Dear parishioners of St. Edward’s,
On Sunday, March 7, 2021, St. Edward’s will be holding our Annual Parish Meeting, via Zoom, at 11:30 AM, immediately following the 10 AM service.
The Annual Parish Meeting is a time where we, as a community of faith, reflect on the events of this past year; share our financial plan for the year ahead; elect leaders (vestry and diocesan convention delegates) of our parish; as well as gather to celebrate our Christian life together. We welcome you to be a part of it all, particularly in this year of Covidtide, as we continue to find ways to gather and lift each other up in our spiritual journeys and shared ministry to St. Edward’s and our wider community!
Below are the Zoom details for joining us, in community and fellowship, at this important event in the life of our parish.
St. Edward’s Episcopal Church is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: St. Edward’s Annual Meeting
Time: Mar 7, 2021 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Annual Reports, as well as a special signature St. Edward’s item for our parishioner households, will be available for pick-up at the church on Thursday, March 4 – Friday, March 5 from 11 AM-4 PM. We will also be posting the Annual Report as a pdf on our website for people to access, by clicking here.
It is also at this meeting that we will vote for/approve the slate of vestry nominees commencing their 3-year terms in 2021. If you visit the vestry page on our website, you can read each nominees’ biography to better familiarize yourself with our nominees: Karen Grant; Peg Hanzelman; Joe McLaughlin; and Randy Westgate.
In order to give everyone an opportunity to vote/approve the incoming slate of vestry nominees, if you will not be attending the St. Edward’s Annual Meeting via Zoom, please REPLY to this email as your vote of the vestry nominees (and delegates) for 2021. There is one vote for each parish member. So, if you have two + people in your household, and will not be attending the March 7th meeting, each active parishioner is eligible to cast a vote. Please submit your reply (replies) separately and indicate your name in the body of the email, above your vote reply so that we can tally it properly.
Please reply, via email, no later than Friday, March 5th with your absentee ballot. If you are planning on attending the meeting, via Zoom, please do not submit an absentee ballot.
Individual Absentee Ballot for 2021 Vestry Nominees and Diocesan Convention Delegates:
I have reviewed the vestry page on the St. Edward’s website and I vote in the following manner for the 2021 vestry nominees:
____ Approve
____ Do Not Approve
We also cast votes for our slate of delegates representing us at Diocesan Convention. This year our delegates are:
Herb Johnston
Dina Ishler
Lucetta Kiefer
Mary Snyder
____ Approve
____ Do Not Approve
We conclude with a prayer:
For the Parish
Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Be well. Stay safe. Keep the faith.
Michelle