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Presbytery of Genesee Valley STATED MEETING October 12, 2019 Dansville Presbyterian Church 3 School St, Dansville, NY 14437 CP Roger Estes, Moderator Rev Colin Pritchard, Moderator-elect Elder Susan Orr, Stated Clerk Elder Bob Mecredy, Treasurer MAILED DOCKET 8:30AM - ON-SITE SIGN IN OPENS 9:00AM – PRE-MEETINGS 10:15AM - BUSINESS MEETING BEGINS The Parkside Spiritual Development Center is offering pre-meeting tours beginning at 9am. Don’t miss this exciting time! • New Commissioners: Please contact the Presbytery Office (242-0080) to request a name badge and a Welcome to Presbytery resource booklet. • Minutes of previous Presbytery meetings are available on the web site at www.pbygenval.org/documents. They will be mailed to presbyters who do not have e-mail access. • Attendance: Since ministers and elder commissioners are required to attend presbytery meetings, presbyters who do not request excuses will be marked absent. Corrections to attendance from previous meetings will be made in the permanent record. Table of Contents History of Dansville Presbyterian Church .......................................................................................................... Page 2 Docket .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Consent Agenda ..................................................................................................................................................... 4-52 Committee on Ministry Report………………………………………………………………………………………….. 53-71 Budget Development & Oversight ........................................................................................................................ 72-77 Nominating Report ..................................................................................................................................................... 78 To avoid distraction, please silence your cell phone when you are in the meeting. Thanks! “Know Christ, Live Christ, Share Christ” Presbytery of Genesee Valley, 1049 Wegman Road, Rochester, NY 14624 5852420080 www.pbygenval.org Stated Presbytery Meeting October 12, 2019 Page 2 A Brief History of DANSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Since 1825, The Presbyterian Church of Dansville has been a community of believers gathered to serve God. Here we have opportunity to worship, learn, serve and fellowship together. Our Sunday morning worship service, at 10:30 am, is a traditional service featuring the gifts of a dedicated choir, lay liturgists and the preaching of God’s Word. This historic structure sits on land dedicated by the Village of Dansville to faith-based organizations and known locally as “Church Park.” Its beautiful stained-glass windows are a highlight of the beautiful worship space, and the sanctuary also provides a home to a commissioned Tiffany stained-glass that was donated by the historic and once thriving “Mansion on the Hill” which, although now in ruins, is a landmark in the Village. Rev. Marcia Reiff, pastor of Dansville Presbyterian, encourages engagement in mutual ministry with brothers and sisters in the faith, being active in DAMA (Dansville Area Ministerial Association) and the Dansville-Perkinsville Alliance, which consists of three area churches* who sponsor joint worship and ministries. The congregation supports Samaritan Fund, an outreach which provides loans to persons undergoing rehabilitation for addiction, as well as a monthly community free-meal program called Hope Lunch, now housed at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church (where you will register for today’s meeting and enjoy the locally catered lunch). Volunteers behind the scenes for today’s gathering are members of the Hillybilly Neighbors and current students at Lagom Landing. Directions: From I-390: Follow I-390 S to NY-36 N/Clara Barton St in North Dansville. Take exit 4 from I-390 S 52 min (56.9 mi) Follow NY-36 N/Clara Barton St to 3 School St in Dansville From 436: Continue onto Ossian St. Pass by NAPA Auto Parts - Livonia Auto Supply (on the right in 0.4 mi). Turn right onto Main St. Turn right onto Clara Barton St. Turn left onto School St. Destination will be on the left Parking: Parking will be available at Genesee Community College which is on the left just BEFORE the church, on the street parking will be available on Church Street and Liberty (around the block) and we are reserving School Street by our main entrance for handicapped parking (the street will be blocked and we have men who will be directing traffic for parking issues). If you park on Church Street, you will be facing what was originally the main entrance (front door) and can enter there. Registration will be at St. Peter's Episcopal Church which is next door to us on the Clara