Annual Parish Meeting 2024

One of the important “human” moments each year in the life of St. Athanasius is our Annual Parish Meeting (APM,) held every September. This meeting usually lasts about an hour and is mandated by the Orthodox Church in America. Why? This meeting focuses vital attention on the “human” aspects associated with running our parish–finance, governance, and vision. And this is important because we Orthodox believers see everything incarnationally: the Church herself is human and divine in her lived expression. So on Sunday, September 22, immediately after the 930am Liturgy, we will hold [HELD] our APM. Included in this yearly event will be:

• Dismissing Children to Hall (Childcare provided) & Pizza (1120am)
• Receiving Ballots, Verifying Quorum, & Bringing Meeting to Order (1130am)
  • [WE HAD QUORUM]
• Hearing Oral Reports from the Rector (Fr. Justin,) the Warden (Steve Adams,) and the Treasurer (Collins Kamau)
  • [FULL REPORTS WERE MADE]
• Reviewing Reports & Voting on the Proposed Budget for 2024-25
• Electing 2 New Members (out of 7, serving 3-year terms) to our Parish Council
  • [TABITHA NAUGHTON & OMA LOPES WERE ELECTED TO COUNCIL]
• Confirming Nominees to serve as Lay Delegate to our Diocesan Assembly & Members of the Auditing Committee
  • [STEVE BISHOP WAS CONFIRMED AS LAY DELEGATE & PROPOSED AUDITING SLATE WAS ACCEPTED]
• Casting Ballots & Hearing Selected Ministry Reports
  • [MATUSHKA TAMARA GAVE AN IN-DEPTH CHOIR REPORT]
• Observing the Installation of the Parish Council Members for 2024-25
  • [ARCHPRIEST JUSTIN PATTERSON, president, ARCHPRIEST DAVID THATCHER, retired, PRIEST GIORGI LOMSADZE, associate priest, DEACON SIMEON SISKAR, attached, STEPHEN ADAMS, warden, COLLINS KAMAU, treasurer, plus MARY COOK, STEVE BISHOP, EDUARD SVYSTUN, OMA LOPES, & TABITHA NAUGHTON were formally installed]
• Enjoying a Pizza Lunch in the hall starting (1230pm)

Remember that all members of both the parish and St. Nina Mission, as well as catechumens, and guests are invited to be present in the meeting. But note that only accredited members of the parish who support the parish regularly through their offerings and regular presence and reception of the Sacraments are eligible to receive a ballot and vote. (Ballots are being given to accredited voters as the roll is taken.)

Please review and print up (or bring on your tablet)

• our full APM Participant Packet (with Agenda & Reports)
• our Treasurer’s Presentation & Proposed Budget for 2024-25
  • You may review the treasurer’s more detailed presentation through this recording

Thank you–and please commit to atttend the APM this Sunday. (After all, if we do not make quorum, we will have to try again on Sunday, Oct. 6!)