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Minutes

Minutes of Presbytery Meeting

PRESBYTERY OF SACRAMENTO

Stated Meeting, September 27/28, 2002
First Presbyterian Church, Redding, California
Minutes

CLERGY CHURCH

VOTES

 ELDER
COMMISSIONERS
P Kenneth Winter AUBURN P.C. 2  
P Brent Benton AUBURN P.C.    
P Dan Wells SS BURNEY, P.C. 2 David Isbell
A Keith DeVries CARMICHAEL P.C. 3 Harry Lindley; Marie Segur (& Sac Presby Treasurer)
A Stephen Schibsted CHICO, BIDWELL 3  
A Jeff Gephart CHICO, BIDWELL    
P Robert Yule CITRUS HEIGHTS, CELTIC CROSS 2 Al Bare
P
Thomas Tripp 		COLUSA, FIRST 2 Robin Rauch
    CORNING, FIRST 2 Bev Talbott, CLP; Judy Turner; Gertrude Crossman;
Eleanor Oldfield (Rotating Commissioner)
P
James Kitchens 		DAVIS, COMMUNITY 3  
A
Mary Lynn Tobin 		DAVIS, COMMUNITY    
Ex
Richard Hutchison(HR)-Interim 		ELK GROVE, PEACE 2 Sue Bristow
A Pam McNally-Anderson/TS ESPARTO, COUNTRYSIDE 2  
P Jong Choon Kim CAPITAL KOREAN @ FAIR OAKS 2 Yubang Lee
P G. Henry Wells.
FAIR OAKS, P.C 6 LeRoy Lyon; Don Snider
Ex Margaret Suttle FAIR OAKS, P.C    
P Ed Longabaugh FAIR OAKS, P.C.    
P
Delbert Burnett 		FOLSOM, P.C. 2 Evelyn Weick; Roger Newquist
A Nick Sorani GRIDLEY, FIRST P.C. 2  
A David Ratcliff
LOOMIS, 		LOOMIS, SHEPHERD OF SIERRA 2 Marcia Walker
Ex Jennifer George SHEPHERD OF SIERRA    
P Robert Cordier MARYSVILLE, FIRST 2 David Martin; Irene Martin
P Robert Masiola MC CLOUD, COMMUNITY 2 Edie Adams; Sybil Stewart
 
NEVADA CITY, SIERRA P.C. 3 Bob Callan; Chris Gardner; Vaughan Wright
A Tom Patterson NEVADA CITY, SIERRA P.C.    
Ex Margaret ‘Peggy’ Cross NO. HIGHLANDS, ST STEPHENS 2 Bob Justman
A
Christine Banfill 		ORLAND, FEDERATED 2  
P Stanley Henderson OROVILLE, TRINITY 2  
P Sandy Peirce

PLACERVILLE, EL DORADO CO FED 3  
Ex Andrew Headden PLACERVILLE, EL DORADO CO FED    
P Erika Funk PLACERVILLE, EL DORADO CO FED    
P
Gail Cullerton-Interim 		RANCHO CORDOVA, CORDOVA 2 Dru Harbert
 
RED BLUFF, P.C. 		  2 Joie Raymond; Ruth Wittorff
P C.K. Moore REDDING, FIRST 2 Barbara McPherson; Larry Whitehead
P
James Barstow
ROSEVILLE, FIRST 4 Chuck Miller
Ex Ron Oldenkamp ROSEVILLE, FIRST    
P Lew Rooker SACRAMENTO, BETHANY 2 Bob Betts
P Dan Fowler SACRAMENTO, FAITH 3 Bill Frye
Ex Joan Stock - SS SACRAMENTO, FAITH    
A Donald Baird SACRAMENTO, FREMONT 4 Dorothy M. Knoell; Tom Aldrich; Jay Abbott;
A Geordie Ziegler SACRAMENTO, FREMONT   Lynn Burkholder
A
Jack McNary 		SACRAMENTO, FREMONT    
A
Keith Posehn, Interim		 SACRAMENTO, GRACE 2  
  SACRAMENTO, NORTHMINSTER   2 Lloy Harris; Granger Davies (& COM)
Ex
Aart Van Beek 		SACRAMENTO, PARKVIEW 2 Joyce Uyeda
P David Thompson SACRAMENTO, WESTMINSTER 3 Jananne Sharpless; Janet Arunyakasem (& Presby.
Ex Richard Pearson(HR) TS SACRAMENTO, WESTMINSTER   Women in Presbytery Vice-Moderator);Jill Sherrill
A
Nancy Symons,TS Associate 		SACRAMENTO, WESTMINSTER    
A Philip Trinh SACRAMENTO, VIETNAMESE BETHANY NCD 0  
A
Hong-Jei Lee 		SACRAMENTO, ZION (KOREAN) 2  
Ex Thomas Smith P.C. VACAVILLE, COMMUNITY 3 Jerry Hill
P John Moser VACAVILLE, COVENANT COMMUNITY 2 Jack Battenburg; Stan Mitchell
A Larry Emery WALNUT GROVE, COMMUNITY 2  
P Henry DeGraaff WEED, GRACE 2  
  WEST SACRAMENTO, TRINITY   2 Joe Goeden; Terri Davis
Ex Frank Anderson WINTERS, PIONEER 2  
A Gene Crumley-Interim. . WOODLAND, P.C 2 Kathy Trott (& Sac Presby. Council)
Ex Kathy McIntosh-Smith (SS) WOODLAND P.C.    
P
Christopher Kersting 		YUBA CITY, ST. ANDREW 3 Robert Kunde

