Vestry Actions-June 19, 2003

At its June meeting, the vestry:

* Approved the 2002 audit by Butler and  Burke, Certified Public Accountants

* Approved the recommendations of the Social Ministry Committee for distribution of funds from the discretionary outreach line item in the amount of $500 each to Project Compassion, Orange-Person-Chatham Foundation for Mental Health, Orange Congregations in Mission, Freedom House, and Thompson Children's Home * Renewed the contract with the Preschool at the Chapel of the Cross

* Received a copy of the signed contract between the Orange County Mission and the Unity Church for rental of worship space beginning in September

* Received news of the University Ministry Committee's commendation of Stacey Tompkins for her service as vestry liaison to that committee

* Received a proposal for support assistance for Stephen Stanley during his year of transition and authorized a flat salary for the Young Adult Program Assistant for Episcopal Campus Ministry equal to $3000 per annum for a period of up to twelve months through June 2004, to be funded from the Campus Ministry Fund, with the cost per month (including benefits) at $274.75, for a total of $1648.50 from July to December of 2003

* Approved an increase in the monthly retirement payments to Doris Cotton from $597.85 to $606.22, an addition of $8.37, commencing June 2003, this increase based on the 2003 Social Security Administration Cost of Living Adjustment rate of 1.4%

* Learned that the Diocesan Asking has been renamed the Diocesan Proportionate Share and that the share for Chapel of the Cross for 2004 will be $161,999, an increase of about $15,000.