From the Parish Council meeting of Monday, Sept. 20th.
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Meals on Wheels has been preparing meals and serving from our Williamsburg Hellenic Center kitchen for the past several months. Meals on Wheels has provided 65,000 meals to Williamsburg area families and residents in need.
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We need help with Stewardship items. Please see the stewardship report below and notify a Parish Council member if you can assist.
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We will need many volunteers for the drive through Greek Festival on October 9-10. Please volunteer this year as the logistics will be different and we will need as many people as possible. Contact Maria Reed, Tom Coghill or Robert Marakos.
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A General Assembly of the Parish was scheduled for November 8th following the Divine Liturgy. Please plan to attend as there will be some important issues needing approval, to include the following:
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At the Archdiocese Clergy Laity Congress, it was resolved to amend the Uniform Parish Regulations as follows:
An ADDENDUM D is added to the Regulations, which reads as follows:
“Due to the limitations resulting from the Covid-19 virus, which may impede full compliance with Article 25 of these Regulations, 2020 elections for Parish Council memberships may be postponed for twelve months at the discretion of any Metropolitan for any parish within his jurisdiction. In 2021 elections, parishioners elected to positions so affected shall be entitled to a two year term of service.”
As per the resolution, the Parish Council voted to forego elections to the Parish Council for one year due to the Coronavirus, which will extend the term of the current members of the Parish Council by one year. This decision will need to be approved by His Eminence Metropolitan Evangelos.
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The parish council voted to present to the General Assembly a By Laws amendment to extend the maximum number of consecutive terms on the Parish Council from two to three.
Financial Summary:
Stewardship collected as 8/31/20 is $46,000. At the same time last year our stewardship collections were $74,000.
This is a decrease of $28,000.
As a result our loss after expenses of $109,000 is $(49,000).
Largest expenses are Interest $38m, salaries $23m, utilities $15m, and plumbing $11m.
You don't have to be in church to give.
Please reach out to a Parish council member and we can let you know about ways to contribute.
Church Needs List
The St. Demetrios "needs" list below is grouped by similar needs. The first goup, Council Action, are needs that require Council action, but individuals can volunteer to assist the Council with these needs. The second group, Maintenance, are single action items, recurring maintenance, and the funding of mainentance. In this group individuals can volunteer and or provide funding for these items to accomplish them. The third and final group, Volunteers, are generally single action items or funding and do not involve the Council or the maintenance program.
Please consider all of these categories and if you have an interest in volunteering or funding please see Tom Coghill or Michael Thompson. You can also sign up on the bulletin board outside of the narthex of the church. Just write your name and preferred contact method phone and or email to the right of the line(s) you are interested in and you will be contacted. Thank you for your consideration of these items which will benefit our Church, just another way to express your stewardship for St. Demetrios.
1. Council Action:
* 2021 Annual Budget
* Draft business plans for Church and Williamsburg Hellenic Center
* Establish a Capital Maintenance & Replacement Budget
* Establish a maintence committee:
* 2021 Stewardship Plan
* Form a committee to reduce our capital debt of $1,990,000
* Form an audit committee
* Create Greek Festival budget spreadsheet with account codes
* Computer equipment for office
* Renegotiate Cox phone and internet expenses
2. Capital Maintenance & Replacement Plan:
* Contribute to roof repair - replacement fund
* Contribute to HVAC replacement/repair fund
* Contribute to lawn maintenance equipment fund
* Contribute to kitchen range hood fire suppression system repair fund
* Make drywall repairs and paint as needed
* Clean black mold from ceilings in Sanctuary after roof leaks are repaired
* Contribute to termite - wasp control fund
* Change HVAC filters
* Apply sealant to balcony door threshold
* Remove and replace termite damaged baseboard in hallway between ballroom and kitchen doors
* Repair lights at street sign
* Parking lot repair - resurfacing fund
* Replacing interior light fixtures with LEDs
* Window replacement fund
* Repair or replace non-working exterior light fixtures
* Clean out gutters and repair leaks
* Remove fallen pine tree at left side of parking lot
3. Volunteers:
* Serve on the Parish Council
* Person to pay bills in the Church office
* Clean the Sanctuary and other areas of the building
* Lawn maintenance team
* Fill kitchen and restroom floor drain traps with water monthly
* Donate postage stamps
* Tighten loose lock cylinders on doors
* Bring non-perishable food items to church for Williamsburg Food Bank
* Contribute to replacement sound system fund
* Hellenic Center event set-up and take down
