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 March 2014

 

Leadership Academy is coming right up this Saturday, March 15! We are excited about the breadth and depth of the workshops. It looks like we are going to have a record turnout for the event so register now!

In the finance and administration track, morning workshops will cover the basics of church finance/admin and human resource management. 

Afternoon workshops will focus on more specific topics and will include insurance, buildings and grounds, clergy and lay benefits, and church audits/parochial reports. While we welcome all-comers to the finance and admin workshops, I encourage you to make sure someone from your church is attending the Hispanic ministry workshop (How to Begin Hispanic Ministry) and the young adult ministry workshops (Attracting 30-and-40 Somethings to the Church). We recruited dynamic speakers from outside the diocese for both of these morning worships, so this may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (you can hear me anytime!) For more information, visit the diocesan website.

The diocesan staff will move April 7-9 to the Episcopal Church Center. Please make a note of our new address and be aware that our offices will be closed during the move.

Parochial reports are due Saturday, March 1. This year, please provide your 2013 financial statement (reconciling the financials with the parochial report) and 2014 budget with your parochial report. Reconciliation forms can be found on our website: edsd.org/parochialreports

Audits are not due until September 1 but now is the time to familiarize yourselves with the guidelines and the workbook that have been sent to you. Please note that the form in the workbook that asks you to identify your audit committee and tell us what type of audit you will conduct this year is due April 15. For more information visit our website: www.edsd.org/audit.