VESTRY HIGHLIGHTS

At the December Vestry meeting, the Vestry:

• Finished Kevin Martin’s Parish Leadership Guide for the New Normal and plan to start John Stott’s Basic Christian Leadership in 2022.

• Heard that the Parish staff has received a Christmas ham/turkey.

• Was congratulated by the Rector for doing a good job of meeting new folks.

• Reviewed the Christmas events that are good to invite folks to attend (i.e., Lessons & Carols, our Advent Series, and Christmas Eve services).

• Decided that the February Vestry Retreat & Meeting will be on Saturday February 12^th in the Parish Hall.

• Heard that as of Epiphany, January 6^th, the Rector will be incommunicado. God willing, he will return around Easter.

• Heard that The Rev. Trent Pettit will be the fulltime assisting priest, and will be living in Greenville beginning January 5^th. He expects to stay for two months. His stipend will be covered by Church Insurance.

• The Rev. Canon Chris Brown will function as the supply priest during the period of Fr. Trent’s departure and Fr. Nick’s return.

• Heard that we are seeking bids to repair the HVAC system in the Parish Hall

• Heard that Gerald Huffman gave a bid to paint Clardy Hall ceiling at $2,972, and a bid to replace ceiling tiles at $4,607.

• Heard that we have a bid to raise the sunken areas of the sidewalk for $7,700.

• Heard that we have a bid for a full replacement of the parking lot at $195,000.

• Heard that the Outreach Committee plans to have an Afghan Refugee donation drive in February or March.

• Approved purchasing equipment for our online broadcast from the funds received from the Gladys Clayton fund.

• Approved the written Duties of the Vestry on Sunday morning.

• Heard that the November income was $24,321.24 and expenses were $18,189.14, thus we had a cash flow of $5,945.32.

• Heard that the YTD income was $274,980.80 and expenses were $189,685.02, thus we had a cash flow of $85,295.82.

With grateful hearts Altar Guild thanks everyone

for your Dedications and Donations for the

Flowers For The Festival Of The Holy Nativity

For All who participated in Greening of the Church in anticipation for this Holy Night, Thank You!

Joe and Julie Bleier - In thanksgiving for Rachel and Jon

Linda and Charles Conely - In memory of

Amy Ehret, Paul Conely, and Rose Tichner

In memory of our Parents

Dixie Hunt - Given to the Greater Glory of God

and, in thanksgiving for our St. Paul's family

Jo Dodson - In thanksgiving and memory of Fred

Eileen Jenkins - In memory of my husband Tommy

Jack Kimball - In memory of my loving wife Wanda

Susan McKee, Frank McKee & Mary Teasley -

In memory of our grandparents, parents and,

family members who have passed into God's hands.

Mary and Steve Ramsey -

Given to the Greater Glory of God

Bill & Judy Shaddox -

In memory of Kaye Cole and Dolores Miltenberger

Debbie Shaffer -

In thanksgiving for my children and grandchildren

Poppa Stax - Celebration and thanksgiving

to the Stachniak and Mead Kids!

Your Professor - With blessings and love for Karen!

Wendy Vojir - In memory of my Daddy, Tommy Jenkins

Rita and Bill Woods - In Memory of our son Will

COMMUNION MATTERS 3: WHAT DOES COMMUNION MEAN?

The place is begin is with what the word means, and the answer is ‘lots of things,’ and in lots of different spheres. Communion, in Greek koinonia, means ‘the shared.’ But this can be referred to the sacrament, or to having goods held in common, or to a quality of relationship between friends, or to the inner life of the divine Trinity, or to a state of mutual recognition of different churches (especially our fellow Anglicans), and, by extension, other groups, and doubtless others as well. Communion’s power is its span and its flexibility.  (continue reading)

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