Peabody Room
Present: Al Colburn, Dick Dabrowski, Linda Kaferle,
Fr. Alan MacKillop, Mary Medeiros, George Miller, Louise Rogers, Erica
Scattergood, Phil Welton
Absent: Sue Hildreth, Don Ulsch, Marianne Welton
I.
Opening
Devotions & Prayer
II.
Priest-in-Charge
Report (Fr. Alan)
A.
General
Convention recently took place in Anaheim California
1.
ACTION
ITEM: Alan will pass along to the Vestry
any summary info he gets regarding the Convention
III.
IV.
Wardens’
Report (Linda & Dick)
A.
Rectory has
been painted
1.
ACTION
ITEM: Linda to talk to painter about a
few outstanding items
a.
Parishioner
comments have been complimentary on the whole
2.
Al suggested
that we get a warranty (normally 1-yr)
a.
ACTION
ITEM: Al to e-mail a standard warranty
form to Linda to give to Jenkins Construction unless they have their own
B.
Parochial
Report has been completed
1.
Motion to
accept the Parochial Report as presented was unanimously passed
C.
1.
Both wardens
feel that it is important for all involved in church leadership roles to take
the diocesan sponsored
a.
To show that
St. Andrew’s leadership takes it seriously
b.
In order for
the leadership to have this shared experience and speak the same “lingo”
c.
Hoping that
all Vestry members and Sunday School teachers who have not, as yet, received a
certificate will attend the October 17th session at St. Paul’s
Church in Natick
V.
Treasurer’s
Report
A.
In lieu of the
treasurer’s report, Phil Welton updated the Vestry on his conversations with
Sue regarding her need for additional help due to health problems to meet the
financial needs of the parish
B.
1.
Motion to
appoint Lorraine Leonard as a second Assistant Treasurer with the
responsibility of training the elected Assistant Treasurer (Marianne Welton)
and to take on whatever functions are necessary to meet the Vestry’s financial
obligations to the parish and the diocese was unanimously passed
2.
ACTION
ITEM: Phil to discuss the particulars
with Sue and keep the Vestry updated
C.
Phil
suggested that a small budget be given to Pastoral Care so that flowers and
cards could be sent to parishioners who are unable to attend church as a way of
communicating with them
1.
He and Sue
had talked about the need for more communication and follow-up
VI.
Search
Committee Update (Mary)
A.
Small teams
will be visiting four candidates to hear them preach and interview them further
and report back to the full committee with their findings
1.
Hoping to
complete these visits by the end of August
B.
Background
checks will be done on these four by the diocese
C.
The final
candidates will then be invited to St. Andrew’s for a Vestry “Meet and Greet”
VII.
Commission
Reports
A.
Parish Life
(Erica S.)
1.
Held a
reception after Priscilla Andrews funeral for approximately 300 people
a.
Many thanks
to Erica and the commission for a wonderful memorial reception
2.
Have been
running movie nights which have been lots of fun for those attending
VIII.
Old Business
A.
Audit
1.
Motion to
accept the 2006/2007 Audit as presented passed (Erica S. abstained since she
was unable to access it on her “ill” computer)
B.
Two-signature
check-signing policy implementation
1.
ACTION
ITEM: Phil to check with Marianne to see
if either Middlesex or
IX.
New Business
A.
Altar Guild
Purchases
1.
With $100
from Jean Cummings’ Memorial money and donations by the Altar Guild members,
two burse and veils have been purchased (one blue set, one white set)
a.
Many thanks
to the Altar Guild members for this generous gift
B.
Jack &
Priscilla Andrews’ Memorial Gift
1.
The
suggestion was made to use the money (approximately $2700) for the repair of
the organ console since Priscilla had wanted the money to be used for something
relating to worship and to then give a dedicatory concert in memory of Jack and
Priscilla
a.
The
consensus of the Vestry was that this was an idea with merit and should be
explored further
b.
ACTION
ITEM: Fr. Alan to ask Kyle to look into
the cost of the repair work
X.
Next Meeting
–
XI.
Closing
Prayer
XII.
Adjournment
–
Respectfully
submitted,
Linda Kaferle