MINUTES OF THE PRESBYTERY OF SACRAMENTO

Stated Meeting at Faith Presbyterian Church

Saturday, July 8, 2000

ROLL CALL
Roll: (P = Present; Ex = Excused)
CLERGY                                 CHURCH                                    LAY COMMISSIONERS

P Kenneth Winter                    AUBURN, P.C. Bev Anderson, Virginia Henderson
Dan Wells                                BURNEY, P.C.
James Clark                             CARMICHAEL, P.C. Margaret Herman, Jimmi Mishler, Marie Segur
Ex Pam Jacobi, Interim             CARMICHAEL, P.C.
Stephen Schibsted                    CHICO, BIDWELL Gennie Miller, Jan Simpson
Ex Jeff Gephart                         CHICO, BIDWELL
Ex Schilbe, Lisa                        CHICO, BIDWELL
P Robert Yule                          CITRUS HEIGHTS, CELTIC CROSS Daphne Horst, Elizabeth Morse
P Thomas Tripp                       COLUSA, FIRST Robin Rauch
                                                CORNING, FIRST Betty Pringle
Ex James Kitchens                    DAVIS, COMMUNITY Joe Yun
P Mary Lynn Tobin                  DAVIS, COMMUNITY
Ex Cynthia Cochran-Carney     ELK GROVE, PEACE
Ex Keith Posehn, Interim          ESPARTO, COUNTRYSIDE
G. Henry Wells                         FAIR OAKS, P.C. Bill Cooper, Carl Hartbower, John Hindman, LeRoy Lyon,
P Margaret Suttle                     FAIR OAKS, P.C. Fred McNally, Tom Suttle Jr., William K. Huseman (Alternate)
Ex Ed Longabaugh                   FAIR OAKS, P.C.
P Delbert Burnett                      FOLSOM, P.C. Evelyn Weick
Ex Nick Sorani                         GRIDLEY, FIRST P.C.
P David Ratcliff                         LOOMIS, SHEPHERD OF SIERRA
P Robert Cordier                     MARYSVILLE, FIRST Irene Martin, David Martin
P Robert Masiola                     MC CLOUD, COMMUNITY
Ex Bruce Heiple                       NEVADA CITY, SIERRA P.C. Darlene Moberg
Tom Patterson                         NEVADA CITY, SIERRA P.C.
P Margaret Cross                    NO. HIGHLANDS, ST STEPHENS Bessie Hadley, Eleanor Hadley
Christine Banfill                        ORLAND, FEDERATED
P Stanley Henderson                OROVILLE, TRINITY Peggy Foley, Margaret White
Ex Sandy Peirce                       PLACERVILLE, EL DORADO CO FED Liz Groelle
Ex Andrew Headden                PLACERVILLE, EL DORADO CO FED
P James Zazzera                       RANCHO CORDOVA, CORDOVA
P Hong-Jei Lee                        KOREAN CARMICHAEL P.C.
P Tim Soule                             RED BLUFF, P.C. Dorothy Reed, Moritz Seeliger
P Steve McDougall                  REDDING, FIRST Stan Holt
Ex James Barstow                   ROSEVILLE, FIRST Gwen Gibson
P David Williams                     ROSEVILLE, NEW SONG (NCD)
P Lew Rooker                         SACRAMENTO, BETHANY Robert Betts
P Jong Choon Kim                  SACRAMENTO, CAPITAL KOREAN Nam Kim
Ex Peter Buehler                     SACRAMENTO, FAITH Joyce Hathaway, Dick McMillan, Randy Ramos
P Dan Fowler                         SACRAMENTO, FAITH (Chuck Bell, Gwen Markuson - Rotating Commissioners)
P Joan Stock                          SACRAMENTO, FAITH   
Donald Baird                          SACRAMENTO, FREMONT Tom Aldrich, Paul Beckman, Barbara Farley,
Geordie Ziegler                       SACRAMENTO, FREMONT Beverly Norton
Jack McNary                         SACRAMENTO, FREMONT
William Stevens                      SACRAMENTO, GRACE Peggy Cavaghan
P Bill Van Ness                      SACRAMENTO, NORTHMINSTER Leola Davies, Lloyd Harris
P Larry Huggett                     SACRAMENTO, NORTHMINSTER
Ex Aart Van Beek                 SACRAMENTO, PARKVIEW
Ex Carol Pagelsen                 SACRAMENTO, WESTMINSTER Lorraine Cunningham, Jananne Sharpless,
P Renee Rico                        SACRAMENTO, WESTMINSTER Jill Sherrill
Ex Thomas Smith                  VACAVILLE, COMMUNITY P.C.
John Moser                           VACAVILLE, COVENANT COMMUNITY Frank Johnson
P Larry Emery                       WALNUT GROVE, COMMUNITY Robert Hart
P Henry DeGraaff                 WEED, GRACE Midge Pearson
Ex David Huusko                  WEST SACRAMENTO, TRINITY Paul Dungan
P Frank Anderson                 WINTERS, PIONEER Julia West, Shirley Westmoreland
Ex Peter Maier                       WOODLAND, P.C. Kathryn Heinson
P Christopher Kersting            YUBA CITY, ST. ANDREW Robert  Kunde, Dr. Eddie Norvell
Philip Trinh                             VIETNAMESE MINISTRY @ BETHANY