ROLL CALL (P=Present; Ex=Excused; A=Absent)

OTHER CLERGY PRESENT: David Baker, At-Large; Warren Barnes, At-Large; James Clark, At-Large; James Hardy, HR; David Huusko, At-Large; Bill King, HR; Sue King, HR; Easton Long, HR; Bob Meyer, HR; Hugh Nelson, HR; Wesley Nordman, UCC-Dixon; Noble Streeter, HR; Bradley VanSant, At-Large; James Zazzera, At-Large.

OTHER CLERGY EXCUSED: Clifford Baker, HR; William Bowen, HR; Robert H. Brown, HR; Patty Bourne, At-Large; Robert H. Browne, HR; Robert A. Burns, HR; Barry Cavaghan, HR; William Chalmers, HR; John Chendo, HR; Pong Eun Chung, HR; Robert Clapham, HR; Dale Cooper, HR;Charles Crawford, HR; Ernest Cubbon, HR; Clair Denman, HR; H. Bruce Ellithorpe, HR; Harvey Harper, HR; Wayne (Chris) Hartmire, HR; Skip Herbert, At-Large, PC(USA) Foundation Development Officer; Bruce Heiple, HR; Larry Huggett, HR; Joreen Jarrell, HR; Zai-Doo Kim, HR; James Knox, HR; Dou Sub Lee, HR; Arnold Leverenz, HR; Timothy Little, Chaplain; Maurice Marcus, HR; Kazuo Masuno, HR; Joseph Matthews, HR; Augustus Noland, HR; Judy O’Neill, Director, Interfaith Counseling/ PA Davis Community; Carol Pagelson, At-Large; Daniel Prout, At-Large/PA-Sierra; John Robinson, HR; Peter Sabey, HR; Sharon Sauer, At-Large; Daniel Schwan, At-Large; Katherine Schwan, At-Large; Robert B. Scott, HR; Elizabeth Shaw, At-Large; Mary Shearly, HR; Ronald Smith, HR; Ronald Soucy, HR; Sarah Stephens, At-Large; H. Winnfield Stevens, HR; Robert Stevenson, HR; Jerry Taylor, HR; J. Ray Thompson, HR; Ernest Tufft, HR; Gregory Tyree, Chaplain-Ft. Meade; James Upshaw, HR; Greg Vacca, At-Large; Richard Wylie, HR; Ian Young, HR; James Zeek, HR.

OTHER CLERGY ABSENT: Cavid Carroll; Garry Cox, Dina Gardner, Clifford Graves, David Huusko, Helen Jackson, Peter Maier, Stephen McDougall, Dexter McNamara, Lydia Richards, Renee Rico, Thomas Sisterson, Calvin Stevens, Greg Vacca, David Williams, Donna Waterman.

VOTING ELDERS PRESENT: Sally Hinchman, Associate Synod Executive & General Presbyter for Ministry Support; John Peirce, Moderator Elect; (Marie Segur, Treasurer – Elder Commissioner, Carmichael); Elizabeth Groelle, Stated Clerk; Kathy Trott, At-Large Council Member (Woodland P.C.); Joe Yun, At-Large Council Member (Davis Comm. PC).

SIERRA MISSION PARTNERSHIP STAFF: Rev. Byron Nelson, General Presbyter for Mission Support (Corresponding Member, Stockton Presbytery); Lynn Shultz, Interim Resource Center Director.

