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The Share Group program at Trinity is now going into its third year. It continues to meet in home settings, with participants bringing a favorite dish for all to share. All have enjoyed and gained from sharing with each other in this way.
This year Betty Malbon has joined in acting as hostess, and we have enjoyed her hospitality. It is difficult to have a date and time that can fit into folks' schedules, but we seem to make it, and people are always eager and ready when a new date is presented.
Any parishioner, and their guests, are always welcome. There
is no set membership. When a date and time is announced, contact
the named host/hostess, to get directions and necessary
information. Sharing is something we do well.
Jan Boyd
A Daisy Girl Scout Troop has been meeting every other Wednesday at Trinity since October. The troop began with six five year old girls and has recently expanded to eight young ladies. The Daisy Girl Scout program is designed as an introductory experience to Girl Scouts for five and six year old girls. Typical meetings include arts and crafts activities, songs, games, story telling, and learning the Girl Scout Promise and Girl Scout Law.
Upcoming activities in 2005 will include roller skating, a Valentine's Day project which will be given to shut-ins, organizing activities for Girl Scout Sunday on March 6th, hiking, learning about the benefits and disadvantages of television and Internet, and completing a community service project in the spring.
The Daisies, their families and the troop co-leaders would
like to thank Trinity Church for providing us with such pleasant
meeting space. We look forward to fun-filled learning activities
throughout the winter and spring.
Stephanie and Linda Crapsey, co-leaders
The Investment Committee met three times during this past year. A conference call was held in January; a meeting with our brokers, Cris and Kevin Tritsch, in April; and another meeting with Chris Trisch in July. It was a pleasure meeting our brokers for the first time since they took over the duties from their father, our long time broker Hank Tritsch, who retired from Merrill Lynch. In between the meetings, the Tritsch Group kept us informed by phone about the progress of our church portfolio.
We made many adjustments during the year, and a detailed list is below:
Sold:
1500 shares Exxon Mobil
1400 shares Pfizer
500 shares Chevron Texaco
400 shares Home Depot
375 shares Eastman Kodak
200 shares Lowes
200 shares Wal-Mart
163 shares SBC
400 shares Bristol Myers Squibb
500 shares Northeast Utilities
300 shares IBM
1000 shares Gillette
1735 shares MFS Total Return Fund
3095 shares ML Eurofund CI A
1633 shares ML Global Tech Fund CI A
766 shares ML Global Tech Fund CII B
1000 shares Duke Realty
1200 shares McKesson
427 shares Pub SVC Enterprise
50 shares Hospira
1000 shares Equity Residential Props
1000 shares Health Care Prop
1000 shares Kimco Realty
1000 shares Merrill Lynch PFD
800 shares Citigroup Capital VI
1000 shares Citigroup Cap VII
1000 shares Parner Re LTD
Purchased:
2500 shares HRPT Properties
600 shares International Paper
826 shares Citigroup
600 shares Dupont
1000 shares Wachovia
$20,000 Notes Federal Natl. Mtg SBC
$30,000 Bonds Citigroup Global Markets
20,000 Notes Federal Home Ln Mtg Corp
30,000 CD Standard Federal Bank
Portfolio in past years:
1998 2,140,959
1999 2,155,004
2000 2,110,174
2001 2,022,412
2002 1,601,684
2003 1,772,643
2004 1,740,263 *
* A loan to St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Bedford, Massachusetts led to the liquidation of $150,000 worth of stock, otherwise our holdings for the year would have been $1,890,263 -- an increase of $117,620 from the previous year.
Your Investment Committee members are Bill Arnold (original member), Bob Takesian (original member), Joan Brawley, Bert Walker, Bruce Malbon, Milton Boyd, Tom High and Father Crapsey.
We wish to thank Bill Eckel for his contributions and services to the Investment Committee for the past three years.
Bob Takesian
The Marion E. Hayes Endowment Portfolio, which is being managed for growth, made significant changes during the year.
All holdings were transferred into Consults Diversified Portfolios (CDP), which are privately managed investment portfolios. It provides risk-appropriate management, strategic asset allocation and diversification -- all in a single account. We also have investment strategy review, portfolio structure and manager selection, private portfolio management, performance review and help to reduce portfolio volatility through asset allocation and diversification.
