Synod 2015 - Friday

Embracing God’s Future - We’re on the Way!

134th DIOCESAN SYNOD

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Embracing God's Future - We're on the Way!

Interfaith Greeting Rabbi Emeritus Steven Garten Temple Israel Ottawa


Synod Greetings and Announcements

The Right Reverend John H. Chapman Bishop of Ottawa


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Opening Omnibus Motion The Right Reverend John H. Chapman Bishop of Ottawa

Omnibus Motion

It is moved by the Lay Secretary and and seconded by the Clerical Secretary

that Synod approve an omnibus motion that grants the privileges of the House, appoints Sessional Committees, adopts the agenda, and receives Notices of Motion, the summary of Diocesan Council actions, the Responses to Embracing God’s Future: A Strategic Roadmap for the Diocese of Ottawa, the Diocesan Budget 2016, and various reports, including the financial reports.


Synod Keynote AddressThe Rev. Canon Dr. Isaac Kawuki Mukasa ACC/TEC Africa Relations Coordinator and Officer

CUSTODIANS OF THE FAITH IN SECULAR SOCIETY


Custodians of the Faith in Secular Society

Session One: The Mission Field



Session Two: Engaging African Provinces



Session Three: Kairos and Glimmers of Hope


Refugee Working Group Don Smith Chair, Refugee Working Group

Synod 2013

Synod 2014

In 3 years, more than 3 million Syrians have fled to Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, the greatest exodus of men, women and children since World War 2. And there is no end in sight.

The number of people forcibly displaced at the end of 2014 had risen to a staggering 59.5 million compared to 51.2 million a year earlier and 37.5 million a decade ago.

Global Crisis

September 2015 - Publication of the photograph of Aylan Kurdi

Diocesan Response

2 community groups actively sponsoring

11 parishes or groups of parishes actively sponsoring

11 parishes expressed interest in sponsoring

5 community groups interested in sponsoring

Diocese -Sponsorship AgreementHolder

Sponsorship Agreement

Municipal and Provincial Response

Provincial Funding - $8.5M

❖ Support Ontario community groups in their efforts to mobilize Ontarians to sponsor and welcome refugees

❖ Provide advice, training and assistance to sponsors to help them navigate the sponsorship application process

❖ Develop an assurance fund to reduce barriers to sponsoring refugees

❖ Provide comprehensive, community-based supports for refugees, such as trauma counselling, settlement assistance and targeted integration programs for children and youth

❖ Promote employer engagement in hiring and training refugees

Community Coordination

❖ Sponsors

❖ Settlement agencies

❖ Education

❖ Community Health Centres

❖ Housing

❖ Matching families wishing to sponsor with sponsors.

❖ ………….

1. A matching program, which provides sponsor groups with direct support from a pro-bono lawyer and law students

2. A training program, which trains lawyers and law students on the completion of sponsorships, and provides ongoing support for their work through sponsorship experts.

3. A public information program, which provides Canadians with easy-to-understand materials regarding sponsorships.

uOttawa Sponsorship Support Program

United for Refugees Financial Campaign

❖ United Way Ottawa - Community Foundation of Ottawa initiative in collaboration with the City of Ottawa.

❖ Committed to raising the necessary funds for the sponsoring and settlement of people affected by the Syrian crisis.

❖ The fundraising effort will focus on getting the necessary resources to where they are needed the most and will have the greatest impact.

The Human Face

Not all of us can do great things but we can do small things with great love.

Mother Teresa


Embracing God’s Future The Venerable Dr. Peter John Hobbs Director of Mission








Task Force # 1 Buildings & Parish Ministry

❖ Eric Driscoll ❖ Rev. Rick Durrett ❖ Pat Leach ❖ Rev. Jeannie Loughrey ❖ Jim Lynes ❖ Rev. Jon Martin ❖ Michael Perkin (Chair) ❖ Sue Sams ❖ Rev. Monique Stone

Practices

•We will pray and listen for the prompting of Spirit.

•We will work collaboratively

•We will be courageous, embrace change and take risks

•We will monitor, review and renew our ministries and initiatives.

•We will budget to implement our priorities

Freedom from Fear

Freedom from Need








Embracing God’s FutureQuestion 1: How would a collaboration work in your Deanery?

❖ Is your deanery ready to go? Why or Why Not?

❖ What opportunities are there in your deanery to collaborate?

❖ What challenges do you envision?

Question 2: If the Priority 1 Action Plan is approved by Synod what advice do you give to Council and the Working Group?

❖ What do they need to do next?

