Vestry Minutes 03/06/07

Vestry Minutes
03/06/07


Present: Cahoon, Kubicek, Schnorrenberg, Francis, Shaw, G. Mitchell, Kohn, Kinslow, Pounder, McSweeney, A. Mitchell, Arents, Samuels

Absent: Ballard, Stuart-Paul

The Rector explained the format of vestry meetings for the new members.
The meeting began with prayer, scripture and listening post.

During the listening post, Pat Hand and Phil Shaw gave a report from the Renewal and Growth Committee. This committee had it’s genesis during the 2007 Annual meeting. To this point, there have been four meetings with 11 members of the parish actively participating. The committee has looked back over the last three years and complied a list of persons who have left St. Peters. They plan to call of these people and ask them if they will participate in a questionnaire. The answers will be tallied to give information on how to improve St. Peter’s. Eventually it is planned to put this questionnaire out to the parish also.

Kinslow proposed that we thank the committee for their work and Cahoon seconded. The Vestry approved.

The minutes from the January meeting were approved with addendum with Cahoon making motion and Mc Sweeney seconding.

The Rector’s Report was presented.
Appeals committee work is ending for year
Running to be on Standing Committee election will take place during convention.

The Treasurer’s report was presented.
The Treasurer gave an explanation of the report for the incoming vestry members.

The vestry discussed when the communication Sundays that had been agreed to at the Annual meeting would take place. The two dates agreed to are April 22 and July 8. Another date in October or Early November has yet to be determined.

The vestry areas of responsibility were then discussed and assigned.

Hospitality & Parish Events – Angela Mitchell
Spiritual Growth - Guv Mitchell
Pastoral Care Debbie Bryan
Youth & Children’s Ministries - Ann Pounder
Connecting – Sherry Kinslow
Worship – Don Cahoon
Finance – Andrew Stone
Reaching Out – Eric Samuels
Communications – Beth McSweeney

The Connecting with God groups were then discussed. Guv Mitchell agreed to write a letter to the parish that invited people to join a group.
Guidelines for the groups drawn up by Mary Marguerite were passed out and discussed.

The meeting ended with Eucharist at 9:35 PM

Respectfully submitted,
Katherine Schnorrenberg
Registrar