Vestry News & Review:A reflection on Radical Welcome by Beth Capell, member of the Vestry An important part of being on the Vestry is the spiritual practice with which we begin each Vestry meeting (as well as the parting prayer). The Rector usually leads…
Vestry News & Review:A Reflection on the 2025 Vestry Retreat A message from Jim Jordan, member of the Vestry The recent Vestry Retreat included the usual mix of worship, examination of our role as St. Martin’s Vestry, thinking about the coming year, and humor…
Vestry News and Review:Introducing the Capital Needs Discernment Task Force A message from Elise Keddie, member of the Vestry During the summer of 2024, the Vestry established a task force to explore and consider capital needs for St. Martin’s facilities. This action initially was…
Vestry News and Review: February 2023 February was an eventful month for the Vestry. It started with our Annual Meeting on the 5th, where the parish elected three new members (Anthony Amato, Susan Stone and Tom Young) and one continuing member (Beth Capell, who…
Peace be with you. If you have been following the activities of the Vestry over the past year or so, it’s likely you would have noticed or at least heard the words, the Church Cracked Open. That’s the title of the book we in…
Vestry News and Review By Chris Reynolds We who have made a commitment to being a part of St. Martin’s, have done so for all kinds of reasons, most of them – I am pretty sure – spiritual. For me, music has always been…
Vestry News and Review 4/22/2022 By Neil Willits, Co-Senior Warden It’s been a while since you’ve gotten an official report on what the Vestry has been up to, but you needn’t be concerned; it can take a while for a new group of Vestry…
As I near the end of my term on the Vestry, I want to report on the series of actions approved by the Vestry concerning the Church’s investments. In 2019 the Vestry formed an Investment Committee consisting of parish member Carolyn Chamberlain, Treasurer Julie…
VESTRY NEWS AND REVIEW: MUTUAL MINISTRY REVIEW During the past six weeks, the Vestry and Ministry Council leaders have been engaged in The Church of St. Martin’s 2020 Mutual Ministry Review. I am writing to acquaint you with our goals for the review, our…
The Budget and Finance Committee (Stan Forbes, chair, Molly Hillis, Julie, Knudsen, Jessie Ann Owens, Neil Willits, and Rector Pamela Dolan, ex officio) is closely monitoring the church’s finances during these tumultuous times. We intend to report to the congregation about the financial health…
