Peabody Room
Present: Dick Dabrowski, Marilyn Guest, Dwight
Harshbarger, Russ Harris, Sue Hildreth, Linda Kaferle, Fr Alan MacKillop,
Yvette Nasworthy, Marianne Welton
Absent: Jeanne Cassin, John Ferrillo
I.
Opening
Devotions and Prayer
II.
Motion
Approved to Accept
III.
Priest-in-Residence
Report
A.
Reported on
Special Convention held on
1.
Attended by
St. Andrew’s delegates, Jeanne Cassin and Kim Lindo, as well as Nancy
Barringer, Russ Harris and Fr. Alan
2.
Focused on
helping churches understand how to build up the life of their congregations
3.
Video of
Bishop Curry’s speech available on website
B.
Lenten
Series going well
1.
C.
Reported
that Russ Harris will be taking time away from his position as Senior Warden
for personal reflection
IV.
Treasurer’s
Report
A.
Working with
a slightly positive Net Operating Income
B.
Last of
Riley bequest received
C.
Motion
approved to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented
V.
Investments
A.
ACTION
ITEM: Sue to prepare a full set of
financials for next month’s meeting (since investment statements should be
received by then)
B.
ACTION
ITEM: Fr. Alan to contact John Ferrillo to
clarify his role and the current make-up of the Investment Commission (which
originated as a sub-committee of Stewardship)
VI.
Old Business
A.
Junior
Warden position
1.
Hold on
filling this position at this time
B.
Directory
1.
Close to
completion – probably within a week or so
C.
Access Ramp
1.
Received
$5,000 along with a letter from Belle (Choate)
a.
ACTION
ITEM: Fr. Alan to send a response letter
to Belle
b.
ACTION
ITEM: Sue to ask Erica to put the news
in the X-Press
2.
ACTION
ITEM: Fr. Alan to invite Manny Lindo to
the next vestry meeting to review the bids and discuss the next steps
3.
Dick
Dabrowski distributed an e-mail regarding the location of the door hardware
D.
Vestry
Retreat
1.
ACTION
ITEM: Fr. Alan to send list of places to
contact to Linda
2.
ACTION
ITEM: Linda to coordinate dates and
places for the retreat
E.
Sherry at
Coffee Hour
1.
Consensus of
the vestry to pass on this issue at this time
F.
Commission
Roster Update
1.
Vestry
liaison for each commission (with the exception of Altar Guild) chosen
a.
Christian
Formation – Yvette Nasworthy
b.
Communications
– Linda Kaferle
c.
Facilities –
Marianne Welton
d.
Membership –
Dick Dabrowski
e.
Outreach –
Dwight Harshbarger
f.
Parish Life
– Marilyn Guest
g.
Pastoral
Care – John Ferrillo
h.
Stewardship
– Sue Hildreth
i.
Worship –
Fr. Alan
2.
ACTION
ITEM: Vestry liaisons to identify
themselves to their commissions
3.
ACTION
ITEM: Fr. Alan and Dick D. to update the
members of each commission on the website
VII.
Commission
Reports
A.
Communications
1.
Dick
Dabrowski announced the introduction of a page in the X-Press reserved as a
community forum with the following guidelines:
a.
Must be
submitted by a member of the parish
b.
Must be that
person’s own work
c.
Must be
signed by that person
d.
Limited to ½
page long
B.
Membership
1.
Dick
Dabrowski announced the development of three series to be published in the
a.
“ We Welcome
You” Series
b.
“We Believe”
Series
c.
“Faces of
C.
Stewardship
1.
Sue reported
on the mini-fair to take place on Palm Sunday
a.
Pre-ordered
plants to be available for pick-up
b.
Baked goods
to be sold
2.
Concert
a.
Long lead-time
event with a lot of work involved
ACTION ITEM: To be discussed at Stewardship Meeting
D.
Outreach
1.
Nicola
Barlow taking over the organizational end (much to Fr. Alan’s delight)
E.
Worship
1.
Fr. Alan and
Michael Smith are planning a special Easter Vigil service, hoping that it
becomes one of the prime Easter services from now on
F.
Christian
Formation
1.
Yvette
reported that the parents of the youngest children taking part in Godly Play
have some concerns over the content (which at times scares these youngsters)
a.
Yvette has
been keeping these parents abreast of upcoming lessons so the parents can
decide whether their child should partake in the particular lesson
b.
Fr. Alan
would be happy to talk to the concerned parents
G.
Facilities
1.
Russ
reported that it has been discovered that the Parish Hall is without insulation
in its walls (the roof is insulated)
a.
Russ
suggested that the walls be insulated during the summer
2.
Furnace
problems
1.
Wired
incorrectly – has been fixed
2.
Glitch in
the exhaust system that may be covered by manufacturer – needs to be addressed
before next heating system
a.
Has been
temporarily fixed
b.
Talked about
purchasing carbon monoxide detectors for the church
3.
Dick
Dabrowski suggested that an updated list of approved vendors be made available
by the Facilities Commission to the vestry members
VIII.
New Business
A.
Trial time
change for vestry meetings
1.
Beginning
1.
One of the
vestry members has another commitment at
2.
Fr. Alan has
an hour drive following the meeting
IX.
Next Meeting
–
X.
Closing
Prayer
XI.
Adjournment
Respectfully
submitted,
Linda Kaferle