Vestry :: The parish congregation is led by the Clergy and the Vestry.  The Clergy (our Rector) is the leader of our worship and all liturgical elements of the parish.  The Vestry is the governing body that carries out the business of the parish as well as leads the congregation towards both its mission goals and the vision actions that will help us get there.

The Vestry is chartered to carry out some important responsibilities:

• Discern the mission toward which God is directing our community, and articulate our mission and supporting vision statements to the congregation;

• Carry out the financial and business operations of the parish to reflect our mission goals; and

• Support the Clergy and the programs of the parish in a manner that invites congregation participation in our Christian life together.

The Vestry is led by the Rector, who chairs the Vestry meetings.  At Saint David’s, our By-Laws specify the make-up of the Vestry to include four Vestry Officers and nine Vestry Members.  The officers include the Senior Warden, Junior Warden, Clerk and Treasurer, each elected at the annual meeting of the parish for a term of one year.  The Vestry Members are elected at the annual meeting and serve for three years with overlapping terms.  Three new Vestry Members are elected at each annual meeting.

The leadership that the Vestry provides is vital to parish life and our spiritual journey. All members contribute their various knowledge, skills and experiences, allowing the body as a whole to utilize a much broader base of resource information than can be supplied by any one or a few people.  Thus, in a sense, everyone has valuable talent or knowledge to contribute to the leadership role of the Vestry as a whole.

If you are interested in serving on the Vestry, or just finding out more about it, feel free to contact the Senior Warden or talk to any Vestry Member.  The Vestry Members are listed on the back page of each Sunday service bulletin.  The Vestry meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:15 PM, and meetings are open to any parishioner wishing to attend.