[Contacts] special mission center conference June 6, Saturday 2:00pm Fairbanks

[Larry Haywood]

Friends,

It is necessary for Coastal Bend Texas Mission Center to convene a  
special conference.  There are two items on the agenda of the  
conference. The first is to consider an amendment  to the 2009 budget  
to increase the percentage of support that the mission center provides  
for the field specialist  position that  Francisco holds.  This is the  
result of the announced reduction in World Church staff. Increasing  
the mission center percentage of support of the field specialist  
position is one means of minimizing the number of staff reductions  
that will be necessary.

The other agenda item will be consideration of the priesthood call of  
Mark Euritt to the office of Bishop.  If the call is approved the  
ordination may take place during one of the reunions at Sionito.

The special mission center conference will be June 6, Saturday, at  
2:00 pm at Fairbanks. It is necessary to hold the conference as early  
as this in order to provide the resulting information regarding the  
budget amendment to the World Church Finance Board who will  approve  
the World Church budget reductions. That board meets June 13 and 14.

Because Coastal Bend conducts a delegate conference, it will be  
necessary for each congregation to call a conference in order to elect  
delegates to the conference.  I am aware that some congregations  
already have conferences scheduled before the June 6 date. Pastors  
should advise Cheryl Saur and me when they wish to schedule the  
conference and we will attempt to provide a representative from the  
mission center to be present.

It is required for there to be 30 days notice of any resolution that  
is brought to a mission center conference, and 4 weeks advanced notice  
of the calling of a conference. The resolutions will be sent to  
congregations and the web page well before May 7.

I am sending the announcement now to allow congregations to announce  
the conference beginning this Sunday, and to schedule and announce  
congregational conferences to elect delegates.  Each congregation may  
elect up to 5 delegates and 5 alternates.The congregations are  
required to announce congregational conferences at least two weeks in  
advance. If a special conference is called the only items on the  
announced agenda may be treated.

Special conferences may only deal with the agenda items announced at  
the calling of the conference. This mission center conference will be  
limited to discussion of the 2009 budget amendment and the priesthood  
call of Mark Euritt. In the explanation of the budget amendment  
resolution it will be made clear that the adoption of the resolution  
is with the intention that the same percentage of support for the  
field specialist position as in the resolution will be included in the  
2010 proposed budget. The 2010 budget, however, will not be on the  
agenda of this special conference.

We will also provide information about the impact on the available  
funds into the future that will result from continuing with the  
proposed expenses from those funds. This as well will be provided as  
additional information to inform the debate on the  budget amendment  
resolution.

Thanks for your consideration of this matter.

In Christ,

Terry

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