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VISION
As a church of Jesus Christ, Holy Cross strives to
make God’s dream a reality, that all might live, love,
and thrive in the love and grace of God.
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MISSION
As a church of Jesus Christ, Holy Cross exists to
empower people to live, love, and lead in the love of
God through authentic relationships, spiritual
formation, social justice, and cultural engagement.
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CORE VALUES
Inclusion & Acceptance
Stepping Up & Out
Connection & Relationships
Relevance & Resonance
Teamwork & Generosity
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“But you will receive power when
the Holy Spirit has come upon you;
and you will be my witnesses in
Jerusalem, in all Judea and
Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. ”
Acts 1:8
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2018 Annual Congregation Meeting Minutes
Feb. 11, 2018 | Fellowship Hall
1. The meeting was called to order at 11:02 AM by Church Council
President, Luc Peterson.
2. There was a motion to accept meeting minutes from last year’s
meeting. The motion was seconded and passed.
3. Pastor John then led an opening prayer and had a reading from
Matthew 25. He then read the Gospel from Mark 6.
4. L. Peterson presented reflections on the past year:
o The 2017 goals were revisited
o There was an increase in small group participation, 50% of
membership is now involved in a small group
o There were 6 baptisms this year
o Outreach mission – 20% of the HCLC budget this year went
outside the church
5. L. Peterson presented the 2018 goals:
o Alignment – The TAG process is underway and will be a chief
effort in 2018
o Youth – The Church was unable to acquire a youth minister
but not for lack of trying. A goal of this year is to define what
we mean by “youth ministry,” develop a strategy for
implementation and budget for it.
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o Transparency – A goal is to codify, document, and publish our
institutional knowledge.
o Engagement – We will strive to grow participation by
challenging people to serve. A suggestion was made to
announce any openings on committees and encourage
members to fill vacancies.
6. Pastor’s Report:
o 2017 was a great year for our ministry.
o The addition of Genie as our Director of Music was especially
great.
o The capital campaign solved a lot of campus needs.
o We had a very successful Vacation Bible School (VBS) this
year.
o Holy Cross achieved status as a Top 100 in ELCA for giving.
o A fundraising effort for the youth trip to Houston is underway.
o The TAG process has begun. Kevin Ford (TAG) is helping
with a visioning process, defining “who we are and where
we’re going”. The Church is currently mainly focused on
internal concerns, but the hope is this process will help us
move the compass a little to more external efforts.
7. Rob Tomalka presented the 2017 Financial Report and the 2018
Proposed Budget:
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a). In 2017, actual income exceeded budget and actual expenses
were below budget – this is a net positive
b).
Rob distributed a capital comparison sheet and asked for
questions.
Questions from the Congregation:
i).
Where does the $90K for the youth minister come from?
Answer from Rob: This money is held for this purpose
but can be re-directed.
ii).
Where do we have excess funds?
Answer from Rob: These funds are in the general funds.
c).
d).
A suggestion was made to invest the overage. Rob said he will
take this to the Finance Committee.
Rob presented the 2018 proposed budget. There were no
questions. There was a motion to accept the proposed budget.
This seconded and approved by unanimous vote.
8. Pastor John gave an update on the TAG visioning process
o A demographic study of zip codes 94550 and 94551 was the
first step in the process. This effort provided a substantial
amount of information about local values in the Livermore
area.
o The next step was conducting six focus groups in January
2018. Each FG had about eight people and were comprised of
different groups like youth, young families, empty nesters, etc.
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The purpose was to gain an understanding of each group’s
perspective on “who we are … where we’re going.”
o Coming up there will be two leadership retreats. Each retreat
will be held over a weekend at the Church.
o On March 4 we will have a congregational meeting reporting
out on the TAG effort. There will then be another
congregational debrief on May 20.
9. Nominations/Appointments
o Five members were appointed to the nominations committee
with Patty McBride as the Chair
o Megan Kuneli and Shane Stevens were nominated to attend
the June 1-3 Synod Assembly in Sacramento. Approved by
unanimous vote.
10. Closing. The Lord’s Prayer.
Kurt Dreger | Church Council Secretary
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LETTER FROM OUR PASTOR | John Bost
I am so thankful for you and all you do in the name of Jesus and for Holy
Cross! We had another amazing year at Holy Cross in 2018! God
continued to move in the lives of people through our services, groups,
classes, student ministries, and special events. It’s all because you allowed
God to use you to help other people. You volunteered, gave generously, led
groups, taught classes, and attended services. I’m so grateful that you’ve
made Holy Cross your home!
It is the joy of my life to be your pastor, because I see how much you love
God, people, and this church!
As we venture into 2019, I want to share a word about what it means to be
blessed, because God truly has blessed us at Holy Cross. I know God’s
“blessing” gets thrown around a lot and the word can be tricky, but when
you remove all the layers, you are left with two powerful ideas: 1) God
blesses us because God loves us; and 2) God blesses us to be a blessing to
others. I included these two ideas about blessing because you absolutely
have to retain both for God’s blessing to make any sense. If you only
retain the first part of blessing, it’s easy to think God’s movement in your
life is simply for you and you alone. If you retain only the second part, it’s
easy to get busy helping others, but forget where the source of your
blessing comes from, which is a recipe for burnout. The first part without
the second part turns us into spiritual consumers. The second part
without the first part moves our feet but not our heart or attitudes. We
need both.
Blessing, therefore, is both an act of receiving and giving.
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As I look back over 2018 I can’t help be but drawn in by God’s blessing on
our work with both identifying and sharing our 5 Core Values:
• Inclusion & Acceptance
• Stepping Up & Out
• Connection & Relationships
• Relevance & Resonance
• Teamwork & Generosity
These five core values carry with them both our past and our future. They
name realities as they have been, but also name what God still has in store
for us. We are already being shaped by each of them, but there is much
work to be done as we really begin to dig more deeply into each value in
2019. This will be a year where a greater strategic focus comes into view
for Holy Cross. I know it’s been a long journey over the last year and a
half, but we’re marching forward in the light of God together.
I am so grateful to be in partnership with you! I don’t think of you as
members. I think of you as co-creators and co-partners in the mission of
God for a world God so loves. I think of you as owners, because I see you
owning your part in expanding God’s reach in the world. I see you as
traders, because you are trading in the ethics of fear and anxiety for a life
of love and hope.
To my staff, thank you! I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have by my side
in the trenches of day-to-day ministry.
Finally, to my family - even though I don’t deserve you, I can’t imagine any
life without you. Shawnda - thank you for allowing God to use me in the
craziest of ways, even when I’m conspicously absent at Christmas, Easter,
VBS, mission trips, and retreats. Zoey, Journey, and Sam - thank you for
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allowing me to create a church worthy of God’s joy and your endless
imagination for what the world could be…
Together we go forward, onward, and updward (preachers can’t abandon 3
point sermons) to all that God has in store for our family of faith in 2019!
Living, loving, and leading in the grace of God!
John Bost | Pastor
COUNCIL PRESIDENT REPORT | Luc Peterson
Wow, is it 2019 already? So much has happened this past year for Holy
Cross, I’m going to dispense with the introductions and just dive right in.
Council had four major goal areas for this past year: alignment, youth,
transparency and engagement.
The first involved completing the TAG alignment process through a series
of retreats for church leadership and culminated in the formation of our
“Core Values,” guiding principles that not only define what Holy Cross
means, but also serve as diving rods to direct where our ministries should
go.
