november 16 minutes from the Rev'd Alan Knight, Deanery Secretary

DEANERY COUNCIL MEETING 

November 16, 2010 

Holy Trinity, Chatham 

Chair Jane Cartier welcomed everyone and opened the meeting with prayer. 

Regrets: Archdeacon Richard Salt 

Minute of Remembrance: for Rob Potter 57, Warden of Christ Church, Chatham. 

Presentation of Diocesan Budget:  Canon Paul Rathbone. 

Treasurer’s Report: same as minutes 

Refugee Committee: settling in and progressing nicely 

Diocesan Council Report:  

Shirley Cudmore (Member of Diocesan Council): 

-increase in Synod delegate expense from $100 to $125 per delegate.  No increase since 2006. 

-new office locations at Synod Office 

-Bishop will soon announce decision on same sex blessings 

-Journal of the Proceedings of Huron Diocese soon to be published 

-singing of Silent Night in congregations for support of Bishop Ordinary to the Armed Forces 

Rev. Paul Millward (Regional Dean): 

-2 diocesan lawsuits (a) St. Aiden’s, Windsor & (b) First Nations individual attending Mohawk Institute for between 3 and 4 million dollars. 

-Strategic Diocesan plan.  Check diocesan website for download. 

-Appointment of a Director of Mission and Missionary Work in Diocese.   

Money to come from Huron Development Fund. Three year program to cost between 100 and 150 thousand per year. 

- Reminder to complete Safe Church declaration at Vestries in 2011 

- Please give names of new wardens for 2011 to Deanery Secretary. 

Announcements 

Singing and videoing of Silent Night 

Parishioners encouraged to search for new Chair of Deanery.  If you are interested in being on the Deanery Executive, please let Paul, Alan or Jane know as soon as possible so that we can have a full slate to present in February.  Be prepared at each meeting next year to discuss the Strategy Diocesan plan, especially as it pertains to your individual parish. 

Future Events: 

Next Deanery Meeting – Tuesday, 15 February – Holy Trinity, Chatham 7 PM 

Refreshments: St. Matthew’s, Florence; St. Paul’s, Erieau; and St. Thomas’, Dover 

Deanery Executive Meeting – Tuesday, 1 February, 2011 – 1:30 PM Holy Trinity, Chatham 

“I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving – we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor.”  Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. 

Kent Deanery sings for the Silent Night project

executive job descriptions

november 16 agenda

september 2010 minutes

Here is a readable version:

DEANERY COUNCIL MEETING

September 21, 2010

Christ Church, Chatham

Chair Jane Cartier welcomed everyone and opened the meeting with prayer.

Regrets were received from Rev. Steven Demitroff, Church of the Transfiguration; Rev. Alan Knight, Holy Trinity; Rev. David Fuller, Blenheim; Shirley Cudmore and Shirley Sewell, St. Paul’s Erieau; Dawne Thomas; and Lawrene Denkers.

Moved by Rev. Paul Millward, seconded by Nancy Stuart that minutes from April 20, 2010 be accepted as printed. CARRIED.

Harvey German gave the Treasurer’s Report:

                        Bank Balance April 21                       $4,134.44

                        Annual Apportionment                      46.68

                                                                         $4,181.12

Expenses         Service Charge                         -$    24.75

                        Synod Youth Delegate             -    190.00

                                                                        -$  214.75

                        Bank Balance Sept. 21             $3,966.37

Grace Church:  Dennis Cartier gave a report on Grace Church – they had a successful summer. There was no regional funding but a Roast Beef Dinner brought in money so that helped. Repairing the weeping tile will be funded from the building fund, but we now need a new roof as well. Items from other churches that were closed are earmarked for Grace Church and will be brought to a deanery meeting.

Refugees: Rev. Kristen Oliver gave an update on the status of the refugee family. The family, a mother, son and daughter will be arriving on October 16th. Almost all the furniture is available except for needing one bed. A list of people willing to help is being compiled and they are looking for volunteers. Now that they know when they will be here, they will look for a place for them to live.

Bishop Terry Dance:  Bishop Dance spoke on Diocesan happenings… A Diocesan Committee is working on the “Back to Church Sunday” program so it will be in place next year. He spoke on finances for the Diocese. He also spoke on how well Kent Deanery is doing.

Archdeacon’s Report:  Archdeacon Salt reported that there are four new Archdeacons. He thanked everyone for the work being done in Kent Deanery.

Break:  Thank you to St. James, Port Lambton Church of the Redeemer, Highgate and St. Peter’s Moraviantown for the hospitality tonight.

NEW BUSINESS

Venues and Meeting Dates , Jane Cartier:  Question asked: Are you comfortable with our current meeting sites? Would you like to go back to meeting at each church in turn across the deanery?  Moved by Dennis Cartier, seconded by Ron Hunter, that we continue to meeting in rotation in the three churches in Chatham – Holy Trinity, Christ Church, St. Paul’s – with the outlying churches taking turns providing the hospitalities. CARRIED.

Silent Night:  Dennis Cartier gave a report from BAC regarding singing Silent Night by all churches on one Sunday, with proceeds to go to Military Chaplains. Asking people to give $2. A notice will go out about this endeavour with an explanation of what we use the money for. Congratulations to the BAC.

Safe Church:  Venerable Willi Kammerer, Director of Human Resources, Registrar for the Diocese of Huron, Archdeacon of the Thames Valley and Archdeacon of Middlesex – An excellent  power point presentation and talk on Safe Church, what it means and how it impacts each one was presented, with an opportunity for questions after.

Announcements: 

~ Please check that your church information is correct on the Diocese Website.

~ Church of the Advent in Ridgetown is celebrating 150 years on November 14th at 3:00 p.m.

~ October 3rd Dresden has a 10:00 a.m. anniversary service.

~ November 21st St. James, Wallaceburg has an Anniversary service at 11:00 a.m.

~ December 5th there is a St. Nicolas Eve Service for children at 2:00 p.m.

~ Next meeting is November 16th at Holy Trinity Church, Chatham. Hospitality provided by St. James, Wallaceburg,

   St. John’s-in-the-Wood, Aughrim, and Church of the Ascension in Comber.

Moved by Rev. Paul Millward meeting be adjourned.

Tuesday's Safe Church focus agenda

summer Wednesday celebrants at Grace, Rondeau (10 am)

July 21 - Bishop Terry Dance (with potluck lunch to follow)
July 28 - The Rev'd Canon Rob Towler
August 4 - The Rev'd Karen Nelles
August 11 - The Rev'd Nancy Adams
August 18 - The Rev'd Don Davidson
August 25 - The Rev'd Canon William Cliff
September 1 - The Rev'd Christine Brouillard-Coyle