A Parish Profile Trinity Episcopal Church 1011 Vermont Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66044

www.trinitylawrence.org

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A Parish Profile

Trinity Episcopal Church

Please direct inquiries or applications to:

The Rev. Canon Craig Loya

Canon to the Ordinary Episcopal Diocese of Kansas

Bethany Place 835 SW Polk Street

Topeka, Kansas 66612-1688 cloya@episcopal-ks.org

(800) 473-3563

www.trinitylawrence.org

Our Mission

Building a loving community that seeks and serves Christ in others.

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Table of Contents

The Trinity Family 7

Demographic Summary 8

Trinity’s History 9

Ministries 11

Worship 12

Communications 14

Education 15

Fellowship 17

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Table of Contents

Outreach 18

Special Events 20

Facilities 22

Strategic Plan 26

Finances 27

Leadership 32

Affiliations 34

Our Next Rector 36

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Our Prayer

Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously upon your Church and so guide the minds of those who shall call a

rector for this parish, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries; through

Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

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The Trinity Family

Trinitarians are bound by faith and friendship, along with a deep commitment to Episcopal tradition. As a downtown church with a long history in the community, we remain devoted to serving those in need, and our programs and investments of time, talent and treasure reflect this dedication. Trinity’s second rector also served the University of Kansas as chancellor, and our church’s ties to KU have endured through generations. Like Lawrence, a quintessential college town, Trinity welcomes diversity and lively discussion. In recent years, our connection to the campus is perhaps most evident in the participation of KU students in our Sunday evening Solemn High Mass. No document can truly capture a family’s personality, but we hope this profile offers a helpful glimpse of our parish life. Profile Committee Jerry Hare, co-chair Jennifer Sanner, co-chair David Edington John Emerson Pat Kehde William McGillivray Debbie Pitts Bruce Roberts

Search Committee Jerry Hare, co-chair Janine Cox, co-chair David Edington William McGillivray Debbie Pitts Anne Patterson Bruce Roberts Sandra Weichert

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Parish Demographic Survey

Statistics 366 households 328 households in Lawrence 38 households outside of Lawrence 46 people live in retirement homes 700 individuals on the mailing list Age 0-6 22 Age 7-10 22 Age 11-18 28 Age 19-30 52 Age 31-40 24 Age 41-50 29 Age 51-60 48 Age 61-70 78 Age 71-80 65 Age 81-90 34 Age 91-110 7 We do not have birth year for 290 persons Females 362 Males 271 67 individuals not marked in computer

2009 Attendance Data 8 a.m. Sunday Service (52 Services) Average attendance is 42. The range is 28 to 64. 10:30 a.m. Sunday Service (52 Services): Average attendance is 163. The range is 84 to 446. 6 p.m. Sunday Service (40 Services): Average attendance for 40 Sundays per year is 62 (held only during the academic year). The range is 40 to 130. Average Sunday Attendance (ASA) at all services throughout 2009: 245.

“Music has wonderful powers. A Rector must know the importance of our music.”

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Trinity’s History

Trinity Church opened its doors 150 years ago, in the center of a young town dedicated to freedom and higher learning amid the tumult of Territorial Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas, was founded in 1854 by abolitionists who were members of the New England Emigrant Aid Society. Amos Lawrence had dispatched the settlers to Kansas to help ensure that the new state came into the Union as a Free State. Those early townspeople created a charter for the University of Kansas. Not long after, Mr. Lawrence responded to a plea from an Englishman, Samuel Reynolds, to help establish an Episcopal church in the new community. Mr. Lawrence sent a box of church school books and a letter of support to Mr. Reynolds, who in 1858 recruited his brother, the Rev. Charles Reynolds, from Trinity Church in Columbus, Ohio, to lead Trinity Church in Lawrence as its first rector.

One of the earliest worship sites in Lawrence was a thatched tabernacle of poles and grass on the very ground where Trinity now stands, at the corner of 10th and Vermont Streets. In 1859, Bishop Jackson Kemper consecrated the first church building. Already there were seven churches in Lawrence.

In just two years, strife over slavery led to the Civil War, and the Rev. Reynolds resigned to become an Army Chaplain, taking many of his young parishioners with him. Lawrence had long been a target of the pro-slavery Border Ruffians from Missouri, and on August 21, 1863, William Quantrill and his band of men attacked Lawrence at dawn, burning, robbing, and killing nearly 200 residents. Several parishioners died in the raid. The Rev. Robert W. Oliver of Pittsburgh, Pa., became Trinity’s second rector and by March 1864, there were only nine families and eight communicants. The Rev. Oliver became the first chancellor of the University of Kansas in March 1865; the University held its first classes in September 1866.

