Vestry
Please plan to attend our annual meeting at 9:30 this Sunday, January 30th. Both the annual meeting and the combined worship service will be held on Zoom. The service will also be live-streamed to Facebook. Our COVID numbers are dropping pretty quickly – Maryland and Maine have the lowest case rates in the nation – but we’re still above diocesan thresholds for yellow and green phases.
The Zoom coordinates for the annual meeting (9:30) and worship (10:30) are:
Meeting ID: 820 8668 4148
Passcode: 242425
One tap mobile +13017158592,,82086684148#
A downloadable version of the 2021 Annual Report can be found HERE.
There are printed copies available in the narthex.
One third of our vestry members rotate every year at the annual meeting. When you see them, please thank the individuals that are completing their terms of service – Andrew Gobien, Ty Conlon, Steve Stowell, and Bill Ellison. I appreciate the leadership, time, and effort they’ve shared to strengthen our faith community. I also thank those who agreed to serve starting new terms – Jim Bullington, Annie Horrigan, Gabby Markham, and Cheri McClanahan. I look forward to working with you.
These COVID times are challenging. It isn’t easy to stay strong. Frodo once said “I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened.” That’s sort of how I feel about this long pandemic.
Gandalf replied: “So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.” Those are good words to remember. Thank you to everyone that decided to serve on our vestry.
Under Natalie DelRegno’s superb guidance, we finalized the 2022 budget. We’ll soon meet with Bishop Ihloff, we’ll hold a mutual ministry review with Canon Slater, we’ll hold a vestry retreat, and we’ll start planning for Kristin’s sabbatical.
Take care,
Dave
Candidates for the Vestry Class of 2022-2025
The Vestry Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the following candidates who will stand for election at the 2022 Annual Meeting: Jim Bullington, Annie Horrigan, Gabby Markham, and Cheri McClanahan. We are happy to present to you pictures and brief bios for each candidate. Please mark your calendar now for our Annual Meeting to be held on Sunday, January 30th at 9:30 a.m. on Zoom.
Jim Bullington
Jim was born in Takoma Park, Maryland, moved to Twin Brook, and then to Aspen Hill with his family. Jim graduated from Robert E. Peary High School and went on to get an AA degree from Montgomery College. Jim worked at McIntire Hardware in Rockville, Maryland until he was 21 when he started in the construction industry. Jim went into business for himself in 1983 as a Home Improvement Contractor and has built and renovated many homes in Mt. Airy and surrounding areas. He has three daughters and eight grandchildren and married his current wife Patty in 2006. He started coming to St. James’ in 2009. Jim has served as an Usher since 2010 and joined the Outreach Committee as well. Jim was selected for the Vestry in 2012 and became Jr. Warden because it was a natural fit, as he has the needed experience and no one else wanted the job. But that was ok. The funny part was when George Winters asked him to join the Vestry, George said the Vestry had a special job for him and Jr. Warden was his destiny. When Portia retired, Jim supported the effort to pick an interim Rector and was there when the Vestry selected Kristin Krantz as the new Rector for St. James’. Jim left the Vestry in 2018 but continues to contribute by helping with many tasks for the Church community.
Annie Horrigan
I have lived in Mt. Airy for 7 years with my husband, Andy and two children
(Jack – 4, Nora – 10 months). My husband and I met in graduate school at the University of Georgia and moved back to Maryland shortly after graduation. What attracted us to St. James’ was its sense of community and love of family. We immediately felt at home here after our first visit. I have been active in the youth group for the last couple of years and have thoroughly enjoyed getting to work with them on their faith journey. Also, this past year I have worked with Kristin in leading the Confirmation candidates classes which I have enjoyed a great deal. Professionally, I have been employed at Morgan Stanley in Baltimore for the past 8 years where I am the Director of New Accounts Operations. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family and I love to be in the kitchen trying out new recipes. In the coming months I am going to be transitioning to a new chapter in my life, and having the opportunity to stay at home with my children, and I cannot wait. I am looking forward to the opportunity to serve on the Vestry, and helping others to feel as welcome as my family.
Gabby Markham
My name is Gabrielle Markham but everyone just calls me Gabby. I am 35 years old and I have an amazing daughter named Abby . I love to crochet and draw and listen to Abby play music. I work at an at home daycare; it’s a job I find it very rewarding . On Easter in 2019 we attended services at St. James’ and never left. I am so proud to be apart of this spiritual community.
Cheri McClanahan
Cheri grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland where she started attending a local Episcopal church, Church of the Ascension in 1991 and volunteered with the Sunday School program. She moved to Mount Airy in 1997 and attended Grace New Market where she served on the vestry and one term as church auditor. She started attending St. James’ church in 2003. She has served on the vestry with St. James’, on the Rector search committee, and one year as Senior Warden.
Cheri is a recent graduate from FCC with an Associates, Honors in Business Administration degree and works full time for a National Engineering firm in Ashburn, Virginia as an Administrative Manager.
Cheri and Tim have two children Bryce (22) and Trevor (20) and a furry four-legged daughter Flower (3). In her spare time, she enjoys reading and spending time at her getaway in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Sunday Worship Information
Join us on Sunday, January 30, 2022, for the Liturgy of the Word at 10:30 am,
on Zoom or watch the service livestreamed on Facebook.
A printable bulletin is available here.
The 9:30 Annual Meeting on Zoom will flow into worship in the same virtual meeting room. Don’t worry if you’re late – you can still attend via Zoom if you “get to church” at 10:40!
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 820 8668 4148
Passcode: 242425
One tap mobile +13017158592,,82086684148#
Facebook Livestream
We plan to begin streaming to Facebook at 10:30 am. If you arrive at Facebook and you don’t see the video, please refresh your screen. There is a delay.
Due to the recent change in our worship schedule, there will be no in-door Sunday School classes (3rd through 12th grades) on January 16th, 23rd and 30th. We will evaluate the situation at the end of the month and keep you informed. Looking forward to getting back together again in February.
Thrift Shop
Things are going great at the Thrift Shop. We continue to receive copious amounts of clothing and other wonderful treasures daily. Sometimes the drop off corner in the sorting room is piled five feet high!
We have two new employees and four new volunteers who are very conscientious and happy to be helping and working at the shop. Our four new volunteers also happen to be frequent shoppers.
The income at the shop continues to increase due in part to the great sales we have, the quality of our merchandise and the reduction in payroll expenses. We have been able to increase our tithe back to 25 percent for which we are very thankful.
Stop by the shop and see what wonderful things we have! You never know what treasures you will find there!
The Thrift Shop
Memorial Garden
ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING AND YOU’LL GET A CHANCE TO WIN A CUSTOMIZED MEMORIAL BRICK LIVE ON ZOOM!
Announcements
2022 Parish Directory
The 2022 Parish Directory will be available for distribution on Monday, January 31. Printed copies will be in the narthex. If you prefer an electronic version drop an email to office@stjamesmtairy.org.
Lectionary Readings for this Sunday:
Next Week’s Commemorations:
Prayer Rotation
Please join the Daughters of the King in praying for each parishioner in rotation during 2021 by taking this notice home and by posting it where it will remind you pray to on a daily basis for the needs and blessings of:
Kenneth and Violet Kraft
Sanjay and Jen Krishnaswamy (Sandhya, Dhruva)
Robert and Karen Larrimore
A member of the Daughters of the King will be contacting you this week for special prayer requests.
