St. George's Vestry

Vestry

The Vestry is the “board” of the Episcopal church, which has material responsibility for the parish within a commission/committee structure. Our Vestry is comprised of eighteen laypersons; six vestry members are elected annually by parishioners to serve three-year terms.

2008 Vestry Members
The current members of our Vestry and their areas of responsibility are:

Don Shriver, Senior Warden, member Executive Com., and presides over the Executive Commission

Calvin Lewis, Junior Warden, member Executive Com., and stands in for the Senior Warden if absent

Amy Norton, Member Executive Commission, Parish Life Commissioner, Outcome team leader for Sense of Belonging

Rich Maradik, Member Executive Commission, Worship Commissioner, Outcome team leader for Christian Formation

Bryan Essary, Member Executive Commission, Mission Commissioner, Growth Outcome team leader

Jean Hastings, Outcome team leader for Ministry of Caring/Healing Outcome

George Mabry, Chair Outreach committee in the Mission Commission

Frank Puryear, Outcome team leader for Worship

Anne Nesbitt, Asst. team leader for Sense of Belonging and Chair of youth committee in the Christian Formation Outcome

Rowanne McKnight, Asst team leader for Sense of Belonging Outcome and Kindergarten liaison

Karlen Garrard, Asst team leader for Christian Formation Outcome

Joe King, Asst team leader for Worship Outcome

Bob Kinard, Asst team leader for Growth + Stewardship chair

Claudia Lyday, Asst team leader for the Caring/healing Outcome, Vestry Liaison to music ministries, and chair of the Music committee within the Worship Outcome

Greer Cummings, Liaison to and Chair of the Mission Funding committee + Vestry legal advisor

Brad Thomason, Chair Evangelism committee (visitors, newcomers, new members)

Rich Maradik, Outreach Committee Chair

Sally Smallwood, Chair parish Communications committee and oversight to special projects

Larry Trabue, Chair of Mission and Outreach Outcome

Katharine Schull, Clerk of the vestry and of the Executive Commission and ex officio to both

Pete Lutz, Member of the Executive Commission, Treasurer, ex officio to the Vestry

Commission Structure

Executive Commission

Don Shriver, Senior Warden
Calvin Lewis, Junior Warden
Pete Lutz, Treasurer
Katharine Schull, Clerk, ex officio
Rich Maradik, Worship Commission Chair
Amy Norton, Parish Life Commission Chair
Bryan Essary, Mission Commission Chair
The Rev. R. Leigh Spruill, ex officio
Joy Burns, Parish Administrative Officer, ex officio


Worship Commission
Rich Maradik, Chair
Claudia Lyday, Music Committee Chair
Steve Taylor, Friends of St. George's Music Chair
Lynn Terry, Altar Guild Chair
Jack Cate, LEM Chair
Brent Neal, Usher Chair
Frank Puryear, Acolyte Master
Ann Brothers, Columbarium
Brad Thomason, Adult Christian Formation
Elizabeth Adams, Adult Christian Formation
Anne Nesbitt, Youth Christian Formation
Bob Kinard, Children's Christian Formation


Mission Commission
Bryan Essary, Chair
George Mabry, Jr., Outreach Committee Chair
Zee Pendleton, Kindergarten Director
Lyn Downey, Kindergarten Board Chair
Rowanne McKnight, Kindergarten Vestry Liason
Brad Thomason, Evangelism Chair
Bryan Essary, Growth Outcome Chair
West Nashville Initiative, Larry Trabue, Chair


Parish Life Commission
Amy Norton, Chair, Belonging and Community
Anne Nesbitt, Belonging and Community
Rowanne McKnight, Belonging and Community
Jean Hastings, Ministry of Caring and Healing
Claudia Lyday, Ministry of Caring and Healing
Mike McConnell, Men of the Church
Sally Graham, Episcopal Church Women Chair
Seawell and Marcy Brandau, Prime Time