You’ve no doubt seen these Core Values percolate throughout our
community this past year: from a sermon series (featuring Oscar-worthy
performances from some of Holy Cross’ finest) to a new welcome center to
my personal favorite, a small group curriculum which gives us an
opportunity to explore in small one-on-one settings what the values mean
and how we can use them to guide our ministry. (As an aside, if you aren’t
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involved in a small group and would like to find out more, please feel free
to contact me, Pastor John or Donna Vickroy.)
On the other hand, you may not have noticed the other ways in which the
core values are becoming our guiding principles. For instance, every
committee’s budget request came to council with an explanation about
how their priorities are consistent with our core values. This led to some
very constructive conversations, ensuring that we are quite literally
“putting our money where our mouth is.”
This is just the first step in using the results of our TAG alignment
process to establish and guide our ministries. In 2019, we will build off
this success to further define and develop how we can move beyond our
walls and bring God’s love into the broader community.
With respect to our goals involving youth, we’ve been working on defining
what youth ministry looks like at Holy Cross. This has emerged organically
through increased involvement from the congregation, as opposed to
creating a formal plan to bring in an outside minister. Even still, we’ve
seen significant growth in our youth ministry: Sunday School has
expanded to include a preschool class, the kid-run noisy offering raised
over $8000 for local charities and we had a Christmas play for the first
time in over a decade. All of this happened in true Holy Cross fashion:
through the grassroots efforts of our members, who have stepped up and
volunteered to create and expand ministries for our youth.
Moving on to transparency, we in Council have been publishing our
minutes and committee reports online monthly and have continued to
include financial summaries in the monthly newsletter. We also created a
bulletin board in the parish hall with our pictures (so you can track us
down!), and have begun collecting much of the un-written “institutional
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knowledge” about our committees, with the goal of having written roles
and responsibilities for each of our committees.
This last point will help us towards our final goal of increased
involvement by expanding committee membership. Many of our
committees are run with skeleton crews and need new volunteers to fill
out their ranks. The truth is that an illness or vacation can bring a
committee to a full stop, which can be understandably frustrating. We
hope that having a clear set of instructions and expectations for new
members will bolster membership. Fleshing out our ranks is a top priority
for 2019. I don’t doubt that if asked our congregation will step up, as we
have with the youth, to help run our church. Please see myself or Pastor
John if you’re interested in assisting a committee (see the committee
sections in this report for more info about what the committees do).
So well done, Holy Cross! This has been a fabulous year. I am excited for a
2019 that builds off these successes, continues to solidify our internal
ministries and further expands into our community. God’s love is bursting
within these walls: it’s time to let it out!
With love, grace and peace,
Luc Peterson | Council President
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CHURCH COUNCIL & OFFICERS*
Paula Alm
Mike Bennett
Kurt Dreger (S)
Laura Hasaka
Rick Knowles
Evelyn Krauss
Jeanette Kuneli (VP)
Luc Peterson (P)
Daniel Pierson
Nate Stuempfig
Rob Tomalka (T)
First Term, Second Year
First Term, First Year
First Term, Second Year
First Term, First Year
First Term, Second Year
Second Term, First Year
Second Term, First Year
Second Term, First Year
First Term, Second Year
First Term, Second Year
First Term, Second Year
P: President
VP: Vice President
S: Secretary
T: Treasurer
* A term consists of two years of service. Members are eligibile to run for
two terms consecutively (a total of 4 year). After a year off, a member is
eligible to run again. Officers are required to be elected each year.
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FORMATION
MINISTRY
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY | Adrianne Jurgenson
Women's Bible Study is a cross-generational group of women from varied
backgrounds that meets every Tuesday night. We have been together for
at least 5 years and have about 8 consistent members. We are a
welcoming, informal group who is interested in growing our relationship
with God and each other and becoming better disciples of Jesus. We do a
variety of studies: some based on books of the Bible, some video-led,
others from Gather magazine (a publication of women of the ELCA). We
pray for one another, support each other, and try to foster an atmosphere
of love, respect, and learning. We are always open to new members of any
age (babies are more than welcome). If you can only join for a single
study that is fine too.
Adrianne Jurgenson | Women’s Bible Study Coordinator
MEN’S MINISTRY | Art Alm
The Holy Cross Mens Ministry meets on Saturday mornings at the
Church from 7:30-9am. Fellowship in studying the Scripture lessons for
the week are a part of each meeting, in addition to discussions of topics
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that enrich our lives on many levels, via personal experiences shared and
life stories told. Men, please feel free to join our group on Saturdays. All
are welcome! Coffee and breakfast treats are a staple. Come check it out!
Art Alm | Men’s Ministry Coordinator
SUNDAY SCHOOL | Jeanette Kuneli
What a year 2018 turned out to be! We have plenty of brothers and sisters
who are dedicated to our Sunday Church School program. Thank you,
Susan Shaffer, Kimberlee Vaye, Sara and Ulrich Schaff for instilling the
love of bible lessons and connecting with our children.
In the first part of 2018, we had around 10-12 elementary age students in
our Sunday Church Sunday program and were utilizing the ORANGE
curriculum-program. During this past summer, Pastor John and I talked
about ORANGE and how it did not really fit our Sunday Church School
program. For a couple of weeks, I went researching and looking at various
Sunday Church School curriculums-programs that were being utilized by
other churches and denominations. We decided to return to using
SPARKHOUSE for our Sunday Church School program.
SPARKHOUSE connects our worship and Sunday School and utilizes a
three-year curriculum based on the Revised Common Lectionary. This
curriculum-program can be utilized for preschool-age students to 6 th
graders.
A BIG CHANGE occurred in September when Sara Schaff approached
me about having a preschool Sunday School program. She noticed that
we had several preschool age students and a need for a program. I am
overjoyed by the enthusiasm of the 5-6 preschoolers and their parents,
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Sara and her assistant, Ulrich, are doing a great job reaching out to these
preschoolers and their parents. With the addition of the preschool
program, we currently have 14-18 students in our Sunday Church
School program.
About the same time that Sara Schaff approached me about a preschool
program, Kimberlee Vaye wanted to do a Christmas play called LITTLE
LAMBS. During the Women’s Retreat in September, Kim talked to Sara,
Genie and I about the play and we discussed possible dates in December
for the play. We decided on December 9 th . Most of the practices for the
LITTLE LAMB play took place during the Sunday Church School hour.
As Kim became more acquainted with our young actors and actresses, she
chose James Msechu as our leading actor to play David. Our three
Wisemen were Adrian Vaye, Caleb Cooley and Ethan Jurgenson. Our
shepherd and angel chorus consisted of: Andrew Msechu, Edward Schaff,
Amani Vaye, Eve Cooley, Hannah Jurgenson, Kortni and Mandi Lawrence.
Our young preschoolers played the part of the youngest lambs and
performed JOY TO THE WORLD.
For 2018, the grand total that was donated to NOISY OFFERING came to
$8402. We donated to Rooms for Hope, Locks of Love, Safe Families of
Northern California, Oakland Children’s Hospital, Shepherd’s Gate, the
Global Farm Challenge, the Lutheran-Episcopalian Volunteer Network
(LEVN), Turning Wheels For Kids, Children’s Home of Stockton,
Xenophone Therapeutic Riding, ELCA World Hunger and Lutheran
Disaster Relief – Wild Fires.
For 2019, I hope that our Sunday Church School program will continue
to grow, and we will continue to sing and do plays; we are currently
exploring the possibility of a Kid’s Worship time and implement a Veggie-
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Tale series called WHAT’S IN THE BIBLE into our Sunday Church
School hour.
