What's Happened

One of the requests made by my Staff-Parish Relations Committee Chair asked of me this past month is an up-to-date "what has the pastor done" list.

Now, I will own that I have not done all of these things. In fact, most of them have been done by other people. But, I will also say that many of these things were done at my impetus or prompting. There are a few of these things I have counted the chickens before they hatched, as they are still only in process, but they are moving.

So, in no particular order:

Have Done List:

HAD A BABY

New Computers for the Office and the Pastor

Networked the Campus, with wireless access points throughout

Fencing for the BBQ

Reintegrated people into worship as readers, lectors, and attendants

Celebrated 50 years of Ojai UMC in ministry with the former pastors

Opened the Sanctuary to preschool chapel, and teach every other week

Emptied the parsonage of old accoutrement

New carpet, new flooring and new paint at the parsonage interior

Holes in floor patched and replaced

Parsonage tented for termites

New heating and A/C units, asbestos removal at parsonage

New A/C unit on Peterson Hall

A/C, heater units repaired at the preschool

Water Heater cleaned

Closets cleaned at Church

Updated archives at the church

Current Lay Leadership Directory

Review of all membership

Renewal of Baptism for Jeremy Jurgens

Completed Christian Educators Conference

New Copier in the Office

Cleaned the office, organized files

Removed old financial files, sent to shredder

Reviewed existing Mission and Vision statements

Implemented Visioning plan

Visited with more than 75% of active membership and 50% of inactive membership

Hospital Visitations, along with several shut-in visitations

Library, UMW Library, Pastor's library, Hallway library shelves cleaned; books cleaned, sold and shared

Clean-up and sale of Sew 'n Sews projects

Funeral for Hal Mitrany

History Wall Created

New Refrigerator @ Parsonage

New Washer and Dryer @ Parsonage

Completed Mortgage Paperwork

Collated materials in the safe deposit box

Got a Title report

Updated Fed Tax ID information and State Tax ID

Established 501(c)3 documentation

Got Property Taxes evaluated, some charges dropped, and some reimbursed four years back