Trinity Church 1859

Trinity Church 1873

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The current church opened in 1873. The Rev. John Dunn led the project to build the Gothic-style structure, modeled after Trinity Church in Marshall, Michigan, where he also had served as rector. During the early 1900s, Trinity grew in membership and expanded its ministries to include Canterbury and Haskell.

In 1955, a fire devastated the church building. The beautiful walnut interior and nearly all stained glass windows were destroyed. As bystanders watched the firemen putting out the last of the blaze, one of them said to the Rev. Robert C. Swift, “Mr. Swift, I’m so sorry your church has burned.” Waving his hand toward a group of his parishioners nearby, he replied, “There is my church.”

Church members undertook the challenge to rebuild, and in March 1956 the restored building was rededicated. In the early 1970s, the original 1859 church building was razed, making way for a new parish hall, classrooms and offices.

Nineteen rectors have led Trinity Church during its first 150 years. The church recently celebrated its sesquicentennial and the completion of a major renovation.

Trinitarians dress the part for the sesquicentennial

“I was confirmed at Trinity the year the sanctuary burned. My associations with Trinity people through the years have increased my faith”

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Trinity’s Ministries

Office Helpers Property Team Information Technology Endowment Board Communications Convention/Convocation Delegates Treasurer/Finance

Education – All Ages Trinity Environmental Stewardship

Team Stewardship Parish Library Evangelism

Trinity Interfaith Food Pantry Family Promise LINK Trinity Treasures Ploughman’s Lunch United Thank Offering Habitat for Humanity African Team Ministries Pastoral Care Prayer Chain Eucharistic Visitors Pastoral Visitors Pastoral Care Team Fellowship Kitchen Hospitality Progressive Dinner Pancake Supper Art Show Wednesdays at Trinity

Ushers Altar Guild Greeters Choirs Lay Liturgical Ministers Flower Guild

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Worship

Worship Services

Holy Eucharist Rite I 8 a.m. Sunday

Holy Eucharist Rite II 10:30 a.m. Sunday

Solemn High Mass 6 p.m. Sunday This celebration of the Eucharist includes ritual singing, chanting and incense. A liturgical choir of University of Kansas students leads the hymns, psalms and Gregorian chants, and performs the anthems. The Solemn High Mass has attracted numerous KU students to Trinity; with other parishioners they share dinner in the Parish Hall following the service. Morning Prayer 9 a.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Chapel of the Mathews Memorial Center

Evening Prayer 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the Parish Hall

Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. the second Thursday of each month at Brandon Woods Retirement Community

Organist Choir and Communicants at 10:30 Eucharist

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Other Worship Activities Acolytes

Children from third grade through high school are eligible to serve as acolytes at the 10:30 service. The current acolyte corps includes children in elementary and junior high school. Adult acolytes usually serve at the 6 p.m. service.

Altar Guild Three teams of volunteers prepare the altar for each service and oversee the care of all silver, brass and linens used in worship.

Choir The Trinity Choir has long been a source of pride and joy for Trinitarians, and the group has benefited from a long association with accomplished faculty, staff and students from the University of Kansas department of music. The Hallelujah chorus from Handel’s Messiah is an Easter tradition, and the Christmas Eve concert preceding the 11 p.m. Eucharist is a treasured celebration. A new group is the Trinity Consort Choir, including mostly KU students, who lead the worship music for the Solemn High Mass on Sunday evenings during the academic year.

Choristers Trinity’s elementary school-aged children are invited to participate in a choral group that rehearses weekly and performs once a month at 10:30 services during the school year.

Flower Guild Parishioners arrange fresh flowers for the altar each Sunday, except during Lent. They also decorate the church for Christmas and Easter, and they make bouquets and arrangements for special events at the church, such as The Art Show and Mother’s Day, and for weddings and funerals upon request.

Prayer Chain Four teams (chains) of laypeople pray daily for the sick, suffering and troubled; for thanksgivings, petitions, and intercessions; and for the souls of the deceased. Anyone can request prayers from the chain.

Pastoral Care Team Two deacons and other Trinitarians extend fellowship to those isolated by age or illness and those who are homebound or in nursing facilities or hospitals.

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Communications

Online Website http://www.trinitylawrence.org/trinitylawrence_org/door/ Trinity maintains a website which includes information about the church, including a sermon library

Facebook Trinity maintains a Facebook account to which members may belong and post items. Currently, there are 131 fans enjoying a daily connection to Trinity through online chat, discussion boards, web links and photo-sharing opportunities. ‘Friend’ us at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence, Kansas Pastoral Notes Electronic notices regarding significant events in the life of the parish, such as marriages, births, deaths, and calls for prayers. Weekly E-Newsletter The weekly summary includes a schedule of those who are preaching and serving in the Sunday services, a prayer list, announcements and opportunities, and a calendar. The Trinitarian The traditional quarterly newsletter appears in both electronic and printed format.

