2005 Annual Report (second revision 2/9/06)

The 51st Annual Congregational Meeting

10:45 a.m. February 19th 2006

Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church 5339 Kalanianaole Highway

Honolulu, Hawaii 96821

The Rev. Timothy J. Mason, Pastor

Council of Deacons President: Don Hardaway (through 2/2006)

Vice President: Jon Osorio (through 2/2006)

Secretary: Bob Joseph (through 2/2006)

Treasurer: Billie Pring (through 2/2006)

Deacons: Susan Fischer (through 2/2008)

Denise Fleming (through 2/2006)

Yukio Hamada (through 2/2008)

Linda Hansen (through 2/2007)

Mike May (through 2/2008)

Dale Noble (through 2/2007)

Garret Pick (through 2/2006)

Manning Richards (through 2/2007)

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Table of Contents

Mission Statement --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 Agenda ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 50th Annual Meeting --------------------------------------------------------------- 4 - 5Pastor’s Report --------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 - 8Presidents Report ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Music & Worship ----------------------------------------------------------------10 - 11Membership & Membership Statistics -------------------------------------------- 12 Endowment Team -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13Evangelism Team -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Weddings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 15Missions Team ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 16 Missions Support ------------------------------------------------------------------ 17Personnel Team ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 18Property Team -------------------------------------------------------------------19 - 20 Youth/Christian Education ---------------------------------------------------------- 21Nominating Committee -------------------------------------------------------------- 22 Candidates Profile ----------------------------------------------------------- 22 - 27 Audit Report -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28Treasurer’s Report -------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 2006 Budget with 2005 Budget vs. Actuals ------------------------------ 30 - 35 2006 Proposed Budget ------------------------------------------------------------ 36Calvary By The Sea School --------------------------------------------------------- 37Angel Network Charities, Inc. ------------------------------------------------ 38 - 44 ANC Revenue and Expenses Report ------------------------------------------- 45

Mission Statement

“Sharing the Blessing of God’s Grace with Aloha”

Agenda

I. Opening Devotion

II. Review Minutes of the 2005 Annual Meeting

III. Reports from !" The Pastor !" The Council of Deacons !" Worship and Music !" Other Reports !" The Treasurer and Auditing Committee

IV. Election of Officers

V. Approval of Year 2006 Budget

VI. Unfinished Business

VII. New Business

VIII. Benediction

IX. Adjournment

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50th Annual Meeting February 20, 2005

11:20 AM CALL TO ORDER of the annual meeting of the congregation of Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church by Vice President Dale Noble (due to absence of President Tim Sprowls). A quorum is present with greater than 5% membership in attendance. Larry Gardner Parliamentarian. David Beattie Secretary.

I. Opening Devotions: given by Pastor Tim Mason. II. Review and Approval of the Minutes from the 2004 Annual meeting: Linda Hansen

moved to approve the minutes as written; second by Judy Joseph. Vote is unanimous to approve the minutes as written.

III. Review of Reports: (See Annual Report.) Notes - Pastor’s Report: Pastor Tim sees a bright future with a healthy balance of local, national and international mission focus, as well as CBTS sponsoring direct mission and missionaries. Call Team recognition: the Call Team received recognition for their exemplary work in the selection and presentation of Pastor Tim Mason for call. Note: Dale Noble recognized Ted Hsia for his work in leading the effort to acquire the Japanese/English bibles given at the Japanese weddings. Dale Noble also advised the need to establish an adhoc committee to review and advise on possible amendments to the master plan for the campus.

IV. Treasurer’s Report: Ruth-Marie Quirk (see report) RMQ notes what giving supports at CBTS: Angel Network, Aloha Groups, Adult Education, Fellowship Functions, Youth Education, Performing Arts at Calvary, Missions (local i.e. Angel Network, Hukilau Conference, ELCA, and Global Missions). Gift distribution policy/parameters are presented, Russ Johnson gift/endowment outlined. Graphs and charts are used to visually represent the various aspects of giving and spending at CBTS.

V. Nominating Committee: John Travis presented the nominees to the congregation: Don Hardaway, President; Bob Joseph, Secretary. Council of Deacons: Susan Fischer, Yukio Hamada, Mike May, Jon Osorio, Michael, Mike Miller. Nominating Committee: Laura Sprowls, Pulelehua Ruth-Marie Quirk, Thea Johanos-Kam, David Beattie. Continuing: nominations from the floor were opened. President, none; nominations closed. Secretary, none; nominations closed. Council of Deacons, none; nominations closed. Nominating Committee, none; nominations closed. The floor is opened for brief statements from the nominees. Point of order: a vote must be taken even though some nominees are running unopposed. Polls are opened and voting begins. Point of order: each individual must placed their own ballots in the ballot box. Voting concludes, polls closed. Vote counters are: Linda Hansen, Manning Richards, and Denise Fleming. Counters retire to the brides’ room to tally the votes.

VI. Presentation of the 2005 Operating Budget: (see 2005 proposed budget in Annual Report) presented by Pulelehua Ruth-Marie Quirk. RMQ noted the gift gains in the previous year and how it affected the actual income. Growth in giving (deficit) is noted at $77,254.00 for the 2005 operating budget. Other notes: giving to missions is increased for 2004 & 2005. Property Team spending also increased due to deferred maintenance on the primary structures. Necessary repairs continue to be made. Dale Noble noted expenses would be incurred to address the problem with drainage on campus and this would be costly. Question by John Travis: is it possible to present a “program based budget?” RMQ responded it is possible though more difficult. Motion by Billie Pring: move to accepting

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50th Annual Meeting (continued) the 2005 budget as presented; second by Alice Noble. Discussion: none. Call for the question; voice vote unanimous, budget passed.

VII. Old Business: none VIII. New Business: approval of “Guidelines for Gift Distributions” (see guidelines in 2005

Annual report). Note: guidelines are listed by priority (preference). Motion: Reynold Feldman moves to approve the “Guidelines for Distribution of Gifts” as written. Second by Jay Magin. Call for the question; voice voted unanimously carried. After short discussions on need for a master plan review by Jerome Rennick, and a request for a data base on votes during Council of Deacons meetings by John Travis, Ted Hsia moves to recess at 12:30 p.m. to await outcome of the election of officers. Second by Jon Osorio. Recess is called. 12:45 p.m. meeting is reconvened.

IX. Election Results: President: Don Hardaway 71 votes (2 blank) Secretary: Bob Joseph 71 votes (2 blank) Council of Deacons: 1 Jon Osorio 63 votes (elected to 1 year term) 2 Mike May 57 votes (elected to 3 year term) 3 Yukio Hamada 51 votes (elected to 3 year term) 4 Susan Fischer 47 votes (elected to 3 year term) Michael 36 votes Mike Miller 29 votes Nominating Committee: Laura Sprowls 70 votes Pulelehua Ruth-Marie Quirk 69 votes Thea Johanos-Kam 68 votes David Beattie 67 votes

X. Adjournment: At 12:55 p.m. Jay Magin moves to adjourn. Second by Christiane Lucas-Click. Voice vote approves adjournment.

XI. Benediction: by Pastor Tim Mason. Respectfully submitted by: David Beattie Secretary

Pastor’s Report

On the day of Pentecost, Peter spoke about Jesus to the crowd in Jerusalem, he said, “But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power. For David says concerning him, ‘I saw the Lord always before me, for he is at my right hand so that I will not be shaken; therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; moreover my flesh will live in hope.” Acts 2:24-26 We may live in one of the most beautiful places in the world, but even here in Hawaii there are people who still do not know about the love of God, and the hope we can have in a daily faith-walk with Jesus. Hope, born of faith, is one of the greatest blessings we can receive as a community committed to following, teaching and serving Jesus. Peter had a radical new message for the people of Jerusalem, Jesus was a gift of God for all people, and when we walk with Jesus in faith, we walk in a hope that is greater than any fear we may ever have. He said this in a time of oppressive slavery and the cruel occupation by Romans soldiers. The cruelties of life and the issues that oppress us may have changed, but the hope given to us in Christ has not; words of love still comfort, and for many of us, we cannot remain silent when we feel the joy of Christ fill us through the Holy Spirit… we have to sing, we have to dance. This hope that Peter is referring to in his message to the people in Jerusalem is the same hope that that our community shares with world today. The message of Jesus is not just another “feel good” message contrived from issues and feelings we would like to hear, rather it is a message that our hearts need to hear to restore our lives, and change the world. This past year we have had moments of profound sadness, and exhilarating joy. Oftentimes we have shared these moments as a community, other times in smaller more intimate groups; whether we are ones in pain searching for hope or ones dancing because our hope has been restored, Jesus was always present, forming and recreating our community. Before some of the disciples eyes, Jesus had been crucified, but just as He promised, He rose again, and through the leading of the Holy Spirit, Peter’s way of seeing, thinking, hearing, teaching and following had been changed; his heart was glad, his tongue rejoiced; and his flesh lived in hope. Even with all the suffering and injustices in his world, through Christ fulfilling the promise of salvation, Peter knew that Jesus was the only hope for himself and the entire world… and Peter could not remain silent. When I look back over the year, I can’t help but feel how terribly important our message of hope and restoration in Christ is to the world, our neighborhoods, our families and ourselves. As Christ is the center of our church, and worship is our central activity, I am convinced that all of our programs must in some way restore hope that is lost, or proclaim the hope that is always present in Christ. Hope is first and foremost proclaimed and received through worship, but it is also proclaimed and experienced through education, reaching out and evangelism, showing hospitality, prayer, fellowship, Bible Study and the healthy stewardship of our resources.

