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Vestry
Report
March,
2008
Election
of Parish Officers
At the Annual Parish meeting on Sunday, January 27, 2008,
Pam Brown was re-elected to a two-year term as Churchwarden.
Mary Lou Scott and incumbents Jay Campbell and Ellen Wagner
were elected for three-year terms to the Vestry, Class of
2011. Mary Lou fills the seat vacated by Andy Brimmer at the
end of his term.
At the organizational meeting following the APM, the Vestry
unanimously re-elected Jay Campbell as Parish Treasurer and
Fred Bohen as Trustee of the St. John’s Colony Trust.
Churchwarden Margot Shields was designated as lay delegate
to the 2008 Diocesan Convention and Chruchwarden Pam Brown
as Alternate Delegate.
The Vestry agreed to continue to meet on the third Saturday
of each month. On the February 16th meeting, Mary Lou Scott
was unanimously elected as Clerk of the Vestry, replacing
Lorraine Burns, who resigned after several years of faithful
service.
Father Prator’s 20th Anniversary as Rector
On Sunday, February 24th the parish honored The Rev’d
Lloyd Prator on his 20th anniversary as their rector. The
following remarks were delivered by The Rev’d Samuel
Cross to kick off the celebration.
“When the wardens asked Gordon King to play ‘For
He’s a Jolly Good Fellow’ today, Gordon suggested
‘Hail to the Chief’. That was fun and it is close
to our sentiments for today’s occasion.
We come together to offer thanksgiving for twenty years of
service and dedication by Father Prator as our rector and
chief shepherd.
Being rector is an awesome responsibility and we are grateful
for:
· your countless hours of pastoral and sacramental
care, 24/7
· your insistence of great catholic liturgy in the
best Anglican tradition, with order, dignity and reverence.
· your administrative wisdom and insights for our well
being
· your dedication to quality brick and mortar ministry
which has yielded us the reputation of the best maintained
buildings in the Diocese of New York
We know none of this to be happenstance. You were brought
to St. John’s by the Holy Spirit and you remain with
the guidance and appreciation of that spirit.
We have been and remain grateful and gracious beneficiaries
of your prayerful, wise and loving care as our rector and
chief shepherd.
Whenever Father Corney, Father Hellman, and I meet to discuss
a liturgical or pastoral question, our inquiry usually concludes
with the same solution ... Father Corney says ‘Let’s
ask the BOSS!’ So raise your glasses. Here’s to
the boss!”
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