Vestry Minutes                                                                                                                                    December 8, 2011

Fr. Tom opened our meeting with prayer and Robert Shingler read a devotion on “waiting until tomorrow.”


New vestry members Connie Barnes, Rita Lupton, and Jerry Dufresne were present for the meeting.
The minutes were approved as written on a motion made by Chester Field and seconded by Holly Kirby.


The Treasurer’s report, given by JoAnn Riley, was approved on a motion made by John Vergere and seconded by Robert Shingler.  It was voted and approved by all that the 10% normally given to TEC was to be given to the S.C. Diocesan Council for distribution.  

A change to the By-Laws ( Article XII of our By-laws, Article CI, Section 2) was requested in November to change the vestry meeting night from the third Monday to the second Thursday.  Motion made by Chester Field, seconded by Holly Kirby, approved. .   The change will be presented to the Bishop for signature.  

A Healing Mission will be presented on December 9-10th by the Rev’s Robert and  Martha Horn. 

Discussion was had about an email going out weekly to announce events hat were going on in the church. Fr. Tom and Cindy will work on this.  John Vergere offered his help as well.

Fr. Tom proposed that the Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Treasurer  and Clerk positions should remain as they are.  All approved with Vicki Sheedy saying she would pray about staying on as clerk and not a voting member of the Vestry.

A letter to HCP was written removing Fr. John Scott’s name and adding Fr. Tom Hendrickson.  It was to be signed by the Senior and Junior Wardens.

Fr. Tom then assigned Committee Heads to the following committees with the understanding they would get their own committees together. The assignments are as follows:
Finance – Connie Barnes
Education – Holly Kirby
Worship – Gene Scarborough
Pastoral – Rita Lupton
Evangelism – John Vergere
Advertising and PR – Jerry Thompson
Strewardship – Robert Shingler
Service – Jerry Dufresene
Youth Center – Robert Shingler and Mary Warner


Fr. Tom asked that we purchase a lawn mower for Hebron Grace.  Robert Shingler made a motion, seconded by John Vergere, that we take the money out of the leftover money from the golf tournament to purchase this.  All approved.

Fr. Tom then said the people involved in the Order of St. Luke (OSL) asked if a prayer room could be set up in the back Sunday School room so that they could offer prayers after service.  All approved of this and Fr. Tom said he would ask the OSL to work with the ECW on this.

Fr. Tom then made the assignments for the monthly devotion for vestry as follows:
January – Fr. Tom
February – Connie Barnes
March – Jerry Dufresne
April – Chester Field
May – Holly Kirby 
June – Rita Lupton
September – Gene Scarborough
October – Jerry Thompson
November – John Vergere
December – Robert Shingler

A request for a donation was made by the Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy. Fr. Tom made a motion, seconded by Bill Hall, to send them $250.00 out of that same leftover money from the Golf tournament. All approved.

Contracts for services were received from all and would be signed by the person and Fr. Tom. 

Fr. Tom is in the process of reorganizing the Endowment Committee.  He has asked Barbara Spearin to get a spread sheet together.  Vestry is the responsible party for this committee and they will see that a committee is formed.

We then joined hands and prayed the Lord’s prayer and adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,


Vicki Sheedy