St. Alban’s Vestry

The St. Alban’s Vestry are a dedicated group of elected volunteers who lead the parish and help to define, articulate, and sustain the St. Alban’s mission.

The basic responsibilities of the vestry are to help define and articulate the mission of the congregation; to support the church’s mission by word and deed, to select the rector, to ensure effective organization and planning, and to manage resources and finances.

There are always twelve members of the Vestry; each February, four new members are elected to a three-year term to replace four outgoing members. Any confirmed adult (16 years or older) communicant in good standing is eligible to serve on the vestry.

Meet the Vestry

Margaret Pendley (Senior Warden)

(Term expires 2027)

Pam Matthes (Junior Warden)

(Term expires 2027)

Nancy Calvert (Register)

(Term expires 2027)

Bethany Bower

(Term expires 2026)

Donna Eichna

(Term expires 2027)

Debbe Heiman

(Term expires 2025)

Adam Hutson

(Term expires 2026)

Christie O’Connell

(Term expires 2025)

Kristi Potts

(Term expires 2025)

Stanley Utterback

(Term expires 2026)

Ron Vogel

(Term expires 2026)

Glen White

(Term expires 2025)

Vestry Minutes

Click here to download copies of Vestry minutes.

What Do They Do?

Here are some of the things Vestry members do:

Meet monthly on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. Meetings include a reflection, review of the Treasurer’s report, discussion of the parish business, and light refreshments.
Attend an annual Vestry retreat, normally in the spring, to get to know each other better and to review goals and plans for the year. This usually takes place early spring on a Saturday.
Serve as the Vestry representative for a section of the congregation, usually about 25 households, contacting each household annually by phone, email, or personal note.
Liaise with one of St Alban’s standing committees, such as Worship, Memorials, Parish Life, Outreach, Finance, Christian Formation, Stewardship, Communications, and Buildings & Grounds. The Senior Warden will coordinate who is on what committee, taking into account personal preference.
Help with the Vestry-sponsored Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper for the parish. Vestry members shop, set up, cook, serve, and clean up for the event.
Participate in parish social, fellowship, and educational opportunities as your schedule permits.

The incoming Vestry selects the Senior and Junior Wardens and the Registrar at their first meeting following the annual meeting.

Membership Requirements

Vestry members are elected at our annual meeting in February for a three-year term. Any confirmed adult communicant in good standing is eligible to serve on the vestry.

According to General Convention Canon I.17 of the Episcopal Church, a confirmed adult communicant in good standing:

has been confirmed or received by the laying on of hands by a Bishop of this Church or by a Bishop of a Church in communion with this Church;
has received Holy Communion in this Church at least three times during the preceding year;
is at least 16 years of age;
for the previous year has been faithful in corporate worship, unless for good cause prevented, and has been faithful in working, praying, and giving for the spread of the Kingdom of God.