OTHER CLERGY PRESENT: Warren Barnes, Patty Bourne, Barry Cavaghan, Timothy
Little, Kathy McIntosh-Smith, Elizabeth Shaw, Nancy Symons, E. Bruce
Ellithorpe, Wayne C. Hartmire, Walter Link, Easton Long, Hugh Nelson,
William Van Ness, Richard Wylie, Ian Young.

CLERGY EXCUSED: Clifford Baker, Robert Ball, William Bowen, Robert H.  Browne, Robert A. Burns, William Chalmers, John Chendo, Pong Eun Chung, Robert Clapman, Jeffrey Cochran-Carney, Dale Cooper, Charles Crawford, Ernest Cubbon, Gail Cullerton, Clair Denman, Dina Gardner, James Hardy, Harvey Harper, George 'Skip' Herbert, Richard Hutchison, Joreen Jarrell, Zai-Doo Kim, Sue King, William King, James Knox, Dou Sub Lee, Arnold Leverenz, Maurice Marcus, Kazuo Masuno, Joseph Matthews, Dexter McNamara, Robert Meyer, Augustus Noland, Richard Pearson, John Robinson, Peter Sabey, Robert B. Scott, Mary Shearley, Ronald Smith, Ronald Soucy, Sarah Stephens, H. Winnfield Stevens, Robert Stevenson, Noble Streeter, Sharon Sauer, Jerry Taylor, J. Ray Thompson, Ernest Tufft, Gregory Tyree, James Upshaw,
Bradley Van Sant,Stephen Weber, James Zeek.

OTHER CLERGY ABSENT: David Baker, Eugene Crumley, Clifford Graves, Wesley Nordman, Judy O'Neill, Daniel Prout, Lydia Richards, Peter Sabey, Thomas Sisterson, Greg Vacca, Donna Waterman

PRESBYTERY COUNCIL ELDERS PRESENT: Florence Holman, Joyce Hathaway, Joe Yun

OTHERS PRESENT: Elder Hazel Angell, COM; Nancy Eng-MacNeill, Hunger Action Enabler; Elnora Bradish, Presbyterian Women Representative to Committees of ECC, International Partnership & Mission; Jim Carter, Synod Commissioner; Granger Davies, COM; Elder Sally Hinchman, General Presbyter for Ministry; Debbi Kanner, Sacramento; Rev. Byron Nelson, General Presbyter for Mission; Robert McCarthy, Commissioned Lay Pastor; Marie Segur, Interim Presbytery Treasurer, Beverly Talbott, Commissioned Lay Pastor, Elsie Tufts, Moderator-Presbyterian Women; Donna Touros and Debbi Kanner, Faith Presbyterian Sacramento

CALL TO ORDER: Moderator Richard Wylie called the stated meeting of the Presbytery of Sacramento to order at 9:30 a.m. at Faith Presbyterian Church, Sacramento. He read from the Book of Romans 8:38-39 concluding with the opening prayer. A quorum was present.

GREETING and ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Rev. Dan Fowler, Assoc. Pastor of Faith Church welcomed the Presbytery. He gave a brief history of the church which was founded by the Presbytery, with help from Bethany P.C., in 1967 calling themselves "The Upper Room" because of their meeting facilities. They have grown through the years and today have about 540 members and a pastoral staff of three.

CORRESPONDING MEMBERS: The Presbytery VOTED to seat, as a Corresponding Member, the Rev. Florence Deenadayalan, Church of South India.

INTRODUCTIONS: New commissioners were introduced.

