Highlights of the April 13 Diocesan Council Meeting
Tom Kokjer, Diocesan Treasurer, continues to talk with the bank (and has included Fr. David in discussions). There will be no Diocesan Council meeting in May but Tom wants a one-page summary making our case (we’ve paid off over $1 million, never missed a payment, signs that we’re on an upward trajectory) to release to Diocesan Council in May. The vestry will be working with Fr. David on this. Tom has stressed that Diocesan Council MUST make a decision in June. Bishop-Elect Amy has been included in discussions and is very supportive of the direction they’re taking.
Tom also noted that the Diocesan finances are still in good shape after the recent downtown- we may have lost about 5% despite higher losses in the overall market because we had $680,000 in T-bills and our mutual fund investments through ECF include many equities outside of the US.
Bishop Diane reported that the gathering of Asian and Pacific Islander clergy in KC was a huge success with participants coming from as far away as Guam. It’s been held every two years but will now be held annually.
She’s going to head the Finance Committee for the National Church. They have a new CFO; the previous one kept everything on an Excel spreadsheet. She has much necessary work ahead of her.
She and Bishop-Elect Amy met in Alabama with the House of Bishops. Bishop Diane said that Bishop-Elect Amy was really impressive at the meeting and even before Bishop Diane could brief her on the quirks of various Bishops, Bishop-Elect Amy had already figured them out.
Registrations for the Consecration are up to 650 people, excluding participating Bishops (24 including the Presiding Bishop). The procession will include 65-70 people.
And we still adjourned before lunch!
