BUILDINGS & GROUNDS

Vestry Liaison & Committee Chair: George Giles, Jr. Warden

OVERVIEW:

Provide for general maintenance and management of all building, real estate, equipment and other property of the church. Improvements, lawn care, and repairs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain all church property in an adequate and serviceable condition.

• Recommend programs for improvement of buildings and real property and replacement of plant equipment.

• Advise the rector, vestry, and committees on the need for, specifications, quantities, and the selection of plant equipment to be acquired for various church purposes.

• Develop any agreements for use of church property by others.

• Carry out Vestry approved programs for property improvements or replacement and use of church property.

• Enlist sufficient help to adequately carry out its responsibilities.

GOALS:

1. Continue the improvements to the Sunday School classrooms by:

2. • Improve utilization of old day school area.

3. • Find pre-teens a place of their own.

4. • Repair door latches exiting classroom area into rear stairway.

5. Upgrade sound system to allow use as P.A. system for Parish Hall.

6. Paint hall and stairs off kitchen.

7. Re-carpet storage closets off Parish Hall.

8. Review playground safety needs.

9. Other Issues for consideration:

• Additional parking areas.

• Canopy over walkway on west entrance.

• Information signs, inside building.

• Illuminate stain glass window over altar from inside at night.
  

EDUCATION & CHRISTIAN FORMATION

Vestry Liaisons: Allen Vital and Norma Hall
Sunday School Superintendent: Charlene and Steve Julson
VBS: Beth Drinnen
Childrens Chapel Coordinator: Tina Vital
Wed. PM Children's Program Coordinator: Beth Drinnen
Wed. PM Adult Program Coordinators: ?
Sunday School Teachers:
Preschool: Sonya Rohe & Anita Seals
K1: Betsy Dobbins
23: Kim Torres
45: Charlene Julson
Rt13 Teachers: Dan Leonard, Debbie and Al A'Hearn
J2A Teachers: Dennis Berry, Larry McGowan and Kenny Zitt
Young Adult Coordinators: Tim Moore and Renée Burton

OVERVIEW:

Christian Formation is a lifelong journey. The Christian Education Committee believes that our church has the vital responsibility to provide opportunities for continual spiritual growth and fellowship through Christian Education for all church members. The committee feels it is of particular importance that the church provide an excellent youth education program that draws and keeps young people close to God. Parents look to their church to aid them in bringing up children with Christian values. All the adults in our church serve as role models and as extended Christian family for the youth of the church.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Rally Day

• Sunday School Classes for Adults and Children

• Nursery

• Children's Chapel

• First Communion lnstruction

• Confirmation Classes for Youth and Adults

• Inquirer's Class

• Vacation Bible School

• Wednesday P.M. Programs for Adults and Children

• Journey to Adulthood (J2A & Rite 13)

• Study Groups

• Happening

• EFM

• DOCC

• Gifts & Talents

GOALS:

1. Establish a program that will license new Lay Ministers for the parish.

2. Conduct a successful Vacation Bible School Program

3. Establish a "Wednesday PM" Children's Program.

4. Revitalize the Adult Christian Education and Study Programs

• Other Issues:

• • Help B&G find a place for Pre-Teens
    

HELPFUL LINKS:

Childrensministry.com Ideas & resources for children's pastors

EVANGELISM & RENEWAL

Vestry Liaison: Carol Cunningham
Committee Chair: vacant

OVERVIEW:

Studies, develops, and implements programs directed towards the discovery, incorporation, and assimilation of new members, and the recovery of lapsed members. This committee must maintain an awareness of the programs being sponsored by other committees of the parish to assure mutual support and facilitation and to enhance its ability to oversee our new member and lapsed member ministries.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

New Member Ministry, Greeters, Lapsed Members, Lay Ministry, Cursillo,
and Marriage Encounter.

• Study the problem of lapsed confirmands and develop programs to address the problem.

• Recognize and facilitate the expression of an individual's identified gifts and talents.

• Develop and oversee the parish's new member ministry.

GOALS:

1. Revitalize program to contact lapsed members.

2. Start a "Bring a Friend" program.

3. Reach out to Carson Newman and Walter State students.

4. Sponsor a Cursillo program.

5. Install new street signs in the community directing people to our church.
   

COMMUNICATIONS

Vestry Liaison: Rus Mattocks
Committee Chair: vacant

OVERVIEW:

Facilitates open communication and disclosure concerning major issues of the church by reminding the congregation that vestry meetings are open meetings, by publishing pertinent information that comes from vestry meetings in Saints' Alive. This committee works to communicate everything to everybody using every possible medium. This committee meets as needed via group email.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Saints' Alive

• Directory/Picture Directory

• Program Brochures

• Sunday Service Bulletin

• Public Relations/Advertising

• Web Site

• Annual Report

• Historical Data & Scrapbooks

• Tape Ministry/Sound System

GOALS:

1. Establish a Sub Committee for the sound system to:

2. • Identify a chairman

3. • Train operators

4. • Establish a schedule

5. • Add to ROTA in Saints Alive

6. Educate the congregation information available on our Web Site.
   

OUTREACH

Vestry Liaison: Dennis Larkin
Outreach Chair: Ethel Laws
Episcopal Relief & Development Representative: Larry McGowan

OVERVIEW & RESPONSIBILITIES :

Donations to Organizations, Diocesan Giving, Theological Education, Episcopal Relief & Development, SewaneeintheBudget, and Group Workcamp

Donations to Organizations

Assists the parish in it's efforts to carry on Christ's work of reconciliation in the world by promoting the ministries of All Saints' members outside the parish. Anyone in the parish can be on the committee, but especially those members who, by their employment or volunteer status at any human service agency, represent the needs and concerns of that agency to the committee. Twice each year the outreach committee meets to allocate funds to community agencies that request support. A portion of the proceeds from the semiannual BBQ provide these outreach funds, which directly follow the work of members of the church into the community.

