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Senior Warden, Annual Report, 2018
Helmut Linne von Berg

Memories of years as your Junior Warden are full of activities; multiple projects going on
and never getting it all done. I enjoyed those times and there was great satisfaction in
seeing projects getting completed to make our beloved St. Peter’s Church a better place.
When I became Senior Warden about a year ago, I was lost. I asked myself: what kind of a
contribution can I make? What should I be doing? Finally, I found the answer in the story
of a wise old owl living in an oak tree; the more he saw the less he spoke; the less he spoke
the more he heard. Helmut, why can’t you be like that old bird, I asked myself. Well, I did. I
became all eyes and ears and had less to say. Even at Vestry meetings, the Senior Warden
wasn’t even on the agenda, so I have done a lot of listening and watching.

1. I did see the beautiful flower arrangements at the altar every Sunday morning,
the Lord’s beautiful creations placed there by Cookie Davis to the Glory of God!
Thank you very much, Cookie.
2. I saw a professionally managed Webpage, with useful information for every
week’s activities, enriched with many photos, a virtual tour of our church’s
architecture and people in action. Many thanks, Ben! The price for all that
work? It was done PRO BONO!
3. I heard fabulous Organ music by Bach, Beethoven, Purcell, Mozart and other
composers played by our Music Director Brad, who also makes our 4-5 person
choir sound almost like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Thank you Brad for
adding so much to our worship with music!
4. Occasionally, I heard beautiful Harp melodies played by Marylin Newman –
thank you so much for sharing those wonderful sounds.
5. While Catherine was away this summer for several weeks for
vacation/sabbatical, I was in charge of making sure that all ran smoothly at
church. I was the contact person for the parish and coordinated with Catherine
when necessary to let her know about pastoral needs in the parish. I checked on
those in the parish who needed a word of encouragement or a visit. I
coordinated with the treasurer when necessary. I was available for whatever
need arose. It was lonely at the top; however, with our treasurer Eunice keeping
finances in the green and Barbara Wisdom assuring that bulletins were on time
on Sunday mornings, I could sleep like a baby! Of course, Catherine had made
arrangements prior to departure for preachers, officiants, etc. Well done!
6. Thank you, Betty Kunstmann for handling the United Thank Offering, the UTO
blue boxes, an outreach of our ECW helping people around the world with
financial grants.
7. Thank you, Nancy Long for handling the Samaritans Purse Shoebox collection for
many years. In 2018 we directed our support from the Shoeboxes to the Heifer

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