Vestry Highlights – July

• Heard recommendations from Don Cox and Building Committee.
• Voted to brace and straighten connector.
• Voted to to lay concrete at the church bulkhead ramp to divert water away from the building and from seeping into the basement.
• Voted to go ahead with purchase and installation of acoustical tiles in the parish hall.
• Voted to approve Lay Minister training that is scheduled for July 19.
• Voted to send $400 to Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza as requested by the Outreach Committee
• Approved a revised budget for period July 1 through December 31, 2018 as presented by Cindy Frost.
• Revisited the parameters for an interim priest and heard from the Rev. Ted Kanellakis (who was invited to consult) about the pros and cons of a three-year period. We discussed what we should expect of the interim priest and what we can learn and achieve during this period. Following this discussion, there was consensus that the terms voted on at the June meeting were the best ones for the parish.