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Vestry Minutes

 

Thursday, February 21, 2008

 

In attendance were vestry members: Ginger Ambler, David Feldman, Doug Finch, Carolyn Ito, Dani Jaworski, Andy McNeil, Sarah Noble, Gary Osborn, Ed Pease, Dorsey Smith, Michael Terrien, and Larry Williams.   Also attending were Shirley Smith Graham, rector; Lloyd Woods, treasurer; Edith Edwards, register; and Stephen Berry, facilitator for our mutual ministry review   Absent: Lois Headden.

 

Opening prayer was given by Sarah Noble.

 

Shirley Smith Graham led us in a rehearsal of the Norms.

 

The minutes for December 2007 were approved.  Also the minutes of the email concerning approval of COLA were approved.

 

Rector’s Report: Shirley will share with the Vestry things we need to know and observations she makes about the parish.  She is seeing newcomers getting involved.

          She also reported that the medical insurance is going up for employees.

          The parochial report is due in early March.

          Interaction in the larger community is continuing.  She attended the Martin Luther King Breakfast which raises funds for scholarships.  She will also give the opening prayers and benediction at the NAACP Banquet.

          Shirley will serve on the Diocesan Committee on Mission and Ministry Foundation.

          On Maundy Thursday the evening service will contain the washing of the feet.  She invited the vestry to be involved in the act of washing feet and also asked that anyone who could meet with her and Mal Hunt regarding the process of lowering the cross please do so.

 

          Warden’s Report: Carolyn Ito reported that the Divine Cleaning Service has been hired.  They clean 5 other churches in town.  They will come to the church Monday through Friday to clean.  Mr. William Jones is the owner.

 

          Mutual Ministry Review: Stephen Berry led a review of what has occurred in the last six months since Shirley Smith Graham arrived as our rector.  He recommended a review every year after this.

The following questions were asked and discussed:

 

Are we growing?

What is the feel of the place?

What new programs are there?

Has anything happened that could have gone better?

What can the vestry of the lay leadership do more or less of?   (Question directed to Shirley).

 

          Dorsey Smith suggested we do another survey of how the congregation feels about the effectiveness of our communication.

 

          Cloak articles: Carolyn Ito will do an article about who the congregation should contact about problems or ideas.

A motion was made to include in the Cloak each quarter a statement of expenses and income and statistical information about the congregation. The motions was seconded and passed

 

          A check-in on how we conducted our meeting.  Stephen Berry said he thought we followed the “Norms” very well.

 

          Shirley added to her report that the search for an assistant rector is going well.  Lloyd Woods asked if it would be helpful to have authority to negotiate the amount in the contract.  Dorsey Smith moved that Shirley be given $5,000 for negotiation of the contract for the assistant rector.  The motion was seconded and passed.

 

          The next vestry meeting will be March 26.

          The Hail and Farewell Party will be on March 8.

 

Ginger Ambler closed the meeting with a prayer.

 

Meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

Edith Edwards, Register





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