1. S T. N ICHOLAS C ATHEDRAL S TRATEGIC P LANNING P ROJECT OVERVIEW

2. WHAT IS STRATEGIC PLANNING? Reviewing current mission, internal operations & resources Examining the external environment Setting priorities Establishing improvements and changes, which, can more effectively help our mission and promote our growth Developing short term and long term plans Mapping a strategy towards the future WHY ARE WE DOING THIS? Stabilize the Cathedral, following a period of close to three years of rapid changes and turmoil Review our ten year old “Vision and Mission” Tackle conflicting issues affecting the Cathedral (recent and historical) Reconsider Cathedral operations and supporting needs Request of Metropolitan Tikhon Create an action plan that our priests can use to lead our Cathedral WHO IS TO BE INVOLVED? Initially, a small dedicated representative group with the right abilities for strategic planning will develop some proposals Subsequently, larger groups will form from parishioners and become involved helping to shape and further the proposal Finally, the full parish will engage being asked to review and decide on the final plan T HE I DEA IS TO PLACE OUR C ATHEDRAL IN A BETTER POSITION TO CARRY OUT ITS MISSION AND M INISTRY

3. PROCESS & TIMELINE FOR THE PROJECT PHASE I W ORKING G ROUP P ROPOSAL D EVELOPMENT 14 O CTOBER – 14 D ECEMBER 2013 PHASE II F OCUS T EAMS R EACT AND R ESPONDS 15 D ECEMBER 2013 – 30 J ANUARY 2014 PHASE III P ARISH M EMBERSHIP V OTES ON A PPROVAL F EBRUARY 2014

4. THE WORKING GROUP’S RESPONSIBILITIES R EVIEW AND ANALYZE THE C ATHEDRAL ' S MISSION AND OPERATIONS IN RELATION TO ITS EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT D ETERMINE AND CREATE A SET OF PRIORITIES AIMED AT GIVING A GOOD SOLID DIRECTION FOR THE C ATHEDRAL ' S EFFORTS AND RESOURCES E STABLISH A LIST OF TASKS AND ACTIVITIES FOR SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM IMPROVEMENTS AND CHANGES C REATE A PLAN THAT CAN HELP GUIDE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIORITIES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND CHANGES D EVELOP THESE IDEAS INTO A PROPOSAL DOCUMENT

5. P ARISH C OUNCIL R EPRESENTATIVES L ONG T ERM C HURCH M EMBER R EPRESENTATIVE S C LERGY R EPRESENTATIVE A LTER R EPRESENTATIVES Service Organization Representatives E X O FFICIO M ODERATO r Working Group membership will be a maximum of 11 members. The group will be selected on three factors to achieve a balanced representation. Church Group Role exhibited on left side Language Representation English Russian, Slavonic, and English Russian/Georgian Work Group skills commitment to being at the meetings able to work in a virtual meeting environment basic ability to work with computer applications, mainly word, excel, and power point able to think long term, out of the box able to see opposite perspectives able to grasp the big picture able to offer ideas and ask questions Church Group Role

6. HIERARCHY AND LAITY CONCILIARITY AT WORK M ETROPOLITAN T IKHON BLESSES FINAL APPROVED PLAN E NTIRE P ARISH M EMBERSHIP R EVIEWS AND V OTES ON P LAN FOLLOWING P ARISH C OUNCIL A PPROVAL R EPRESENTATIVE F OCUS T EAMS R EVIEW, P ROVIDE F EEDBACK, AND ALTERNATIVES TO W ORKING G ROUP P ROPOSAL