving time. Non-perishable food items were collected in the narthex for several Sundays and donations were made

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through the offering.Presbyterian Sharing Sunday was observed on October 21, 2012 and

on that Sunday, the service was conducted by members of the Mission in Action Committee. Presbyterian Sharing supports projects across Canada as well as internationally. This special worship service focused on the work of this organization and our connection as a congregation with the many worthwhile projects that have received support and funding through Presbyterian Sharing.

During Advent, St. Giles once again teamed up with the folks at the McPhail School of Energy at SAIT in support of their Adopt-a-Student program. This year, we were able to provide gift cards from Safeway for ten families at SAIT.

St. Giles also continues to operate an “Inn” the first Wednesday of each month through the Inn From the Cold Society. Over fifty volunteers help to make this happen and others offer financial support to cover a portion of the expenses. Our volunteers come from our own congregation, members of the Northwest Church congregation, and also from our community, friends and neighbours. Since last June, there has been an increase in families using the Inn for shelter and this trend is continuing.

Report Respectfully Submitted by John McLean, Convener of Mission in Action

Pastoral care committee report for 2012 This committee meets on a monthly basis.

Again our card secretary has been very diligent in sending out cards to mark special birthdays, bereavements, get well and thinking of you . It was a special delight to be able to send “welcome baby” cards out and we welcome the “little ones” with great pleasure.

Our committee has continued to visit the sick, bereaved, and homebound. We hope this makes them feel that are connected , and part of, the ongoing events of the church. Prayer shawls have been given to those in need of “special comfort” and they have been most gratefully received.

Over the Christmas season we visited all the “homebound” with a small gift/calendar, and a personalized card made by the Sunday School children. These cards are much appreciated by the recipients .We accomplish this endeavour with the assistance of additional members of the

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congregation to whom we are most grateful. We sent cards/ letters to old friends who no longer live in the city.

We have had 2 communion services for our “homebound” members. 12 attended the service in the spring and 10 in the fall. . We are grateful to Rev Delport for his special sermons at those occasions. These members are very happy to be able to spend time with him., and are fulfilled and grateful that they are able to celebrate in “God’s House” Volunteer help during these occasions is much appreciated.

We continue to support a monthly service at the Fanning Center. We thank Rev Delport for his participation and diligence in making this a meaningful occasion for the residents .They appreciate the rapport they have with him.

We sadly have lost 9 members this past year. Their loss has left a void in our church family and they are dearly missed. Their families have been in our thoughts and prayers.

Our bulletin prayer list is reviewed monthly and changed as situations dictate.

We thank Rev Delport for all his support, guidance and participation in our committee.

My great thanks to all committee members for their on-going support to help those in less fortunate situations.

Respectfully submitted Jenny Thomson Convenor.

Card Secretary Annual Report

I was kept busy again this year sending cards to seniors 75 and over plus ‘Get Well’, “Thinking of You’, and ‘Sympathy’ cards. A nice surprise was to send 3 ‘Baby Congratulation’ cards!!

Cards sent:Birthday 8 Get Well 13Thinking of You 8 Sympathy 11Baby congratulations 3

Please let me know of anyone who needs a card and I will send one.

Respectfully Submitted; Arlene Simpson

“What’s Up?”2012 Annual Report of our Church Newsletter

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Over the past year, three issues of “What’s Up?” our church newsletter were published. The editorial team includes Susan Carmichael, Merle Dalip, Pearl Dalip and Rev. Dewald Delport. We could not have put this Newsletter together without the help of our dedicated and regular contributors: Janet Astle (Archives), Chris Browne (Special Events), Sandra Cameron Evans (Presbytery), Dawn Flint (Special Events), Audrey Harms (Special Events), Heather Mackie (Church School), Michael Moorhouse (Special Events), Bernice Poon (Special Events), Ted Samson (Finances), Marni Strome (Choir News) and John Watson (Special Events).

Each issue of our Newsletter features a message from the Minister, Editorial, Articles, News and Themes, as well as updates from various committees. Just as importantly, there is news from various members of the congregation, articles from guest contributors, inspirational scripture quotes, humor and photographs from different occasions, plus information on upcoming events.

We are very appreciative of the many suggestions and contributions of members of the congregation and we look to your continued support and encouragement.

