During the next few weeks, each Ministry Group needs to consider in detail its funding needs for 2026. Each Ministry Group then should create a spreadsheet that proposes by line item a 2026 budget for its operations. Each Ministry Group Coordinator should submit the spreadsheet for his or her group to Darwin and Chalice Phillips, the congregation's Co-Treasurers, by not later than October 31, 2025. The Elders, Ministry staff, Ministry Group Coordinators and Treasurers will meet to consider the congregation's budget beginning at 1:30 pm on Sunday, November 16, 2025. Other members of the congregation are welcome to attend this meeting.