Deadlines & Dates
Health and Wellness Summit
August 27
Church Audits DUE to Diocese
September 1
Congregational Operating and Property Grant Requests DUE
September 15
Program & Ministry Grant Requests DUE
October 8
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 | Canon Julie Young, diocesan treasurer and canon for finance and administration
jyoung@edsd.org
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FROM THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN DIEGO
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Dear Colleagues,
Where has the summer gone? While many of you are enjoying a well-earned summer vacation, I suspect that just as many of you are getting ready for fall and all that it brings -- the start of a new program year, Sunday school, and stewardship planning. I am gearing up for the budget process and the diocesan report (similar to the parochial report), which is due September 1.
This month's newsletter includes resources to help you with your stewardship campaign planning. I hope you and your congregation will take advantage of the information that is available to maximize the possibility of a vibrant and successful campaign. I draw your attention to the announcement of the stewardship workshop on September 28 at Good Samaritan.
Julie Young
Canon for Finance & Administration
Diocesan Treasurer
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Upcoming Stewardship Workshop
Saturday, September 28 at Good Samaritan, University City
Stewardship 101: Bring the basics of your congregation's stewardship plan and work with Bishop Mathes and Canon Smith on enhancing your plan, creating a feasible timeline and setting achievable goals. Bishop Mathes and Jerry Campbell, capital campaign consultant from the Episcopal Church Foundation will be our speakers. Take advantage of this resource from the Office of the Bishop. Saturday, September 28, 8:30 a.m. light hopsitality and 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. training. Good Samaritan, 4321 Eastgate Mall, San Diego. RSVP by Monday, September 23. For more information, or to RSVP, contact Canon Howard F. Smith.
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More Stewardship Planning
Upcoming Webinars from the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF)
As part of ECF's on-going efforts to assist congregations in developing leadership and financial resources, it offers a wide range of free web conferences for clergy and lay parish leaders. All lay and clergy leaders are welcome to participate. Topics include planned giving, capital campaigns, stewardship, vestry leadership, vision and planning, parish finances, communications, managing change, and endowments. Click on the links below to register, or click here to learn more.
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Even More Stewardship Planning
Free Webinar Recordings
The Episcopal Church Foundation is pleased to offer the following library of webinars for your stewardship toolbox. Many of you have participated in an ECF webinar and might find it helpful to review the information. Maybe you wanted to take one of these conferences but couldn't make it. ECF has been recording them for you and here's some of what you'll find:
We invite you to take advantage of these recordings and return to ECF Vital Practices again and again in the future for more opportunities to learn and grow.
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Congregational Audits are Due 9/1
We appreciate the churches that have already sent their 2012 audits. Special thanks to the following congregations for their on-time audits: - Good Shepherd, Hemet
- St. Barnabas, Borrego Springs
- Sts. Peter & Paul, El Centro
- St. Hugh's, Idyllwild
- St. John's, Indio
- All Saints', San Diego
We also appreciate the rest of you who are diligently working on the completion of your audits. If you know that you will not meet the September 1 deadline, please email Rosa Feeney and let her know when you plan to send it.
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We mailed letters explaining the grant process and requirements to missions and aided parishes that are eligible to receive operating support. Property Improvement Grant Applications were included. For more information about property improvement grants visit our website. Requests for congregational operating and property improvement assistance are due on September 15. Information on program and ministry grants is available on the diocesan website. Grant applications for program and ministry grants are due on October 8.
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Important Health Insurance Information
Compliance Notifications
The Medical Trust will provide important notices to our members to help them understand their rights under the law. This PDF packet contains these notices, has been mailed to all members enrolled in our plans. As a participating employer in The Medical Trust plans, you also have an obligation to provide certain notices to your employees, even to those who do not enroll in the plans. As such, they ask that you provide these same notices to employees who become eligible to participate in the Medical Trust plans, even if they opt out of coverage. In the future, The Medical Trust will ask you to certify that these notices have been provided to eligible employees in order to ensure that the relevant legal obligations are satisfied. In addition to the PDF referenced above, these individual notices will be posted on the CPG website for your reference.Health Care Reform/Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Remember that the Medical Trust is monitoring regulations and guidance coming from the government on the Affordable Care Act and is creating web-based resources to help you and Church employees understand the ACA's provisions and how they apply to the Medical Trust and its participating groups. Click here to see current Healthcare Reform information and FAQs.Open Enrollment
The Medical Trust is in the process of finalizing plan selections and pricing for 2014. These will be available to the diocese in September at which time the personnel committee will choose which of the plans to offer. Information about the plans and their pricing will be provided to you in October. Open enrollment will take place in November. Stay tuned!
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We're pleased to welcome Bishop Mathes and Peter K, health and fitness expert, to our health and wellness summit on Tuesday, August 27 at Good Samaritan, 4321 Eastgate Mall, San Diego, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. All employees of the Episcopal Church are welcome to attend. $10, lunch included. A number of churches are planning to close for the day so that all employees can benefit from this summit. REGISTER HERE!
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International Travel Insurance
Traveling outside the U.S. with your congregation? Protect your church with international travel insurance
If your congregation is planning a church-related or mission trip outside the U.S., consider that our health care and workers' compensation plans are not designed to protect travelers against overseas problems or emergencies; neither are liability claims brought outside the U.S. covered by our policies. There is a solution. The Church Insurance Agency Corporation (CIAC) offers the ACE Internal Advantage program. This plan bundles different coverages within a single policy. Included are: general liability, commercial auto liability, employers liability, executive assistance services, international medical and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and kidnap and extortion coverage. This coverage is reasonably priced based on the number of travel days and the number of travelers. It is a minor expense compared to paying for a major medical issue in a foreign or a medical evacuation flight back to the United States. For more information contact CIAC representative, Gail Graham, 800-293-3525. Click here to read about how international travel insurance protects churches.
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