PRESBYTERY BUSINESS:

Presbytery VOTED to approve the agenda for this meeting

Presbytery VOTED to approve the Minutes of the April 15, 2000 meeting of Presbytery as printed

The Report of the Nominating Committee was given by the Rev. Chris Kersting. Those nominated are:

CONGREGATIONAL SUPPORT MINISTRY GROUP: Rev. Jack McNary, Chair, Fremont; Joan Ailer, Davis; Diane Burkholder, Fremont; Rev. John Moser, Covenant, Vacaville; Stephany Rewick, Placerville; Tom Suttle, Jr, Fair Oaks

MISSION SUPPORT MINISTRY GROUP: Rev. Dexter McNamara, Chair, At Large; Rev. Warren Barnes, At Large; Rev. John Chendo, At Large; Bob Hennigan, Bidwell, Chico; Beverly Norton, Fremont; one Vacancy.

PASTORAL SUPPORT & DEVELOPMENT MINISTRY GROUP: Rev. Mary Lynn Tobin, Chair, Davis; Rev. Andrew Headed, Placerville; Bob Dustman, St. Stephens; Rev. Cynthia Cochrane-Carey, Peace, Elk Grove; Janet Lowell, Sierra, Nevada City; Clair Visor, Faith.

BUDGET & FINANCE COMMITTEE: Class of 2003-1 Marie Segur, Chair, Carmichael; Barbara Farley, Fremont; Rich McCormac, Celtic Cross; Earl Nelson, Trinity, Oroville; Class of 2002-1 Richard Bristow, Peace Elk Grove. No vacancy exists as listed on report sheet.

COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY: Class of 2003-1 Marcia Sparks, St. Stephens; Roger Soudan, Trinity, Oroville; Class of 2001 -- two Clergy Vacancies.

COMMITTEE ON REPRESENTATION: Class of 2003-1 John Mayer, St. Andrews, Yuba City; Jeremy Drew, Fremont.

COMMITTEE ON PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY: Erica Jeffrey, MarysviIle.

SYNOD COMMISSIONERS: Class of 2003-2 Yvonne Hartzell, Placerville; Sylvia Skonberg, Red Bluff; Rev. Sue King, HR; Class of 2003-1 Rev. Bob Masciola, McCloud; Bob Dustman, St. Stephens; Vacancy - Clergy; Alternate: Joyce Hathaway, Faith.

The Moderator called for nominations from the floor. Hearing no additional nominations, the

Presbytery VOTED to elect the slate as presented by the Nominating Committee.

Appreciation was expressed for the work of this committee.

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BREAK: A 10 minute break was declared time to greet friends and first timers.

REPORTS from the Commissioners to General Assembly: Stated Clerk Liz Groelle gave an overview of some protocol of General Assembly and introduced our Commissioners. The Revs. Bob Masciola and Jim Zazzara; Elders Jean Hansen and Fred McNally and YAD Sarah McGhie. They, each in turn, told the Presbytery of their GA Committee work, their impressions and feelings in regard to the whole experience of being a Commissioner to the 212th General Assembly. They reported on many of the Overtures and decisions of this Assembly.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thumba MIna Comes to Bethany, August 11, 2000 at 7:00 p.m. Thumba Mina is a mission interpretation drama troupe sponsored by National Ministries Division and Worldwide Ministries Division, PCUSA. For more information contact Evelyn Weick at 933-2980

Year of the Child -- Carol Merritt, Chair of the Year of the Child Task Force in Sacramento Presbytery urges each of us to make a difference in the lives of children. Each church is encouraged to observe Childrens Sabbath in October. On Saturday, November 4, 2000 there will be a Presbytery-wide Workshop at Westminster Church, Sacramento. SAVE THE DATE. Speaker: Angela Blackwell from the Childrens Defense Fund

The next stated meeting of the Sacramento Presbytery will be at the First Presbyterian Church, Redding, beginning on Friday evening, September 22, 2000 at 8:00 p.m. Information on motels and restaurants in the area will be included in the call to the meeting.

Zephyr Point Presbyterian Conference Center, Lake Tahoe is having their 75th Anniversary Celebration, Saturday, July 29 from 10:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Speakers will be Allen L Dobbins, Boyd Stockdale and Phil Young. Call Zephyr Point (775) 588-6759 for reservations.

Letter received from Kenneth B. Winter, Pastor of the Auburn Presbyterian Church expressing appreciation for the many cards and e-mail messages of support and prayer in their time of tragedy.

All Church Member Development Event, Theme: "Christs Call to the Churches"
Speaker: Rev. Jill Martinez (at Roseville, maybe Red Bluff) SAVE THE DATES February 24, 2001, Presbyterian Church of Red Bluff or March 10, 2001, First Presbyterian Church Roseville.

Moderator Wylie RECONVENED at 1:10 for the Afternoon Praise Service.

