Dear Friends,

On Sunday, February 7, we gathered for our Annual Meeting, after singing ourselves out or worship praising God and singing “Alleluia” one last time before the beginning of Lent. The completed Annual Meeting book is available at church, and you can also download it from this site. If you have not yet read through it, please do, and take note of the extraordinary offerings of persons in our community:

Annual Report of Mission and Ministry in 2015

Highlights of the meeting included receiving the 2016 budget approved by the vestry (found here: St. John’s 2016 Budget), and the election of officers and vestry members.

We are grateful for our new team of leaders: Maureen Lavely, Senior Warden, Bridget Nyhan, Junior Warden, Jake Sterling, Clerk, and Sarge Locke, Assistant Treasurer.  and Fay Donohue, new vestry member. Charlotte Maynard has agreed to continue serving as treasurer, but we are still looking for someone to serve in this capacity for 2016.

Louis Tompros was thanked for nearly a decade of service on the vestry, most recently as our senior warden for three years. He was presented with an icon of St. John as a token of the parish’s gratitude.

As I looked out at those  gathered for the meeting last Sunday, I was filled with gratitude for all that each of you do to enrich our life together. It is  a privilege to serve with you!

Faithfully,

Tom