It still pains me that I canceled our 50^th Anniversary weekend, missing a wonderful time of celebration and fellowship. I believe it was the right decision given the virus, and I hope we can still gather to mark this special occasion, but even at this present moment we can’t plan for this event. Thank you to everyone who worked so hard on the 50^th Anniversary Plan!

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We look forward hearing from you.

Claudia Trejos

Our Operating Results: Pledged Income for 2020 is consistent and slightly better than prior year results, budget goals, and Stewardship expectations. Non Pledged Income is substantially ahead of 2019 with a number of large gifts and estate bequests that could not be budgeted or anticipated. As a result, Total Revenues for 2020 amount to $1,012,000, or $232,000 more than budgeted revenues of $780,000 for the entire year, Operating Expenses (before Depreciation adjustments) are below budget, because a large portion of the funds budgeted for the 50^th Anniversary Celebration were not expended. Operating expenses are in line with expenses in 2019.

Our Financial Condition: At the end of December, our liquid assets, Cash and Marketable Securities, amounted to over $5,000,000. These balances include our 1) Designated Funds: (approximately $3,400,000, for Maintenance, Insurance, Vestry, Operating, and General Reserves); and 2) our Temporary and Endowment Restricted Accounts, (almost $881,000, for Outreach, Clergy Support, Property, Music, Youth, etc.)

Outreach: Our Church’s gifts and contributions for Outreach and Benevolence have been substantial in 2020. The combination of St John’s Shoppe and member contributions, and use of General Reserve funds, enabled us to distribute $210,000 to 10 local agencies in our Church service celebration of giving in December. Almost 39% of St. John's Operating Budget went to Outreach,

Stewardship: Our Stewardship Campaign for 2021 is reflecting the generosity of our Congregation. At the end of December, 120 of our members and families have made pledges for next year amounting to $480,000, slightly short of our 2020 results. Historically, we have continued to receive pledges after year-end, particularly in the 1^st calendar quarter.

Final Thoughts: This year was unlike any that many in our Congregation have ever experienced. The Covid virus led to shutdowns in in-person attendance at worship services, and many of our perish members continue to attend services virtually. From an economic and financial perspective, it has been a roller coaster that is beyond description in this report. But the faithfulness of our members in keeping up with pledge giving and other gifts has been truly remarkable, and we can be hopeful with current Stewardship results that 2021 can be another strong year for us in meeting our mission of service to our congregation, our community, and beyond.

We did accomplish doubling the amount of money we are able to contribute to our local charities. And that is a significant accomplishment in the middle of a Pandemic. But we were not able to actively celebrate our 50^th Anniversary. And we were not able to double the number of families in our congregation- although we do have a greater following of families with young children resulting from virtual sessions and Sunday morning outdoor children’s worship.

The primary responsibility of the Junior Warden is overseeing the upkeep and improvements of the facilities and grounds of the church campus. I am happy to report that the entire St. John’s campus is in excellent condition. While we were fortunate to not have any hurricanes to deal with in 2020, it was a year of unusual challenges. In addition to normal maintenance issues that are dealt with on a day-to-day basis, we were forced to cope with the Covid 19 Pandemic. In addressing the Covid 19 issue, I have used my time to make positive additions and improvements to the condition of our facilities and grounds. At the outset of the Pandemic, I had the building professionally sanitized and disinfected by a company specializing this type of service. Because of watching and researching the methods and equipment, these companies use I determined that it would be to the church’s advantage to be able to perform this work in house. I purchased two electrostatic foggers and the best chemicals available to combat the Covid virus. In addition, ultraviolet lights have been added to all air handlers to enhance the indoor air quality. The pew and kneeler cushion project begun by the former Junior Warden was completed. The City of Naples required us switch from well water provided by our own well to reclaimed water provided by the city. In conjunction with this, the entire irrigation system was completely overhauled and renovated. This process included repairs and additions to supply lines; reconfiguration and addition of new zones; replacement of all sprinkler heads, and a new “state of the art” controller with Wi-Fi capability which will automatically notify the sprinkler company in the event of a failure. The landscape lighting system was also renovated and new “Smart” controllers were added. The new controllers automatically compensate for daily sunrise and sunset changes as well as Daylight Savings Time. Because of the deteriorating condition of the overall landscaping, I replaced them on short notice with a temporary company. The temporary company has done such an outstanding job that I have decided to retain them indefinitely.

I want to thank Randy Stewart, our financial accountant, for his help and support since becoming Junior Warden. His knowledge and experience have made my job much easier. I also want to thank Claudia Trejos, our parish secretary, for her help in keeping me advised of service issues and taking care of and advising service people when they arrive to do service work. Lastly, I would like to express my gratitude for the confidence that has been placed in me as Junior Warden. I will always act in a manner that is in the best interests of St. Johns.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jim Etz

Rector: Fr. Joe F. Maiocco III

Senior Warden: Donna Beecher

Junior Warden: Jim Etz

Treasurer: Robert C. Matthews Jr.

