St. Matthew’s Church
Vestry Meeting Minutes
Present: Rev. Elizabeth Miller, Roger Stiles, Bonnie
Fuller, David Shepherd, Greg Wehrwein, Kay O’Brien,
Jon Nelson, Tim Sivret, Gloria Anderson, and Adam
Fisher
Meeting opened at
Rev. Miller began the
meeting by reminding members that annual reports were due. The vestry discussed the upcoming annual
meeting and the number of vacancies on the vestry.
Roger Stiles made a motion
to move the date of annual meeting. The
original date was very inconvenient for many in the parish and following a
brief discussion on dates, the vestry voted to change the meeting date to
February 13.
Vestry retreat will be
scheduled following election of new members.
Rev. Miller handed out a
letter of agreement outlining the terms of her employment for the coming
year. Vestry members reviewed and voted
to sign the document.
Vestry minutes read and
approved with minor changes.
Treasurer’s Report
Financial statements for the
month were distributed. A mistake in the
statement concerning office supplies skewed some of the numbers. Vestry discussed the budget for the search
committee. The current budget is $5,000,
but may not be enough to cover the cost of moving expenses for the new
rector. Kay O’Brien made a motion to
increase the amount to $7,500 and the vestry voted in support of the motion.
Pledges for 2005 look pretty
good. St. Matthew’s has some new pledgers,
a few increased pledges, and only lost a few pledgers
over the course of the year.
Treasurer’s report was
accepted with changes.
Junior
Missing window cranks were
replaced.
Unfinished business:
Jon Nelson noted that the
flood lights didn’t seem to be working right.
It was noted that he should try turning on the light switch.
Rector’s Report
Rev. Miller has been busier
than she hoped she would be. December
was a hectic month with demands between the two churches and a busy concert
schedule. She visited with shut-ins
during the holidays and has been meeting with the confirmation class. She was very pleased with the way the pageant
came together.
Rev. Miller asked if it
would be okay to have a group spend part of an upcoming weekend in the church
as they prepare for a diocesan teen event.
Meetings are scheduled Friday and Saturday and the group will be
attending church service on Sunday.
Rev. Miller noted that there
may be an opportunity for an area bible study school next summer. Someone recently approached her about using
St. Mark’s facilities for that purpose.
Discernment/Search Committee
Profiles are complete and
have gone to print. The group is meeting
again next week. We haven’t heard if any
individuals have applied to the diocese for the position.
ECW
Gloria discussed some of the
upcoming Lenten suppers. The scheduling
has not been finalized for the suppers yet – need to coordinate between the two
churches on who is responsible for each.
Next meeting will be in
March. The group may invite the director
of Bread of Life ministries to hear about their services.
Old Business
Meeting adjourned with
prayer by Rev. Miller at
Next Meeting Next vestry meeting will be held on February 8 at
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