Jeanette Kuneli | Sunday School Coordinator
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS) | Trisha Hahn & Jean McCabe
2018 VBS "Shipwrecked" was another great success. We are Rescued by
Jesus! The best week of the summer!! Jean McCabe and Trisha Hahn codirected
the week again and could not have asked for better volunteers. It
takes so many volunteers, love, and time to make the week a success. The
efforts are always worth it. We again had over 100 kids, which included
preschool to 5th graders, and close to 50 volunteers from age 6th grade to
80+ years old!
Debbie Perez and her team of Crafty Ladies again made the stunning set,
which wowed the kids when they came in to worship, and made great
pictures to cement the week in our memories. Bonnie Hahn headed up
the preschool, which we are so lucky to have because not many churches
around will take in preschool-age kids. It is always an adventure! Pastor
John leads the music that is played by many for the rest of the summer. It
is a great way to start the summer, singing about Jesus.
Thank you for always supporting this important ministry and for all your
donations to this week of VBS!
Trisha Hahn and Jean McCabe | VBS Co-Coordinators
VIBRANT FAITH MINISRY (CHRISTIAN ED) | Pastor John Bost
Vibrant Faith ministry is responsible for helping Holy Cross folks deepen
their faith in God and grow closer to one another in relationship. The
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vehicle by which we accomplish this comes in many different forms. In
addition to our wildly successful Vacation Bible School, 2018 was another
great year for deepening our faith through our growing Small Group
Ministry. This ministry continues to be one of our greatest tools in
helping people grown spiritually, develop leadership skills, and deepen
one’s relational connection with others. There are now more than 50
people involved in regular and intentional gatherings throughout the year.
Here are some other wonderful highlights from 2018:
• a vibrant Women’s and Men’s bible study
• 8 senior high stduents and two adult leaders who attended the ELCA
National Youth Gathering in Houston, TX
• Wednesday Forum and Book Club
• Christmas Children’s Play: “Little Lamb”
• Shipwrecked VBS - over 100 kids!
• Vibrant Sunday School for preschoolers through 5th grade
• Mt. Cross elementary, middle school, and high school retreats
• Scrumptious Easter Breakfast and Kidtastic Easter Egg Hunt
• Children’s Noisy Offering for Change - over $8,000! (new record)
• Extremely popular Core Value worship series and star interviewees!
• Well-received Stewardship Worship Series - “Guardrails”
• Outdoor worship and picnic
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• Back-2-School Blessing and Carnival for over 125 kids!
• Christmas Giving Tree for Bundles of Joy
• Christmas Miracle Offering for Lutheran Imigration and Refugee
Services - over $1,000!
Thank your for your continual love and support in being a congregation
who takes seriously Christ’s mandate to go into the world to make
disciples of all nations!
Pastor John Bost | VF Coordinator
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OUTREACH
MINISTRY
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY | Debbie Perez
Prayer Shawl Ministry serves both the Holy Cross family and the
community at large. Shawls are knitted, crocheted, or sewn by members
and friends of this ministry to be given to people dealing with health and
other issues who can benefit from the comfort of a shawl blessed with
prayers for them as it is made.
We make regular shawls, scarves, and pocket-sized shawls. We have
patterns available and people willing to help you make a shawl. We have
given out pocket-sized shawls to our youth participating in service project
trips and youth gatherings, to our confirmands, to families and individuals
who are moving away from the area to help them still feel connected to
their Holy Cross family, during the blessing of the backpacks, for our
annual Women’s Retreat, and at other occasions. We have also mailed
shawls across the country when requested from people who found our
ministry on the Holy Cross website. Many of those who receive our shawls
have written to let us know how much they appreciate receiving their
shawl and the prayers of this congregation.
I am truly grateful for the wonderful small group who make pocket and
regular shawls. It is great to see the variety of patterns and styles. We gave
out over 100 pocket prayer shawls and 2 regular shawls July and August.
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We welcome all skill levels of knitters, crocheters and sewers who are
willing to knit, crochet, or sew shawls and pray for those making and
receiving these shawls. Even if you can’t attend our meetings, you can still
be part of this ministry! Members work on projects all during the year.
Shawls may be turned in to the church office any time during office
hours. Please pin a note to the shawl letting us know who made it.
Debbie Perez | Prayer Shawl Ministry Coordinator
SOCIAL MINISTRY | Audrey Sato
Committee members in 2018 were Diane Belak, Shawnda Bost, Jo
Johnson, Adrianne Jurgenson, Bob Kehl, Amy Kirby, Evelyn Krauss
(council liaison), Dolores Olness, Audrey Sato (chairperson), Enoyse
Sommer, Erica Stuempfig, Gloria Wallace, and Julice Winter
The function of this committee is to become well-informed about the
social concerns of our community and world; identify priority concerns
for this congregation; organize programs; recruit leadership; lead the
congregation in studies of identified concerns; and provide the members
of Holy Cross the opportunity to respond with their gifts of time, talent
and money to Social Ministry concerns.
Members of this committee work with various local service organizations,
such as Open Heart Kitchen, Tri-Valley Haven, Livermore Homeless
Refuge, and Axis Community Health and Interfaith projects. We also
support ELCA World Hunger and our partners in Haiti through the
Haitian Timoun Foundation.
This committee makes recommendations to Council for disbursement of
the Thanksgiving and Lenten offerings.
The Social Ministry Committee continued the many activities we have
carried out in the past. The following is a brief listing of those activities:
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Back Pack Program – Holy Cross had another successful backpack
project. We provided funds for 25 backpacks and shoe certificates for the
Livermore Back Pack Program. Thanks to Erica Stuempfig who
coordinated this project. We need someone to work with Erica on this
project in 2019.
Christmas Giving Tree –We partnered with Holy Cross School to support
Axis Community Health by collecting items for newborns of mothers who
lack adequate medical insurance.
Christmas Stockings for the Homeless – Amy Kirby coordinated the
gathering of items to be placed in stockings for clients of the Homeless
Refuge to be opened Christmas morning.
Interfaith Housing – Jo Johnson and Kathy Brooks represent Holy Cross
on the Interfaith Housing Board. There is talk of more housing in the
works. We stand by our previous commitment of $2500 from the
restricted Local Crisis fund towards this project.
Food Drive – Walt and Enoyse Sommer have taken over the food drive for
the Tri-Valley Haven Pantry. There is a wagon in the narthex for donations.
Thank you to Gloria and Ron Wallace for faithfully delivering these
donations for many years.
Open Heart Kitchen (OHK) – Various members of the Holy Cross family
regularly help serve meals at OHK as well as contributing financially to
help Open Heart Kitchen continue its mission to provide nutritious meals
free of charge to our hungry neighbors in need in the Tri-Valley. Thank
you to the following members and friends of HC for coming out every 1 st
Wednesday to work: Kathy Brooks, Bonnye Burns, Scott Cole, Barri
Crose, Jim Fuchs, Laura Hasaka, Mike Hasaka, Jo Johnson, Dee Olness,
Audrey Sato, John Scarbrough, Walt and Enoyse Sommer, Joel and Mary
Martha Swanson, and Janet Tanaka.
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Pace for Peace Diane Belak, Lita Schafer and Audrey Sato participated in
the Fall Pace for Peace which supports the Tri-Valley Haven. Thanks to
the generosity of those in our HC family who sponsored us, Lita turned in
the 2 nd highest $ amount of contributions and Audrey the 3 rd highest of
all the participants.
