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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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