Print Sunday Notes A printed version of the weekly e-newsletter is inserted in the Sunday Worship bulletin.

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Education

Adult Forum Parishioners and special guests share information on various topics in the Parish Hall at 9:30a.m on Sundays, between the morning services.

Children’s Education Nursery and Early Christian Awareness The Nursery is open during 10:30a.m. Sunday service, and the infants and toddlers who attend the Nursery can participate in Early Christian Awareness (ECA), a brief program of songs and rhymes about God’s love using toy animals and children’s Bible stories. Godly Play Plus

Children ages 3 through second grade attend Sunday School during the Liturgy and Sermon portions of the 10:30 a.m. Sunday service, returning to the Nave during the exchange of the Peace or the Offertory. The following children’s focus group about Trinity’s new rector is an example from a recent Godly Play Plus Class, October 18, 2009:

1. Tell us something you like about Trinity. Mateo: I like a lot of the stained glass windows. Emily: I like the elevators. Jesse: I like singing in the choir Bekah: I like acolyting and having snacks outside on the patio. Liam: I like playing; I loved the little Sunday school class and writing on the chalkboard.

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Anna: I loved it when there was a sheep in the church, and when we have a real pony for the Christmas Pageant. I remember how fun it was painting the Sunday school classroom. Mia:I like singing, doing Choristers, wearing a robe, the Christmas pageant, and making things together. Caroline: Sunday school is fun. Katie: I like making crafts in Sunday School. Lexi: I like the Christmas Pageant. Helen: I like making banners, when we all make something together. Atlee: I like the Food pantry wagon because we are caring for the homeless.

2. What would you like to happen, or like to see at Trinity? Mateo: We could have a box where we put a dollar in, and then we could take the money and give it to poor people. Anna: We could get pictures of the people we love and make a big collage. Liam: We could have a door to the other classroom, or a peephole. Jesse We could have a swimming pool with a diving board. (LOTS of nodding head!) Atlee: We could do Equal Exchange; do more helping the world. What about a costume party? Abby: We need more activities for the little kids. Melanie: I want a rector who comes to see us in the Sunday school class.

3. What do you think a new rector might look like?

Sporty! Maybe a lady! with a big heart! definitely a dude!

Other Educational Programs Christian Classics This group meets monthly discuss classical or important new writings on Christian or religious topics. Trinity Librarian Ruth Turney leads the group; members choose the books for discussion.

Education for Ministry This program is designed for laity to provide theological study and reflection rooted in the Scriptures and traditions of the Church

Parish Library The library holds about 4,400 books and CDs for the use of Trinity members. Topics include reference materials, commentaries and theology of Christianity and the Church, as well as novels and mysteries with connections to the Episcopal Church or history of Christianity. The library is open every Sunday morning and by appointment.

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Fellowship

Sunday Coffee After the 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services on Sundays, parishioners gather in the parish hall for coffee and often the celebration of Birthdays and Anniversaries. Dinner following Solemn High Mass After the 6 p.m. service on Sundays, 30 to 40 people gather in the Parish Hall for a fellowship supper provided by Trinity volunteers.

Pump ‘n’ Pray Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, a group of Trinity’s men meet for exercise St. Petca’s Guild This informal group of people who knit or sew meets twice a month, on the first and third Monday evening. Members also contribute to the Trinity Treasures sale at the Ploughman’s Lunch.

Trinity Treasures A group of women, many of whom are artists, meets weekly to sew, knit, quilt and create clothing and decorative items. These items, along with baked goods, are part of a Trinity Treasures public sale at the annual Ploughman’s Lunch in November. Profits are donated to local charities as part of Trinity’s outreach. In recent years, other social activities have included a Gourmet Supper Club, Yoga Classes, Bridge Group and Movie Group.

Trinitarians gather in the Parish hall after the 10:30 am service Kitchen volunteers

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Outreach

African Team Ministries This annual sale of jewelry and crafts form Africa benefits charities of the Anglican bishops of East Africa. It is held on a Sunday morning in February in the Parish Hall.

Brandon Woods Monthly Eucharist This service is held once a month at the Brandon Woods retirement community and others who live nearby. Usually 20-30 people attend these services

Christmas Giving Tree for Children in Foster Care During December individual Trinity members volunteer to provide one Christmas present each for about 60 foster children of Douglas County arranged by the KVC Behavioral Healthcare agency. Vouchers for food for Christmas dinner for five families are also provided.

Downtown Ministerial Association This ecumenical/interfaith organization includes clergy from across Lawrence. It provides a forum for discussion of community issues as well as opportunities for worship and action among a diverse network of congregations.

Family Promise In conjunction with St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, this program provides for families who need shelter and food for a specific, limited time.