Advocacy – We led several adult Sunday School sessions where we
discussed the ELCA statement on “Human Sexuality” and a proposed
statement on “Women and Justice.” Julice has taken over as our liaison to
Bread for the World (BFW). She provided information to our members
on BFW Sunday.
Elections – For the first time, Holy Cross served as a polling place, hosting
2 precincts in the primary election in November and 4 precincts in the
general election in June.
Organic Garden –Bob Kehl keeps our garden up and running. He has
planted 5 areas of flower gardens with the aim of attracting beneficial
insects. Bob made the garden’s produce available after church on
Sundays, raising money for World Hunger. Produce was also donated to
Open Heart Kitchen. Plots are available (10’x10’ and 10’x20’) and open to
HCLC members and members of the community. Anyone interested in
obtaining a plot should contact Bob Kehl, Audrey Sato or the church
office.
Interfaith Board –The Interfaith Board sponsors monthly chats where we
learn about the perspectives of various faiths in our valley. These chats
are held the 2 nd Wednesday of every month from 5-6:15pm and open to
all. Locations alternate between Livermore and Pleasanton. This is a
wonderful opportunity to get to know more about “others” and to discover
that we are all really the same – all children of God. We would like to see
more HC members attend these chats.
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The Social Ministry Committee congratulates the members and friends of
Holy Cross for their loving care and generous support of the lessfortunate
in the Tri-Valley. We are looking for additional members for our
committee. There is much to be done!
Audrey Sato | Social Ministry Coordinator
HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN SCHOOL | Deanna Waddle
Holy Cross Lutheran School is honored to serve the community of young
children of the Tri Valley. Our school continues to grow and establish
programs which meet the needs of young children and their families.
We have one hundred twenty- eight students enrolled in our preschool
program. We offer three classes for children three years of age, three
classes for children in the four-year age group and one Junior
Kindergarten class. We also offer a two-year class which consists of twelve
two-year olds. The school also offers an extended-day program for those
parents in need of additional child care; thirty-two children are currently
enrolled in this program. Our extended care hours are 7:00 a.m. to 6:00
p.m. Monday through Friday.
Holy Cross Lutheran School staff consists of 17 teaching staff, a financial
manager, and the director. On average, our teachers have been here more
than 10 years. God has blessed our school with well-qualified, dedicated,
and caring early childhood professionals.
Holy Cross Lutheran School is fortunate to be supported by the HCLS
Board of Directors. Anette Gomes is serving as Chairperson of our board,
and we are truly grateful for her direction and the devotion she
demonstrates to the school and staff. A special thank you goes out to
church members Nate Stuempfig and Sue Tomalka who graciously donate
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their time to the board. We sincerely appreciate the ways in which the
board supports and validates the entire staff at HCLS.
“Godly Play” is our religious instruction provided to children ages four
and five. “Godly Play is a method of Christian education and spiritual
direction” especially designed with children in mind. “The goal of Godly
Play is to teach children the art of using religious language, parable,
sacred story, silence, and liturgical action to help them become more fully
aware of the mystery of God’s presence around them and in their
lives” (Godly Play, 2005). We have been blessed this year to have Pastor
John assist me in leading the children in “Godly Play” several times a
month. Our three-year-old children enjoy bible stories and Christian
songs each week lead by the Holy Cross School Staff.
Our gratitude is also extended to the Property committee, especially Eric
Jurgenson, Rick Knowles and Shane Stevens for all of their service and
time extended to the school.
Pastor John, the Church Council, and the Congregation continue to
support the school, parents and staff. We appreciate your kindness and
care. With your continued support we have been able to thrive and grow
in our school community. We look forward to continued growth and are
proud to be a signature ministry of Holy Cross Lutheran Church. We
pledge to maintain our high standards of excellence and to provide
outstanding ministry to our church community and the community at
large.
Deanna Waddle | Holy Cross Lutheran School Director
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As the chair of the Haitian Timoun Foundation, I want to express my
sincere gratitude for your support of our mission in 2018. It was a year of
consistent and steady impact in Haiti. We supported our partners and we
kept our promises. Once again, we experienced the tenacious spirit of our
partners in Haiti. We not only have the honor of supporting their work,
but we also celebrate their accomplishments. From providing University
education to deserving college students who will be Haiti’s leaders of
tomorrow, to freeing women and children from the dehumanizing
shackles of ultra-poverty, to fostering community and education for
children across the country, we celebrate Haiti’s hidden heroes who are
working every day to build a future where ALL might have life!
Below you will see a snapshot of 2018 in review. While there are many
data points we celebrate for 2018, we also hold the firm conviction that we
can and must do more!
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In gratitude for your support in 2018 & with tremendous hope for the
year ahead.
Lorne Hlad | Hatian Timoun Foundation Chairman of the Board
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Founded in 1995, Open Heart Kitchen’s mission is to serve prepared,
nutritious meals free of charge to the hungry people of Tri-Valley area. We
feed the hungry every weekday at multiple locations in Pleasanton,
Livermore and Dublin.
In 2018, we served over 328,000 meals, up by 28,000 meals from 2017.
Open Heart Kitchen is here to help our neighbors in need during
challenging times. We serve any hungry person in need who walks in our
doors. At Open Heart Kitchen ALL are Welcome. Our guests come from
all walks of life – homeless, veterans, mentally and physically disabled,
senior citizens on fixed incomes, the working poor, the un-employed and
under-employed, low-income single-parent families, children and multigenerational
families. For those struggling to make ends meet, we serve as
their safety net. There is no qualifying process, and meals may be eaten at
our multiple serving sites or taken as “to go” meals.
Open Heart Kitchen fulfills our mission through 3 basic meal programs:
1.) Hot Meal Program
2.) Weekend Bag Lunch Program (We currently distribute 2210 lunches)
3.) Senior Meal Program
Hot Meal Program | Our Hot Meal Program provides meals for anyone in
need. Hot meals are made from scratch by our volunteers and served from
four locations, Monday through Friday, to anyone in need. Each meal
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consists of a protein, starch, vegetable, green salad, fruit salad, bread,
beverage, and dessert.
Weekend Bag Lunch Program | Our Weekend Bagged Lunch program
fills the nutritional gap for low income, food in-secure children. Children
who receive free school lunches during the week are left without a secure
source of nutrition on the weekends. Open Heart Kitchen distributes bag
lunches to low income school age children and their younger siblings on
Friday afternoons from local schools in Livermore, Pleasanton and
Dublin. We also provide this program for seniors in a low income senior
housing unit in Dublin who are unable to get to our senior hot meal
program due to lack of mobility, and to a local program who provides free
services to the Homeless population on Mondays. This year we increased
the locations in all 3 cities where we delivered our Summer Bag Lunch
Program. We added the Middle and High School summer school sites, as
well as, an apartment complex in Pleasanton.
Senior Meal Program | Our Senior Meal Program addresses the
nutritional gap of low-income seniors. We prepare and serve dinner or
lunch for low income seniors 60+ years of age. Monday through Friday. In
2014 we expanded this program, and we currently serve at seven senior
locations. Residents and neighboring seniors from the Tri-Valley area are
encouraged to join Open Heart Kitchen for a “Senior Friendly” nutritious
meal, promoting both social interaction and healthy eating.
Holy Cross continues to be one of of our most generous contributors. As
one of our signature donors, thank you for your generosity and support.
We are pushing back against hunger in the Tri-Valley because of partners
like you.
Shawnda Bost | Open Heart Kitchen Management Team
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The Livermore Homeless Refuge (LHR) is a
partnership between four Livermore churches who
see tremendous value in providing a clean, dry,
warm, and safe refuge for people who need a place
to stay, regardless of race, creed, or religion.
