STATED
MEETING OF THE
PRESBYTERY
OF SACRAMENTO
Tuesday, May 13, 2003
First Presbyterian Church, Roseville
515 Sunrise Avenue, Roseville
Elder
John Peirce, Moderator
Elizabeth Groelle, Stated Clerk
Leola Davies, Minutes Clerk
2:00 Registration and Fellowship
2:15 Call to Order – Moderator John Peirce
2:35
Business of the Presbytery – Consent Agenda
The
Stated Clerk requests that Presbytery:
The Committee on Ministry requests that Presbytery approve the following actions taken on its behalf since the February 22, 2003 Presbytery meeting:
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
Committee
on Preparation for Ministry – Stan Henderson
Information Items:
1.
Yubang Lee has been certified as ready to receive a call.
2. Cheryl Finch was received as an Inquirer on January
8, 2003.
Action
Items:
1. The Committee on Preparation for Ministry recommends
that Presbytery receive David Bush as a Candidate for
the office of Minister of the Word and Sacrament. He has
been endorsed by the session of Bidwell Memorial Church,
Chico. His Statement of Call is included in the Packet.
2. The Committee on Preparation for Ministry recommends that Presbytery receive Mark Studer as a Candidate for the office of Minister of the Word and Sacrament. He has been endorsed by the session of Carmichael Presbyterian Church. His Statement of Call is included in the Packet.
Committee
on Ministry – Tom Tripp
Action Items:
1. The Rev. James P. Jensen has been called to serve as
Interim Pastor of Community PC, Vacaville. His Statement
of Faith is included in the packet. He comes to us from
the Presbytery of Olympia. He has a long, rich history
as a Specialist in Interim Ministry, having served eighteen
congregations in this capacity.
The Committee on Ministry recommends that Presbytery:
1. Approve the transfer of the Rev. James Jensen to serve as Interim Pastor of Community PC, Vacaville, and enroll him as a member of the Sacramento Presbytery. The terms of the contract are as follows: Contract is for 1 year, beginning May 1, 2003.
Salary $32901.29
Housing 33644.00
Full Pension and Medical
Study Leave Two weeks
Vacation 30 days
Moving expenses to include transport of fifth-wheel home, gas, food and lodging while in transit.
Five days per quarter to perform home maintenance at primary home in Florence, Montana.
(Meets AAEEO guidelines)
2.
The Rev. Brian Spangler has been called
to serve as Pastor of Peace PC, Elk Grove, effective July
1, 2003. His Statement of Faith is included in the packet.
He will be coming to Sacramento from First PC, Del Rio,
Texas, but he has roots in the East Bay and is a graduate
of UC Davis. He will not be present for this meeting.
The Committee on Ministry recommends that Presbytery:
a. Approve the call of the Rev. Brian Spangler to serve as Pastor of Peace PC, Elk Grove effective July 1, 2003, and enroll him as a member of the Sacramento Presbytery pending his appearance before this body at the September 26/27th meeting.
b. Approve the following terms of call:Salary $24,000
Housing $24,000
Car Allowance $1,700
Study Leave Time 2 weeks
Study Leave Allowance $1,000
Vacation 4 weeks
Full Medical and Pension
Moving expenses: cost of professional movers, packing materials, gas for 2 cars from Del Rio to Elk Grove, lodging (up to $110 per night) and meals (up to $40 per day for adults and $20 per day for child) for 3 to 5 days.
Paternity Leave: Two Sundays off for birth of next child.
Library/Book expenses: Already in church’s budget; to be used for personal books as well as building up the church’s library.
(Meets AAEEO guidelines)c. Dismiss with thanks the Rev. Richard Hutchinson from the position of Interim Pastor at Elk Grove PC.
3. The Committee on Ministry recommends to Presbytery that the Rev. Joy Dorf, HR be received as a member of the Sacramento Presbytery, transferring from the Presbytery of the Redwoods. Joy is a former member of this presbytery and resides in Davis. Her Statement of Faith is included in the packet.
