Blessing of the Animals. The vestry of St. Paul’s church currently has seven elected members. My parents, John Seaman and Martha O’Brien were married in this church in 1939, as were my sister, Elizabeth Seaman Tenney, and my brother, Jack Seaman. Susan Boudreaux. Ken Brown, Senior Warden. While a member of the Grovenburg UMC, I attended various classes offered at the district level and attained the level of Certified Lay Servant in the United Methodist Church and I held several positions on the Administrative Council of the local church. 2013 – replacement of the balcony rail and installation of an additional support rod. It is surrounded by plantings maintained by church members. The Vestry is the authoritative body of the Congregation and is subject only to the Diocesan and National Church Canons. I also served on the vestry at St. James Episcopal Church in Birmingham, including serving as Junior Warden and as Senior Warden. The vestry is the elected lay leadership and the legal representative of St. Paul’s. The Rev. James M. Pevehouse (Chair of the Vestry) at james@stpaulswaco.org or Mr. Curtis Cleveland, our Senior Warden. Their job is to support the Rector/Provost in the day to. Self guided church tours available 9am – 4pm weekdays. Welcome to St. Paul's Episcopal Church Mark Williams, Sr. Your St. Paul’s Vestry is: The Rev. Call for guided tour – available most days 9am – 4pm Tuesday Rupp Send Email • (503)267-3028. The parish members would meet with the clergy to discuss the affairs of the parish. Judy Dean – Senior Warden Class of 2021 Dick Bennett – Junior Warden – Class of 2020 Fred Dean - Treasurer Maureen Leary– … The Vestry is the parish governing board or church council. At that time, I began attending St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, joining my son, Larry and his family and my sister, Jane Bryce there. Vestry members normally serve a three year term and must be members in good standing of the parish to serve. The Vestry of St. Paul’s, comprising the church rector and congregational representatives, make administrative decisions for the church. DAVID GEIB, SENIOR WARDEN. The vestry also serves as an advisory council to the rector who by church law is the parish’s chief liturgical and pastoral officer. I currently sing in the adult choir and am a member of Mission and Outreach Ministry. Vestry. The vestry of St. Paul’s church meets monthly in the church office. Vestry members are elected by the congregation at the Annual Meeting of the parish in late January. The remaining officers, Clerk and Treasurer, are chosen by the vestry from members of the congregation. Office Hours: Monday - Friday 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. or call for an appointment The early years were spent in large part supporting the youth choirs and teaching Sunday School, first and second grade and later, high school with Deb McMartin-Finkel. Warden Richard Searcy, Jr. Currently, I live in Bath Township with a Norwich Terrier, Rudy, and a black cat, Peanut, who likes to put in an appearance during Zoom meetings. To qualify for a… He has recently been active in stewardship, is chairman of the Endowment Trustees, and was co-chair of th e capital campaign. The vestry’s duties include calling the Rector, approving the budget, making policy and approving expenditures. The Treasurer, Clerk and the wardens, are elected by the vestry annually. I attended Michigan State University for two years, majoring in Elementary Education and working as a student library assistant in the Science section of the Main Library. After nearly two years, I transferred to the Physics-Astronomy Library at MSU as a principal clerk, a position that I held until I retired from MSU twenty years later. So though my membership here at St. Paul’s is not long, my familial attachments run deep. Annual: Employee Soup Supper in June to welcome new and returning business employees. Office: stpaulsPIB@frontier.com The Reverend (Padre) Lee Gandiya joins St. Paul’s Episcopal Church after serving the last 23 years in the Church of England.Most recently, he served as Chaplain to Her Majesty’s Armed Forces (Army) in Oxfordshire, England, where he provided chaplaincy support to sixteen locations in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and Germany. Location: 623 Catawba Ave The work of the Vestry has two faces, leadership and management. Church History Tour According to our diocesan canons, in order to vote in the vestry election you must 1) be at least 16 years old, 2) be a baptized member of St. Paul’s, 3) be a member for at least the last 30 days, 4) come to church and take Communion at least three times a year, and 5) be part of a household that has made a financial commitment to St. Paul’s or that cannot afford to make a commitment. Each year the Vestry elects a Senior Warden and Junior Warden from among Vestry member, and also elects a Treasurer and Secretary, who need not be elected Vestry members. The role of our vestry is to advise and support the priest, the parishioners and the diocese and sustain the property, its environs and the church’s finances. Put-in-Bay, OH 43456 419-285-5981 Before joining the Fraser firm, he was employed as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Oakland County from 1980 to 1991 and as Majority Counsel to the Judiciary Committee of the Michigan Senate from 1991 to 1996. * denotes a member of the Coordinating Committee. The third is to choose individuals to fill various positions of leadership and representation: the choice of a rector, the choice of delegates to the diocesan convention, and the selection of others as the diocesan canons may stipulate. St Paul’s has an active vestry that seeks to guide while listening to God’s call to share Christ in the world. Vestry members serve a three-year term, with a new class elected each year at the annual meeting of the church. 2009-2010: Completed the search process for a resident priest to serve St Paul’s, 2010 – 2011: The restoration and repair of St Paul’s historic steeple. 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