Habitat for Humanity Trinity is an active member of the “Building on Faith” committee, consisting of 12 other churches. Trinitarians support local Habitat projects through financial contributions and on-site construction assistance. Two homes were built in 2009.

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L.I.N.K. (Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen) At noon, on the third Tuesday of every other month Trinitarians provide a complete hot meal for over 150 people at the LINK eating site. Volunteers cook main dishes, buy fruit, milk and desserts, serve the meal and clean up. Pastoral Care Team Deacons and other Trinitarians extend fellowship, including Eucharist, to parishioners who are homebound or live in nursing facilities or hospitals.

Trinity Environmental Stewardship Team (TEST) The Trinity Environmental Stewardship Team serves both within our parish and in outreach. TEST has taken the lead in parish project ranging from a thorough energy audit to use of environmentally friendly palms for Palm Sunday. Thanks to TEST, Trinity is an inaugural member of Kansas Interfaith Power and Light and participates as a partner in various other diocesan and statewide efforts to ensure better stewardship of our environment.

Trinity Interfaith Food Pantry

Volunteers sort donated goods More volunteers wait to distribute groceries The food pantry is open two days a week in the Matthews Center and served 6,814 people in 2009. With the contributions of food and money from four other member churches and various community groups such as Bishop Seabury school, Dillon’s grocery, USPS letter carriers, and KU students, we provide sacks of food: canned, dry and cold, to people in need. In 2009 the Pantry gave food valued at more than $32,912.00. Every Sunday at Trinity, parishioners’ gifts of food are received at the altar.

United Thank Offering In 2009 Trinity collected more than $437.68 toward this worldwide outreach of the Episcopal Church Women. In recent years Trinity’s contribution has been among the most generous in the Diocese.

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Special Events

Advent Lessons and Carols This evening service occurs on the second or third Sunday of Advent. in which Lessons are read and carols sung by both the congregation and the Trinity Consort Choir. Often there is a concert of bell ringers to begin the service. A meal is provided afterward in the Parish Hall.

Art Show and Poetry Reading Every two years, Trinity hosts this April celebration of the many artists who are church members. Paintings, drawings, photographs, sculptures are displayed and are for sale in the Parish Hall. A poetry reading by Trinity members and other poets from the community takes place downstairs during part of the evening. A magnificent buffet, prepared by Trinity volunteers, is served by candlelight in the center of the Parish Hall.

Blessing of the Animals On the Sunday nearest the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, parishioners and the entire community are invited to bring their pets to the front lawn of the church for the priests to bless them. Critters have included snakes, donkeys, hamsters and, of course, cats and dogs. This special service is a time to recognize our relationship with other creatures, especially those given into our care.

Christmas Eve Pageant

The children of the parish present the story of the birth of Jesus Christ accompanied by readings of portions of the Gospels. It is presented twice, once on the Fourth Sunday of Advent and once at 5 p.m. Christmas Eve.

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Easter Egg Hunt Following the 10:30 a.m. Easter service, the children search the lawn for treat-filled eggs provided by the church.

Good Friday Reading of Dante’s Inferno Volunteers participate in a continuous reading of the Inferno in the Matthews Center. Pentecost Ladybug Release After the 10:30 a.m. service on Pentecost, the congregation gathers on the front lawn, and the children release thousands of ladybugs to symbolize the gift of the Holy Spirit in the world.

Ploughman’s Lunch, Trinity Treasures Sale and Vintage Sale

Trinity Treasures display Baked goods for sale Giving thanks before the event This well-known Trinity tradition occurs every year in November. The meal includes soup, cheese, bread and fruit pies, and the sale offers the beautiful handmade objects produced by the Trinity Treasures group, along with vintage decorative and household items: handmade quilts and sweaters to elegant needlepoint ornaments and wreaths. Parishioners also provide homemade baked goods. The proceeds (usually about $7,000) from the lunch tickets and the sales of goods are all distributed to local charities.

Progressive Dinner All members are invited to participate in this annual event. It begins with appetizers and wine at a central place, then moves to private homes, with about eight people in each home; all those attending prepare a dish for the meal, which follows a common menu and recipes. Dessert and coffee are served at a central location. About 100 people usually attend.

Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Approximately 50 people share this meal in the Parish Hall on Tuesday before Ash Wednesday

“We can build a loving community through service activities, including LINK and the Food Pantry. Service opportunities provide fellowship.”

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Facilities

The first church, dedicated in 1859 by Bishop Jackson Kemper, was expanded in 1865, when the Rev. Robert Oliver was rector; he also served as first chancellor of the University of Kansas. Because the building was structurally unsound, it was razed in 1969, making way for a new parish hall and education center.