4. The Committee on Ministry recommends to Presbytery
that the Rev. Bryce Little, HR be received
as a member of the Sacramento Presbytery, transferring
from the Presbytery of San Gabriel. Bryce is a former
staff member of this presbytery. His Statement of Faith
is included in the packet. Rev. Little has requested standing
permission to Labor outside the bounds of the Presbytery
for the purpose of conducting his consulting work in the
areas of World Wide Ministry, Racial Ethnic Ministries,
NCDs, etc.
5. Rev. Sandy Peirce has announced her intention to resign as Co-Pastor of the El Dorado County Federated Church effective June 30, 2003. The Committee on Ministry recommends to Presbytery that it concur with the following actions taken by the Session and Congregation of that church as follows:
a. Dissolve the pastoral relationship between Rev. Peirce and Federated Church, effective June 30, 2003.
b. Dissolve the existing co-pastor positions at the church, effective June 30, 2003, and establish a new Pastor position, effective July 1, 2003.
c. Dissolve the relationship of the Rev. Andrew Headden as Co-Pastor of the church, effective June 30, 2003 at midnight, and call him to the position of Pastor, effective July 1, 2003. His Terms of Call are:Salary $32,750.00
Housing $32,750.00
Car Allowance $1,700
Professional expenses $400
Study Leave $1,000
Study Leave Time 2 weeks
Vacation 4 weeks
Full Pension and Medical
Sabbatical: One month every 5 years
(Meets AAEEO Guidelines)
6. The approval of the Rev. Garry Cox to serve as Interim Associate Pastor for Visitation at Westminster PC for a twelve (12) month period beginning May 1, 2003. This is a full time exempt position. The terms of the agreement are as follows:
Salary $20,000
Housing $30,000
Travel Allowance $3,000 by voucher
Expense Account $500 by voucher
Study Leave $600 - Accumulated at the rate of 2 weeks per year and not to exceed 6 weeks if not used. Reimbursed by voucher.
Pension/Medical $14,000 - 28% of salary and housing
Vacation - Accumulated at the rate of 160 hours (4 weeks) per year.
Compensatory time - According to the position description adopted by the Session on April 22, 2003, Sundays away and compensatory time are to be arranged with the prior approval of Head of Staff in accordance with the approved position description.
Termination - Either party can terminate at any time.
Pastoral Support Team – Mary Lynn Tobin
Action Item
A copy of a joint report from the Committee on Ministry and the Pastoral Support Ministry on First Call Theological Education/Newly-Ordained Pastor Support is in your packet, with the following recommendation:
In response to the General Assembly’s call for presbyteries to provide programs of support and nurture for “first-call” pastors, the COM and Pastoral Support Ministry recommend:
1. That Sacramento Presbytery amend the Terms of Call in its Committee on Ministry Policies by requiring that the terms of call for newly-ordained pastors (i.e., those in their first three years of parish ministry) include:
a. Participation in the “First Call” program of mentoring, peer support and accountability groups, and annual seminars
b. One week of “First Call” program leave in addition to the currently-required two weeks of study leave
c. “First Call” program allowance of $500 beyond the study leave allowance.
2. That Sacramento Presbytery encourage congregations that have called newly-ordained ministers within the past twelve months to amend their terms of call so that these pastors might participate in the Presbytery’s “First Call” program.
Information
Items
1. The Sacramento Presbytery Pastoral Support Team is
sponsoring a conference on Building Healthy Staff Relations
among Colleagues in Multiple-Pastor Churches on June 25th,
2003. See the copy of the flyer in your packet for pertinent
information.
2. On the back of the same flyer is information on a Clergy
Retreat to be held at Zephyr Point, October 19-21.
Congregational Support Ministry Team – John Moser
Budget
and Finance Committee – Marie Segur
Action Items: The Budget and Finance Committee Recommends
to Presbytery that it:
1. Approve the request from Davis Community Church for
a Synod Line of Credit for $85,000 for boiler replacement,
and that the application with the Presbytery’s endorsement
be forwarded to the Synod Finance Committee for processing.
