St. Andrew’s Special Vestry Meeting
Peabody Room/Sanctuary
Present: Nicola Barlow, Jeanne Cassin, Dick Dabrowski,
Marilyn Guest, Dwight Harshbarger, Sue Hildreth, Linda Kaferle, Fr. Alan
MacKillop
Absent: John Ferrillo, Yvette Nasworthy, Marianne
Welton
I.
Outreach
Allocation
A.
Sue Hildreth
reported paying the small Outreach allocations and all of Young Life’s ($2500)
B.
Sue Hildreth
reported current shortfall of proposed Outreach allocations as follows:
1.
Episcopal
Relief and Development ($2,000)
2.
SAMS – Gail
White ($1500)
3.
Habitat for
Humanity ($1500)
4.
Diocese of
MA for
5.
Loaves &
Fishes ($1500)
6.
C.
Motion made
by Dwight and seconded by Dick unanimously passed to spend an amount up to the
interest earned on investments ($5500) for purposes of funding the shortfall in
Outreach. Suggested allocations are as
follows (Outreach to make the final decision):
1.
$500 to
Episcopal Relief and Development
2.
$1500 to
SAMS
3.
$1500 to
Habitat for Humanity
4.
$1500 to
Loaves & Fishes
5.
$500 to
D.
Outreach
Fundraising for 2008
1.
$12,500
fundraising goal for 2008
a.
Planning a
Fall concert which is expected to raise a healthy amount
b.
Possible
Spring fundraiser being explored
II.
Korean
Congregation Proposal
A.
Dick
contacted Murphy Insurance (not St. Andrew’s insurance company)
1.
Murphy
Insurance suggested the Korean congregation take out a policy with the same
liability amount as the church has
a.
ACTION
ITEM: Dick to check the church’s policy
for liability amount
2.
Murphy
Insurance said the policy should be relatively inexpensive
a.
This should
be a separate policy, not a rider on our existing policy
b.
This policy
to be paid for by the Korean Congregation
B.
Dick checked
out the website of the church that is currently used by the Koreans
a.
b.
Mentions
that they host a Korean and Haitian church
C.
Decision to
contact Pastor Kim
1.
ACTION
ITEM: Father Alan to tell Pastor Kim
that we are interested in pursuing this relationship and ask for references
2.
ACTION
ITEM: Father Alan to ask Pastor Kim
whether he has been in contact with other churches in the area
3.
ACTION
ITEM: Dick to e-mail Pastor Kim
information about insurance and ask him to pursue retaining a policy
D.
Dick shared
that it is important that this be more than a landlord/tenant relationship
1.
Must think
in terms of doing some community mission together
2.
Pastor Kim
asked that he have a six month grace period before paying for use of the church
a.
Rental
amount to be discussed further
III.
Vestry
Retreat
A.
Linda
distributed info on the different venues
1.
St.
Margaret’s Convent in
a.
ACTION
ITEM: Linda to check with absent Vestry
members about holding the retreat on March 7 & 8
b.
ACTION
ITEM: Linda to give Nicola the tentative
dates so they can be given to the prospective Vestry candidates
IV.
Adjournment
–
Respectfully
submitted,
Linda Kaferle