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Pastor’s Report (continued) 2005 went by very quickly and I admit, I am still learning about schedules, planning and administration. So, I am very thankful for our staff and all their talent and dedication required in keeping up with all the demand and changed in our office. In particular, I am thankful for the personnel committee in all their work in hiring Alice James as our new Parish Assistant and my right arm. She has been baptized with fire by doing everything from wedding coordinating, traffic cop, graphics, and basically becoming the “communications czar.” I am also very thankful for the leadership and wisdom of Don Hardaway and our Council of Deacons. They have demonstrated wisdom and steady leadership through the difficulties of this year. With the creation of the Long Term Planning Team we are inspired and forced to really look at ourselves, our vision, the usage of our campus and the direction we feel God has equipped us for moving into the future, making Christ known in this part of the island. In order for Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church to be more equipped to give care and comfort to hurting people, Stephen Ministry is no longer just a dream, but we have trained leaders and our first class of Stephen Ministers will be commissioned in February 2006. We hope to start training a second group as soon as possible as well. I hope to begin teaching Crossways Bible Study sometime in early Fall for those who would like to dive deeper into the Bible as well as share some great fellowship. We have greatly increased prayer opportunities this year with Prayer Clusters now meeting on Tuesday nights, and our prayer circle on Monday morning in my office. We have begun regular healing worship services every fourth Sunday of the month as well. (Be sure to check our calendar.) Everybody is invited to these activities, and we are looking for more people to help us with the healing services. As we all know, Angel Network Charities Inc. has had a difficult year, but our support for their mission cannot be diminished. As they go through their “restructuring” using volunteers, for the sake of those in need in our neighborhood, we must continue the ongoing work of the food pantry/food bank. Offerings and prayers brought to the WHALE, canned foods brought to the altar at worship and especially the work of volunteers and their coordination must be supported and encouraged. People travel great distances to receive food and encouragement at the ANC food pantry, PLUS working at ANC provides a great opportunity for the members of Calvary by the Sea to share and grow in their faith through service. For every one-minute a volunteer may “sacrifice or give” to work at the ANC food pantry, this person will receive a week of feeling great satisfaction. Knowing that you have really touched a family, through giving food or sharing just the right words, can bring a wonderful memory that will last a life-time. Regarding Worship. I would like to see us expand the use of visual arts, music, drama and dance. Our sanctuary offers a unique venue for concerts, speakers, and other events that would attract new people onto our campus. I am thankful for the work Dr. Harvey has done in providing so many opportunities for us to hear choirs and musicians when they visit the island. I would encourage us to

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Pastor’s Report (continued) use our sanctuary also as a place to invite more speakers, who will educate, challenge or inspire us in new ways.

Hopes for this year include: Develop a mentor program for all of our young adults; connecting each young adult with a mentor to talk with and offer guidance.

Expand our Fellowship Team and its activities. Utilize the results of our vision survey to help us understand the best use of our campus and resources. Along with the Oahu Hukilau churches, develop a more comprehensive youth program. Expand the Stephen Ministry program; increasing the number of Stephen Ministers and matching them up to care-receivers. There is always need for a visitation team to help me visit and bring communion to our “shut-ins.” Take youth to the mainland for Bible Camp (Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, http://www.campwapo.youthsite.org/index.cfm) Begin teaching Crossways Bible Study (http://www.crossways.org/index.shtml). Re-examination of many of the goals of last years Annual Report; i.e., we still need to consider some kind of Hospitality Team that can reach out to families that need a helping hand once in awhile. We need to consider some kind of support program for young families; a time where families can come to the church to fellowship, learn, play, and relax. Continued and expanded support of our Sunday School Program! I would like to be able to visit as many of our members as possible this year. Please never hesitate to call the office and let me know when you might have a convenient time to meet and talk. Spend more time in study and prayer. Please look at this list and let yourself wonder, “I wonder which of these activities I could lead or participate in.” You would be surprised to find out how many ways we can bring hope to all people with a simple, “yes.” May God continue to bless and guide our community and inspire us to be “vessels of hope” in 2006. Respectively Submitted, Pastor Tim Mason

President’s Report

The past year, 2005, marked a new beginning for Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church. It was Pastor Tim’s first full year in Hawaii and a year of learning, adjustment and change for all of us. Looking back, I see growth in attendance, growth in giving and a lot of enthusiasm that cannot be easily measured. Eleven of our congregation have dedicated much time and energy to become Stephen Ministers and will be working one on one with individuals in our community who are in crises or need assistance. Others have become involved in prayer groups, Sunday school, youth programs, church maintenance, office help and worship services. These members are to be commended for their service and dedication. Involvement is the strength of our church so if you are sitting on the sidelines, step up to the plate and put your talents to use. Those who are giving what they can will appreciate your help, and Calvary by the Sea will grow even stronger. We have seen Angel Network Charities reorganize from a financially challenged corporation with a thrift shop, food bank, social services and a hefty payroll to a food bank operated primarily by volunteers. We continue to support Angel Network with a rent-free facility, monetary gifts and volunteers, and they continue to serve those who are hungry in East Oahu. The coming year will bring even more change and, no doubt, we’ll experience plenty of challenges. With God’s help, we will not only meet the challenges but continue to grow and prosper. Through the Long Term Planning Committee we are developing a plan for our church’s future, and we will be asking you for input from time to time. The retirement of Arthur Harvey this summer will precipitate a significant change in our worship service. We will miss Arthur’s many talents and his dedicated service. In addition, we are expecting a reduction in Japanese weddings this year at our church, so it is a good time to focus on stewardship with the goal of not being so financially dependant on weddings. In closing, I want to thank the Council of Deacons for their hard work and dedication in 2005. We have tackled a great number of issues, some of which were quite difficult, and with careful and prayerful thought, many of these issues have been resolved. I greatly appreciate the support I have received, in spite of some long and exhausting Thursday night meetings. I look forward to 2006, and I’m confident that God will continue to guide and bless us as we move forward, one step at a time. Don Hardaway

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Director of Music and Worship Report Submitted by Dr. Arthur Harvey

The 2005 Music and Worship Program at Calvary by the Sea continues to provide a significant component to our identity as ‘Calvary by the Sea’ during these years of transition. The primary ministry for music and worship has been Planning, Preparing and Facilitating Worship Experiences weekly and for special Church Year celebrations, offering a diversity of styles of worship to meet the unique worship needs of our Calvary Ohana. As is necessary for any music program, we continue to provide educational opportunities in music throughout the year, both for keiki and adults, as well as encouraging the development of performing skills in and for all ages. We have continued to provide outreach ministries to introduce individuals to our Lord and our Church, through special programs both at Calvary and outside the church facility. The Music & Worship Team has met often this year, and provided important creative leadership in the areas of music and worship. The M/W Team members have included: Pastor Tim, Council liaison Susan Fischer, Dale Noble, Bruce Kau, Jon Osorio, Lisa Kimsey, Amie Lawyer, Lea delCastillo, Pulelehua Quirk and me.

In an age when many churches have dismissed choirs and choral music as irrelevant, Calvary Choir has continued to provide a choir offering consistent leadership in worship ministry each Sunday at the 10:00 am service, as well as for all special church year events. Choral repertoire has included both choral classics as well as contemporary musical expressions of faith. In 2005 we continued the long tradition of providing a venue for musicians on tour from the mainland, as well as local musicians, to enrich and bless us. 2005 included special performances and ministry by Concordia University Band in January, Debbie Milligan in March, Hastings High School Choir on Palm Sunday, Spokane Falls Community College Choir in April, and a youth choir, POWERHOUSE in June. These and guest vocal and instrumental soloists complement our own fine choral and Performing Arts at Calvary (PAC) music ministry co-directed by “Miss Julie” Okumura and me. PAC continues to be a blessing through its ministry of teaching the Bible through Christian musicals, and performing in the areas of music, dance and drama. Our Praise Team has been led by instrumentalists Bruce Kau, Amie Lawyer, Tim Sprowls, and Jon Osorio. The Sacred Dance ministry continues at Calvary with several from our church participating in the Sacred Dance Guild activities, and sharing in worship throughout the year. A special thanks to Lisa Kimsey, and to Pulelehua Ruth Marie Quirk for their dance ministry and leadership, and to Susan Fischer for her signing ministry. Other dancers, as well as our own Na Wahine o ke kai Ola hula halau, keiki from The Movement Center and Performing Arts at Calvary have also performed throughout the year. I continue to serve as Organist and pianist. Our Section leaders and soloists, Rosanna Perch-Soprano, and James Santos-Baritone were with us for another year, except for three months in the fall when Rosanna was studying in France, and continue to be a real asset to our worship ministry. Vocal and instrumental solos, duets and ensembles by Jon Osorio, Marilyn Hamada, Bruce Kau, Susan Fischer, Lea delCastillo, Jamaica Osorio, Eric Fleming, Linda Hansen, Amie Lawyer, Tom Sumner and Pastor Tim as well as myself have added much to our worship throughout the year.

Our CHRISTMAS AT CALVARY 2005 events were quite well attended again this year, including the traditional 7:00 p.m. Annual Christmas Sing-A-Long on December 4th featuring the University of Hawaii MUSEd Ensemble and Calvary Choir, both led by me. The traditional Keiki-Led Christmas program featuring the PERFORMING ARTS AT CALVARY and other keiki presented a delightful afternoon celebration on Marathon Sunday afternoon, December 11th presenting the musical, “Mayhem in Bethlehem.” The spring production for PAC, presented so marvelously on Mother’s Day was “Sermon On The Mound.”

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Many of the staff, including me attended the annual Honolulu 2005 Hawaiian Islands Ministries conference. In July I was privileged to attend the national Association of Lutheran Church Musicians (ALCM) bi-annual conference in New York City. With both music and theology background, as an ordained minister, I have shared the leadership for Pre-School Chapels this year with Pastor Tim providing Christian Education for preschoolers through word and song. In addition, I continue to provide ministerial services of conducting the many local weddings held in our beautiful sanctuary, preaching a couple of times, and ministering at several funerals and assisting Pastor Tim when needed.

I have continued to teach music education courses at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa as I have done since 1991, and for Fall 2005 I also taught a course on MUSIC AS THERAPY at KCC. In addition I continue to provide a weekly therapeutic music ministry at Leahi Hospital as I have done now for over 15 years, and for the first half of 2005, a bi-weekly music session at Maluhia Hospital. Until October 2005 I served as Vice-President for VSAarts Hawaii – Pacific, a non-profit service organization dedicated to persons with disabilities, and continue to serve as Vice-President of Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Inc., also a non-profit service organization. In 2005 I served as Master of Ceremonies for the Mozart Festival hosted by Oahu Arts Center.