Respectfully submitted, Merle Dalip 2012 Report of the Second Sundays Singers

This year has been a great year for the Second Sunday Singers. Gillian Siddall took on the role of Second Sunday singers' leader to continue what Chris Browne has been doing with organizing the group. It has been a great opportunity to help out in the church. As for a couple of important members, Beth Ferguson has blessed us with her piano accompaniment for our songs and it has been wonderful. The choir would like to thank her for that. We have also had the presence of our very own Dewald Delport for our men's section. Unfortunately, we lost a member of this group, Marjorie Davidson. We will continue to think of her every time we sing.This group has been great for the people of Hillcrest Extendicare and we feel wonderful to help them relive their younger days. Just now in January 2013, we have been able to have a meeting about sorting through music and it was very successful. This included deciding which music to leave out and what music to add which would be familiar tunes that would bring back lovely melodies. Overall, the success of this group has been great. We welcome anyone who would like to join us to sing any second Sunday of the month at 2pm at Hillcrest Extendicare. Its great for everyone.

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Thanks for a Great Year!Submitted by Gillian Siddall

Archives – report for 2012

The purpose of the archives is to collect the church records in one place, ensure their preservation, organize them for ease of access and have the

most important documents preserved on microfilm. Work on the archives continued as usual during the year, including

filing service bulletins, funeral cards, photographs of various events, and other papers. This year I also finished sorting the records from the Athalie Read Women’s Missionary Society.

There were a few requests from the congregation for information from the archives, and I used the archives myself for three articles I wrote for our newsletter What’s Up?

As always, I am happy to receive any church related documents for inclusion in the archives. While I prefer the photographs as actual prints I have developed a system for filing them in digital form so I can now receive them in either format.

Respectfully submitted, Janet AstleReport of the Policy and Planning Committee 2012

The Policy and Planning Committee, under the direction of Session, addresses strategic areas impacting the life and work of the congregation, helping prepare St. Giles for our short and long-term future.

Much of the committee’s work is to deal with a variety of referrals from Session, researching and making recommendations for their consideration.

One of those referrals resulted from the 2012 Presbytery Visitation. Presbytery recommended that St. Giles review its vision and mission statements and consider ways to involve the congregation in revising and/or implementing an appropriate statement. As a result, a group has been formed that will look at St. Giles now and into the future and discern what God is calling us to be. The resulting statement will provide a common focus to lead the congregation in making decisions. You will be hearing more from this vision group as they proceed.

The Committee continued with arranging the distribution of postcards as a means of communication in the neighbourhood, inviting people to our

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Easter and Christmas services. As well, they updated the St. Giles brochure which is another tool of communication for the congregation.

As our relationship with the Calgary Korean Evangelical Church continues, Rev. Delport, the Mission in Action Convenor and the Policy and Planning Convenor have met with representatives from the CKEC. These discussions ensure that the arrangements in place are satisfactorily meeting the needs of both congregations.

MEMBERS:Jack Alexander Sandra Cameron Evans, ConvenorDennis Daly Marilyn Machum Wendell Siddall John Watson

Human Resources Committee Annual Report 2012

This has been another year of ongoing change. In March, Melissa Dios was hired to be our Secretary. She was a university student with 2 years of study left. In June she tendered her resignation. She had been offered a ‘fast track program’ to complete her degree in one year instead of two which would require all her time for classes and study.

Once again Fiona Wilkinson came to our rescue for the summer. Fiona was hired on a permanent basis in September with the understanding that the hours would be increased from 12 to 16 hours a week. These extra hours would be filled with increased duties such as providing more assistance to the various committees. Our Nursery Worker, Heather Tufford, resigned in the fall and moved out of Calgary. The position was posted in our bulletin for several weeks without success. During that time, women in our congregation volunteered to be on a roster for the Nursery. We would like to thank all those who volunteered, especially Irene Savage, Sue Cooper and Sandra Cameron Evans. We are currently advertising in our bulletin and other Calgary Presbyterian Church bulletins for possible applicants.

The Church Officer, Secretary and Church School teachers have completed their Police checks and the teachers have attended an In-Service on ‘Covenant of Care’ as required by PCC

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Respectfully submitted, Marilyn Machum, Convenor

Sound System Report 2012

2012 was a good year as we had very little trouble with the sound system.We have been putting the services on the website and it has worked well. We hope that everyone will take some time to listen to the services, it would be good to get some feedback.It was a hard year for our operators as we do not have enough people to cover the summer months. It is not a difficult job and full training is provided – please consider volunteering to do this worthwhile Ministry.I would like to take this time to thank Mark McCuaig, David Browne, Lorne Cowan, David McCormick for their support over the year.

Respectfully submitted by Walter CooperFacilities and Maintenance Report 2012

This year Dennis Daly tock over as coordinator. Former coordinator Walter Cooper has been of tremendous assistance with his experience and knowledge of the issues.Walter also filled in when Dennis was in hospital over the summer.

Members Include

Jack Alexander, Jason Gaskarth, Norm Millar, John Watson, Lorne Cowan, Dennis DalyWalter Cooper, Ted Samson, Dave McCormick, Frazer Haliday

Rev. Dewald and others in the congregation have also been of help over the course of the last year.