Though the Refuge is voluntarily staffed by people
from all walks of life, these four churches continue
to be the life-blood for the organization, both in
providing volunteers and financial support.
Because of Holy Cross’ continued support of the
Refuge, an average of 15-20 men and women have a place to sleep during
the winter months when the weather is forecasted to drop below 45
degrees or there is a 20% chance of rain.
LHR continues to be one of Holy Cross’ signature outreach ministries,
ensuring that we never have to read a newspaper headline that someone
died in Livermore as a result of having no place to escape the winter
elements.
Thank you for your continued support, both in personnel and in financial
generosity. The Refuge is grateful for the long-standing partnership it
shares with the family of faith at Holy Cross.
Pastor John Bost | President, Advisory Council of LHR
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REACH
MINISTRY
HCLC SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE | Art Alm
The Holy Cross College Scholarship Committee is celebrating its fifth
year. Twice a year, in January and in August, stipends are distributed to
qualified recipients who are current members of Holy Cross, or their
parents or grandparents are church members.
During 2018, ten recipients were identified: for Spring 2018, Michelle
Kuneli, Danny Scarbrough, Carleigh Thurman, Carolyn Belak, and Misha
Brewster. For Fall 2018, Carleigh Thurman, Misha Brewster, Amy Tripp,
Samantha Stevens, and Ben Roller.
For information on applications for 2019, go to
holycrosslivermore.org/scholarships or contact the Church Office.
Art Alm | Scholarship Committee Chair
FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE | Kathy Scarbrough
The purpose of the Fellowship Committee is to offer opportunities for
people to come together, to become better acquainted and to strengthen
relationships in our congregation’s community.
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Following is the calendar of events the committee provided for the year:
• Annual Congregational Meeting luncheon
• Ash Wednesday Soup Supper
• Picnic after our outdoor worship
The committee is responsible for the coffee fellowship after each Sunday
service. We appreciate those who serve in this capacity. We are looking for
rotating volunteers to make the coffee and set up/clean up the coffee/hot
water on Sundays.
Thank you to Diane Belak for coordinating the desserts served after
worship and to all the volunteers for all the delicious desserts. Also, we are
grateful for those who set up/clean up and purchase the desserts on a
weekly basis.
The Book Club is another facet under the umbrella of the Fellowship
committee. If anyone is interested in this group, contact the church office.
The members of the committee are Diane Belak, Laura Hasaka, Sharon
Lemmon, and Kathy Scarbrough (chairperson). We welcome anyone who
would like to join us.
Our thanks go to the Congregation for supporting our activities.
Kathy Scarbrough | Fellowship Committee Chair
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CRAFTY LADIES | Joyce Correia
We had a great year with new members and new activities. We were very
busy all spring making stuffed pumpkins and other items to sell at our
annual bazaar. Thanks to the ladies who spearheaded those activities and
directed us through the cutting, trimming, and hot glue processes.
Our yearly luncheon was held once again at Frankie, Johnny, and Luigi
Too! in Dublin where we enjoyed our lunch and visiting. For our VBS
project, we made props showing an island theme. Lots of paper cutting
and gluing involved in that project.
After the summer off, we reconvened in September and really got busy for
the next 10 weeks. During our meetings, we brought in the homemade
items that we’d been making and priced them. During the bazaar week,
all of us put in extra hours as we set up the bazaar tables, made goodies
for the bake sale, and finished last minute items. Most of us were on the
sales floor during the 2 day sale. After a final meeting, we wrapped it up
for the year. Time for a rest before our own Thanksgiving and Christmas
celebrations!
We had a wonderful response to our November bazaar. Since 1973, Crafty
Ladies has provided more than $100,000 for unbudgeted needs for the
benefit of Holy Cross. Proceeds from our bazaar this past year were used
to purchase 180 chairs for the fellowship hall, mini-blinds for the church
office windows, a scholarship for the Women’s Retreat, a contribution to
the Memorial Committee in honor of Jan Wolery, and installation of an
outdoor alarm pad for the fellowship hall, a new office chair for the Office
Manager. I want to say thank you to the non-Crafty Ladies who
contributed items for our bazaar. We really appreciate your contributions
as well as the ideas and talents from all of our members.
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Changes for 2019 - We have decided to update our “bazaar” to a
“boutique.” We also elected Debbie Perez as the new coordinator. It has
been a privilege for me to serve as coordinator for these past many years.
And I thank all of the women and men who have been involved with the
group as active members or occasional members. It’s been fun!
We welcomed several new members in 2018. We hope more of you will
consider joining Crafty Ladies during the year. In the spring, we will meet
on the first and third Tuesdays. In the fall, we will meet every Tuesday
until completion of the bazaar. Our meetings begin at 9:30 a.m. and are
over about 11:00 a.m. We’d like you to join us or just stop in for a cup of
coffee and a visit. As before, the boutique will be held on the first
weekend in November. Our first meeting will be on Tuesday, January 15,
at 9:30 a.m. We’ve been doing this for 45 years and continue to have fun
and wonderful fellowship. Join us if you can.
Joyce Correia | Crafty Ladies Chair
EMERGENCY MEALS/MEMORIAL RECEPTIONS | Donna Robson
Meals
Five households received a total of seventeen meals this past year. Thanks
to all of you who just do what needs to be done!
These meals were provided by ten different households.
If you are interested or willing to prepare meals for people/families who
have had surgery, are new parents, or recovering from other health
concerns that make meal preparations difficult, please give me a call at
925-447-5847 or call the church office and request help. Also, please call
me if you know of someone who may need our help.
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Memorial Receptions
We had five memorial receptions in the Parish Hall. Thirty two people
provided food and/or helped set up, serve, and clean up for these
luncheons. Many of my helpers serve and bring food to these memorials.
It has continued to work well to buy the luncheon foods at Costco with
cookies, brownies, etc… provided by the willing and able church people
when a light lunch is requested by the family. These luncheons can also
be held at a home if the family prefers. These luncheons cost about a
dollar per person. We can also do simple coffee and cookie receiptions.
I would like to thank everyone who has made this job so easy for me. Your
willingness to step up and help is greatly appreciated. Thank you to those
who have made donations to the Congregational Care and Memorial
Reception Fund. This continues to be a wonderful way of paying for it in
our church community.
Donna Robson | Emergency Meals/Memorial Receptions Chair
WORSHIP AND MUSIC COMMITTEE | Paula Alm
Ministry of Worship: Worship is composed of several sub committees: Altar
Care, Lay Worship Leaders, Lay Lectors, Worship Drama/Puppets/Dance,
Visual Art, Music, plus Video and Audio Technical Support are all
meaningful aspects of the Worship Ministry. We are always seeking
additional volunteers, and you are welcome to join us in the activity of
your choice. If you are interested in serving, please contact the leaders of
these important Holy Cross Ministries.
Altar Care: Our 14 dedicated volunteers work in teams to serve on
scheduled Sundays and special events throughout the year. Duties
include setting and clean up of weekly communion trays, changing
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banners and paraments in accordance with the church seasonal calendar,
and candle and baptismal font maintenance. Volunteers also decorate the
sanctuary for special events/seasons such as Christmas, Holy Week and
Easter. In December of 2018 a beautiful Advent banner was donated to
HCLC and dedicated in memory of Jan Wolery. We thank the Koinonia
group that donated the banner in her name. In 2019, plans are moving
forward to purchase new white banners and paraments; we look forward
to the dedication of these items at the appropriate times.
