1. New Rochelle, NY December 7, 2010

2.  89 congregations  8 Hudson Valley counties  13,930 members  171 ministers  2011 budget proposal = $624,400  Staff size:1 full-time, 5 part-time, 2 volunteers

3. Each Ministry acts on behalf of the whole in its area of responsibility  Vision Ministries  Congregation and Mission Ministries  Vocation Ministries  Stewardship Ministries  Congregational Change Ministries

5.  Conversations about change  Discovering God’s vision  Evangelism initiative Port Jervis, Marlboro-Highland, New Hempstead  Jill Hudson Leadership Day 100 people  Percept profiles  Technology in the Church Workshops Budget = $32,200

6.  Peru Partnership A team of 10 from HRP visited Peru  October Quest 130 Pastors and Elders  Prison Partnership Seeking justice and building relationships in the prison community  Support for Mission and Education Presbybuild, International Mission, Social Creed

7.  Social Creed Initiative  Presbyterian Women  Presbybuild  Prison Ministry 48 churches, 30 sermons  Rural Migrant Ministry  Presbyterian Camps = $41,900  Project Development = $6,000 Budget = $116,000

8. Committee on Ministry (2010)  End of First Year Reviews 4 congregations  Pastor Nominating Committee Support 32 congregations  Triennial Leadership Conversations 4 congregations

9.  Committee on Preparation for the Ministry Mandated psychological assessments Book support at seminary  Commissioned Lay Pastors On-going Seminars includes those in-training  Clergy Retreat 19 pastors  Clergy Support Fund career assessment, personal emergencies, etc.

10.  Healthy Congregation Mediation Team Engagement with 6 congregations  Sexual Misconduct Workshops Mandated Boundary Workshops in 2011  Healthy Congregation Workshops 3 congregations Budget = $132,600

11.  Training and equipping for change  Multi-cultural ministry  The Clearing 5 Congregations and 7 Pastors  Transformation Grants = $20,000  Adaptive Change/Coaching Skills Training 30 Pastors, 10 Elders, 27 Congregations  Yonkers Initiative Support Grant = $10,000 Budget = $60,500

12. Available to be disbursed in (2010):  Challenge to Change $116,450  Peacemaking $4,000  Synod Partnership Grants $30,000 with NYC and LI Presbyteries  Self-Development of People $11,000 from One Great Hour of Sharing

13.  Preaching and Worship 24 congregations  Session Visits 20 congregations  Head of Staff retreat and meetings, evaluation and support  49 Pastor-to-Pastor Conversations  Installations and Celebrations Jubilee River Cruise, Monroe, Hortonville, Monticello, Germonds, Kingston, Beacon, Freedom Plains United  Resource for: Vision, Congregational Change, COM, Stewardship, Nominations, Personnel, Jubilee Team, Budget, Finance and Property Committee

14.  Clerk of Session/Polity Questions 10-15 per week – 20 during overture season  Annual Clerks of Session Training - Approx. 75 clerks gathered for minutes reading and professional development  Training for new clerks – approx. 15 attending  Regional Officer Training 8 church session + 1 with Deacons 2010 Worship Leadership & Preaching Training (9 hours) for 17 Sullivan County Elders  Preaching 24 churches; 36 services; 1 Presbytery Worship  Special Services - Hortonville Anniversary, Suffern Celebration, Highland Jubilee; Ordinations & Installations

15.  Presbytery Communications www.hudrivpres.org  Mission Coordination Staff to CAMM Peru Partnership Other Mission Support October Quest  Presbytery Meeting Support Worship preparation Technological support  Congregational Visits & Preaching

16.  Trustees  Stewardship Team 72 congregations trained  Budget, Finance, & Property Office rent & expenses Technology & communications  Nominations  Personnel Team Staff Searches, Evaluations & Support  Faith and Order  Committee on Representation Budget = $283,100

17. What has Presbytery done to manage resources?  First staff salary increase in two years of 2%  Further reduction from full-time to part-time  Presbytery office closed on Friday  Increased use of Technology  Total expenses = $624,400 Increase of $13,000

18. Increase of $14,500 Mission Treasury$333,000 Per Capita 243,500 Other 33,500 $610,000

19. Use per capita to cover 77% of operations and administrative expenses  Currently $26.42 – Presbytery share $16.51  Increase $1.58 next year – 2 nd lowest in NE  Per capita budgeted to increase $11,500  $68,515 in unpaid per capita as of November 15  $70,075 in unpaid per capita paid by HRP in last five years

20. Northern New England 42.50 Albany 41.50 West Jersey38.75 Elizabeth 36.86 Palisades 28.50 Newton29.00 Hudson River 28.00 Genesee Valley 25.80

21.  Presbytery retains 68% of mission giving; 2% forwarded to Synod of Northeast, and 30% to General Assembly  Budget holds after decline in Mission giving of $45,000 in 2009  Goal: increase number of church mission pledges from current 61 to 75

22. For each church in Hudson River Presbytery to increase its Mission Giving by 1% of Total Church Receipts

23. Programs & Outreach Operations & AdminTotal Mission333,000- Per Capita-243,500 Other 15,00018,50033,500 Income348,000262,000 610,000 Expenses283,576340,824624,400 % Coverage123%77%98% Surpl./Deficit64,530(83,500)(14,400)

24. Reduced Budget Deficit Next Year  Budget 2010 Deficit = ($19,000)  Budget 2011 Deficit = ($14,400) Stewardship resources to be reviewed after mission pledges received in February – use no endowment income

25. Two-step budget approval to allow for questions, discussion, and ownership  1 st Reading New Rochelle, December 7, 2010  2 nd Reading and Vote Calvary Newburgh, January 25, 2011

26. Calling us as members of the body of Christ to live resurrection with passion and partnership in a changing world