Korean Church Early this year we teamed up to share our wonderful facilities with a Korean church and the results seem be very favorable.There had been concerns that electricity and water consumption would go up significantly as well as other costs, but there has not been a significant increase in electrical or water usage. The rent of $900 per month seems to be satisfactory.

Maintenance ProjectsThis year we installed new windows in the house kitchen for $3300, finished some roof repairs and started painting the basement.

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Cost of paint and materials for the secretary’s office, as an example was around $100.Maintenance for the organ and pianos also comes from our budget and amounted to about $900 this year. The snow removal and yard maintenance have gone well this year and no changes are anticipated.We fortunately received no unexpected items of significant cost and the budget was fully spent.Next year seems like the same situation with perhaps more painting costs.In view of constantly increasing costs we are asking for a 3% increase in the maintenance budget.

Memorial funds are available to help should we face any significant cost that requires immediate attention.

Dennis Daly

Envelope Secretary’s ReportThe 2012 General Envelope Offering Summary is as follows:-

The chart above displays the 2012

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Number of Envelopes

WeeklyContribution Range

Annual Average percontributor

AnnualTotalsper grouping

12 up to $2/wk $61 $735.008 $2 – 4/wk $131 $1,047.5019 $5 – 9/wk $317 $6,015.0016 $10 – 14/wk $589 $9,432.005 $15 – 19/wk $835 $4,175.0013 $20 – 29/wk $1,154 $15,008.0022 $30 – 49/wk $1,951 $42,873.5523 $50+ / wk $5,048 $115,650.2

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118Total 2012 General Envelope Offerings

$194,936.84

139Total 2011 General Envelope Offerings

$210,868.00

general envelope offerings. This includes both envelopes and PAR but does not include offerings made by visitors. It only includes general offerings not any designated funds or memorials. The numbers are grouped based on average weekly contributions. The annual totals show what the amount collected is for the entire year by those groupings.

The positive side of this is that individually our offerings were up from an average of $1,517 last year to an average of $1,652 this year, which is an increase of about 9%. However, as a congregation our general givings were lower.

Using this chart we can see which bracket we fit into in the overall offerings, and hopefully we can endeavour to increase what we give by trying to move up closer to the average for the bracket that we are in, or up into the next bracket.

The graph below illustrates the offerings by month throughout the year comparing 2011 and 2012. It shows that there are monthly variances both higher and lower. The biggest variances are in April and October and are due to there being an extra week in April of 2012 and October of 2011.

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Respectfully SubmittedHeather Mackie

2012 Financial Report

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The Annual Financial Statements for the year ending December 31, 2012 appear on the next pages, as well as the Proposed Budget for the new year 2013. The budget pages include the 2012 Budget, the actual figures for 2012 and the proposed 2013 Budget. We hoped that our General Offerings for 2012 would be close to what we received in 2011 (over $216,000) and in the end, we were quite close, with $200,661 in envelope income. This was less than the Budget called for, but because our other income was more than $10,000 over the Budget, we managed a small surplus. Although other donations (Funerals and Weddings) was low, we had higher than expected Congregation Life income and the Korean Church helped as well.

Our expenses for 2012 were close to what we budgeted for, requiring $235,786 in cash, only about $5,600 over budget. This was due to higher than expected assessments for the Presbyterian Pension Plan and Extended Health Care as well as , Repairs and Maintenance and electricity and natural gas utilities. The new windows for the Park Room kitchen and the blue room were paid from Memorial Funds and the utility costs were low until the cold weather arrived.

Our Restricted Funds remained about the same in 2012 with one exception (a $5,000 bequest in December) and because we used the donations to the Memorial Funds in 2012 to balance the Budget. We received $670 in memory of 1 individual and $355 in memory of 4 others. There was a $200 memorial donation for our Inn From the Cold.

As a congregation, we continue to support various Mission Projects, in addition to our accepted allocation of $20,000 to "Presbyterians Sharing". In 2012, we contributed$6,386 towards several mission work projects:

$ 20 to Presbyterians Sharing through additional donations$1,106 to PWS&D Sahel, Sunday School Challenge and General

appeals$1,184 for the SAIT Adopt a Student Advent Mission$ 755 to the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank, plus food donations$ 50 to Mustard Seed$ 100 to Camp Kannawin$ 825 to our own Inn From the Cold program and $88 for the

Calgary IFTC$2,258 for Acadia Place, from the Lenten Mission and the Folk Night.

We did manage to meet our budget in 2012 and the new budget for 2013 is of the same order, making our ability to meet it better than many years in the past. However, we should not become complacent about our ability to meet our anticipated income because our congregation and our supporters seem to be shrinking, and

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even in overheated Alberta, money does not come easily.

Respectfully Submitted,Edward C. Samson (Convenor, Finance Committee, and Treasurer)

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