Barton (Rte 36) side of the church. We will also gather there for the catered lunch. Stated Presbytery Meeting October 12, 2019 Page 3 MAILED DOCKET For the Meeting of the Presbtery of Genesee Valley Saturday, October 12, 2019 Dansville Presbyterian Church Stated Meeting Dansville, New York Page Reference Mailed Taken 8:30 PM Registration Begins 9:00 AM Pre-Meetings Begin - ▪ A Walk through the Docket Susan Orr ▪ Tour the Parkside Spiritual Development Center, the new home of the former Resource Center 10:15 AM Announcements ▪ Welcome from host Pastor Marcia Reiff 10:20 AM Call to Order and Opening Prayer Introductory Business ▪ Approval of Docket ▪ Appointment of Tellers ▪ Greeting New Commissioners ▪ Enrollment of Corresponding Members ▪ Privilege of the Floor 4-52 Consent Agenda ▪ Lifting motions for discussion Call for New Business 10:30 AM Report of the Presbytery Leader Amy Williams ▪ Land Acknowledgement Fowler ▪ Celebration of Ordination Anniversaries 10:40 AM 53-67 Report of the Committee on Ministry - Part 1 Anne Waasdorp ▪ Examination of Rev. Elaine Loggi for transfer of Membership from Presbytery of the Heartland Approval of Call to Summerville Presbyterian Church as Designated Pastor ▪ Examination of the Rev. Vinod Gnanaraj (United Church of Christ) for Temporary Presbytery Membership Approval of Call to First Presbyterian Church of Caledonia as Designated Pastor (pending action on Religious Worker Visa application) ▪ Examination of the Rev. David Kilgore, HR (now serving Lima Presbyterian Church as Stated Supply Pastor) for transfer of Membership from Presbytery of Geneva 11:15 AM Worship Service – Celebration of the Lord’s Supper Colin Pritchard 12:15 PM Lunch 1:00 PM Reconvene with Good News from Churches and Neighborhoods Blessing of the Parkside Spiritual Development Center 1:15 PM 68-71 Report of the Committee on Ministry – Part II Anne Waasdorp ▪ Report of the Dissolution of the Call of the Rev. Laura Fry and Covington Presbyterian Church Richard Noble Barbara Sturm ▪ Approval of the 2020 Minimum and Challenge Terms of Call for Pastors and Commissioned Sarah Noble-Moag Pastors ▪ Plan for Review of the Examinations Process by the COM and the Big Picture Team 1:35 PM 72-77 Report of the Budget Development and Oversight Committee Bob Mecredy ▪ Approval of the 2020 Per Capita amount 1:45 PM 78 Report of the Nominating Committee ▪ Election of Commissioners and Young Adult Advisory Delegate to the 224th General Assembly, Baltimore, June 20-27, 2020 1:55 PM Three Key Things to Take Home 2:00 PM Adjourn with Prayer Stated Presbytery Meeting October 12, 2019 Page 4 CONSENT AGENDA for October 12, 2019 Dansville Presbyterian Church, Dansville, NY The purpose of a Consent Agenda is to enable a governing body to deal with routine business expeditiously, thus freeing up time for other activities. How to lift items for discussion or debate: • An opportunity will be given for presbyters to request that action items be lifted from the Consent Agenda. Simply go to the microphone and when you are recognized, request the item you wish to lift out. • Items lifted out for discussion will be handled during the committee report associated with that item. • The remaining items (those not lifted out) will be approved in one motion. CONSENT AGENDA: Items for Presbytery’s Action The stated clerk moves that the presbytery: (Minutes) 1. Approve the Minutes of the June 25, 2019, stated meeting of the Presbytery of Genesee Valley held at First Presbyterian Church, Albion, NY. 2. Approve the Minutes of the September 5, 2019 special meeting of the Presbytery of Genesee Valley held at Gates Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY. (Treasurer’s Report) Receive the Treasurer’s Report, month ending August 31, 2019. [Reports provided in the Mailed Docket.] (Revisions to the Policies & Procedures Manual) Approve the revisions to the Policies & Procedures Manual, including: 1. Approve the sun-setting of the Resource Center Working Group (RCWG), per recommendation of the Healthier Congregations Coordinating Council. [NOTE: The RCWG believe their work has now concluded with the transfer of the physical center to the Dansville Presbyterian Church. The responsibility of resourcing congregations will function under the Tools & Training Working Group.] [NOTE: Per the Policies & Procedures Manual, the revisions must be approved by a 2/3 vote of members present.] See Appendix A: Policies & Procedures Manual, revisions recommended October 2019 (Nominating Committee) Elect the following persons to: Budget Development and Oversight Committee RE Kristen Gehrling (Brockport) 2022 Committee on Preparation for Ministry TE J.D. Jackson (Trinity Emmanuel) 2022 Healthier Congregations Team Coordinating Council RE Barbara Crane (Covington)