A personal word from Dr. Harvey…2005 has been both a rewarding and a challenging year of ministry at Calvary by the Sea for me, as well as a significant year in the life of our family. At the time of the Annual Meeting I will be completing ten years of ministry at Calvary…the longest period of time I have been at one church in my entire 50 years of ministry. The support of the Pastor, Church Council, Personnel Team, Staff, Music and Worship Team and Congregation has enabled me to continue to creatively pursue avenues of worship and service at Calvary and in the community that make it unique among churches...an Ohana that actively seeks to encourage creative ways to live out our faith. May God’s Spirit continue to empower our worship and music ministry at Calvary to be a blessing to our Savior Jesus Christ first, to those that fellowship at Calvary secondly, and thus to prepare us to bless those outside our Ohana. During 2005 my Mother, Euphemia C.F. Harvey died at age 95. Her teachings, songs and life were a regular part of Pre-school chapel lessons, as well as the impetus for Mother’s Day sermons the past several years. Thank you for your love, prayers and blessings directed to our family during this year that also included many health challenges by my wife Pat.

I pray that 2006 will be a year in which each of us experiences a fresh infilling of the Holy Spirit, God’s direction and guidance, as well as God’s blessing and His grace in our lives. Mahalo for your support during this year, and for the ten years I’ve been at Calvary, as well as for your encouragement and Aloha. It is your blessings that have enabled me to be a blessing to you.

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Membership Baptisms Affirmations Transfers Paige Nicole Adelberger Lara Glenn Adelberger Gary Lynn Benson Harumi Baladad Marc Erwin Adelberger Kristin KeAloha Deise Tina Chang Benson Eddie Baladad Marilyn Jane Hamada Christopher Bock Kelia Ai Okano Baladad Yukio Hamada Jessica Bock Melissa Noelani Okano Baladad Juditha O. Murashige Jessica Angele Carp Toby Okano Baladad Ronald T. Murshige Janet Pick Kim Bock David Brian Rush Bailey Ann Fischer Kiyomi Rush Susan Margaret Fischer William Timothy Fischer Thomas W. German Confirmands Alex Lum Eric Robert Fleming Colleen Marie Lum Nicolai Raza Kiana Teka Lum

Miranda Casia Lum Kevin K. Nakaue Gloria Starr Staackmann Milton Staackmann Charles Tath Ayako H Trustman Jane Fogt Webb Sharon Sue Young-Nakaue

Membership Statistics Members Received (adults) Members Received (under age 16) By Affirmation 14 By Affirmation 8 By Baptism 5 By Baptism 4 By Transfer 5 By Transfer 1 By Reinstatement 0 By Reinstatement 0 Total 24 Total 13

Total Received 37 Baptized………………………………………………...503 Confirmed………………………………………………362 Transferred to other congregations……………………10 Removed from membership……………………………..9 Deaths……………………………………………………..4 Total Membership 503 Average Weekly Attendance 170

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Endowment Team

Calvary by the Sea Endowment Fund completed its second full year of existence in 2005. Thanks to a generous bequest from Russ and Gracie Johnson in 2003, the Council of Deacons was able to allocate $90,000 from their gift to begin the Calvary by the Sea Endowment Fund. An additional $10,000 “top-off grant” from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans which encouraged Lutheran congregations to establish a congregational endowment was applied for and received.

The endowment fund continued to grow in 2005 both from gifts from individual members and from investment growth in the market. Calvary’s endowment fund is professionally managed by the ELCA Foundation and invested in the ELCA Endowment Fund Pooled Trust Fund A. Gifts have been received from the Magin family as a memorial to Jay Magin who passed away in 2005. A second gift was received from Miki May, Calvary member and Abe Lee Realty through their charity program whereby a portion of their commission from the sale of a Calvary member’s property is donated to charity. We are grateful that a portion of Miki’s and Abe’s commissions were donated to Calvary by the Sea’s Endowment Fund for Pastor Tim and Yuriko Mason’s and Susie Hall’s home purchases. We are also grateful for the gifts from Bob and Judy Joseph, and Manning Richards.

The Endowment Team provided information to congregation members throughout the year about the purpose of the endowment through Calvary Calls, bulletin inserts, temple talks and at the annual Gratitude Dinner. The purpose of the endowment is to provide vehicles and structure for members who have the desire to benefit Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church through charitable giving that is consistent with its mission of witnessing to the message of salvation through Jesus Christ on both a local and global level. The Calvary by the Sea Endowment Fund shall provide a perpetual source of income to benefit five current categories:

1. Missions: local, regional and world projects 2. Education: college and seminary scholarships 3. Youth: support for youth of all ages 4. Worship and Music: support for the worship of Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church 5. Capital Projects: major renovations and building of new facilities

The Policies and Procedures for the Endowment Fund approved by our Council of Deacons on 4/15/04 establishes that annually, the Endowment Committee shall recommend to the council and the council shall decide the distributions to be made from the Endowment Fund. The aggregate distribution each year shall be up to 4.5% of the current value of the total Endowment Fund. Based on 9/30/05 Endowment Fund balance of $113,923.07, the Endowment Committee recommended a distribution of $5,125 and solicited ideas from the congregation. A number of ideas were received and the Council of Deacons approved the following at its December meeting:

a. $1500 toward the purchase of new, hardbound contemporary hymnals and b. $3625 to supplement fund-raising efforts of youth attending Bible camp in the Midwest in

summer, 2006.

Thanks to Endowment Team members Susie Hall, Tim Sprowls, Manning Richards, and Billie Pring for their work in overseeing this ministry in 2005. If you have any questions or would like more information about ways to give to the Calvary by the Sea Endowment, please talk with one of the Endowment Team members. Submitted by Linda Hansen, Chair

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Evangelism Committee

The Evangelism Committee was blessed to grow by two new members last year, Sherri Clark and Steve Webb. The rest of the team included So Young Namikawa, Susan Gruetzmacher, Betty Hardaway, and Garret Pick, who served as chair.

We invite you to regularly visit our page on the website at http://www.calvarybythesea.org/mod/group/view.php?group_id=3 which describes many of the ways we try to serve, including providing the technical support and consultation for Calvary’s website itself. We’ve found that the website is not only a great Evangelism tool which brings new visitors to Calvary, but can also be an effective means of communicating within our own ohana. Last year, we continued to shepherd new members at Calvary by sponsoring both a spring and fall session of three week orientation “introductions.” One of our main missions is to grow the congregation at Calvary and we feel this is one of the most important ways we serve. We also continued to coordinate the logistics of ordering and preparing the Japanese New Testaments. Each of the over 1000 Japanese couples that is married each year at Calvary receives one of the special gifts from Calvary as part of our wedding ministry and international outreach. These gifts continue to be well received by each couple. A big mahalo goes to SoYoung for leading this effort and streamlining the preparation of the Bibles, which has allowed the team to spend more time focusing on other priorities. Another service we continued from 2004 was the publishing of the membership directory with pictures. If your picture is not yet in the directory, please email a picture to pickgr@gmail.com; otherwise we will again publicize a few “Picture Sundays” in 2006. Last year marked the beginning of Stephen Ministry at Calvary By The Sea. Training of the new ministers is well underway and this looks like it will be a wonderful new ministry at Calvary helping those who are in need. For our visitors to Calvary, Susan printed color postcards with a beautiful picture of the sanctuary. Our hope is that this will bring more visitors to Calvary and provide those who visit with a small gift to help them remember their worship experience. We’d like to thank Norris Sandvold for the original idea and also for funding the printing of the first batch. Feel free to help the ushers pass these out on Sunday mornings or send them to your friends inviting them to visit. We are looking forward to 2006. On March 30th, we are sponsoring a visit by Pastor Mark Dahle. He will be leading a healing seminar that you don’t want to miss. We hope to see most of the congregation there as well as members of the community who have never been to Calvary. Respectfully submitted, Garret Pick

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Calvary Weddings

There were 1,333 weddings of Japanese nationals at Calvary By The Sea in 2005, which was a small increase over 2004. Fewer hours for Japanese weddings will be available in 2006 during a typical month as more time is being reserved on the calendar for Calvary activities and needed maintenance work. In addition to the traditional wedding which parallels Calvary’s local weddings in presentation, UI Production now offers a Gospel music style wedding with professional Gospel musicians, as this type of music has become popular in Japan. A Hawaiian style wedding is frequently requested which features a Hawaiian musician and a hula dancer. A new addition to the Japanese weddings in 2005 has been the presentation of a Japanese-English New Testament at the conclusion of the wedding as a remembrance of this important day in their lives. Funds have been provided by the Council of Deacons for the printing of a special edition of the New Testament with Calvary’s logo on the front cover. Inside the cover, Japanese and English words express congratulations to the bride and groom and give them best wishes for their future. Internet addresses of Calvary and of the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church are also provided. By actions of the Council of Deacons in recent years, the policies of Calvary regarding what have been termed “local” weddings have changed significantly. For many years Calvary provided a wedding ceremony for almost any couple who requested it, including many visitors from the mainland as well as foreign countries, resulting in the perception that Calvary was a miniature “Las Vegas By The Sea.” By direction of the Council, the emphasis is now on the wedding ceremony as a worship service, rather than as merely a performance in a “pretty place.” As a worship service, the ceremony is officiated by a Calvary pastor as part of his Lutheran ministry. Just as the pastor officiates baptisms and memorial services as part of his ministry, he will receive no extra compensation from the church for this part of his ministry. The Mission Statement of the revised wedding policy says in part:

!" We see this sanctuary as a place for the peoples of the world to experience God’s love for the world.

!" Weddings introduce people to the Christian Faith and the care of the people of Calvary By The Sea.

!" Wedding ministry helps support community and church by publicly proclaiming two individuals have become one family.

In view of the revised wedding policy, the wedding couple requesting a “local” wedding must be current residents of Oahu. They must attend a Sunday morning service at Calvary By The Sea three times before the wedding. And they must meet with the pastor for pre-marital counseling soon after they have scheduled their wedding and twice more before the wedding date. A maximum of three hours is scheduled for the wedding to allow for decorating, photo taking, and the ceremony. Further details concerning the scheduling of weddings may be found at Calvarybythesea.org. (The Rev.) Dr. Larry A. Gardner

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Missions Team The Missions Team was created in 2005. Our goal is to generate awareness, interest, knowledge, prayer and other support for overseas activities. The Missions Team has initiated the following:

Adopt-a-Missionary: We have obtained material from the Division of Global Missions [DGM] of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America about adopting two missionaries. DGM has welcomed our proposal to adopt Dr. David Person of Tokyo, Japan, and Dr. Holly Nelson of Ngaoundéré, Cameroon (between West and Central Africa).

The council has approved adoption of these two missionaries, subject to congregational approval of the request to commit $2,000 annually for the work of each missionary.

We expect regular newsletters from them, and look forward to occasional visits, when they are traveling home.