The current building opened on Easter 1873. This Gothic-style structure was modeled after Trinity Church in Marshall, Michigan. The Rev. John Dunn had been rector there before he came to Trinity in 1870, leading the project to build the new church. The nave can accommodate 400 for worship services.

Following a devastating fire that gutted the church in April 1955, the parish family began Operation Comeback to rebuild the church. This renovation moved the organ and choir loft to the back of the church, replaced dark walnut woodwork with light red oak, and replaced 17 stained-glass windows. The organ, built in 1956 by Reuter, was enlarged in 1990 to a three manual keyboard with 30 sets of pipes.

Trinity is one of several downtown churches, but the only one blessed with beautiful green space for group activities after worship or quiet time in the Hare Family Garden dedicated in 2008.

At the south end of the grounds, the Matthews Center houses church offices, Trinity Food Pantry and the Chapel of the Holy Trinity. A former law office, this building was acquired and renovated in 1986, and dedicated to the Rev. Robert Matthews, who died in 1987 while serving as rector. In 2003 the Trinity Columbarium was installed in the Chapel.

The Matthews Center

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In 2003, Trinity formed a property committee to develop a plan for expansion of the church building. The committee worked with a local architect to develop a master plan to address several needs, including deferred maintenance items, expansion of the parish hall, a new kitchen, and improved access and traffic flow. The plan was presented to the Vestry in 2004 and a capital campaign was begun. Failure of the HVAC in 2005 and the recognition that a new roof was needed shifted priorities and forced reconsideration of the original expansion plans. After many small group meetings with stakeholders, plans were changed to focus on renovating existing facilities. Construction was completed in 2007.

A new elevator improved access to all three levels of the church building. Removing partitions in the lower level created larger conference and classrooms for Christian Education, and renovating of the upper level provided improved rehearsal space for the music department.

From the lobby…. go upstairs…. to the Choir room Renovations of the main level rearranged and remodeled the foyer, library and nursery, and the kitchen received additional cabinets for storage and updated appliances. The Parish Hall was remodeled and enlarged by knocking out a wall and enclosing the cloister.

The new Wagstaff Colonnade provides a wonderful view of the church grounds, additional natural light, and a much more efficient flow to and from the worship center

The Wagstaff Colonnade put to good use

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Building featuresMain Floor South of Nave Large Parish Hall w/ colonnade leading to nave Complete kitchen w/ restaurant type freezer and refrigerator, two stove/ovens, two sink areas, dishwasher and abundant storage Library Nursery One bathroom next to kitchen Bathrooms off the foyer Elevator Lower Level Large meeting room Four large Sunday school rooms Two private meeting rooms Two storage areas

Upper Level Large choir practice room Storage for choir robes and equipment Two Deacon offices Church Offices (Matthews Center) Four private offices in separate building Chapel with small pipe organ and Columbarium Separate area for Food Pantry Storage area in basement Grounds Large yard with huge shade trees Hare Family Garden with limestone patio and entrance to Parish Hall and Wagstaff Colonnade

Looking down from the choir loft

Looking toward the altar

Looking toward the choir loft

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2006-2007 Renovation

Cost: $1.2 million ($180,000 still owed)

Nave: 50-year roof Carpet Wood floor for Altar HVAC system Main Floor: Elevator HVAC Enlarged library

Children’s bathroom added to Nursery New set of bathrooms off the foyer Glass enclosure and tile floor in Colonnade/Parish Hall New carpet in nursery and library Updated equipment in kitchen

Lower Level: Enlarged rooms New ceiling

New carpet and paint Renovated bathrooms Upper Level: New tile floor Renovated bathrooms Church Offices New carpet and paint One office enlarged Renovated bathrooms Grounds Built patio/garden accessible to Parish Hall

“Trinity’s ministry is unusual because of its downtown location. Our church is inextricably tied to the past, present and future of downtown.”

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Strategic Goals

Vestry Goals for 2010 • Update/clarify issues regarding the Endowment Board

• Devise plan to retire construction debt (approximately $180,000) • Develop position descriptions for paid and unpaid staff • Expand youth and children's ministries • Develop a policies and procedures manual • Develop a schedule for on-going facilities maintenance • Establish stronger ties to the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University. • Increase involvement with Canterbury House • Increase Sunday worship attendance to an average of 300. • Enroll 50 new members by December 2010 • Appoint a Stewardship Team to develop a year-round emphasis and oversee fall pledge drive • Appoint a Property Committee with the new Jr. Warden as chair • Appoint a Communications Team • Develop an Online Pictorial Parish Directory • Recruit a Treasurer and Appoint a Finance Committee • Call and welcome a new Rector

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Finances

2010 Mission Plan Summary INCOME Pledges

Contributions & Offerings Designated Transfers Other Income

$360,500.00 $62,100.00 $86,400.00 $23,500.00

TOTAL INCOME $532,500.00

EXPENSES Administration Insurance

Debt Service Office Facility Maintenance Utilities Clergy Office Staff Music Staff Total Administration

