St. Paul's News
Published 5/9/2024

Let us Pray the Collect for the Seventh Sunday of Easter

O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

News in Brief

  • Morning Prayer online and in-person, 9:30am, Tues. & Fri., Chapel
  • St. Paul's Book Lovers meets Wednesday, 5/15, at 1pm
  • Choral Evensong on Pentecost Sunday, 5/19, at 5pm
  • Feast of the Corpus Christi - Worship at 7pm on 5/30
  • Executive Summary, March 31, 2024, Financials provided by Bill Coffin, Finance Chair
  •  And more!
Jesus and Apostles in the Mount of Olives, fresco in the church of Saint Matthew in Stitar, Croatia. Courtesy of zatletic on Adobe Stock.

Join Us for Mother’s Day with Our Bishop!

Please join us on Mother’s Day, May 12, at 10 am as we are joined by our new Bishop, The Right Reverend Kristen Uffelman White. Bishop White will lead us in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation (Reception) and the Eucharist. This will be our first opportunity to have Bishop White with us, so please come with joy to share with her, your hopes and dreams for St Paul’s at the reception that follows after worship.
The Right Reverend Kristen Uffelman White

Upcoming Worship & Events

This Sunday at 10am — Holy Eucharist (Nave, also online)

Coffee Hour following 10am Worship

Tuesday & Friday, 9:30am — Morning Prayer
(Chapel of the Holy Spirit & online) 

An Invitation to a Choral Evensong

Please come on the evening of Pentecost Sunday, May 19th, starting at 5:00 pm in the sanctuary, for a prayerful choral evensong celebration of music and the Holy Spirit. The St. Paul's choir will lead the assembly in uplifting prayer through song for the final time this choral season. Join us for prayer, scripture readings, hymns, choral anthems and organ voluntaries, along with a beautiful choral setting of the “Magnificat,” composed by Leo Nestor.

There will be a small reception in the cloister following the service, to help show appreciation to our faithful worship leaders and to let them know that they will be dearly missed over the summer months. We hope to see you there!

 May birthdays!

Charlie Campbell 05/01
Soren Furmanski 05/04
Melissa Koppenhoefer 05/05
 Herb Conley 05/05
Molly Treese 05/06
Reid Ammer 05/07
Emily Cobb 05/11
Jan Campbell 05/12
Linda Miller 05/14
Nick Subashi 05/15
 Sara Woodhull 05/17
Stella McDowell 05/18
Marin McDowell 05/18
Judy Cook 05/20
Marilyn Huff 05/22
Matt Beck 05/23
Lyons Hamblen 05/26
Steve Gilbert 05/27
Nedra Smolka 05/30
Duffy Torpey 05/31

Anti-Racism Conference

The 4th Annual Greene County Anti-Racism Conference will be held on Saturday, May 11 from 9am-12:30pm at Wright State University, in the Endeavor Room (156), Student Union. This year's theme is Deconstructing Colonialism. The event will include a screening and moderated discussion of an hour-long episode of Exterminate All the Brutes, an HBO documentary about colonialism. To reserve your spot, please register at https://bit.ly/4aGQLN2.

Church Financials

St Paul's Episcopal Church
Executive Summary - March 31, 2024, Financials
Provided by Bill Coffin, Finance Chair

MTD Total Income $24.2k vs budget $32.4k; unfavorable variance [$8.2k]
MTD Total Expense $53.0k vs budget $47.9k; unfavorable variance [$5.1k]
MTD Surplus/[Deficit] [$28.8k] vs budget [$15.5k]; unfavorable variance [$13.3k]
MTD Comments: MTD Total Income is off from budget. Pledge is unfavorable to budget by ($11.2k); this is partially offset by favorable Building Use Fees of $5k [the preschool pre-paid the summer months; this will result in unfavorable monthly variances for those months]. MTD Total Expense is off from budget. Primary drivers are unfavorable Buildings & Grounds [$1.5k] and Insurance [$5.5k] (quarterly insurance payment was budgeted in April) partially offset by favorable Administration $2.2k [the Diocese covered the vestry retreat expenses].
YTD Total Income $126.0k vs budget $134.6k; unfavorable variance [$8.6k]
YTD Total Expense $160.4k vs budget $157.7k; unfavorable variance [$2.7k]
YTD Surplus/[Deficit] [$34.4k] vs budget [$23.0k]; unfavorable variance [$11.4k]
YTD Comments: YTD Total Income is off from budget. Primary drivers are unfavorable Pledge & PY Pledge [$22.9k] and Investment Income [$2.2k] partially offset by favorable Non-Pledge Income $12.4k and Building Use Fess $4.6k. YTD Total Expense is off from budget. Unfavorable variances include Insurance [$5.5k] and Utilities [$1.9k] partially offset by favorable Total Clergy, Staff and Contractors $1.1k and Total Administration $1.4k.

In summary, most of the significant variances are due to timing and most accounts are tracking close to budget. Of concern is the $22.9k unfavorable variance in Pledge and PY Pledge. Every parishioner can help by keeping current with your pledges.

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