Vestry Actions-November 18, 2003

At its November meeting, the vestry:

• Met in joint session with the clergy and vestries of Church of the Holy Family and St. Matthew's and with the clergy and founding members of The Episcopal Church of the Advocate Mission
• Approved in joint session a resolution in support of Church of the Advocate's application to be a mission in union with the Convention of the Diocese of North Carolina, a resolution pledging continued support of the Church of the Advocate, a resolution endorsing the model used by the three parishes in joint sponsorship of the mission, and a resolution recommending that the Constitution and Canons Committee of Diocesan Convention consider including a clause in Canon 20, Section 2, to allow for such joint sponsorship of a new mission
• Approved a one-time supplemental contribution to the Diocese of North Carolina in the amount of $25,000 to be used for the communications function of the Diocese
• Approved the expenditure of up to $5000 for the curb access project along Franklin Street
• Approved a contract between the Chapel of the Cross and Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Ltd. for a new organ for the chapel, to be delivered in March 2006, and authorized the appointment of a committee to work in concert with the Chapel Organ Committee on any additional modifications to the chapel, such as light and sound installation
• Elected John McGee to the office of Treasurer, his term to extend from November 2003 until May 2007
• Approved the recommendations of the Social Ministry Committee for disbursement from discretionary outreach funds of $400 to Orange County Prison Ministry, $300 to AIDS Service Agency of Orange County - Community Residence, $400 to Student Health Action Coalition, and $230 to Martin Luther King University/Community Planning Committee
• Approved the distribution of the assessment for seminary support in the amount of $1000 each to Virginia Theological Seminary, The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, University of the South, Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, and Seabury-Western Theological Seminary.