Introduction The Vestry Nominating Committee has canvassed for candidates for the Class of 2025. After discussions, prayer and discernment they are pleased to present four candidates who have agreed to stand for election to the four available positions. Elections will take place at the Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 29, 2023, at 9:00am and will include a special Coffee Hour. Vestry terms are three years and will begin in February 2023. Candidates must have met the eligibility qualifications as shown overleaf. We are very grateful to the Vestry Nominating Committee for their work and to all the candidates who have agreed to stand for election in service of their church. Biographical information is presented here for your information.
Trinity Episcopal Church, Upperville, VA. Notice of
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Who is Eligible to Serve on the Vestry? According to the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, Canon 11, Section 4: Only lay persons who are confirmed adult communicants in good standing of the church, as defined in General Convention Canon 1.17., shall be eligible for election as Vestry Members of such church. However, regardless of eligibility of a person for election, no person shall be elected at a duly convened congregational meeting to consecutive full terms on a congregation’s Vestry or Vestry Committee. So what does this mean in plain English? “Confirmed Adult Communicant in good standing” means the following: • You are age 16 or older. • You have been baptized and confirmed in the church, and we have your baptism and confirmation duly recorded. • You are active in worship, and have received communion at least 3 times this year. • You have been faithful in working, praying, and giving for the spread of the Kingdom of God (meaning you are active and intentional about your participation in the life of the church and are known to the treasurer of the church). • Furthermore, this Canon states that you can only serve one consecutive full term (3 years) on the Vestry.
A prayer for those who serve on our Vestry and for those seeking election to the Vestry Almighty and everlasting God, you have given the gifts of leadership and service to those in your Church who guide the care and keeping of our parish. Be present with those who serve on our Vestry and those seeking election to the Vestry, that their committed hearts may be fixed upon you. Grant them wisdom to notice the cares and concerns of this community, trust to follow your guidance when answers are not easy, and the knowledge and love of you to be ever-present in their discussions and decisions. Through Christ our Lord we offer our prayers to you. Amen.
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Vestry Nominations Jonathan Catherwood My wife Megan and I have lived in Hunt Country off and on for 24 years, and apart from a brief sojourn in Ohio it has been my privilege to have been a member of Trinity since 1998, serving at various points as the church Treasurer and member of the Vestry and the Endowment, Adult Education, Stewardship and Finance Committees. During this time I have also been an enthusiastic (but entirely amateur!) Sunday School and Adult Education teacher. Our two oldest children, Jamie (27) and Lizzie (25), live nearby in Washington DC, and our youngest, Russell (18) lives at home with us. We currently live in Warrenton, and I work in The Plains as the CFO for a Midwest manufactures of cabinet doors (I know, it’s as exciting as it sounds). It has brought joy to me to see the church start to grow again in recent years, and if my fellow congregants deem that it would be useful to have me serve on the Vestry, I would be delighted to do so.
Page Gravely With my late wife Donna, and our son, Roman, I moved to Middleburg in 2004. We have been attending Trinity since 2006. A native of North Carolina, I have degrees from the University of North Carolina and Duke University. My career has been in sales and sales team development for early stage companies throughout the United States. Along with two friends, I started Mission Energy three years ago. I serve as President. Mission Energy develops, funds, and installs solar projects exclusively for nonprofit owned real estate across the United States. The program’s impact enables capital-strained non-profit organizations to adhere to their Care for Creation beliefs by generating and consuming cleaner energy on-site. I hope to bring this experience and enthusiasm for caring for creation, to the Trinity Vestry. Thank you for the invitation to be considered for serving here. 3
Kathleen Lange My husband Jack and I moved to Northern Virginia four years ago and became part of the Trinity community shortly thereafter. I am a graduate of Virginia Tech, a practicing CPA and currently serve on the Finance Committee at Trinity. Prior to our move to Virginia, I served two three year terms on the Vestry at St Matthews in Bedford, NY where I served as Treasurer of the Vestry and as Financial Secretary prior to my Vestry service. My CPA practice includes Wall Street trading firms, charitable foundations, and family trusts as well as individuals and I hope to bring that experience to benefit Trinity Church. My husband and I live with our rescue horses and dogs on Unison Road, in Purcellville. We have six children, five of whom live in the Northern Virginia region. It is an amazing honor to be asked to serve on the Vestry and I will do my best work to serve the parishioners and clergy of Trinity.
Randy Mullett I and my wife Cindy have attended Trinity for the past thirty years. During that time I have served as a Vestry member, Junior Warden, Finance Committee Chair, Outreach Committee Chair, and various capacities, including on several Stable Tours. I retired as a member of the senior leadership team for a Fortune 500 transportation company and I currently advise technology start-ups in the transportation industry. We live in Clarke County and have three grown daughters and two granddaughters.
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