❖ What tools/resources need to be created?

❖ How will we measure success and know that we’ve made some movement forward towards Embracing God’s Future?


Companion Diocese of Jerusalem

The Indomitable Catherine Chapman Force of Nature The Venerable John Bridges Archdeacon, Deanery of Carleton

Paris 2015 Climate Conference

In 2015, France will be hosting and presiding the 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11), otherwise known as “Paris 2015” from November 30th to December 11th. COP21 will be a crucial conference, as it needs to achieve a new international agreement on the climate, applicable to all countries, with the aim of keeping global warming below 2°C.


Deanery Panel - ArnpriorThe Venerable Mary Ellen Berry Archdeacon, Deaneries of Lanark & Arnprior The Reverend Karen Coxon Incumbent, Parish of March

TRIVIA


Property & Finance Committee

Committee Chair, Peter Martin

Subcommittees and chairs

❖ Investment Subcommittee Tony Maxwell

❖ Insurance Subcommittee Scott Kirby

❖ Benefits Subcommittee Rev. (Retired) Richard Vroom

❖ Budget Working Group Gwen Lévesque

❖ Fair Share Review Subcommittee Gwen Lévesque

❖ Church Extension Fund Inc. Peter Martin

Much Needed Support

❖ Alan Winship Chancellor Emeritus, Solicitor

❖ Michael Herbert Director of Financial Ministry

❖ Heidi Pizzuto Recording Secretary


Socially Responsible Investing & the Consolidated Trust Fund

Tony Maxwell Chair, Investment Subcommittee

Socially Responsible Investing: What is it?

❖ Two purposes ❖ Bring an ethical perspective to investment management decisions, and ❖ Enhance prospects for improved long-term share performance

❖ Typically, three main areas of focus (ESG) ❖ Environmental ❖ Social ❖ Governance

ESG - Environmental

❖ Examples ❖ Climate change* ❖ Hazardous waste ❖ Nuclear energy* ❖ Sustainability

ESG - Social

❖ Examples ❖ Diversity ❖ Human rights ❖ Consumer protection ❖ “Sinful” products/activities

ESG - Governance

❖ Examples ❖ Management structures ❖ Employee relations ❖ Executive compensation

❖ Established in 1970 ❖ Currently has ~ $31 million invested

❖ 38% in fixed income securities & cash ❖ 29% in Canadian equities ❖ 18% in US equities ❖ 14% in other foreign equities

❖ Since RBC PH&N took over the portfolio in August 2013, the average annual investment return has been 9.4% (before fees)

Consolidated Trust Fund

Consolidated Trust Fund

Unit holder distribution ❖ Parishes 40% ❖ Synod 35% ❖ Rectory Trust 15% ❖ Clergy Retirement Allow. 5% ❖ Cemeteries 3% ❖ Third Parties 2%

Consolidated Trust Fund Governance

❖ Investment Subcommittee ❖ Oversees the management of the Fund’s investments on behalf of Property &

Finance Committee ❖ Responsible for ensuring that the Fund is managed consistent with the

Investment Policy Statement approved by Property & Finance Committee, and with all legal requirements

❖ Provides policy advice to Property & Finance Committee

Investment Subcommittee Membership

❖ Nine members

❖ Six voting members

Peter Hyde: Former audit partner, Deloitte LLP.

David Longworth: Associate Director, Risk Policy and Regulation Diploma Program, Queen's University. Former Deputy Governor, Bank of Canada. Tony Maxwell (chair) - Former Managing Director, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

Investment Subcommittee Membership (2)

Sarah Birkett Martin: Vice-President Risk Management and Chief Audit Executive, MD Financial. David Morgan: Former Analyst/Manager at the Bank of Canada. Past member of Diocesan Council. Former Chair Property & Finance Committee. Sonia LeRoy: Senior Wealth Advisor, IPC Securities. Certified Financial Planner. Registered Financial Planner.

Investment Subcommittee Membership (3)

❖ Three non-voting members ❖ The Bishop (John Chapman) ❖ Director of Financial Ministry (Michael Herbert) ❖ One full time priest (currently vacant)

Consolidated Trust Fund: Investment Manager

❖ RBC Phillips, Hagar & North Investment Counsel hired in 2013 ❖ Selected after a lengthy competition

❖ 18 firms submitted proposals ❖ 6 firms interviewed ❖ Six selection criteria used, including Socially Responsible Investing (SRI)

capability ❖ RBC PH&N was the strongest in terms of SRI, and had the highest score overall

SRI/ESG – What the CTF is doing (1)

❖ Investment Policy Statement (Nov. 2014) obliges the Consolidated Trust Fund to “avoid investment in companies that could pose a significant ethical concern to the Diocese”, including those that: ❖ Engage in abusive labour practices ❖ Derive more than five per cent of their revenues from sales of tobacco, adult

entertainment (pornography), gambling, controversial weapons, and firearms.


