The Barbara C. Harris Camp summer program is now available. 2018 camp dates run from July 1st through August 3rd. Now is the time to consider a camping experience for your children, with camping weeks available for children from 4th through 12th grades. Camp brochures are available at church, and you can find out more and register online at the camp’s website here.

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ST johns vestry meeting August 15th

In response to the shootings in Virginia on Wednesday, Bishop Alan Gates, Bishop Gayle Harris, and Bishop William Fisher, of the Diocese of Western Massachusetts have commended to us a statement by the bishops of both Washington DC and the Diocese of Virginia. Please click here to read their statement.

The 2017 vestry met for the first time on Tuesday, March 21 at the Parish House. Here are some highlights from their meeting:

• New vestry members were welcomed: Lorraine Gagnon, Rosemary Kverek, Catherine Womack, and Sarge Locke (Treasurer). Paul Newell, our new Clerk, could not join us for the meeting.
• The vestry heard updates from the Building Committee and the Garden Group (copies of their minutes are available on the vestry bulletin board in the Parish House. They also had an update on the Capital Campaign from Fay Donohue, Cochair of campaign. The first two projects being undertaken with campaign funds are the drainage project in the Parish House basement and the painting of the exterior of the Parish House.
• Tom Mousin and Doug Heim led a conversation about the planned sabbatical for Tom, which tentatively will start on August 1, with Tom returning in mid-November.
• Maureen Lavely was elected as a delegate to Diocesan Convention.
• The vestry approved a resolution to apply for grant money from the Wynn Casino mitigation funds for the painting of the Parish House.
•  The vestry approved the rector’s recommendation to hire a bookkeeper for one to two hours a week to assist the treasurer and Parish Administrator in handling parish finances.

Summer Camp opportunities at the Barbara C. Harris Episcopal Camp are now available. Brochures are available at church, and you can also check out the camp opportunities at the camp’s website here.

Ready to register? You can go directly to the registration page here.