At the outset of its work toward drafting the 2011 diocesan budget, the Budget Committee of Diocesan Council will offer four regional hearings in March and April, open to all.  Attendance by deanery is encouraged, but anyone is welcome to attend any hearing.  The program at each will include presentation of key financial matters of the diocese regarding congregations, including development of the 2011 budget and assessments, with time for open discussion. 

The hearings will take place, unless otherwise noted, from 7 to 9 p.m. on:

Tuesday, March 23 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul (138 Tremont Street) in Boston
(Boston Harbor, Neponset River and South Shore deaneries);

Thursday, March 25 at the Church of Our Saviour (in the parish hall at 60 Union Street) in Middleboro
(Cape and Islands, Mt. Hope-Buzzards Bay and Taunton River deaneries);

Saturday, March 27, 10 a.m., at St. Barnabas's Church (91 Main Street) in Falmouth;

Thursday, April 15 at Trinity Church (124 River Road) in Topsfield
(Merrimack Valley, Mystic Valley and North Shore deaneries); and

Thursday, April 22 at St. Anne’s-in-the-Fields Church (147 Concord Road) in Lincoln
(Alewife, Charles River and Concord River deaneries).

In addition, a Strategic Ministries hearing is set for Wednesday, March 24, 7-9 p.m., at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul (138 Tremont Street) in Boston.  Diocesan-funded Strategic Ministries will update the Budget Committee on their progress since the hearing last August and present plans and a budget for 2011.

FOR INFORMATION:  The Rev. Canon Mally Lloyd, Canon to the Ordinary (617/482-4826, ext. 402 or mallyl [at] diomass [dot] org) or The Rev. Frank Fornaro, Budget Committee (781/275-8262).