Pastor Dave has been very active in International Youth work. He and his wife Nohoko have two sons, John in Graduate School, and Andy, an undergraduate. We hope our Youth Group will establish contact with Pastor Dave and be stimulated by all his international youth work. We anticipate Pastor Dave can visit Hawaii in his many international travels to meetings.

Dr. Holly is a pediatrician, and her husband, Dr. Tim, is a surgeon, both medical missionaries. They have three pre-school children, Spencer, Jenna and Maddie. We hope the Sunday School will establish communication with the children of Cameroon. Dr. Holly can visit us when she sees her relatives in Honolulu.

Once we have submitted a petition to DGM for these adoptions, we will invite other local Lutheran Churches also to adopt these two, as our sister churches here, apart from the Chinese Lutheran Church of Honolulu, have few missionary contacts, and are interested in more.

Global Missions Event University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 27 to 30 July 2006: Over 1,000 delegates from all over the United States attend this Event every year. Pastor Tim was at the last one, and enthusiastically endorses it. We hope to send at least three delegates to this next event, including at least one youth. We expect

this to galvanize and captivate those who go, and look forward to their sharing their experiences on their return.

Pastor Edison Muenthe: Many from our congregation heard Pastor Muenthe preach on 30 Oct, and talk about his work in Indonesia, especially the response of his Church to the material and spiritual needs from the havoc caused by the Tsunami last December, when he was Bishop of Sumatra, the worst hit area. He graciously answered questions at a brief meeting after the second service.

At very short notice, the Missions Team sponsored an open luncheon for him, when he talked to a dozen of us about his experiences in greater detail [See Calvary Calls, December, 2005 and CBTS web site].

Future Plans: In the future our plans include regular reports to the congregation, perhaps via a bulletin board, and

also having congregational members visit a mission station, and inviting a missionary for a brief sabbatical here (as Pastor Belina Sarka from Ethiopia did in the 1980’s).

More information is posted on our web site. We urge anyone interested to join our Team! Ted Hsia, Chairman. Sherri Clark, Billie Pring, Pastor Tim [ex officio]

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Mission Support in 2005 Budgeted Missions World Wide ELCA Pacifica Synod Benevolence 60,000 ELCA World Hunger 3,000 ELCA Domestic Disaster Response (Hurricane Katrina) 2,114 ELCA International Disaster Response (South Asian Tsunamis) 5,080 ELCA Division for Global Missions (Children’s House, Shizuoka Prefecture) 877 Pacific Lutheran Seminary 1,000 Total World Wide 72,071 Local Angel Network Charities 55,160 ELCA Hawaii Conference (Hukilau) 1,053 Thanksgiving Baskets 858 Winners’ Camp Scholarships 300

Kihei Lutheran Church, Maui 30,000 Chinese Lutheran Church, Oahu 2,000 Total Local 89,371 Total for Budgeted Missions 161,442 Other Missions Angel Network Charities (Designated Funds – WHALE) 2,326 Total for Other Missions 2,326 TOTAL FOR ALL MISSIONS 163,768

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Personnel and Staff Support This past year has been challenging one for the Personnel and Staff Support Committee. I would like to acknowledge our members for their diligence and thoughtful work in 2005. They are: Alice Noble, Ruth Marie Quirk, Sheila Sanders and Claire teGroen, and they were called on to handle some large responsibilities for Calvary. Most significant was the departure of our pastor’s administrative assistant, Rhonda Tsugawa after ten years with Calvary. We decided to commit to finding a Parish Assistant to Pastor Tim, after long discussions with the pastor and the office staff. That position was filled by Alice last October. As Alice becomes more familiar with the demands of this position, the personnel committee is available to assist her and the pastor in making certain that the Calvary office is efficiently run and adequately staffed. Finally, the committee also negotiated a new contract with Denise Acklin, director of the Montessori pre-school. The most challenging task ahead is to consider the future of Calvary without our beloved music and worship leader, Dr. Arthur Harvey. Arthur and Pat will be leaving Hawai`i this summer and moving to Arthur’s mother’s home in Florida. As we send them with our aloha we acknowledge the extraordinary leadership that the Harveys brought to our church through Performing Arts at Calvary, the diverse repertoire of the choir, connecting Calvary with the UH school of music, Arthur’s music and healing ministry and so many other initiatives. But it is also time for Calvary to discuss the future of our music and worship and to imagine directions that will take us into new places, opportunities and challenges. Indeed, the search for the new music and worship director could be as significant for our future as the pastoral call, meaning that we should approach this search with a similar sense of urgency and with a great deal of input from the congregation. The personnel committee is ready to work with the Music and Worship committee, with the pastor and with the Council of Deacons to design and advertise this position and to assist in the selection of the best candidate. We welcome the chance to talk with members of Calvary interested in serving on the Personnel committee and gratefully accept the prayerful guidance of the congregation. Jonathan Osorio Chair Personnel and Staff Support Committee January 31, 2006

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Property Team Report

This has been another busy and productive year for the Property Committee. As our buildings age we have to spend more time and money on the up keep of our property - in part because our campus is located so close to the ocean. Because our facilities are used seven days a week as well as most evenings, we sometimes find it difficult to schedule work that is needed to be done.

Early in ‘05 we discovered that permits had never been obtained for Hale Aloha (the old parsonage) to allow its later uses for Angel Network and our Preschool. The Property Committee recommended to the CoD that we engage the Lively Architects firm to prepare necessary Existing Use Permits for the City & County to address our deficiencies. This in turn required itemizing and describing all structures on the property, landscaping, activities, parking, and existing permits. This also involved a professional survey of the entire campus. All of this information is necessary before we can proceed with and develop a master plan for the campus which includes program needs for the future. Other deficiencies discovered in the process have been or will be addressed which include adequate fire alarms for the preschool, removal of storage sheds that are too close to the highway, and modifications to the loft in Ohana Lani.

Several major projects were completed this year. The embankments on the sides and makai corners of the Sanctuary were regraded and replanted along with low walls added next to the sidewalks, mainly to protect Sanctuary foundations from further erosion. The irrigation system was rebuilt. These projects were undertaken not only for our own enhancement, but to remain competitive with others in the business of hosting Japanese weddings. Another project completed was to install a new floor in the large room in Hale Aloha, formerly used by ANC to sell furniture, to a multipurpose use for meetings, youth activities, and an adult Sunday School class.

Two planned projects had to be postponed to this year because of rapidly rising costs and the difficulty of finding a contractor. One of these was to replace part of the existing asphalt of the current driveway with water-permeable tile. Its purpose was to resolve drainage problems after heavy rains. As a temporary substitute, we added gravel on the side of the driveway where puddles collected. We hope to proceed with this project in August of ‘06.

The other project was to protect the Sanctuary trellis (beams projecting beyond the edges of the roof) from incipient rot by covering them with clear plastic. We plan to cover the mauka side this summer which will provide a little relief from the rain over the entrance steps.

Mahalo to Michael, and Billie Pring for overseeing the cleaning, restoration, and oiling of our valuable koa pews. The ongoing project needs one more workday to complete the entire project. Your kokua is very much needed on our next work day.

Regular ongoing projects include watering, fertilizing, spraying, trimming coconut trees, raking and mowing. We replaced all of our electrical fixtures around the sanctuary because of rust, replaced our electrical timers, repaired some of the wood rot, fixed/replaced screens on all of our buildings, and continue with necessary painting, fighting termites, baiting rats, fighting rust, power washing the sidewalks, mildew, shampooing the carpets, cleaning the tiles, finding the source of water leaks in the

sanctuary kitchen, patching the roof of the ANC building, cleaning the gutters of all of the buildings, dealing with plumbing problems including a leaking hot water in Hale Aloha (three times), drying out the carpet, plugged toilets, fixing pot holes, etc. It never ends!

Much appreciation is extended to our faithful property committee.

Linda Cluney Jerome Renick Chuck McKeon Dale Noble, char. Manning Richards, sec.

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Youth & Education Report In 2005 we continued our Confirmation program using the FINK (Faith Inkubators) curriculum and meeting on Wednesday evenings at the church sanctuary for food, music, learning and sharing. Our core group consisted of 10-15 youth in grades 7-12. Confirmation wrapped up in June with two of Calvary’s young men, Eric Fleming and Nikolai Raza, confirming their faith. In July, seven of Calvary’s youth, along with two adult chaperones, joined with approximately 50 others from the Hawaii ELCA churches to attend the tri-annual Western States Youth Gathering in Seattle, Washington. This travel was made possible only with the incredible outpouring of support from the CBTS Ohana at numerous car washes, Fellowship Breakfasts, and our primary fundraiser, a concert by Jon Osorio and Friends. Our Youth were blessed by the opportunity to join with several hundred other young people from the Western States as they participated in service projects, learning workshops, worship services and some site-seeing of the Seattle area. In the Fall, we resumed the FINK Confirmation program, joining with other Oahu Hukilau churches for lessons one Sunday per month. The other weeks were spent at Calvary with a half-dozen of our 7-9th graders and a couple of our Confirmed youth learning about the New Testament of the Bible. Respectfully submitted, Denise Fleming

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Nominating Team Aloha

The Nominating team for 2006, convened and met with Pastor Tim to pray over the process of selecting candidates for the Council of Deacons and the nominating team.

The members of the 2006 Nominating Committee (Pulelehua RuthMarie Quirk, Thea Johanos-Kam, Garret Pick, Laura Sprowls, David Beattie, Denise Fleming) respectfully submit the following nominations for the 2006 Council positions: President - Don Hardaway Secretary - Bob Joseph Three Council positions - Ed Kimsey, So Young Namikawa, Tom German, Lea Del Castillo, Michael In addition, the following nominations are being made for the 2007 Nominating Committee: Steve Webb, Christiane Lucas, Sherri Clark, Susan Alden-Rudin Outgoing Council members (in 2007) Dale Noble and Manning Richards have also agreed to serve on the 2007 Nominating Committee.

All nominees will be providing a brief presentation of their qualifications to the congregation on Sunday, February 19, 2006.

President of Council of Deacons 2006 1 Year term

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Don Hardaway

After three years as an officer in the U.S. Navy, five years as a Rehabilitation Counselor and 24 years as a Probation Officer for the U.S. Courts, I retired and moved to Hawaii in 1998. My wife, Betty, our daughter Amanda and I immediately became members of Calvary, the church where Betty had previously been a member, and where we had been married in 1992. I completed the three-year Bethel Bible Study, the ACTS program, chaired a Nominating Committee and served as Correspondent for the Call Team in our recent search for a pastor. I also

attend the Saturday morning men’s group and volunteer as usher, greeter, communion assistant and reader when needed.

