Vestry

The word Vestry refers to both a room in the parish church and a meeting of parish officials. It was where the minister kept his vestments and prepared for the divine service. The name of the room came to signify the group of people who governed a parish because it was where they met. The name has not changed in over 400 years even though the meeting places of the vestry have.

In the Episcopal Church of the United States, vestries are formed to govern the secular business of the church., At St. Bartholomew’s, the vestry is a body of twelve lay members, elected by the congregation, who are responsible for the ecclesiastical and secular health of the church. The rector is an ex officio member of the vestry and chairs its meetings held on the second Tuesday of each month in the evening. The leading lay members of the vestry are the wardens of which there are two; the Sr. Warden and Jr. Warden. The Sr. Warden is appointed by the rector, and the Jr.Warden is elected by the vestry members. Each of their terms is one year. Vestry members, however, are elected for three-year terms.

The Vestry members at St Bartholomew’s are:

Hal Doughty, Sr Warden, 2009
Liz Angus, vestry Member, 2009
John David Cowart, vestry Member, 2011
Patricia Fuqua, vestry member, 2011
Jill Henderson, vestry member, 2010
Chet Jackson, vestry member, 2011
Linda Johnston-Van Vark, Vestry Member, 2009
Louise Lawson, Vestry Member, 2010
Jim Macemon, vestry Member, 2010
Jackie Mosher, Vestry member, 2009
Larry Salvadori, Jr. warden, 2010
Donna Watson, vestry member, 2011
Bill Angus, Treasurer (Non Voting)
Sandra Keithly, Chancellor, Non-voting
Barbara Fahy, Clerk, Non-voting

To contact a member of the Vestry by e-mail  write to office@stbartschurch.org or call the church office at 858-487-2159.