Vestry Highlights March 2024

VESTRY HIGHLIGHTS – meeting March 10, 2024

• We received a detailed treasurer’s report to include first quarter income of $21,020.39 from our endowment funds.
• Elaine Bielenberg will begin selling Hannaford cards during coffee hour in the hopes it will boost our sales. We earn 5% of the value of the cards.
• A Building Use Policy (for outside groups) was approved.
• Kristen Burkholder shared her journey in the Diaconate process. She will likely complete most of her course work by September 2024 and will serve a 6-12 month internship at St. John Baptist, Thomaston.
• Voted to purchase a new computer for the office and also for the Parish Hall for running zoom and other media.
• Vestry Ministry Assignments/liaison were made as follows:

Outreach – Cindy Frost

Creation Care – Ruth Heffron

Music – Craig Watson

Hospitality – Kathy Sticht

Newcomers – Roy McAlpine

Education – Roy McAlpine

Altar Guild – Linda Parsloe

Communication – Chris Urick

Pastoral Care – Barbara Briggs+

• The commissioning of new vestry members will take place on Sunday, May 19 during the worship service.
• Barbara+ shared some recent and new strategies in the search for an organist or music director.