I have participated in church activities all my life, and I am honored to be nominated for the office of President of the Council of Deacons. Throughout my 12 year tenure as Deputy Chief and Chief U.S. Probation Officer, I was responsible for a staff of 130 - 150, ten branch offices, a multi-million dollar budget and all the operational, personnel and legal issues connected with such an operation. I believe this managerial experience will be helpful in conducting the business of the church.

Betty and I reside in Kalama Valley where I am self-employed as a sculptor of bronze art. I hold a BA degree in Psychology and an MA in Criminal Justice from the University of Texas at Arlington. Additional information can be obtained from my website: HardawayBronzeArt.com.

Secretary of Council of Deacons 2006 1 Year term

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Bob Joseph

1. Participation in the life of CBTS

My wife Judy and I became members of CBTS ca. 1997. I attend CBTS virtually every Sunday I am in town, and Judy and I are regular contributors. I completed the three-year Bethel Bible study, and I sing with the choir. I sometimes attend the 7.30 am service because I appreciate the traditional liturgy.

2. Family and career

I am married to Judy. I have a son, Jamie, who lives in London, and a step-daughter, Susan, who is a graduate student at UH and lives with us.

I have been a university professor my entire career. I am on the faculty in the Institute for Astronomy (IfA), UH-Manoa, where I have been for the past 15 years. Before moving to Hawaii I was on the physics faculty at Imperial College, University of London, for about 20 years. I am currently IfA Faculty Chair, elected by my colleagues, about 50 Ph.D. astronomers. Among other things I prepare agendas and chair monthly faculty meetings and fortnightly faculty advisory committee meetings. I do observational research (using telescopes) chiefly studying galaxies that crash into each other, and teach both undergraduate and graduate courses. I have published about 150 scientific papers, not all of which were interesting or important.

3. Administrative & management experience From 1989 –2000 I was Director of a national observatory on Mauna Kea, for which NASA awarded me a Public Service medal last year. This required managing a staff of about 30 and an annual budget of about $3 million. I was Principal Investigator for development of an instrument that flew (successfully) on a space astronomy satellite in the 1990s. I have served on and/or chaired many national and international astronomy committees and boards. I am currently on the science advisory

committee for SOFIA, an international project to operate a 2.5 m telescope in a Boeing 747, and I am on the Board of Editors of the journal Contemporary Physics.

4. Other interests For a second year I am giving a year-long course on astronomy as a volunteer at the women’s prison in Olomana. I sing in the Honolulu Symphony Chorus as well as in the CBTS choir, and do a lot of listening to live music, as well as on my iPod. Judy and I are Anglophiles and each year we spend several weeks in London, where we go to concerts or to the theatre most evenings.

5. Vision for Calvary The Angel Network, Performing Arts at Calvary, and the Montessori School are outstanding programs this church has developed that we must nurture. I would like to see an expanded educational program for adults. One example might be an evening program for adults on contemporary religious, social, and ethical issues. I would encourage joint efforts of this sort, and perhaps also for the teenagers’ program, with Holy Nativity Church across the street. I think we could do a much better job of encouraging visitors to make CBTS their church home.

There are larger matters. I suggest that this might be an ideal time to begin discussion of plans for developing Calvary’s physical premises, in concert with developing our vision of Calvary’s mission with our new pastor. We are blessed to have inherited a stunning sanctuary that is debt-free, and there is much current attention focused on its repair and preservation. But the old parsonage is about to fall down, and my outsider’s impression is that the old sanctuary building does not meet our needs very well.

Council of Deacons 2006-2009 (3 deacons needed) 3 Year term

Edgar K. Kimsey Aloha I have been nominated to run for the church council and look forward to servicing if elected. Judy and I started attending Calvary By The Sea on a regular basis in 1989 and became members that same year. I am a ACTS graduate, ACTS 50, a Bethel Graduate and have served on the church council as secretary in the mid 1990’s. I am currently on the Long Range Planning Committee and host the men’s small group, “Adventures in Spirituality a group not for everyone.” In my personal life I am retired after spending 32 years with Sears and 5 years with Simmons Bedding Company. I currently do volunteer work for “The Movement Center” and enjoy doing woodworking and handyman kind of stuff for TMC and my kids. I look forward to working with Pastor Tim and the church council to help Calvary By The Sea continue to be the blessing that it is.

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So Young Namikawa So Young Namikawa has been coming to Calvary by the Sea on and off since 1995, and became a member in 2002. She serves on the Evangelism Team. She is running for Council because this is the third year she was asked to become a Council member, and she believes that it is time to be obedient and accept God's will and guidance. So Young's main interest is "people." She enjoys meeting people from various countries, cultures and backgrounds. She wants to listen to the Lord, and serve the Lord through serving her fellow church members and others. So Young was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, educated by the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Korea and Japan. She was baptized in 1965 at Seoul as a Catholic. She has master's degree in literature from the graduate school of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo, Japan. She is also a licensed in acupuncture, moxibustion and medical massage in Japan. She has been a real estate agent since 1990, and works with Coldwell Banker. Thomas German I grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and received my BA in Political Science from the University of Washington. I’ve lived in Hawaii for 34 years; the past 20 of which have been spent on the management team of a local wholesale distributor. Prior to this, I was the regional manager for a winery and importing concern. I’ve attended Calvary by the Sea regularly since 2000, and became a formal member in 2005. I also attend the Saturday morning men’s Adventures in Spirituality group. I’m a happily divorced single dad. My son, Michael, attends Kapiolani Community College and lives at home with me; his sister, Rachelle, lives in Massachusetts with her husband and their twin daughters. I and am honored to have been nominated for a position on the church council, and look forward to being of service if chosen.

Michael

I first came to Calvary in the summer of 1984 as a participant in the now-defunct "Tuesday night live." Our weekly introductions always included someone who stated their name and claimed "I'm here to serve." Intrigued by the notion of being somewhere for no purpose other than to serve, I ignored it for 12 years until I returned in 1996. Still, every week, someone was there whose stated purpose was to serve. But whom did they serve? Why did they choose to serve? What was it that the serving accomplished? and why would they announce out loud that serving was their

purpose? I asked and found out about A.C.T.S. and found I could not resist the temptation to serve myself. Soon after, I joined the Bethel Bible study and became a regular attendee of Sunday services, Wednesday bible class (six years) and A.C.T.S. (12 times). After a time I began teaching Sunday school (in my fourth year, now), was asked to run for election to the council of deacons, and became the A.C.T.S. coordinator and the chair of the fellowship committee. Now I've been asked to run for re-election to the council and provide this short biography. This is it. Calvary is my home, my secure haven in the midst of tumultuous life, the one place where I can do no less than all I can. My name is Michael and I'm here to serve.

Lea del Castillo Who am I?

Rise and shine, We are all children of the Universe

Clinging to a grain of sand In the body of an infinite Universe,

Waiting to take a giant step. Only together will we reach the stars

And find answers and see the mystery of life. Red Bone

Native American

This poem by a wise Native American synthesizes who I am, and what I’m here on this earth to do. In all my life roles as wife, mother, grandmother, teacher, student, singer, child of God, seeker, adventurer, I have focused my personal and professional energies on creating a world that will be a better place for all-a place of justice, beauty, and peace. I taught my own children to believe that our Founders were telling the truth when they proclaimed that we are all created equal. As a classroom teacher I fostered an appreciation and embracing of all children, no matter what their customs, traditions, or beliefs. As a Teacher-Trainer, I introduce teachers to approaches and strategies that support, encourage and educate students of diversity, whether that includes ethnic, linguistic, economic, geographic, religious, cultural, physical or emotional exceptionality, or others. My vision of education is to foster in students a probing intellect, lively curiosity, willingness to take risks, competence in utilizing the technological tools of the new millennium, while maintaining the values and traditions of their home culture. I have twice served on the CBTS Council of Deacons, and am ready and willing to serve again, in whatever area is needed. We are on a journey together through this life, and the surest path to success on this journey is to work, dance, sing play together, and to join together in community.

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Nominating Team for 2007 ( 4 members needed) 1 Year term

Christiane Lucas christiane@kaulana.net 282-2007

Steve Webb steven.webb@ferguson.com 348-3247

Sherri Clark nanea395@hotmail.com 943-6313

Susan Alden-Rudin

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Audit Report We have reviewed the financial books and transaction records for Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church for the year ending December 31, 2005 and for Calvary by the Sea School for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2005. Some of the procedures performed were outlined in a memo from the assistant to the Bishop to the Pacifica Synod of the ELCA. The Bishop’s procedures were designed to evaluate disbursement authorization and subsequent record keeping and to substantiate cash balances.

Handling Offering Income: Ushers are responsible to see that the offerings are transferred to

a locked bag, and transferred to the church safe immediately following each service. Two keys are needed to open the safe. Keepers of the keys are Linda Cluney and Denise Acklin. The safe is opened and offerings counted on the first working day following Sunday by Linda Cluney and Denise Acklin. Deposit is taken to the bank by Linda Cluney. Mailed offerings from members as well as receipts from UI Production (wedding vendor) are deposited in a timely fashion. Members are urged to use Simply Giving, an electronic transfer.

Disbursements: The check register, canceled checks, and invoice files for the General Fund Account and School Account were sampled for the following: (1) proper recording of amount and payee on check register, (2) proper amount and payee on checks, (3) authorized signature on checks, (4) proper amount on corresponding invoices provided by vendors, and (5) proper coding to expense categories detailed on the General Fund Statement. The results indicate that disbursements were properly entered into appropriate check register and disbursement journal. We also noted that disbursements were properly approved and supported by invoices and other applicable documents. The signature on checking accounts require two signatures for amounts over $1500 or for non routine items. Less than that amount and routine items require one.

Authorized signatures: President, Treasurer, Preschool Director, and two Council Members. Petty cash moneys of not more than $50 are held in the office for small outlays and supported by invoices.

Deposits: Bank Statement reconciliation’s for bank accounts were tested. The results indicate that accounts were properly reconciled, in a timely manner on a monthly basis, and reconciled items were cleared within a reasonable time.