$21,200.00 $12,000.00 $27,200.00 $19,500.00 $23,900.00

$178,500.00 $66,200.00 $35,800.00

$384,300.00

Discipleship Education/Formation Evangelism Stewardship Total Discipleship

$6,400.00 $4,300.00 $1,000.00

$11,700.00

Outreach Diocesan Apportionment Other Outreach Total Outreach

$63,432.00 $50,000.00

$113,432.00

Parish Life Hospitality 2 Pastoral Care Total Parish Life

$1,000.00 $200.00

$1,200.00

Worship General Worship Music Ministry Total Worship

$4,600.00 $17,268.00

$21,868.00

TOTAL EXPENSES $532,500.00

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2010 Mission Plan Details

2009 2009 2010 Budget Actual Budget

INCOME

Pledges

Pledges - Current Year $345,000 $318,372 $360,000

Pledges - Prior Year 1,000 445 500

Total Pledges $346,000 $318,817 $360,500 Contributions & Offerings

Contributions $25,000 $91,752 $32,600

Capital Contributions 12,000

Plate Offering 6,000 5,785 7,000

Plate Offering - 6 p.m. 8,500 5,293 8,500

Special Offerings 2,000

Total Contributions & Offerings $39,500 $102,830 $62,100 Designated - Transfers

Curate Compensation from Diocese $24,000 $24,000 $24,000

Transfers for Worship 5,000 4,272 2,400

Transfers for Education 12,000 12,000 5,000

* Transfers for Outreach 4,000 50,000

Transfers for Other Designated 4,070 5,000

Total Designated - Transfers $41,000 $48,342 $86,400 Other Income

G.I.F.T. $17,000

Use of Facilities 2,500 1,257 2,000

Interest - Checking 1,000 308 400

Interest - Other 2,000 998 1,300

Misc. Income 5,750 4,588 1,200

Outstanding Checks Written Off 1,564 1,600

Total Other Income $11,250 $8,715 $23,500

TOTAL INCOME $437,750 $478,704 $532,500

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2009 2009 2010 Budget Actual Budget

EXPENSES

Administration

Insurance

Property, Liability, Umbrella $19,000 $19,581 $20,000

Workers Comp. 1,000 821 1,200

Total Insurance $20,000 $20,402 $21,200 Debt Service

Debt Service $12,000

Total Debt Service $12,000 Office

Supplies $7,000 $7,586 $7,200

Machines & Computers 9,000 8,725 10,000

Postage 2,500 2,007 2,000

Bank & Investment Fees 814 700

Publications 100 145

Meetings & Convention 1,200 1,443 1,200

Audit 3,500 3,500

Miscellaneous 1,604 2,000

Other Contracted Services 2,500 600

Total Office $23,300 $24,823 $27,200 Facility Maintenance

Maintenance & Services $10,000 $7,177 $10,000

Housekeeping/Custodial 9,500 8,290 9,500

Total Facility Maintenance $19,500 $15,467 $19,500 Utilities

Electricity $14,500 $15,127 $14,500

Natural Gas 4,500 2,701 3,600

Water/Sewer/Sanitation 2,100 2,375 2,300

Telephone & Internet 3,400 3,617 3,500

Total Utilities $24,500 $23,820 $23,900

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2009 2009 2010 Budget Actual Budget

Personnel – All Clergy

Clergy Salaries, Housing, Social Security $124,200 $122,506 $124,500

Clergy Pension Premiums 22,356 25,093 22,500

Clergy Group Hospital & Medical 22,500 25,458 23,000

Clergy Life & Disability 600 300 500

Clergy Travel 3,500 2,236 4,000

Clergy Professional 250 432 500

Continuing Education - Priests $2,500 $2,112 $3,000

Continuing Education - Deacons 250 75 500

Total Clergy $176,156 $178,212 $178,500 Personnel - Office Staff

Office Staff Salaries $56,443 $58,211 $58,000

Office Staff Social Security & Medicare 4,300 4,453 4,500

Office Staff Pension Premiums 3,864 3,200

Continuing Education - Office Staff 477 500

Total Office Staff $60,743 $67,005 $66,200 Personnel- Music Staff

Music Staff Salaries $33,300 $33,977 $33,300

Music Staff Social Security & Medicare 2,498 2,599 2,500

Total Music Staff $35,798 $36,576 $35,800 Total Personnel $272,697 $281,793 $280,500 Total Administration $359,997 $366,305 $384,300