Building Use

All Saints' also provides meeting space to Explorer Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and AA/Alanon as yet another way of sharing our resources with the community.

Diocesan Commitment

Diocesan commitment is the largest piece of the outreach component of the budget. The diocese is actively involved in mission work inside and outside the diocese, including support of the 15 mission congregations in the diocese and developing a relationship with our companion diocese.

Group Workcamps

In December 2000, the Vestry voted to become a Group Workcamp local cosponsor agency in the summer of 2002 and to provide up to $10,000 of the cost of the Workcamp. All Saints' last participated in this project in 1998 when we were the local coordinators of a weeklong visit of approximately 300 high school students and adults from across the country. During the summer of 2002, a new group of students again spent a week repairing, weatherizing, painting and beautifying up to 75 homes in our community. Cochairs for the project were Linda Dietrich and Pat Unferth, who organized specific committees to work on the different areas such as identifying the homes that were repaired, drawing up work plans and lists of materials needed, and coordinated material purchase and delivery. It was the hope that the 2002 Work Camp would become an ecumenical event in our community and efforts were made to include other area churches in this important outreach ministry.

In 2003 All Saints' sent an adult advisor and three youth to work at a Group Workcamp in Blytheville Arkansas from July 6th-12th. View photos.

Episcopal Relief & Development

Episcopal Relief and Development provides emergency assistance and ongoing rehabilitation support to people affected by natural disasters, war, and civil strife. It also funds development projects around the world.

Since 1940, Episcopal Relief and Development has distributed over $100 million to meet the needs of people in more than 100 countries on six continents.

Relief grants provide food to the starving, basic supplies to war refugees, and temporary shelter to those left homeless from natural disasters while development grants address the root causes of human suffering. For example, development grants enable people to grow their own food, deal with the psychological aftermath of war, and rebuild whole communities obliterated by nature.

PARISH LIFE

Fellowship Photos

Vestry Liaison: Mark Joyce
Committee Chair: vacant

OVERVIEW:

Parish Life Committee Charter:

The Parish Life Committee shall attempt to identify and implement those activities and programs which shall nurture the growth of a spirit of strengthening love and solidarity as a Christian community which honors diversity but which emphasizes our ultimate oneness in Christ. To consciously attempt to develop a stronger concept of a parish family.

Action Plan:

Reinvest in the congregation to grow experiences for all. The Parish Life Committee and the Evangelism Committee shall provide additional opportunities to introduce others to the Episcopal Church experience. This could include additional programs and activities for adults and families with the resulting benefit of increased membership growth.

Plan Development:

Investigate resources for programs, etc.
Poll other parishes (Episcopal and other) for successful activities and programs
Review the past experiences of All Saints
Parish survey to determine wants, needs, expectations
Develop proposal
Meet with Evangelism Committee to develop joint action plan

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Kitchen, Hospitality, Wednesday PM Dinners, Foycr Groups, Parish Breakfasts, Episcopal Church Women (ECW), Men of All Saints' (ECM), Saints & Sinners Parties, Picnics, Family Events, Young Adult Ministries, Parish Events, Receptions, Nursery.

GOALS:

1. Welcome our new Priest and Family to the All Saints Community.

2. Organize opportunities for family and adult fellowship in small and large gatherings.
   

PASTORAL CARE

Vestry Liaison: Judi Mayes
Committee Chair: Janis Holt
Calls & Visits: Jackie Long
Food Committee: Brooke White
Flower Carriers: Rosemary Auton
Nursing Ministry: Mary Rohe & Sarai Wender
Basket Ministry: Mary Rohe

STEWARDSHIP & FINANCE

Vestry Liaisons: David Carpenter and Steve Julson
Committee Chair: Skeet Jernigan
Stewardship Campaign Chair: Peter Balling

OVERVIEW:

Assists the vestry by managing the budget, carrying on a program of continuing education in total Christian stewardship, conducting reviews of fiscal practices, and performing such other tasks as may be requested by the veatry or otherwise indicated to be desirable or neceseary in the interest of proper management of church fiscal affairs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Stewardship Campaign, Budget, Insurance, Memorials, Barbeque, Fundraising, Trust Accounts, and Endowment

GOALS:

1. Create a policy for the management of General Fund monies for Vestry approval.

2. Identify new sources of income to fund additional staff members and other capital needs.

3. Conduct aggressive 2005 Stewardship Campaign.

4. Educate parish regarding the Memorial Fund and work with the MemorialsCommittee to maintain a Vestry approved list of needs for the church.
   

WORSHIP

Vestry Liaisons: John Johnson
Committee Chair: Rector

OVERVIEW:

Plans liturgy and recruits, educates and trains individuals for participation in the liturgies of the church.

Members of our committee: Duane Andrews, Max Carey, Sheila Carton, Linda Dietrich, Susan Fuhr, Jim Gose, Sarah Gose, Amy Johnson, Peggy Lane, Linda Nash, Mike Spriggs, Ferne Strom, Pete Balling, Brooke White, Kirk Wyss, Kenny Zitt, Sarah Dean

We meet four times a year as a full committee in the Parish Hall.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Chalice Bearers, Intercessors, Lectors, Acolytes, Altar Guild, Flower Guild, Moming Prayer, Lay Readers, Lay Eucharistic Ministers, Healing Ministry, Presenters, Music, Prayer Chain

GOALS:

1. Increase awareness and address the noise problem in narthex and sanctuary before and during services.

2. Bring "Community Wide Lenten Services" back to All Saints in 2005.

3. Improve the acolyte vesting area.