A few words from the Senior Warden:

THANK YOU THANK YOU
...to Bob Clunie for giving our candidates and other guests the VIP treatment at your lovely motel free of charge!
...to Marg. Davy for her continuing beautiful bulletin board!
Thinking of bulletin boards, I remind you again to check it out regularly. Also notice that no one is signed up for coffee hour at both services.

Notice—Bylaw Amendments

This year the Vestry made two amendments to St. Paul's Bylaws. One is regarding accepting gifts and the other is regarding discretionary funds. The Bylaws state that these amendments must be brought before the congregation at least 2 weeks before a congregational meeting which will be our annual meeting on January 29.
Please read these and maybe even bring them to the annual meeting because you will have to vote on them.

Amendments to the Bylaws of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,
Cambria, California
Diocese of El Camino Real, State of California
A California non-profit religious corporation

From this date forward, the policy of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church regarding gifts to the Church shall be as follows:
#10    The Vestry shall have the right to determine the acceptability or non-acceptability of receiving the gift.  This shall include all bequests, charitable lead trusts, insurance policies, and securities or gifts of any kind.  These gifts shall be expended in a realistic, timely manner and suited for the character of the Church.


From this date forward, the policy of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church regarding discretionary funds dispensed by the Church shall be as follows:
#11     Regarding discretionary funds, these funds are classified as temporarily restricted funds of the congregation.  As such, these funds are subject to audit even if they are kept in a separate checking account.  However, the individual responsible may be permitted to maintain confidentiality over the expenditures of the fund disbursed for the direct assistance of named individuals.  The manner in which the audit is done must be determined and jointly agreed to by the responsible individual and the Vestry.
                                ~Barbara Hagiwara