wardens, vestry and officers

Wardens

Portfolio of Oversight

John Grimes
Sibyl Piccone
  • Finance (operating & capital budgets, investments, audit)
  • Resource to portfolio leaders
  • Personnel issues

Vestry Members

Derek Baker
Spiritual Development
  • Inquirers Group
  • Sunday Forum
  • Book Discussion Group
  • Film Group
  • Bible Study Group
  • Quiet Days
  • Retreats
  • Lenten Devotional Booklet
  • House Eucharists
  • Lending Library
  • Ordination Discernment
  • C.S. Lewis Society

Dorothy Dinsmoor
Buildings & Grounds
  • Regular maintenance
  • Repair projects by staff
  • Space needs & utilization
  • Major renovation/restoration
  • Fine Arts preservation
  • Gardens & landscaping
  • Columbarium Committee

Lisa Dunn
Communications
  • Among clergy, lay leaders & congregation
  • Tract Rack
  • Service leaflets, Merry Noises bulletin, Flyers & mailings
  • Life at Ascension newsletter
  • Parish Directory

Ned Fitch
Children & Young Adults
  • Nursery care
  • Sunday School
  • Children in worship
  • Family services
  • Lapsley Fresh Air Fund
  • NYU Chaplaincy

Mary Gaillard
"Sealed by the Spirit" Capital Campaign
  • Campaign Implementation
  • Planned Giving
  • Outside Grants
  • Neighborhood Outreach

Stephen Hagerty
Pastoral Care
  • Pastoral Care Guild
  • Prayer Chain
  • Help Group
  • Lay Eucharistic Visitors

Barbara Head
Fund Raising & Stewardship
  • Fund raising events
  • Stewardship campaign

Steven Hubbard
Congregational Growth
  • Finding and incorporating new members
  • Ascension Web site
  • Advertising
  • Bulletin Boards & Signage
  • Greeters
  • Guest Book & Welcome Cards
  • Ushers Guild
  • Community involvement (e.g., Gay Pride March)

Sirkka Kyle
2010 Transition Implementation
  • Sunday Services
  • Weekday Services
  • Music
  • Major Holidays
  • Coffee Hour

Isabel Spencer
Liturgy & Music
  • Altar Guild
  • Acolytes
  • Lectors & Intercessors
  • Chalice Bearers
  • Choir & Ascension Music
  • Flower Guild
  • Organ & Tower Bells

Stanley Weinberg
Community Outreach & Greater Church
  • Ascension Outreach:
    - Food Pantry
    - Bailey House
    - Tutoring Program
  • Caring Community
  • Homeless Shelter
  • Designated Giving grants
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
  • Involvement in Diocese & National Church
  • Social Concerns Committee

Dennis Weiscopf
Common Life
  • Hospitality Guild & Coffee Hour
  • Parish Parties/Activities
  • Parish Excursions
  • Use of Kitchen & Pantry

Officers

Lillie Burkhardt
Treasurer

Dennis Weiscopf
Clerk


recent news

Read the latest reports from the vestry


vestry meetings

The vestry generally meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall. Meetings are open to the parish and parishioners are welcome, in advance of the meeting, to request time to address vestry.