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(Preliminary draft of the resolution
that was
postponed indefinitely at the 2006 Diocesan Convention)
Resolution on Parish Giving to the Diocese: "10 by 2010"
(postponed indefinitely)
3 - - - Submitted by The Rev. Barbara Allen, Vicar of St. Barnabas' Church of the Deaf; The Rev. Stephen
4 - - - Hayward , Rector of St. Peter's Parish; The Rev. John Stonesifer, Interim Rector of St. Bartholomew's
5 - - - Parish; The Rev. Susan Flanders, Rector of Norwood Parish; The Rev. Harrison West, Associate Rector
6 - - - of Norwood Parish; The Rev. Jeffrey MacKnight, Rector of St. Dunstan's Parish; The Rev. Stephanie
7 - - - Nagley, Rector of Trinity Parish ( Bethesda ); The Rev. David Wacaster, Assistant Rector of Trinity
8 - - - Parish ( Bethesda ); The Rev. Katherine Carlson; Interim Rector of Ascension Parish ( Gaithersburg ); The
9 - - - Rev. Jessica Hitchcock, Assistant Rector of Ascension Parish ( Gaithersburg ); The Rev. Susan Burns,
10 - - Rector of Redeemer Parish; The Rev. Cynthia Baskin, Rector of St. James' Parish ( Potomac ); The Rev.
11 - - Elton Smith, Assistant Rector of St. James' Parish ( Potomac ); The Rev. Ken Howard, Rector of St.
12 - - Nicholas' Parish; The Rev. Alison Quin, Assistant Rector of St. Nicholas' Parish.
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14 - - RESOLVED, that the One Hundred Eleventh Convention of the Diocese of Washington recognize that
15 - - under the current system of voluntary pledging a congregational minimum giving level of 10% of normal
16 - - operating income (the biblical tithe) would be sufficient to fund fully a balanced diocesan operating
17 - - budget; and be it further
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19 - - RESOLVED, that this Convention recognize that after many years of encouraging incremental increases
20 - - in congregational giving toward the goal of a tithe to the diocese this goal has not been met, resulting in
21 - - significant operating deficits, requiring the use of Soper funds and other resources to achieve a balanced
22 - - budget; and be it further
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24 - - RESOLVED, that this Convention recognize that this constitutes insufficient financial giving, which
25 - - makes it impossible for the diocese to carry out fully its mission; and be it further
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27 - - RESOLVED, that this Convention challenge the vestries of all of its congregations to commit themselves
28 - - to raising their voluntary offering to the diocese to 10 percent of normal operating income by the year
29 - - 2010; and be it further
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31 - - RESOLVED, that this Convention create a Task Force on Parish Giving to the Diocese that will:
32 - - (a) develop a recommended strategy to support the achievement of a 10 percent minimum giving
33 - - level by all congregations by 2010 under the current voluntary system, and report its recommendations to
34 - - the Convention of 2007;
35 - - (b) evaluate the aggregate progress of congregations toward achieving the 10 percent minimum
36 - - giving goal, report to the Conventions of 2008 and 2009, and
37 - - (c) recommend alternative strategies, if by the Convention of 2009 it seems likely that the aggregate
38 - - 10 percent minimum giving goal will not be achieved by 2010; and be it further
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40 - - RESOLVED, that Task Force coordinate its work with the Diocesan Council and seek input from the
41 - - congregations of the diocese within the regional structures.
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