Thank you to all our dedicated Altar Care personnel.
Facilitators: Art and Paula Alm
Lay Leaders: There are 6 Assisting Ministers. Kimberlee Vaye just recently
came on-board to help with this ministry.
Currently we have 8 Communion Assistants who assist in the
administration of Communion at weekly services as scheduled.
We have a great team of 12 acolytes. Donna Robson has been a great help
with this ministry. At least one new Acolyte will be joining our team for
the next schedule.
Facilitator: Jeanette Kuneli
Lay Lectors: We are grateful to the people who take part in the ministry of
the Word by reading the appointed lessons at Sunday and special Worship
Services. In the past year we have welcomed new voices as readers. We
currently have lectors ranging in age from youth to older adults. We
thank them for their commitment and faithfulness.
Facilitator: Mona Furnberg
Visual Arts: The year 2018 has brought some dramatic and important
changes to Holy Cross. Pastor John has provided the worship center with
visual display and projection screens to augment and enhance the
worship experience. Perhaps the biggest accomplishment of the year was
the progress made on the space adjacent to the worship center. Our
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thanks go to a committee comprised of Pastor John, Cheri
Brewster, Sonkarlay & Kim Vaye, Patty McBride, Sara Schaff, and Mike
Bennett, for designing and manufacturing colorful banners with tasteful
backdrops to affirm our CORE VALUES. A wide screen monitor has also
been purchased for the space to advertise coming and current events, and
televise the worship service. Facilitator: Mike Bennett
Drama/Dance: During 2018 children and adults together have been active
participants in puppet skits during special Sundays such as Reformation
and Easter. In celebration of Advent, a musical telling of the Christmas
story was successfully performed by our Sunday Church school children
under the direction and support of Kim Vaye, Genie Garcia, Sarah Schaff,
& Jeanette Kuneli. Following the Women’s retreat in September,
participating women of Holy Cross performed a Praise Dance as part of
our HCLC worship service. In the coming year, more church drama events
are planned that will involve all generations.
Facilitator: Paula Alm
Audio and Video Support: The audio system provides even more beautiful
sound support to our musicians and speakers. We have a great team of
sound technicians who have studied and learned to run the system with
increasing skill during services and performances. Pastor John has
devoted much time and imagination to the creative use of video and
projection to enhance our worship experience.
On behalf of Holy Cross, to all of our volunteers and staff who have given
so generously, thank you so much for your donation of time and talent.
Paula Alm | Worship & Music Chair & Council Liaison
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LETTER FROM OUR MINISTER OF MUSIC, WORSHIP,
& FINE ARTS | Genie Garcia
2018 was a great year for the music program here at Holy Cross Lutheran
Church, though one marked with sorrow as well as we said a final goodbye
to longtime music team/choir member, Jan Wolery. We continue to
miss her presence. Megan Kuneli moved away, but we welcomed two new
members to the music team: Michelle Kuneli and Kortni Lawrence.
The music team has continued to introduce new repertoire to the Holy
Cross family, while also holding fast to the rich hymn traditions that so
many are familiar with. I am introducing about one new "contemporary"
style song every 4-6 weeks, so that the congregation has time to learn it
well before I then introduce another new song. So far this method has
worked well, and we have introduced a number of new songs to the
congregation this year.
In December, the choir once again performed a Christmas cantata: "The
Glory of Christmas!" by Lloyd Larson. It was a great success, and we
received many kind comments about it afterwards. I believe that we are
singing at a higher level than we did last year, and it really showed in this
cantata. The children also performed a mini-musical entitled "Little
Lamb," led by Kim Vaye. It would be great to make this an annual
tradition just like the choir Christmas cantata.
My hopes for 2019: I would like to have the choir do a special for Palm
Sunday -- perhaps a cantata similar to the one we did for Christmas, or at
least a series of 5-7 different songs with interweaving texts. I would like to
utilize a drummer more often, especially for special church occasions, as it
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does add so much to the music. I would also like to continue to use the
children we have at Holy Cross and involve them in more musical events.
I am extremely pleased with the work we have done in 2018 and am
excited to see what 2019 has in store for us.
Genie Garcia | Minister of Music, Worship and Fine Arts
GREETER MINISTRY | Donna Robson
I would like to take the opportunity, again this year, to thank the 14 people
who are willing to get up early and arrive at Holy Cross before everyone
else, to greet visitors and members as they arrive each Sunday morning. I
would like to give Barbara Bell a very special thanks for always being there
to fill in or to just be one more person to welcome each member or visitor.
This is an easy and enjoyable way to get to know the wonderful people
who have chosen Holy Cross as their church family. We are ALL greeters,
whether at the door or in the chairs, but if you would like to see your
name listed in the bulletin, please call me. My phone number is
925-447-5847.
Here is the list of families who were served during 2018; Bell, Bormolini,
Burns, Carstensen, Hottinger, Lemmon, Midtaune, Robson, Schell, Story,
and Winter. Thank you all for your time and service at Holy Cross. Being a
greeter is a great way to meet our members if you are a new member
yourself and welcome visitors.
Donna Robson | Greeter Ministry Leader
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ALTAR FLOWER MINISTRY | Lita Schaffer
The beautiful floral displays seen every Sunday were donated by 26
families. The following: (Barbara Anderson, Barbara Bell, Merry Midtaune,
Kim Vaye, Dawn Davis, Art and Paula Alm, Audrey Sato, Fred and Joan
Hottinger, Bonnye Burns, Sharon Lemmon, Lisa Kennon, Patty McBride
and Steve Fedder, Sue and Rob Tomalka, Donna Robson, Lita Schaffer)
volunteered their time to deliver the flowers from the worship service to
the sick and homebound. The flowers are delivered with a current Sunday
bulletin.
Special Thanks to Barbara Anderson for her many years of service.
Lita Schaffer | Altar Flower Coordinator
FINANCE REPORT | Jim Fuchs, Rob Tomalka, & Melony McGowan
Thank you, Holy Cross Congregation, for your generous donations which
allowed us to conclude our 2018 year with an operational surplus of
$15,063. Our operational income was $354,254 and our expenses were
$339,191. Our investments had a principal loss for the year of $15,003
which represented about 4% of the value of our investments as of
December 31, 2017. The net result is a break-even year, which is good.
Our giving to support the Mission of our Sierra Pacific Synod was $15,417
and Benevolences were $42,810 (including Open Heart Kitchen,
Livermore Homeless Refuge, Haitian Timoun Foundation, and other
designated charities).
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During the year, we converted some of our cash into “laddered Certificates
of Deposit”. Laddered is an investment term for spreading out the
investments over various time periods. We invested $106,000 in a 12
month CD earning 2.75% and $43,000 in an 18 month CD earning 2.85%.
We intend to make an additional 6 month CD investment in January 2019
for approximately $23,000.
Unfortunately, the 2019 budget presented is not a balanced budget. We
are projecting operational income of $327,735 and operational expenses
of $341,130 for a net loss of $13,395. We were fortunate to receive several
large donations in December 2018, which allowed us to break-even for the
year. We cannot, however, count on the large donations repeating
themselves, so we are being conservative in projecting our operational
income for 2019. We have taken a hard look at expenses, and do not feel
that we can reduce them any further. In order to achieve a balanced
budget, our giving will need to increase. The Council has approved this
budget and asks that the congregation endorse the recommendation.
Your Finance committee members are Kristi Littell, Jo Johnson, Jim
Fuchs, Melony McGowan (Financial Secretary) and Rob Tomalka
(Treasurer).