❖ The Investment Policy Statement also requires the CTF, where practical, to promote good environmental, social and governance practices through proxy voting and other means as may be available.


❖ How does this work in practice? ❖ RBC PH&N use the services of Sustainalytics to screen all the CTF’s direct

investments in US and Canadian equities ❖ Investments flagged where there appears to be a conflict with the Investment

Policy Statement ❖ To date, in addition to RBC PH&N’s own screening processes, one investment has

been sold, and one potential purchase cancelled


❖ The CTF recently joined the Shareholder Association for Research & Education (SHARE) for the purposes of ❖ Engaging companies in which the CTF (and other SHARE members) owns shares

to improve their Environmental/Social/Governance practices through meetings with management and monitoring responses

What Next?

❖ Over the next year ❖ Participate in the development/implementation of SHARE’s 2016 engagement plan ❖ Work with RBC PH&N and Sustainalytics to

❖ broaden ESG coverage to foreign equities ❖ Within each equities sector, use ESG rankings to replace low-scoring companies with

higher-scoring ones ❖ Implement the divestment of fossil-fuel companies from the portfolio consistent with

Motion #11 (if passed)

Motion #11 – Impact on CTF

❖ CTF portfolio currently includes direct investments in 15 “fossil fuel extraction companies” (2.3% of entire portfolio)

❖ These will be sold off over time and the portfolio rebalanced ❖ Likely result will be some shift from Canadian equities to foreign equities ❖ RBC PH&N opine that the impact would be “nil to slightly negative”


Diocesan Budget 2016 Peter Martin Chair, Property & Finance Committee


Diocesan Budget 2016 Background and Recommendations

Chair Property & Finance

Peter Martin: Figure Ferret

What I am trying to do

❖ High level overview of the budget (Pages 35 – 40)* ❖ Highlight a few interesting things (in my mind

anyway) ❖ Motion to Synod

*There are 88 pages of numbers in the synod circular!

Budget Process

❖ Seven Ministry categories

❖ Determine programs and associated expenses

❖ Determine dedicated revenues for each ministry

❖ Sum of difference between expenses and dedicated revenue is basis for parish fair share.

2016 Expenses

❖ Parish Commitment Write-offs 65,000

65,000 ❖ Episcopal 1,217,600❖ Parish Ministry 288,800 ❖ Community Ministries

378,550

❖ Wider Anglican Community 689,600 ❖ Governance & Communications 220,200 ❖ Diocesan Administration

607,100

❖ Other Outreach 72,700

Total Expenses 3,539,550

Expenses

2016 Revenue (Page 35)

❖ Parish Fair Share 2,305,100

❖ Episcopal 467,300

❖ Parish Ministry 76,400

❖ Wider Anglican Community 19,800

❖ Governance & Communications 58,900

❖ Diocesan Administration

513,500

Total Expenses 3,441,000

Revenue by Ministry

2016 Revenue

Changes from 2015 Budget

❖ Revenues up $38,500 (mainly due to Dividend Income and Fee Revenue from Consolidated Trust Fund)

❖ Expenses up $137,050 (mainly St Luke’s Table)

❖ Net Result is $98,550 Deficit

Where do we end up?

❖ Revenue $3,441,000

❖ Expenses $3,539,550

❖ Deficit $98,550 *

* $65,000 of the Deficit is Parish Commitment write-offs

Community Ministries

❖ Diocese grant of $378,500 for 2016

❖ Most of funding comes from city

❖ Also significant direct donations

❖ Total 2014 city contribution was

about $3.8 million ❖ See page 117 of the Synod circular for a great financial picture!)

St Luke’s Table

❖ 1983: St Luke’s Lunch Club and Drop In Centre

❖ New Community Ministry July 2013

❖ The budget proposes grant of $70,000 for 2016

❖ Like other Community Ministries, “the Table”

relies on donations and city funding to operate

Parish Fair Share

❖ 2013 Actual $2,210K

❖ 2014 Actual $2,263K

❖ 2015 Budget $2,305K

❖ 2016 Budget $2,305K

For Each Parish Fair Share Dollar:

What exactly is Parish Fair Share?