OTHERS PRESENT: Elnora Bradish, Presbyterian Women, Ethnic Concerns, Philippine Partnership & Mission Support Ministry; Richard Bristow, Budget & Finance Committee, Peace-Elk Grove; Carolyn Bush, Hunger, Peacemaking, Restoring Creation Enabler; John Christ, Grace-Weed; Leola Davies, Recording Clerk, Northminster; Mark Frey, Board of Pensions Representative, Cascades Presbytery; Rev. Mary Harris, Presbytery of Blackhawk; Rev. Jill Hudson, Executive Presbyter, White Water Valley; Rev. Toby Nelson, Presbytery of New Brunswick; Rev. Jack Raymore, Presbytery of Holston; Jeff States, Chair, Sacramento Presbytery Endowment Committee; Grace Suwabe, Sacramento Presbytery Candidate; Rev. Jim Coons, San Francisco Presbytery; Rev. Lynn Vandercook, San Jose Presbytery; Mary & John Simpson, Fremont PC-Sacramento; Ken & Opal Collins, Northminster PC.

Opening Activities
The meeting was called to order, by Elder Bob Justman in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church, Redding, California at 2:05 p.m. with a quorum present. Elder Justman gave the opening prayer. Moderator Jim Kitchens was unavoidably detained.


Corresponding Members were seated: the Rev. Mark Frey, Cascades Presbytery, Regional Representative, Board of Pensions; the Rev. Byron Nelson, Stockton Presbytery, Associate Presbyter, Sierra Mission Partnership; the Rev. Jill Hudson, Co-Executive Presbyter, Presbytery of Whitewater Valley.
The Presbytery VOTED to seat the corresponding members.

Host pastor the Rev. C. K. Moore WELCOMED the Presbytery to Redding. He gave all of the necessary instructions to the group. During this orientation period Moderator Kitchens arrived and thanked Elder Justman for taking care of things during his absence.

Welcome to First-time Commissioners: The Rev. Toby Nelson, new Interim for Sierra PC, Nevada City, introduced himself and Elder Chris Gardner. The Moderator called for other first timers, but received no response.


Consent Agenda
The Stated Clerk REQUESTS that Presbytery:

  1. Approve the Docket for this meeting.
  2. Approve the Minutes of the May 14, 2002 Presbytery meeting.
  3. Dismiss with thanks the following installation commission for C.K. Moore: the Revs. Jim Kitchens, Henry Wells, David Huusko, Keith Posehn; Elders Larry Whitehead and
    Sally Hinchman.
  4. Dismiss with thanks the following ordination commission for Kimberly Fong: the Revs. Jim Kitchens, Henry Wells, Ed Longabaugh; Elders Sinwon Kang and Sally Hinchman.
  5. Item in need of correction -- pulled.
  6. Approve the request from the Presbytery of San Francisco for permission to ordain Monte McClain on our behalf, Sunday, September 29, 2002. Monte graduated from San Francisco Theological Seminary and has been under care of Sacramento Presbytery CPM. He was examined by the San Francisco Presbytery on September 10, 2002. He has been called as Designated Pastor of Fruitvale PC, Oakland.


The Pastoral Support Team REQUESTS permission to celebrate communion during the Clergy Retreat, October 6-8, 2002 at Zephyr Point.
The Congregational Support Team RECOMMENDS that Presbytery approve mission funding for the Sacramento Vietnamese Presbyterian Church for the coming year.


The Committee on Ministry REPORTS the following actions taken on behalf of the Presbytery since the May 14th meeting, and REQUESTS APPROVAL of the Presbytery:

