Dear St. Thomas Church Congregants,
 
The St. Thomas Vestry has approved a set of changes to the St. Thomas bylaws last amended in 2010. This email and the attached documents serve notice of these changes which will be presented for approval by the congregation during the Annual Meeting on January 31, 2021. Please find attached the current set of bylaws approved in 2010 and the proposed bylaws highlighted and with footnotes.
 
A Governance committee of consisting of Art Dahl, Laurie Ahern and Father Jonah Kendall worked together to create this updated version of the St. Thomas bylaws. Bishop Brian Thom was consulted and his suggestions were incorporated into our deliberations. The vestry unanimously passed the revisions on December 15, 2020.
 
Because our Annual Meeting will take place on Zoom.com this year and not in person, we ask that any comments or questions be electronically submitted by January 18, 2020, so the committee has time to deliberate. Please direct all comments to Laurie Ahern, lahern1681@gmail.com.
 
In the spirit of peace,
Laurie Ahern
Note: The list of Eligible Voters was taken from information in our current membership database.
     Criteria to be eligible to vote are:

A primary member of St. Thomas (You have indicated to us that St. Thomas is your home parish)
for at least 3 months prior to the meeting, at least 16 years old, and active in the parish by attending at least 3 services per year and contributes to the good of the parish.

     If you meet the above criteria and are not listed on the attached list, please contact Judi Fuller in the office to up-date our records.