2. Approve the request from Federated Church of Placerville
to convert its existing Synod Line of Credit loan of $863,063
to a commercial loan, and that this application with Presbytery’s
endorsement be forwarded to the Synod for processing.
3. Approve the request of Carmichael Presbyterian Church
for a Synod Line of Credit for $472,500 to acquire land
and home adjacent to the church for future expansion of
the church’s services and facilities, and to forward
this endorsement to the Synod Finance Committee, which
has approved the application pending the Presbytery’s
approval.
4. Approve the following joint proposal from the Endowment
Committee and the Budget and Finance Committee:
The Endowment Committee of the Presbytery of Sacramento
and the Budget Committee propose that the Presbytery of
Sacramento endorse an annual Presbytery-wide offering
to be taken in each of our Presbytery’s churches
on the First Sunday of Lent for the express purpose of
building up the endowment so that income can begin to
meet the expressed needs of the Presbytery.
An explanation of the need for this proposal is included
in the packet.
Nominations
Committee – Chris Kersting
The Nominations Committee Recommends that Presbytery elect
the following persons to fill existing vacancies as listed:
Presbytery Council: 2005-1 Jan Stone, Fair Oaks PC
Committee on Ministry 2003-1 Toby Nelson, Sierra PC, Nevada
City
Comm. On Preparation for Ministry 2003-1 Bruce Ogden,
Fremont PC
2005-1 John Hindman, Fair Oaks PC
Pastoral Support Team 2003-1 Debra Tripp, Colusa PC
2005-1 Mike Harris, Red Bluff PC
Commissioners to Synod 2006-1 Mary Harris, Red Bluff PC
2006-1 Kay Cayler, Davis Community Church
General Presbyter for Ministry – Sally Hinchman
Associate
for Mission – Byron Nelson
Associate for Congregational Support – Jack Schutte
Commissioning the Commissioners to General Assembly – John Peirce
Minister Commissioners:
- Rev. Tom Patterson
- Rev. Mary Lynn Tobin
Elder Commissioners:
- Joseph Harrop
- Susan Hill
4:50 Break
5:00 Worship Service – Rev. James Barstow, preaching
"A Big Vision for Small Ministry"
5:45 Dinner
6:40 Small Group Ministry – Led by the Staff from Bidwell PC, Chico
7:15 Time to share success stories from the floor (1-2 minutes, each)
7:50 Closing Worship
8:00 Dismissal – Safe travels to your homes.
Announcements
Steve Coons, Executive Director of Westminster Woods has announced that he will be retiring from that position on July 31, 2003. He and his wife Ann will be moving to Chico to be closer to his two grandchildren. Son Jim is an Associate Pastor at Bidwell Memorial Church.
Rev. James Knox, HR, passed away on April 3rd of this year. Rev. Knox and his wife, Mary, had been living in Florida, but he had kept his membership in the Sacramento Presbytery.
Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center is seeking a camp or conference professional to serve as “Operations Manager.” There is no cutoff date listed for receiving applications, but the position may already have been filled. Contact Dorman or Janet Leader for more information.
The next meeting of the Presbytery of Sacramento will be a Friday/Saturday meeting, specifically September 26/27, 2003. It will be held at the Auburn Presbyterian Church, 13025 Bell Air Drive in Auburn. Be sure to plan now to attend this important meeting.
2003
PRESBYTERY & COUNCIL MEETINGS
Council meetings are held at Sierra Mission Partnership Office, 9985 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento CA 95827 (916) 414-2080
June 23 - Planning, 5pm @ SMP
July NO Council Meeting
August 25 - Council Business, 5pm @ SMP
September
- NO Council meeting
Presbytery – Friday, Sept. 26 & Sat.,
Sept. 27, 2003 @ Auburn
October 6 - Council Planning, 5pm @ SMP
November 17 - Council Business, 5pm @ SMP
Presbytery
– Tuesday, December 2, 2003 @ Carmichael,
9am-2pm
December 9 - Council Planning Retreat, 1:00 – 8:00 PM
Jill Hudson's presentations from a past Sacramento Presbytery meeting: