Episcopal Church of All Saints, Indianapolis Vestry Meeting, May 19, 2014, 6:30 P.M., Parish Offices. 1) Opening Prayer:

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1 Episcopal Church of All Saints, Indianapolis Vestry Meeting, May 19, 2014, 6:30 P.M., Parish Offices 1) Opening Prayer: a. Present: Brad King, Suzanne Wille, Ginger Biddinger, Duane Palmer, Lance Ratliff, Mary Roberts, Erin Hougland b. Absent: Sean Obermeyer, Mary Elise Haug, Greg Day c. Also Present: Tim Jensen (clerk), Bob Hogan (treasurer), Brantley Alexander (deacon), Mike Oles (Hoosier Power and Light) d. Opening prayer: Mother Suzanne e. Meeting called to order: 6:40 PM in parish office by Mother Suzanne 2) Executive Business: a. Approval of April 28 th minutes: i. Moved by Palmer, seconded by Hougland, to approve the minutes. Minutes approved. b. Thanksgivings: organ concert by Stephen Price for Arts at All Saints (60 people in attendance); forum with artists from Binding of Isaac project; our financial health; growing Wednesday congregation (averaging people per service). 3) Action Items/ Pending: a. Interfaith Power and Light presentation and adoption of resolution. i. Mike Oles from the Hoosier Power and Light chapter gave the presentation. ii. There are currently 40 chapters of Interfaith Power and Light around the United States, representing 15,000 congregations. iii. The Indianapolis Beyond Coal campaign is pushing for not using coal by 2020 for power within Indianapolis. iv. Oles spoke about the Energize Indiana program through IPL that allows customers to sign up to have a meter placed on their air conditioner. This allows the company to power down the air conditioner during peak power times, but never allows the temperature to fluctuate more than four degrees. The customer earns a $5 a month credit on their electric bill, and All Saints would earn $25 for each individual that signs up for the program. Deadline is 6/15. b. Vestry half-day retreat on Saturday, July 19; no vestry meeting on Monday, July 21. i. Motion by Biddinger, seconded by Ratliff, to cancel the July vestry meeting. Motion approved. c. Closing church on Sundays i. Discussion centered on establishing a protocol/sign-up sheet. Is this a vestry responsibility? No action taken. d. Safeguarding training for Vestry members i. Six modules to take for each vestry member. Please complete by 7/19 vestry retreat. e. Dayspring: up-date entryway, more volunteer opportunities

2 i. Currently working on a plan for dinner service in June. More details to be announced as they are available. f. Treasurer: review and approval of Treasurer s report i. Motion by Ratliff, seconded by Hougland, to accept the April 2014 Treasurer s Report. Motion approved. g. Building and Grounds needs: Stove (Haug), church windows, lights in chancel, front sidewalk/ramp, exterior lighting, front sign painting i. It has been verified that the stove in the kitchen is working. Haug will, however, call to have service done to make sure everything is operating correctly. ii. Still waiting on the claim submitted to the insurance company for the broken window in the nave. iii. The rector has ordered light bulbs for the chancel. Fry Electric is on-call to replace the bulbs when they arrive. iv. Ratliff is meeting with IHPC staff regarding possible work to front sidewalk/ramp. v. There is a June 4 th hearing with IHPC to approve lighting on the church for the south, west, and north sides, as well as the church sign. vi. The flaking of the paint on the church sign is covered under warranty, and the company will replace/re-paint. 4) Reports and Administration: a. Rector and Wardens: i. Vestry Greeters: Signup sheet was passed around. ii. Restoration Project has people attending each session. 15 people will be in the reception/confirmation group at Trinity on Saturday, May 31. iii. As a part of the national Restoration Project, there will be a two-day basics workshop for clergy from around the country. This workshop will be held at All Saints in August. iv. Arts at All Saints has received $1,200 from the Endowment Fund to install an artwork track system in the parish hall. They are asking for $350 from the building/grounds budget to paint the parish hall (work to be done by Drew Schirtzinger). i. Motion by Palmer, seconded to Ratliff, to give Arts at All Saints $350 from the building/grounds budget to paint the parish hall. Motion approved. b. Building and Grounds i. Fire inspection i. The fire inspection form has been filled out by Ratliff/Day. Day is putting together a punch list of items to present to the Vestry. c. Arts at All Saints (Duane Palmer) i. Covered under Rector s report. d. Christian Formation i. Adult Forum (Erin Hougland) i. There will be historical tours given by former rector Gordon Chastain in celebration of the 150 th anniversary of the parish. They will include a tour of the church building on Pentecost, a tour of Crown Hill cemetery in late June, and a tour of the Old Northside neighborhood around the church (date to be determined).

