Financial Facts Sheet

The Electronic Communications Ministry
of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church
15050 W. Maple Rd.
Omaha, Nebraska, 68116
Bruce Davis, Editor
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LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE GOD
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A big thanks to everyone who attended Charge Conference last night.
I realize it’s not the most scintillating experience of the year, but it’s an important evening and your presence was an encouragement. I counted over a hundred people in attendance. Wonderful!

THIS WEEKEND AT ST. ANDREW’S
Saturday, November 14, 5:00
Sunday, November 15, 8:30 & 10:00
Bruce Davis preaching:
PUMPING UP WITH EZEKIEL IN THE VALLEY OF THE DRY BONES.

THE DINNER/DANCE/AUCTION COUNTDOWN IS AT 9 DAYS!
Friday evening, November 20, Champions Run Country Club.
Dinner-Dance-Auction Tickets must be purchased by November 15, so that means THERE IS STILL TIME TO BUY YOUR TICKETS!!! Buy them online or at the table in the Rotunda this weekend. If you haven’t been before, this is always a wonderful event! The band is great, the food will be delicious. Of course you can’t forget about the dancing. You can purchase things at auction that will give you a head start on Christmas shopping. Most important: You will be supporting St. Andrew’s while sharing fellowship with others.
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FINANCIAL FACT SHEET
Bruce Davis

We have a lot of smart, committed people supervising our church finances. They slice and dice the numbers in all sorts of interesting and informative ways. Be assured: We have top-grade financial minds keeping close watch over our finances, toward the end of delivering maximum bang for the ministry buck. What you’re about to see are the Numbers According to Bruce: In other words, what our financial leadership simplifies for me. My eye is always on the bottom line and here are some of those financial facts:

As of the end of October, St. Andrew’s showed Year-To-Date Expenses of 1,554,249.84. The Year-To-Date Revenue was $1,502,366.06.
We are current on all financial obligations, including the mortgage and Mission Shares. (If you’re not familiar with the term “Mission Shares,” it’s what used to be called “apportionments”—St. Andrew’s “portion” of the connectional ministries of the United Methodist Church.)

Since January 1, we have received $184,321 in donations to the SHARING, GROWING, CHANGING LIVES Capital Fund for debt reduction. This is interesting: $58,661 of that total has come in since the end of the formal three-year campaign in March. All told, since SGCL began in March of 2006, we’ve reduced the debt by $2,474,448. The debt as of this writing stands at $2,567,304. The monthly interest cost has been cut by a proportionate amount, now standing at $11,500.

We are, of course, being very prudent in our budgeting for 2010. Overall staff salaries will raise by less than 2%. The only item in the budget showing an appreciable percentage increase is our Mission Shares to the United Methodist Church, which increase every year by 10%.

This is about all numbers I need to keep straight. If you want to know more, I invite you to contact Business Administrator Heather Doll, who is an always helpful fountain of information. Or, contact any of the members of our 2009 Gracious Generosity Team: Chairperson John Langwith, Treasurer Marsha Eurek, Joel Falk, Mark Scott, John Allbery, Scott Mingus, Stacy Scholtz, Gloria Billingsley, Cami Pitman, John Luddy, Keith Schmidt & Ken Washer.
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Christmas Cardboard City Need to do some Christmas Shopping without the kids? Register your kids online for the Christmas Shopping Childcare set for December 19th from 1-4. The cost is $10/kid with a $25 family maximum. We will be accepting kids from ages infants-3rd grade. Sign-up online at standrewsomaha.net. Space is limited so sign-up TODAY!! ?’s contact Mandy Barkhaus 431-8560 ext. 23 or mbarkhaus@standrewosmaha.net

Hanging of the Greens Please join us on Saturday, November 21st at 10:00 for the St. Andrew’s ‘Hanging of the Greens’. There will be jobs for all, so come and have a bagel and hot cocoa and help transform St. Andrew’s for the Season of Advent. ?’s Mandy Barkhaus 431-8560 ext. 23 or mbarkhaus@standrewosmaha.net
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Christine Behlen sent us a very nice note thanking St. Andrew’s for our support of the Childhood Cancer Support Group ANGELS AMONG US, via the Pancake feed on Sunday.
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PRAYER MATTERS
Congratulations to Matt and Megan Geerts at the birth of a little boy they have named Nathan.
Susan Harrison is scheduled for a procedure at Methodist Hospital today.
Patrick Phelps dad, Dennie, is recovering from a heart attack.
Gail Merchen asks prayers for her friend Nancy, who is seriously ill.
Ongoing Prayer Concerns include:
Gina Hansen, who is dealing with cancer..
Mary Dougherty sister, who is suffering from MS.
Kathy Rabbe is receiving cancer treatment.
Also receiving cancer treatment. Kevin Kathka’s mother, Deb; Teresa Wheelock’s father; Beth Whited’s co-worker Katie Brink.
Dee Harold’s sister-in-law, Sharon, is critically ill.
Donell Johnson asks prayer for a 22 year old man from Norfolk, dealing with serious complications from the H1N1 flu.
Lord God, I say a special prayer this day for America’s Veterans and those currently serving in the Armed Forces. Watching the Memorial Service from Fort Hood yesterday, I heard the chaplain reading from Isaiah: These soldiers heard a call, “Who shall I send?” and responded, “Here I am, send me.” I thank you for those who have said “send me” in service of America. There’s a direct link between what their service and the religious freedom I try never to take for granted. Amen.

BRD