January 31 2012 Weekly column
ANNUAL MEETING REPORT
The members of Holy Cross gathered this past Sunday to conduct the business of the Parish at the annual meeting.
The meeting ratified the changes to the Bylaws approved by the Vestry in December in keeping with the changes enacted by General Convention 2006 and 2009, and changes enacted by Diocesan Convention 2011.
The changes:
• lower the age of participation in the governance of the Parish to 16 from18;
• specify the process for selection of a new rector as that set forth by the Bishop; and
• removed the requirement for confirmation to be a voting member of the Parish and to serve on the Vestry.
Elected to the Vestry were: Dan Bergman and Carol Smith. Being as no third candidate was forthcoming, the Vestry will seek to appoint a member to fill the position until the next annual meeting.
Elected to be delegates to Diocesan Convention and Deanery were: Vic Rizzo and Sydney Doughty. Claudia Gonzales was selected as alternate.
The Parish voted to institute a summer schedule of one service at 9 a.m. The schedule will start on the Sunday after Trinity (June 10th) and run through the Labor Day weekend. The two-service schedule will resume on September 9th. Signs will be posted and advertisements changes to announce the change. The services will alternate between spoken services and sung services to provide a mix of the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services.
The budget for 2012 was presented, and will be posted on the bulletin board.
5th ANNUAL CHILI-E COOKOFF
Nine competitors plied the Parish with Chiles after the annual meeting. All were judged excellent. Tasters voted for their favorite with ballots and dollars. Voted favorites were: Susie Fordyce and John Rose, who received certificates and hand-blown glass chiles for prizes. Vic Rizzo’s chile raised the most dollars for the hospitality fund, and he received an apron from Hell’s Kitchen of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
FIRST SUNDAY POTLUCK
We will have our first Sunday Potluck this first Sunday of February. Please bring in your best dishes to share.
FIRST SUNDAY MOVIE RESCHEDULED
The movie Return to Snowy River will be shown after the 10 a.m. service next week (February 12th ) so as not to interfere with plans for Super Bowl parties.