Accent on Youth -- In words and music The Rev. Dan Fowler led the Faith Praise Band and the Faith Youth Singers in Sharing Music "In, Not Of followed by Congregational Singing Together --"Send Us Your Spirit" and "Breathe on Me"

Presbytery Business (continued)

PRESBYTERY COUNCIL -- Rev. Del Burnett, Chair, reporting

Information Items:

1. Council approved a request from COM to provide funding for two additional Pastoral Retreats, to be held at the Bread of Life Center in the Fall of 2000 and the Spring, 2001, at a cost of $500.each.

2. Council voted to reconsider the motion from a previous meeting that "Commissioners will be responsible for their overnight accommodations and meals."

3. Council voted to provide a "Sabbath Time" service on Friday evening, September 22nd in Redding, as a beginning to the scheduled Presbytery meeting the following day.

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COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY -- Elder Tom Aldrich, reporting

Information item

1. The committee accepted with regret the letters of resignation from COM of the Rev. George (Skip) Herbert and the Rev. William Van Ness.

Consent Items:

With the authority granted to COM at the April 15th meeting of Presbytery (G-1 1 .0502h) the following actions were taken:

1. The committee approved the following terms of call for William Van Ness to serve as interim Pastor at Northminster Church, Sacramento:
Length of contract: one year ---June 12, 2000 to June 11, 2001
Hours: 32 per week
Salary and Housing: $44,556
Mileage: Reimbursed @ $.31 per mile
Vacation: 1 week per 3 months service, cumulative
All unused vacation time to be paid in full at termination.

2. The committee approved the following terms of call for Laurence Hedged to serve as interim Visitation Pastor at Northminster Church, Sacramento
Length of contract: six months---June 12, 2000 to December 12, 2000, renewable for an additional 6 months
Hours: Approximately 8 per week
Salary and Housing $11,139 per annum
Mileage: Reimbursed @ $31 per mile
Vacation: 1 week per 3 months service
All unused vacation time to be paid in full at termination.

3. The committee validated the ministry of the Rev. Joan Stock as Spiritual and Retreat Director at the Bread of Life Center. (Joan has a split ministry, and her ministry at Faith has been approved previously.)

4. The committee approved the request of Peace Presbyterian Church to have the Rev. Jeffrey Cochran-Carey serve as Parish Associate for evangelism and music.

5. The committee granted the Rev. Jeffrey Cochrane-Carey permission to work beyond the jurisdiction of the church to fill a temporary half-time position at Farmington United Methodist Church (G-1 1.0411).

6. The committee approved the ordination of Suk Won Han, who has been called as Organizing Pastor of the Korean Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tennessee. The ordination service was held on Sunday, June 25, 2000 at the Capital Korean Church, Sacramento. The ordination commission was:
Elder Florence Holman, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Vice Moderator
Elder Alice Hayes, Vacaville Community Church
Elder Nam Kim, Capital Korean Church, Sacramento
Rev. Mary Lynn Tobin, Davis Community Church
Rev. William Stevens, Grace Presbyterian Church, Sacramento
Rev. Jong Chun Kim, Capital Korean Church, Sacramento

Action Item: The committee recommends that Presbytery approve the following proposed minimum terms of call for 2001 (Consumer Price Index=3% as of April 2000.)
Less than 5 yrs experience More than 5 yrs experience
With manse $25,940 (=+$756) $33,418 (=+$973)
Without manse $31,944 (=+$930) $39,519 (=+$1,151)
Car allowance $1,700 (vouchered at IRS $1,700 (vouchered at IRS rate) rate)
Pension dues @ 27.5% of Salary & Housing @ 27.5% of Salary & Housing
**Study leave time Two weeks Two weeks
**Study leave money $1 ,000 $1,000
Vacation time Four weeks Four weeks
**Cumulative up to 3 years
The Presbytery VOTED to approve the committees recommendation for minimum terms of call for 2001.

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EXECUTIVE PRESBYTER -- Sally Hinchman

Expressed gratefulness and appreciation to those serving as GA Commissioners and reminded the Presbytery that these Commissioners not only serve for the week of attendance at GA, but for the remainder of the year. Their goal is to be invited to speak to the congregations and groups in our Presbytery.

Expressed the prayerful desire that this Presbytery be a model for unity regarding the issues of General Assembly. Voting on those items will probably take place in February 2001. Also, begin to think of who might be nominated to be the Commissioners to the next GA.

Our banner, of some years use, needs to be replaced. You are invited to submit design sketches or your ideas for a new one. More information will be in the Sierra Scroll.

Thanks and appreciation were extended to Dan Fowler, the youth and Worship team and to Faith Church for todays hospitality.

