Annoucements from the October 17 Vestry Meeting

​The Vestry met on Thursday, October 17, and we want to share some highlights from that meeting:

1. We reviewed recent successes:
   1. The Parish Profile has been posted on the CHS website and the position of Rector has been advertised by the Diocese, as well as on the Episcopal News Service website. Interested candidates will apply to the Diocesan Transition Officer and the Diocese will conduct a “red flag” review. Candidates passing the “red flag” review will then be presented to the Search Committee. Rex van Veldhuisen, Chair of the Search Committee, reported that no candidates have been presented to the Search Committee by the Diocese as of last Thursday. Parishioners are encouraged to spread the word about the open position of Rector.
   2. Theology on Tap has been restarted on Tuesday nights at 7:00 pm in Dove Hall and via Zoom.
   3. The members of the Vestry and Search Committee attended a required Anti-Racism training session presented by the Diocese.
   4. The third quarter Stewardship Giving Statements have been distributed.
   5. We have received the $50,000 proceeds of the loan from the Diocese to fund the replacement of the roof on Dove Hall, upgrade our fire alarm system and repair the walkway to First Step.  Sally Bird, our Treasurer, has written an explanation of why we applied for the loan. It can be found in the Warden and Vestry News section of the church website.

 
2. Fr. Calandriello reported on his first six weeks as Interim Rector. He also discussed the plans for the Worship Committee. All will be welcome at Worship Committee meetings where worship, liturgy and music will be discussed. The Committee will review the feedback from the congregation gathered by the Search Committee, as well as other suggestions made by parishioners.
 
3. The preparations for the Service Auction that will be held on November 16 were reviewed. Please purchase tickets for the Service Auction online through the website or after the Sunday services in the Narthex.
 
4. Eva Lesniak reviewed the Annual Pledge Campaign that will kick off on November 24.
 
5. Jane Anderson reviewed the various outreach ministries and identified who is responsible for each of those ministries.
 
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact John Andrews or Diane Hrozencik.