➢Synod's operating budget is funded from investment income, donations, fees and contributions from parishes

➢Contributions from parishes is called "Parish Fair Share“

➢Your parish’s share of the total PFS is the percent that your assessable income is to the total assessable income of all parishes.

So what is assessable income?

➢Assessable income is total income less various deductions and exemptions such as income deposited to Consolidated Trust Fund, capital costs, cost of priestly services

➢Parish Fair Share based on the average of the parish's assessable income for the last three years

➢Three year average used to even out swings

Parish Fair Share Task Force

❖ Review current approach: simplify calculation ❖ Try to minimize swings ❖ Develop policy to address parishes that amalgamate ❖ Review how bequests are treated ❖ Aiming to have new process in next budget

❖ Rev. Robert Sears, Ashbury College (Chair)

❖ Peter Martin, Chair, Property and Finance Committee

❖ Rev. Jason Pollick, Glengarry Incumbent

❖ Rev. Stephen Silverthorne, Barrhaven Incumbent

❖ Bill Turner, Treasurer, St. Bartholomew’s, Ottawa

❖ Victor Wherle, Treasurer, Christ Church Bells Corners

❖ David Wilson, Treasurer, Trinity, Ottawa

❖ Michael Herbert, Director of Financial Ministry

❖ Bill Gilbert, Accountant, Synod office

Parish Fair Share Task Force

Parish Commitment Write-offs

❖ Estimate that $65,000 will need to be written off in 2016

❖ This covers write-offs of amounts owing from parishes for PFS, ECOPS, Insurance, etc. usually from prior years

❖ A write-off is made only when it is obvious that the amount is uncollectible

Decision made by Property & Finance

Support Grants to Parishes

➢ $100,000 included in the 2016 operating budget to provide support grants to parishes demonstrating a need for assistance

➢ A Parish can submit an application to Synod office after consultation with its Territorial Archdeacon

➢ Property and Finance Committee determines amount of support grants at its November meeting based on need and potential

New Type of Support Grant

❖ Provides a grant to help ensure priestly services to parishes/congregations with no incumbent

❖ Bishop appoints an incumbent of a neighbouring parish to be priest in charge

❖ The incumbent supervises one or more part-time priests contracted by the bishop to provide specified priestly services

❖ Called “The Anchor Model”

The Anchor Model

❖ Currently two parishes are operating under the Anchor Model

❖ Parishes of Eastern Outaouais and Northern Pontiac

❖ $25,000 included in operating budget to support anchor model parishes. See page 219 of the Synod Circular for more detail

Full Time Equivalents

❖ 14.75 Full time equivalents in operating budget

❖ 1984 – 23.5 FTEs

❖ 1994 – 14

❖ 2004 – 15

❖ 2014 - 15

❖ 2016 – 14.75 See Narrative Budget for more detail

Second Century Fund

➢ Fund established in 1996 to support future ministry of the Church in the diocese

➢ Balance end of 2014 was $1.2 million

➢ In the 2016 budget, it was decided not to use it

so it could grow and be available in the future.

How will the Deficit be Handled?

Currently the Operating Fund has a balance of $2,288,349 (see page 76 of the Synod Circular).

Deficit will be charged against this balance.

Questions

Motion #1

It is moved by Peter Martin And seconded by Arlene Armstrong

that Synod approve the 2016 diocesan budget as recommended by the Property and Finance Committee and Diocesan Council and found on pages 35–40 of the Synod circular.


Nominations ReportRon Chaplin Chair, Nominations and Committee Development Subcommittee

Advisory Panel on Termination of Clerical Appointments

Clergy

❖ The Rev. Canon Catherine Ascah – Christ Church Cathedral

❖ The Rev. Canon Pat Johnston – St. Matthew’s, Ottawa

Lay

❖ John McBride – St. Matthew’s, Ottawa

Diocesan Council❖ The Rev. Kerri Brennan – Parish of Metcalfe, Greely, and Vernon

(second three-year term)

❖ The Rev Beth Bretzlaff – St. John the Evangelist, Ottawa (second three-year term)

❖ Arlene Armstrong – Parish of Morrisburg, Iroquois, and Riverside Heights (second three-year term)

❖ Tim Kehoe – St. Luke’s, Ottawa (three-year term)