Member Records of Contribution: Each member is issued statements of contributions, sent on a quarterly basis so members have a chance to respond if they are not accurate. Twenty-one (21) members are currently using Thrivent Financial for Lutherans “Simply Giving” electronic transfer program. Thrivent covers all costs and members are encouraged to consider this method.

Debts: None. 2004 Audit: An audit of the church for 2004 is now being completed by David Carr and

Associates. Members of the Church’s audit committee will meet with the firm in February to review this audit. They will ask the firm to review the current procedures to see if they have suggestions and recommendations to improve and simplify the procedures so any normal church layman can conduct a timely and efficient annual audit.

Our thanks to Linda Cluney, Business and Finance Secretary, for making the books and

financial records available to us and taking the time to explain policies and procedures. She is to be commended for maintaining such accurate and complete records.

The Audit Committee: Frank Gruetzmacher, Sally Drake - January 30, 2006

Treasurer’s Report Thank God for all his help. Next, thanks to Linda Cluney for her regular guidance. She had the answer to most of my financial questions. The job couldn’t be done without her. The Stewardship Team: Linda Cluney, Pulelehua Quirk, Linda Hansen and Mike May get my special acknowledgement and thanks for all their support throughout 2005. Calvary has had a marvelous Council of Deacons who have given on-going guidance, support, love, and help for all the needs of our growing and active Church. The contributions of our Calvary members for 2005 grew over the 2004 giving. Our 2005 Committees have added new services and are showing growth and responsiveness. Our gifts to Missions increased throughout the year. The budget requests from all the committees reflect our expanding services, hopes, dreams and visions for a vibrant and active future through responsiveness and growth. We continue to be thankful for the gift that Russ and Gracie Johnson left to Calvary. Calvary received $75,000 in 2005 and expects another $12,000 in 2006 that will complete this generous gift. The Japanese weddings have helped us increase our Church giving to Missions. We hope to continue giving a generous 19% to all our Missions in 2006. The Council, Linda Cluney, Don Hardaway and I have worked very hard to bring you a realistic 2006 Budget. Faith driven, we have done our best to meet the requests of our staff and committee needs and continue to be good stewards for our personnel, buildings, and grounds. Thank you for your many gifts of time, work, and money. These are what make us a vibrant and loving Church and family. Respectfully submitted by Billie Pring, Treasurer.

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2006 Budget with 2005 Budget vs Actuals

CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH 2006 PROPOSED BUDGET 06

Budget 06 Budget 05

Budget 05 Budget

05 Actual

05 Actual

Lin e#

Acct #

1 3100 INCOME

2 3110 Offerings (22) $ 282,000 $ 250,000 $252,875 3 General 270,000

$ 250,000

$ 252,875

$

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5 3131 Japanese Weddings

$ 500,000 $ 500,000 533,200 $

6 3132 Local Weddings $ 13,500 $ 25,600 17,553 $

7 3170 Investment $ 5,000 $ 250 5,346$

8 General $ 4,730 $ 25 $ 4,890 9 Mission $ 50 $ 30

10 Wedding $ 120 $ 100 $ 357 11 Building $ 30 $ 50 $ 6 12 Education $ 120 $ 25 $ 63 13 3180 Rents & Misc. $ 4,000 $ 1,500

14 General $ 4,000 $ 1,500 4,906$ $ 4,906

15 3172 Unrealized Gains/Losses

$ 76,895

16 TOTAL INCOME $ 804,500 $ 777,350 890,775 $

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18 EXPENSES

19 5000 MISSIONS

20 5010 Synod/Church-Wide

$ 60,000 $ 60,000 60,000 $

21 5020 ELCA World Hunger

$ 3,000 $ 3,000 3,000$

22 5030 Pacific Lutheran Seminary

$ 1,000

$ 1,000 1,000$

23 5040 Hukilau (ELCA HI Conference)

$ 1,500

$ 1,100 1,053$

24 5050 Angel Network,current

$ 50,000

$ 50,000 55,160 $

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25 5070 Community Missions

$ 1,500 $ 10,500 40,929 $

26 Global Mission $ 29,200 $ - 27

28 5080 Scholarships $ 1,000 300$

29 $ -

30 0.18 TOTAL MISSIONS 18%

$ 146,200

$ 126,600 161,442 $

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Budget 06 Budget 05 Budget 05 Budget

05 Actual

05 Actual

32 5376 SALARIES

33 5110 Pastor (G) $ 72,000 $ 72,000 72,000 $

34 Interim $ - $ -35 New pastor $ - $ 72,000 36 Moving $ - $ -37 5220 Office Finance (G) $ 40,000 $ 37,698 39,755 $

38 5225 Parish Assistant (G)

$ 36,000 $ 26,250 14,878 $

39 5230 Music & Worship Director

$ 50,000

$ 43,260 45,900 $

40 5245 New Staff Position $ 15,000 $ 36,000 -$

41 TOTAL SALARIES

$ 213,000 $ 215,208 172,533 $

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43 5400 OUTSIDE SERVICES

44 5410 Organist $ 8,125 $ 2,400 2,200$

45 Worship $ 7,000

46 Wedding $ 1,125

47 5430 Pastor Fee (Wedd) $ - $ - 1,000$

48 5445 Audio Tech $ 4,475 $ 4,320 4,039$

49 Music & Worship $ 4,100 $ 4,000 $ 3,451 50 Weddings $ 375 $ 320 $ 588 51 5440 Coordinator $ 3,375 $ 6,000 4,875$

52 5450 Parking Atten. (Wedd)

$ 1,050

$ 1,040 555$

53 5470 Childcare (Gen) $ 4,000 $ 10,000 2,551$

54 5489 Other Program services

$ 9,350

$ 15,350 $ 31,673

55 Music & Worship $ 4,350 $ 6,750 $ 3,750 56 Performing Arts $ 5,000 $ 8,200 $ 2,850 57 Evangelism $ - $ 400 $ - 58 Confirmation(Fink) $ - $ - $ 400

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59 General $ 24,673 60 TOTAL OUTSIDE $ 30,375 $ 39,110 46,893 $

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62 5300 PAYROLL TAX

63 5371 Social Security-Company

$ 7,100

$ 6,200 3,373$

64 5373 Medicare-Company

$ 1,660 $ 1,550 789$

65 5375 Unemployment-HI State

$ 1,500

$ 1,600 829$

66 TOTAL

PAYROLL TAX

$ 10,260

$ 9,350 4,991$

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Budget 06 Budget 05 Budget 05 Budget

05 Actual

05 Actual

68 EMPLOYEE

BENEFITS

69 5320 Staff Pensions $ 15,150 $ 17,513 18,972 $

70 General $ 11,750 $ 13,393 $ 14,343 71 Music & Worship $ 3,400 $ 4,120 $ 4,629

72 5330 ELCA Pension Assessment

$ 4,860

$ 6,306 6,820$

73 General $ 3,760 $ 4,822 $ 5,169 74 Music & Worship $ 1,100 $ 1,484 $ 1,651

75 5312 Social Sec. Offset (Pastor)

$ 5,510

$ 5,508 5,508$

76 5315 Moving Expense $ -

77 5340 Medical/Medical Offset

$ 34,500

$ 32,309 33,946 $

78 5340 Dental $ 1,700 $ 1,933

79 5945 Life Insurance $ 2,000 $ 2,100 1,064$

80 5360 Workers Comp $ 2,000 $ 3,000 1,300$

81 5350 Temporary Disability

$ 2,000 $ 1,000 1,597$

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TOTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

$ 67,720

$ 87,182 69,207 $

84 5400 FEES

85 5495 Audit $ 500 $ 10,000 11,960 $

86 5496 Legal $ 500 $ - -$

87 5497 Bank Charges $ 100 $ 100 107$

88 5498 Membership Fees $ 1,230 $ 1,155 5,580$

89 General (HI

Employers $ 1,000

$ 1,025

$ 5,440

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90 Music & Worship $ 230 $ 130 $ 140 91 Total PROFESSIONAL $ 2,330 $ 11,255 17,647 $

92 06 Budget

06 Budget 05 Budget

05 Budget

05 Actual

05 Actual

93 5500 SUPPLIES

94 5510 Church $ 1,700 $ 1,700 1,084$

95 Music & Worship $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 1,066 96 Wedding $ 200 $ 200 $ 18 97 5520 Office (G) $ 5,000 $ 5,000 4,017$

98 5525 Postage (G) $ 3,000 $ 3,000 2,801$

99 5540 Resources/Curriculum $ 23,035 $ 33,319 34,092 $

100 Adult Education $ 650 $ 200 $ 156 101 Sunday School $ 1,500 $ 1,100 $ 1,026 102 Evangelism $ 1,270 $ 21,204 $ 22,390 103 Gen/Endow/Long-Range $ 7,100 $ 4,000 $ 4,177 104 Fellowship $ 600 $ 1,650 $ 724 105 Worship $ 8,940 $ 2,380 $ 3,340 106 Stewardship $ 500 $ 360 $ 786 107 Performing Arts $ 1,500 $ 1,500 $ 857 108 Youth $ 300 $ 250 $ 248 109 Confirmation $ 675 $ 675 $ 388 111 5590 Food & Beverage $ 8,100 $ 12,700 4,616$

112 Sunday School $ 250 $ 200 $ 59 113 Evangelism $ 900 $ - $ 392 114 Fellowship $ 1,500 $ 8,000 $ 1,075 115 General $ 2,450 $ 600 $ 605 116 Music & Worship $ 200 $ 200 $ 328 117 Performing Arts $ - $ - $ - 118 Youth $ 400 $ 200 $ 143 119 Confirmation $ 900 $ 1,000 $ 639 120 Stewardship $ 1,500 $ 2,500 $ 1,375 121 TOTAL SUPPLIES $ 40,835 $ 55,719 46,610 $

122 5700 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

$ 6,610

$ 11,225 13,369 $

123 General Fund $ 4,350 $ 4,625 $ 4,891 124 Evangelism $ - $ 1,700 $ 5,472 125 Music & Worship $ 2,000 $ 445 126 Youth $ 2,100 $ 400 $ 2,561 127 Confirmation Camp $ 160 $ 1,500 $ - 128 Sunday School $ - $ 1,000

129 5800 TRAVEL & LODGING $ 9,920 $ 8,610 10,905 $

130 General $ 5,520 $ 3,870 $ 4,669

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131 Youth (adults) $ 2,000 $ 2,000 $ 4,885 132 Evangelism $ 2,400 $ 2,740 $ 1,351 133 5900 INSURANCE

134 5940 Package $ 30,500 $ 30,500 29,172 $

135 5950 Flood $ 10,000 $ 9,825 9,824$

136 5965 Other $ - -$

137 TOTAL INSURANCE

$ 40,500 $ 40,325 38,996 $

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Budget 06 Budget 05

Budget 05 Budget

05 Actual

05 Actual

139 6000 UTILITIES

140 6010 Electric $ 23,000 $ 20,000 19,309 $

141 6040 Internet Cable/Web hosting

$ 1,000

$ 950 625$

142 6020 Phone $ 7,500 $ 8,000 6,916$

143 6030 Water $ 6,000 $ 6,300 4,336$

144 TOTAL UTILITIES

$ 37,500 $ 35,250 31,186 $

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146 6100 ADVERTISING $ 12,000 $ 12,100 10,513 $

147 General $ 12,000

$ 12,000 $ 10,513

148 Evangelism $ - $ 100 $ - 149

150 6200 EQUIPMENT/ MAINT.

