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What is Vestry?

The Vestry: Stewards of the Parish and Faithful Leaders

A Vestry is the agent and legal representative of the Parish in all matters concerning its corporate property and its relationship of the parish to its clergy.
VESTRY RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Explicitly seek God's guidance.
  • Seek means to form community.
  • Act in concert with the Rector.
  • Seek to discern, with the Rector, what the parish is called to do and to have oversight of that work.
  • Define its own mission, vision, values and goals.
  • Be attentive to the concrete.  Form a committee to fix problems, setting strict time limits and moving on to the rest of the Church's life.
  • Hold one's self and one another accountable.
  • Celebrate, bonding and supporting with one another through celebratory events.
  • Hold formal and meaningful rituals, because we are a liturgical church. 
  • Seek continuity and embrace change.
    • Note:  Scott Evenbeck, Dean of the University College at Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis, defines Vestry Responsibilities.  He is also a long-standing deputy to the General Convention. 
Eight different committees serve the Vestry. The Worship Committee, for one, is responsible for the following:
WORSHIP SERVICES 
  • Alter Guild
  • Flower Guild
  • Lay Eucharistic Ministers
  • Acolytes
  • Lectors
  • Ushers
  • Musical/Liturgy
  • Healing Service
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
  • Weddings
  • Funerals
Eucharistic visitors
Leadership

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