Dear Members of the All Saints' Congregation:

The last two Sunday's we've heard explanations about Stewardship of Our Worship Space and Stewardship of the Earth.  Those presentations are available to watch online by youtube via our church web site.

This Sunday, our Director of Music, Holly Simons, will give a presentation at both services pertaining to our Stewardship of Music.  

On October 11th, Don Holm will give a presentation at both services pertaining to our Stewardship in support of our operating budget. Pledges will be received for the operating budget and capital campaign on Oct. 18th. We will have one service at 9 am on that date. 

The committee members for the capital campaign, in addition to me, are Beth Smith, Susie Walker, Don Holm, Christy Parker, Jane Milligan, and  Rev. Bill Petersen. Our mission as outlined by our vestry will be completed when the capital campaign drive ends.

The vestry will develop a timeline to implement Stewardship of our Worship Space, Stewardship of the Earth, and Stewardship of Music. Input will be needed and sought from the congregation on how best to implement the goals for these areas. Beth Smith, in her presentation on Stewardship of Our Worship Space, remarked that the pews will be painted and new carpet will be installed in the sanctuary. Input from the congregation will be important in deciding the type and color of carpet, color of paint for the pews, etc. The Stevens Room will be changed. No decisions have been made, and again input will be vital, for what that room will look like.  

We are planning on having an energy audit, and input will be needed from the congregation as to how best to implement the recommendations from that audit.  

A committee to study the feasibility of using solar panels has been meeting for several months. Those committee members are Doug Smithwood, Lee White, Don Holm, Dan Lake, Susan Fuller, Andy Milligan, and Rev. Bill Petersen. Our Diocese has offered to match the cost of the panels. The committee has met with our legislators about creating legislation that will give rebates to churches and small non profits to help reduce the cost of the solar panels. Solar panel installation will be delayed a year to give that legislation a chance to become law. When the conservation is completed and the solar panels are installed, our energy costs will be reduced about 80 to 85%. Members of that committee can answer questions in regards to the solar panels. 

This week the members of Lord and Tailor, whose ministry is so important to our community, pledged a generous gift to our campaign. I am happy to report that the capital campaign drive is going very well as all of the members of the vestry, steering committee, and a few others have pledged over half of the amount needed, ($220,000) to complete the capital campaign.  

I know that I speak for the other members of the steering committee that this has been a wonderful experience for us. The members of the committee would be happy to meet with members of our congregation and  answer any questions.

Sincerely,