On Tuesday night the vestry met to pass a budget for 2016. Church budgets usually don't change much from year to year.  That said, there were a few important elements in this budget I'd like to mention.  First, we are moving our custodians from 3/4 to full time.  Years ago during the economic downturn, we moved our custodians to 3/4 time. This allowed us to keep our three primary custodians on staff. We were able to offer them extra hours as we hosted more events at the Cathedral, but we have always wanted to bring them back to full time and I am pleased we are doing so.  We added $50,000 for deferred maintenance. Under the leadership of our facilities committee we have begun tending our building in a systematic way and expect to repair, maintain and improve the facility some each year. Finally, we added $20,000 for advertising and marketing. We are partnering with the Sacramento News and Review to raise the profile of Trinity Cathedral in Sacramento. Trinity Cathedral is a remarkable place and we need to do a better job of sharing our story with Sacramento. The budget will be presented to the congregation at our Annual Meeting on February 21.

This budget is dependent on pledges from the congregation.  We have about 90 pledges from 2015 that have not been renewed for 2016.  If you have not yet pledged for 2016, please do so now.  You can fill out a pledge card in church, or if you prefer, email me the amount you intend to contribute and I will pass it on to the stewardship committee.  

I encourage you to attend our Floyd School fundraising dinner and auction on February 5.  This is an important way we help children who are living in poverty go on field trips with their school.  I promise the dinner will be delicious and fun and we have some great items that will be auctioned.  You can find details in this e-news by following this link.

Brian

The Very Rev. Dr. Brian Baker, Dean

Trinity Cathedral