The vestry of St. John’s Hampton convened at 5:30 pm for a light supper and a meeting with Ann Turner, Communication Officer for the Diocese of Southern Virginia. Ann spoke on the “Connected Church” outlining how communication in the Church is not only the Sunday bulletin and sending out a newsletter each month. Congregations throughout the Virginia are utilizing “Social Media” to meet the information needs of the people. In her handout material she went over several ways that communication has recently changed and will continue to change.
First and Foremost is a website that remains up to date and can build a following by telling YOUR story. Facebook, pages, groups, events, possibility site for a Bible study online. Email, more easily shared than print material.
There are several places to use as Communications Toolkit. Such as “ YouTube” as a way to get attention try to keep your message at about three minutes. Other means are “Twitter”; a giant online conversation and Blogging, an interactive online journal, use a team of writers and be prepared to take risks.
Charles Edmonson, Senior Warden called the vestry of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Elizabeth City Parish, to order at 6:55 pm on June 25, 2013, members present were Dan Clark, Junior Warden, Linda Curtis, Treasurer, Kay Olson, Registrar, George Cornwell, Vestal Lewis, Carrie Quinn, Brian McMahon, Sylvia Edgar, Kevin Eley and Bill Brown. Clergy present The Rev. Peter Hogg. Guest The Reverend Charles Johnson. Thomas Templeman, Youth Representative was absent.
Sylvia Edgar opened the meeting with prayer.
The Reverend Charles Johnson, advisor to the Search Committee, was introduced and complimented the Search Committee members on their efforts to find a candidate for The Rector position in this church. He led the vestry through the process of getting a verbal report from the Search Committee to the final vote from the vestry.
The process could take until September or October to have a new rector in place.
Thanks you Charlie for all you have done to get the Search Committee through this process.
Vestry Business
Bill Brown made a motion seconded by Dan Clark to accept the minutes of the May meeting.
Dan Clark Reported that the Youth Car Wash was a big success.
Finance Report Chairman Linda Curtis reported that having the checking accounts of the parish at two separate banks is not helping the cash flow efforts of the accounts need to be consolidated into one account at one bank.
Considerable time was taken up with discussion concerning the financial report.
Dan Clark advised we will have a $1,000.00 out of pocket expense to cover the deductible on the insurance claim to cover the downspout replacement.
There is to be a meeting of the Renovation progress after the 9:00 service June 30, 2013
Discussion on how the vestry feels the one service on Sunday morning is going the consensus was that it is going well.
Kevin Eley made a motion to thank all the Vacation Bible School leaders for a very successful week. Motion passed.
Sylvia Edgar closed the meeting with prayer.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40 pm.
Submitted by
Kay Olson, Registrar