General SynodClergy

❖ The Rev. Beth Bretzlaff – St. John the Evangelist, Ottawa

❖ The Ven. Chris Dunn – All Saints, Westboro

❖ The Rev. Jon Martin – Parish of Morrisburg, Iroquois, and Riverside Heights

❖ The Ven. David Selzer – Executive Archdeacon

❖ The Rev. Monique Stone – Parish of Huntley

❖ The Rev. Mark Whittall – St. Alban the Martyr, Ottawa

❖ The Rev. Canon John Wilker-Blakley – St. Matthias, Ottawa

General Synod

Lay

❖ Kim Chadsey – St. Thomas the Apostle, Ottawa

❖ Ron Chaplin – St. Alban the Martyr, Ottawa

❖ Stephen Giles – St. John the Evangelist, Ottawa

❖ Audrey Laurence – St. Michael and All Angels, Ottawa

❖ John McBride – St. Matthew’s, Ottawa

Trinity College Corporation

Clergy

❖ The Rev. Canon David Clunie – St. Bartholomew’s, Ottawa

❖ The Rev. Canon Roger Young – retired priest of the Diocese

❖ Lay

❖ David Jeanes – St. Martin’s, Ottawa

❖ Jane Waterston – St. Margaret’s, Vanier

Motion #2

It is moved by Ron Chaplin and seconded by the Rev. Dr. Robert Sears

that Synod approve the proposed slate of nominees for Diocesan Council found on pages 55–56 of the Synod circular.


Ontario Provincial Synod The Reverend Kathryn Otley Incumbent, Christ Church Bells Corners


Parish Ministry Committee

The Reverend Beth Bretzlaff Incumbent, Saint John the Evangelist

Parish Ministry CommitteeLynn Burritt The Reverend Kerri Brennan The Reverend Rick Durrett Christopher Jones Michael Perkin Derwyn Sangster Leslie Giddings ~ Children, Youth and Adult Education Facilitator The Very Reverend Shane Parker ~ Resource Person The Reverend Beth Bretzlaff ~ Chair

Enhancing parishes’ growth in faith and ministry


Parish Ministry Institute

❖ Held at locations across the Diocese ❖ Parish or regional teams engaged, enlivened & equipped for

ministry in your context ❖ Annual courses over multiple spring weekends centred

around Congregational Resource Day ❖ Curriculum will build upon itself ❖ Emphasis on dynamic, multi-generational church ❖ Focus on lifelong learning ~ scripture, education, spiritual

practice, liturgy, stewardship, etc. ❖ Supported by a theologically trained Director ❖ Zero cost to participants

Imagine…

Parish Ministry Institute

PMI

Stewardship Development Officer, Jane Scanlon


Embracing God’s Future The Venerable Dr. Peter John Hobbs Director of Mission


Anglican Foundation of Canada

The Reverend Canon Dr. Judy Rois Executive Director, Anglican Foundation of Canada

Diocese of Ottawa

114 congregations 71 parishes 18 AFC member parishes

AFC received $8,184 from the Diocese of Ottawa in 2014

Since 1990, the Diocese has received $241,100 in grants $129,200 in loans


Debate of Motions The Right Reverend John H. Chapman Bishop of Ottawa


Dinner & Evening AddressThe Rev. Canon Dr. Isaac Kabuki Mukasa - ACC/TEC Africa Relations Coordinator and Officer



Session Two: Engaging African Provinces

Motion #1

It is moved by Peter Martin and seconded by Arlene Armstrong

that Synod approve the 2016 diocesan budget as recommended by the Property and Finance Committee and Diocesan Council and found on pages 35–40 of the Synod circular.

Motion #2

It is moved by Ron Chaplin and seconded by the Rev. Dr. Robert Sears

that Synod approve the proposed slate of nominees for Diocesan Council found on pages 55–56 of the Synod circular.

Motion #6

It is moved by the Very Rev. Shane Parker and seconded by Stephen Giles

that this Synod encourage all parishes in the Diocese of Ottawa to become ongoing members of the Anglican Foundation of Canada.

Motion #11

It is moved by Walt Draper and seconded by Peter Martin

that Synod direct the Property and Finance Committee to divest the Diocese’s holdings in fossil fuel extract ion companies , as def ined by fossilfreeindexes.com.

Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere.

Once we burn the next 20%, there will be so much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that climate

change impacts will be catastrophic.

We need to leave 80% of fossil fuels in the ground.

Proven fossil fuel reserves – on company books, in company stock values

20%

80%

Motion #12 (Memorial to General Synod)

It is moved by Glen Fox and seconded by John Proudfoot

that Synod maintain that General Synod should divest the Anglican Church of Canada’s Consolidated Trust Fund and Pension Fund of holdings in fossil fuel extraction companies, as defined by fossilfreeindexes.com

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