151 6210 Copier $ 12,000 $ 13,860 9,831$

152 6230 Other $ 19,975 $ 34,020 11,785 $

153 General $ 18,975 $ 11,820 $ 8,130 154 Music & Worship $ 1,000 $ 22,200 $ 3,655

155 TOTAL EQUIP

RENT & MAINT

$ 31,975

$ 47,880 21,616 $

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157 6300 BUILDING/ GROUNDS

158 6310 Repair & Maintenance

$ 67,000 $ 57,500 75,506 $

159 $ -

160 6320 Pest Control $ 7,575 $ 6,100 5,680$

161 6330 Grounds $ 35,000 $ 34,800 31,246 $

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Grounds August

$ - 53,885 $

163 6340 Refuse $ 12,300 $ 10,350 10,410 $

164 6370 Janitorial Contract & Supplies

$ 27,300

$ 26,500 $ 25,245

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TOTAL BUILDING REPAIR & MAINT

$ 149,175

$ 135,250 201,972 $

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167 6500 PROPERTY TAX $ 100 $ 100 100$

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169 6550 LOAN INTEREST -$

170 Loan Payments $ - $ -

171 6700 GE & USE TAX $ 18,300 $ 19,440 21,784 $

172 Wedding $ 18,000

$ 19,140 $ 21,744

173 General $ 300 $ 300 $ 40 174 TOTAL

EXPENSES $ 816,800 $ 854,604 869,764

$

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176 NET INCOME $ (12,300) $ (77,254)

$ 21,011

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CBTS 2006 Proposed Budget

Income Summary Offerings $282,000 Japanese Wedding $500,000 Interest, Rent, Local Weddings $22,500 Growth in Giving $12,300

Total Income $816,800 Total Budget Expenses $816,800

Expense Paid With Savings $200,000

Breakdown of expenses Angel Network $50,000 Salaries $213,000 Synod/Church-Wide $64,000 Payroll tax $10,260 Hukilau (ELCA Hawaii) $1,500 Payroll benefits $67,720 Community Missions $1,500 Salaries/benefits Total $290,980 Scholarship $0

Global Missions $29,200 Utilites $37,500 MISSIONS 18 % Total $146,200 Insurance $40,500 Property Tax $100 Adult Education $650 Copier Computer $12,000 Confirmation $1,735 Legal fees $500 Sunday School $1,750 Excise tax $18,300 Performing Arts $6,500 Audit $500 Youth $4,800 Postage $3,000 Evangelism $4,570 Office supplies $5,000 Fellowship $2,100 Building and grounds $149,175 Stewardship $2,000 Childcare $4,000 Music & Worship $27,320 Other general $51,495 Weddings $6,125 General Total $322,070 Program Total $57,550

Grand Total $816,800

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CALVARY BY THE SEA MONTESSORI SCHOOL

Calvary By the Sea Montessori School’s 2005/2006 school year has enjoyed a full enrollment with a 2-year wait list. We have had the return of our teacher’s Kay Burgoyne (3-6), Audrey Sutherland (3-6), Jeffery Friedman (3-6 and afternoon), Tammi Tiefel (3-6), Nikcola Tanaka (3-6), Brianne Patrick (3-6), Kris Tacub (3-6 and afternoon), Tricia Kunihiro (Toddler), Lisa Gouveia (Toddler), Karen Lawyer (afternoon) and Amie Lawyer (music enrichment), and Joy Ginelli (office assistant). Throughout this school year, the school has worked closely with the church to help establish our State Licensing. Unfortunately, our Toddler environment had to relocate into the Ohana Lani until an “Existing Use Permit” was obtained. At this time the school continues to operate on a “temporary license” until the “Existing Use Permit” is final. We have also had some plumbing issues in Hale Aloha, resulting in the removal of the carpeting from the Toddler classroom. We are still waiting for the results of insurance estimates and carpet estimates. CBTSS has been blessed with several contributions made by families. We received a $5000 Donation for our Christmas tree fundraiser which went towards 50 Christmas trees for Angel Network families. We also received a contribution towards an AMI workshop, allowing me to send four of my teachers and myself to Charlotte, NC for training, administrative, and refresher courses in February. I have also attended a Christian Montessori workshop in January; Miss Amie, Mr. Jeff and Miss Tricia attended a Music enrichment workshop; Mr. Jeff and Miss Audrey attended and sponsored a “worm workshop;” and lastly, Miss Kay, Miss Tammi and assistants have held three parent workshops so far this year. Calvary remains true to is mission “providing a Montessori Education that Nurtures the Spirit of the Child, surrounded by God’s Grace…” Denise McCreary Acklin

“2005 – We were blessed to be a blessing”

Our mission is to reduce homelessness by providing resources and choices to Hawaii’s homeless and at-risk families and individuals in need.

(left to right, Rodney “Mac” Macalino (Caseworker); Rothwell “Tairy” Uemoto (Thrift Store Manager); Greig E. Gaspar (Executive Director), Alphonso Braggs

(Operations Director), and Luisa Wyant, MSW (Director of Social Work)

Angel Network Charities entered 2005 with a highly qualified staff and a host of devoted volunteers, following a major restructuring of the organization in early December 2004. Our Ohana continued to grow and programs expanded. We broadened our collaborative efforts with community organizations to help homeless individuals and families. We set several goals including staff team building, staff technical growth and development, and more community involvement. In February, we welcomed a new Executive Director, Greig E. Gaspar, who brought a wealth of experience in the non-profit arena and launched several fundraising projects. He came to us from the Waimanalo Health Center. Highlights of the year included: !"Provided food from our Angel grocery to 1,394 households totaling 3,431 individuals. !"Provided school supplies to 79 households totaling 191 children. !"Provided Christmas gifts to 38 Lokahi households totaling 163 individuals !"Financially assisted 30 families with rent, and 12 families with utility bills, totaling 112

individuals. !"ANC responded to 2,222 telephone inquiries and conducted approximately 331 office intakes. !"ANC caseworkers averaged approximately 30 clients per day. A major highlight of the year was the re-dedication of the Angel Network Charities, Inc. facilities. On a beautiful afternoon, a full house was present when the new Social Services Department, Thrift Store, Food Pantry, and Office Spaces were officially re-dedicated in a traditional Hawaiian ceremony. Additionally, Pastor Tim blessed a team of committed staffers under the new leadership of Greig

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Gaspar. Witnessing the event were a proud board of directors, community leaders, customers, clients, and friends. Teamwork was our top goal. It has been often said that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. Finding our weakest link and making it stronger remained our focus as we faced many challenges individually and collectively. Whatever it took to accomplish the mission, this team gave it their utmost and then some. Sacrificing above and beyond, we relied heavily on our personal faith and

the confidence in knowing that we had assembled the best possible team for the job. This helped us grow physically, mentally, and spiritually. By the year’s end we gained more respect and trust for each other’s contributions, increased our faith and built relationships that will sustain us for life. Another component of building our team was building our relationship with the campus. We were magnificently blessed this year to work with the Calvary By the Sea School staff and students. Collaborating with the church staff on campus projects and fortifying our channels of communication gave us great dividends. We truly felt part of the Calvary mission and the gratitude expressed by our customers and clients for this tireless support cannot be understated. The inspirational leadership, assistance, and counsel from Pastor Tim, Dr. Harvey, and other senior church officers, really made a difference as we faced the challenges of a turbulent year. It has to be said that we got to know Calvary better this year and we felt that Calvary got to know us better. We could not have asked for a better working relationship with the office staff of Alice and Linda. One of our goals was to build up the Social Services Department. As Director of Social Work, Luisa took the department to a new level and began to expand our direct services while improving on the quality of existing services. We implemented several administrative efficiencies that helped us better document services we were providing, gave us better demographics, and smoothed reporting procedures. Clients received one on one counseling and many were able to transition to weekly professional sessions with our sister agencies such as Diamond Head Mental Health, Department of Health, and Department of Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Working with Calvary’s new pastor, we strengthen our relationships with the local Lutheran community. A key component of our success with the “Backpack” program this year is the direct result of this new venture. Luisa regularly attended the Partners in Care (PIC) meetings and forged many new liaisons with the community. Makana Lani was renovated with a new access ramp, porch and cover, thanks to the dedicated efforts of five volunteers. The Sailors stationed onboard the USS Bremerton at Pearl Harbor selected Angel Network Charities as their community service project. Mahalo to the church for providing the lumber, and especially James for his supervision and hard work to make this major transition a success. Luisa was all excited about the move to Makana Lani. Luisa and Mac, caseworker, no longer have to share a single office but now had separate offices in the new location. This privacy has allowed a level of counseling that resulted in

