Christmas activities at <strong>St</strong>. Clement’s Cam Conour and the Youth Choir led the carols singing at the December 16 parish brunch. Jill Morris directed the Christmas pageant. Victor Gavenda directs the final rehearsal of Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols” with the Adult Choir and Corvo <strong>St</strong>ring Quartet. Rachelle Sherris-Watt and choir parents put on the Youth Choir Christmas lunch.
STEWARDSHIP <strong>2<strong>01</strong>3</strong> In giving we receive. Many thanks to everyone who has made a commitment to <strong>St</strong>. Clement’s for the coming year! If you haven’t pledged yet for <strong>2<strong>01</strong>3</strong>, this is a particularly good time to gather the family and decide what you will be able to give. As of December 26, we have 115 pledges totaling $267,972. —<strong>St</strong>. Clement’s Vestry & <strong>St</strong>ewardship Committee <strong>St</strong>eve & Kellie Abreu, Marjorie Alvord & Michael Berry, Jack Andrews & Katharine Kates, Augusta Anyaoha, Chris Bailey & Liz Tracey, Marion McConnell Bailey, Schuyler & Susan Bailey, Natalie Balfour & John Cove, Mrs. Robert Balfour, John K. Ballantine, Bernadette Bell & Kenneth Wachter, Nauvelene Blaisdell, John Bolenbaugh, <strong>Jan</strong>e Brooks, Don & Carol Anne Brown, Christopher Buckley & Patricia Vanderberg, Margaret Bush, The Cartmell Family, Martha Casamajor, Mary Louise Chapman, Robert & Pamela Clark, Sherman & Barbara Smith Clark, Catherine Cohen, Megan Colwell, Betsy Connell, Claire & David Cunningham, Robert & Judith Davis, Cathy DeVos, Doug & Linda Dobson, William & <strong>Jan</strong>ice Dost, Milton Edelin, Linda G. (Piego) Ellwood, Ken & Mary Farrell, Jeff & Shannon Faucette, Jim Fousekis, Mitzi & Dean Francis, Joseph Furstenthal, George Ann Garms, Neysa Garrett, Victor & Linda Gavenda, Dian Gillmar, Victor & Christine Gold, Joel & Sacha Grippando, Mary A. (Mandy) Hammond, Mary Hanna, Sally M. Hartley, Susan & Peter Harvey, Peg Healy, Robert & Karin Heimbucher, Mary Hill, Susan Hone, Lee Hoover-Piersol, Phil & Virginia Hoyt, Mary Anna Hsi, Lynda Hurley, Virginia Jardim, Kathryn Jevons, The Johnson Family, Tom & Marily Johnson, Charlotte Johnston, Bill & Mollie Kinney, M. Linda Kranichfeld, Bob & Kim Lally, Kristor Lawson & Marie Fiala, Andrew & Sarah Layton, Paul Lettieri, Liz & Ralph Long, George & Deedee Martin, Barbara Massie, Elizabeth T. Mayer, Karen P. McMahon, Betsy McReddie, Don & Mary Miller, Anne & Mia Mochizuki, Frances L. Morgan, John & Jill Morris, David Myles, Ted Nace, Melissa Newel, George Nikolaieff, Ann & <strong>St</strong>eve Oakes, Carolyn & Wesley Ogburn, The O’Neill Family, Felice & Renaldo Parisi, Bernard & Joan Pech, Pat Peters, Katie Pickard, Alyce B. Proctor, Sheldon Ramsay, Mark & Brenda Richardson, Aaron Ryan, Hank & Tecia Ryan, <strong>Jan</strong>et Salsman, Rizel & David Samson, Marjorie D. Sanborn, Evelyn Sawhill, Ron & Sandy Solis, William & Katharine Sparling, Richard & Mary Sproul, Helen <strong>St</strong>amm, Richard & Ysella <strong>St</strong>ark, Kathy & Chip <strong>St</strong>erling, David & Kathleen <strong>St</strong>one, David Swanson, Hank & Darcy Tarbell, <strong>Jan</strong>et Towler, Lynne Turner, Thomas & Suzanne Vinzent, Dan & Sally Wages, Edward & Susan Waller, Nancy Wickes, Doris Willingham, Rudy & Betty Winnacker, Kelly Woodard, Carolyn J. Young Good question! Why Have a Will or Estate Plan 1. Ask the individual who has surrendered control of a lifetime of assets by failing to execute a valid estate plan. 2. Ask the family whose loved one died without a proper estate plan in place, and now must go to court to untangle the pieces and pay the probate fees. 3. Ask the church who neglected to remind its members of the faithful stewardship of their lifetime assets. 4. Ask The Book of Common Prayer, which speaks of “the duty of Christian parents to make prudent provision for the well-being of their families, and of all persons to make wills, while they are in health, arranging for the disposal of their temporal goods, not neglecting, if they are able, to leave bequests for religious and charitable uses.” (page 445) 5. Ask the inheritor who was not prepared to handle the sudden windfall. For information and counsel in planning your estate and charitable gifts, call upon your Gift Planning Officer. This is his ministry. The Rev. Richard L. Schaper, Gift Planning Officer CFP <strong>Episcopal</strong> Diocese of California, <strong>Episcopal</strong>Gift.org (415) 869-7812, RichardS@DioCal.org
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