Minutes
of the Vestry of
St.
Timothy’s Episcopal Church
Present:
Chris
Large, senior warden; Sheryl Otter, junior warden; the Rev. Kirsteen Wilkinson,
assistant priest; Jane Bostwick; John Kurek; Kitty Herndon; Judy Champa; Keira
Sparrow; Steve Poston, clerk; Ed Champa, visitor.
Devotion:
Kirsteen
read from Lesser Feasts and Fasts
about St. Alban (ca. {d-} 209).
Minutes of the
The
spelling of Kirsteen’s last name was corrected. Steve moved acceptance of the minutes; John seconded; approved on voice
vote.
Finance report
for May 2008:
Steve
asked about a pending investment of $20,000 for a CD; Chris said that Treasurer
Chuck Nemeth is awaiting a good interest rate and that the Vestry’s approval of
this investment still stands. Judy asked about “vendor liabilities,” and Chris
assured her that this category is a catch-all. There was some discussion about
a negative amount in the altar flowers fund. Steve moved acceptance of the financial report; Kitty seconded;
approved on voice vote.
Property
commission:
1.
Lights:
exterior lighting has been ordered and will be on-hand in late June.
2.
The
sign and banner project was discussed.
3.
Garage
repairs and painting, bridge repairs, and exterior painting will be undertaken
by Joe Lawfton, upon vote of the Vestry.
Judy
moved that Joe be hired as needed to undertake several projects under the
direction of Hal Olsen; Jane seconded; approved on voice vote.
4.
Hallway
and sanctuary carpet replacement will be undertaken at a later date.
5.
Roof
grant from Diocese: Sheryl is writing a grant request for $10,260 for
replacement of the roofing.
6.
Women’s
restroom plumbing repairs: John is handling this.
7.
Kitchen
fire suppression system: Koorsten is to recharge the system.
Old business:
1.
Controversial
communicant: Keira has not received the parish communications; Chris will
deliver by hand.
2.
Internet
access: Sheryl moved that the parish
obtain internet access for the offices; Judy seconded; approved on voice vote.
Kirsteen will handle the arrangements.
3.
Parish
profile update: this is tabled.
4.
Sonatrol
alarm contact in parish: John will be the contact for alarm calls.
5.
Adult
acolytes: recruitment is ongoing.
New business:
1.
Newsletter
deadlines: Kirsteen will set the third Sunday as deadline. Steve will
contribute an article about the Everyone/Everywhere missions conference he
attended in
2.
The
parish address book should be updated.
3.
A
new column called “getting to know the congregation: may be introduced.
4.
Birthdays
to be prayed for should reflect active members and people who are known by
parishioners.
5.
Outreach:
a discussion about providing a budget for giving gas cards to needy people
resulted in a motion by Sheryl to allot
$200 from parish funds for this purpose; Judy seconded; approved by assent.
6.
MDG
fundraiser project: Steve and Sheryl will work on a fundraiser.
7.
Recycling:
conversation about recycling included input from many members, but in the end
it was decided to continue to recycle paper and give to the church next door.
8.
There
is concern about cremation burials in the meditation garden and the desire to
take care to not disturb remains. Chris will develop a record. Kirsteen is
pursuing the family records of persons baptized in the past few years to ensure
accurate and timely inclusion in the parish registry.
9.
Kirsteen
is scheduled for on-call duty in June and July. Father Robin Myers will be away
for most of the month of August.
10.
Steve
reported that the videotaping of the Rev. Canon Malcolm Boyd was set for this
day (June 19) in
11.
South
Central Deanery meeting: Kirsteen said that 17 people attended and there was a
lot of discussion about outreach in all the parishes. The Sept22 deanery
meeting is at St. Timothy’s.
12.
Sheryl
said that the office needs adequate machinery and supplies such as a stapler,
pencil sharpener and clock.
Adjourn:
The
meeting adjourned with Compline about
Respectfully
submitted,
Steve Polston, clerk