Again, thank you, Holy Cross, for helping us achieve a break-even year.
Please keep Holy Cross in your prayers as we proceed through 2019.
Jim Fuchs, Rob Tomalka, & Melony McGowan | Finance Leaders
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PROPERTY COMMITTEE | Eric Jurgenson
In April 2018, we started a new landscape service that is very proactive
and willing to work with the preschool’s tight schedule. They are an up
and coming company and will also help take care of irrigation issues and
make bids on new landscaping projects.
In addition, the scout troop we charter, troop 999, is eager and energetic
about helping out around the property. We had a very successful work day
in September and are looking forward to another. Eric Jurgenson is the
troop’s Charter Organization Representative and we have a great working
relationship going.
In Sept, we installed a new suspension system for the shade over the
patio, making it easier to put up and down. On Christmas Eve, the shade
suffered a failure of the seam in the middle but should be repairable and
re-hung soon. (if you have a sewing machine that might handle this, we'd
love to hear from you :))
This summer, the preschool took the lead on renovating the old ed bldg,
which included new ADA bathrooms, doors, windows, and flooring.
We are currently in the middle of two more projects. Renovation of the
parish hall is underway, including new acoustically absorbent flooring
video upgrades. Also, Elliot Follet's Eagle project is in process to produce
new benches for the pergola.
We continue to make a call for more new members. As always, there are
many everyday handyman issues that come up including doors, lights,
plumbing, pests that that we need people to deal with, and most of us are
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working full time. If you have the time and energy to be on call for some
of these kinds of things, it will save us a lot of money and stress.
If you have questions or comments for us, please contact Eric in person or
at eric@holycrosslivermore.org. You can always email property concerns
to property@holycrosslivermore.org
Eric Jurgenson | Property Committee Chair
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Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Budget vs Actual
2015 - 2018
2019 Proposed
Budget
2018 Actual
2018 Proposed
Budget
2017 Actual
Surplus 2016 $ 14,005.96
Actual 2017
Dream Item
Requests - Funded
by 2016 Surplus 2016 Actual 2015 Actual
Surplus 2016 Carryover to 2018 $ - $ 10,000.00
Current OperaKng $ 290,000.00 $ 307,503.06 $ 290,000.00 $ 302,251.23 $ - $ 292,831.99 $ 259,495.48
Mortgage ReducKon Income $ 22,400.00 $ 22,441.00 $ 22,400.00 $ 26,197.00 $ - $ 21,801.00 $ 20,921.00
Misc./Envelope $ 174.00 $ 94.00 $ 711.67
General/Misc. $ 781.53 $ 17.39
Workers Comp Rebate $ 347.00 $ 310.20
Copier Lease Refund $ 1,310.40
Facility Rental $ 2,340.00 $ 650.00 $ 411.00 $ 560.00
HCLS Copier/UKliKes/ Internet/
Contracts $ 15,335.00 $ 12,995.00 $ 11,270.00 $ 10,620.00 $ 10,101.02 $ 8,700.00
Interest Income $ - $ 17.06 $ 5,640.50
CommiXee - Outreach $ 2,264.25
CommiXee - Scholarship $ 1,900.00 $ 38.30 $ 11,616.98 $ 4,717.46
Total Admin Income $ 327,735.00 $ 350,745.84 $ 333,670.00 $ 341,488.52 $ 14,005.96 $ 337,490.72 $ 300,034.44
Admin Expenses
Mortgage ReducKon $ 28,950.00 $ 28,560.00 $ 30,877.00 $ 26,386.68 $ 25,716.00 $ 25,716.00
Insurance and Property Tax $ 10,020.00 $ 9,727.75 $ 11,979.00 $ 10,212.56 $ 10,288.08 $ 11,533.00
Office OperaKng Expenses $ 26,700.00 $ 28,167.84 $ 27,905.00 $ 29,274.60 $ 29,368.75 $ 30,620.23
Travel and MeeKngs $ 2,200.00 $ 2,176.61 $ 1,700.00 $ 1,640.67 $ 2,079.87 $ 1,115.66
UKliKes $ 28,100.00 $ 28,060.28 $ 22,900.00 $ 22,382.30 $ 20,502.02 $ 18,982.85
Janitorial Services $ 10,000.00 $ 9,620.00 $ 9,540.00 $ 7,200.00 $ 7,200.00 $ 4,050.00
Finance $ 500.00 $ 746.98 $ 500.00 $ 615.19 $ 707.94
Office Furniture $ - $ - $ - $ 361.33
AccounKng Fees - Audit $ 550.00 $ 500.00 $ 550.00 $ 500.00 $ 250.00
Sub Musicians $ 500.00 $ 250.00 $ 1,100.00 $ 1,783.99 $ 2,150.00 $ 5,025.68
Supply Pastors $ 2,050.00 $ 1,575.00 $ 2,600.00 $ 2,171.98 $ 1,953.18
Total Admin Expenses $ 109,570.00 $ 109,384.46 $ 109,651.00 $ 102,167.97 $ - $ 100,577.17 $ 97,043.42
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Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Budget vs Actual
2015 - 2018
Salaries
2017
Dream Item
Requests - Funded
by 2016 Surplus 2016 Actual 2015 Actual
Accompanist $ 2,000.00 $ 1,550.00
ARK $ 1,800.00 $ 1,682.25 $ 1,800.00 $ 1,710.00 $ 1,868.75 $ 2,020.00
Crossroads $ 600.00
Financial $ 2,400.00 $ 2,100.00 $ 2,100.00 $ 2,100.00 $ 2,100.00 $ 2,933.75
Janitor $ - $ - $ - $ 525.00
Muiscians $ 22,063.00 $ 21,420.00 $ 21,420.00 $ 18,428.00 $ 17,185.00 $ 17,887.00
Office Manager $ 28,080.00 $ 29,400.12 $ 29,273.00 $ 28,037.42 $ 28,000.00 $ 24,900.00
Staff Gias $ - $ 1,137.50
SubsKtute Office Personnel $ 500.00 $ 517.50 $ 1,000.00 $ 1,207.50 $ - $ 588.00
FICA $ 4,576.00 $ 4,465.22 $ 4,337.00 $ 4,074.41 $ 3,837.92 $ 3,783.21
Total Salaries $ 61,419.00 $ 61,135.09 $ 59,930.00 $ 55,557.33 $ - $ 54,129.17 $ 53,236.96
Senior Pastor
Housing $ 44,125.00 $ 43,260.00 $ 43,260.00 $ 42,000.00 $ 42,000.00 $ 42,000.00
Salary $ 42,797.00 $ 41,550.00 $ 41,550.00 $ 40,340.00 $ 39,741.00 $ 33,643.04
Staff Gia - Pastor $ - $ 1,152.50
Benefits $ 40,618.00 $ 38,648.81 $ 38,670.00 $ 36,511.68 $ 34,935.54 $ 30,895.08
Reimbursements $ 7,750.00 $ 7,404.28 $ 7,450.00 $ 7,707.33 $ 6,183.40 $ 5,794.26
Total Senior Pastor $ 135,290.00 $ 130,863.09 $ 130,930.00 $ 126,559.01 $ - $ 124,012.44 $ 112,332.38
CommiXees
2017
Dream Item
Requests - Funded
by 2016 Surplus 2016 Actual 2015 Actual
EducaKon $ 3,650.00 $ 2,914.70 $ 6,175.00 $ 3,576.84 $ 598.27 $ 1,894.35 $ 4,239.95
Fellowship $ 1,500.00 $ 1,350.84 $ 1,200.00 $ 1,092.16 $ - $ 1,285.93 $ 1,292.66
Outreach $ - $ 2,264.25 $ - $ 298.65 $ 613.55 $ 798.31 $ 799.63
Property $ 16,590.00 $ 15,749.02 $ 15,450.00 $ 14,851.41 $ 7,624.53 $ 11,497.46 $ 18,209.92
Scholarships $ 2,100.00 $ 4,000.00 $ 2,100.00 $ 4,200.00 $ - $ 4,200.00 $ 5,100.00
Social Ministry $ 500.00 $ 281.46 $ 500.00 $ 286.39 $ - $ - $ 256.89
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Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Budget vs Actual
2015 - 2018
Stewardship $ 200.00 $ - $ 450.00 $ 745.76 $ 1,441.79 $ 430.00 $ 202.75
Worship $ 5,861.00 $ 4,836.70 $ 3,609.00 $ 2,995.67 $ 1,743.82 $ 3,662.76 $ 3,826.22
