A Summary of Vestry Actions taken at the July 8, 2021 Meeting: 
TREASURER’S REPORT
Martin McKerrow noted we have had meaningful expenses this year but our unrestricted funds are more than sufficient for our needs at this time.  We continue to pay for deferred maintenance. It was also noted that William Welch’s sister Sherrey gave a $5,000 check in his memory, earmarked for the choir.  The Parochial report for 2020 has been resubmitted with the corrected 2019 numbers. 
AUDIT COMMITTEE 
Lucy Leske has a small but very enthusiastic committee, who will be meeting with the accountant Peter Lamb; they will explore capitalizing some of our expenditures.
STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE
Peter Barnes was delighted to share the new website has launched; the phone app is coming along, when the app is ready, people can “go to the app store and download it and get right to St. Paul’s Church, which also allows watching services live on phones and seeing our videos.”  
CAMPUS COMMITTE
Marc Gazelle did an inspection of our campus and provided a very through report with an end result of three urgent items: 1) A redo of the air quality control & ventilation of Gardner Hall.  2) Needed updates on the Julia Jelleme Cottage/Joe Hammer’s residence.  3) The front porch on the Parish House, which per the ACK Fire Department, needs to be replaced. There is also an urgent need for three dehumidifiers for the basement of the Parish House.
COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE 
Patsy Wright reviewed the upcoming articles for Tidings, and Max will interview Penny Macintyre for a piece about all the behind-the-scenes work she has given for many years. 
MISSION COMMITTEE 
Laundry Love will resume in September; staff members of Fairwinds continue to receive gift cards every other month; the Prayer Shawl ministry needs to be reinvigorated. The Weds. meal program with chefs Ruth & Tim Pitts is going smoothly. The Food Panty program with the new blue bags has been well received. The School Snack program is being organized by Dorothy Baker and her husband. The new raffle rug tickets are being sold in front of Murray’s Toggery, who have graciously allowed us to be there.
CAPITAL PLANNING COMMITTEE UPDATE
Bob Felch reiterated that the effort of this committee is to pay attention to the capital needs of the church; the committee is waiting on reports from two contractors/structural engineers about the bell tower with the hope of stopping the ongoing leaks. The expectation is reports will be ready by August.  
RECTOR’S UPDATE
Max thanked Lucy and the Regathering Committee for their help in reopening, both inside AND outside.  “Many churches are still only using Zoom and Facebook for their services, so we are doing well with in-person.”  He has performed numerous burials for those who passed during the Shelter in Place and COVID, as well as holding many baptisms. The choir are still the only singers allowed due to COVID variants – we are blessed with good ventilation and windows that open. There have also been quite a few weddings.  Max would like to see name tags issued for new parishioners. 
WARDEN’S REPORT
Libby Tracey noted that St. Paul’s has many ways people volunteer within the church, but we do not have a coordinated program that tracks/follows what people do. They are looking to find someone to coordinate all the volunteer work. We also need help in counting the collection offerings and Bob Felch  is building a team for this. The annual Convention is in November and Libby and Marshall Keys are our current delegates, however we also need an alternate.