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Vestry Minutes
Thursday, March 27, 2008
In attendance were vestry members: Ginger Ambler,
The meeting was called to order at 6:40 p.m. by Carolyn Ito, Sr. Warden.
Opening prayer was given by
Nurture:
The minutes for February 2008 were approved.
Rector’s Report:
Wardens’ Reports:
Carolyn Ito:
· She reported that she met with the Stewardship Committee to talk about how to provide updated time, talent and treasure survey information.
· She also mentioned that she had talked to Roma Maycock about ways to inform newcomers about the committees and commissions.
· He reported that we have received positive feedback about the job that Divine Cleaning Service has been doing.
· We have to address the repairs for the chairs in the sanctuary, placement of the chairs with kneelers, and purchasing chairs for the choir. Some discussion of pews vs. chairs ensued with no decision made.
· We need a team of people (including youth and vestry members), who will maintain our audio system and monitor it during the services.
· We need people who are willing to be on-call to perform minor maintenance tasks.
Treasurer’s Report:
· He reported that income exceeded expenses through February by $2,000 after adjusting for prepaid pledges of approximately $40,000.
· He said the Treasurer’s office will re-spread the 2008 budget to better match the budget with monthly expenditures as they occur.
Vestry Committee Reports: (See written reports)
New Business:
Old Business:
·
· A motion was made to accept Dorsey, David, and
Ginger’s work in wordsmithing the
· It was decided that the vestry will address the
bullet points under the Vision Statement as a group, and then we will break
into smaller groups to set up action plans.
Once we determine the action plans, we will present them to the
congregation.
· Dorsey agreed to write an article for the next
Cloak that will include the Statements.
Carolyn Ito will have Tim Terry put the Statements on
The next vestry meeting will be on April 17.
The meeting adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Dani Jaworski
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