Every congregation is encouraged to participate in the Year of the Child. Lift up and acknowledge children in the community and in the life of the church. Let the children know you care!

SMP has a new e-mail address: sierra@icnt.net; shinchman@icnt.net; bnelson@icnt.net; for other staff members at the office use first initial, last name lower case @icnt. net

Attention was called to the financial reports in the packet today re Mission Funds and Ecclesiastical Funds. Call the SMP office if you have questions.

Prayer concerns: Jo Jarrell having back surgery; Les & Shari Sauer became grandparents in May; the Auburn Church for healing; congregations in transition, many are looking for new pastors; Carol Keiser, Yuba City, lost her son in a drowning accident.

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STATED CLERK -- Liz Groelle -- Action items:

1. The Trustees Committee recommends to Presbytery that they approve the request from the session of Bethany Church to grant an easement to Pacific Bell in consideration of a donation to the church of $8,000. The easement will be for the installation of a piece of communication equipment.

Amendment: Contingent on approval by the legal staff. MSC The presbytery VOTED to approve the recommendation, as amended.

2. The Trustees Committee recommends to Presbytery the approval of the request of the session of Gridley First Church to lease a house a 946 Magnolia Street, Gridley for $450 per month, with the option to buy the property if and when it comes on the market.

3. The Stated Clerk recommends that Presbytery approve the transfer of Stephen Weber to the Presbytery of North Puget sound, where he has received a call to pastor the Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church in Mount Vernon, Washington, starting August 1, 2000

The Presbytery VOTED to approve action Items #2 and #3 above.

1. The CPM Committee recommends that Presbytery receive Jeffrey Ogden as an Inquirer. He was received by the committee at a meeting in May and is a member of Fremont Church. (G-14.0303e)

2. The Stated Clerk recommends that Presbytery dismiss with thanks the commission to ordain Suk Won Han.

The Presbytery VOTED to approve all consent items.

SYNOD COMMISSIONERS REPORT: (written reports submitted by all Commissioners, in packet) Commissioner Larry Hedged outlined the geographical expanse of the Synod of the Pacific together with the broad range of responsibilities within the Church. There is the highly regarded Insurance program, Loan program, Mission $ are allotted and much more. The Synod is made up of 11 Presbyteries, 470 churches with 123,000 members. The Budget Consultation was held with the entire Synod meeting and voting on the items for the first time. Present to dialogue the felt needs of Synod were: John Deterick, GA Council Executive Director; Clifton Kirkpatrick, GA Stated Clerk; and Gary Torrens, GA Governing Body Relations Office.

Commissioner Jim Carter told us of the new name for the COR. it is now the Committee on Representation and Mission Diversity to more fully describe the function of the group. He expressed thanks for two terms that have been both spiritually fulfilling and educational. He will continue to serve on the Search Committee.

WORLD TRAVELERS: The Rev. Florence Deenadayalan from the Church of South India, was introduced by Nancy Eng McNeill. Nancy explained that Florence is on the Board of Partners in Justice Concerns of which we are a part through Join Hands Against Hunger. Florence shared with the Presbytery background of her culture and related the obstacles she had to overcome before she could become ordained.

Traveling to the Philippines to visit our Partnership Church of Christ in the Philippines were Byron Nelson and his wife, Virginia; and Larry Emery and his son Justin. Larry received a beautiful stole from the Church Among the Palms in Los Banos after he preached there. He shared with us the visits he made with various persons and groups while in the Philippines. An action that has come forward from these visits is a Campaign for Environmental Justice at Former US Bases in the Philippines. More information available at the SMP office A letter from Joel Tendero sends greetings.

Byron shared a Jeep with a candle that is part of a Sharing the Light Kit, more info from Bev Norton about this project. The Philippine people are really looking forward to having us as partners. Pray for them, 70% are in poverty, they have tremendous burdens but they work in the joy of the Lord.

There is a need for any theological works and materials that you might have to share. They would like to establish a Resource Center where their pastors could study. Call Byron or Larry for more information.

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENTS: Flyers on table in Narthex:

2001 Mission Conferences, East Coast Oct. 11-14; West Coast Nov 1-4, 2001

Report from the Sacramento international Partnership Committee

NEXT MEETING: Beginning Friday evening, September 22 with "A Time of Sabbath Rest" at 8:00 p.m. at FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, REDDING. Meeting Saturday, September 23, 2000

CLOSING: Moderator Wylie closed the meeting with prayer, lifting up all the joys and concerns brought forward during the course of the day.

The Presbytery VOTED to adjourn at 2:50 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Elizabeth Groelle, Stated Clerk Leola Davies, Recording Clerk

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