A significant portion of our operating budget is spent on staffing costs. Questions often come up about staff job roles and how many full and part-time staff we have. Here is a snapshot of our current staffing and the responsibilities of your staff:

Rector:  I am beginning my eighth year here as the lead, full-time priest and my 18 ^th year as a priest. As rector I have canonical responsibility, control and oversight of the spiritual life of the church, for all public worship, for the finances of the church, for the buildings and grounds, for all church groups and organizations, as supervisor of all staff and as the head of the Vestry. I also put toilet paper in the stalls and make the coffee for the 8 o’clock service. As required, I have a Letter of Agreement, signed by the Bishop, outlining my 40 hour work week, time off and benefits. My current salary is $82,416 a year with medical benefits and required pension contributions.

Associate Priest: The Rev. Maryellen Garnier has been our Associate priest for almost five years. While we went to seminary together, she has been ordained longer than I have, as a deacon and then as a priest. The term “Associate” is used in our diocese for those priests who are on staff per the Bishop’s approval, but who do not receive monetary compensation. Maryellen provides significant pastoral support, liturgical planning and presiding and adult formation leadership – along with a myriad of other things that go on behind the scenes. She keeps me going!

Assistant to the Rector: The Rev. Tom Gartin came to us several years ago as a lay person while in the discernment and ordination process. He served as a lay staff person for a few hours each week with responsibilities in Communications and Adult Formation and served as a volunteer overseeing our Youth programs. His current full-time position is for 40 hours per week with medical benefits and pension contributions. Due to the Bishop’s support, we were given a grant of $40,000 to cover one half of the cost of Tom’s salary and all benefits for 2019, including his medical insurance and required pension contributions. Tom’s areas of responsibility include Communications (e.g. website redesign, posting to Facebook), programs for the Youth (FISH Youth Group as opposed to our Children’s programs) and planning and implementing Adult Formation. In addition, Tom assumes regular pastoral and liturgical responsibilities throughout the week. He is also in charge of our Safe Church requirements. It is always tempting to think the “new” person can put all the odds and ends on their plate – after all, we’re paying him now – but Tom has clear job expectations and tasks that match the areas of responsibility outlined in his Letter of Agreement. 

Parish Administrator: Sharon Mershon has been the part-time office administrator for almost seven years. She is paid for 23 hours per week. Her job responsibilities include bookkeeping, producing worship bulletins and support for PowerPoint production, managing office and building contracts, records maintenance, website and calendar support, answering phones and church email and a whole list of things that help keep things working at St. Augustine. She provides assistance to me, to staff, to the Vestry and to the congregation in big and small ways.

Music Director: Amy Quinney has been in this part-time position for over five and a half years. She is paid for 8.5 hours per week plus 40 hours a year additionally for special music planning and services (e.g Holy Week and Easter). Her responsibilities include music planning, playing, instrument maintenance, choir recruitment, support, and leadership and maintaining the Church music library. She has recently added a Children’s Choir to our music program.

Children’s Ministry Coordinator: Shelby Larkey has resigned from this part-time position due to the demands of her new full-time teaching job and her ongoing schooling. Melissa Lovin has graciously agreed to act in a limited interim role for this position. The position averages eight hours per week. This position does not include responsibility for the Youth program.

Responsibilities include selection of Sunday School curriculum, recruitment and support of volunteer teachers, oversight of Sunday School supplies, supervision of the Nursery Attendant and coordination of Nursery volunteers and implementing and overseeing a Vacation Bible School program in the summer. This is a crucial position that demands relationship building skills with parents and families and flexibility – anyone who works with children and families knows that! If you are interested in this position, please speak with me.

 

December 2 ^nd

December 9 ^th

Dinner, Discussion & Compline (HS)

6 to 8 p.m.

FISH Christmas party at the Ekburg home. Text Fr. Tom for directions. Bring a gift for the gift exchange game!

FISH will be on break until Sunday, January 13 ^th .

December 1

Jean Woodall

December 6

Leon Chavez

December 8

Joanne McCormack

December 10

Michael Buck

December 12

Marcia Rush

Emily Buck

Charlotte Bran

Cece Clark

Carol Zwemer

December 15

Thomas Schmidt

December 18

Tom McKay

Cynthia Schooss

December 19

Josh Sisk

December 20

Carol Vaughan

December 21

Trevor Marshall

December 23

Patrick Finn

December 24

Brandon Marshall

December 25

Lawrence Morehead

December 29

Rich Wampler

December 2

Rick & Janice Stenzel

December 8

John & Susan Ronan

December 10

Andrew & Gabrielle Sisk

December 28

Jerry & Marlene Harner