Youth $ 4,450.00 $ 2,903.15 $ 4,350.00 $ 1,407.89 $ 1,984.00 $ 1,419.36 $ 284.82
Total CommiXees $ 34,851.00 $ 34,300.12 $ 33,834.00 $ 29,454.77 $ 14,005.96 $ 25,188.17 $ 34,212.84
Total Expenses $ 341,130.00 $ 335,682.76 $ 334,345.00 $ 313,739.08 $ 14,005.96 $ 303,906.95 $ 296,825.60
Net Income/Balance $ (13,395.00) $ 15,063.08 $ (675.00) $ 27,749.44 $ - $ 33,583.77 $ 3,208.84
Less Insurance Transfers - HCLS $ (8,965.65)
Net Income $ 24,618.12
Investment Income $ (15,002.67)
Net Income $ 60.41
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August 2017 through July 2018
Aug 17 Sep 17 Oct 17 Nov 17 Dec 17 Jan 18
Income
Bonus Income 0.00 8,384.89 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Donations 68.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 350.00 140.00
Extended Care Nap Kit 170.00 0.00 0.00 20.00 20.00 0.00
Insurance Refund 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Interest Income 12.89 12.29 15.20 15.06 14.94 15.67
Late/Return Check Fees 0.00 50.00 50.00 139.00 150.00 250.00
Major Repairs Fund Income 47,608.68 4,500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Miscellaneous Income 0.00 0.00 0.00 42.68 0.00 0.00
Payroll Reimbursement HCLC 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Registration 500.00 17,875.00 125.00 125.00 0.00 250.00
Scholarship 140.00 -175.50 -175.50 -175.50 -175.50 -315.50
Summer School 3,230.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Tuitions 20,295.00 61,663.35 61,229.85 61,679.70 60,791.70 60,359.70
Total Income 72,024.57 92,310.03 61,244.55 61,845.94 61,151.14 60,699.87
Expense
Administrative 208.12 1,013.77 76.84 26.25 24.50 26.25
Computer 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00
Contributions/Donations 350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00
Copier 210.00 210.00 210.00 210.00 210.00 210.00
Enrichment Programs 283.52 0.00 0.00 250.00 0.00 0.00
Equipment/Furniture 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Fieldtrip Expense 0.00 0.00 78.24 -6.00 0.00 0.00
Gifts/Team Building 0.00 0.00 58.99 124.50 250.00 104.95
Insurance 3,714.29 4,445.94 4,017.83 3,815.47 6,515.34 4,217.42
Internet/Phone - Church Paid 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 250.00
Licenses and Permits 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 968.00
Maintenance 47,608.68 5,737.02 1,002.75 586.48 0.00 3,010.00
Postage and Delivery 49.00 0.00 14.91 0.00 98.00 0.00
Printing and Reproduction 0.00 198.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Professional Development 867.50 45.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Professional Fees 1,610.00 1,110.00 1,110.00 1,110.00 1,110.00 1,110.00
Publicity/Promotions 1,221.00 0.00 0.00 60.00 34.08 0.00
Salaries 27,221.08 40,772.27 35,557.41 37,292.07 38,683.08 35,035.89
Salaries/Payroll Taxes 2,017.20 3,119.08 2,720.19 2,852.81 2,959.25 2,680.22
Summer School Expenses 1,017.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Supplies 2,077.85 2,298.17 638.05 1,663.04 916.80 927.84
Teaching Materials 0.00 88.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Telephone 99.45 100.81 99.93 100.21 100.14 164.77
Transfer 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Travel/Meals 62.40 6.99 30.09 76.11 68.99 82.71
Utilities 450.00 550.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00
Year End Surplus Fund Transfers 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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August 2017 through July 2018
Total Expense 89,107.64 60,086.82 46,505.23 49,050.94 51,860.18 49,678.05
Net Income -17,083.07 32,223.21 14,739.32 12,795.00 9,290.96 11,021.82
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August 2017 through July 2018
Feb 18 Mar 18 Apr 18 May 18 Jun 18 Jul 18 TOTAL
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,384.89
0.00 137.00 318.00 100.00 0.00 155.15 1,268.15
0.00 0.00 0.00 310.00 10.00 20.00 550.00
1,612.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,612.00
13.60 14.68 14.45 14.70 14.03 14.92 172.43
75.00 125.00 50.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 889.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 52,108.68
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 255.51 298.19
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 18,875.00
-190.50 -180.50 -180.50 -180.50 100.00 1,509.50 0.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 4,255.00 16,675.00 14,170.00 38,330.00
61,222.70 61,306.70 58,546.35 61,902.60 26,890.00 27,691.00 623,578.65
62,732.80 61,402.88 58,748.30 66,401.80 43,689.03 43,816.08 746,066.99
124.25 24.50 24.50 178.45 123.50 317.75 2,168.68
724.39 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 1,164.39
350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 350.00 4,200.00
210.00 210.00 210.00 210.00 210.00 210.00 2,520.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 2,875.00 11,845.00 9,430.00 24,683.52
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 234.01 894.51 1,128.52
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 72.24
44.45 108.23 170.10 1,764.88 100.00 0.00 2,726.10
4,206.42 2,747.29 2,747.29 2,747.29 8,477.93 8,357.56 56,010.07
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 250.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 968.00
0.00 274.00 1,979.00 0.00 239.00 11.65 60,448.58
0.00 192.15 0.00 49.75 0.00 0.00 403.81
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 198.87
0.00 140.00 0.00 90.00 63.90 0.00 1,206.40
1,110.00 1,110.00 1,110.00 1,110.00 1,110.00 1,110.00 13,820.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,315.08
35,976.92 33,761.59 37,084.18 33,845.14 36,321.24 24,487.22 416,038.09
2,752.27 2,582.73 2,836.93 2,589.21 2,558.14 1,588.81 31,256.84
0.00 0.00 0.00 112.31 227.73 22,794.33 24,151.92
1,378.41 1,002.73 850.93 1,643.75 1,115.26 -2,245.02 12,267.81
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 88.90
0.00 187.99 106.12 77.88 77.88 18.54 1,133.72
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
0.00 0.00 245.29 406.60 0.00 0.00 979.18
500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 500.00 6,000.00
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 80,866.27 80,866.27
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August 2017 through July 2018
47,377.11 43,231.21 48,254.34 48,590.26 63,593.59 148,731.62 746,066.99
15,355.69 18,171.67 10,493.96 17,811.54 -19,904.56 -104,915.54 0.00
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