Discipleship

Education/Formation

Adult Education $1,000 $200 $800

Training & Appreciation 250

Teen Education 500

Children Sunday School 1,000 423 900

Vacation Bible School 1,000 1,111 900

Library 1,000 591 800

Tracts 250

Seminarian 3,000 3,000 3,000

Total Education/Formation $8,000 $5,325 $6,400

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2009

2009

2010

Budget Actual Budget Evangelism

Hospitality $2,750 $1,713 $1,500

Advertising & Promotion 1,500 2,547 2,800

Total Evangelism $4,250 $4,260 $4,300 Stewardship

Stewardship Emphasis $1,000

Total Stewardship $1,000

Total Discipleship $12,250 $9,585 $11,700

Outreach

Diocesean Apportionment $77,500 $77,500 $63,432

* Other Outreach 50,000

Total Outreach $77,500 $77,500 $113,432

Parish Life

Hospitality 2 $1,000

Pastoral Care 200

Total Parish Life $1,200

Worship

Altar Supplies $2,000 $915 $1,000

Worship Materials 1,000 153 600

Nursery 1,750 1,555 3,000

Total General Worship $4,750 $2,623 $4,600 Music Ministry

Materials $1,250 $1,843 $838

Choral Scholars 9,165 7,000

Consort (6 p.m.) 7,680 10,190 7,680

Equipment/Instrument Maintenance 250 1,260 1,500

Choristers 250 233 250

Total Music Ministry $9,430 $22,691 $17,268 Total Worship $14,180 $25,314 $21,868

TOTAL EXPENSES

$463,927

$478,704

$532,500

INCOME/EXPENSE ($26,177) $0 $0

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Leadership

Trinity Episcopal Church Staff Interim Pastor The Reverend Ronald D. Pogue Curate The Rev. Paul K. McLain Deacons Dick B. Tracy, Rita V. Tracy, Stephen L. Segebrecht Music Director Henry Heller Smith Music Director Emeritus Dr. James Ralston Organist Mark Stotler Organist Elizabeth Stephens Children's Choir Director Susan Ralston Administration Ruthie Townsend Bookkeeper Patty Johnson Librarian Ruth Turney Priest Associate The Rev. Charles I. Granger Jr. Priest Associate The Rev. Dan Northway

Vestry Members Ellen Tracy, Senior Warden Ann Rosenthal, Junior Warden Church Treasurer Maria Thompson, Clerk Donna Griffin, Garth Myers, Kent Tomlinson, Dave Edington, Mark Holmberg, Joan Ring, Micah Seybold, Patricia Henshall, Debbie Pitts, Dan Ward Trinity's NE Convocation Delegates Nancy Kelley, Charlotte Mueller, Austin Turney Alternate: Ruth Turney

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Seminarian Trinity has a long tradition of encouraging parishioners and others in discernment and education as deacons and priests. The church currently helps sponsor Peter Doddema, who studies at Virginia Theological Seminary. Trinity Episcopal Church Endowment Board Jerry Hare, Chair Joanne Feist Onva Boshears Bruce Roberts Ted Haggart The Church Treasurer serves as non-voting member

As of December 31, 2009, the Endowment Fund had a value of $195,000. The Endowment Board can spend as much as 50 percent of earnings for each year. Any amount greater than 50 percent must have Vestry approval. Because of the stock market plunge of 2008-’09, the board decided not to distribute funds to any community organization. In recent years, recipients have included: Habitat for Humanity, Ballard Community Services, Warm Hearts, Trinity Food Pantry, Trinity Capital Campaign II, Woman's Transitional Care Services and Heartland Medical Clinic.

“At other churches somebody was always trying to save me. When I came to Trinity, I asked the Rector if he was going to try to save me, and the Rector said, ‘You’re already saved.

We’re just lettin’ you know about it.’

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Affiliations

Bishop Seabury Academy Bishop Seabury Academy is a coeducational, private, Episcopal-affiliated school in Southwest Lawrence, serving 118 students in grades 7-12.

Canterbury House at the University of Kansas Canterbury House serves as the presence of The Episcopal Church on the KU campus, providing opportunities for worship and community service among Episcopal students, faculty and staff. Located on Louisiana Street, just northeast of the KU campus, Canterbury House is home to five peer ministers and a pastoral intern. The campus missioner (priest) maintains an office in the house, and a chapel is attached.

Haskell Indian Nations University Trinity offers a ministry of welcoming incoming and returning students to Haskell Indian Nations University by offering rides to campus for students arriving by bus or train at the beginning of each semester. Many Haskell students arrive from Indian reservations around the U.S. with limited means and they are very appreciative of these rides to campus. This ministry gives Trinitarians an opportunity to get to know students at Haskell and to begin developing relationships that have led to students becoming active in the life of Trinity and to Trinitarians becoming active in the life of Haskell.