Portfolio in past years:
1999 1,239,365
2000 1,099,319
2001 922,469
2002 675,479
2003 873,527
2004 926,396
Bob Takesian
The amount of $850.00 has been added to the Scholarship Fund
during the past year from the following:
Pecan Sales (highest year ever) $ 550.00
Coffee Hour Sales 197.50
VC Tapes (collection from the late Varris Takesian) 59.00
Books & Paperbacks 30.00
Donation from Kay Bailie 13.50
Total $ 850.00
Thanks go to all friends and parishioners who made this
possible.
Bob Takesian
We saw two musicals this past year at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly. They were Kiss Me Kate in May with 10 attending (the lowest number in years) and Swing in October, with 26 in attendance. On both occasions we dined at the Roma in Bradford. Those who didn't attend the theatre joined us for dinner afterwards. These are always enjoyable times.
This coming season will feature the following: Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fame, Cinderella, Camelot, The Full Monty and a new musical premiere yet unknown.
We'll see what you might like to see and where to dine?
Bob Takesian
The Men's Corporate Communion Breakfast was held on Sunday, May 16 with 30 in attendance (33 tickets sold) our best year for some time. The ladies cooked their usual fine meal consisting of scrambled eggs, bacon, and hashed browns, with orange juice muffins, donuts, coffee, tea, and milk.
The ladies who cooked and served were Marge Dovey, Nancy Daly, Susan Bourassa, Wendy Smith, Janet Boyd, Joan Brawley, Kim Waddington, Sally Bragdon, Betty Malbon, Joyce Painter Rice, Ann Richard, and Heather Paltinavich. Tables were set by Betty Walker and Shirley Walker, and flower and table decorations by Shirley Walker.
The committee for selecting the Man of the Year was Bert
Walker, Dale Fleming, and Bob Takesian. The man chosen this year
was Milton E Boyd. Our congratulations to Milt for his dedicated
service to Trinity Church.
Bob Takesian
The Women's Annual Corporate Communion Breakfast was held on Sunday, April 25, with 43 in attendance. As our usual custom, the men cooked a breakfast consisting of eggs, bacon, taters. yogurt with, donuts, muffins coffee, tea and orange juice. Those who cooked and served were Gary Morris, Dale Fleming, Milton Boyd, Chris Cerrato, Howard Boyd and his son Mark, Ed Brawley, Richard Becker, two boys (the Waddington brothers?), and Bob Takesian. Betty Walker and Shirley Walker set the tables and Shirley Walker the decorations and flower arrangements.
The nominating committee for Woman of the Year consisted of
Kay Bailie, Marge Dovey and Sally Bragdon. The woman honored this
year was Dorrit Maurice for her many years of faithful service to
Trinity Church. Our congratulations to Dorrit..
Betty Walker
About these yearly awards:
It all began in 1978 when it was decided to recognize
parishioners for wok accomplished during their lifetime of
service to Trinity Church. The first recipients to receive this
honor were Eleanor K. Morse and Ewan W. Glass who were both 90
years young. You will notice two plaques that honor others
throughout the years are hanging in the upstairs hall.
Betty Walker
Bob Takesian
BALANCE - January 1, 2004 $ 918.22
RECEIPTS
Groveland Congregational Church $ 1500.00
Haverhill Female Benevolent Society 1200.00
Trinity Episcopal Church 651.18
First Baptist Church 500.00
Project Bread 1000.00
C W A 1365 203.00
The Feinstein Family Fund 32.68
Individual Donors (5) 398.00 5484.86
Refunds 50.00 50.00
Total Receipts 6453.06
EXPENSES
BJ's Wholesale Club 1213.37
Boston Food Bank 890.69
Market Basket 397.48
Wal-Mart 511.88
Verizon 348.37
Commerce Insurance (car) 671.00
Postage 171.86
Car Repairs 176.00
United Way of Merrimack Valley 212.50
Gerrish, Peters & Company 35.57
Hampstead Trophy 86.40
FMI Publications 31.00
Shaw's Market 65.60
Kohl's 34.99
Home Depot 14.63
Angelo the Florist 82.00
Product Philanthropy 45.00
Walk for Hunger 18.00
Project Bread 20.00
Casey Paper 4.73
Fleet Bank 5.00
Gas 526.56 5562.63
BALANCE - December 31, 2004 $ 890.45
Bob Takesian, Treasurer
BALANCE - January 1, 2004 $ 6796.21
Kenneth E. Dovey Memorials 200.00
Interest 18.13 218.13
BALANCE - December 31, 2003 $ 7014.34
Bob Takesian, Treasurer
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