At its May business meeting, the vestry:

* Approved the recommendations of the Social Ministry Committee for disbursement from the discretionary outreach line item of
$1000 to A Helping Hand,
$700 to Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission,
$500 to People of Faith Against the Death Penalty, and
$500 to Community Prisoner Mother/Child Initiative

* Approved the recommendations for 2003 ABC Sale disbursements of
$750 to A Helping Hand,
$750 to OPC Foundation for Mental Health,
$1500 to Augustine Project,
$1000 to Orange Congregations in Mission,
$1500 to Orange County Rape Crisis Center,
$1500 to Orange County Literacy Council,
$1000 to Chatham Outreach Alliance,
$750 to Freedom House,
$3000 to Inter-Faith Council for Social Services,
$750 to Thompson Children's Home,
$1170 to AIDS Community Residence Association,
$500 to Mental Health Association in Orange County,
$500 to ARC of Orange County,
$500 to Chatham County Habitat for Humanity,
$1100 to Camp Carefree,
$500 to Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate Program,
$1500 to Project Compassion,
$1700 to Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services,
$200 to Vosloorus AIDS Care Team, and
$1000 to Student Health Action Coalition

* Endorsed the report of the ad hoc Chapel Organ Committee recommending that a new pipe organ be commissioned and installed in order to serve the liturgical functions of the chapel as an historic and living sacred space, to the end that the mission of the Gospel may continue to be advanced most effectively in this space in the 21st century

* Accepted the committee's recommendation of the working proposal from Dobson Pipe Organ Builders for the new instrument; and authorized the committee, in consultation with the rector, to solicit leadership gifts toward the cost of the new organ and to make an initial report back to the vestry no later than its regular meeting in September 2003

* Accepted with gratitude and appreciation the generous gift of Jim Crow of $270,495.16 from the sale of shares of founders stock of UHTR, with the designation of $10,000 to People of Faith Against the Death Penalty and $5000-8000 for a follow-up death penalty study, with the remainder of the gift to remain undesignated

* Received a report on the progress of the Orange County Mission

* Recognized outgoing vestry members Terry Eason, Joe Ferrell, Barbara Schütz, Stacey Tompkins, and Hugh Tilson

* Approved the recommendation of the Finance Committee to create the position of Senior Associate Treasurer and approved the job description for this position

* Approved the proposed job description for Treasurer

* Approved an amended proposal for reorganization of the committee structure of the vestry (see description below)