Vestry Clerk: Claudia Trejos

Vestry Members: Gary Fusco, Brent Guillot, Tish Gullo,

Frank Lawatsch, Gia Orlando, Mary Tilney, and Rick Walker

Sunday School will host an Easter Egg Hunt for all families on Easter Sunday. The Easter Egg Hunt will be at 9:40am on Easter Sunday. More details and information to follow. If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected] 

St. John's awarded 10 Collier Charities $210,000 in 2020. One Charity will be in focus each month.

CRC has served some of the most vulnerable people in our community for the past five years. Thanks to support from St. John’s, we have been able to go from an all-volunteer work force to a part-time bilingual case manager. As the client numbers grew and St. John’s support continued, we were able to offer that employee full-time work, which has helped us serve even more people.

When calling our office, the client does not have to go through prompts to reach our case manager. We are committed to offering kindness and warmth and are diligent about helping everyone. We offer all the time necessary to listen and assist. Sometimes just having a caring person listen means so much! Collier Resource Center is an excellent return on investment because less than 2% of the money we raise is used for administrative purposes. 98+ % of every dollar raised goes directly to client services. We believe we are our brother’s keeper and are honored to be a St. John’s Outreach grant recipient which helps fulfill this mission and pledge.

St. John's Thrift Shoppe is still around. Like other businesses it has not been easy. We closed our doors in March and reopened in May with limited hours from 10 AM to 2 PM.

What makes the shoppe special is that the volunteers and the staff are always ready to do whatever to ensure we open our doors to welcome the many customers that return to the shoppe day after day.

We PICK UP your furniture for free. Call us at 239-597-9518 or send a picture to [email protected]. Include your contact information, and we will get back to you. We arrange for the pick-up.

VISIT the shoppe at 14700 Tamiami Trail N., Naples, FL. Our shoppe is located right next to the Mercedes car dealer in the Tamiami Square Shopping Center.

VISIT our Website, www.stjohnsshoppe.com.

THE GOOD NEWS: We hope to return to our regular hours from 10 AM to 5 PM, MON-SAT. in March. REMEMBER, we are part of the outreach ministry of St. John's Episcopal Church.

DONATE OR VOLUNTEER - Contact our staff. 

God Bless all of you for your continued support.

STATIONS of the CROSS

Fourteen images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion line the perimeter of the sanctuary walls. These Stations of the Cross are imitations of the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem believed to be the actual path Jesus walked to Mount Calvary. Pictured are six of the fourteen images.

Come join Spirit Alive Holocaust Museum Tour on Thursday (3/25) 10:00 AM and 11:30 AM. Cost is pre-paid $13.00 per person. Limit is 12 people per time slot. Stop in the office to sign up or email Vicki Bauch at: [email protected].

Coming Soon: Spirit Alive’s Book Discussion of Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. Tuesday (4/13) in Sugden Hall at 10:30 AM. Book discussion leaders are Mary Tilney 719.492.7097 and Don Esterline 517.206.4643.

Christian Healing Center of Naples has a new location close to St. Johns at 3435 10th St. N., Suite 301, Naples, FL 34103. Call them at 239.315.4630 or visit them online at www.chcnaples.org  

Archives of the audio and video sermon are available at Sermons.

Worship Bulletins are available at www.stjohnsnaples.com click on sermon tab and then worship bulletins. You can also click on worship-bulletins.

Facility Use Request Forms are available at the office.

Please contact Claudia for details at

[email protected] to reserve your space for your meetings and events. All requests are subject for approval.

For any changes to current meetings and events on the calendar please notify [email protected]

Facility Key Release Form is available at the office. You will be asked to to fill out a form when a key is released. The key return date will be filled out by the office staff.

For Lost and Found inquires, please contact the church office. We may have found your item! Any items found, please feel free to drop it off at the office.

St. John’s WiFi system is present in all buildings.

Benevolence Fund is available for those in financial need via consultation with Fr. Joe. We also have numerous community contacts that can be of great assistance!

Caring Callers have contacted parishioners during the lock down and recently to provide encouragement. Thanks Katy!

Caring Cards are sent by Spirit Alive members to parishioners in need or for joyful encouragement. Fr. Joe also sends out birthday and anniversary cards monthly.

Pastoral Visitation can be arranged by emailing Fr. Joe at [email protected]

Prayer Concerns can be emailed to Claudia at [email protected] with the name and concern. She'll share this with intercessors and they may be placed on our worship service prayer list.

Order of St. Luke offers healing prayer during worship services and Wednesdays. Please contact Vickie Bauch at [email protected] to schedule healing prayer.

Lay Eucharistic Visitors are available upon request by contacting the church office at 239.261.2355.