3 ii. Sunday School (Ginger Biddinger): will begin their summer break on June 1 st. e. Deacon Report (Brantley Alexander) i. LEV (Lay Eucharistic Visitor) training will be held at St. Paul s in June. More details to come. f. Green Congregations, All Saints Chapter (Lance Ratliff) i. Motion by Biddinger, seconded by Ratliff, to adopt the Community Resolution to Power Indy Forward from Hoosier Power and Light. Motion approved (copy of the resolution included as an addendum to these minutes). g. Outreach (Lance Ratliff): i. Will begin accepting items on June 1 st for the parish yard sale. The date for the yard sale is Saturday, July 12 th. h. Pop-up Groups (Mother Suzanne): i. Tai Chi will end during the month of May ii. A new program called Distilled Theology, lead by Erin Hougland, will begin June, and will be held once a month. The group will meet at the Thirsty Scholar, on the corner of 16 th and Pennsylvania. The first month s discussion will be on Joy. i. Welcoming and New Members (Mary Roberts/Greg Day): i. New greeters have been added to the schedule. New greeters will be paired with veteran greeters as training. Also, Mary will review greeting procedures with the new greeters. j. Miscellaneous: i. September 20/21 will be the parish s Gala Weekend for our 150 th anniversary. We are inviting past clergy for the weekend. Events will include a semi-formal dinner in the church on Saturday, September 20 th, and the parish picnic will happen the next day on Sunday, September 21 st. More details (ticket information, etc.) to follow. 5) Closing Prayer: offered by Mother Suzanne 6) Adjournment: a. Moved by Hougland, seconded by Biddinger. Motion approved to adjourn. 8:30 PM. Respectfully submitted, Tim Jensen, Clerk of the Vestry

4 Community Resolution to Power Indy Forward WHEREAS, how Indianapolis Power & Light generates its electricity will have long-term impacts on the City of Indianapolis health, economic development and sustainability; and WHEREAS, public, private and faith leaders in Indianapolis have been working together to improve education, mass transit, economic development and environmental sustainability with the goal of making Indianapolis the best place to live, work and do business; and WHEREAS, Indianapolis Power & Light is preparing a 20-year energy plan that must be submitted to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission by November 1, 2014; and WHEREAS, in 2012, and Indiana University public opinion poll found 80 percent of Hoosiers favor increased use of wind and solar energy; and WHEREAS, research indicates that poor air quality linked to burning coal causes asthma attacks, heart attacks and premature death, affecting the lives of children and adults in Indianapolis every day; and WHEREAS, a public-private partnership is working to improve Indianapolis waterways and reconnect them to people and neighborhoods, yet those same waterways are affected by pollution from coal-fired power plants and contain fish contaminated with mercury linked to burning coal; and WHEREAS, other utilities in the Midwest are leading the way in developing a renewable energy economy, including Iowa-based MidAmerican Energy, which by the end of 2015 will get 39 percent of its electric generation resources from wind power; and WHEREAS a report released in 2013 by the Solar Foundation showed Indiana is falling behind Michigan, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky in solar jobs per capita; and WHEREAS, increasingly affordable clean energy is out-competing coal and reducing electricity bills in states like Iowa, Montana, Colorado and Georgia; and WHEREAS, Indianapolis residents want improved options for generating their own electricity and want Indianapolis to improve its energy efficiency ranking from 29 th of 34 cities ranked by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. Therefore, be it now resolved that: 1. The Episcopal Church of All Saints supports a clean, renewable energy vision for powering Marion County. 2. The Episcopal Church of All Saints calls on Indianapolis Power & Light to include in its 20-year energy plan a commitment to stop burning coal in Marion County by The Episcopal Church of All Saints calls on Indianapolis Power & Light to lead the rest of Indiana by replacing its coal-fired generation in Marion County with clean, renewable energy and improved energy efficiency, while continuing to meet the company s obligation to provide affordable and reliable electricity to its customers.

5 4. The Episcopal Church of All Saints further calls on Indianapolis Power and Light to create a just transition plan for workers, the plant site and others who might be affected by the facility s retirement. Read, approved and adopted this 19 th day of May, Tim Jensen Clerk of the Vestry The Episcopal Church of All Saints Indianapolis, IN