significant improvements in the lives of several clients with serious mental illness diagnosis to move forward towards lives of independence, with dignity. This move cleared the way for the big room to be converted to expand services and programs offered by both Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church and Angel Network Charities. The campus now has a beautiful multi-purpose room. We increased the duties and responsibilities assigned to our caseworker trainee and worked with the University of Hawaii to get interns from the school. Shortly thereafter, we welcomed Janise Davidson as our new Social Work intern. Janise was a sophomore at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is pursuing a Bachelors of Science in Social Work degree. She interned twice a week and coordinated our 2005 Ready to Learn Project to provide school supplies to families in need. We distributed school supplies to 79 families ensuring that 181 students were prepared to meet the challenges of the classroom. We were happy with the permanent addition of an attorney from the Legal Aid Society of Hawaii who donated two hours per week free of charge to homeless clients. We also implemented a client empowerment program designed to help women excel in the home, workplace, and community. A key component of this confidence-building program was a six-week "Super Women" session led by a Stanford University PhD volunteer. We also had a weekly volunteer come to offer Bio-Touch, and we held a one-half day nutrition workshop for our clients. We experienced a reduction in the number of clients we were able to fund this year with federal assistance. This was based on strict eligibility requirements. A careful review of this matter revealed that the increased cost of housing in stark contrast to little or no increases in household income by most of our clients was the primary disqualifier. We revised our internal rental qualification levels. This change was somewhat helpful but did little to impact the staggering number of persons faced with unaffordable housing. Sustainable income was a major problem throughout the island. We experienced some cases where rent went up several hundred dollars per month. Since there were no shortages of renters, it appeared that there was little concern on the part of the landlords. We also noticed an increase in the number of people who were not able to be sheltered. We have some reports that as many as 3000 persons are unsheltered each night in Oahu. Training from within tremendously fortified our staffing ability and improved our outreach to our clients. In addition to being a strong backup to the department director, our caseworker trainee, Mac, proved a true angel. Time after time, he demonstrated exceptional skill and resourcefulness to clients. Over the past year, thousands of clients called specifically for him by name based on the quality

reputation he earned helping clients get funding, counseling, transitional program assistance, and other social services. His singular greatest contribution to the success of our program has been his unconditional commitment to the care and well being of the people of this community. He knows no bounds when it comes to taking care of people. He worked tirelessly in the social services department as well as the Food Panty and Thrift Store.

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Twice this year we moved the Food Pantry. Our loyal coordinator, Tairy, not only

effectively managed the Food Pantry but also supervised the Thrift Store. This year we streamlined our documentation and reporting for the Food Pantry. This efficiency allowed us to get a better perspective of the clients and the services we were providing them. Thanks go out to a host of wonderful mainland students from Concordia College who rallied the neighborhood for a door to door food drive. A major boost for the Food Pantry was the $1,000 grant from the Hawaii Food Bank our new Executive Director got for ANC shortly after arriving. Greig pulled out all his resources to get community agencies to help Angel Network meet its mission. In each case we reaped bountifully. Another major contribution was the personal and sanitary kits we received throughout the year. It is so important to recognize the difference it makes when homeless persons are able to have soap and washcloths, and toothbrushes and toothpaste. Time and again so many donors came through, and we wish that those donors could have seen the elation by the recipients when they received these personal items. A special thanks to Renee and the Calvary Sunday School classes, Denise and her pre-school students, and several faith-based community groups who made up kits for homeless at Christmas. One of the special events of the year was seeing the pre-school kids bring over their food drive donations. This is very meaningful for them and the entire staff on campus. Their giving experience compares only to the joy and elation we witnessed on the faces of our clients who were recipients of the special gifts. In addition to the food drives, we were blessed by the Calvary School and several private donors who helped us make Thanksgiving and Christmas a reality by giving traditional baskets. Through a private donor we were able to bless 25 families with live Christmas trees. This year we gave a total of 34 baskets to families during the holiday season.

Students from Kamiloiki Elementary School show off rice collected during a food drive at their school.

Words cannot adequately express our sincere gratitude for the thousands of dollars we saved by food drives from groups like Aina Hina Elementary School, Kamiloiki Elementary School, Punahou School, Golden Key Club, Pearl Harbor Brownies, and numerous other organizations and individuals. The estimated values of some donations were in the several thousand-dollar ranges. We were able to feed the nearly 3500 clients this year due mostly to the tremendous kindness of Calvary’s weekly food donors. We can never underestimate the measure of individual giving. Our shelves stayed stocked because of the weekly donations by committed donors who dropped off the hundreds of pounds of can goods and foods.

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This year we expanded our program to include more USDA free food. Our ability to offer clients fresh foods and dairy as well as juices and other nutritious items significantly raised the quality of our food pantry. A key factor in client satisfaction with our pantry is their ability to choose, and the frequency they are allowed to visit. In April we implemented one of our restructuring objectives. The Thrift Store downsized and the big room was renovated to serve as a training, dance, and seminar room, thereby allowing us to expand our programs and services. We revamped the look of the store, and volunteers gave their all to help us transition the appearance. We set up specialty sections, and long-term volunteers took personal ownership of their departments. We expanded to include a fine china and crystal section. Some of our younger volunteers helped us set up a Jean and other popular clothing sections. We changed our pickup days and discontinued collecting major appliances. This allowed us to focus on providing more quality items and enhancing our customer service. We set specific fundraising goals for the store and trained our staff on efficiencies in sales and management. As our staff downsized, we increased our volunteers. The judiciary community service program, high school and military volunteer programs, and Goodwill volunteer staffing service contributed significantly to our manpower stability. Many of our mandatory volunteers continued their service

with Angel Network long after their required time was completed. There was substantial benefit realized from the newfound relationship we established with the volunteer service providers. We realized nearly $48,000 in employee savings this year due to committed volunteers.

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as they tried, they could not secure sustainable income to provide th

005 Angel Network Charities, Inc. Board of Directors ment Clothing (retail women’s clothing store).

#" f Deacons, Calvary by the Sea Lutheran

Unfortunately, even the best teams have to face the sad reality that even good things can come to an end. Sadly, after seventeen years of tireless devotion to the people of this community, Angel Network Charities, Inc. had to release its staff and close its doors in November of this year. As hard e services needed to keep the staff.

In the end, we can all be comforted knowing that we were blessed to be a blessing “to the very least of His.” We move forward with hope and confidence that through prayer and faith, the mission will revive and the needs of the people will continue to be met. 2#" Judy Joseph, Chair, Business Owner-Pzazz Consign

ANC Fashion Show Coordinator. MS Board Member. Christiane Lucas, Vice Chair, Member of Council oChurch; Art Critic and Docent Honolulu Contemporary Museum; Events Committee Member Honolulu Contemporary Museum Publications Committee Member; Daughters of Hawaii.

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#" Steven Okumura, Esq., Secretary/Treasurer, Securities Examiner, State of Hawaii. ANC consultant.

#" Winona Rubin, Director, Board Member, Alu Like, Inc.; Board Member, Hawaii Technology Institute; Member, Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Member, Prince Kuhio Hawaiian Civic Club.

The Board of Directors meetings’ occurs on the first Saturday of each month at Angel Network from 9:00 am to 12:00 p.m. The address is 5339 Kalanianaole Highway.

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ANC History Pre-1989

Angel Network Charities, Inc. (ANC) was founded in January 1989 by Ivy Olson, and is a private non-profit organization. ANC provides a network of support and social services to enable our clients to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency. ANC began as a grassroots, all-volunteer organization supported by Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church in Aina Haina. Ivy Olson conceives ANC idea and briefs it to Calvary By The Sea Congregation. Her husband, Doug Olson, is the pastor of the church. They take homeless and abused clients into their home.

1990-1991

ANC is incorporated. Point of Light awarded to Ivy Olson and ANC by President George H. Bush. 1st ANC Board Of Directors (BOD) consists of Ivy Olson, Reynold Feldman, Reno Long.

1992 ANC sets up a program to provide shelter to homeless families. The first scattered integrated housing is located in Hawaii Kai. Christiane Click joins the board. ANC opens up a agency on Molokai (MAN). A $700,000.00 HUD Grant is awarded to ANC, and hundreds of families on Molokai & Oahu are being helped in a 3-month turnover.

1993-1994

ANC receives National Volunteer Service award from President Clinton.

1995-1996

ANC board grows as Betty & Eugene join the board. The Thrift Store opens. ANC receives a separate 501(c)3 from the church.

1997-1998

Judy Joseph joins board. ANC expands its services to include temporary drop in assistance (mail, telephone messages, laundry, showers, Christmas gifts and parties). ANC opens its Food Bank.

1999– 2000

ANC negotiates to operate housing at the Mahiai Building. Darlene Kipi, a former client, runs the project. The project is seen as a model for the community. Nanakuli Angel Outlet opens offering a Food Bank, Classes, Furniture, and Thrift Shop.

2001 Helga Wilhelm hired as new Executive Director. Audrey Floyd hired as new case manager. New BOD is formed (Deliana Fuddy, Chair; Winona Rubin, Stephen Okumura, Pat Harvey, Myra Hagar, Del Castillo, Judy Joseph, Christiane Click-Bintliff). Pastor Doug Olson Retires.

2002 Ivy Olson Passes.

2003 Darnella Walker, a CSAC, joins the professional staff. ANC is awarded a $50,000 housing grant.

2004 Taylore Haver hired as new Executive Director. Alphonso Braggs is hired as Operations Director and Luisa Wyant is hired as new Director of Social Work. ANC transitions from Altres staffing service to managing its own staff. Arlene Springer joins the team as Accountant. ANC received an additional $50,000 housing grant. Winona Rubin joins the board.

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Angel Network Charities, Inc. Revenue & Expense Previous Year Comparison

January through December 2005 Ordinary Income/Expense

Jan - Dec 05 Jan - Dec 04 Income 4 · Contributed support 216,952.48 180,385.09 5 · Earned revenues 4.54 4.27 5800 · Special events 26,764.94 11,169.20 Total Income 243,721.96 191,558.56 Cost of Goods Sold 6999 · Cost of Goods Sold 6,845.41 37.27 Total COGS 6,845.41 37.27 Gross Profit 236,876.55 191,521.29 Expense 7000 · Grant expense 15,814.38 19,189.60 7200 · Salaries & related expenses 200,282.86 123,567.76 7500 · Other personnel expenses 9,332.43 12,338.64 8000 · Truck Expense 6,229.59 3,970.49 8100 · Non-personnel expenses 12,742.06 2,665.15 8200 · Occupancy expenses 3,068.27 4,151.48 8300 · Travel & meetings expenses 155.00 280.62 8500 · Misc expenses 17,340.75 10,854.61 8600 · Business expenses 4,245.21 3,224.39 Total Expense 269,210.55 180,242.74 Net Ordinary Income (32,334.00) 11,278.55 Other Income/Expense Other Expense 9940 · Melaleuca 175.50 134.01 Total Other Expense 175.50 134.01 Net Other Income (175.50) (134.01) Net Income (32,509.50) 11,144.54