  1. Dismissed the Rev. Graham Baird to the Presbytery of Detroit.
  2. Dismissed the Rev. Peter Buehler to the Presbytery of Santa Barbara effective 7/1/02
  3. Approved the installation commission for C.K. Moore. Installation was held June 23, 2002 at First Presbyterian Church, Redding, CA.
  4. Accepted the 2002 Terms of Call for ministers of the Presbytery. This was included in the packet of the May 14, 2002 meeting of presbytery, but was not officially accepted. (Copies available for anyone who has not seen one.)
  5. Accepted the dissolution of the Interim Pastor contract between the Rev. Robert Meyer and First Presbyterian Church, Redding effective 5/31/02
  6. Accepted the dissolution of the Interim Pastor contract between the Rev. William Van Ness and Northminster PC, effective 6/12/02.
  7. Accepted the dissolution of the Interim Pastor contract between the Rev. Larry Huggett and Northminster PC, effective 8/31/02.
  8. Approved the dissolution of the existing Co-pastor positions at Carmichael Presbyterian Church, effective 6/16/02, and the appointment of the Rev. Keith DeVries as Senior Pastor, Head of Staff.
  9. Accepted the dissolution of the Interim Associate Pastor contract between the Rev. Renee Rico and Westminster PC as of 1/6/02, her last day of work there.
  10. Approved the ordination service for Kimberly Fong. Ordination was held at Fair Oaks PC, July 7, 2002. Following ordination, Kimberly was dismissed to the Presbytery of Mackinac where she is serving as Pastor to two yoked churches -- Spruce PC in Spruce and Westminster PC in Harrisville, Michigan.
  11. Approved the request of the Burney PC Session that the hours of the Rev. Dan Wells, Stated Supply, be reduced from 3/4 time to 1/2 time, as his salary at present does not meet the minimum standards for the Presbyterian Church.
  12. Approved the renewal of the Stated Supply contract between Pioneer PC, Winters and the Rev. Frank Anderson, for one year beginning July 1, 2002. (Salary as printed on 2002 Terms of Call chart)
  13. Approved the renewal of the Temporary Supply contract between Countryside Community Church, Esparto and the Rev. Pamela McNally Anderson for the term May 1, 2002 through June 16, 2002.
  14. Approved the renewal of the Stated Supply contract between Faith PC, Sacramento and the Rev. Joan Stock for one year beginning February 4, 2002. (Salary as printed on 2002 Terms of Call chart)
  15. Approved the renewal of the Interim Pastor contract between Cordova PC, Rancho Cordova and the Rev. Gail Cullerton for one year beginning June 1, 2002. No change in the terms of the contract.
  16. Approved the renewal of the Stated Supply contract between Woodland PC and the Rev. Eugene Crumley for the period 9/1/02 -- 12/31/02. (Next renewal will be on a calendar year basis.) Terms of Contract: 1/4 time, Salary & Housing, $12,190; adjusted Pension and Medical; all other items as printed on 2002 Terms of Call chart.
  17. Approved the renewal of the Stated Supply contract between Woodland PC and the Rev. Kathy McIntosh-Smith for the period 9/23/02 -- 12/31/02. (Next renewal will be on a calendar year basis.) Terms of Contract: 1/2 time, salary and housing, $22,131; adjusted Pension and Medical, all other items as printed on the 2002 Terms of call chart.
  18. Approved the appointment of the Rev.Lynne Vandercook as Temporary Supply at Trinity PC, West Sacramento, 12 hours/week, effective in July, 2002.
  19. Gave permission for the Rev. Lynne Vandercook from the Presbytery of San Jose to labor inside the bounds of the Sacramento Presbytery.
  20. Accepted the dissolution of the Interim Pastor contract between Red Bluff PC and the Rev. Brad Van Sant, effective 9/17/02.
  21. Approved the Interim Pastor contract between the Rev. Brad Van Sant and Trinity PC, West Sacramento, effective 10/7/02 for one year. Terms of the contract are: Salary and Housing, $45,0636; Full pension and medical; Travel allowance, $1,700; Study leave, $1,000; Study leave time, 2 weeks; Vacation time, 4 weeks.
  22. Approved the request of the Rev. Jack Raymore to labor outside the bounds in order to preach at an ordination service in Tennessee on September 22, 2002. (Approval was needed as the Rev. Raymore has already been dismissed from Holston Presbytery, and is working in Sacramento, awaiting this meeting.)
  23. Approved the ordination plans for Jearl L. (Jay) Wallace. He has been called to a church in Billings, Montana in the Yellowstone Presbytery. The ordination will take place at 4 p.m. on 9/29/02 at First Presbyterian Church, Marysville, CA.
    THE ORDINATION COMMISSION: the Revs. Bob Cordier (designee for Moderator
    Kitchens), Donna Waterman, Tim Little; Elders Judy Davis, Jean Hansen, Susan Hill; Corresponding commissioners: the Rev. Sue Fleenor and Elder Lynn Jones, Knox PC, Santa Rosa, Presbytery of the Redwoods; the Rev. Sam Alexander, Old First PC, San Francisco, Presbytery of San Francisco.
  24. Approved the renewal of the Temporary Supply contract between the Rev. Nancy Symons and Westminster PC, Sacramento for the 6-month period, 9/1/02 - 2/28/03, 1/2 time.
  25. Approved the Interim Associate Pastor contract between the Rev. Carol Pagelsen and Carmichael PC, effective 10/1/02 for 8 months. Terms of the contract: Salary and Housing, $32,000; Professional expense reimbursement, $1,467.40; Study Leave Allowance, $667; Vacation, 1 week for each 3 month service; Pension, requisite percent of Salary and Housing.

The Presbytery VOTED to approve all items on the Consent Agenda, except Stated Clerk item #5, removed.
#5. From the Stated Clerk portion of the Consent Agenda SHOULD READ: Approve the following Investigative Committee which has been formed to look into allegations which have been filed against a member of this Presbytery: the Rev. Richard Pearson, Westminster PC, Sacramento; Mrs. Sue Bare, Celtic Cross PC; and the Rev. Dr. Judy O’Neill, Member at Large.


The Presbytery VOTED to approve item #5 as corrected.

Report of Commissioners to General Assembly
Each of the Commissioners gave their reports regarding their committee service at GA, their overall impressions and reactions to the event and expressed their THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND.