At its October meeting, the vestry:

• Approved a revised job description for the Associate for Campus Ministry
• Accepted with gratitude the report of the Fresh Look Committee and authorized the rector and the wardens to appoint members to a committee to study Episcopal Campus Ministry protocols and draft a policy and procedures manual for ECM and to appoint members to a committee to design and implement a sustainable leadership development program for ECM
• Accepted with gratitude the designated gift of $334,121.94 from the estate of Bobby Gene Mills, for endowment for outreach and maintenance
• Made plans to meet with Bishop Curry on October 27 to discuss the consequences of General Convention
• Learned that Barbara Tolin Rowan has resigned as parish Web sexton and that Daniel Poirier will take over these duties
• Drafted a resolution of appreciation for the work of Barbara Tolin Rowan in creating and developing the Chapel of the Cross Website
• Authorized the Chapel Organ Committee to commit up to $10,000 of a designated cash gift of $30,000 to pay Dobson Organ Company to move forward with the design plans for the chapel organ
• Learned that the Finance Committee has approved the expenditure of $750 from parish endowment funds to pay annual dues to continue membership in the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes
• Learned that the final bill for renovation of the chapel floor came in at $29,000 (to be paid from the Cobb Chapel Fund and the Stoudemire Chapel Fund), approximately double the estimate, but that this is a result of unforeseen problems and is a true reflection of the costs involved
• Approved the nominations of Elizabeth Bluhm, Brian Smith, and Mary Olive Jones to the University Ministry Committee
• Approved the recommendations of the Social Ministry Committee for disbursal from the discretionary outreach line item of $500 to Episcopal Farmworkers Ministry and $500 to Chowan County Interfaith Disaster Relief Fund
• Learned that the financial records of the Episcopal Church of the Advocate are now kept separate from those of the Chapel of the Cross
• Learned that a contract has been signed with Madison River Communications to bundle services for local telephone, long distance service, and Internet communications
• Made plans to meet in joint session with the vestries of St. Matthew's Hillsborough and Church of the Holy Family on Tuesday, November 18.