Connie brought an electronic copy and distributed a hard copy of the relevant pages from the Clergy Compensation package.  The team discussed several scenarios for Supply coverage, from Full time to 1/3 time.

·         Salary for full time for 3 months for a Senior Clergy would be approximately $19470. At 30% would be $6425 (13 hrs wk including their travel here:  5 hrs Sunday, 2 hrs Tuesday, leaving preparation time and travel at 6hrs). For ½ time we would need to budget $9,735.

·         Supply clergy to cover 3 services per week would be $300x13 wks plus 18% for retirement; $4,600 this would not cover pastoral emergencies.  We also need to include budget for mileage.

As of March 2008 we have $3600 in the sabbatical fund, and we expect to add $500 for 2008 and possible $500 for 2009.  The transfers from Operating Funds to the Sabbatical Fund typically happen in December of each year.

We can ask area clergy to backup Sue for Pastoral Emergencies, Sue will check on availability and cost.   Weddings and Funerals are a big concern. Cannons require 30 day notice and 30 days for counseling for Weddings.  If there was a funeral for a member of the parish, and Sue was home, she would want to be called and let them know that she was available. 

We need to prepare our pastoral care team/ministers for the sabbatical.