About Us > Lay Leaders
Believing that all people are ministers, our community relies on the work and service of many lay leaders, in addition to our clergy and staff. Members of the vestry serve for three-year terms, with officers chosen each year. Lay ministries are organized into commissions which meet regularly to coordinate many aspects of our life together as a congregation.
Vestry, 2010-2011
- Dennis Burton, Senior Warden
Bill Dench, Junior Warden
Scott Haggerty, Treasurer
Michelle Callahan, Clerk
Janice Johnson '11
Megan Mistretta '11
George Nunes '11
Bill Chase '12
Judy Lockard '12
Gracelynn Rizzolo '12
Alan Hess '13
Kathy Ivey '13
Bruce Lambert '13
Emily Dench, Jr. member
Matthew Hawryluk, Jr. member
Commissions and Ministry Leaders
Buildings and Grounds
- Chair: Ron Bennett
Vestry Liaison: Bill Chase
Regular Monthly Meeting: 2nd Thursday of the month, 7 p.m.
Commission Members: Richard Messier, Mike Seger, Alex Pilato, Bruce Lambert
(Jim Hibbert, the Sexton, does routine building maintenance.)
Education
- Chair: Suellen Franze, Celesta Liceaga
Vestry Liaison: Janice Johnson
Regular Monthly Meeting: Third Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
Commission Members: Dawn Campbell, Jenny Dickinson, Suellen Franze, Bo Ivey, Celesta Liceaga, Janice Johnson
Ministries:
• Godly Play: Jenny Dickinson
• Nursery: Julie Trudeau
• Bible Study: Carol Marsland
• Adult Topical Group: Dawn Campbell
• Book group: Jennifer Pedrick (staff)
• J2A Coordinator: Leah Hoffman
• Rite – 13: Renee Haggerty and Antonio Liceaga
• J2A: Tom Mistretta and Jessica D’Alessandro
• YAC: Maurice Holmes and Geri Manning
• Spirituality & the Arts: Suellen Franze
• Epiphany Pageant: Judy Lockard
• Spiritual Formation, (retreats, centering prayer, quiet days): Jennifer Pedrick (staff)
Finance
- Chair: Dennis Burton, Senior Warden
Vestry Liaison: Bill Dench
Treasurer: Scott Haggerty
Regular Monthly Meeting: Determined by commission
Commission Members: Bob Bergstrand, George Nunes (Stewardship liaison), Alan Hess
• Endowment Fund: Bob Bergstrand
• Counters: Vivian Johnson
• Auditors: Gail Amaral, George Nunes, Ron Jeffrey
• Budget Preparation and oversight
Hospitality
- Chair: Vacant
Ministries:
• Coffee Hour: Virginia Rocha & Anne Bryant
• Pumpkin Patch/Fair: Janice Johnson
• Internal Communication: Beth Dench (staff)
(The Herald, eNews, Web, bulletins, announcements)
• External Communication, Marketing/PR: Beth Dench
(Newspaper, Web, publicity, signs)
• Special Events
Outreach
- Chair: Maurice Holmes
Vestry Liaison: Brett Brumbaugh
Regular Monthly Meeting: Fourth Thursday of the month, 7 p. m.
Commission Members: Charlene Underhill, Brett Brumbaugh, Sally Erskine, Gerry McAvoy, Kathy Ivey, Carolyn McDonough, Susan McDonald
Ministries:
• Grace Soup Kitchen: Brett Brumbaugh
• Bread of Life Food Pantry: Maurice Holmes
• Disbursement of funds: Maurice Holmes
• Undergarment Collection
• Christmas in July
• Adopt a family
• Hat & Mitten Tree
• Christmas Cookie Swap for Food Pantry
• Episcopal Charities: 2010 Coordinator: Rhoda Bucci
• Hymn sings at nursing homes: Nat Taylor (staff)
• Thrift Shop: Carolyn Fogarty
• Community Garden: Anne Bryant
Pastoral Care
- Chair: Gracelynn Rizzolo
Vestry Liaison: Gracelynn Rizzolo
Regular Monthly Meeting:
Commission Members: Megan Mistretta
Ministries:
• Prayer shawls: Beth Dench
• Meals to members: Gracelynn Rizzolo
• Eucharistic visitors: Anne Bryant
• Prayers of the People: Beth Dench (staff)
• Clergy visiting: Jennifer Pedrick (staff)
• Baptism, Weddings, Funerals: Jennifer Pedrick (staff)
• New member ministry: Phil Campbell
Stewardship
- Chair: Marilyn Fuller
Vestry Liaison: George Nunes
Regular Monthly Meeting: First Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Members: Marilyn Fuller, George Nunes, Jennifer Pedrick (Rector), Kristin Chase (Pledge Clerk)
Ministries:
• Ministry Fair
• Commitment Sunday
• Year-round stewardship education
• Pledges: Ingathering, recording, reporting, acknowledging
• Ministry Commitment, gifts discernment, member development
Worship
- Chair: Susan Murphy
Vestry Liaison: Michelle Callahan
Regular Monthly Meeting: Second Thursday, 5:00 p.m.
Commission Members: Jennifer Pedrick, Emily Dench, Phil Campbell, Judy Lockard, Pat Jeffrey, Nat Taylor
Ministries:
• Acolytes: Judy Lockard
• Altar Guild: Susan Bergstrand
• Eucharistic Ministers: Pat Jeffrey
• Lectors: Susan Murphy
• Junior/Sr. Choirs: Nat Taylor (staff)
• Ushers
• Greeters