The 213th Annual Council - Diocese of Virginia

Proceedings
I will be referring to a packet you should have received at registration. Given time
constraints, if you do not have a set, please look on with a neighbor and you may pick up
a copy at the diocesan office. You can also find this presentation on YouTube. For those
of you over 50, ask your kids what I meant by that.
What I will be referencing are:
• The Parish Audit report as of January 22, 2008
• The Parish Pledge report as of January 22, 2008
• A line item version of the proposed budget for 2008 as approved by the Executive
Board this past December
• The unaudited income statement for the Diocese of Virginia for 12/31/07, as current
through January 22, 2008
Absent from that list is my required statement on the required parochial reports. They
are almost complete with reports entered for all but a few of our 184 churches.
J2A is not just Journey to Adulthood, but the catchy new name of Journey to Audits. I
know I can feel the excitement in the room. The parish audits received as shown are as
of January 22 of this year. Like the parochial reports, audits are required by the canons
of the Church. The number of audits that we have received for the 2006 audit year is 104.
The report carries the current report year, 2006, as well as five prior years. We have good
success in receiving prior year reports so thank you all for your oversight.
Please note that Christ Church, Winchester in Region XIV has been credited for their
2006 report. This report was received after your documents were printed and the formal
documents for Council will reflect this.
Audits are required to be in the office of the Bishop by September 1 of each year, and
are an important responsibility of the leadership of each church. As many of you know,
being current in your audit work is a key facet to receiving Mustard Seed Grants, as well
as to receiving approval from the Standing Committee for incurring debt.
The diocesan audit for 2007 begins on Monday, February 11 and we will be working
with auditors on and off for about six weeks. Our diocesan auditors continue to be the
Richmond office of Goodman & Company.
Turning to the pledge report, it is current as of the afternoon of January 22 and to update
this report further, please make note of the following pledges or changes to pledges:
• Region V, St. John’s, McLean increased their pledge from $175,000 to $185,000
• Region XIII, Leeds Parish, Markham made a pledge of $19,000, representing 10
percent of income
• Region XIV, Christ Church, Winchester increased their pledge from $40,000 to $50,000
When we printed all the materials this week, the change in pledging to the diocese from
2007 to 2008 was +3.33 percent from 144 pledges. As of this morning, with the additional
pledges included, pledges stand at +4.45percent over 2007 levels with 158 pledges in. Of
the 158, 95 pledges are up, 30 are the same and 33 are down.
The pledge report includes the prior year, 2007 and is presented by regional order. If
your church pledge to the diocesan operating budget is not reflected, or is not accurately
reported, please let me know at your earliest convenience, as having as complete pledging
as possible allows the budget committee to allocate all resources offered freely.
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