St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church In 1990, Trinitarians assisted in establishing a new mission on the western edge of Lawrence, an area of immense growth. That mission became St. Margaret’s, and the two parishes through the years have collaborated on special children’s summer programs, including music camp and vacation Bible school. St. Margaret’s rector, the Rev. Matthew Zimmerman, and his family belonged to Trinity in the 1980s, before he left Lawrence to attend seminary.

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The Diocese of Kansas In 1837 Bishop Jackson Kemper conducted the first Episcopal services in Kansas territory just 34 years after Thomas Jefferson negotiated the Louisiana Purchase that brought the area that would become Kansas into the United States. The Episcopal Diocese of Kansas was formed in 1859, and six years later, Bishop Thomas Vail was elected the first bishop of the new diocese. He described the circumstances he found in Kansas in one of his early journal entries. “Without church buildings, and with very few public halls in which all have an equal right, in a country so new, the services are necessarily somewhat irregular, and the attendance somewhat uncertain; while the constant journeying and in all weathers involves much of exposure and fatigue. But the pioneers of the church, like the pioneers of the States, toil and suffer for those who shall come after.” We are the grateful beneficiaries of the toil and sufferings of these rugged and deeply faithful pioneers who went before us. In our 150th year as a diocese, we take humble pride in their exceptional accomplishments in Christ’s name. Hospitals, schools and social service agencies were founded to heal, educate and empower “all sorts and conditions” of men and women. Parishes were formed throughout the diocese to meet the spiritual needs of each village and town and our mission remains the same; “To gather, equip, and send disciples of Jesus Christ to witness to God’s reconciling love.” Today, 12,000 people in 45 parishes, two social service agencies, two campus ministry centers and a parochial school work with an uncommon unity in the pursuit of this compelling mission. A gifted diocesan staff serves as a helpful resource to the clergy and parishes of the diocese. Small enough to be personal, large enough to be effective, the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas is a generous partner with the wider Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion. The diocese enjoys strong mission partnerships with dioceses in Haiti and Kenya, and we have discovered that our focus on mission helps to overcome our differences on the issues of the day. We believe we are positioned to move forward together in strength, and the imperative “to know Christ and to make Christ known” is as crucial to us now as it was when pioneer wagons first wheeled their way across the broad prairie. This is the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas…and we invite the most faithful and gifted clergy in The Episcopal Church to consider joining us in this exciting and important endeavor.

Faithfully, The Right Reverend Dean E. Wolfe, D.D.

Ninth Bishop of Kansas

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Our Vision for Trinity’s next Rector

Following a survey and extensive group discussions among parishioners, the Profile and Search Committees have identified these personal characteristics as the most important for Trinity’s next Rector: communication skills, personal warmth, compassion and a sense of humor. Of course, Trinity’s small group discussions included a broad range of comments, but a few stand out as recurring themes:

Our church would welcome a leader who works first and foremost as a priest rather than a CEO. We seek a priest who will offer sermons relevant to daily life and continue Trinity’s strong tradition of helping the community through the food pantry and other programs. Pastoral care and spiritual guidance also are vital to our parish family. Trinitarians overwhelmingly favor traditional liturgy and worship, as evidenced not only by the survey results but also by numerous comments regarding the preservation of the Sunday evening Solemn High Mass.

But Trinity still faces a challenge in offering programs for students in the upper grades of elementary school as well as junior high and high school. Currently there is no Sunday school for children beyond third grade, and for several years, Trinity has lacked a youth group. Virtually no teenagers regularly attend the church. While new families have joined Trinity in recent years, their children have not yet reached the age for these programs, but the members in small group discussions repeatedly voiced a need for such programs, enabling families to “grow” with Trinity and the church to attract new teenagers and their families. This dearth of programs for older children and teenagers relates in part to an administrative need. Although Trinitarians place the rector’s role as a priest first on their list of priorities, members recognize that a talented administrator is necessary to create programs with staying power. If our leaders clearly value diverse educational programs for youth, for example, then we are more likely to inspire a succession of strong volunteers to sustain them.

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The list of duties for any rector is large, especially in a mid-size parish with a limited staff. With the financial assistance of the diocese, Trinity has been able to have a curate for the past year. His guidance in partnership with our interim pastor has proven vital during our transition. The two-year agreement with the diocese extends through December of 2010. The vestry hopes to continue in the arrangement with the diocese if another curate is available when our present curate is called to another place of ministry. We also firmly believe that the blessings for our new rector and our parish family will be plentiful as well. We look forward to welcoming our 20th rector—and continuing to expand and strengthen our vibrant community of faith.

Our Prayer

Almighty God, giver of every good gift: Look graciously upon your Church and so guide the minds of those who shall call a

rector for this parish, that we may receive a faithful pastor, who will care for your people and equip us for our ministries; through

Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen

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February14, 2010