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Church of the Good Shepherd

Leadership

Vestry

Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, is the Head of the Church. In the Good Shepherd branch of God’s Church, the leaders are the priest and the vestry. The vestry is comprised of nine members of the parish. They are lay people (non-clergy). The vestry representatives are elected for three-year terms at the Annual Meeting by unanimous acclamation of the church membership. The vestry meets once a month to lay out a vision for the parish, pray for the church, approve finances, and make other decisions. This is an important ministry; it’s a significant offering of time, but is also a very rewarding opportunity. It’s a joy to be able to make even a small difference in advancing the Kingdom of God here on earth.

In addition to the nine members of the vestry, meetings are regularly attended by the Interim Rector, the Rev. Stephen Sedgwick; the Parish Manager; and the Treasurer. Other committee heads may be invited to meetings as necessary to report news to vestry. Meetings are normally open to church members, but the vestry has the option to hold closed session meetings if sensitive issues need discussion.

The members of the vestry* are as follows:

2009-2012

Tim Leitzel

Robert Lisy, Junior Warden

John West, Clerk

2010-2013

Mary Davis

Dan Horswell, Senior Warden

Harry Pollack

2011-2014

Shannon Kootsouradis

Mary Snodgrass

Bill Stewart

 

 

Staff

Interim  Rector:  Fr. Stephen Sedgwick

Treasurer:  Andrea Corbett

Assistant Treasurer:  Rosemary Geisheimer

Parish Manager:  Janet Ribovich

Music Director:  Gary Darrow

Children’s Sunday School:  Janet Ribovich

Youth Leader:  Anna Semple

Custodial Care:  Mike Carroll

 

Chairman of the Search Committee:  Bob Mahoney

Members:  Bill Kress, Elise Leitzel, Rob Lisy,

Kate McCausland, Joe Thomas, and Gail West

*The vestry offices take their names from our roots in the Church of England.  “Warden” comes from a Middle English word for “to guard” or “to take care of.”  The Senior Warden leads vestry meetings, confers with the priest as colleague and counsel, and handles normal vestry duties as well.  The Junior Warden is often thought of as “the people’s warden.”   In addition to regular vestry duties, the Junior Warden is responsible for arranging the maintenance of the building.  The Clerk handles official correspondence, and at Good Shepherd, coordinates the telephone calling chain in the event of emergencies.  Each vestry person is accessible to parishioners and can represent their interests and concerns.  The representative system of the Episcopal Church was designed at the same time and by the same leaders, who designed our national government.